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The H.O.P.E. Agency in Thermopolis has a new addition to their crew, Bobbi Jennings. Jennings, who is originally from Alaska, moved here six years ago with her husband and two daughters. When asked what prompted her to work at the H.O.P.E. Agency, Jennings pointed out that Alaska has the highest rate of partner violence, sexual violence or both, with 59 percent of adult women having experienced some kind of sexual violence in their lifetime. That high rate of domestic violence is what pushed...
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce elected its executive board, naming Deb Tudor as president, Pastor Sam Needham as vice president, Susan Linko as secretary and Vivian Butchart as treasurer. Those elected were also authorized, along with Greg Willson as past president, as signers on the chamber account. Prior to electing the executive board, the chamber also elected members Needham, Butchart, Robin Griffin and Shelly Burrows to fill vacancies. They will serve on the...
Last Saturday saw a brief discussion in Thermopolis regarding rural health care. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said a large part of the discussion was in regard to the Wyoming Pioneer Home, as it is again on the “chopping block” and being considered for privatization. Molitor said the discussion also hit on points of having affordable health care, the impact of having local health care so people don’t have to go to a hospital the next town over and the new Big Horn...
Christina Porath of Thermopolis has been invited to attend the Keith and Thyra Thomson Honors Convocation at the University of Wyoming on Friday, Oct. 19. Porath was selected to earning academic excellence during the academic year 2017-18. The daughter of Daniel and Leila Porath, Christina is a 2014 graduate of Hot Springs County High School and is currently in her senior year at UW pursuing a triple major in Criminal Justice, Psychology and Pre-Law. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members Tara Henrie, Gina Cuprak, Trudy Craft,...
The Hot Springs County chapter of the Wyoming Education Association will be hosting a candidate’s forum featuring those running for school board. The forum will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center behind the Community Church. Moderator for the evening will be Elise Robillard, the NW Region UniServ Director of the Wyoming Education Association. Candidate statements will be heard at 6:30 p.m., followed by an issues forum and a reception with drinks and light snacks where the public will have the o...
According to a report released last Thursday by the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Hot Springs County experienced a 12.3 percent increase in taxable sales from the second quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018. The figures are based on sales and use tax collections. According to a Department of Revenue report on monthly sales and use takes by county and industry, Hot Springs County’s highest number was in retail trade, at $... Full story
Monday night saw a candidates forum at the Thermopolis Middle School Commons, with general election candidates at the federal, state, county and town level provided two minutes to speak about themselves, though there was also time before and after the forum to visit with each individual. Hot Springs County Attorney Two attorneys are vying for the Hot Springs County Attorney's seat, incumbent Jerry Williams and newcomer, Jill Logan. Jill Logan - A University of Wyoming graduate with a bachelor's...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau had its annual fall meeting on Saturday at the VFW. Ray Shaffer said the meetings are where they elect officers and meet with their regular members to review resolutions and propose what will go on to the lobbyists for them to work with at the state and national level. Officers elected include President Paul Ward, Vice President Carl Dockery, Treasurer Carl Shaffer and Secretary Carol Dockery. The local bureau agreed to move three resolutions forward, Shaffer...
There is always talk about the “Big One” hitting Yellowstone or an earthquake so large California will slip off into the Pacific, but the reality is, sometimes, even here, we get a temblor or two. Are you prepared in case of an earthquake? Join in the World’s Largest Earthquake Drill next Thursday, Oct. 18, with Shake Out Wyoming. Already, more than 27,000 of your fellow Wyoming-ites are registered to participate. There are three basics to earthquake safety – drop, cover and hold on. Drop where you are, onto your hands and knees, to protect you...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month nationwide. Domestic violence is best described as a pattern of abusive behaviors that may include physical, sexual and psychological attacs as well as economic coercion use by one partner against another to gain, maintain or regain power and control in a relationship. Batterers use a variety of tactics to gain this control such as frightening, terrorizing, hurting, manipulating, blaming and sometimes killing a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race,...
At Tuesday evening’s Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Byron Williams brought forth concerns regarding animals in the Grandview trailer park; Williams recently became an assistant manager for the park, and is concerned the police don’t want to enforce ordinances there. Police Chief Steve Shay added Williams is speaking specifically to those ordinances regarding animals at large. He pointed out they do enforce the ordinances regarding vicious animals, but not those regarding dogs at large. He...
Thermopolis FFA Alumni, friends and family gathered at the Hot Springs County Fair Building on Saturday night to honor AG Citizens and AG Businesses of the Year during the Harvest Moon Ball. After dinner the AG Citizen awards were presented to Jim Dowdy and Verne Lofink, while the AG Businesses which were honored were Thermopolis Hardware (Dennis and Karen Sinclair) and the Glade Edwards Foundation. Jim Dowdy - Jim and Nellie Dowdy operated a feedlot North of town for over 30 years. During that...
