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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...
Saturday at Gottsche Rehab and Wellness, an awning is lowered over the entryway. Renovations to the facility include revised parking areas as well....
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, CEO Margie Molitor announced news from the USDA. The hospital had applied for a USDA loan of over $21 million for the renovation and expansion, and Molitor informed the board that the money had been approved. Following an executive session, the board approved to move forward with the paperwork for the loan, meaning it is now obligated. Molitor explained the $21,346,000 being obligated means it's l...
Hot Springs County was one of the top three counties in the state to see a significant drop in unemployment in July, dropping from 3.9 percent to 3.3 percent. Teton County saw a drop from 2.4 percent to 1.9 percent, primarily due to seasonal workers filling open positions in the leisure and hospitality industries. Park County also dropped, going from 3.8 percent to 3.3 percent. From June to July, most counties followed their normal seasonal pattern and showed lower unemployment rates. The overall labor force in Wyoming, however, fell by 5,984...
You can almost smell the scent of fall in the air, the perfect time to start preparing your lawn and garden for winter. Taking care of your garden beds now will make your work in the spring more simple, allowing you to really enjoy planting time again. One of the first things to do is clean up all of the rotting and finished plants. Clear these out along with any straggling weeds, especially those that are invasive, to give your ground a fresh start for spring. Fall is the perfect time to prep your soil for spring, adding compost and other nutr...
Tuesday, Oct. 2 marks the final day the Honorable Judge Robert E. Skar will serve as a District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District. Skar announced his retirement in June, and earlier this month Governor Matthew Mead chose to appoint Bobbi Overfield to fill the vacancy. Overfield will see cases in Hot Springs District Court Oct. 15, with her official robing ceremony set for Thursday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. This year also marks Skar's 40th as a practicing attorney, having earned his Juris Doctorate...
The Lights On Afterschool program through the Hot Springs County School District just finished an excellent 2017-2018 year and are already in full swing for another successful year. According to program coordinator Elisa Daniels, 266 children were enrolled in the programs at the schools last year with 238 of those coming on a regular, sometimes daily, basis. There were 109 in the Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) program, 97 at the middle school, 17 at the high school (robotics) and even 15 little ones in the Pre-K program. When it came to family...
Wyoming and Hot Springs County has seen some West Nile Virus activity this season, especially equine and avian cases. Hot Springs County was one of the counties where pools which were tested were found to have positive results for mosquitoes carrying the virus. Other counties included Fremont, Goshen and Natrona Counties. There have been no fatalities reported, but Fremont County did report two positive human cases. Campbell, Johnson and Natrona Counties all reported single cases of the virus in birds, and there have been a total of nine...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved, with council member Tony Larson voting “no,” an emergency ordinance declaring 14th Street from its intersection with U.S. Highway 20 to State Highway 120 a non-through street. Larson did not object to the ordinance, but suggested it have the standard three readings to allow opportunity for public comment. According to the ordinance, the street is a busy thoroughfare involving a school, school bus pick up and drop off, search and rescue and fir...
Although work is progressing well on the roof of the multipurpose building at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, a change order has arisen that will help with the overall look of the inside of the building. While doing the spray in insulation, WYO Spray Coatings noted the steel beams inside the building, while structurally sound, look pretty rough on the surface, especially when compared to the newness of the insulation. The company has offered to spray paint the beams for an additional $10,000 to...
This home on Black Mountain Road barely missed being taken by the Red Hole Fire last Thursday, with burned grass nearly to their front door. The fire ultimately consumed 2,105 acres and was brought under control by concerted efforts between the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department, BLM, units from the Shoshone and Big Horn National Forest Service, Wind River Agency, Worland and one private entity with a fire truck. It was 80 percent contained by Friday night and fully contained by Saturday...
