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Local resident, Shawn Goodman, 42, was seriously injured in a work related accident in the Big Horn Mountains on September 14. At 8:45 a.m., Goodman was cutting trees to be shipped to Oregon for a log home when one of the trees fell on him, breaking both femurs at the hip. A fellow worker from Shoshoni, Jason Kinnigy, has been commended for saving Goodman’s life, getting him as comfortable as possible before going for help. Goodman was left alone for nearly four hours before help arrived. He w...
The varsity Bobcat golfers tested their mettle against the Absaroka Conference last week on the beautiful Buffalo Golf Course. Coach Jacob Smith said it was an excellent view of the difference between the 2A competition that the Cats faced before and the 3A competition they will face in the future. “The top end of each is very competitive,” Smith said, “but 2A teams lack the depth of roster that most 3A teams boast.” Smith believes the varsity boys, coming off of two straight 2A state titles,...
The Lady Bobcat varsity and JV volleyball teams played their home tournament last weekend which included teams from Little Snake River, Farson-Eden, Greybull, Wheatland, Pinedale, Torrington, Big Piney, Shoshoni, Wind River, Meeteetse, Kemmerer, Wyoming Indian and Riverside. The JV team went up against all the varsity teams and played many of them very well, but ended 0-12 in pool play which got them seeded into to the Platinum bracket on Saturday. The girls ended up losing in the first round ag... Full story
Among all the new faces at Ralph Witters Elementary, you may have noticed the woman with her finger on the pulse of the building, new principal, Laurie Graves. Graves comes to Thermopolis from the Sheridan School District, having grown up in Miles City, Mont. She attended Montana State University, gaining her degree in elementary education. She spent a year in an educational exchange program with the University of Georgia before starting her teaching career. She has spent 22 years teaching...
The new band director for the Hot Springs County School District comes to us from Basin where he taught fifth through eighth grade band and high school band and choir. Originally from Green River and Star Valley, Gerry Burton received his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and his Masters Degree in Counseling Education from the University of Wyoming. Burton began his teaching career at a 5A school in Kansas teaching both elementary and high school vocal music. He then took a sabbatical from...
Head Bobcat football coach and P.E. teacher Matt McPhie comes to Thermopolis from Sioux Falls, S.D. where he had been coaching at Augustana University. An Augustana alumnus, McPhie played college football and did some coaching before leaving the game to pursue some business opportunities, get married and start his family. McPhie spent 12 years in Boise, Idaho, as well as some time in Phoenix, Ariz. where he took a turn at professional golf. He and his wife decided it was time to complete his...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team will be representing Hot Springs County High School at the National Speech and Debate Tournament this summer in Salt Lake City. Three seniors will be traveling to Utah in June after placing at the National Qualifiers Tournament in Riverton at Central Wyoming College last weekend. Kameron Olsen will compete at Nationals in Lincoln-Douglas debate after going undefeated at the qualifying tournament, finishing the weekend with an 8-0 record. Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Ronbinson will take the National stage with...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting for March on Tuesday, discussing election items, road and bridge work and fuel and holding tank issues with the airport. County Clerk Nina Webber said the State of Wyoming has sent down a mandate to all county clerks requiring an upgrade to the operating system used during elections. As of this year, the software the state is requiring will no longer recognize the Windows XP operating system. Webber had set aside funds to... Full story
by Cindy Glasson The Lady Bobcats faced regional basketball action last weekend, first playing Wyoming Indian before taking on Big Piney in the loser-out game for a chance to advance to the State Tournament. In the first quarter, the Lady Cats were trailing Wyoming Indian 9-0, but settled into the groove to cut the deficit down to just two points to head into the second quarter, 16-14. They were able to outscore Wyoming Indian in the second quarter, playing their way to a 31-28 lead going into...
The Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Directors agreed to change the start times for school for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year at their February meeting. Monday through Thursday, Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) and Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) will begin classes at 8:30 a.m. The high school will convene at 8:20 a.m. Release time, Monday through Thursday for RWE will be at 3:50, TMS will let out at 3:45 and the high school will end their day at 4 p.m. The schedule changes a...
Jurors in Washakie County deliberated just under eight and a half hours before bringing back a guilty verdict on three counts against Thermopolis man, Cody Shinost, in the 2014 roll-over accident that claimed the life of Madisen "Maddie" Price, left her sister, Delanie Price in a coma for months with severe head trauma and caused extreme injuries to a third passenger, Dylan Balstad. The trial began in Washakie County Fifth Judicial Court on Monday, Feb. 1 after Shinost's public defender,...
Dozens of Washakie County residents were called as potential jurors Monday for the Jay Cody Shinost trial being held in Fifth Judicial District Court in Worland. Shinost is facing four counts; one of aggravated homicide by vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, one count of aggravated homicide by vehicle with reckless driving, and two counts of being in control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. All four counts stem from a single vehicle roll-over on May 14, 2014, which...
