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At the December 21 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Mike Chimenti had Town Attorney Marshall Keller swear in Pat Cornwell as the Chief of Police. Cornwell was previously acting as the Interim Chief of Police when Julie Mathews retired in September. Representatives of both the Thermopolis Police Department and the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s office were present to offer their support. The council also voted and passed approval for Pat Cornwell’s appointment as Thermopolis Police Chi...
Wyoming US House Representative candidate Harriet Hageman visited community members at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum on December 14 to connect and inform them of her campaign. She is running against Liz Cheney. Hageman has been endorsed by President Donald Trump and for his MAGA part of the Republican party. Cheney has been at odds with the citizens of Wyoming's Republican party and Hageman seeks to replace her. Hageman's official website gives some background to her and her campaign...
Coach Brandon Deromedi finished his 3rd year coaching the Bobcat golf teams with four Championships in a row under his belt. Coach Deromedi lead the boys team to four Championships using hard work, data analysis, team competitions, and laughter. He believes in simplicity and data analysis of strategies for his Bobcats. He used data analysis to track rounds and used the data to find areas of improvement. Data kept consisted of putts, scoring averages on par 3/4/5’s, greens in regulation, fairways...
At her retirement party last Thursday, Vicki Nichols gets a hug from Jayci Mead to thank her for her years of service to Hot Springs County as secretary at the HSC Extension Office....
Hot Springs Health CEO Margie Molitor was named Wyoming's 2021 Community Star for National Rural Health Day by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). On the third Thursday of November every year, NOSORH, the member association for each of the 50 State Offices of Rural Health, leads National Rural Health Day (NRHD). NRHD is an annual day of celebration that shines a light on those who serve the vital health needs of the estimated 57 million people living in rural...
Julie Hoffman is the new director of the Wyoming Pioneer Home. As the director, Hoffman manages the staff and administers the fiscal assistance from the State of Wyoming. Hoffman's background comes from being a licensed social worker in Basin at the Wyoming Retirement Center where she worked for 7 and a half years. She focused on long-term care and helping residents adapt to the facility, as well as admission, safe discharge and complaints such as reports of abuse or neglect. Hoffman grew up in...
Dawn Peil is the new 4-H Educator at the UW Extension Office. Peil grew up here in the 4-H and FFA programs and she has always been involved in ag. Prior to this new position, she spent around 19 years at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Peil said, "when this opportunity opened up, it just seemed like a good fit. Part of Peil's background with the NRCS, which used to be the Soil Conservation Service as a part of the USDA, she was a range conservationist. Some of the work range...
The Thermopolis Middle School Student Council honored those who served in the military for Veterans Day at the Bill Malloy Auditorium on November 11. Three veterans were given quilts of valor recognizing their service and sacrifices. They were Regina Schulmeister, Jim Schwalbe and Jackie Frankson. The local quilters are Renee Baldes, Terry Anderson, Susan Turnbull, and Tracey Van Huele. Additionally, other veterans were recognized in a short video series presentation. They were Tyler Cornwell,...
CEO Garry Freel is retiring from Big Horn Enterprises (BHE) after being associated with them for around 32 years. Freel started out as a case manager in August 1989, then a year later he became the director of rehab. In 1994, Freel left BHE for three years to work at the Children's Center. During those three years, he became a board member of BHE. In January 1997, Freel became the CEO of BHE. Freel said coming to the job was by happenstance. He had an education degree but couldn't get a...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association has selected the Worland Officials Association and Joe Doak to officiate the Class 4A Sate Championship Football Game between Rock Springs and Sheridan. The game will be played in Laramie at the University of Wyoming’s Jonah Field in War Memorial Stadium on Sat., Nov. 13 at 4 p.m....
Brian Parker is the new Recreation Center Director. He is 25 years old and recently moved from Connecticut, where he was a college student in recreation management and a personal trainer. Parker said he was excited to move across the country. Parker found the job opportunity with Hot Springs County on an online job board and applied. He had been searching for opportunities out west, specifically Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Parker interviewed and then first visited Thermopolis at the end of July,...
Breeze Petty has been selected as a tutor in the Oral Communication Center at Hamilton College for the 2021-22 academic year. The Oral Communication Center’s mission is to support Hamilton’s educational goals by developing students’ abilities to express themselves with clarity and eloquence. Petty, a sophomore, is a graduate of Hot Spring County High School. The Worland Officials Association and Joe Doak have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A Semi Final Football game between Star Valle...
Joe Doak and the Worland Officials Association has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the first round nine man football playoff between Southeast and Rocky Mountain High School. The game will be played Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m....
