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The Big Horn Basin Chapter Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet will be Saturday, April 1 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. A social hour featuring games, raffles and a silent auction begins at 5 p.m. Dinner and a live auction will follow. There will be plenty of firearms available to purchase or win including the 2017 RMEF Progressive Rifle, a Remington 700 SPS 7mm Rem Mag. The local RMEF chapter is bringing back a major package, which includes tickets for two to five nights of PBR (Professional Bull Riding) action in Las Vegas, Nev....
Thermopolis Middle School sixth grade teacher Jacob Strenger was named as the fourth Bobcat Champion for Children for the year. The Champion for Children program is replacing the Teacher of the Month award that has been in place for several years. With the new program, a committee consisting of past District Teachers of the Year and parents receive nominations from the principals at all three schools. The committee then researches the nominations by visiting with the nominee’s colleagues, students and even community members, then submit t...
The public is invited to attend the Wyoming Veterans “Welcome Home” Day, Monday, April 3, beginning at 11 a.m. at VFE Post No. 2281, 302 Broadway. In attendance will be Governor Matt Mead, Major General Luke Reiner and Veterans Commission Vice Chair Lee Alley, all of whom will say a few words and welcome home veterans and family members from all eras. Lifetime VFW member Jeff Strong said the Welcome Home Day began as an event specific to Vietnam War veterans, then expanded to include all veterans. Wyoming Veterans Commission Executive Dir...
Area students are getting a free education in how to manage their money. Pinnacle Bank is working with Banzai, a national award-winning financial literacy program, to make Banzai’s curriculum available completely free for students at Hot Springs County High School and Thermopolis Middle School. “With Banzai, kids get their own accounts, and they work through assignments that are based on real life,” Banzai Co-founder Morgan Vandagriff said. “Because Pinnacle Bank is sponsoring it, local area middle and high school students get it for free. M... Full story
A number of parents and students were in attendance at the Tuesday night meeting of the Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Directors, having heard rumors that certain programs were going to be eliminated for the upcoming school year. Before opening the floor to public comment, board chair Nichole Weyer read a statement from the board asking people to understand that no assumptions should be made about certain programs based on whether or not a teacher is retained or let go. Weyer said... Full story
It was an emotional time for friends and family of Matthew and Reilly Schwan last Wednesday, after a jury found Matthew guilty of aggravated homicide by vehicle. The verdict capped off an already emotional three-day trial which involved testimony to Reilly’s being struck by a vehicle driven by Matthew in the early hours of May 14, 2016, the injuries she received and her subsequent passing after being taken off life support June 4. Though originally charged with driving under the influence w...
Monday in Hot Springs Circuit Court Lola Vialpando was bound over to Fifth Judicial District Court on charges including seven counts of forgery and three counts of theft. The charges allege Vialpando altered bank statements at her former employer between Jan. 29 and July 29 of 2016, and also altered account statements to omit certain transactions. Charges further allege she used company issued credit cards to make over 300 online and local purchases totaling almost $19,000 In addition to the...
Its not often we have the opportunity to find out what happens to someone after the community has a cookie jar auction, but it has been almost a year since a fundraiser was held for a young man that raised around $11,000. Ty Miller, who lives in Fargo, N.D., was the recipient of Thermopolis’ generous heart when his grandmother, Sandra Bills, who lives in town, asked about an auction for her grandson who was suffering from a blood disease. Bills recently reported Miller, who is in eighth grade, has no disease left, that the donor blood he r...
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has released the Wyoming unemployment rate for January 2017, showing an unchanged rate of 4.8 percent. From December to January, almost all county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and increased. In Hot Springs County, the unemployment rate was 5% for January, up a bit from the 4.3% in December, but lower than the 5.7 percent we saw in January of 2016. Our labor force in the county was 2,462 people in December, whereas the labor force for January was 2,498. One hundred thirty...
Wyoming Dinosaur Center Executive Director Angie Guyon found out the last week of February she was appointed to a three-year term with the Wyoming Tourism Board. She takes over as the representative for District 5, which includes Hot Springs, Big Horn, Park and Washakie counties. Sandy Newsome formerly held the seat, though her term was up. Guyon said she applied for the seat, noting it was a simple process though letters of recommendation help. She received a letter from Wyoming Secretary of St...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team finished their season strong last weekend at the National Qualifying meet at Casper College. Coach Cindy Glasson said the team’s finish fits perfectly with what usually happens – bad State Tournament, good National Qualifiers. Although they didn’t have anyone qualify for Nationals in Birmingham, Ala. this summer, Tyler Kay and Katie Burrows did place fifth, making them the third runners-up for Nationals. “Tyler (Kay) and Katie (Burrows) did an amazing job,” Glasson said. “They were the only freshman te...
