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The Wyoming Highway Patrol has implemented a new pilot program utilizing "slick top" patrol cars in hopes of increasing highway safety across Wyoming. The five new vehicles will be patrolling Wyoming with one of the cars headed to each of the five WHP districts across the state. Thermopolis is located in District 5, covering Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Fremont and Park counties. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lieutenant David Wagener said each of the new cars is assigned to a specific trooper, and...
According to the 2016 report from the Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, Hot Springs State Park saw the most visitors among the sites listed for the 2016 calendar year. The park saw a total 1,928,083 visitors for the year; the next closest was Glendo State Park at 343,453. Though HSSP’s visitation was actually down compared to 2015 — which had five percent more, or 2,022,365 — it’s up compared to the 2011-15 average of 1,660,031. As for other popular sites in the are... Full story
Thermopolis Rehabilitation Care Center (TRCC) received a Nursing Home Quality Award from Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization for Wyoming, during the Wyoming Health Care Association's Annual meeting in Casper. TRCC received the award for outstanding performance in providing excellent care. Awardees were required to be in good standing with Wyoming's regulatory agency for... Full story
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident on hospital hill Thursday. An SUV driven by Tiphanie Goodman lost control on slick roads and struck a pickup driven by Jennifer Harvey. Though both vehicles received extensive damage, no injuries were reported. Goodman was cited for failure to maintain lane of travel....
Students and parents alike begin stressing out this time of year – PAWS testing is coming to Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) and Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) starting next week. RWE will be having testing for third and fourth graders only with math, reading and science that will run until March 24. They will be having a small kick-off party today (Thursday) in conjunction with Dr. Seuss Day celebrations, starting at 3:15 p.m. In addition, on Monday, they will have a “High Five Parade” throu...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved a motion to split overages, with the one percent sales tax budget, with Hot Springs County in regard to a recent update to the Law Enforcement Center communications area. The project was initially bid at $3,324. Police Chief Steve Shay explained a big part of the update involved some electrical work. Part of that was moving an analog box that operated doors within the center. The work was done in a professional manner, Shay said, but Brad Basse...
Emma Lea looks over the fire damage that ruined her childhood home and destroyed a lifetime of memories in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The home belongs to her mother, Pam Stevens, who not only lived there for the past 30 years, but ran a day care out of the home. Firefighters were on the scene around 2:30 a.m. and spent four hours attempting to save the home while winds whipped the flames and smoke filled several blocks. A fund has been set up by the Day care Association to help Stevens... Full story
State Representative Nathan Winters began his first day back after the President’s Day Holiday in the judiciary committee. While in committee, they passed a bill, 8-1, that covers sexual assault from a position of power, creating stiff penalties for offenders. Winters said they heard heart-wrenching testimony from women who have suffered this type of assault, generally from a coach or a teacher when they were younger. “This happens more than we think,” Winters said. A similar bill was propo...
Hot Springs County’s Land Use Planning Commission met last week to consider a land use change from residential to commercial on a plot of land near Kirby Creek. The land in question is owned by Leslie Branin on the northeast side of East River Road. Branin built a duplex on the property that is advertised as “cabins” for short-term rental, otherwise known as the Kirby Creek Cabins. Branin had the cabins built, held a grand opening and has rented them out occasionally before asking for the land u...
This past week saw multiple reports of items stolen from vehicles, as well as a number of vandalism reports including a fire extinguisher being set off inside a vehicle. Many of the reports came in Wednesday and Thursday. Police Chief Steve Shay said an opportunistic individual in a residential neighborhood did the incidents in one night. The matter is under investigation, and Shay recommends people take precautions to protect their valuables, such as making sure their vehicles are locked and...
Thursday afternoon, the Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board scouted a couple possible sites to build a children’s discovery center, deciding ultimately on the fenced in parcel east of the Chamber of Commerce, known as the Rio Drive In area. Board Chair Toddi Darlington said the next step is to meet with Park Superintendent Kevin Skates to look at the land, start the process of getting utilities to the spot and determining where best to build the center. Darlington expla...
Tuesday afternoon, the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Board passed a motion with regard to the deadline for special event funding requests for the coming fiscal year — July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. According to the motion, organizations with special events funded in previous years must have their requests in this year by the March 1 deadline or they will not be considered. Director Amanda Moeller noted she received only two applications as of Tuesday. She noted there is a line item in the b...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners are considering a draft resolution that would be in effect from Aug. 15 to Aug. 31, 2017 only, covering the timeline for the upcoming solar eclipse. The draft, which may be amended before approval in March, would allow for short-term rentals, such as private homes, apartments, bedrooms and similar residential units during the listed time frame. In addition it would allow for short-term rental of recreational vehicle sites for self contained RV’s and allow f...