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees: Darla Reynolds; Elizabeth Oliver; Jennifer Paris; Jeremiah Cannon; Kristi Bonnel-Phillips; Bree Christiansen; Stephen Asay; JoAnn Moore; Bridget Truempler; Chayla Ostby; Jennifer Ogle recently completed a Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program supported by the American Heart Association. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children....
Newly appointed interim Thermopolis Chief of Police Pat Cornwell started his career in Park County at the Cody jail in 1994, where he worked for five years. Later he was promoted to deputy and then moved to Powell, where he received additional training. In Powell, where he worked for four years, Cornwell said, "We dealt with a lot. We had a lot of college kids living out of town. We did a lot of backing up the Powell Police Department, and they would back us up if we requested it." Later...
Karen Leyba, a speech pathologist at the Children's Resource Center, is celebrating her 30 years of work. Leyba performed speech services and said, "When I started out, I did babies through five-year-olds. And then we had Jenny Manning for a few years that helped, which took over the babies. And Jenny left two years ago now. And so now I'm back to doing all of them. Zero through five-year-olds." Regarding what it is like working with the children, Leyba said, "It's exciting. It's rewarding. To...
Karen Sinclair is stepping down from her position on the board of the Glade M. Edwards Foundation and a new appointment will be made for her vacancy. Sinclair has been on the board for approximately more than 20 years. The foundation was formed by Glade Edwards, who passed away. He was not married and didn't have any children and he left his entire estate to the foundation. It was formed in 1985 and the principle was worth around $500,000 and $600,000. Edwards left it for the good of Hot Springs...
Carol Dockery was awarded the Heart of Agriculture Award by the University of Wyoming at the state fair held in Douglas in August. Nominations were sought from women agricultural producers and agricultural organizations in each county to honor those for active involvement in the industry and engagement in bettering their communities. "We have been diving into the history of women producers in the state for about three years now, and it is a lot bigger than one might think," said University of...
Shayna Dru Bauer graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Biological Sciences degree. She was Summa Cum Laude in the College of Liberal Arts and Science Barrett, The Honor College....
Thermopolis Chief of Police, Julie Mathews has announces she plans to retire September 15. Chief Mathews has served the Thermopolis community since 2013. She has worked as a patrol officer, animal control officer, communications and lastly as Chief of Police. Her prior history was with the Riverton Police Department. Chief Mathews is grateful for the opportunity to service this fine community and gives special thanks for Mayor Mike Chimenti and the Town Council for supporting her in much needed upgrades to the police department. The upgrades...
Rhonda Perrie graduated from The College of St. Scholastica with a BS in Health Informatics Info Mgmt. Hot Springs Health staff members: Helen Garcia; Dusty Hake; Rebecca Cornell; Chayla Ostby; Justine Ahumada; Martha Galloway; Karyn White; Joe White; Bridget Truempler; Linsey Brooks; Hallie Bischoff and Stephen Asay completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association of Colorado and Wyoming. Shayna Dru Bauer graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science...
Becky Kersten was named as the new Hot Springs County Clerk during Tuesday’s County Commissioner meeting. Following the resignation of Rose DeSeyn, applications were accepted by the HSC Republican Committee. They selected three candidates to present to the commissioners for consideration. More information will be included in the August 26 edition....
Rhonda Perrie of Thermopolis was named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. Amanda D. Chism, Kaylee DeVries, Haley McDermott and Hannah R. Ozmon were named to the 2021 Spring President’s Honor Roll for the University of Wyoming. Taydee Landrum, Cassandra Norskog and Jeffery W. Van Antwerp were named to the 2021 Spring Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls for the University of Wyoming. Stormy Cox was named to the 2021 Spring President’s Honor Roll for Montana State University. Joni Christian...
At the July 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Hot Springs County Clerk Rose DeSeyn submitted her resignation. Her last day in the office will be July 30. Per the Wyoming Secretary of State following state statutes, the office cannot be filled until it is actually vacated. An interim county clerk will be in the office until a new county clerk is selected. The process to find a new clerk begins with interesed registered Republicans living in Hot Springs County submitting their resumes...
Ryan Williams, PT, DPT of RYTE Rehabilitation, was named Board-Certified Clinical Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Specialist certification formally recognizes physical therapists who have demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and skills in a specific area of physical therapist practice. According to Tess Williams, PT, DPT, co-owner of RYTE Rehabilitation, “We are proud that one of our physical therapists have been awarded one of the highest d...
