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by Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers are once again considering a proposal to ditch property taxes for an increase in sales taxes for Wyomingites. On Monday, the Joint Revenue Committee discussed the proposal along with some others to clear the air on confusion regarding recent and further tax cut proposals. During the meeting, lawmakers grappled with a slew of further property tax proposals, attempting to balance the public demand for homeowner relief against the increasingly dire warnings from local...
Submit requests for funds The Hot Springs County Education Endowment Foundation is accepting applications for funds from organizations through June 30. For more information, visit www.hotspringsendowment.org Summer reading program Hot Springs County Library is hosting a summer reading program for children in grades 1st-5th Fridays from 10:30 a.m.-noon beginning on June 12 and lasting through July 24. There will be no program on July 3. The theme is Unearth a Story and there will be fun, games and prizes. For more information, contact HSC...
The Hot Springs County School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on May 21. The board took time to celebrate achievements by students at Ralph Winters Elementary School who received training through the American Heart Association in hands-only CPR, and in recognizing early warning signs of stroke. Through a student fundraiser at the school, over ten thousand dollars were raised to support research, education and training programs through the American Heart Association. From Hot Springs County High School, the board lauded the remarkabl...
The Wyoming Arts Council and Wyoming State Parks invite the public to attend a series of Artist in Residence programs taking place throughout June at Wyoming State Parks. The Wyoming Artist in Residence Program places artists in state parks across the state, offering visitors an opportunity to engage with artists, observe the creative process, and participate in public programs inspired by Wyoming's landscapes, history, and communities. During each residency, artists spend three days immersed in their surroundings before presenting a public...
On Tuesday, June 2, the Hot Springs County Commissioners held their first regular meeting for the month. Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar provided the Commissioners with a report of the recently completed security evaluation for the county courthouse. The review is done every two years, and the results are sent to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Upgrades to security in the building are proposed to separate the judge’s chambers area from areas accessible by the general public. Details for the work are due for filing by August 31, 2026, and the required w...
The Board of Directors of Hot Springs Health held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 26. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Scott Alwin, reviewed with the board the decision reached by the board to sell the vacant Basin property. The property has been vacant for more than two years, and has been on the market that entire time, with only minimal interest being generated. The Children’s Resource Center in Cody has offered to purchase the property for $400,000. Alwin reported that Hot Springs Health will be ending its agreement with W...
The 2026 filing period has closed for political candidates to be included on this year’s primary election ballots and some interesting and highly contested races are in the mix, both on the local, state and federal level. A six person race has shaped up for two Hot Springs County Commissioner seats. Incumbent Tom Ryan has selected to not run for another term. Incumbent Paul Galovich is seeking reelection. He will be challenged by Phillip Scheel, Mike Mortimore, Merrill J. Ready, Chip Axtell and Dusty Lewis (who is a current Thermopolis Town Cou...
On Friday, May 29, District Judge James Kaste, issued an Order granting Summary Judgment in favor of the Plaintiffs in a case filed in Laramie County District Court in 2025. The court also denied the Motion for Summary Judgment, which had been filed in the case by the Defendants. In early 2025, the Hot Springs County Republican Party elected new officers for their organization. Joe Martinez was elected to serve as Chairman; Clay Van Antwerp was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman; Jean Skelton was elected to serve as Treasurer; Meri Ann Dorman wa...
The Travel & Tourism Board held their monthly meeting at the Hot Springs State Park office on May 26. Joining the board for her first meeting was newly appointed board member Ashley Evans. Evans was appointed by the county commissioners to fill a vacancy on the board. Her term of office will expire on May 31, 2027. Belle Belden appeared for the Hot Springs County Fair Board to advise that the fair board desires to undertake organizing a demolition derby in Thermopolis. The event had been organized in past years by the chamber board. That...
Last week, the Thermopolis Police Department and Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office conducted a joint investigation into the disappearance of a 33-year-old woman reported experiencing a mental health crisis. She was safely located shortly after Hot Springs County Search and Rescue personnel launched from the boat ramp in Hot Springs State Park....
Summer reading program Hot Springs County Library is hosting a summer reading program for children in grades 1st-5th Fridays from 10:30 a.m.-noon beginning on June 12 and lasting through July 24. There will be no program on July 3. The theme is Unearth a Story and there will be fun, games and prizes. For more information, contact HSC Library at 864-3104. Bobcat Booster Club memberships The Bobcat Booster Club supports, encourages and advances the athletic programs of Hot Springs County School District #1. Meetings are the second Monday of each...
Paving on each end of the Broadway Street bridge between Thermopolis and East Thermopolis originally scheduled for May has now been scheduled June 3-5. Traffic control devices will be placed on each end of the bridge on Wednesday, June 3 and flaggers will control bridge access. “Motorists should expect delays for about three days,” said Andy Freeman, a Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer in Thermopolis. S&S Builders, LLC, of Gillette is the prime contractor on the $2.19 million project in Thermopolis. The Wyoming Tra...
Gabe Saint, President of TPUSA at UW, welcomes attendees at the official Hot Springs County Republican Party Charlie Kirk Memorial Fundraiser at the VFW last Saturday. Several candidates spoke at the event....
