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The Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Directors agreed to change the start times for school for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year at their February meeting. Monday through Thursday, Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) and Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) will begin classes at 8:30 a.m. The high school will convene at 8:20 a.m. Release time, Monday through Thursday for RWE will be at 3:50, TMS will let out at 3:45 and the high school will end their day at 4 p.m. The schedule changes a...
Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congressman Cynthia Lummis are announcing that their Hot Springs County representatives, Reagen Bebout, Pam Buline and Sherlyn Kaiser are scheduled to hold “Office Hours” in Thermopolis at the County Annex Building on Friday, Feb. 26 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Area residents are encouraged to visit with Bebout, Buline and Kaiser on an individual basis to discuss issues or their views regarding the federal government. These ideas and concerns will then be relayed to Senators Enzi and Barrasso and Rep...
Merlin Heinze spoke to Thermopolis Gun Club members at their February meeting about the necessary steps to properly tanning a hide....
Eleven pipe siphons are scheduled for pipe lining and repairs on U.S. 20 and Wyoming 30 between Thermopolis and Worland, and between Basin and Otto. Prime contractor for the $632,000 project is Wilson Brothers Construction, Inc., of Cowley. Ten of the siphons are located between Thermopolis and Worland (between mileposts 137.9 and 141.64) on U.S. 20, while one of the siphons is located between Basin and Otto (milepost 106.65) on Wyoming 30. By contract, work on all siphons must be completed by April 15, and all work is required to be complete...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members: Jennifer Paris; Christopher Paris, Susan D. Smith, Amy Jarrard, Elizabeth Oliver, Bree Christiansen and Danette Koehler completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association of Colorado and Wyoming....
A Thermopolis volunteer fireman keeps watch on a brush fire off of King Road to make sure it does not get out of control....
A nationwide movement to bring a voice to those suffering in silence from mental illness, substance abuse and suicide has come to Wyoming and Hot Springs County. The idea is called Project Semicolon. A semicolon is used when an author could have ended a sentence with a period, but didn’t. Simply put, you are the author - and your life is the sentence. The semicolon is a reminder to pause, breathe and keep going. Some 5,500 semicolon pins have been distributed across the state in a partnership between the Prevention Management Organization of W... Full story
The Friendly Duplicate Bridge Club of Thermopolis played on Thursday with 2 1/2 tables in attendance. Winners were the Knightens, Earl and Dorothy, in first place (with substantial help from Varney Stipley and Rex Clothier), and Jeanette Porter and George McClellan in second place. The club meets at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of the month. All bridge players are welcome. The next scheduled session is Friday, March 18. Contact Rex Clothier at 864-9368 for more information....
Nine year old Waikeli Balstad wanted to help those in need this year for her birthday. "It's an opportunity for helping people," said Waikeli. Balstad was getting ready to celebrate her ninth birthday, and she requested that no one bring any gifts. She explained her room was already crowded with toys and that she didn't need any more. Balstad and her mother, Aly Lahoe, wrote a note to her friends and family asking for food to donate to a local charity. From there Lahoe contacted Judy Carswell wh...
House District 28 Representative Nathan Winters has been busy during the Wyoming Legislative session in Cheyenne. “We’ve just completed our second week of this 20-day Legislative Session, which is usually the busiest week during a Budget Session,” said Winters. He explained the reason is bills that are not reported out of committee or do not make it through first reading on the Floor of the House or Senate die because of a lack of time to be heard. Secondly, the second week is when the main operations budget is set for the next two years for th...
The Thermopolis Town Council worked through their Tuesday meeting with an expedited precision, taking care of business in a short amount of time. Some issues addressed were the renewal of liquor licenses to the local retailers and restaurants, several catering permits and putting old equipment back up for bid. Several of the local restaurateurs were present to witness the renewal of the town’s many liquor licenses. Mayor Mike Mortimore moved the meeting to a public hearing and opened the f...
House District 28 Representative Nathan Winters has been busy during the Wyoming Legislature going on in Cheyenne. According to Winters, 170 separate pieces of legislation were brought to the House of Representatives this year. Of those, 54 failed to pass the 2/3rds majority that is required for introduction of a bill during the budget session and another 25 were not introduced either because of lack of time or were withdrawn by the sponsor. “There has been broad discussion of the best way to move forward during our economic downturn,” sai...
by Lara Love Bryant Honey made in Worland, Canyon Oats Oatmeal made in Powell, student raised local beef, pork or lamb; these are just a few of the items Hot Springs County School District food service director Cindy Wallingford would like to see included on the school lunch menu. Beginning as soon as Wednesday, Feb. 17, HSCSD will be participating in the Farm to School program. Wallingford hopes to start off being able to offer locally produced food items at least once a month in school...
