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A community dinner to thank local fire department, search and rescue, police, sheriff, highway patrol and dispatch members will be held Sunday, Nov. 1. Stefanie Gilbert said the idea for the picnic originated from a discussion with community members on Facebook. “With everything going on in our country, we needed to remember to thank first responders,” she said, noting that first responders have a job that is often both thankless and dangerous. A dinner will be held in the evening for first responders and their families, with the public inv...
Tuesday's Thermopolis Town Council meeting was short but productive. Town engineer Heath Overfield reported that all projects are progressing as scheduled. The only caveat was the Cedar Ridge water tank relining will have to be postponed until March of next year due to the weather getting colder. Mayor Mike Mortimore agreed that this is good call and it needs to be done right the first time. Police Chief Steve Shay reported that Oktobrewfest went well. The mayor responded that there were a lot...
Thermopolis Volunteer Fireman Forrest Coleman Weisz helps fourth grader Kadance Bowman put out imaginary fires during the fourth grader's trip to the fire station during Fire Prevention Week....
The Hot Springs County Commission set aside Tuesday $28,000 from their emergency expenditures which will pay for the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital’s forthcoming Master Facility Plan. The $28,000 for the plan, which will be undertaken by Erdman Healthcare Strategic Planning Services, will include only the undertaking of the plan itself and not the extra expenses which include travel, accommodation and food for Erdman employees. HSCMH will pay those expenses itself. The plan will include facility assessment, concept of development, and a...
Main Street Thermopolis declared their second annual Oktobrewfest a huge success during its monthly meeting on Oct. 1. The group, which was organized to improve the town’s historic district, said they raised almost $10,000 during the Sept. 23 event which featured local beers, music, games for children and adults alike, and brought tourists from as far as Billings and Greybull. The group estimated that over 1,200 people attended, and noted that the 500 wristbands necessary for drinking were entirely sold out, along with special Oktobrewfest t...
Sean Miller and KinDale Andreen were named Bobcat Homecoming King and Queen during coronation. For more homecoming photos see B1 and B8....
Hunting is about the nature of the hunt, the ethics of the harvest of both animals and plants, conservation of the land, and the folklore, skills and heritage that goes with it. Hunting creates memories. It’s about sharing time with people, learning survival skills, producing tools, food, furnishings and clothing that relates back to the hunt. It’s about the great outdoors, teaching generations to be good stewards of the land, and the art that comes from viewing the land around us. Hunting is the theme of the Second-Friday ArtStroll in dow...
October 18-24 is National Friends of the Library Week. They sponsor many things locally for the Hot Springs County Library, ranging from book sales to a baby book for the first baby born in the New Year. They are on the look out for imaginative and creative new members to strengthen and promote the Friends of the Library. Membership is $10 per individual, $15 for a family and $25 for a business....
The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The H.O.P.E. Agency wants to bring the issue of domestic violence forward for people to be aware of and understand it is in our community. The H.O.P.E. Agency in our community is here to help prevent, educate and talk about domestic violence and the consequences it has. They want to empower victims of domestic violence with the ability to talk about it. Through talking, the ability is there to change it. Above all, the need to learn... Full story
U.S. Senator Michael B. Enzi, U.S. Senator John Barrasso and Congressman Cynthia M. Lummis are announcing their respective Field Representatives, Reagen Green, Pam Buline and Sherlyn Kaiser will be available to visit with Thermopolis residents on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the county annex, 117 North 4th Street. Area residents are encouraged to visit with the representatives of the Wyoming delegation during this time on an individual basis to discuss matters regarding the federal government. These comments and concerns will then...
FFA members Barbara Jean Kissel and Jessie Pennoyer serve plates of food during the annual Homecoming FFA Steak Dinner....
Community Home Health has moved to a new location at 717 Broadway. With over six years of service, they are ready to provide help with many rehabilitation needs. They are available to help patients recover from an injury or illness in the comfort of their own home. They offer many services such as equipment loans where patients can receive a walker or wheel chair. They also offer their services all across the area including Worland, Basin and Tensleep Contact Community Home Health for more...
Land surveyor Rick Hudson and professional engineer Anthony Barnett will present a program titled 1901 Thermopolis Town Corners at the Hot Springs County Historical Society meeting Saturday, Oct. 10. Hudson and Barnett will give a brief history of the original and official surveys of the Thermopolis townsite and the perpetuation of the town corners set by the original surveyor, D.V. Bayne in 1901. The meeting begins at 2 p.m. at the county museum. Everyone is welcome....