A number candidates attended the Take Back Wyoming: Non-Freedom Caucus Republican Candidates Shop Party at Ryan Brothers Trucking last Friday. The event was hosted by and was a fundraiser for a House District 28 candidate. The group was comprised of Wyoming Republican voters, who have become disenchanted with the Freedom Caucus, which currently controls the Wyoming State Legislature, and with actions taken in recent months by the State of Wyoming Republican Party to change the party's By-Laws...
At their May 19 meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council took up the issue of a draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27. The draft budget includes raises for town employees, which were approved earlier in the year by the council. Also included in the budget are increased costs for employer provided medical insurance for town employees. In their budget discussions, the council touched upon the need, from both a recruiting and a retaining perspective, to provide increased retirement benefits for employees in the police department. Sgt....
The candidate filing period for the 2026 election ends on Friday, May 29 at 5 p.m. As of Tuesday, May 26, many local county races only had single candidates filing for office, mostly incumbents, with the exception of treasurer and commissioner. For Hot Springs County Treasurer, Jana Oliver has filed and for commissioner Phillip Scheel has filed. For town council and mayor, only two incumbents had filed as of Tuesday. File at the county clerk’s office for county offices and at your respective town hall for town offices. In next week’s edi...
On May 19, the Hot Springs County Commissioners held their second regular meeting for the month of May. County assessor Dan Webber requested approval of the 2026 Abstract Report. The abstract is a collection of all properties, and their values, which are located within Hot Springs County. Webber reported that he had received no appeals of property assessments this year. Sitting in their capacity as the Hot Springs County Board of Equalization, the Commissioners approved the Abstract for filing with the State Board of Equalization. Once the...
Hot Springs County High School held their academic awards last week. Each class gave awards, one for academic excellence and one for Cat Culture. The academic award is based on WyTOP/ACT/OA scores or performance data while the Cat Culture award is for the student who shows 100% effort for 100% of the time. Those winning awards were: Biology: Academic Excellence, Lane Collamer; Cat Culture, Erich Van Heule Chemistry: Academic Excellence, Allyssa Hough; Cat Culture, Skye Griffin Chem 1000: Academic Excellence, Jacoby Elder; Cat Culture, Orion...
Thermopolis Middle School handed out year-end awards last week including: 5th Grade Math: Carleigh Macie, Jayden Hanson, Lennox Flores Practice for Progress, top % turned in: Macie Ciz, Meadow Moline Practice for Progress, consistent practicers: Payton Skelton, Aiden Glasson, William McCawley, Lily Do, Halen Lahoe, Lennox Flores, Atley Benefiel, Wyatt Johnson Most Growth Math MAP: Levi Logan Overall Top Math MAP Score: Amelia Sandberg Reading: TJ Miramontes, Brailan Whitt, Macie Ciz Most Growth...
Ralph Witters Elementary handed out year-end awards last week including: Kindergarten Music: Stevie Vezina, Avery Wychgram, Avalyn Market PE: Paxton Taylor, Hawthorne Sandborn, Archie Hurley Citizenship: Kuincie Jensen, Liv Snedigar, Kimber Coble Most Improved Math: Noel Layton Most Improved Reading: Paton Taylor Most Improved Writing: Essiah Goodheart Match Achievement: Lemmyton Bihr Reading Achievement: Hawthorne Sandborn Writing Achievement: Layna Stutz First Grade Music: Akelah Retana,...
There are 2,619 registered voters in Hot Springs County as of May 20. Of those, 2,217 are registered as Republicans. To serve the GOP community, two separate local events are being planned on the same evening. The Hot Springs County Republican Party Fundraiser announced earlier in May that they were hosting a Charlie Kirk Memorial Dinner on Friday, May 29 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Thermopolis VFW. Tickets for the event are $50 each or $90 for a couple and can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce. The evening is described as an evening...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board held their regular monthly meeting on May 14. Long-time chamber director Meri Ann Dorman recently resigned her position. Consequently, the board has been actively seeking her replacement. The board received a number of qualified applicants, and had narrowed the selection down to two. One of those two, however, then retracted their application, leaving only one candidate for the board to consider for the position. An announcement on the selection will be forthcoming. Additionally, the chamber...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers McDonald’s employee gets probation for ‘dumb comments’ about shooting POWELL (WNE) — When a young McDonald’s employee told a coworker in March that he might get his gun and “air this place out,” the remark was “very stupid” and disruptive, a prosecutor said, but it didn’t amount to a felony crime. Blaine Duzan, a 20-year old Powell resident, was initially charged with a felony count of terroristic threats for the comment. Last week, however, the county attorney’s office agreed to reduce it to a misdem...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) Board convened in Casper on April 28. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing the projected funding shortfall for student activities and athletics resulting from recent changes to Wyoming’s school funding model. Board members reviewed the impact of the 2026 legislative recalibration bill, which introduced a new “silo” approach to the state’s block grant funding. Under this model, funding allocated for student activities and extra-duty responsibilities has decreas...
On May 18th, Hot Springs County School District #1 hosted their Annual Planning & Stakeholder Input Session at the Central Administration Business Office. The goal of the event was to seek perspectives from persons in the community upon the issue of how to utilize grant funds, which are provided to the district through the Wyoming Consolidated Grant Program, and through the Perkins V Grant Program. Kathy Groh of the business office provided those present with a brief explanation of the various aspects of the Consolidated Grant, which includes...