Things are ready to go at the Thermopolis Golf Course with their opening scheduled for April 1. Golf pro Donnie Bjorhus said a round of nine holes will be $17 this year and if you need to rent a cart to go along with your round, it will be $25. A full round of 18 holes will run $26 and adding a cart will make the cost $40. Family, couples and singles annual memberships are available as well. You can inquire at the pro shop for all the details. The first tournament for the 2017 season will be the Majors Tournament, April 7-9, followed by the...
by Cindy Glasson A second public hearing on the land use change request for a property on Black Mountain Road was held last week with the Land Use Planning Commission. Several surrounding landowners were in attendance including commission member Diane Winter who recused herself from the board for the evening in order to speak as a landowner in the matter. The land use change in question would take property owned by Leslie Branin from residential to commercial. Branin purchased the property with...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved a motion, 3-2 with members Dusty Lewis and John Dorman Sr. voting “no,” a payment of $8,921.67 to Brad Basse of Jadeco for work done on the communications area of the Law Enforcement Center. The project was initially bid at around $3,324, but final costs came in at $11,776.60. At a February meeting, the council approved paying the overage of $8,452.60, with the town and Hot Springs County Commission each paying half. However, at the March 7...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held their second meeting for March on Tuesday evening, approving a resolution for the solar eclipse in August, awarding a bid for concrete work at the new airport and discussing insulation issues in the multi-purpose building at the fairgrounds before hearing an update from New ERA Petroleum. The commissioners approved a resolution addressing land uses, a temporary easing of some aspects, from August 15, 2017 to August 31, 2017, to allow short-term rentals...
The Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Board met Tuesday afternoon. Though there were not enough members present for a quorum, the brief meeting allowed for discussion on various topics. One of the items was the Hessenthaler billboard just south of town. Over the past couple months, this billboard has been a topic of discussion with Travel and Tourism, as well as the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, and at this point both boards are currently gathering information as to who owns the...
After 37 days of very focused work, the Wyoming Legislature has finished the 2017 General Session. Since a General Session is when bills on general topics are brought, a wide range of issues have been addressed over the past two months. Representative Nathan Winters said 204 pieces of legislation made it completely through the process, focusing on diversifying Wyoming’s economy, balancing Wyoming’s budget, addressing education funding shortfalls and passing measures aimed at improving the qualit...
Thursday during the meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Wyoming National Guard Major Toby Alkire presented about what the Air and Army National Guard can provide to the community in case of emergency. Alkire explained State Active Duty is where most of the response will happen for the military, with personnel placed after an emergency declaration signed by the governor. With that declaration, he noted, personnel would be placed on State Active Duty, meaning... Full story
Citizens of Hot Springs County are reminded the new 1 percent specific purpose tax will go into effect April 1. The tax, which was on the ballot in November, adds an additional penny to all purchases in the county to help support the new Hospital District. This will make our sales tax 6 percent, or six-cents on the dollar. Other counties in the state have a similar rate including Albany, Carbon, Crook, Niobrara, Platte, Sheridan, Sweetwater and Weston Counties. The lowest tax rate in the state...
Traffic delays of up to 15 minutes have resumed on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon as scaling of rocks, cleaning culverts, reshaping ditches and other work work continues. The work is in response to the Memorial Day weekend flooding and mud slides of 2015. Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., of Cowley is the prime contractor on the $840,000 project. The work within Wind River Canyon is happening between mileposts 116.80 (near the tunnels) and 126.82 (about six miles south of Thermopolis). All work is dependent upon favorable...
Opening arguments were heard Monday from prosecuting attorney Jerry Williams and defense attorney Richard Hopkinson, in a trial against Matthew Schwan. Schwan was originally charged with driving under the influence with serious bodily injury, following a May 14, 2016, incident in which he allegedly struck Reilly Schwan with a vehicle. However, that charge was changed to aggravated homicide by vehicle after Reilly’s death on June 4. According to court documents, the Schwans went out with f... Full story
The 96th annual Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be this Saturday, March 18 at the county fair building. Social hour and no-host cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m.. Awards for the 2016 citizen, business and non-profit of the year will be announced at 7:30 p.m. Members of the Chamber nominate people and businesses in the respective categories, with the Chamber Board of Directors and Past Presidents voting by written ballot to determine winners. Nominees...
Thermopolis Special Olympics Bobcats will be doing their annual Jackalope Jump at Hot Springs County High School March 25, starting at noon. This is the only fundraiser for the local Special Olympics team and they use the funds that are raised to help out the athletes with registration fees, hotel costs, and meal costs throughout the years’ competitions. The athletes have also been raising funds from the different businesses in Thermopolis. The athletes are extremely appreciative for the support that they have already received from some of t...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system by disrupting flow of information from the brain to the body. It has no known cause or cure, and symptoms vary from person to person depending on where the nervous system is affected. Symptoms include balance and gait issues, cognitive and sensory problems, fatigue, vertigo and dizziness, visual impairment and tremors. Teams and individuals are encouraged to register as soon as possible for the Walk MS Northwest...
At the Feb. 21 meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, a liquor license and transfer of license was approved for Mac’s Bar. With the action, the business is under ownership of Ernie and Ron Robb. Ernie said he originally had Mac’s in 1996, and at that time it was downtown in the Klink building. He further explained around Memorial Day that same year the front of the building caved in. As the entrance to the bar was condemned, he requested the Thermopolis Town Council allow him to move the bus...
