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In our continued coverage of the Hot Springs County Republican Party Candidates Forum held on June 25, this article will cover the candidates for the state offices. For State House District 28, incumbent John Winter will face off against challenger Kevin Skates, both registered as Republicans. For State Senate District 20, incumbent Ed Cooper faces challenger Tom Olmstead, also both registered as Republicans. HSC Republican Chairman Cheryl Aguiar presented the questions to the candidates....
Thermopolis Chamber Ambassador members Jocelyn Arey, Lisa Reesy, Deb Mount and Bev Koerwitz were at Fab N Auto last week to hold a ribbon cutting for the new business. Owner, Ethan Love, prepares to cut the ribbon while Shade Hale and Cash Love hold up certificates presented by the ambassadors. Fab N Auto specializes in automotive repair, including both gas and diesel, ATV repair, welding, fabrication and more....
Bob Aguiar has announced that he is running for Hot Springs County Commissioner in the upcoming election. Bob has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently, he is the Republican Party State Committeeman, a member of Hot Springs County Predator Management Board and has been a 4-H Shooting Sports Leader for many years. Bob graduated college at Regis University in Denver and has spent more than 35 years in management positions both in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming,...
Wyoming Discovery Days, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4 in Hot Springs State Park, celebrates Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. “There will be lots going on both days and there will be new things added too,” according to Audra Dominguez, Festival Director. Dominguez reminds the public there will be both a Percheron horse team and a mule team pulled wagon shuttle ride from the highschool to the State Park this year. Wagons run continuously during the festival and a...
HSCHS Reunion hits town this weekend The Hot Springs County High School Reunion is set for this weekend in Thermopolis. According to reunion committee member Shasta Shaffer, the classes registered through the committee are 1969, 1974, 1984 and 1994. Blackwater will perform at the VFW Saturday night and on Sunday there will be a picnic at the Hot Springs State Park Kiwanis Shelter. The Masons are catering and will be serving tacos. For more information, contact Shasta Shaffer at (307) 258-9861. Gift of the Waters Pageant The Gift of the Waters P...
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com, via WNE In selecting Angi Bruce to lead the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Gov. Mark Gordon broke with a long tradition of male, former game wardens in the agency’s top job. It wasn’t for lack of options. Two of the three finalists for the job — from which Brian Nesvik retires in September — fit the man-with-a-badge profile. Instead, with Bruce, the governor cut a fresh mold: a woman and a biologist by background who’d risen through the ranks over a seven-year tenure at the state wildlife agency. She’ll be...
Thermopolis cheerleader and high school senior Kaylee Bazzle recently attended cheer camp in Cokeville, Wyo., on June 14-16 and was asked to join the All American Cheer organization. At the camp, Bazzle and other cheerleaders practiced stunting and cheerleading. Also there, the University Cheerleading Association (UCA) offered participants a chance through an audition where they do a cheer, a jump and a dance to potentially get accepted in All American. Bazzle said that at the Cokeville camp,...
by Aaron Pelczar, Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange As the summer sun blazes, so does the financial strain on Wyoming residents. This year, the cost of hosting a traditional backyard barbecue reached unprecedented levels, reflecting broader economic challenges faced by consumers nationwide. According to Rabobank’s 2024 BBQ Index, the cost of hosting a 10-person barbecue has surged to $99, marking the highest on record. This represents a significant increase from previous years, driven by rising prices of essential items such as g...
At the July Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman announced the chamber, in conjunction with the Farm Bureau Federation, will hold their Meet the Candidate Forum on Monday, July 22 at 6 p.m. at the middle school. Invitations to the candidates, national, state, and local, have been sent out. The event will also be livestreamed. In old business, Dorman discussed the July 7 Culpepper & Merriwether Circus and said that it was “successful” and “we appre...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers SUV crashes into geyser CODY (WNE) — All five occupants escaped their vehicle after it left a road and plunged into hot, acidic water in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday morning, July 11. They escaped the vehicle on their own, and each one went by ambulance to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The car had gone off the road “inadvertently,” according to the park. The incident occurred at a thermal feature called Semi-Centennial Geyser located near Roaring Mountain between Mammo...
Last weekend, members of the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis celebrated the church's 120th anniversary with a variety of events Saturday and Sunday. The first Baptist services held in Thermopolis were held in a store on the corner of Fifth and Big Horn Streets. Pastor Gould of Meeteetse preached the first service. The organizing charter members were: Mrs. J.W. Calloway, Miss Jean Calloway, Mrs. Allen Funk, Mrs. Anna Chase, J. Lewis Fenner, Daniel Harkins, Mrs. E.F. Jones, and Hulda Kellog....
