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The deadline for filing for school board trustees, fire protection districts, cemetery district and conservation district is Aug. 29. The Hot Springs County School District has openings for four trustees to serve four-year terms. So far, two have filed — Nichole Weyer and Clay Van Antwerp. The Hot Springs County Rural Fire Protection District has openings for one district director to serve a four-year term. The Hot Springs County Conservation District has openings for one at-large district s...
Both varsity and junior varsity golf began last week. Varsity traveled to Riverton for their matches on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, while junior varsity had two home matches on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. Coach Jacob Smith said varsity had a good first showing. "The weather wasn't very good, but the team pulled off pretty well in their first tournament scores," he said. "Hudson Roling logged another top 10 finish. Caleb DeCroo, Logan Barthlolomew and Jake Maksin all had ups and downs in their rounds." As for...
Hot Springs County Commissioners signed the TY Pickett Appraisal Contract, approved a Well Permit application and signed the Ross Subdivision Plat at Tuesday’s meeting. Hot Springs County Assessor Shelley Deromedi presented the board with the TY Pickett Appraisal Contract, explaining that it is a year-to-year contract. The contract is not for the current year, but for 2017, she said. She requested the signature of the board. The board approved the signing of the contract in the amount of $...
Charlotte Endorf, author of Always on Target: Adventurous Annie Oakley, was signing copies of her book at the Friday Night ArtStroll, with her husband Kevin by her side....
Vicklund Pharmacy has a new face - that of 2008 Hot Springs County High School graduate Ben Van Heule. Van Heule said he spent six years earning his doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Wyoming before beginning his career in Riverton. "I started out in Riverton and things weren't working out with my job, so I started applying for new jobs," he said. "I called Tony [Deromedi] for a reference. I'm glad to be back and very grateful that Tony offered me the job." Van Heule said he interned at...
Tiffany Mortimore, a 2014 Hot Springs County High School graduate, spent her summer interning for Sen. John Barrasso. Mortimore said she was assigned many projects during her internship. "I mostly had projects assigned to me from legislative directors and legislative assistants," she said. "I was mostly in charge of doing the tours with constituents. We walked them through the capital. I learned a lot of history from that." This was her first internship, Mortimore said. "It was awesome to be...
Angie Guyon, the general manager for the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, was a nominee for the Wyoming Women of Influence this year. Guyon has worked at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for 15 years. She is also a member of the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board. When she was initially nominated, Guyon said she felt honored. "I felt very honored that I was thought of in such a way as to be nominated for Wyoming Women of Influence," she said. Guyon was nominated as one of top three for the award...
Society has taught me not to dress provocatively, not to go out drinking, not to walk in dark alleyways, not to put myself in “bad situations,” to limit sexual experiences. All of these precautions, society warns, may warrant some sort of sexual assault if I do not adhere and act appropriately. If I walk in an alleyway and am assaulted by a man, it is my fault because I shouldn’t have been walking there. I go on a date with a boy and he decides he wants to have sex with me and I tell him “No,...
The Hot Springs County Airport hosted a free pancake breakfast on Saturday to feed the community and let them peruse the aircraft....
The H.O.P.E. Agency will be hosting a free clothing and haircut event for back to school on Wednesday, Aug. 24 for the first time. Used clothing will be available from 9 a.m.-noon and free haircuts by local hairstylists from 9-11 a.m. at the H.O.P.E. Agency. H.O.P.E. Agency Director Jennifer Domhoff said the clothes are for children from preschool to junior high. “We just see so many people that are needy and we’re just trying to help in any way we can. It’s our way of helping the commu...
Children look on as turtles float down the Big Spring during the Rotary Turtle Trek Saturday. Several prizes were awarded....
Classes for the 2016-17 school year will resume Thursday, Aug. 25. Regular bus routes will also begin operation the same day. Times for the school day have changed slightly this year. The first bell will ring at 8:20 a.m. for Ralph Witters Elementary and the tardy bell will ring at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open for students at 7:55 a.m. RWE will be having a Welcome Back Carnival at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 in the gym. The event will run about two hours. This will provide an opportunity to meet...
The Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park shows a slight increase in output over the last three years. However, officials say the overall trend is still in decline. According to a report from the State Engineers Office, the Big Spring has increased from 1336.42 gpm (gallons per minute) in July 2013 to 1693.51 gpm in July 2016. The lowest output occurred in March 2014 at 1169.7 gpm, with the largest output being the last measurement in July 2016. The output has increased almost every month in... Full story
The Riverside Cemetery Board discussed Hawk’s Avenue of Flags at their meeting last Thursday. The Cemetery Board had recently had communication issues with representatives for Hawk’s Avenue of Flags — a program to honor veterans that takes place at Riverside Cemetery — regarding putting the Avenue of Flags up for Reunion Weekend. Julie Lehman, a representative for Hawk’s Avenue of Flags, said she knew the board had some questions about some misunderstandings about putting the flags up for other...
