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At the March 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex building. Commissioner Bob Aguiar motioned to amend the agenda to add two items to Other Business. First was a motion regarding engineering. The second was a statement about the February 4 meeting regarding the Tipi Retreat matter and the Stevens. During discussion Chairman Tom Ryan replied, “It’s nice to have some heads up…When you start setting a precedent it’s not advertised for the people…” Commissione...
At the March 18 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, the council discussed the coming Broadway Bridge construction, where the street will be closed from May 28-October 16. During citizen participation the council voted and passed approval of both a 24 hour liquor license for OEB Saloon LLC for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet on April 5 at the fairgrounds and a 24 hour malt beverage permit for Central Bank and Trust for their Beer & Brats event on May 29 in the Hot...
Tabatha VanDeGrift has taken over as owner of the El Rancho Motel located at 924 Shoshoni Street. The purchase was made official on October 1, 2024 from the previous owners Bernice Balog and Susan Lankford who had the business since 1971. VanDeGrift previously suffered an injury where she had about 30 screws in her neck and eight plates holding her neck due to a construction accident. She came to Thermopolis in January 2021 to heal and met Balog and Lankford, the owners of El Rancho Motel. VanDe...
The Hot Springs County School District #1 held their Community Stakeholder Meeting on March 11 at the Administration Building. This meeting was open to the public, but no public comments are allowed. However, guests are invited from various members of the public to hold a discussion. Some of those guests included two school board members, the superintendent, a retired teacher, and several others. This month’s discussion was about school board responsibilities and superintendent r...
The Starpower Regional Dance Competition was held on March 1-2 in Gillette at the Cam-Plex Center. Members of Hot Springs Dance LLC competed with all their pieces choreographed by Tess Williams, owner and artistic director. Skylar Lippincott performed in "Not About Angels." She earned overall first place level 2 solos (of 10+ routines) and was chosen for the Orlando, Florida Power Pak dance convention as an invite only participant. For the piece "Brave", Skylar Lippincott, Kaylee Bazzle, Kyle...
Tom and Jessie Ream's Double R Store located at 901 Shoshoni Street is open for the 2025 season. They originally started the business as a trial run on August 1 of last year and closed down at the end of October. Now they are open for their first full season as of March 13. The Double R Store serves as a sandwich shop and a supply store for fishermen getting on the river. This type of business was originally their wish, but Jessie said, "We couldn't find anybody to do it, so we did it ourselves....
The Hot Springs County Prevention Coalition will provide Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training at their Suicide Prevention Workshop on March 26-27 at 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (both days. They invite the public to join them for free and to increase your knowledge about suicide, learn skills to reach out, and increase your confidence to help save a life. Be an active part of the community’s plan to prevent suicide. Snacks and lunch will be provided both days. The workshop is free, however, p...
At the February 25 Hot Springs Health board meeting held at the conference room, Dr. Mattson Mathey gave the medical staff report and said that several of their doctors were “Doc of the Day” at the legislative session in Cheyenne, a program hosted by the Wyoming Medical Society. The doctors are available throughout the entirety of the day to answer any medical questions related to policy discussion and to provide any medical attention to anybody needing it. In fact, they responded to a sta...
At the February 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners held a discussion about an agreement from Hathaway & Kunz, the attorneys who represent Michael & Michele Stevens and the Tipi Retreat. The document is a Settlement Agreement, Release and Waiver. Chairman Tom Ryan and County Attorney Jill Logan previously recused themselves from this matter. Chairman Ryan also suggested that the other commissioners, Paul Galovich and Bob Aguiar, seek legal counsel to review the...
At the February 18 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, during town department reports, Sergeant Mike Mascorro said that the Thermopolis Police Department is releasing the body cam footage of the officer involved shooting that happened in September, 2024. The video can be viewed on the Thermopolis Police Department’s official Facebook page. In the codes administration, Assistant to the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme updated the council about the downtown flagpole issue. He said that Billings Sign Service and...
At the February 18 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the State Park Headquarters, Treasurer Audra Domingez and Tourism Director Angie Guyon presented the financial report. The lodging tax distribution for January 31, 2025 was $14,480.18. This amount compares to previous years in the same month of January, being 2024 was $13,386.76 and 2023 was $10,392.43. Additionally, the tourism’s board’s total assets as of January 31, 2025 was $220,221.20. In the previous year, at the...
Last week, Water Development Project Manager George Moser held a public hearing and presented the recommendations for the WWDC Study - Hot Springs County Supply Evaluation - Level II Study. The event, held at the county annex, was well attended with various members of the community and representatives of different related agencies. Moser was joined by Jeff Rosenlund of DOWL and Ben Jordan, a geologist, where they gave the presentation together. The presenters reviewed some of their past...
At the first February Thermopolis Town Council meeting, the council voted and passed the approval to appoint Jerry Williams as the official Municipal Court Judge. Williams had been acting as a temporary judge since the passing of Judge Ron Jurovich. During citizen participation, Meri Ann Dorman, representing Main Street Thermopolis, requested street closure and the use of the Old Fire Hall for Brewfest on June 7. The event will occur from 4-8 p.m. Setup will be at noon and the street closure...
