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Hot Springs County Library director Tracey Kinnaman appealed Friday afternoon to the Hot Springs County commissioners for stop-gap funding to cover the library’s overdrafted bank account. Kinnaman told the commissioners that the library had expended its cash reserves, and the funding issue was not a budgetary one but simply a cash flow problem. Commissioner Brad Basse agreed, saying of the funding issue, “This isn’t unprecedented, it’s happened before.” Kinnaman said by June 30, 2016, the libra...
Residents packed the VFW Saturday for the Piper Rossler fundraiser. Over $18,000 was raised for the family....
The Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital’s new MRI project is on track according to Robin Roling, the HSCMH CEO. Roling said during the hospital’s monthly board meeting that an invitation for bids was sent to general contractors on Oct. 19, and this week the hospital will have a mandatory walkthrough for all interested bidders. Bids must be presented by the week of Nov. 19, and will then be presented to the board during the group’s November meeting. If all goes according to plan, const...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Bobcats fell to Shoshoni in straight sets on Friday and Riverside in five sets on Saturday during the team's annual Senior Night celebration. "We just weren't completely prepared for this match. Shoshoni is a really good team and our girls weren't mentally there," said coach Shannon Hill. "We did step up and play them well in the 3rd game, however it was too little too late." During the Shoshoni game, Maggie Ryan had 19 digs and Korey Smith had four kills...
The Community Coffee group, which is comprised of various members of the community and meets once a month on Thursday morning, has begun searching for a new project to encourage funded community groups to support. During the Oct. 22 meeting, the group primarily focused on the possibility of new sidewalks alongside Broadway Street around the area of the train tracks as well as bike paths throughout the downtown area. The group noted the sidewalks around the area of the train tracks and bridge...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners took another step towards the grand opening of the new Hot Springs County airport during its meeting Tuesday. The board heard from GDA engineer Jeremy Gilb as he reviewed various final steps that will need to be undertaken before the Nov. 7 grand opening, which will feature a fly-in by Governor Matt Mead. Gilb informed the board of recent updates to the fifth phase of the airport construction plan, including a flight check and a forthcoming...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce elected three new executive members during their Thursday meeting. Phillip Scheel, who has been serving the last two years as president, had reached the end of his term and oversaw the board vote that elected Damien Oliver as president, Greg Willson as vice president, and Cherrie Wychgram as secretary treasurer. Elected members of the executive board will be assuming their positions at the next board meeting, which will take place on Nov. 12 at...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Bobcats beat Riverside in straight sets on Friday after a tough string of matches the week before. According to coach Shannon Hill, the Lady Cats, "came out pretty flat footed in the first two games against the Rebels," who have improved a lot. "In the end, though, we stepped up and were able to get the job done in 3," she added. Makayla George had eight kills against the Lady Rebels, while Maggie Ryan had 22 digs and Lizzy Lofink had four aces. The Lady C...
The Hot Springs County Bobcats fell short against Lovell on Friday, 41-18. The Bobcats, coming off a tough homecoming loss against Big Horn, were neck and neck with Lovell until the half, with both teams managing 18 points each. The Bobcats could not keep up with their opponent in the second half, as Lovell quickly added two touchdowns, each followed by a two-point conversion. The Bobcats struggled offensively as drives stalled and a strong Lovell defense allowed few opportunities for success...
By Chandler Smith Every Thursday morning at eight o'clock, Thermopolis resident and business owner Rick Tudor starts the hour-long journey to Riverton in a truck owned by the Hot Springs State Park and pulling a trailer purchased by the county school district. Upon leaving Thermopolis, Rick stops at the Wyoming Department of Transportation to weigh the trailer. Fully loaded, the trailer tops in at just over 6000 pounds. In the trailer is not feed, nor oil. Rick is hauling a mix of plastic,...
The Hot Springs County High School football team lost a heartbreaker against Big Horn on Friday, 24-26. The Bobcats immediately started off on the defensive, giving up a touchdown on their opponent's first possession. The Bobcats were able to block the Ram's first two PATs, but still quickly fell behind 26-0 at the half as their running game stalled and the Big Horn offense was firing on all cylinders. Things changed at the half, when the hometown Bobcats, who had possession to start the half,...
