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At the December 19 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners went into executive session at the beginning. Afterward, the board reconvened into regular session, where they voted and passed the approval to appoint Kristina McNeff to the District Court Clerk position for Hot Springs County. The previous District Court Clerk, Terri Cornella, retired on December 1. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Professional Services Agreement with Ardurra for...
At the December 20 Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism board meeting held at the Quality Inn, Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said their most recent lodging tax revenue deposit was $17,631.37. This amount was down 21% compared to the previous year that month. Also, during a discussion about their budget, the board voted and passed the approval to authorize director Jackie Dorothy to ask the State of Wyoming to investigate if the state would coop in the cost of printing...
At the December 5 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the AP warrant for $689,684.61 and payroll for $200,548.29. Commissioner Phil Scheel recused himself for the work done by Tumbleweed Propane. Brian Clarkson of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information System (GIS) report and said that they are adding LiDAR to the Road & Bridge applications. LiDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure...
People for People and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will sponsor a free Christmas dinner on Monday, Dec. 25 at 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. Anyone is welcome. The food will either be delivered or you can eat in. The meal will be served at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 632 Arapahoe. Sign up sheets are available at Public Health, 117 N. 4th Street; Help Center, 426 Big Horn Street or you call the Senior Center at 864-2151; the Episcopal Church 864-3629 or the Chamber of Commerce,...
Hot Springs Health’s (HSH) CEO Scott Alwin, along with several of his staff, sat down and explained how the hospital’s culture has been transforming into a new form. Alwin started as CEO on July 1, 2022, just about one and a half years ago. Since that time, Alwin described some of his accomplishments. He said, “I think we’ve made a lot of great strides in many different areas. Number one, we’ve worked diligently to improve culture and reduce our turnover. We reduced our turnover rate from 25%...
Bowman - Free at last! Bo Bowman is retiring after being in his position as the Hot Springs County Planner for the past 12 and a half years. Bowman said, "There's been good days, bad days, but the good days way outnumber the bad days. I've enjoyed this. I've enjoyed working with the commissioners, I've enjoyed the people of this building. I've always enjoyed the people in the building. That's not a problem. But the community has been awesome." Bowman's career started in California in 1975,...
At the November 21 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Attorney Marshall Keller presented three ordinances for the first reading. First was a water rate increase from $19.80 to $25 per month. Second was to increase the number of bar and grill liquor licenses from two to four. Third was to amend ordinance 864 to correct a typo but does not change the language meaning. No discussion was held on the ordinances. The council voted and passed the approval of all three ordinances separately. These...
At the November 21 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Les Culliton was named as the new Hot Springs County Planner who will be replacing Bo Bowman. The commissioners held a public hearing to amend the plat of WY Lasting Legacy Subdivision and there were no comments given. The application was to take 14 lots and make them three lots. There was no checklist required. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the subdivision. County Planner Bo Bowman presented a request for...
At the November 9 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman said they “met and exceeded expectations” for their Chamber Banquet, October 7. Dorman also said they are “tweaking” their planning of the event and are looking at moving it to the spring. Regarding Moonlight Madness, which was on October 26, Dorman said “It was cold.” Due to the weather, they moved the costume contest to Broadway Bakery. They gave out gi...
The November Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting was held at Audra’s Copper Coo. There was no board meeting in October due to the members attending the Fall Summit in Yellowstone National Park. Treasurer Audra Dominguez reported that in September the lodging tax deposit was $26,482.25, which was an increase of 1% with the average of $25,868.39. This was $270.17 more than the previous year. Additionally, for the lodging tax deposit for October they received $38,506.60 which was a 2...
During citizen participation at the November 7 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson recognized concerned citizen Jason Bowman, who had asked to be on the agenda to present to the council. Bowman started out by referring to information in an article about his petition and protest regarding Officer Mascorro that appeared on an online news source on Oct. 16. He then stated the following, “I had been protesting at the stoplight every day for a week and officer Mascorro has personall...
Thermopolis Big Springs FFA sent four state champion students to the2023 FFA Nationals Awards ceremony at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 31 through November 5. Clint Kimes and Tyler Morris shared the award for ninth in the nation in Environmental Resources for their fishing lures experience. Morris said, "We went around the county, and we tested a couple of different fishing lures, and we figured out what works better and why it worked the best." Together they tried a...
At the November 7 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, after an executive session, the commissioners announced they accepted the resignation of District Court Clerk Terri Cornella, effective November 30. Cornella is an elected official and therefore, to make the process for appointment of elected officials easier, the day after the elected official’s last day a letter is sent to the party of registration when the official was elected. The party has 15 days from the date of the lette...
