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Hot Springs County Clerk Rose DeSeyn and her family moved to Thermopolis in 1996. She’s been Hot Springs County Clerk for one year now and shared her reflections. “It’s been really a great experience. I got elected, started my term in January and March 1 my husband passed away. It was bittersweet, but this job, I have to honestly say, it saved me because it’s easy to just kinda fall into a depressive mode and I feel like, ugh, I can’t do this. But having to get up and come to work and learn new...
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce have announced their nominees for 2019 business, non-profit and citizen of the year. Nominees for 2019 Business of the Year are: Storyteller, Wyoming Whiskey, Discover Thermopolis Print Zone, One Stop Repair, Vicklund Pharmacy, The Shoppe, Hot Springs Vet Clinic, Dairyland, Star Plunge and Pinnacle Bank. For Non-Profit Organization, nominees are: Main Street Thermopolis, Hot Springs County Library, Community Federated Church, Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County School District Number 1, Big Horn Basin Chi...
The University of Wyoming has released honor rolls for the 2019 fall semester. Chloe Renae Crosby, Amanda Dinsmore, Darren Carl Leonhardt, Margaret A. Ryan and Courtney N. Yarrington were named to the UW President’s Honor Roll. Niki Jo Hill, Abraham Hu, Elizabeth K. Lofink, Jake Michael Maksin, Hannah R. Ozmon, Linsey J. Reed and Jeffery W. Van Antwerp were named to the UW Dean’s Honor Roll. Austin T. Rush earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wyoming at the completion of the 2019 fall semester. Joe Doak has been sel...
Brad Basse, Sharon Skiver and other members of the Rotary Club presented $6,000 to John Gerrells and Jeff Strong of the Thermopolis VFW to help with much needed roof repairs on the building. Members of the VFW have been working to raise funds to fix the roof for some time now. Several community events are held at the VFW each year. Recently, buckets have had to be placed in some locations to catch water that is leaking through the roof....
Amanda Moeller, Director of the Travel and Tourism Board, has resigned her position as of January 1, 2020. The board is currently seeking her replacement. Moeller started her role with the board in July 2013 as Tourism Director. She worked as a board contracted consultant through her company Cowgirl Consulting. Regarding some of the work, she is proud of she said, “they did a good job branding, utilizing the “Opolis” billboards all over the state that started with different themes and moved...
Jayci Mead, owner of JC's Dream Team Bucking Bulls, had her bull, JC's Gangster, in New York City at Madison Square Garden for Professional Bull Riding (PBR) on Jan 3-5. Friday in round 1 Fabiano Viera from Brazil drew Gangster and rode him for 85.5 points. JC's Gangster was asked back for Round 3 on Sunday. Jess Lockwood, the 2019 PBR World Champion drew him and rode him for 86.75. LJ Jenkins hauls Jayci's bulls and had eight other bulls there too. LJ, a retired PBR bull rider, is now a stock c...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees: Karyn White, Lynn Thompson, Chris Bentley, Jeri Umbdenstock, Lindsay Simpson, Dawn DuBeau and Crystal Merrill recently completed a Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Program. The program is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information to improve newborn deliveries. Stormy Cox was named to the President’s Honor Roll at Montana State University for the fall semester 2019. Austin Rush graduated from the University of Wyoming in December 2...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department held their annual elections Tuesday night with Mark Collins retaining his position as fire chief. Assisting him will be Bryce Gilbert, assistant chief, captain Brandon Blakesley, first lieutenant Dale Andreen, second lieutenant Jay Erk, treasurer Forest Coleman-Weisz and secretary London Jenks. The department had 77 calls during 2019 including 28 vehicle crashes. They responded to seven structure fires and 10 grass fires, which burned approximately 312 acres in Hot Springs County. They also made nine... Full story
Wedg and Kathy Taylor held a celebration on December 29, 2019, for their 50th wedding anniversary. Wedg said, "It was good. We had a lot of people there." Kathy said, "It was very nice." The guests came in for over a four-hour period. She added,"The food was wonderful. It was very sociable. We just walked down table to table to meet the guests." Kathy's twelve-year-old granddaughter did a video of wedding photos put together with 60s-70s music. It was quite the family affair. Wedg and Kathy met...
Kenneth R. Rogers Jr. was sentenced to 4-8 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections after entering an Alford plea to one count of Sexual Assault of a Minor in the Third Degree, a felony. District Court Judge Bobbi Overfield accepted the plea agreement as outlined by a Plea Change Hearing Order. The state dismissed four other original charges. Rogers was given credit for time served in the amount of 353 days. Rogers was arrested on December 28, 2018, along with Kimberly Sams. At that time, they were each charged with multiple felonies. A...
Just four days into the new year and Lincoln Robert Harvey made his debut as the first baby of 2020 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Lincoln's proud parents are Shailee and Bradyn Harvey of Thermopolis while the doting grandparents are Scott and Lesli Harvey of Thermopolis and Robert and Loranna Michaels of Worland. Lincoln joins his big brother Bentley and big sister Lizzy at home. The new bundle of joy adds to the family's "magic fours" – Shailee and Bradyn were married August f... Full story
The Discover Thermopolis shop located in downtown Thermopolis now has the largest selection of hot sauces in the state of Wyoming, according to owner Howie Samelson. The store has over 700 different flavors and it might be more than in the state of Colorado as well, according to one distributor. Samelson said, "The real goal is to create an additional destination in Thermopolis. The people will come here because of the selection." The idea came to him at last year's Main Street Conference in a...
