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Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, a woman driving a vehicle struck a utility pole near Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. It was unknown if the accident was due to slick roads or driver error....
Springs County High School's Lady Bobcats basketball team ended their season with back-to-back losses at the Regional Tournament in Wheatland last weekend. Thursday, the girls lost to #1 ranked Rawlins by a score of 80-58. According to coach Matt McPhie, the girls scored more points in this game than they had all season – against a very good team, including a season high of 41 points in the second half. The Lady Cats were led in scoring by McKenna Bomengen who had a strong night with 20 p...
It was a rousing game of dodgeball during "Voices" last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School....
Here in the west, we have to keep an eye out for all manner of critters when doing things outdoors, but there is one in particular that we may walk up on before we even realize it. The rattlesnake. Generally, rattlesnakes come out of their winter rest in late March and April, depending on the weather, but don’t be surprised if you see one out sooner if the weather gets particularly warm. Rattlesnakes don’t actually go into hibernation where they sleep all winter, instead they go into a period of...
Temperatures below zero didn't stop the kids at Ralph Witters Elementary from having a special camping day last week. Classrooms were filled with tents and sleeping bags and even a few fire rings and students worked on their lessons using flashlights in the darkened rooms....
Oliver Bihr is all concentration as he does a little fishing in class during a special camping day at RWE. Students spent the day doing all their class work as if they were on a big camping trip with all their friends....
Ruth Needham seems to be completely content snuggling this exotic chicken last week during the annual FFA Petting Zoo at the high school. Everyone was invited to come see the various animals which included chickens, a turkey, bunnies, turtles, a horse and a mule, sheep and goats, all available for hands-on interaction. The petting zoo was one of the activities Thermopolis FFA members hosted during National FFA Week....
Wednesday marked the final day of this session of the Wyoming State Legislature. Representative John Winter reported on a few of the bills the house has looked at this past week as senate files moved to the house. SF0041, the County Fair Endowment bill passed the house on third reading, allowing counties to establish an endowment fund that will let them accept various grants and other monies to place in a special account to not only pay for fair expenses but construction and repairs as well as...
Fake news! This is a phrase we’re hearing all the time now and Thermopolis became the victim of some online fake news recently. A self-proclaimed history buff who is an employee of a country radio station in Cheyenne, recently posted on the station’s website that Thermopolis should cover up the “swastikas” on one of our downtown buildings. This is how things start. One person reports on something they know absolutely nothing about and people across the country suddenly think our little town is...
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has marked the month of March as National Nutrition Month® for 2019. Its not unusual for a person to jump from one diet to another in the hopes of losing those extra pounds, but the truth of the matter is not every diet is geared for every person. There is no magic pill or patch that is going to work for everyone, so your best bet for losing weight is sensible nutrition. Start your morning with a healthy breakfast that includes lean proteins, whole grains,...
The Bobcat girls basketball team had a busy weekend last week, hitting the court for three different contests against Newcastle, Buffalo and Douglas. They started the weekend with a big win over Newcastle, 47-32, just weeks after losing to them by 12 points. "This 27-point swing is in large part to our girls and their commitment each day at practice," coach Matt McPhie said. "They're putting in extra work, have great attitudes and are being great teammates each day. "The victory in Newcastle...
Due to an earlier scheduling conflict, the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees met this Tuesday evening, a week later than usual. The district is looking to hire a student support and prevention specialist. Previously, their job description for the position passed its first reading, however, since then the Wyoming Department of Health took a look at the job description and said it would not meet the grant requirements. Superintendent Dustin Hunt, Chauncey Johnson and public...
Another busy week in the Wyoming State Legislature saw a lot of movement of bills out of committees and even some being forwarded to the Governor. One of the most important bills was Wyoming support for delisting the grizzly bear, a joint resolution between the two houses requesting a swift delisting of the grizzly under the Endangered Species Act. “I sponsored this joint resolution, along with co-sponsores Representatives Salazar, Sommers and Senator Agar,” Representative John Winter said, “re...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team took on age-old rival Worland on Saturday night and despite their best efforts, lost to the Lady Warriors (score ???). They fought and mounted an impressive second half comeback. They trailed by 15 points in the third quarter, but closed the gap to within two with about a minute left in the game. Worland sealed the game with some clutch free throws and some sostly turnover stalled the comeback by the Lady Cats. Leading the scoring was Ashley McPhie with 16...
