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On October 31, 1517, in Wittenberg, Germany, Martin Luther posted his thoughts about some theological topics and the practices of the Church. That simple action began the Reformation — a movement that changed Western society. Everyone is invited to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation at St. Paul Lutheran Church. In celebration, there will be a dedication of the new cross memorial, a German dinner, Lutheran beverages, hayrides, an bounce house and games with plenty of f...
One-half of this Nation’s children are growing up in a home with no father present. That is over 25 million kids under the age of 18. Statistics show children from fatherless homes comprise 67 percent of state prison inmates, 85 percent of juveniles in reform schools come from fatherless homes and they are twice as likely to drop out of school. Many times, single mothers have no idea where to turn when it comes to raising a son all alone. They carry deep, damaging wounds of abandonment that a...
Thermopolis high school golf spent Thursday and Friday in Douglas rounding out their season at the State 3A Championships. The week didn't start well according to coach Jacob Smith. With the potential for bad weather, everything was moved up a day causing the Bobcats to lose one day of practice rounds. Instead of having a chance to play the course and get a feel for it, the team was playing blind. The only Cats who had played the course previously were Hudson Roling and Cade McLean. "We didn't... Full story
It was something of an up and down weekend for Lady Cats volleyball as they hosted their home tournament last Friday and Saturday. The girls looked great during pool play on Friday, going 4-4 to end up seeded fourth in the Silver bracket. Friday afternoon they went 0-2 against Big Piney (20-21; 13-21), 0-2 playing Wind River (15-21; 10-21), then 2-0 against Rocky Mountain (21-14; 21-14) and 2-0 against Riverside (21-10; 21-20). Saturday began with play against first seeded Big Piney. "We did not...
Alison Ivie is all smiles and laughter as she comes down the slide at Ralph Witters Elementary on Tuesday. Mikhail Gaball (left) and Jackson Skelton had been tickling everyone coming down the slide while Mike Dykes (far right) looks pretty unsure about the entire thing....
The public is invited to attend the second and final meeting for the reuse study for the former Thermopolis airport. The meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the County Annex. At this meeting the final report on the alternative uses for the airport will be presented. The public is welcome to attend the meeting in order to review and provide comment on the final report. If you would like to look at the report prior to the meeting, copies are available at the county clerk’s o...
If you live in Wyoming, without a doubt, somewhere along the line you've heard what a huge issue predators are to livestock. However, unless you are a rancher, you probably don't understand what all of the issues are and what costs they create to the producer. Federal surveys of the problem produce limited information on Wyoming specifically. In order to have a better understanding of Wyoming's situation, Dr. John Scasta, Ph.D., from the University of Wyoming took on an investigation into...
WYO Quarter Horse Ranch held their fall sale last weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Carole and Bill Smith started holding their sales back in 1983, and have now become one of the premier horse sales in the country with their spring sale and fall sale. "We had the biggest crowd in years," Carole Smith said. "Every horse sold, too." There was a tie for top seller at this sale, "Oozin the Blues" and "Running Candy" both went for $35,000 each with one staying in Wyoming while the other...
Freshman Emme Norsworthy joined the rest of the freshman class at Friday night's football game to sign a pledge to finish high school....
It starts with that nip in the morning air – we turn on the heater in the car to go to work and the AC when we come home. The water bill goes down and the heating bill starts going up. Then there’s that different smell in the air as the leaves turn red and yellow, cheering football fans, Oktobrewfest, bugling elk and then State Football and State Volleyball. Next thing you know the little goblins are running from house to house getting treats, grandma is roasting that perfect turkey for Tha...
Taylor Ivie, Mercede Martinez and Elizabeth Arcand helped lead the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a moment of silence at Ralph Witters Elementary on Monday in remembrance of 9-11....
The Bobcat golf team made the journey to Wheatland last week to attend the 3A East Conference. Coach Jacob Smith said the golf course was in great condition and the team was really looking forward to a good weekend of competition. Things started out well the first day with Hudson Roling, returning 3A State Champion, spending the first nine holes getting a feel for the course and shooting just two over par. His second trip around Wheatland’s nine holes showed what kind of golfer Roling is with h... Full story
Thermopolis Middle School volleyball is off and running with the eighth grade team going to Worland last Saturday for a Quad Tourney with Cody, Powell and Worland, while the seventh graders were at home, facing the same teams on their own court. The eighth grade A team started their morning against Cody, 22-24, 21-18 and 21-14. Coach Aimee Kay said the girls played well against Cody and are starting to get comfortable running a 6/2. The B team also played Cody, 23-21, 21-7 and 12-21. Up against...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a busy agenda during their meeting on Tuesday covering things from Youth Alternatives to the Senior Center along with other business. Barb Rice, director of the Youth Alternatives program, reported to the commissioners that the eight students she currently has in the program have been working hard this past month, doing a lot of community service. The students worked at the Hot Springs County Fair, did some work for the Master Gardeners, helped serve brea... Full story
We have been very fortunate this summer (knock wood) to have missed any kind of major fire in Hot Springs County. As we watch the devastation of Hurricane Harvey and wait for landfall of Hurricane Irma, let us not forget there are 44 fires burning in our neighboring Montana. Add to that fires burning across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California and its no wonder our skies are smoky. As of last Friday, there were 106 new fires, including four new large fires. Fifty of those are nowhere close...
