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Students from the high school were treated to a rock concert and some financial advice on Monday through a program sponsored by Big Horn Federal, the Federal Reserve and other economic educational resources....
Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, an award winning mezzo-soprano worked with choir students at the high school Tuesday morning as a part of the Piatigorsky Foundation Tour....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had their first meeting of the month on Tuesday, hearing reports from Bart Stam with the University of Wyoming Extension Service, on what activities and work his office has been doing in the area. Stam is the Range Specialist for Hot Springs County and he said he gets a lot of calls on everything from range management to what kind of bugs are in people’s yards and how to take care of their trees and lawn. He has also been doing a lot of work in the area w...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Golf Team will hit the links for their spring season this Friday, April 5 in Worland. The team just started their practices, their first day of practice being Monday. Coach Joey Johnson said this year they have their full team of State 2A Champions returning to play on Varsity. Those athletes include Jeffry Clark, Will Clark, Lee Grimm, Hardy Johnson and Kyle Roessing. Madeline Stam (All State Girls Golfer) will be coming back to golf in the Varsity Girls Division for the...
Thermopolis FFA, under the direction of Britton VanHeule, has been working diligently leading up to their culminating event this spring, State FFA in Laramie. Some of the students still in the running on the state level include Ally Taylor with the FFA Creed. She is going to state ranked in the top 10. Jeffery VanAntwerp is in the top six in Employment Skills/Job Inter view and four students are in the top three in their category and division in the Science Fair competition, Audrey Axtell, Eli...
The National Weather Service, FEMA, and emergency management agencies around Wyoming encourage residents, businesses, schools, and radio and television stations to practice your severe weather safety procedures as we near the main severe weather season in Wyoming. The spring months produce some wide-ranging weather across Wyoming, from tornadoes to snowstorms. “Folks need to do all that they can ahead of time to ensure they have the plans and the tools to keep both themselves and their f...
With spring in the Bighorn Basin comes rain and some heavy, wet snow from time to time, so the Bureau of Land Management is advising travelers that may be on roads crossing public lands to please use caution. BLM Worland Field Office Manager Mike Phillips is asking the public to steer clear of muddy roads to avoid damaging the roads and resources. “Waiting for roads to dry up is the best way to avoid becoming stranded,” Phillips said. Driving on wet dirt roads and two-tracks can cause damage lik...
As we start having warmer days its a good idea to start thinking about precautions you need to take when it comes to fire. Unlike most natural disasters, wildfires are usually caused by people, but there are some things you can do to prevent it. In Wyoming, farmers and ranchers burn their fencelines in the spring to eliminate weeds and unwanted grasses. Never leave that fire unattended. If you are burning on your property, be sure to keep an eye on where the fire is going and be prepared with...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club is presenting The Pirates of Penzance, Jr. this week on Thursday and Friday evening at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The Pirates of Penzance, Jr begins with the celebration of Frederic, an apprentice to the Pirates. It is his 21st birthday and the day he has fulfilled his duty to his apprenticeship. When young Frederic decides to leave the pirate crew, he starts off on a hilarious adventure featuring damsels in distress, pirate raids, a quick thinking...
The Thermopolis Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 100th year last Saturday at their banquet at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Chamber Executive Director MeriAnn Rush said Saturday's event was the largest they've had with 222 tickets sold for the evening. The night started out with games for all, followed by dinner and then the featured speaker of the night, Craig Johnson, the writer of the Longmire series, who was very entertaining, recounting his travels and missteps...
Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness, a Thermopolis-based provider of Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Services, is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight's 2019 Customer Experience AwardTM. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Communication from Facility and Dignity and Respect, Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services. Toby Homi, Executive Director of...
It was standing room only last Thursday at the annual Beer and Brats event hosted by Central Bank and Trust....
I don’t want to say it too loud, considering we still have plenty of weather on the horizon, but I think I might be able to claim a successful gardening adventure this year. Like many, I have high hopes of having a beautiful, blooming garden filled with all the colors of summer, butterflies flitting around and birds dropping by for a rest, but unfortunately I’m on my third try to get herbs to grow in my kitchen window. That hasn’t stopped me, however, from planting a ton of tulips last fall...
