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In addition to hearing from the candidates of the various races this election during Thursday evening’s meet the candidates forum, those attending heard from representatives of three Political Action Committees, and received information about Amendment A. Karen Sinclair spoke for the Yes to Our Hospital PAC. “Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital is a vital part of our community,” Sinclair said. “It is the foundation of healthcare in Hot Springs County.” She noted the hospital offers a wide varie...
The recent rains experienced in Hot Springs County have made many of us wonder if we were going to need webbed feet before it was all over, but Brett McDonald with the Riverton office of the National Weather Service gives us a glimmer of hope. According to McDonald, the type of rains we’ve been having during September and this first part of October are quite unusual. Generally, we get a majority of our moisture in the spring months, particularly March and April. Weather has been plotted in H...
The biggest local race this election is easily for the five seats on the Hot Springs County Hospital District Board of Directors. This board would be formed, should the initiative to form a hospital district pass in the general election on Nov. 8. As the district initiative, as well as the measure to create a one percent special purpose tax, have been hot topics this year, candidates were sure to address them at the candidate forum held at Thermopolis Middle School Oct. 6. The public heard first...
An accident occurred at about 12:20 p.m. Friday, when a 2015 Z71, driven by a juvenile male subject, pulled out of the Blair's parking lot, heading north. The truck hit Colette Spain, who was on a scooter, crossing in an unmarked area. The juvenile stated he did not see Spain, who appeared to not be crossing at an intersection. According to the report, Spain had previously been cautioned about crossing outside designated areas. There were no charges filed against the driver.... Full story
Recently, Vicki Nichols of the Hot Springs County University of Wyoming Extension Office was awarded the Frances Freese Secretary of the Year Award. She received the award during the ESCAPE (Extension Secretary Conference - A Professional Event) meeting in Buffalo. She was honored to receive the award, but also surprised as there are secretaries around the state who have been in their positions longer than her; one of the criteria for being nominated for the award was being a secretary for a...
Carrie Shaffer of Thermopolis and Foxfield, Colo. was recently informed by the Jefferson County Historical Commission of Coloradro that she has won the Writer’s Award Center for 2016. She wrote about the Shaffer family of Shaffer’s Crossing, a village 30 miles southwest of Denver established in the 1900s and named for her ancestor, pioneer Samuel A. Shaffer. The award will be presented to her Oct. 20, and published in the 2016 edition of “Historically Jeffco.” Her article submission was made po...
Traffic delays are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 18, on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon as a Cowley, Wyo. contractor begins rock scaling, cleaning culverts, reshaping ditches and other work related to the Memorial Day weekend flooding and mud slides of 2015. Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., is the prime contractor on the $840,000 project. The work within Wind River Canyon will take place between mileposts 116.80 (near the tunnels) and 126.82 (about six miles south of Thermopolis). All work is dependent upon favorable...
The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming recently awarded the George B. Storer "Outstanding Mission" award to the Help Center created by Holy Trinity Episcopal Church here in Thermopolis. According to Rev. Ron Philips, the driving force behind the Help Center, the Diocese has a foundation that looked over all the projects they have been helping fund for the past year. They determined our Help Center was the best mission of 2016.Philips said when they started this project they wondered, "how do we...
Though seven are on the ballot for the Hot Springs County School District Trustees, only five were present at Thursday night’s candidate forum to speak to the community. The election is for four, each with a four-year term Joe Martinez spoke about his wife’s various positions as a teacher and daycare provider, noting that both of them are passionate about education, evidenced by their children’s love of school. There are some great things going on in the district, he said, and it will only...
Two candidates — Howard Samelson and Nathan Winters — will be on the general election ballot for the Wyoming State Representative of House District 28. Both spoke at the candidate forum. Democratic candidate Samelson stated he wanted everyone’s help in making sure they, as well as their friends and neighbors, get out and vote. That choice, he said, that vote is the most important thing they can do. Relating to his platform, Samelson said he wants to make sure everyone has a choice — a choice...
Candidates on the ticket for State Senate, 20th District are Mary Jane Norskog and Wyatt Agar. Both spoke at Thursday’s candidate forum at Thermopolis Middle School. Norskog said she is a Wyoming native, having been born Douglas and raised in Thermopolis. She has been in human services or a community organizer most of her life, and spoke of the multitude of events, organizations and groups she has helped found, participated in or been a member of around town. Norskog was also chosen as a f...
During the Meet the Candidates forum Thursday evening, Thermopolis residents got to hear from those running for state races, as well as local seats. Phillip Scheel is running unopposed for County Commissioner. He expressed his appreciation for the votes in the primary, joking that a Mickey Mouse write-in campaign might still knock him out. Though he’s not involved in a contested race, Scheel still took the opportunity to visit with people at the forum, stating he was in favor of the hospital d...
