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At the October 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie gave the Public Health / Prevention report and said they have been busy the previous month. They were part of a preschool fair that was held in the State Park in the middle of September and Prevention sponsored the Together for Mental Health Walk, which was on September 27. Regarding funding, McPhie said, “Over 50% of our funding is going to community activities like actually giving to the schools, law enforcement and train...
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...
At the September 27 Hot Springs Health board meeting, in the growth report, CEO Scott Alwin said that in the first week of November their contract attorney Scott Shanker from Tennessee will be on-site to meet with providers, the executive team, and others to learn about their workflow. Also, Alwin said that “Brian Lee from Custom Learning System will be here providing what’s called ‘Ignite the Patient Experience.’ We are tapping into his resources to help with our overall patient experie...
At the September 20 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, concerned citizen Gene Boehmke brought up his issues with the construction work being done on Richard’s Street, specifically between 7th and 8th Streets. Boehmke said that he had no issues with the construction crew but was specifically upset with the Town of Thermopolis for not notifying himself and his neighbors that there would be an activity that affected them, such as not having water for a period of time. Boehmke requested that there wo...
On September 20, the Hot Springs County Commissioners held a brief meeting at the Annex building, where there were three public hearings for liquor license renewals. Chairman Tom Ryan asked for public comments for all three individually and none were given. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the liquor license renewal for the LLL Company and SonRise Grass Creek Guest Ranch LLC. However, for the Legion Town and Country Club, Inc, the commissioners decided to table their renewal...
In 2022, the Hot Springs Memorial Foundation, with the community’s generosity, has been able to provide support for a variety of needs and they offer a challenge to local businesses. The Foundation has offered scholarships to Hot Springs County High School graduates, they purchased two glucometers, bought 10 EZ-IO Guns, partnered with the Hospital Auxiliary to offer Baby First Pillows, and sponsored Foundation Fridays, among other things. Recently Thermopolis Hardware & Merchantile is extending...
On September 16-17, remote control airplane pilots and enthusiasts from throughout the region gathered at the Hot Springs County Airport to fly their model planes. Twenty-one pilots came from Riverton, Billings, and elsewhere to participate. The weather was pleasant, and many pilots commented it wasn't too hot. The planes used either combustion engine propellers or jet engines. Contest directors, Art Mulkey and Dennis Rollins, both from Billings, described the event as their "butterfly event,"...
At the September 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of T-O Engineers gave the Geographic Information System (GIS) update via speakerphone to the commissioners and said that they finished scanning land use change files and began processing documents for upload to cloud storage. They also returned land use change and septic permit files to county planner Bo Bowman and received a new batch of septic permit files to scan. Additionally, they finished scanning...
On September 8, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held its board meeting at Big Horn Federal. In old business Chamber, CEO Meri Ann Rush said the income for the demolition derby event was “higher than anticipated” and they are waiting for final expenses to come in. Rush added, “The derby was good.” Also, discussed Rush said there was a theft of welding leads at the fairgrounds during the derby. One of the board members said that the derby was on a Saturday but the theft was rep...
At the August 30 Hot Springs Health board meeting, in the growth report, CEO Scott Alwin recognized Verlene Luna who has been re-certified as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society of healthcare leaders. Luna has held the ACHE Fellow designation since 2004. Also recognized was Linda Veylupek, who had successfully passed the Human Resources Certification Institute HR Ethics Certification program. Regarding the Chief Clinical O...
The Thermopolis High School Alumni Association is making major changes for future reunion gatherings. There will no longer be an organized association that will plan events for the weekend of reunion. Reunion will still be held the third weekend of July but it will be up to each individual class to make their own plans. The live band and picnic hosted by the association will no longer be held. Alumni Association director Kim Enis said, “I have talked to several past members of the Alumni, and w...
At the August Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism meeting, in the financial report, Treasurer Audra Dominguez said, “We did pretty excellent for the tourism dollars coming in. We surpassed our last year’s income by 121% on the month… We’re at $36,680.49 that came in for tourism and that is a record.” Tourism Chairman Carl Leyba noted that the lodging tax dollars they reported can come from up to three months behind due to the collecting methods involved. The board voted and passed approval...
Mack's Market now offers two new self-check stations for customers without eliminating any staff positions. Owner Eric Mackay said regarding the decision-making in these new additions, "It actually isn't a new idea. It's been something that has been in the grocery industry for probably the last maybe 15 to 20 years, with a lot of prevalence. And it's been an idea that keeps coming back. But these particular units were ordered about probably three years ago. It was actually before COVID-19."...
