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Hot Springs County Search and Rescue has a new side-by-side vehicle with snow tracks. Search and Rescue member Casey Freund, said the Polaris Ranger Crew 1000 Northstar edition vehicle was approved by the County Commissioners in 2021. The cost to the county was $23,061.99. The tracks were paid for out of the private fund for the Search and Rescue, which is from donations made to the organization. Freund added that their Poker Float fundraiser earned them money from the community to pay for the t...
At the December 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, the council passed a resolution for a budget adjustment that was originally adopted in June. This allowed the council to pass a second resolution that would pay for the extensive asphalt repair and the water project. The money for these costs will come from the general fund. The amounts for these costs were approximately $41,000 for Fremont Street, less than $80,000 for Richards, and $32,000 for 8th and Fremont, Clark. The council voted and...
Wyoming Pioneer Home resident Bobbie Butler recently turned 100 years old and a birthday party was held in her honor with family and friends attending. Bobbie was born in Oakley, Kansas, but grew up in Neosho, Missouri. She remembers being a young girl and traveling for about a month to Neosho in a horse-drawn covered wagon with her family, which included nine kids and her parents Jim and Hazel White. Bobbie was named after her uncle Bob. She had six sisters and two brothers. Along the way,...
At the November Hot Springs Health Hospital Board meeting, Chairman Bill Williams welcomed Aimee Kay to the board. Also, CEO Scott Alwin presented a plaque in recognition of out-going Vice Chairman Heath Overfield. A discussion was held about the recent Service Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida that some staff attended. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said the providers are working to get a uniform formalized process in place for their utilization and documentation for...
The Giving Tree, formerly known as the Elf Tree offered by the Department of Family Services, is up at Storyteller located downtown at 524 Broadway Street. Executive director of Safe Haven Kaitlin Stone provided information on how the Giving Tree works and its guidelines and said, “The way we’re doing it this year is that everybody writes down three wants and three needs for each child. Each child gets two separate tags on the tree so that if somebody is purchasing gifts and they only want to ge...
Thermopolis Police Officer Dood Jaussaud has restored a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and converted it into a police car. Jaussaud explained that he has been planning this for a long time and said, "I've actually wanted a cop car before I even applied for the sheriff's office and started in law enforcement. When my grandpa passed away, we went to a car show the day after his funeral. I took his truck, my red truck that I have, was his little truck. They were raffling off a police department car in Mill...
Safe Haven is the location to sign up for The Giving Tree, formerly known as the Elf Tree offered by the Department of Family Services. The deadline to sign up children is Monday, December 12. The age cutoff is 18 and each child can only be signed up once. The tree is only residents of Hot Springs County and only the person who completes the sign-up can pick up the gifts. Executive director of Safe Haven Kaitlin Stone said, “It’s a way for the community to come together and make sure that all...
Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Senior Public Relations Specialist Cody Beers provided an update on the Broadway Bridge construction. According to Beers, the funding comes from a Biden-Harris Administration bill called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law where $2.3 billion is headed to Wyoming, with 70 specific projects identified. Beers said that this amount of federal funding is 25%-26% more than received typically. Some of the projects include 44 structures that are not directly...
On November 22, the Hot Springs County Commissioners held a public hearing regarding their application to the Wyoming Business Council for a Readiness Grant. The hearing is a requirement to start the process. In 2015, the new Hot Springs County Municipal Airport was opened to replace the original Thermopolis Municipal Airport, which was adjacent to the city of Thermopolis, but was unsuitable for expansion. The airfield didn’t meet federal design standards and was situated in obstructed t...
Wyoming Whiskey is celebrating 10 years since its first small batch of bourbon by having an anniversary party on Saturday, December 3. The party will be at the new location of their Satellite Store at 120 East Main Street in Kirby, the former site of Kirby Bar and Grill. The anniversary party will be from noon until 8 p.m. There will be hayride distillery tours from noon until 3 p.m. Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo Band will provide Live music. Food will be provided by We Got Your Six...
It’s back! The 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at the Community Church Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. for food and drinks, and at 6:30 p.m. will be the tree, wreath, and specialty items auction. All proceeds go to the Thermopolis Community Fund. Hot Springs Health and Pinnacle Bank sponsor the event. Spokesperson John Gibbel said, “It’s really exciting. We’re hoping to have over 30 items available for auction. And we just really appreciate those that take th...
Safe Haven is the location of The Giving Tree, formerly known as the Elf Tree offered by the Department of Family Services. Executive director of Safe Haven Kaitlin Stone said, “It’s a way for the community to come together and make sure that all kiddos have a good Christmas. Anyone can sign up. There’s no income restriction. Thanks to our incredible community and donations of time and gifts, we are able to work together to provide a beautiful holiday for anyone who might need a little extra...