Tuesday at the former Kwik Mart location, gas tanks are dug up and removed. Though the business closed five years ago, the tanks are actually 30 years old....
According to the February snowmelt forecast for the Bighorn River Basin, issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boysen Reservoir could see an inflow of 850,000 acre feet (af), 157 percent of the 30-year average of 540,000 acre feet. Mahonri Williams, the resources management division chief for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Wyoming area office, explained the bureau prepares monthly forecasts for the spring runoff, noting runoff typically occurs from April through July. As for the forecasted increase in runoff for Boysen, Williams said the snowpack h...
Through the end of March, there will be plenty of state sports action across Wyoming. Through the NFHS Network, parents, out of state family and any others who are unable to attend the events may watch the live stream for a small fee. Of course, the students would love to have everyone in the stands, live, cheering them on, but sometimes that is not possible, so the Wyoming High School Activities Association has teamed with the NFHS Network to bring several events right to your computer. A one-month subscription fee to the NFHS Network is...
The Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) has been crafted by Governor Matt Mead’s Office and the Wyoming Association of Counties (WACO), in an attempt to resolve issues over federal lands that have been designated as possible wilderness areas for the next 25 to 30 years. Each affected county in Wyoming is now forming their own WPLI committee to review the lands during 2017 to make recommendations on the lands within their boundaries. The committees will have representatives from a... Full story
The Wyoming State Legislature will be considering a bill, SJ9, which could greatly impact the educational system throughout the state. In a nutshell, SJ9 removes education as a priority, allowing the legislature to determine what enough spending is for school districts. If it passes, it will go before the public for a final vote. The Wyoming Constitution set education as first priority at its inception. Representative Nathan Winters said he has not really looked into the bill as yet, but seeing... Full story
Senate District 20 Representative Wyatt Agar reported Tuesday that last week was certainly a difficult one. Agar stated he asked Senator Burns, the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, when the last time was that every department had to be gone into and sustain cuts in a supplemental budget session. Burns’ response was “never, to his knowledge.” “The reality is,” Agar stated, “our state is staring down the road at a 500 million dollar structural deficit and is burning through the LSRA — rai... Full story
Sub-committees are now being formed within the solar eclipse planning committee to fast-track some of the items before the celestial event coming August 21. Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon dispersed a special event plan to members of the committee last week that included a list of action items, suggesting sub-committees could work on the individual pieces quicker and more in depth, reporting back to the main group at each of the monthly meetings. One of the... Full story
Following a bench trial Friday, Judge Robert E. Skar found Paul Mathewson guilty of fraud against a government record. According to the charge, on June 23 a bond conditions form was provided for Mathewson to sign, with a set amount of $2,000. The “cash” box on the bond was marked, indicating the bond was to be paid in cash; no other boxes were marked. The bond was in a separate case against Mathewson, in which he was cited for trespassing. Later, when information was being entered, it was not...
In true “Publisher’s Clearinghouse” style, Thermopolis Middle School math teacher, Stephanie Czarobski was named Bobcat Champion for Children for the month of February. “Her scores definitely demonstrate her ability to do amazing things with students but I guess the best way I could say it is I wish she was my math teacher when I was that age,” said Superintendent Dustin Hunt while presenting Czarobski with the award for this month. The Champion for Children program is replacing the Teacher of the Month award that has been in place for sever...
Hot Springs County Library will sponsor a free presentation by Richard Maturi on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. Maturi explores a collection of cultural gem libraries from coast-to-coast He will illustrate the rich diversity of America’s libraries while exploring the humanities focus on a broad panorama of library architecture, unique building re-purposing and the various ways communities funded their libraries. Maturi is a published author of more than a score of books, some in collaboration with his wife Mar...
For the last few months the Knights of Columbus, through St. Francis’ Catholic Church, have been selling raffle tickets for your chance to win a quarter beef. The winners were drawn on Feb. 12, with the meat going to two local winners and two out of town winners. Each quarter weighs around 180 lbs. One quarter goes to Dan Dombeck of Thermopolis and the second quarter goes to Pastor Chuck Cooper, also of Thermopolis. The third quarter will be filling the freezer of Maxine Ruppert of Basin, with the final quarter going to Corey Pickett of S...
A trio of Thermopolis Middle School students will compete at the State Spelling Bee at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs following competition at TMS Friday. Seventeen students were selected to compete in the spelling bee based on their written test scores. Competitors were required to orally spell words for judges, with words being more and more difficult after each round. The students spelled over 100 words combined, and after several eliminations, Monte Love emerged the...