Artists Autumn Hnilicka and Aiyana Perez of Sage Brushes from Lander have completed the large mural on the old downtown fire hall. The mural features the letters of Thermopolis with images highlighting some of the historical timelines of the area. It also includes dinosaurs, petroglyphs of the Native Americans, homesteaders, sheep farmers and the hot springs as well as famous locals such as Tim McCoy, Butch Cassidy, Sundance and others. The letters, which follow a chronological order, display a...
Porschia Birdsley won first place in the US Strongman Pro Woman's World (USS) competition in Peoria, Ariz., on October 21. Birdsley qualified for this competition due to her winning second place at the Dallas, Texa,s national competition on June 3. The USS competition features heavier weights than the national and local competitions. It held a variety of events. The first event was a pressing medley that included a 100 lb mouser block, a 150 lb sandbag over the shoulder, a 165 lb 12-inch...
At the October Hot Springs County School District #1 board meeting, Brandon Deromedi recognized some students in their Celebrations section. The entire volleyball team received a good sportsmanship award and gave kudos to Coach Hill. Lexi Garrison was recognized by officials from their match against Worland on September 21. The officials wrote, “She is a true leader for her team. Even when the game was not going their way, she was always encouraging to her teammates and never gave up.” De...
Representatives of the Town of Thermopolis and members of the police department were interviewed to discuss the matter of feral cats and how they work to remedy the issue. Town codes administrator Jim Jeunehomme said, “The problem with the stray cats is that people are feeding them, but they don’t want to claim ownership of them. They’re creating that problem in itself. When you have neighbors that already have a lot of potential animals and strays that come in and they leave out food for them...
One Eyed Buffalo Brewery Company (OEB) has moved to its new location at 535 Broadway Street. Their official opening at the new location is Wednesday, October 25. Owner Jennifer Fisher described their motivation to move was due to not having enough space at their previous location, which was just across the street. Their previous location, now the Tap House, had a capacity of 59 people and another 30 outside in the back. Their new location has a capacity of about 175, which is over double. They...
At the October 17 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Barb Rice gave the Youth Alternatives update and said she has 16 total juveniles, which includes 10 males and six females, and she released two juveniles that week. The commissioners and Rice held a discussion about the Alive! at 25 program. Rice explained they do not have a trainer right now, but she said, “I really want one.” In the discussion, they talked about the importance of the program. Rice also discussed the Central Wyo...
At the October 3 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex, the commissioners held a discussion about the Requests For Information for the development of the old airport property. Four RFIs responses were submitted for the property. They are from Central Wyoming College who offered their support for any future developments; from Daniel C. Wychgram and Hans H. Wychgram for a proposed residential airpark; from Dorman Rentals, LLC for their interest in the old airport...
Broadway Bakery has "soft-opened" at their downtown location of 509 Broadway Street. According to owner Sarah Slagle, their current hours are from 7:30-11 a.m., seven days a week. They have a temporary occupancy permit which allows baked goods to be sold. Every day, Broadway Bakery sells different donuts, scones, muffins, pastries, and bread. They have a gluten-free option every day. Once they are fully open, they will have coffee, sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and more. Slagle will have walls...
At the September Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Scott Alwin introduced Dominic Symes, EVP of Staffing Solutions and Chief Revenue Officer of Health Tech, who was visiting from Orange County. Symes looks after all the different areas of consulting and directly reports to their chairman, Derek Morkel, and works side by side with him, meeting every single day. Symes also oversees the overall marketing strategy for the company, such as branding and design elements. Symes highlighted the comin...
At the October Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman discussed the Demolition Derby that was held in August. In the discussion, they covered the Mad Dog prize, which is used to attract more drivers, and the capacity issues due to the location as there are limits to the event as a fundraiser for the chamber. The funds go to pay for the chamber’s staff. They also discussed insurance for the event. Regarding the Chamber Banquet that w...
On Wednesday, October 4 Mayor Adam Estenson, Director of Public Works Basil Sorensen, and Assistant the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme held a meeting with the public and business owners to discuss and brainstorm the coming winter season's snow plowing. Mayor Estenson sought comments from the public by inviting them to provide suggestions to improve things and to relay their priorities and procedures. During the discussion, one idea suggested was to create a volunteer list for those who have equipment and...
Hot Springs County High School's Lyle Wiley was inducted to the annual Wyoming Speech & Debate Hall of Fame during their Coaches Convention held at Hot Springs Hotel on September 22. "I was really surprised. I was very humbled. This is my 10th year coaching right now, but it is pretty uncommon for someone to be voted into this to get this award without having coached for a really long time. A lot of the coaches get the award after they've been coaching for 15, 20 years, so it was really...