The annual Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society, will be held Aug. 12-13 downtown in conjunction with the Second Friday ArtStroll. This year’s theme is Paint Your World Purple. A caregiver and survivor dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12 near Bicentennial Park Relay for Life Event Leader Jessica Slagle said the Relay for Life does great things for the community. “The American Cancer Society provides programs to everyone who is struggling with cancer, whether it’s diagn...
Lights On funded a six-week CNA course for junior and senior students this summer. Instructor Beverly Koerwitz RN MSN said a CNA course is required by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing before practicing as nurse aides in any healthcare setting. Koerwitz said all seven students — five seniors and two juniors — passed the course. “They have 120 days to go take their state board licensure certification exam,” she said. “They can take that wherever they choose. There are testing stations all over t...
One candidate out of the five running on the Republican ticket for Hot Springs County Commissioner will advance to the general election in November. There are no Democrats running so the new commissioner will be decided Tuesday in the primary unless a successful write-in candidate were to enter the race in the general. Five men are running for the open commissioner seat vacated by Brad Basse. Joseph Casciato Joseph Casciato said he believes he is the best candidate because he is the common sense...
Three Republicans and one Democrat are running in the primary for the Wyoming State Senate District 20 seat vacated by Sen. Gerald Geis who did not seek re-election. One Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate will advance to the general election in November. Wyatt Agar Republican Wyatt Agar, a local rancher and businessman, said he is running to protect constitutional, individual and private property rights. "At a time when the very foundations of our livelihood and lifestyle in...
Several precinct committeemen and committeewomen are included on the 2016 Primary Ballot. Running for Republican precinct committeemen and committeewomen are Jerry D. Williams (precinct 1-1), Joshua P. Brown (precinct 1-1), Ellen Galyan (precinct 1-1), Charles Curley (precinct 1-2), Benjamin W. Shidler (precinct 1-2), Toni Casciato (precinct 1-2), Kevin Dickey (precinct 2-4), John Baird (precinct 3-3), Jim Collins (precinct 3-3), Jamie George (precinct 3-3) and Patty O’Brien (precinct 3-3). W...
The first reported case this year of West Nile Virus in Wyoming involved an adult from Goshen County, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. Though, there have not been any reported cases of Zika in Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Health said it is still important to take precautions. West Nile Virus first appeared in Wyoming in 2002. Reported cases of infection within a year have ranged from two with no deaths to 393 with nine deaths. West Nile Virus is spread by mosquitoes when... Full story
As of Aug. 24, Director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Milward Simpson will resign from his position and take over as Director of the Wyoming Chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Simpson was appointed to his position as Director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources in July of 2006 by former Gov. Dave Freudenthal. Prior to this position, Simpson served as the Administrator of the Division of Cultural Resources. He also served as the Manager of the...
Hot Springs County Commissions signed a resolution establishing fire restrictions for Hot Springs County on Tuesday. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Clint Huckfeldt explained the resolution stating that the commissioners are empowered by the state of Wyoming to close areas to fire when fire danger in the County is extreme because of the presence of any excessive amount of flammable material or for any other sufficient reason and drought. The fire danger is aggravated by open... Full story
The annual Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society, will be held Aug. 12-13 downtown in conjunction with the Second Friday ArtStroll. This year’s theme is Paint Your World Purple. A caregiver and survivor dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12 near Bicentennial Park Relay for Life Event Leader Jessica Slagle said the Relay for Life does great things for the community. “The American Cancer Society provides programs to everyone who is struggling with cancer, whether it’s diagn...
As a journalist, I sometimes get the chance to interview iconic individuals — even celebrities. From Newt Gingrich to indie film actors, professional dancers, PGA golfers and reality television stars, I’ve interviewed a smorgasbord of interesting individuals. I think my favorite though, was Ronny Cox from the classic film Deliverance. Below is the unpublished story that came out of that incredible interview sometime back in 2015 … Most famously known for his role as Drew Ballinger in the 1972 fi...
The Gift of the Waters Pageant Days begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 6-7 at Hot Springs State Park. This year will celebrate the 120th year since the signing of the treaty. The treaty was signed on April 21, 1986 by Chief Washakie of the Shoshones and Chief Sharp Nose of the Arapaho at Fort Washakie. The tribes sold land almost 10 miles square to the United States for $60,000 worth of cash, food and cattle. Chief Washakie stipulated that a portion of the water remain free to the people. The Wyoming...