At the November 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, a public hearing was held for the Crimson View Estates Plat Revision. The applicant Ross Woolley on behalf of the Crimson View Estates lot owners has requested approval of an amendment to a plat changing the road dedication language on the Miller-Schmidt Subdivision Plat (aka Crimson View Estates). The current language dedicated to all subdivision roads, including the northern portion of Lane 14, “to the public’’ would be chang...
It’s back! The 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at the Community Church Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. for food and drinks, and at 6:30 p.m. will be the tree, wreath, and specialty items auction. All proceeds go to the Thermopolis Community Fund. Hot Springs Health and Pinnacle Bank sponsor the event. Spokesperson John Gibbel said, “It’s really exciting. We’re hoping to have over 30 items available for auction. And we just really appreciate those that ta...
Wyoming Whiskey is celebrating 10 years since its first small batch of bourbon by having an anniversary party on December 3. The party will be at the new location of their Satellite Store at 120 East Main Street in Kirby, the former site of Kirby Bar and Grill. The anniversary party will be from noon until 8 p.m. There will be hayride distillery tours from noon until 3 p.m. Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo Band will provide Live music. Food will be provided by We Got Your Six Portions and...
District Court Judge Bill Simpson ruled on the Tipi Retreat, LLC, with Michele and Michael Stevens v. the Hot Springs County Board of County Commissioners on November 8. The order is granting the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment. Earlier this year, The Tipi Retreat LLC, Michele and Michael Stevens, plaintiffs, through counsel Hathaway & Kunz LLP, filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, Injunctive Relief, and Petition for Judicial Review against defendant, Hot Springs County B...
Aidan Freeman, a junior at Hot Springs County High School, has been selected for the High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall on February 4, 2023. Freeman will perform alto saxophone with the High School Symphony. Participation in the Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest-rated young performers from across the world. Freeman auditioned for the Honors Performance Series and was recently accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. Acceptance to the elite group is a...
The River of Life Church is preparing to move into its new building location. The church, led by Pastor Joe Moon, purchased the building in March. It used to be the Elks Lodge and the former Wax Museum. They are finishing up construction, including the fire suppression system. The pipes for the fire suppression are currently being fabricated. Moon said that they hope to be moved into the building and hold service by the end of December or the beginning of January. Moon added they want to use...
At the November 1 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of T-O Engineers gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said in September they used septic documents from 1998 and 2000 up to 2021 to attribute septic permits in the GIS database. They added 79 previously unmapped septic permits and linked documents in cloud storage. They finished mapping county road easement and right-of-way descriptions and linked historical documents to easement...
Thermopolis Middle School students were honored with awards at the National FFA Convention on October 25-29 in Indianapolis, Indiana. There were over 66,000 students in attendance. FFA Advisor for the Big Springs Chapter, Becky Martinez said that there were six students who qualified, but only three traveled to the convention. Those who attended are 8th graders Chloee Owsley, Haden Johnson and Alec Martinez. They are part of the top 10 in the nation and were welcomed onto the stage for the...
Kent and Stacy Hessenthaler are long-time Thermopolis figures known for their sweet corn and pumpkins. Kent retired from teaching high school math and Spanish about five or six years ago. “Time runs together and as you get older, you know that,” said Kent. However, more changes are coming for the Hessenthalers as they have decided to stop planting pumpkins, but they will continue farming their sweet corn. Kent explained, “My wife hasn’t liked doing pumpkins for a long time. Because she wants t...
At the October 18 Thermopolis Town Council, they held a brief meeting at the Town Hall. FredCrosby, assistant to the mayor, communicated to the council on behalf of Jennifer Fisher that they are still moving forward with the gaming at the One Eyed Saloon. Crosby added that Fisher is in current conversations with both Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing. Also, Crosby said, “Fisher believes the revenue for the county and the city should be pretty good with this once it gets up and going and she i...
At the October 19 Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC), they held two public hearings. First County Planner Bo Bowman presented a plat amendment for the applicant Ross Woolley, for the Crimson View Estates HOA. The proposal was to amend the road dedication language. Bowman said this proposal includes a language change that states: “The Crimson View HOA proposes to remove the following existing language in Item #5 in the notations on the face of the plat: “All portions of Miller Lane, Schmidt Lan...
An open house will be held at Safe Haven, 426 Big Horn St., Saturday, October 29 from noon-5 p.m.. Kaitlin Stone is the new executive director of This nonprofit organization had been part of the Self Help Center out of Casper, but they are their own organization now. Stone moved to Thermopolis in July from the Portland area. However, she is originally from Cody. Stone said, “It was like coming home.” Stone described Safe Haven and said, “The quick answer is that we provide support to survi...
Dust off your brooms and get ready for the Hags-N-Bags Halloween Purse Auction on Saturday, October 22 at the Fair Building. The dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the auction will be at 7 p.m. All proceeds will be for T-Town Cancer Crusaders. Advanced tickets are $12 and Walk-Up Sales are $15. Come celebrate Halloween and raise funds for local cancer patients to help with hotel, meals, fuel, and other travel expenses for oncology appointments. They will have dinner and auction new and gently used pur...
