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August 27, 2017 will be a big deal for the United States, but for Wyoming in particular, as an estimated 500,000 people will converge on the Equality State to view the first total solar eclipse in 26 years. While all of Wyoming will be able to see at least a portion of the eclipse that morning, according to NASA, totality will be viewed in Pavillion, Shoshoni, Riverton, Casper, Douglas, Glendo, Lusk, Torrington and Thermopolis. The celestial happening could have a huge effect on our little...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Christopher A. Taylor was sentenced to at least one year in jail. That term is part of a split sentence, as he was further sentenced to four to eight years with the Wyoming Department of Correctional Services. However, this latter sentence is suspended and Taylor will be placed on five years probation. The sentences are on a charge of aggravated assault and battery, which stems from a May 13 incident in which Rebecca Obremski awoke to find him standing over...
Recently, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department added two vehicles to its capabilities. Chief Mark Collins and Firefighter Opie Love spoke about the additions, a Type 4 Wildland unit and a 3,000-gallon vac truck/Class A pumper. The "vac truck" has a different kind of pump to it. The tank builds vacuum, allowing firefighters the ability to back up to a river and suck up water. The truck also has a 3,000-gallon portable tank, which can be deployed and filled from the truck, then utilized as...
The Hot Springs State Park new 20 year master plan will be unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, 110 Carter Ranch Road. A brief presentation by HSSP Superintendent Kevin Skates will explain the highlights of the master plan. Discussion and questions from attendees will follow. The public is invited to attend the unveiling and share their thoughts with Skates....
Last Thursday, the downtown became a haunt for goblins, witches, dragons and creatures of all shapes and sizes during the annual Moonlight Madness. Main Street Treasurer and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said the event went really well. Past years have seen a Trunk or Treat event, but this year also included a street closure for it. Rush noted the people and businesses participating were very busy, with some even running out of candy. Likewise, the costume contest had an...
Five candidates will be found on the ballot for the Hot Springs County Cemetery District, incumbents Rose Watkins, Jeanie Love and Cindy DeVries along with newcomers Linda Berry and Julie Lehman. Berry has lived in Thermopolis over 40 years, teaching in the school district and at the Wyoming Boys School before retiring. Her decision to run for the district has come after years of seeing how much more beautiful the cemeteries are now and she has chosen to give what time she can to help the distri...
There will be six names on the general election ballot running for four spots on the Hot Springs County School District Number One Board of Trustees. The terms are four years in length. One name on the ballot is Nikki Slagle, however, she has stated she is moving out of the district and that will make her no longer eligible to run. Her name will still appear on the ballots because they have already been printed. Joe Martinez says one of his biggest concerns is the budget, cautioning if the budge...
Candidates Howard Samelson and Nathan Winters are vying for the seat of Wyoming State Representative of House District 28 on Nov. 8. On the Democratic side, Samelson believes people’s individual freedoms must be protected, public lands must be kept in public hands, local institutions must be locally managed, Medicaid must be expanded, the Wyoming Food Freedom Act must include all meat products and all possibilities for economic diversification must be invested in. He’s a strong believer in mak...
Mary Jane Norskog and Wyatt Agar are the two choices in Tuesday’s general election for the State Senate in the 20th District. The first Democrat to run for the position in 23 years, Norskog still believes Wyoming is an equality state and believes in women’s rights. She encourages folks to get involved in their communities any way they can. Norskog said human services are also a key concern. Hospitals, mental health, family services, law enforcement and domestic facilities are being scaled bac...
There are three director spots on the ballot with regard to the Hot Springs Conservation District; they are for Rural, Urban and At-Large. Sonja Becker, who is on the ticket for the Rural position, wants to help the community provide for the resources here, and believes the soil, water and other resources here need protection. This doesn’t just apply to those in rural settings. The conservation district could help address many concerns, she said, and she would like to see the district have m...
Phillip Scheel is running unopposed for the single County Commissioner seat that is open and although he is not in a contested race, Scheel believes the biggest issue he sees in Hot Springs County is the decline in revenue from oil and gas, which leads to shortfalls in county revenues. Scheel said he would continue to encourage citizen participation in upcoming county decisions, such as the future use of the old airport, the reconditioning of Black Mountain Road and the new Master Plan for Hot Springs State Park....
Currently, Wyoming’s funds are split into two areas – permanent funds and non-permanent funds. The Wyoming Constitution allows permanent funds to be invested in equities. Amendment A would allow the legislature to invest the non-permanent funds in the stock market as well, as long as there is a two-thirds approval vote in both chambers of the legislature. Judges up for retention Three Wyoming Supreme Court Justices and one Fifth District Court Judge are up for retention votes on Tuesday. Justice Catherine M. Fox was appointed to the Sup...