David Souders has opened Hot Springs Thrift located at 1002 Shoshoni. The shop contains a variety of clothes, shoes, small pieces of furniture, videos, etc. Souders moved to Thermopolis in February 2020 just after he shut down a 1950s-style restaurant he owned in New Castle, Colorado, just before Covid occurred. He later applied for a local position and was hired. Souders explained his motivation for the thrift shop and said, “This is something that I feel like I want to do for the community.” A...
Marissa Selvig, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives under the Constitution Party in the state of Wyoming, recently held a meet and greet in Thermpopolis. Selvig is from Riverton, has four children, married for six years, is a musician, worked at Central Wyoming College in the theater program, and is trained in speech and communication. Selvig is also the director of the Food Bank for Foundations for Nation’s Ministries in Riverton. They do outreaches in town and on the Indian r...
At the August 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex building, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of a corrective quit claim deed for Alfred T. Graham and Ada F. Graham. The original property document was recorded in 1986 that contained some errors. It took a very long time for the issue to be resolved. Certified land surveyor R. L. Hudson examined the property and was able to assist in correcting the matter. The commissioners held two public hearings...
During the Primary Election Day on Tuesday, August 16, the polling location for the Town of East Thermopolis Precinct 2-1 and the Town of Kirby Precinct 3-1 had to move due to flooding at the County Museum. Hot Springs County Clerk Becky Kersten received a phone call from her Deputy Karen Slocum at 5:34 a.m. that morning to inform her of the flooding. Prior to the call, Slocum arrived with Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar to deploy keys to the election judges so they could do the chain of custody. The...
At the August 10 Hot Springs County Emergency Planning Meeting held at the Fire Hall, Coordinator Bill Gordon met with participants who represented different entities, such as Gottsche, the Fire Department, the Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Family Services, and others. Gordon reported that the recent siren test last Saturday, August 6 went well and asked the participants for feedback on their experience during the test. They reported that they could hear the sirens from the Wedding of t...
In preparation for your kids returning to school, knowing about safe driving in school zones is important. The legal speed limit in school zones is 20 mph. In Thermopolis, there are several areas of school zones, one is for the Middle School on 14th Street, and the other surrounding the high school and elementary school on Park Street, Springview Street, Arapahoe Street and Senior Avenue. Being safe and driving carefully are a must. However, if you happen to speed through one of those school...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, under old business CEO Meri Ann Rush reported on the July 25 Meet the Candidates Forum which was held at the Middle School. Rush said it was well attended, however, there was some “push back” about allowing people to read letters on behalf of absent candidates because of the length issues. Candidates were limited to two minutes in their speaking times. There was also a discussion about having the...
At the August 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, representatives from WYDOT gave an hour-long presentation about the Hot Springs County State Transportation Improvement Program. District Construction Engineer Randy Merritt said that for 2022 they received $438,291,760 in federal funding for projects throughout the state of Wyoming. The federal funding covers 71% of the total budget, whereas 29% is covered by the state. WYDOT is $123.92 million dollars underfunded for the various...
Marty Oravec has opened a new business called Frontier Freeze at the old Thermopolis Liquor, across the street from Mack's Market, 625 South 6th Street. Frontier Freeze is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Oravec said he always wanted to do an ice cream business, but first postponed that dream when he bought Thermopolis Cafe from Tony Nettles. Oravec said, "By having a cafe in six months, I probably knew everyone in the whole county." Later they got a liquor license and establi...
Tatum and Jeff Epperson recently purchased an Ebike rental business from Cody and are bringing it here to Thermopolis. They have 16 bikes available and rent them hourly, for half a day or for a full day. The cost is $30 for the first hour and $10 per hour thereafter. The bikes fold in half and can fit inside of a trunk. They have big, fat tires that will ride well on gravel roads. The Ebikes have five different settings and as long as the driver is pedaling, the motor will keep it riding at a...
Four candidates will face off in the 2022 Hot Springs County Commissioners race, including incumbents Jack Baird and Tom Ryan along with challengers Paul Galovich and Joe Martinez. All four candidates are running as Republicans and only two will move on from the Primary Election next week. Jack Baird Jack Baird is running for re-election for Hot Springs County Commissioner. Baird has served for the past four years in his first term. When discussing his accomplishments, Baird mentioned his work...
Thermopolis Mayor Mike Chimenti is running for reelection in the 2022 Primary Election in August. He will be facing off against Adam Ryan Estenson. Two candidates will move onto the General Election in November when the race will be decided. Mike Chimenti Chimenti is nearing the end of his first term of four years. Regarding some of the town’s accomplishments in that period of time, Chimenti said, “We’ve done a lot of building projects. We’ve rebuilt our purifiers and our broken beds and the...
