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Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met at the Hot Springs County Museum. Chamber Director Meri Ann Rush provided an update regarding the Waikiki Beach getaway fundraiser. As of Thursday, Rush said 52 tickets were sold. The drawing will be during the March 17 Chamber Meet and Greet, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at Central Bank & Trust. Beer and brats will be served. The annual meeting is scheduled for April 14, and Rush noted it would be similar to...
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Riverton will teach a Severe Weather Spotter training class from 6-7:30 on Thursday, March 17 at the Hot Springs County Annex Building, 117 North Fourth Street. The free training class is open to the public. The training session details how severe weather forms, outlines appropriate safety actions, and uses video and digital images from across Wyoming to help volunteers learn to identify and report severe weather. All course materials are...
Wearing their best green duds, runners take to the two-mile course for the third annual Shamrock Shuffle. The event, hosted by Gottsche, was created to add some community fun and promote health and wellness. This year incorporated an egg hunt for kids as well....
With last week’s adjournment of the Wyoming Legislature, Representative Nathan Winters spoke Monday on decisions made concerning the state’s budget. “In a budget session,” Winters said, “you’re making, on average, 30 major decisions a day on various bills, some of which have millions of dollars attached.” In previous years, the budget has been combined into one large omnibus bill to include all sources of funding: the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML), the Capital Construction, the School Capita... Full story
On March 1, 2012, current Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Robin Roling began her career with the hospital. Upon her arrival, she explained, the hospital was wrapping up a master facility plan. "We were fortunate in being able to make some changes in legislation that would allow us to put a district initiative on the ballot in November of 2013. The reason we wanted to start with a district initiative is, based upon findings from the master facility plan, as well as...
The 2016 Hot Springs County Republican Convention will be held Saturday, March 12 at the county annex building beginning at 9 a.m. Delegates for the Republican State and National conventions will be named and the county’s Republican candidate for president will be selected. Two delegates will be selected to attend the state convention and five alternates. Three others from Hot Springs County will attend including party chairman (Chuck Carver), state committeeman (Jim Collins) and state committeewoman (Toni Casciato). According to Hot Springs C...
There is still time to have your blood drawn for the annual Kiwanis Health Fair at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Blood draws will be held at the hospital Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 10-12, from 7 to 10 a.m. Report to the desk in the hospital lobby. No specific appointments for blood draws will be made. Several types of blood screenings will be available, including a basic chemistry panel; vitamin D, 25 hydroxy; PSA (for men); hemoglobin; C-reactive protein; blood type; ferritin; hemogram; colo kit and thyroid panel. Doctors...
A sign up for the community garden is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at the Hot Springs County Library. The gardens are in a gorgeous natural spot with a lot of potential, Melanie Valentine said, and those who haven’t seen the area are encouraged to stop by C Avenue and Arapahoe Street to have a look. Valentine is looking to upgrade the gardens, as over the past couple years the weeds have gotten out of hand, particularly the puncture vine or goat head. The Wyoming Master Gardeners Association recently provided a $750 grant, w...
Aaron Hanson shows one of the pets available to choose, as he and other students act out "What Pet Should I Get?" at Ralph Witters Elementary for Dr. Seuss Week....
Kathy Hammond’s quilt Heart Mountain Barracks is one of more than 20 quilts currently in display “The Fabric of Memory”, in the gallery at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center now until May 20. A member of the Textile Artists of the Greater Yellowstone (TAGY), Hammond explained inspiration for the project and resultant display came after they took photos at the center. As a history minor, Hammond said she was particularly excited for this opportunity. Heart Mountain Barracks is made of silk, some of which is commercially woven and some from...
James Ott, left, and Justin Muscio survey near the entrance to Hot Springs State Park. Domenic Bravo, the division administrator for Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, said the surveying is two-fold, as the underpass is slated for repaving, and the entry is part of a draft Master Plan....
Connie Hart puts a bandage over a blood draw site on Ellen Galyan's arm. Monday morning, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital saw plenty lined up to get their draws done....
On Thursday, Hot Springs County High School Student Body President Tyler Cornwell and the senior class issued a challenge for students and staff to go the day without technology. The challenge was not so strict as to limit technology use entirely; if needed for school-related activity or emergencies, it was allowable. Cornwell said the issue of cell phone usage in the schools was brought up in a meeting between teachers and Principal Scott Shoop. While use for in-class activity, such as...
Four Hot Springs County High School athletes have been elected to their respective 2A Northwest All-Conference Teams this season, along with three named as honorable mentions. Senior Randi Elisson and sophomore Haley McDermott are honored on the girls’ all-conference team while senior Tyler Cornwell and junior Keegan Robbins are part of the boys’ all-conference squad. Twelve members are named to both teams. Jessica Schierkolk and Korey Smith were named honorable mention to the girls’ team with Noah Schwalbe named as honorable mention to the boy...
Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Coed Basketball standings and scores include: Standings: Geeks in Sneaks 6 0 Red Rock Family Practice 5 1 Owl Creek Graphics 4 2 Hoosier Daddy 2 4 The Has Beens 1 5 Paintbrush Dental 0 6 March 2 game scores: Geeks in Sneaks 86 vs Paintbrush Dental 61. High scorers: Geeks in Sneaks - Nate Miller 34 points, Paintbrush Dental - Dusty McLean – 24. Hoosier Daddy 44 vs Owl Creek Graphics 55. High scorers: Hoosier Daddy - Skylar Thomas 25, Owl Creek - Colin Herold 15. Red Rock Family Practice 81 vs Has B...
On Thursday Betty Hawkins and Julie Lehman received approval from the Cemetery Board for a Monument Hill Cemetery Avenue of Flags project, which began as a means to honor Hawkins’ husband and Lehman’s father, Donald, who passed away Jan. 9. The Avenue will provide a way to honor those veterans with ties to Hot Springs County. For more information on the project, contact Hawkins at 864-3948, or Lehman at 921-0018....
A representative from the Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, will be available to help job seekers and employers at Hot Springs County Library from 10 a.m.-noon and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is also available by phone at 307-856-9231or on their website at http://wyomingworkforce.org/”wyomingworkforce.org....
As a part the travel management process, the Shoshone National Forest will hold a government cooperator meeting at Big Horn Federal Savings Bank in Thermopolis on Friday, March 18 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and observe the meeting. For information and updates on the Shoshone National Forest’s travel management process, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/shoshone/home/?cid=stelprd3846526. As America’s first national forest, the Shoshone National Forest has 2.4 million acres of diverse terrain and a mission to sus...
An Antique StrollShow with John Sollo is scheduled for April 8-9 at Broadway Bygones, 535 Broadway St. Sollo’s area of expertise is furniture from 1870 to present. He has authored books on antiques, owned an antique auction house in New Jersey and has appeared on TV several times doing antique appraisals. There will be a welcome reception for Sollo on Friday, April 8 from 6-7 p.m. On Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sollo will be evaluating items. You must register by Thursday, March 31. Only 24 registrations will be accepted at the c...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting for March on Tuesday, discussing election items, road and bridge work and fuel and holding tank issues with the airport. County Clerk Nina Webber said the State of Wyoming has sent down a mandate to all county clerks requiring an upgrade to the operating system used during elections. As of this year, the software the state is requiring will no longer recognize the Windows XP operating system. Webber had set aside funds to... Full story
At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting Tuesday evening, it was Mayor Mike Mortimore who had the final say to approve a bid for $66,402.38, from Bobcat of the Big Horn Basin for a 2016 Bobcat E55 compact excavator. Prior to Mortimore's vote, Council was divided, with members Tony Larson and John Dorman Sr. voting "no" and Mark Nelson and Dusty Lewis voting "aye." Other bids that came in were: $64,565 from Titan Machinery, $72,084.70 from Pro Rental and Sales, and $81,631.16 from Honnen...
Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation was awarded the prestigious Wyoming Governor's Arts Award during an awards ceremony Friday evening in Cheyenne. The foundation is dedicated to bringing arts to Thermopolis. "This is an award for the whole community because we have so many volunteers, sponsors and partnerships," said HSGLF board member Jacky Wright. "We could not do what we do without the community support," she added. Wright said it was a privilege to accept the award and meet Gov. Matt...
Thermopolis Middle School eighth grader Katie Burrows returned home from the Showalter Music Festival held Feb. 13 at Northwest College not knowing she had won a prestigious award for her vocal solo performance. Over 500 vocal soloists performed at the competition and Burrows was name the most Outstanding Musician 2016. She scored 24 out of a possible 25 points. "She is the first person we have had win from Thermopolis since I began teaching here nine years ago," said band and choir teacher... Full story
Gavin Philips, a Hot Springs County High School graduate in 2001, has been hired by the Johns Hopkins Medical Center’s Institute for Cell Engineering to join an international team of doctors developing a new form of brain scan. The project is partially funded by President Obama’s Brain Initiative. According to Philips, the new scan involves inserting nano-particles into blood cells and tracking them with electromagnets. The resulting data is manipulated to produce images of brain activity. Philips received a doctorate degree in neu...
Hot Springs County saw a 8.6 percent decrease in total payroll and a decrease of 90 fewer in monthly employment between the second quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015, according to data released last month by the research and planning division of the state Department of Workforce Services. Average monthly employment in Hot Springs County dropped from 2,127 in the second quarter of 2014 to 2,037 in the second quarter of 2015. Total payroll decreased from about $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2014 to about $18 million in the...