The Thermopolis Airport had a small hand in helping with the fires near Dubois as FBO Nate Messenger reported to the county commissioners on Tuesday that one of the planes fighting the fires fueled up at our airport. Messenger said the fuel truck the pilot was expecting was about five hours behind schedule and he needed to get on scene as quickly as possible and chose our airport to refuel before heading back to the fire. As the crow flies, our airport is just 40 miles from the fire scene, so...
The Wyoming Department of Education recently released the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) results for all schools within Wyoming. Stat Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jillian Balow said, “We went from a paper and pencil, multiple-choice-only test that provided limited useful information to teachers, to an adaptable, interactive, online assessment that gives teachers data that can be used to inform instruction. “I’m so proud of the teachers, principals, tech direc...
Two subjects are facing drug-related charges following a stop and subsequent search of the vehicle they were in on Sept. 30. According to court documents, a Thermopolis Police officer was notified that subjects had checked out of a hotel room and left needles behind. The officer initiated a traffic stop based on the suspicious activity, as well as the vehicle having no front license plate and two of its three taillights not working. Following the stop, a Hot Springs County deputy also arrived....
Earlier this month, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush attended Wyoming Working Together, presented by the Wyoming Economic Development Association, the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce and the Wyoming Main Street. All three of the organizations get together and there are some great breakout sessions, but what Rush really enjoys is, though she knows what the different agencies do, being in the same room with them and hearing their ideas gives a person...
This October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about a disease that affects one in eight American women some time in their lifetime. In 2018 alone, an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed along with 63,960 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. Breast cancers can start in different parts of the breast, but most begin in the ducts that carry milk to the nipple. Some start in the glands that make the breast milk, but there are also other types that are less common....
In the course of our lives, some may have watched as people — whether they know them or not — have been placed in handcuffs, led into a police officer or deputy’s vehicle and hauled off to jail. But what happens from there may not be as familiar. Sergeant Detention Administrator Beth Price explained when suspects are arrested they are taken to a secure area along with the arresting officer. At that point, they are medically assessed and searched, even if the officer conducted a search prior...
As the weather gets chillier we start to think about the flu and what this year’s season will bring. Should I get vaccinated? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), recommends an annual flu shot for everyone six-months old and older. This year, the vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses. Both the B/Victoria component and the influenza A(H3N2) component were updated to fit the strains the CDC expects to be most common. Other strains the vaccine will fight against are t...
On Monday, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and overturned the Service’s action to remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the endangered species list. This means grizzly bears in Wyoming are now under federal management. In June of 2017, the Interior Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Yellowstone grizzlies would no longer be listed as endangered. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission had voted to allow hunters to shoot as many as 22 grizzlies outside Yellowstone N...
AARP Wyoming announced Tuesday that Thermopolis resident Kay Bjorklund has been named the Andrus Award winner for the State of Wyoming. Bjorklund was one of three finalists for the award, along with Jody Lowe of Laramie, and Judy Weickum of Cheyenne. In all, nine Wyomingites were nominated for the award with the finalists being announced in September through a series of videos on Facebook documenting the work of the finalists. Viewers of the videos were asked to vote on the winner by sharing... Full story
Stanley ‘Henry’ Pennoyer, Charles ‘Charlie’ Shaffer and John Norman Wallingford of Hot Springs County were honored posthumously during the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame last weekend. Stanley Pennoyer Born on the family sheep ranch in Crowheart, Stanley “Henry” Pennoyer attended schools in Crowheart and Lander. As a young man he worked on the family ranch and other dude ranches in the Dubois area. In 1939, at the age of 21, he struck out on his saddle horse with a pack horse and a few head of cattle from Crowheart, crossing Blonde Pass to the...
Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland reported to the school board last week on the summer maintenance his crew completed. At Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) they finished the last of the carpet and linoleum replacement on the south end of the building. Apland added next summer will see new flooring in the kitchen and some patching of various spots on the roof. They are systematically replacing carpeting and doing some painting at the middle school. The classrooms should all be finished with their...
A Meet the Candidates public forum has been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons. All candidates who are registered to run have been invited, and each candidate will have two minutes for introductions. There will be time to visit and refreshments following the forum....
State agencies and local law enforcement are launching the “See Something Say Something” campaign. The program encourages residents to report suspicious activity to a toll-free number or to local law enforcement. “Every Wyoming resident can assist by being the eyes and ears of our community. So I you see something, say something,” Wyoming Office of Homeland Security Director Guy Cameron said. Residents can report suspicious activity or behavior to the toll-free number at 833-446-4188 or to local law enforcement at 864-3114. Suspicious activit...