Greg Willson is a full-service insurance agent at Rams Head Financial which is a part of Big Horn Federal Bank here in Thermopolis. For the last six years, he was an independent insurance agent with New York Life, which is still an affiliate. Willson's services covered life, long-term care, retirement products, annuities, 401k, IRAs, investments, the whole gamut of insurance and financial service. However, as of October 2019, Willson took and passed his property and casualty insurance license,...
Clerk of District Court, Terri Cornella, has received the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award as part of the Wyoming Child Support Program. Cornella was nominated by Jodie Thompson, the local child support attorney director. "During her tenure, she has served on the Basin Authority Board of Directors since 2010," Thompson wrote, "a decade long commitment that is still ongoing. In her years as a board member, she has served as the president and has rarely missed a board meeting. "Her...
An educator in the Hot Springs County School District has been named one of six finalists in Wyoming to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Aimee Kay, a seventh and eighth grade science teacher at Thermopolis Middle School, was nominated by Jessica Lippincott. The application process is similar to that for National Boards where Kay had to have a video of herself teaching a class and then reflecting upon it in an 11-page document. The applic... Full story
If you’re having difficulty this winter with keeping the heat on in your home the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) may be able to help you. DFS has an energy assistance program to help those with fixed incomes and low income to pay their heating bills during the winter months called the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, or LIEAP. Federally funded, the program gives priority to households that include elderly folks over the age of 60 and those with disabled and/or young children under the age of five. There are income g...
Hot Springs County Public Health is excited to bring back the seasonal moms group. Baby Steps has restarted for the winter 2019-2020 season. This bi-monthly parent support group serves to promote positive relationships that offer emotional support, educational opportunities as well as encourage physical activities. The next group will be held Monday, Dec. 16 between 10-11 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Recreation District Armory building at 728 N Park Street. This is a great environment to walk and stay healthy this winter season with the...
If you are a walker, jogger or runner in the State of Wyoming you can breathe a little easier knowing our state is ranked 50th in pedestrian fatalities, making us the safest in the country. Of course, a lot of that safety comes from a lower population since looking at the highest ranked place for getting hit by a vehicle is in Newark, New Jersey with a population of nearly 20 million people. Just over 28-percent of their statewide fatalities are pedestrians. They’re followed by New York where almost 27-percent of their fatalities are p...
The Thermopolis Good Sam’s Club (Round Top Good Sam’s) at their meeting on Friday, the Nov. 1, elected club officers for the upcoming 2020 year. Back in the saddle again as President is Sam Marshall. This will be Sam’s second time around in this particular office. Stepping down from her stellar year as President and now the upcoming Vice President is Donna Cole. The Stickneys have tied up the Secretary and Treasurer position. Charlie continues his contribution to the club as their Treasurer, while his wife, Jo Ann, has become the incom...
What started out as a one-time thing with a bored eighth grader in the stands at a basketball game has turned into a three-year mini "career" for sophomore Hayden Mayne. If you haven't heard yet, Mayne is the teenaged voice of the Bobcats, calling the games using his cell phone so those who can't make the games can still hear them via Facebook. For a time, Mayne was the manager for boys basketball and even did some of their video, but his heart lies in calling the games and he's well on his way...
Varnie Striplin moved to Thermopolis in 2000, though he was originally born and raised in Albany, Ga. He graduated in 1956 from Moultrie High School. As to what brought him here, Striplin said it was "to find a nursing home that would take my mom and dad, and put them in the same room," that home being Canyon Hills Manor. His brother-in law, who was born and Lusk and lived in Casper, and his dad worked at the old Sideboard. They encouraged Striplin to come up and see the facility, and on that...
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A Semifinal playoff game between Powell and Cody. The game will be played in Cody on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m....
Its time to pull out that saw, a little paint and all your creativity for a great cause. Items made from wood, even those that have been repurposed for a new life, are being sought for the Wonders with Wood charity event to benefit the People for People backpack program. The silent auction will be held on Saturday, November 23 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School. All proceeds for the event will go directly to the backpack program, which provide easy to make food items for children to eat over the weekend. Many of our...
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association has ben selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A first round playoff game between Jackson and Riverton. The game will be played in Riverton on Friday, Nov. 1. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees Alyssa Lempka, Heather Castro, Kayla Wood and Connie Hart recently completed the Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course. Castro, Jeri Slover, Crystal Merrill, Jennifer Paris, Bree Christiansen, Tara Henrie, Jeri Umbdenstock, Elizabeth Oliver,...
Thermopolis' own Don Bjorhus was honored as the 2019 Hall of Fame recipient for the Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association (WRPA) on Oct. 2. Bjorhus has a long career in both sports and recreation having received his Associates Degree from Otero Junior College in Business Administration while playing varsity baseball, then moved on to receive his Bachelors degree in Human Performance and Sport at Metro State College while again, playing varsity baseball. He went on to become the assistant... Full story