There are two people running for the position of Hot Springs Rural Fire Protection District Director. Linda Cowger said the firefighters are near and dear to her heart, and she believes we have one of the finest fire departments in the state. To maintain that, there needs to be money, which comes from tax dollars. She noted she would work her hardest to ensure tax dollars are spent in the best possible way to keep the department running smoothly with the best equipment possible. Ken Smith chose...
The largest number of people for one race in Hot Springs County this election is 17, all of whom are campaigning for positions on the Hot Springs County Hospital District. This district would be formed if the ballot proposition to form a district passes. There are two four-year terms available, and three two-year terms. Among those going for the four-year terms is Josh Conrad, a current member of the appointed hospital board who supports both of the hospital ballot proposals. Conrad has said it...
A ballot proposition appearing on in the general election is the renewal of the Lodging Tax for Hot Springs County. The Lodging Tax is a four percent surtax on every room, campsite and bed and breakfast. The tax has been in effect for several years now and only applies to accommodations. The tax is collected from those entities and used to promote travel and tourism in Thermopolis and Hot Springs County. The money goes to items such as 19 billboards – 10 traditional, nine digital – across the state. Of those, six were resurfaced this year and...
Among the races this year is a two-year term as the United States congressional representative for Wyoming. Republican candidate Liz Cheney is a conservative and advocate for a strong America, and has been prominent in defending constitutional rights. She wants to reduce the size, scope and authority of the federal government, defend the state’s energy, mining, agriculture and livestock industries, restore the country’s strength, secure borders, ensure veterans have healthcare they deserve, redu...
Two names are on the general election ballot for two four year positions on the Thermopolis Town Council Bill Malloy student taught school here in early 1963, then came back the next school year as a teacher, and remained with the district for 43 years; he still substitutes a good part of the year. Following his retirement, he wanted to keep busy, and was led to run for mayor; he was the mayor from 2007-14, during which there were some tough economic times, much like there are now. During his ti...
The Holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years — are upon us, and its time to start thinking about all those decorations. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department will be kicking off the decorating frenzy as they begin decorating the light poles along the highway on Nov. 12. According to Chief Mark Collins, if the weather doesn’t cooperate the 12th, they will move things to the following weekend, Nov. 19. The Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Main Street Thermopolis, will be payin...
Wyoming residents will be getting all new license plates in 2017, featuring the Square Top Mountain series. The Hot Springs County Treasurer's Office will be reserving numbers in various classes for persons who already hold certain numbers and would like to keep them. Those include passenger vehicles and trucks with plates numbered between 1 – 2200, small, large and camper trailers between 1 and 400, motorcycles, multi-purpose vehicles and commercial plates with numbers between 1 and 200 and h...
Tragedy was averted this weekend as two hunters located 82-year old Wayne Hockaday who had been missing since Wednesday. Hockaday left a note at his residence saying he was going hunting last Wednesday afternoon. When he had not returned after dark, the Sheriff’s Department was notified and Hot Springs County Search and Rescue activated. Search and rescue were out overnight on Wednesday, searching the Black Mountain area where Hockaday was believed to have gone. When he was not located that n... Full story
From 2000 through 2010, 649 million votes were cast in general elections, there were 47,000 UFO sightings, 441 Americans were killed by lightning and there were 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation. UFO sightings are more common than voter fraud. So is getting hit by lightning. With election time just around the corner, County Clerk Nina Webber and her deputies conducted the mandatory voting machine test last Friday morning. Each of the five voting machines are hand-loaded by the c...
A few months ago the Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC) set up a survey for people to share their thoughts on the county strengths and challenges, as well as items such as where they do their shopping and receive services such as medical and dental. Amanda Moeller, CEO for the EDC, said she hasn’t had time to really collate the information, but some of it stands out on its own. There were a total 101 respondents for the survey, though it allowed for people to s...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen and Mortimore Ambulance Service responded to a two-vehicle collision between the first and second tunnels in Wind River Canyon Friday night. First responders from Fremont County, specifically Shoshoni, were also on scene as the accident was across the county line in Fremont County. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol, there were three injuries with the accident. A Glenrock man was reportedly traveling north on US 20 toward Thermopolis when, for unknown reasons, he...
Thermopolis Police Department responded to a one-vehicle rollover at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. According to the report, Mona Riddle was southbound on Sixth in a Ford Explorer, when the accelerator stuck. The Explorer struck three other vehicles, a decorative light post and a traffic control sign before rolling near the 800 block of South Sixth. It was reported that three people in one of the struck vehicles suffered whiplash. Riddle stated she tried to apply the brakes to get the...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Samantha Messick was sentenced to three years of supervised probation. Messick who was arrested June 30 for her involvement in a high-speed chase on a stolen motorcycle, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to wrongful receiving, concealing or disposing of property and interference with a peace officer. A third charge of possession of a controlled substance was dismissed. Messick was sentenced to 2.5 to four years in prison on the conspiracy...