At the February 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the annex building, Ardurra’s Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross gave the Geographical Information System (GIS) update. Regarding the work completed or in progress done, they said they ran automated parcel updates for ArcGIS Online data on each Monday of the month. They also drew and attributed 2024 septic permits, uploaded documents to AWS, and appended new permit locations to ArcGIS Online data. Ross also said they drew a...
On February 8 in Alabaster, Alabama at the 2025 Limitbreakers, International, Invite Only Strongman Competition, Thermopolis’ Porshia Birdsley took first place in the U64 Woman division.Worth noting, the woman that took second place was New Zealander’s Meg Latta who is the World’s 2nd Strongest U64 Woman. Latta traveled to the United States from New Zealand for the competition.Birdsely said, “It was a huge accomplishment to beat her as she is a long time Pro Athlete in the sport.”The Limitebre...
At the February 13 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, during old business, CEO Meri Ann Dorman discussed the State/Local Civics Bee which will be held on April 6 at 2 p.m. Dorman said that they are still looking for additional judges. At this time they have received about 18 essays from the region, including Thermopolis, Riverton, Lander and Burlington, from schools and homeschool groups. Dorman added that Thermopolis Middle School will complete...
On February 4, Commissioners Paul Galovich and Bob Aguair held a public hearing of remedy for Michael and Michele Stevens and their Tipi Retreat on Coyote Run Road.Commissioner Tom Ryan recused himself from the hearing. Chairman Tom Ryan Chairman Tom Ryan said to the other commissioners regarding the Stevens’ matter, “I think it’s a new application, and I think it should be going before the Planning Commission and coming through the process. And I think we’re violating that process. I think ther...
A great fishing story can start with a mysterious premonition of destiny that sets the course to where great friends go on an adventure that seems totally unbelievable. We learned such things from the recent Fishing Derby on February 1-2 at the Upper and Lower Sunshine Lakes. The event was put on by Discover Meeteetse. The stage was set with Grandpa Monty Thorton speaking to his grandson Trever Birdsley. The elder cowboy said, “You guys are going to catch big fish today.” Birdsley looked at his...
On January 14, Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department members voted to appoint Dale Andreen as their new Fire Chief. Previous Fire Chief Mark Collins decided to retire from the position but will still stay involved serving the public. Andreen has been with the Fire Department for 28 years and has served in multiple offices. However, he has spent most of his time as a training officer during their weekly meetings. He also coordinates with the Fire Academy to get new members certified as...
The Town of Thermopolis installed new playground equipment at the Glade Edward’s Park located at 226 South 3rd Street, which is just east of the railroad tracks. The money to fund this new equipment came in two parts and about $33,958 came from the Glade Edward’s Foundation. The new equipment was added at the south end of the park. It includes several slides, a climbing area, and places to play on. They also added fresh mulch all around. The installation occurred last fall. Assistant to the May...
On January 21, Wyoming State Parks District Manager Brooks Jordan presented to the Hot Springs County Commissioners to give an update on the Hot Springs State Park matter regarding the Star Plunge facility. Jordan said, “The Star Plunge is currently closed temporarily until the resolution of the legal proceedings that were brought against us, Wyoming State Parks, by the owner operator of the Star Plunge, C&W Enterprises.” Jordan then detailed a backstory of the Star Plunge hot springs swimming p...
During a recent meeting, County Planner Les Culliton presented some letters regarding the coming February 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting for the remedy hearing of The Tipi Retreat, Michael and Michele Stevens. One letter is from the Planner’s office and the other from the Land Use Planning Commission. The letters were entered into the record but were not read aloud in the meeting. Chairman Tom Ryan said that he didn’t have anything to add to them. “They speak for thems...
At the January 16 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Tourism Director Angie Guyon presented the financial report. As of December 31, 2024, the board’s total assets were $228,025.94. This includes $219,990.73 in their Money Market account and $8,035.21 in checking. In the previous year, their total assets were $221,178.84. Regarding their December 21, 2024 lodging taxes, they received $9,997.96. In the previous year, their lodging tax revenue was $5,412.93. Guyon also explained t...
At the January 7 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Michael and Michele Stevens addressed the board to discuss the Tipi Retreat matter. Michael read a letter and said, “Honorable Commissioners, we stand before you today with two straightforward requests that could help resolve our ongoing situation and benefit our entire community.” “First: Opportunity for Remedy. The timeline of events is clear. In December 2021, this board issued a Cease and Desist Order to The Tipi Retreat and denie...
At the January 7 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, Mayor Adam Estenson swore in newly elected Council Member Tony Larson. Assistant to the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme updated the council on the flagpole installation which is tentatively scheduled for sometime in January, weather permitting. During the codes discussion, Jeunehomme reported that the town’s property insurance renewal was in and showed an increase. This was due to additional equipment items being added to their p...