Girl Scouts Troop 1100 is meeting every Tuesday at the H.O.P.E. Agency from 3:45-5 p.m. with ages ranging from kindergarten to seventh grade, the youngest starting as daisies and the oldest becoming cadets. Girl Scouts have the opportunity to learn a multitude of skills and lessons. Registration forms are available online at www.gsmw.org or simple come to one of the Tuesday meetings. Registration is $15 per year. For more information, contact Kayloni Good at 921-4220....
Mark Danis, formerly of Nu Vogue Salon, is setting up shop at 316 Broadway. Hair I Am will have Mark’s 37 years of experience behind it, experience that incorporates a master’s degree in coloring, a trained barber and just about everything else from cuts to styles. Mark’s shop will provide a relaxed atmosphere while you are getting your hair done. “I want my customers to be comfortable,” said Danis. Call 864-3864 or 921-3075 to make an appointment....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Board met Feb. 11. A number of past board presidents attended the meeting to assist with voting for Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Nonprofit Organization of the Year. Chamber members submitted nominations for the honors. Recipients will be announced at the annual Chamber Banquet set for March 19. According to chamber director Meri Ann Rush, tickets are still being sold for the 2016 Vacation Getaway fundraiser sponsored by the chamber. Only 150 tickets are being sold. The drawing...
A representative will be available from the Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Tuesday, Feb. 23 to help job seekers and employers at the Hot Springs County Library from 10 a.m.- noon, and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. 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/”wyomingworkforce.org...
The Bureau of Reclamation has made their forecast for the runoff in the up coming months of April through July. Basing the forecast on a 30 year average, the Boysen Reservoir and the snowmelt runoff for the Wind River are below the average. Boysen is currently at 78 percent capacity. The April-July inflow to the reservoir is forecasted at 350,000 acre feet, which is 64 percent of the 30 year average of 548,300 acre feet. The snowmelt runoff in the Wind River above Bull Lake Creek is expected to...
Kylie Fisher has been named to the fall 2015 Sheridan College Vice President’s Honor Roll. Joe Doak, a member of the 307 Basketball Officials Association, has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 1A Regional Basketball Tournament in Lander Feb. 25-27....
Brenna and Aaron Abel welcomed their son, Conner, on Sunday, Feb. 14. Brenna Huckfeldt of Hot Springs County Public Health, left, along with Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital nurse Roxanne Arnett, right, presented the family with a new child infant seat filled with goodies as part of the Gift of a Mother's Love program sponsored by Safe Kids Wyoming....
Hot Springs County’s first responders were very active last year responding to a multitude of calls. The following information was gained from the Law Enforcement Center and breaks down dispatch calls for 2015. The county brand inspector responded to eight livestock calls. Wyoming Game and Fish officials had 48 wildlife calls. Government trappers responded to four wildlife calls. The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office found three abandoned vehicles, did 29 agency assists, responded to two air...
When it comes to dinosaurs, their enormous stature sometimes comes to mind. This little dinosaur is on the other end of the spectrum. Lori, the smallest dinosaur found in Wyoming, was discovered ironically next to the largest dinosaur found in Wyoming. The new species, the size of a magpie, was dug up from a quarry in Douglas, Wyoming. Both specimens were donated to the Big Horn Basin Foundation by the land owner as long as neither specimen leaves the state. Jessica Lippincott of the Big Horn Ba...
Wyoming tourism economy made some great leaps in the fiscal year of 2014-15. According to the Wyoming Office of Tourism, the state had a record of 10.5 million people visit, this is up from the 10.1 million visitors in 2014. Travel spending in the state grew to just under $3.4 billion in 2015, an increase of $9 million over the previous year. Visitor spending directly affects Wyoming's economy by generating $175 million in local and state tax revenues, up from $163 million in 2014. Since 2005,...
After a short public hearing at the Feb. 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners voted to submit a Site Specific Feasibility Study Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application in the amount of $15,000 to the Wyoming Business Council. A match of $5,000 will be provided by Hot Springs County. The purpose of the feasibility study is to determine the re-development options for the former Hot Springs County Airport. The study will explore options including benefit for low or moderate income families, increased recreatio...
Jurors in Washakie County deliberated just under eight and a half hours before bringing back a guilty verdict on three counts against Thermopolis man, Cody Shinost, in the 2014 roll-over accident that claimed the life of Madisen "Maddie" Price, left her sister, Delanie Price in a coma for months with severe head trauma and caused extreme injuries to a third passenger, Dylan Balstad. The trial began in Washakie County Fifth Judicial Court on Monday, Feb. 1 after Shinost's public defender,...
