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Homecoming for the Thermopolis Bobcats will be next week and the school district is inviting everyone to be a participant as they proclaim “One Town, One Team, One Dream.” The concept is to get the community involved in all the Homecoming activities and see how the environment at the school is changing and evolving into a place students want to be rather than just something they have to finish to get on with their lives. Dean of Students, Curt Mayer, said the change in attitude will hop...
The highest volunteer honor AARP Wyoming presents is named after the organization’s founder, Ethel Percy Andrus. This year, there are three finalists for the award, and people can vote for the winner by offering a like or a share for the volunteer they believe is most deserving of the award, through posts on the AARP Wyoming Facebook page. Among the finalist’s is 94-year-old Kay Bjorklund of Thermopolis. Born and raised in Newcastle, she graduated high school in 1941 and went to work for an oil company that was later bought out. She moved to...
During Tuesday’s meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported a small decrease in the fiscal year 2018-19 lodging tax receipts compared to the FY 2017-18. According to the receipts, the current fiscal year total for September was $19,917.98, compared to the $20,092.93 the previous year, a decrease of $174.95 or one percent. Overall, receipts are down 11 percent for the fiscal year, and Moeller didn’t know how to predict the rest of the year. It should be noted tha...
Many parts of Wyoming are home to both black bears and grizzly bears. Bears may avoid encounters, however hunters can certainly come into contact with a bear that does not avoid you and instead exhibits predatory or aggressive behavior. There have been 7 people killed by grizzly bear attacks in the Yellowstone area since 2010, including the most recent tragic death of hunting guide, Mark Uptain, in the Teton Wilderness east of Grand Teton National Park. There have also been numerous bear encounters that ended with human injuries and/or bear...
Hunting season is getting underway and Wyoming Game and Fish has released their predictions for the 2018 hunt. With more fawns being born in 2017, the harvest looks good for antelope this year. Overall, the numbers look good and hunters can expect buck quality to be comparable to last year with good to excellent hunting success. Deer had a better fawn survival rate in 2017 than they have in years past, mostly due to the mild winter and a wetter springs providing plenty of feed. The mule deer numbers are still down some as they struggle to...
Social Studies teacher Steven Soderstrom comes to us from Colorado, although he is originally a Worland native. Soderstrom teaches tenth grade as well as eighth grade social studies. Previously, he taught in Spearfish, South Dakota and Rifle, Colo. He attended Black Hills State University where he majored in social studies with a history minor and played football for the Yellow Jackets from 2010 to 2014. He is helping with the high school football team here, too. “I’m excited to be back in Wyo...
During last week’s meeting of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush provided a recap of the 2018 demolition derby, noting that the event went well. A total $35,000 was budgeted for income from the event, though the actual amount received was $34,424.25. However, the budgeted expenses were $20,000, but came in at only $19,391.10. That means the total proceeds were $15,033.15, just exceeding the budget estimate of $15,000. Rush noted there were i...
Wyoming Whiskey recently announced the addition of a new member. As of Sept. 6, Edrington and Wyoming Whiskey have formed a strategic partnership. Edrington, the international premium spirits company, has a portfolio of products which includes The Macallan, Highland Park, The Glenrothes, The Famous Grouse, and Cutty Sark Scotch whiskies, Brugal rum, and Partida tequila. As a result of this partnership, Wyoming Whiskey will immediately join Edrington Americas’ nationwide distribution network w...
Will Farrell of Thermopolis, a two-time national college bull riding champion, will be among the eight former Chadron State College athletes inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. The ceremonies will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 following the Eagles’ football game with New Mexico Highlands. Fellow national bull riding champion Dustin Elliott, four football players and two basketball players are the other inductees. All were standouts at CSC around the turn of the cen...
The following citizens have their names on the ballot for special districts in Hot Springs County. The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees: Jennifer Axtell, Kelli Odell-Bloedel, Richard (Rick) Engelbrecht, Ronda Freel, Kendi Heinze, Daniel Pebbles and Sherman Skelton. Three trustees at large open, four year terms. Hot Springs County Conservation District Rural Supervisor: Kevin Dickey and Jim Wilson. Two trustees open, four ye... Full story
Two years ago, Thermopolis claimed a victory for vehicular safety when Hot Springs County High School won over Worland High School in the Battle of Belts competition. The “battle,” which was used to make students, staff and parents more aware of their seatbelt habits and improve them if they could, was planned to be a two-year event with Thermopolis working to defend its title in 2018. However, it looks like the local high school will retain the sparkling award — which resembles a WWE champ...
Power was interrupted briefly last Thursday along Valley View, which is part of the water line rehabilitation project. Steve Revill with Wilson Brothers, the firm hired for the project, explained an excavator struck the power line and caused the outage. Wilson Brothers ad Rocky Mountain Power worked to restore power, and Revill noted the new water lines are being hooked up and the digging is nearing completion....
