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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...
In our latest spotlight for our Where Are They Now? series, we are highlighting Hot Springs County High School graduate Enoch Hart who shared some of his adventures in life, starting with his childhood here in Hot Springs, through various business ventures, and to where he is today leading Wyoming Signs of Casper. Hart was born in Worland in 1979, grew up in Thermopolis and graduated in 1998. His father grew up in Battle Creek and his mother grew up in Grass Creek. Hart went to Lucerne school...
At the November Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Tourism Director Angie Guyon reported that Pinnacle Bank “is concerned because we are holding too much money in the bank.” The money in total in their accounts is beyond the $250,000 FDIC insured threshold, with the board being about $60,000 over. According to the board’s financial documents at that time, the total amount of money the tourism board had was about $275,000. According to Guyon, per Wyoming Statute, the touri...
At the December 17 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Clerk/Treasurer Tracey Van Huele presented Budget Resolution 582 to account for additional revenue or expenditures that were not planned for. The council voted and passed the approval of the budget resolution. During citizen participation, the council voted and passed the approval of Goose’s 24 hour alcoholic beverage permit for the Thermopolis PRCA Rodeo on December 31 at the fairgrounds. Mayor Adam Estenson held a public hearing for S...
At the December 17 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the annex building, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Revenue and Expenditure Report and the Special Accounts Payable Warrant for $15,600 that was for the Community Development Block Grants. Shane Rankin of Road & Bridge requested the Approval of an Approach Agreement for a County Installation of a Culvert in Mud Creek Road. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the approach agreement....
At the November 19 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, during old business, Chairman Will Robinson said regarding Tourism Director Angie Guyon’s pending tourism director contract, “It’s in the process. We’ve given you the preliminary or the interim one, then have been working on the final draft. We’re working with the attorney on it and getting it just right. We don’t want to leave out anything… We should have that shortly, hopefully within the next couple weeks.” Regarding the c...
Porshia Birdsley recently placed 16th out of 23 in the world at the 2024 Official Strongman Games World Finals held in Madison, Wisconsin at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on December 6-8. Birdsley's weight class is under 73kg or 160lbs. There were four events to compete over two days. First was the log and trump log. This is where one rep on the bigger log (190lbs) beats any amount on the little log (165 lbs). Second was the car yoke walk with 620 lbs. Third was the axle deadlift with 405 lbs...
At the December 12 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman and the board discussed the Demolition Derby and whether they would hold it next year or not. There were concerns about the lower attendance in 2024 and with fewer cars participating. Dorman said that they need to hit their budget number and there are worries about breaking even. The derby is a fundraiser for the Chamber. Board member Bradyn Harvey responded that “people will show up anyway” and...
On December 4, the Thermopolis Town Council held a brief meeting at Town Hall. Town Attorney Marshall Keller presented for the third and final reading of the ordinance for the town to not add fluoride into the water treatment plant system. There were no changes from the previous reading. There was a discussion with Mayor Adam Estenson and the council about their reasons for and against the ordinance. Some items of conversation including the government mass introducing fluorides into the...
At the December 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Account Payable Warrant Register for $486,297.70 and payroll for $226,297.70. Commissioner Phil Scheel recused himself from a portion of the financials. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) report and said that they ran an automated parcel update for the ArcGIS Online data. They also drew and attributed 2024 septic permits,...
Tom and Shandra Wells opened their business, Hot Spot Collision on October 1 and have hit the ground running with work. They are located at 306 North 6th Street. They rent the building from Dennis Leonhardt, who previously had the Hot Rod Station in the same location. Wells' business is for auto body and paint repair for vehicles damaged in collisions. It is not a restoration shop. The majority of their work is windshield replacements, rock chip repairs, putting wrecked cars back to normal, and...
At the November Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Treasurer Audra Dominguez reported that their October 31, 2024 lodging tax distribution was $36,546.19. In the previous year, October 2023, their lodging tax distribution was $38,506.60. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. Tourism Director Angie Guyon also presented a new budget that was reformatted to become more readable, with different categories being identified. There was no change to the...
