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People for People and the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will be preparing a Thanksgiving meal on November 28. If you would like to receive a meal, or plan on eating in with them, please let them know as soon as possible. Call Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at (307) 864-3629, or Judy Carswell at 307-921-8264. If you would like to volunteer to help or bring food, please call Judy Carswell.Sign up sheets are located at Hot Springs County Public Health, Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce, The Help Center, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and Hot Springs...
The annual Backpack Program Fundraiser and the Beta Sigma Phi Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held at the Thermopolis Middle School this Saturday, November 16. The theme of the fundraiser is “Vintage Christmas.” It will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Event organizer Judy Carswell said participants can bring all Vintage Christmas items, antique, reinvented, home-made, etc. These items are for the silent auction, which will end at 3 p.m. and winning bidders will be notified after bidding closes. Car...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting this year’s Giving Tree. Chamber director and CEO Meri Ann Dorman said, “Thanks to our incredible community and donations of time and gifts, we want to be able to help provide a beautiful holiday for anybody who may need extra help.” The children benefiting from the Giving Tree and for birth to age 18. Only a parent or guardian can fill out the application. Each child will get two tags that reflect their want and need. For example, a child could want a toy and need some clothing. The a...
A cookie jar auction fundraiser to benefit Leoria Mayne will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Leoria, Hayden Mayne’s grandmother, is battling cancer and is dealing with medical costs and not being able to work. All proceeds from the auction will go to Leoria to help with her expenses. A pulled pork dinner will be served, by donation. For more information, to donated a cookie jar or make a monitary donation contact Lily Hayes at 921-9106, Karen Sinclair at 921-1788 or Pat Lesmeister a...
Hot Springs Health is proud to join communities across America in celebration of National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on November 21. The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and rural-focused organizations throughout the United States set aside the third Thursday of November to recognize NRHD. This annual event is an opportunity to celebrate the “Power of Rural” and honor the individuals and organizations dedicated to addressing the unique healthcare needs of nearly 61 million people living in rural America. “It is of...
Miranda Nelson, part-time MSW student at UW-Casper, recently had a research article published in Nursing Economics. She participated in collaborative research through Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis. She and her team were nominated for and won the Collaborative Practice Award through the Wyoming Nursing Association....
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team captured first place in the 1A/2A Sweepstakes at the Powell/Cody Speech and Debate Novice Tournament held at Powell High School on November 9. The Bobcats, coached by Lyle Wiley, Alyssa Brown, Riley Jeffs, and Markie Whitney, kicked off the season with six competing novice students, all of whom had impressive first-tournament results. Sophomore Teancum Gevas finished as the tournament champion in two events: Impromptu Speaking and Humorous Interpretation. Gevas also captured third place...
From Wyoming News Exchange papers Colorado man banned from Yellowstone National Park for walking in thermal area JACKSON (WNE) — A Colorado man was sentenced to seven days in jail for walking off a designated trail or boardwalk in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in July. Joseph Aita, 62, of Colorado Springs, entered the protected area of Canary Spring in Mammoth Hot Springs in the north area of the park with co-defendant Celia Aita and two minor children, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Dis...
by CJ Baker Powell Tribune, Via Wyoming News Exchange A young Michigan man who allegedly poached nine mule deer in Cody over the summer is now facing more legal trouble, as investigators say they’ve also tied him to the killing of a cow last year. Twenty-year-old Josh Wielhouwer was already facing 18 misdemeanor counts in connection with deer that were killed and left to waste in Cody in August and early September. Last week, prosecutors added a felony count of property destruction for a cow that was killed north of the city in 2023. Like t...
The Hot Springs County Clerk’s office has released unofficial results from the 2024 General Election and Bob Aguiar (R) narrowly won over Jack Baird (I) to serve a four year term as Hot Springs County Commissioner. Aguiar received 1,306 votes with Baird receiving 1,200 votes. In the highly contested Hot Springs County School Board of Trustees race, the four winning vote earners include Justin Budd with 1,368, Jean Skelton with 1,255, Marshall Keller with 1,115 and Nichole Weyer with 997. Beth Lewis received 974 votes, Clay VanAntwerp 779, J...
Vehicles have been parked around Thermopolis for months sporting candidate signs, especially for the two Hot Springs County Commissioner candidates. There has been much discussion regarding the legality of the parked vehicles. These two, although near the polling location for Thermopolis Precincts 1-1 and 1-2, were legally parked outside Wyoming's 100-yard Election Buffer Zone for polling locations....
The Wyoming Water Development Commission is evaluating options for providing water to Hot Springs County residents. Representatives of the Level II Study, Project Manager George Moser, Jeff Rosenlund of DOWL, and hydro-geologist Ben Jordan held a public meeting on October 26 at the annex building. As part of the project’s scope, the study representatives have gathered information, identified stakeholders, and they reviewed existing information. They also developed population growth p...