A trial in Hot Springs Circuit Court was continued in a case against Megan L. Raczon, who is charged with misdemeanors violation of a temporary protection order and violation of a protection order. According to court documents, a Gottsche employee who will be referred to as “Jane Doe,” obtained an ex parte protection order against former Gottsche employee Raczon on May 26, 2017, and on June 2, 2017, the court entered a formal protection order against Raczon, and she signed showing she rec...
Among the new faces at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital is Ed Curran, the cardiopulmonary services director. Though this isn’t his first time working at the hospital, as he previously had three years — 2010 to 2013 — as a respiratory care practitioner. He noted his wife, Deborah taught school and wanted to go back to school herself, and the couple lived in Colorado for a time. Family was a big factor in coming back to Thermopolis, Curran said, as his son Ben and his wife now have child...
The first annual Roasters Rendezvous, featuring small coffee roasters across Wyoming was held in Riverton last weekend. Thermopolis’ own Jackrabbit Java from Storyteller took “People’s Choice” honors during the event. They took eight of their roasts with them, including two that scored over 92 points and Coffee Review’s #3 value coffee of 2018. The festival included unlimited sampling of the region’s best coffees as well as local vendors, music, workshops and even coffee cocktails in the Intertribal Center at Central Wyoming College. Co...
If you happen to stop in at Farmer's Insurance, you're going to see a new face as they have a new owner agent, Robb Williamson. Williamson comes to Thermopolis from Lander where he has been with the company for three years. Although his wife and high school aged children are still in Lander, Williamson said he is not commuting, he is here full time. Both he and his wife are Wyoming natives, she, coming from Worland and he, originally from Casper. "This is a totally new Farmer's," Williamson...
Against a backdrop of the red hills, Old Glory blows regally in the breeze in honor of the men and women who lost their lives in the 9-11 terrorist attack in New York 17 years ago. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department raised the flag early Tuesday morning at the corner of Sixth Street and Park....
If you are looking for another choice for Wyoming’s Governor, Rex Rammell may fit the ticket. Rammell will be on the ballot in November under the Consitution Party. He has been a Republican for years, but this year he waited to see how things went with all the Republican candidates in the primary race before jumping in with both feet. A veterinarian from Rock Springs, Rammell grew up near Jackson and has been in politics for 16 years. His platform matches that of the Republican party, h...
A fire near the water tower in Hot Springs State Park was accidentally started when employees were attempting to scare off turkey vultures. The vultures started in the trees at the Pioneer Home where they have been a nuisance all summer. Tuesday morning they flew to the trees near the water tower and crews used 'crackers', a large bottle rocket type device shot from a gun. One of the rounds unfortunately went straight up and straight down, causing the grass fire. John Fish, firefighter and...
With the retirement of Fifth Judicial District Court Honorable Judge Robert E. Skar in October, a decision was made by Governor Matthew Mead to appoint attorney Bobbi Overfield to the fill the vacancy. Born and raised in Riverton, Overfield grew up on the farm owned by her family, the Carlsons. She attended the University of Wyoming, completing her undergraduate work in 1999 with a degree in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, then earning her JD at the UW College of Law in 2002. She...
Early this summer the students involved in the Youth Alternatives Program along with local citizens, went out on East River Road and cleaned up tons of trash, televisions, furniture and all manner of "targets" from an area known as TV Draw. At Tuesday's County Commissioners' meeting, Youth Alternatives director Barb Rice said people are already back out there filling it up again. She suggested some signage about "No Dumping" might need to be put up in the area. The land in question is actually... Full story
Water has been on a lot of people’s minds lately, with plenty of discussion in and outside of meetings of the Thermopolis Town Council. The Hot Springs County Rural Water Joint Powers Board has been a strong proponent for drilling a new well at Lysite Mountain in order to tap the groundwater there, and has presented a case that indicates there would be lower water rates and better tasting water for board members. Most recently the joint powers board – consisting of the districts of Owl Cre...
For at least the third time this summer, law enforcement responded to a vehicle parking in a traffic lane on Broadway. As heat and wear can cause the lane dividing lines to fade, certain parts of the street can appear to be one-lane with ample room for parking. However, drivers are reminded that downtown Broadway parking is only in areas designated by the diagonal yellow lines in the 500 block, and by diagonal lines along the curb or the lines in the middle of the street in the 400 and 300...
A Thermopolis family is in mourning after the suicide death of their young nephew in Denver, Colo., a story that has been all over the National news. Christine and Jeff Miller are the aunt and uncle of Jamel Myles, the nine-year old who committed suicide just four days into his fourth grade year because of bullying. Their children will forever miss Christmas’ and family get togethers with Jamel. Jamel had told his mother over the summer that he was gay. He was excited to be able to ‘come out...
Those looking to take in a soak at the Hot Springs State Park Bath House next week will have to wait, as the building will be closed for construction Sept. 10-14. Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said the entire HVAC system needs replaced and workers will have to be in the roof and in the locker rooms, so closing the building is much simpler than trying to have the work done around visitors. Skates noted it has been at least 20 years since the system needed replacing, and the mineral air at the bath house can be awfully hard on electrical...