The last downtown Thermopolis’ Farmers Market for this season will be held from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. Be sure and get your fresh produce while it is available. The Farmers Market will resume next year during harvest season....
The grand opening of the 4-H River Bend Bark Park will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, in correlation with National 4-H Week. The Mustang 4-H Club came up with the idea to build a dog park in town for both residents and tourists to Hot Springs State Park, creating a fenced in area that would allow dogs to run and have fun while allowing their owners to be worry-free. From the park’s inception, members of the Mustang 4-H club have raised all of the necessary funds through fundraising, grants from the Wyoming 4-H Community Fund, Central Bank & T...
Two days a week students of the Thermopolis Middle School have had the opportunity to get up close and personal with a horse. Many of the students have never been around a horse let alone ride one. The Lights On program, with the support of Nate and Macile Brown of Horse Works Ranch, have given the students such an opportunity. The students learn from the ground up, starting with respect for the horse to saddling up and riding. Stressing safety and to be cognizant of everything that is going on...
The 2015 Hot Springs County High School Homecoming Parade will start Friday at 10:45 a.m. from behind the high school on Senior Avenue and proceed to Arapahoe Street past 4th Street and Springview. The parade will then take a left onto 5th Street, immediately followed by a right onto Broadway. From there the parade will go to 6th Street (at the stoplight), where it will turn around and travel back down Broadway passing 5th and 4th streets before taking a left on 3rd Street where it will draw to a close at the high school. Friday is spirit... Full story
To open the board meeting, Cheri Benander, Director of Compliance Consulting Services from HealthTech, gave a presentation about compliance education. Compliance education, according to Benander, not only protects the care giver, but also those that receive it. In order to prevent costly lawsuits that may prevent the hospital from receiving federal support for Medicare and Medicaid acts, it also allows the hospital to reduce fraud and abuse, enhance operations, and improve quality of care. Among the most important laws Benander covered in her...
The grand opening of the 4-H Riverbend Bark Park will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, in correlation with National 4-H Week. The Mustang 4-H Club came up with the idea to build a dog park in town for both residents and tourists to Hot Springs State Park, creating a fenced in area that would allow dogs to run and have fun while allowing their owners to be worry-free. From the park’s inception, members of the Mustang4-H club have raised all of the necessary funds through fundraising, grants from the Wyoming 4-H Community Fund, Central Bank & T...
As the water goes flying, Anne Ivie, left, encourages her minnow to swim faster against her opponent during the minnow races at Octobrewfest Saturday....
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen responded to a vehicle fire in front of the post office Tuesday. Apparently there was a strong smell and smoke coming from an electrical malfunction toward the real of the vehicle....
The Hot Springs County District Court jury trial of French national Gilbert Vieira for first degree sexual assault concluded Friday, Sept. 25 after five days. Vieira was held in the Hot Spring County Detention Center since March, 2015 after being arrested following an incident at a local hotel. Jury selection started Monday, Sept. 21 with the trial expected to last for two weeks. Half way through the trial, Vieira took an Alford plea. An Alford plea is when the defendant does not admit guilt...
The Smoking Waters Art Guild is looking for local artists, young and old, who would like to show their art work during the Young at HeART ArtStroll November 13. Schools, churches, youth groups, clubs and individuals are invited to bring your artwork to an assigned downtown business during the November ArtStroll. The Young at HeART show will be available for viewing to the public Friday evening November 13 and during Still Strolling Saturday, November 14. To enter your artwork, contact guild member Marcia at 307-921-8496. The Second-Friday...
Wyoming will have a rare treat October 7-9 when international award-winning musician Okaidja will perform in Thermopolis. He will be accompanied by Shókoto, whose music and rhythms fuse Ghanian traditional song with drums and other traditional African instruments. The musicians will be conducting a three-day residency in the schools. A public concert will be held Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Hot Springs County Schools Auditorium at 415 Springview. The program is sponsored by Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation with grants from the Western States...
All it takes is a single glance into the night sky to see how lucky we are to have such an amazing view. The Hot Springs County Library brought in a special guest to talk about our beautiful skies. Dr. Kevin Manning astronomer, author and national speaker, took the time to speak at the library about the celestial bodies hiding in the night sky. When Dr. Manning was nine he saw the rings of Saturn for the first time and his imagination went wild. Traveling as a speaker allows him the opportunity...