The Bobcat Roundtop Yearbook earned the Silver Star ranking and All-State Honors with a second place ranking in the 1A/2A division at the 2024 Wyoming Student Media Association (WSMA) Convention held at Casper College on October 28. The Bobcats won these honors with last year's book, which was published through Jostens with the theme: We Are All Stars. It was the third consecutive All-State finish for Bobcat Journalism, advised by Lyle Wiley who was also the acting President of the WSMA Board....
Christ the King Church, of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), has opened locally for others to join them. They meet at the Big Horn Federal Community Room on Sundays at 9 a.m. for the Worship Service, 10 a.m. Bible Study and on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. for Bible Study. Most of the members currently attending originally knew each other from their previous times in Casper at the WELS church there. According to the members, their focus as a church is “brotherly love and evangelism.” One...
Progress is being made to replace the Town of Thermopolis’ flagpole that was damaged by a windstorm on September 9. The damage prevented town officials from lowering the flag in recognition of September 11 and the town is unable to fly flags. They received assistance from the Thermopolis Fire Department, which is the only entity that can reach the top of the flagpole, to take the flags down and survey the damage. The pole’s metal is bent and has broken welds. It is not repairable with a load bearing weight on it and therefore it has to be rep...
Historical Society meeting presentation Tony Abstetar will be presenting the featured program at the Saturday, Nov. 9 Hot Springs County HIstorical Society meeting. The meeting begins at 2 p.m. with the program to follow. From Flying Door Gunner to Flying with Honor is the name of Abstetar’s program. The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact (307) 272-4720. or 864-2678. November library events The Hot Springs County Library is hosting a variety of activities and events during the month o...
The Holiday Food Drive will be getting underway soon with volunteers putting out bags and picking up filled bags in the community. On November 7-9 bags will be placed on doorknobs of Thermopolis homes. Place your food donations of canned or dried food by your front door for pickup on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8 a.m.-noon. No perishable items or home canned products please. If your donation is not picked up or you need assistance, call 864-3629 and leave a message. You can also leave your donations in the entry of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers 17-year-old girl hospitalized CASPER (WNE) — Casper police have a suspect in custody following a Halloween night stabbing that left a 17-year-old girl in serious condition at Banner Wyoming Medical Center. Officers responded to a reported stabbing in the 1500 block of North Poplar Street just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday and found the girl with an apparent knife wound to her abdomen, according to a news release from the Casper Police Department. She was transported to the hospital following life-saving m...
On October 29, the Wyoming Pioneer Home held a gala art show that culminated eight weeks of art classes for participants. The event featured a variety of painted clay pieces designed by residents of the Pioneer Home and also members of the community who signed up for the program. The art show was well attended, with around 100 people visiting to view the artwork and join in the celebration. The event was also filmed by Cactus Productions, a documentary camera crew from Cody. Leading the event...
The Holiday Food Drive will be getting underway soon with volunteers putting out bags and picking up filled bags in the community. On November 7-9 bags will be placed on doorknobs of Thermopolis homes. Place your food donations of canned or dried food by your front door for pickup on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8 a.m.-noon. No perishable items or home canned products please. If your donation is not picked up or you need assistance, call 864-3629 and leave a message. You can also leave your donations in the entry of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church...
At the October Hot Springs County School District #1 Trustees board meeting, the principals of all three schools shared their accountability ratings and all the rankings for state assessment data. Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi said, “Regarding our ACT rankings this year, the last couple of years, we’ve been ranked in the top three, as a district across the state. Our juniors from last year, our seniors this year, were ranked number one in the state of Wyoming as a district for their ACT scores.” Deromedi added...
Gage Maser and Josh Rathbun installed a new pantry at Town Hall last week. Rathbun painted the lettering on the pantry. Sarah Slagle of Self Healing Community, with the collaboration of the Odd Fellows, helped buy the new pantry and get more items to keep it stocked. The pantry includes toiletries, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, diapers, hygiene products and food....
Effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management has lifted fire restrictions on all public lands administered by the Cody, Lander and Worland field offices within Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties, and a small portion of Natrona County that falls within the Lander Field Office area. Fire danger has decreased across the BLM Wind River/Bighorn Basin District due to cooler temperatures and increased precipitation, allowing fire restrictions to be safely lifted. “Please remain vigilant as y...
Trunk or Treat The 8th annual First Responders Trunk or Treat will be held Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. between the Fire Hall and the Search and Rescue building off of 14th Street. Handbell Choirs A Basin Handbell Choir Concert will be held at the Community Federated Church Fellowship Hall, 631 Bighorn Street, on Saturday, Nov. 2 beginning at 3 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. It will include choir, quartet and solo ringers as well as combined piece with 24 ringers. Flautist Kimberly Jones will also...
At the October Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission meeting, County Planner Les Culliton, presented the application of the DeVries Minor Subdivision, owned by Raymond and Cynthia DeVries. The request for approval was for a Preliminary Subdivision Plat, dividing roughly 3-acres of an 8.5-acre parcel into 5 lots and a Land Use Change from agricultural to residential. The lots would be served by a 60 foot access off of Lane 7. The lots would receive domestic water from South Thermopolis...
