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Racine Morgan, director of the Hot Springs County Museum, filled in the Hot Springs County Commissioners on what is going on at the museum at Tuesday’s meeting. Morgan said they have applied for a large grant that will allow them to do some interesting things with the 1920s school house at the museum annex, including activities that will help today’s children understand what it was like to actually go to school during that time. An interesting opportunity has come up for the museum that inv...
Two coaches with the Hot Springs County School District were recently named Coach of the Year for the fall season by the Wyoming Coaches’ Association. Brandon Deromedi was chosen for 2A boys golf and Aimee Kay was chosen as middle school coach for volleyball. The pair were chosen by their fellow coaches during the 2019 fall season. “I was pleasantly surprised with this one,” Kay said. “Having coached for 27 years it is again, nice to be recognized for the time and effort I put in. “What makes it...
The Bobcat boys basketball team started their season with a 2-1 record this weekend taking on Big Horn, Wright and Kaycee on the road. Head coach Shane Corpening said their first game was a great measuring stick as to where the program is at. “Big Horn has a solid basketball program and they always have good athletes,” Corpening said, “so the fact that we were able to grind out a win is huge for our program and an excellent start to our season.” The game was neck and neck all the way to the buzz...
The Thermopolis Lady Bobcats varsity girls had an excellent start to their season coming out of their first tournament with three wins. They first took on Kaycee on Friday, topping them with a steady 46-27. “The team played good defense while recording 28 steals,” head coach Matt McPhie said. Kaylee DeVries snatched six steals with Ashley McPhie and Mariah Brooks right behind her with five steals each. Sesi Jensen led the way on the boards, pulling in eight rebounds in the game. Scoring wis...
Thermopolis Middle School girls basketball teams finished off their seasons this last weekend with the seventh grade team taking on Worland at home and the eighth grade team on the road to Worland to take on Cody and Burlington. The 7A girls fought hard against Worland on Friday but just couldn’t get there, losing 13-25. Unfortunately, it was a single elimination tournament, so the girls were finished for the weekend. “Even though we lost, this was our best game against Worland,” coach Ashle...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club recently participated in the Wyoming State Thespian Festival (previously named Wyoming State Drama Competition) and returned as State Champions in 1A/2A for the second year in a row. Twenty-four students went to the festival and were entered into 15 different categories. They brought home 18 AllState Medals and 11 Honorable Mention Certificates. The following students received a Superior rating and an AllState Medal: David Armstrong for 1st Year... Full story
Its just about that time of year when I drag the tree from the basement, attach the lights and the pretty decorations and then sit back and watch the kitties dismantle the entire thing. Don’t get me wrong, I love those little furballs. In fact, over the years I’ve shot some pretty adorable photos of them poking their heads out from between the branches, playing with the shiny balls or just staring intently at the bright lights. All of my decorations are, of course, shatterproof since they spe...
Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon has been working with the Hot Springs County Senior Center to get a new emergency plan in place and presented a draft recommendation to the Hot Springs County Commissioners on Tuesday. One area of concern with the center is its location in proximity to the railroad tracks. If a train were to derail in that area, the center could be facing railcars filled with anything from wood to caustic liquids sitting at their front door or scattered in their...
The way the Student Intervention Team (SIT) works at Ralph Witters Elementary has changed a bit and they presented those changes and what they’ve meant to students at the November school board meeting. According to principal Catelyn Deromedi, they currently have about 45 students in the intervention program, none of which are associated with special education or regular, basic classroom interventions. Deromedi said they had some kinks to work out in the program along with a number of new teacher... Full story
Two Hot Springs County High School seniors applied to the National College Match program through QuestBridge over the summer, Hannah Hu and Breeze Petty. The two applied to their top 12 college choices with the chance to receive full ride scholarships to one of the premier educational facilities in the U.S. High school counselor Elisa Daniels said this is the first time any of our students have applied to the program. It is an intricate process filled with a ton of essays by the applicants, but... Full story
Wyoming Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill (R) was in Thermopolis last week for an open meeting at Storyteller for folks to voice their opinions on the State Park concessionaires and his bill, SF116, which becomes law January 1, 2020. The bill requires the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources as well as the concessionaires throughout the state to have a contract in place of five years or greater. The contracts will be uniform across the board, During an interview prior to the... Full story
Thermopolis Bobcat Hyrum Rich is currently staying in Aguascalientes, Mexico as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. Rich will be gone a total of 10 months as part of the program that sends American students to other countries while their counterparts spend time in the states. They not only live in the country, they become part of their host family, experiencing schools, culture and all their chosen country has to offer. Periodically, the exchange students send reports back to their local...
The Bobcat boys basketball team is about ready to hit the courts for the season and head coach Shane Corpening shared his thoughts on the upcoming season. “I have very high expectations for our basketball team,” Corpening said. “We are returning three starters, a big senior class, and some key contributors from last years team. And we have a solid group of kids on our team that have put in a lot of time in the gym since the end of last years season. “I don’t want to get into predictio...
Eleven music students from Hot Springs County High School attended the North Big Horn Honor Ensemble at North West College in Powell over the weekend. Faculty from the college worked with the students for two days before a final concert, a mixture of band students from all over the Basin as well as a choir comprised of a variety of students as well. Bobcat senior, Taydee Landrum, was part of the choir. “I thought the whole experience was pretty great,” Landrum said. “It was sad knowing it was m...
Wyoming Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill (R) will be in Thermopolis next week to answer questions from the public regarding the concessionaires in Hot Springs State Park. Chairman of the Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, Driskill will be at Storyteller on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 2-4 p.m. Chairman Driskill is the sponsor of SF116, a bill that allows the state to terminate the contracts of any concessionaires on state property that do not have the proper contracts...
Things are still not over for Aethon when it comes to the proposed expansion of drilling at the Moneta Divide field. Water quality issues that surround both Alkali and Badwater Creeks are still under heavy scrutiny by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Aethon and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Originally, the DEQ, along with Aethon, did a sampling of water and soils in the two creeks and the DEQ determined the addition of the 4,200 wells Aethon plans to drill would not...
While not scientific by any means, the question was recently asked, “What would you like to see go into the former Shopko building?” There were some interesting answers like a roller rink, an outdoor retail outlet, a laser tag arena and even a lumber yard/agricultural combo with things like appliances or a paintball arena. Realistically though, most of the answers were for things like a store similar to Shopko with household items, clothing, shoes and whatnot. There were also suggestions of ano...
The middle school’s girls basketball teams are spending a lot of time on the court and improving with every game they play. Last week, in their games against long-time rivals, Worland, the seventh grade A team lost, however, the B team came out with another win. Unfortunately, both eighth grade A and B teams didn’t fair well, losing both games. High scorers against the young Lady Warriors were Jayssie Owsley for the 7A team and Kamryn Farrell for the 7B team. On the eighth grade side was Dazlyn...
Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar shares his stash of goodies with an adorable trick or treater at the third annual First Responders Trunk or Treat. Kids from all over town converged on the event featuring the ambulance service, police department, search and rescue, WYDOT, highway patrol and the fire department....
Locals need to be prepared for the closing of another business in Thermopolis with the recent purchase of IGA from the Super Foods Corporation. IGA’s employees were informed Tuesday morning that their doors would be closing November 25 and contents of the store would be liquidated. Eric Mackay, owner of Mack’s Market, is the new owner of the building. According to Mackay, Super Foods contacted him about the opportunity to purchase the business and Mackay saw it as an opportunity for another bus... Full story