How many times have you needed a spare key for your car or your front door, had it cut and got all the way home, only to find that it doesn't work? Well, once the CR Key Checker hits hardware stores and locksmiths around the country, that frustration will be a thing of the past. Hot Springs County native Craig Redland, owner of CR Locksmith, has invented a small device that will check the newly cut key against the original key to verify if it will work or not. Redland says sometimes its just a...
Students at Thermopolis Middle School celebrated their teachers last Friday during the Middle School Voices presentation....
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team finished their season in fine form, qualifying two students for the National Tournament in Dallas, Texas this June. Junior Hannah Hu will be attending with her informative on beauty. Hu went beyond the normal talk of physical beauty to point out how our minds perceive beauty in nature and everything around us, including photographs, art and the Japanese aesthetics of wabi sabi, the acceptance of imperfection. Hu wrote her informative at the start of the year...
by Cindy Glasson The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a discussion with the Town of Thermopolis regarding the landfill at their meeting Tuesday afternoon. The agreement between the Town and County for the landfill expired some time ago, but the two entities have been adding addendums periodically to keep it active. Everything is split between the town and county. According to the commissioners, the Town has violated a major part of the agreement and they are far from happy about it. The...
Joseph Junior Mulvaney has been waiting literally decades to find his final resting place and that time is finally coming. Known as the “skeleton in the trunk”, Mulvaney’s remains were finally identified on October 26, 2017, through a DNA profile at the state crime lab in Cheyenne. His body had been originally found in a trunk on Newell Sessions’ property in 1992 and the mystery began. The trunk had been left behind by John David Morris, aka David Tanner, when he moved from the Sessions place si...
We’ve all watched the wildfire disasters in California, the tornado disasters in the panhandle and, most recently, the flooding disaster washing away entire towns in Nebraska. But do you know what to do in case of any of these situations? In Hot Springs County, one of the best things you can do is to get yourself and your family enrolled with CodeRed. Sure, we have sirens here in town, but they are designed to warn people who are already outside. The chances of you hearing the sirens if y...
Hot Springs County School District held their March meeting on Tuesday night, adding Dan Pebbles as an alternate classroom professional, approved the hiring of Jennifer Cheney as the Community Support and Prevention Specialist, hired Jack Horab as a counselor and Kylie Bears as a fifth grade teacher for the upcoming school year. The Community Support and Prevention Specialist position is a new one, created to establish a program to motivate and mobilize the community regarding alcohol, tobacco...
As I was growing up we ate a lot of traditional Irish dishes, I just had no idea they were Irish, I just knew they were really good. On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone becomes Irish and not only imbibes in green beer, but they eat corned beef and cabbage, something they probably wouldn’t touch the rest of the year. Granted, most Irish dishes are primarily potatoes, cabbage and lamb or goat (we skipped the goat at our house) and are generally pretty bland, but there were a few I loved as a kid and...
After a meeting Tuesday morning with the Hot Springs County Commissioners, the county’s IT professional Dean Peranteaux, Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, County Attorney Jill Logan, Town Attorney Mike Messenger and Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby will be having work session to decide which entity is going to pay for what when it comes to the Joint Law Enforcement Center. At this time, the equipment is purchased and maintained by the county while the dispatchers are provided by the town. Both s...
Although he's in some deep trouble in this shot, no one would have guessed that Remmington Ferree would slide into the number one slot at the high school's "rock, paper, scissors, splits" game last Friday. Ferree came out on top, beating out Jocelyn White for the title. Each Friday, the school does a little spirit building with competitions between the classes with different games to end their week....
The 65th Wyoming Legislature has come to a close with an additional day and a rather long night for legislators, finishing up at 2 a.m. on Feb. 28. SF0049 is on its way to the governor’s desk. Relating to private school structures, the bill would exempt private schools from zoning conditions in both towns and counties. A controversial bill, it narrowly passed the house, 33-26 and then cleared the senate on a 25-3 vote. “I voted against this bill,” Representative John Winter said, “beca...
Families of students in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 along with members of the community attended an open meeting Tuesday night regarding vaping and drugs that may be found in our schools. For the past several months there had been a crackdown on students vaping or using electronic cigarettes in the schools and on school grounds. Unfortunately, in some cases, the electronic cigarettes are filled with illegal substances rather than the liquid nicotine they are intended for. In order t...
