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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...
Thermopolis Trout Unlimited is planning a river clean up on November 16. The group is inviting volunteers to help pick up trash at the pull overs in the Wind River Canyon. Participants will meet at the Wedding of the Waters parking lot at 9 a.m. To learn more about Thermopolis Trout Unlimited and their events, stop in at any of our local fly shops or contact Gene Pruett, the current chapter president, at ThermopTU@gmail.com The group plans to put on another Free Fly Fishing Clinic in the spring. They are also hosting a monthly speaker series,...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Two Park County residents found dead; carbon monoxide poisoning suspected CODY (WNE) — Two Park County residents, Jeff McKearny, 64, and Steven Werbelow, 66, were found dead in their camper on October 23. The suspected cause of death is accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, according to county coroner Cody Gortmaker. The two men were hunting near Eagle Creek Campground up the North Fork, which is where their bodies were found. Investigations are still ongoing, Gortmaker said. Werbelow, who was a Powell resi...
At the October 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Revenue and Expenditure Reports for August and September. The amounts for each month were, respectively, $385,405.72 and $316,446.09. The commissioners also voted and passed the approval of the Feasibility Assessment for the Former Airport Property Request for Proposals and Approval of Contract with Only Co. They are partnering with Ardurra to conduct the Feasibility Study,...
At the October Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said the lodging tax distribution for September 30, 2024, was $25,601.04. In September 2023, the previous lodging tax was $26,482.25. Additionally, for August 2024, the lodging tax was $33,285.36 compared to August 2023, which was $37,638.88. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. The lodging tax is on the general election ballot again for...
Hot Springs County Clerk Becky Kersten and Deputy Karen Slocum test and verify the voting machines for the general election along with members of the public. All Hot Springs County voting machines were tested. See the sample general election ballots on page B2 and information on voting requirements....
Two candidates appear on the general election ballot who are running for one open seat to serve as a Hot Springs County Commissioner, a four year term. Bob Aguiar is running as a Republican who advanced from the primary election Jack Baird joined the race following the primary election and is running as an Independent. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Bob Aguiar: Good evening everyone. My name is Bob Aguiar. Some of you have listened...
Eight candidates are running for four available seats on the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees, a four year term, four votes. Justin Budd, Appointed Marshall Keller, Beth Lewis, Jessica Lippencott, Ben Postma, Jean Skelton, and Incumbents Clay VanAntwerp and Nichole Weyer. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Justin Budd: Thank you, all of you, for coming out this evening. I feel like I’m a little bit in the hot seat a...
Hot Springs County Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court, two year unexpired term. Kris McNeff was appointed and she is now running for election. She was present at the candidate forum. Kris McNeff. Good evening. My name is Kris McNeff, and I’m asking you to vote for me for the Clerk of District Court. I grew up in Thermopolis, where I met my husband Cecil. We’ve been married for 36 years and had two wonderful children here. I have approximately 20 years experience in the legal world. I was appointed District Clerk last year after Ter...
Two local candidates are running for the State House of Representatives District 28 seat. Incumbent John Winter (R) is being challenged by Larry Alwin (D). Alwin had enough write in votes in the primary and accepted the nomination The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. John R. Winter: I’m John Winter. I’ve been in the legislature for awhile now and I’m in my third term, and I want to be here for one more term. We have quite a few things going...
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council, Tony Larson is challenging incumbents Dusty Lewis and William Malloy. The information included here and is what Lewis presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Larson and Malloy were not in attendance at the candidate forum. They supplied bio information to the IR. Dusty Lewis: My name’s Dusty Lewis. So this is actually probably my third term, I think. Sadly, I dodged this forum the first two rounds, but with my wife running...
Senior Citizen Service District, terms are to be determined by the organization for five newly available seats. Candidates are Kimberly Joy Black, Ted Brown, Curtis Cheney, Gary J. Holbert, Marvin Nielsen, Raymond E. Shaffer, Kathy Sorensen, Maxine Kay Toepke-Reese. Brown, Cheney and Toepke-Reese were not in attendance at the Chamber hosted candidate forum but short bios are incuded. Kimberly Black: Hi, I’m Kimberly Black. I wanted to be a part of our senior citizens board because I think it’s important to our community. I want people to und...
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrasso (R) and Scott D. Marrow (D). This is for one seat, a six year term. The information included here is what Morrow presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Barrasso was not in attendance so a brief bio on him is included. Scott D. Morrow: Good evening everybody. Great crowd. I’ve been talking with Chuck here. He’s with the Republican Party. No?. Oh, that’s right, the Constitutional Party, and we’re getting...
Ed Cooper (R) from Ten Sleep is the sonly candidate on the general ballot running the State Senator District # 20 seat. The information included here is what he presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Ed Cooper: I think I’ve met a lot of you. I’m Ed Cooper. I live over in Ten Sleep. I was born right over here on hospital hill many years ago. Basically I spent my entire life right here in the southern Big Horn Basin. My family has been involved in agriculture here since 1906 when they first cam...
Constitutional Amendment A The adoption of this amendment would separate residential property into its own class of property for purposes of property tax assessments. This amendment would authorize the legislature to create a subclass of owner occupied primary residence. You have the option to vote for or against. Lodging Tax Renewal Shall Hot Springs County renew for an additional four years of lodging tax of 2% upon accommodations or space, or transient visitors or tourists. Vote for the county lodging tax or against. The lodging tax is not...
The Wyoming Water Development Commission is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the annex building to evaluate options for providing water to Hot Springs County residents. Please join them to learn about the Hot Springs County Water Supply Level II Study. Updates at the meeting will include information about possible water supply options based on well siting and access. The purpose of this study is to evaluate existing and potential water supplies for Hot Springs County...
A special prosecutor has been named to review the officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of Thermopolis resident Jared Gottula during a welfare check at his home on September 9. Fremont County Attorney Patrick LaBrun has stated that he has received the majority of the report compiled by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). LaBrun will review the report and determine if the two officers involved, one a Thermopolis Police Officer and one a Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Deputy, were justified or should be charged i...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party hosted a School Board Candidates forum at the fair building on Sept. 30. In the general election, there are four seats open for the Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees. This is part three of the forum coverage. Part one and two ran previously in the IR. A special general election section will be printed in next week’s IR with info on our local candidates and state candidates. There are two incumbents currently running for reelection, t...
Hot Springs County resident Cody Dyan Stewart, 35, was arrested last Friday and charged with one count of alleged felony theft and eleven counts of alleged felony forgery. On Thursday, October 17, the Thermopolis Police Department Chief Pat Cornwell met with members of the Thermopolis High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Alumni Association. They reported to Cornwell that they believed the treasurer of the organization had allegedly taken approximately $21,000.00 from the organization over the last three years. Stewart allegedly forged...
Moonlight Madness is returning to the streets of downtown Thermopolis on Thursday, October 24. A variety of activities will be offered that you and your family can participate in. Carnival games for prizes, Mason’s tacos, costume contests for both people and pets, a pinata bash, a photo booth and more will be happening downtown. Some businesses will be open late and offering up treats for children who want to Trick or Treat. Many of them will also be serving up warm beverages and other tasty treats so be sure to stop in. In case of inclement w...
On Sunday, Oct. 20, Par 6 Indoor Golf held their grand opening in addition the five-year anniversary of P6 Station Pizzeria was celebrated. Owner Ryan Shaffer explained why he decided to create this sporting opportunity. He said, "In Wyoming, we don't have a lot of months to play golf. My older two kids are on the golf team and I help volunteer with the golf team. If we want to get better, if we want to have more opportunities for these kids to go play in college or just to keep their swing,...