Although students have been away from their desks for the summer, that doesn’t mean everything came to a halt in the school district. Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland filled the Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors in on what projects had been done over the summer during their meeting Thursday, Aug. 20. Most have probably noticed a lot of paving going on in the parking lots at the schools, and Apland says that is now all completed, including striping, just waiting for the firs...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had just over $10 million to work with this budget season, but with a little trimming here and there, they managed to cover everything. While some requests for funding were significantly higher, the commissioners were frugal in their spending knowing next year the monies coming in will be tighter. They did have to dip into the cash reserve fund to meet their total appropriations - the amount was just $200,000. Large cuts were made to the requests from the... Full story
The 10th Annual Rotary Turbo Turtle Trek is on its way to Thermopolis, Saturday, Aug. 29. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park with a list of prizes that includes $1,000 in cash for the grand prize winner. Other prizes include guns, big screen televisions, mini-vacations, gift certificates, dinosaur digs and much more. Tickets are $10 per turtle and may be purchased from any Rotary Club member. Tickets are also available at Broadway Bygones, Koerwith, Michel,...
Chairman of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board, Bill Williams, along with other board members, doctors and members of the community had a lengthy discussion with the Hot Springs County Commissioners on Tuesday regarding the future of the hospital. Williams told the commissioners his board has been working diligently over the past year to find a solution to the failure of the proposed hospital district in hopes of saving the hospital and the quality care given to the county's resident...
Wyoming’s Governor, Matt Mead, was traveling the state earlier this week with the elected officials from Wyoming Girl’s State, visiting with various county and town officials and made a brief stop in Thermopolis. Speaking with the County Commissioners and assistant to Thermopolis’ Mayor, Fred Crosby, Mead said the revenue expected this year paints a not-so-pretty picture. The revenue anticipation report will come out the end of October and with coal production being suppressed on a feder...
Jermaine "Tall Cop" Galloway, right, chats with Shannon O'Keefe and CJ Scholl about the drug and alcohol culture in the United States. Galloway's presentation not only showed what to look for, drug paraphernalia, and clothing lines, but messages about drug and alcohol use in today's music. The workshop was available for parents, teachers, law enforcement and anyone else who works with youth....
One of the newest members of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is Susanne Samelson, an executive recruiter who comes to Thermopolis from New York. Samelson works as an independent contractor who matches up potential employees with employers looking for upper-middle and upper echelon executives to join their team. Most of her work involves the not-for-profit sector, looking for fundraising experts, those experienced in developing various programs and other staff positions. Samelson...
The fate of the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament was the main focus of discussion during last week’s chamber of commerce meeting. A year ago, the chamber board discussed dropping the event as a fundraiser and were soon approached by the Bobcat Booster Club who wanted to take it over as their own fundraiser. At the time, the chamber board offered to continue the event for one more year and were more than willing to mentor the booster club as to the ins and outs of running the tournament. W...
Marsha Hill demonstrated her basket weaving techniques at Broadway Bygones during the Second Friday ArtStroll....
It was a capacity crowd once again for the annual Demolition Derby on Saturday night, sponsored by the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The top four winners in the final crash of the night were all locals with Cory Bowman placing first, Zack Larson, second, Jason Bowman, third and Kurt Shaffer coming in fourth. The truck derby got the crowd really rocking. Alan Woodward went home with first place, followed by Cody Hensley in second and Jesse Woodward in third. The smaller version,...
New pencils, new backpacks, new clothes, it must be the start of the 2015-16 school year. Teachers have been busily getting their classrooms ready for the official start, which will be next Wednesday, Aug. 26 for all schools in the district. Classes start at 8 a.m. In an effort to make the transition from middle school to high school a little easier on the incoming freshmen, they will have a “rolling” start with classes beginning for them on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Parents of seventh grade stu...
GDA Engineers held a public meeting with members of the steering committee last Thursday evening to discuss the Black Mountain Road planning study. The purpose of the study is to determine what improvements are needed to upgrade nearly 9 miles of Black Mountain Road to make it safer for those traveling the road as well as meeting the needs for Hot Springs County in the future. The meeting was the final one before GDA puts together a series of proposals based on input from the public and...
Prevention Management of Hot Springs County will be hosting a special workshop on alcohol, drug use and abuse prevention featuring officer Jermaine Galloway, “Tall Cop”. “Tall Cop Says Stop” is a program used for education, training and enforcement that all parents, school teachers, law enforcement, counselors, nurses and anyone who works with our youth should know and understand. Galloway, at 6’9”, is an intimidating presence, however, he is devoted and passionate about the training an...