Greg Willson of the Lodging Tax PAC spoke at the candidate forum for the renewal of the lodging tax Willson explained the lodging tax is a four percent surtax on every room, campsite and bed and breakfast. “Basically if you stay overnight for less than 30 days in Hot Springs County, you’re going to pay a four percent lodging tax.” The money generated by the tax is sent to Cheyenne, collected and then returned to the county. At that point, Willson said, the Lodging Tax Joint Powers Board distr...
Among the local races under contention is a four-year seat on the Hot Springs County Fire District, and Linda Cowger and Ken Smith have thrown in their names for it. Cowger described herself as an “oil field brat,” her family having moved around quite a bit. Though she completed high school in Montana, she returned to Thermopolis and attended the Technical College of the Rockies. With her marriage to her husband, Jim, she began at 40-plus year long relationship with the fire department. “Th...
A representative from the Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, will be available Tuesday, October 18 at the Hot Springs County Library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to help job seekers and employers The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is also available by phone at 307-856-9231 or on their website at http://wyomingworkforce.org....
Injury Prevention Resources is joining with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to promote the “5 to Drive” campaign during National Teen Driver Safety Week. The campaign aims to help parents talk to their teen drivers about the rules of the road. “Even though your teens might be gaining some independence and getting older, protecting them from harm shouldn’t stop now,” said Noel Cooper Executive Director for Injury Prevention Resources. “The ‘5 to Drive’ campaign will give parents the tools they need to keep their teen...
The Hot Springs County School District was recently included in a statewide emergency situation that was eventually determined to be fake. However, that does raise some questions as to how secure our own schools are and what plans are in place in the various buildings. “First, let me say student safety is our top priority,” said Superintendent Dustin Hunt as we began our discussion on school security. The district currently has a crisis plan in place, but with upcoming changes to the phy...
Along with the local races, voters will be making decisions with regard to state and national races and issues. Brad Basse spoke at Thursday’s candidate forum with regard to Amendment A, which will also be on the ballot in November. Prior to his presentation, moderator Cindy Glasson read the legal jargon associated with the amendment. Currently, Glasson read, the Wyoming Constitution allows Legislature to authorize investment of employee retirement system funds and permanent state funds in equit...
Wyo-Ben, Inc. proposes to amend bentonite mining and concurrent reclamation of its 108T plan of operations on public land approximately five miles northwest of Thermopolis. The proposed amendment consists of extending operations at pit 108T. The mining would be active for a period of 10 years and final concurrent reclamation for five more years, with a proposed total disturbance of 375.5 acres. This is not a new mine. It is an extension of pit 108T meaning mining will continue at the location... Full story
Thermopolis residents, June Litizzette (waving) and Bev Adams had the unique opportunity to take a fabulous hot air balloon ride over the terraces last Saturday morning. For Litizzette, it was the thrill of a lifetime and one more thing checked off her "bucket list." Adams had a slightly different take on the experience. For her, it was like getting "back in the basket again" after crashing in a balloon in the California desert some 15 year ago. At the time, she and two other passengers were...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the third and final reading for Ordinance 844, which takes effect Nov. 1, regarding fees for construction and demolition trash and the disposal of tires. The resolution includes language stating that tires shall not be deposited in town dumpsters or left abandoned in the town, and an appropriate permit must be paid for in advance. Penalty for violation includes a fine of $750. The fee schedule for tire dumping is: $3 for car tires, $5 for...
Absentee ballots are now available from the County Clerk’s office in the Hot Springs County Courthouse. In order to use an absentee ballot, you first must be registered to vote. You may go to the courthouse to request the absentee ballot or call the office to request it be mailed to your residence. If you go to the courthouse to request the ballot, you may vote at that time. If you ask to have it mailed to your home, you must return the ballot to the clerk’s office by election day, Nov. 8. Abs...
Our recent heavy rains have caused some issues the Hot Springs County Commissioners had to deal with during their meeting on Tuesday. Thermopolis received around two inches of rain on Sunday and Monday. Nate Messenger, FBO at the airport, let the commissioners know there were some water problems around the shop at the new airport. The rains have caused some pooling on one side of the shop so the road and bridge department brought out a load of gravel and spread it in the area to help alleviate...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, a defendant who came ready to be sentenced to the Wyoming Department of Corrections is now looking at an alternative. Broderick Hopper was sentenced in 2015 on a theft charge. Though given a period of probation, on Monday he admitted to several violations, including driving without a valid license, missing appointments with the probation office and officer, failing to show efforts to gain employment and not paying restitution. Hopper told Judge Robert E. Ska...
Last month, Hot Springs County High School was named champion in the 2016 Battle of the Belts, a competition that pitted them against Worland to see which community's drivers showed most improvement when it comes to wearing seatbelts. But, there's much more to driving safely than buckling up, and during Homecoming Week members of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association spoke about distracted driving. Frank Chapman said distracted driving is not just a problem with teens, as he sees many adults dri...