Sometimes, life throws you a curveball and suddenly you find yourself in a situation where you can’t pay your bills, or perhaps there isn’t enough food to get you through the end of the month. The path to finding out who can help and what you need to do can be a daunting task. That’s where the Help Center at Common Ground comes in. “We help people find help,” said Ron Philips, one of the folks there to help. The Help Center recently received a grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming to conti...
The Hot Springs Conservation District, working in conjunction with the Hot Springs County Planning Office, has recently been awarded a grant from the Wyoming Agriculture Department to conduct a study of groundwater conditions in the Red Lane area. The study will test certain privately-owned wells over a two-year period, to evaluate trends in water quality and also to observe variations in groundwater depth throughout the year. In particular, the influence of the Bighorn River on groundwater...
The Lady Cats volleyball team had a rough weekend in Cody last week as they attended the Border Wars Tournament, playing four different schools from Montana. Coach Shannon Hill said, "This weekend was really an eye opener for me as a coach, as far as understaning what out next step needs to be. "We really got tired in our five-game matches, so that is one focus we will have during this week's practice." Unfortunately for the tournament, the girls went 0-4, losing in four games to Miles City,...
Boaters, fishermen and those who swim in Boysen Reservoir are asked to be aware the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has discovered a potentially harmful blue-green algae bloom on the northeast portion of the reservoir. On August 24, the DEQ visited the area to investigate and collect samples to determine whether the bloom exceeded the cell density and/or toxin concentrations identified in the Wyoming DEQ’s action plan. Using an Abraxis test strip, a sample was collected at the n... Full story
Cheering crowds at the peak of totality marked the end of the 2017 solar eclipse, but not the end of all the preparation that went into making it a wonderful event in Hot Springs County for all the visitors. A final eclipse “wrap up” meeting was held last Thursday to go over the final outcome of months of planning and preparation. “We really had no accurate information on how many people were coming to Wyoming and certainly no information on which directions they were coming to get here,...
Terresa Humphries-Wadsworth has been training for some time now in preparation for her long trek across Wyoming to raise awareness and support for Suicide Prevention. Beginning in Cody tomorrow, Sept. 1, she will begin her 15-day journey to Cheyenne to raise awareness that struggle is part of the human condition and you don’t have to do it alone. And Humphries-Wadsworth won’t be doing it alone. When she told her friend Kelly Eckerdt about her plan last year, Eckerdt jumped right in, telling her...
Wyoming State Parks have had a program in place for six years that allows the different parks across the state to bring in volunteers to work in their areas for the summer season. Budget and staffing cuts across the board called for some kind of help to keep the parks in tip-top shape, so a volunteer coordinator for the state was hired in Cheyenne to gather a list of volunteers and where they would like to help out. This year, Hot Springs State Park hosted four such volunteers, Glen and Arlene...
Lady Cats volleyball headed to Riverton last weekend for their first tournament of the season, the McDonald’s Invite. “Our first tournament is always a good one to set goals for the season and to really gauge a starting point for each of our teams,” head coach Shannon Hill said. The girls played really well on Friday, playing Powell first and losing in two; 21-9, 21-15. They bounced back in their second match against Kemmerer, getting their first win of the season; 21-15, 21-19. Although they pl...
It was pretty hard not to notice the increase in traffic through Hot Springs County during eclipse time, but the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has released numbers that will give an accurate accounting of just how many vehicles there were. The state, overall, experienced historic traffic volumes on Monday, Aug. 21, the day of the eclipse – 494,000 vehicles, a 63 percent increase. In Hot Springs County, on WY 120W (Thermopolis to Cody), the five-year average on Wednesday, Aug. 1... Full story
Mud slinging, engines revving, screaming fans – it was a typical night at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds as the Demolition Derby hit the field. After four main heats, the Herbie Derby and the Truck Derby, it came down to the final heat with Pat King, Stephen Flinn, Kyle Larson, Deven Scherf, Zack Larson, Wyatt Ramsey, Kyle McIntosh, Kurt Shaffer, Luke Mead and Chase Mead. The survivors were first place, Wyatt Ramsey; second place, Zack Larson; third place, Stephen Flinn and fourth place, D...
