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The first month of school has gone by and IR staff was finally able to catch up with the nine new teachers hired for the 2022-23 Hot Springs County Sc...

In preparation for your kids returning to school, knowing about safe driving in school zones is important. The legal speed limit in school zones is...

At the 2022 Hot Springs County High School graduation, two students also received a degree from Central Wyoming College in addition to their high...

Thermopolis Middle School students were honored last week to wrap up the 2021-22 school year. Eighth graders Kamryn Farrell and Ellis Webber were...

Awards were handed out to Ralph Witters Elementary students last week to wrap up the 2021-22 school year. Awards include: Kindergarten Music: Aydree P...

The Hot Springs County School Board unanimously accepted a preliminary budget on April 21 as required by state statute, with school district business...

This summer, Thermopolis Middle School students Oliver Bihr, Jaydyn Boren, Aiden Cleare, Lane Jennings-Collamer and Amelia Strickland will join...

Through the National Speech and Debate Association, the following degrees were earned by students at Hot Springs County High School from 03/01 -...

A Bingo fundraiser is set for Thursday, March 17 at the Senior Citizens Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to help sponsor activities for...

The Hot Springs County School Board on Jan. 20 considered the disposition of the district’s play park and the next steps toward its bus loop, as...

The Hot Springs County School District was able to wrap up 2021 with its student meal debt cleared, as Food Service Director Hannah Brooks reported...

For the Hot Springs County School District’s monthly celebrations in December, High School Principal Breez Daniels introduced sophomore Aiden...

The Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) started a student section on November 23, 2021. TMS Counselor Lacey Shaffer came up with the idea to spread...

The Hot Springs County School Board voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to approve the previously proposed bus stop at 421 North Highway 20, but not before...

The inductees for this year’s Bobcat Hall of Fame have been announced. Included are the 2009 Bobcat Football Team, Shawna (Buckner) Farrell, Tom...

“So, it looks like we’re headed back to school on Monday (Sept. 13), then,” Board Chair Jennifer Axtell said to the Hot Springs County School...

Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, Hot Springs County School District made the decesion to move to online classes only last week. A letter issued by Du...

The Risen Son Christian School closed this year and school board member Bradyn Harvey said it is a staffing issue, not a financial issue. “Last...

The Hot Springs County School Board was treated to an explanation of new federal food service guidelines from District Food Service Coordinator...

There will be a Hot Springs County Preschool Screening and Health Fair for children ages 0-4 on Saturday, August 28 from 9 a.m.-noon. It will be held...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –   As students return to classrooms across the state during a time of increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections, state leaders...

The Hot Springs County School Board received an upbeat update on its scholarship fund, and approved two new bus loading zones, during its July 15...

The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s proposed budget for 2021 to 2022 on July 15, after...

by Dustin Bleizeffer,  WyoFile.com Some lawmakers are worried that school districts are using federal pandemic-relief and recovery funds to add new...