At the July 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) report and said they have fixed email notification for the Road & Bridge Road Maintenance application and updated the Road Maintenance survey in Survey123. They received additional land use change documents from the Planner and processed and uploaded PDF files to the AWS cloud storage. Ross said they also drew and attributed land use change tracts...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation was recently awarded a $1.62 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for the Wind River Canyon Corridor Resilience and Feasibility Study. The RAISE grant will fund a study to guide resilience planning efforts for the Wind River Canyon Corridor along US Highway 20/Wyoming Highway 789. Various risks affecting travel along this vital link between communities will be addressed in the study, including rock falls, landslides, inclement weather and crashes. The...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party hosted a candidate forum on June 25 at the Annex building. The room was packed with standing room only. Jean Skelton moderated the questions and answers section for the invited Legislative candidates and Hot Springs County Commissioner candidates. Last week, we featured part one of the four county commissioner candidate questions, answers and discussion. This article features part two of the county commissioner candidate portion of the forum. Next week, we will feature the Legislative candidates portion....
Hot Springs State Park (HSSP) is looking for volunteers to help out in their landscaping and gardening. Red Dirt Master Gardener Kelly Strampe described their situation and said, "We just have beautiful flowers and it's wonderful because both the locals and the tourists can enjoy the park. People come back every year and they're looking to see what's been done. And, certainly in the last few years, volunteers have just been really crucial because they just do not have the number of the staff...
Ethnobotany class The Red Dirt Master Gardeners and the University of Wyoming Extension are hosting a class open to the public by Danita Sayers on Ethnobotany. This is an introduction to Wyoming Edible and Medicinal Plants. The event will be on Monday, July 15, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. The topics include ethics of wild foraging, safety concerns, and basic plant identification and uses. Also, as part of the Hot Springs County Fair, the Red Dirt Master Gardeners are hosting their Fashion Show on Wednesday July 31 at 3...
The second annual Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival will take place Friday, July 12, through July 14 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds in Thermopolis. The annual event, organized by the Wyoming Wool Growers Association, celebrates all aspects of the Wyoming sheep industry and includes programming by the University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming Wool Initiative. “What I love about the Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival is how it brings together the ranchers who produce Wyoming’s lamb and wool clip, the fiber artists and hobbyists who craft the...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners (RDMG) are excited to announce the receipt of a mini-grant from Rooted in Wyoming. This grant will support the construction of garden beds within the geodesic dome at the RDMG Community Garden, a project that promises to extend the growing season and enhance community outreach. Kim Bartlett, RDMG Secretary, explained the scope and impact of the project: “We built a geodesic dome in our Community Garden at the end of 2023. Now, we need to build beds within the space to make it usable. The funds will be used for m...
At the June Hot Springs County School Board Trustees meeting, Matt Johnson, director of the high school dual credit program for Central Wyoming College (CWC) presented the Board of Cooperative Higher Education Services (CWC-BOCHES) budget and items for discussion. BOCHES is a partnership with CWC and Hot Springs County School District #1 to offer dual and concurrent enrollment in the high school. It is based on the Wyoming constitution that states they have to provide the opportunity for high school students to earn at least 12 college credits...
At the June Hot Springs County School Board Trustees meeting, in the business report, Jessica Benefiel provided an update regarding the payroll tax penalty that was assessed to the district by the IRS earlier this year. “To refresh your memory, a single payroll tax payment to the IRS was not properly submitted. The payment was not forgotten. It was in fact initiated. However, it was not confirmed and therefore did not process properly. This mistake was remedied immediately upon realization, but unfortunately, the district ended up being a...
Property ownership is perhaps one of the greatest of all aspirations of the typical American. The desire to own property is as strong today, as it was before the United States even became a nation. For some, to own property is the beginning, and the end, of all things. Indeed, land ownership is often a means by which one earns one’s living. Charles Dudley Warner once said of the subject: “To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life – this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satis...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department will present the annual Independence Day fireworks show on Thursday, July 4 beginning at dark. They will light the fireworks off from the end of the old airport runway across from the Thermopolis Golf Course along Airport Road. As a reminder to the public, fireworks in the Town of Thermopolis are permitted only on the 4th of July, from noon to 11 p.m. Driveways and streets are permitted as locations for lighting fireworks but not allowed on highways and...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party hosted a candidate forum on June 25 at the Annex building. The room was packed with standing room only. Jean Skelton moderated the questions and answers section for the invited Legislative candidates and Hot Springs County Commissioner candidates. This week, we are featuring the first part of the four county commissioner candidate questions, answers and discussion. Next week’s IR will feature part 2. We will feature the Legislative candidates in the following issue. Commissioner Phil Scheel is running f...
Red Gulch Bridge rehabilitation north of Thermopolis on U.S. Highway 20/Wyoming 789 is underway. The Thermopolis North project is located between mileposts 133.4 (the old National Guard Armory) and 139.5 (Black Mountain Road) on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789. Traffic control during rehabilitation of the bridge, adjacent to the Fountain of Youth Campground, will include one-way traffic movements across the bridge through use of a portable traffic signal. The project includes paving of 6.4 miles of roadway...
by Kathy Sorensen The Hot Springs County Weed and Pest Control District along with the Hot Springs Conservation District and the Thermopolis office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service hosted the annual Resource Tour last week. The tour made three stops on the V Ranch. The first stop revisited a cheatgrass control project above the Swallow Place. First treated in 2020, cheatgrass covered approximately 60-66% of the treated pasture. Herbicides Rejuvra and a Rejuvra/Plateau mix were...