The Lady Cats volleyball team fell short against Lovell and Shoshoni this week, ending a string of successes that lasted almost two weeks prior to Saturday's Homecoming game against Shoshoni. "It was a rough week for us," said coach Shannon Hill. On Thursday's loss against Lovell, Hill said. "We couldn't get anything going at the net. Our defense played well but we just couldn't put the ball where we needed to." The Lady Cats, who lost in straight sets, "had some great rallies," but ended up... Full story
Sean Miller and KinDale Andreen were named Bobcat Homecoming King and Queen during coronation. For more homecoming photos see B1 and B8....
FFA members Barbara Jean Kissel and Jessie Pennoyer serve plates of food during the annual Homecoming FFA Steak Dinner....
Junior Maggie Ryan leaps into the air during the air band competition; Members of the 2A State Champions Bobcats golf team shave coach Jacob Smith's head during community pride night. Clemens Abbott peacocks across the floor during dodgeball skirmish between classes. Homecoming royalty including freshman attendants Chase White and Jaden Schierkolk, sophomore attendants Noah Schwalbe and Emmie Coyne and junior attendants Logan Bartholomew and Taylor Nuttall are presented to students during...
After dropping their first two games of the season, the Bobcat football team was victorious for the second week in a row, this time against Burns 20-16. The Bobcats, now an even 2-2 overall and 2-1 in 2A East regional play, “Had to overcome some adversity to pull out the win,” according to coach Rob Anderson. “We did not play as well as we had hoped,” Anderson said, adding that the team “turned the ball over in scoring positions and gave up a couple of big plays late in the game.” Besides the...
The Lady Cats volleyball team continued a string of successes against Greybull on Friday, besting the Lady Buffs in five sets. The Lady Cats won the first set 25-21, then dropped the next two 21-25 and 13-25, only to come back and win the following sets 25-17 and 15-8. “We started out strong in the first game and really threw them off of their offense causing us to get a nice lead on them, which allowed us to finish the first game strong,” said coach Shannon Hill. Hill noted that in the sec...
Composer and Wyoming native Tyler Gilmore directs "A Rambling Stretch" during the public concert at the school auditorium Sept. 23....
Hot Springs County Public Health Nurse Anita Weisbeck talks to a participant at the Interactive Health Fair held at the senior center....
The second annual Oktobrewfest, which will feature 10 microbreweries, nine food vendors and 20 non-food vendors will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Thermopolis. The event, presented by Main Street Thermopolis, seeks to draw members of Thermopolis and other Wyoming communities to the town’s historic downtown district and will feature German food, music, historic building tours, and games for people of all ages. The ten breweries involved will each present one beer that w...
The Hot Springs County Treasurer is now taking payments online. The County Treasurer website offers online payment for both license plates and property taxes for Hot Springs residents. “It’s quite an interesting system,” said County Treasurer Julie Mortimore. Mortimore did a soft release of the system in late August in order to keep traffic low to make sure the program worked properly, and thus far she has been impressed with the system. “I still want to see [our residents’] smiling faces at the...
Friday night's Friends of NRA banquet raised over $14,000, half of which will remain in Wyoming to be awarded as grants for local gun clubs, 4-H shooting clubs and other organizations that support and encourage safe firearm use. An estimated 120 people attended Friday night's banquet. Although there were 150 total tickets available for the event, participation was up from last year's event. The banquet had to compete for participants against Hot Springs High School sporting events, which also to...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday began laying the final groundwork for the new Hot Springs County Airport opening, planned for November 7. The three-hour meeting was dedicated to reviewing final steps for the completion of the airport, and featured discussions about the third and final coat of seal and paint on the runway, which will occur on September 21-22, fuel tank procurement, updates on the SRE building, and the possibility of renting a fuel truck from a nearby...
The third and final public meeting regarding the upcoming Hot Springs State Park Master Plan Draft sparked passionate debate between Thermopolis residents on Monday night. The meeting, held at the Thermopolis Fire Hall, was attended by tens of Hot Springs County residents and was the last public forum in which invested members of the community could gather to voice their opinion regarding the formation of the first Hot Springs Master Plan in nearly three decades. This Master Plan, when eventuall...
The annual WYO Quarter Horse Fall Sale saw 98 horses sold to 15 different states and three horses sold to Peru on Saturday. Carole Smith, co-owner of the WYO Ranch, said this Fall's sale was "a good sale," and about "on par with last year's Fall sale." 30 geldings, 35 two-year-olds, eight yearlings, and 25 weanlings were sold. The average price of the geldings was $13,425, the two-year-olds $5,212.86, the yearlings $1,131.21, and the weanlings $894. The high selling horse, a 6 year-old buckskin...