As adults, we hear a lot of talk about how all the technology our teens are exposed to is having detrimental affects. At Hot Springs County schools, some steps are being taken in an attempt to curb some of the effects things like smartphones and the internet are having on our children’s learning. High school principal, Breez Daniels said, “We are still trying to get the same message out this year about cell phones that we started sharing last school year. It is a challenge because our stu...
This past week in the Wyoming Legislature has seen the transition of bills from one house to the other as Senate Files begin hitting the floor in the House. One house bill, HB0169, has moved on to the senate for approval. The Life Time Fishing Licenses for permanently disabled persons was passed on all three readings in the house before moving to the senate. A bill that would require the reporting of any gunshot wounds or stab wounds failed in the house on its third reading. Representative John...
Our country has a constitutional responsibility to count every person in every household every 10 years. That time is creeping up on us once again as the 2020 census is just around the corner. Judy Carswell is under contract with Hot Springs County to head up the census this year, making sure all of the positions are filled and keeping track of all the little things that go into this decade’s count. According to Carswell, there will be a meeting to create a census committee on Tuesday, Feb. 2...
Its out there, I know it is. Elusive Spring. Understandably, its hard to believe we are just a few short weeks from what the calendar tells us is the first day of spring. After all, I still have ice in my driveway and snow in my backyard, but its coming. Eventually. Spring fever hit me a couple of weeks ago and I found myself on the Internet pouring over seed catalogs and bulb companies, looking for something bright, beautiful and easy to grow. OK, I may have over done it. Soon there will be...
Andrew Coates, three, and his mom, Bridget had a great time playing Bingo for Books at Ralph Witters Elementary last week. Lots of learning and fun was had by both parents and students....
Hot Springs County High School's Lady Cats basketball team took on Powell at home last Friday night, dropping the game in a heart breaking overtime to the Lady Panthers, 51-47. "The girls played extremely well for the night," coach Matt McPhie said. "Powell is a team they had lost to by nearly 30 points earlier in the season. We trailed by as many as eight points in the third quarter, but the girls played tough defense and hit some critical shots down the stretch to force the overtime. "We misse...
Wyoming has had quite a year with its grizzly population and the on-again, off-again management hunt. Right here in Hot Springs County we had three separate instances of grizzly activity during September of 2018. On September 4, a grizzly was removed from the area due to multiple cattle kills. Just three days later, on September 7, another was removed from the Lost Lake area for killing cattle and the bear was taken to Teton County. Five days later, on September 12, yet another grizzly was...
Things are starting to move right along in Cheyenne with the legislature going through myriad bills and each session getting longer. The priority this past week was the supplementary budget process where each amendment is individually reviewed, debated and then voted upon. The budget bill, HB0001 was approved and received in the Senate. HB0295, which would remove state funding from the Pioneer Home, popped up unexpectedly last week on the last day bills could be introduced. The bill did not...
A Go Fund Me page has been set up online to help save the Thermopolis Golf Course (TGC) from closing. According to the page, there have been rumors the course will be closing, however, the golf course board is committed to keeping it alive. “In an effort to save money, the TGC Board will operate the golf course without a club professional, and we will hire a greens-keeper and summer help,” the page says. Infrastructure repairs and maintenance on water pumps, irrigation systems and a failing und...
The Varsity Lady Cats took on age-old rivals the Lady Warriors of Worland on the road last Friday and unfortunately fell, 56-45. The game was a tight one all the way through with the girls falling behind early before rallying to take the lead momentarily in the second quarter, finishing it knotted up at 23-all. In a tough third quarter the girls trailed by six, and even though they battled through til the end, they still came up short. The Lady Cats were led by McKenna Bomengen who scored a care...
The sweet sounds of the fiddle brought the melody together last Friday night during the Bluegrass Jam at Exxon Southside....
