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Among the topics of discussion with regard to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, one that’s generated plenty of talk is the planned $16.4 million renovation and addition to the existing hospital. During Tuesday’s meeting of the hospital Board of Trustees, Theresa Brigden of Vizient RE spoke via teleconference about the services the company can provide. Brigden noted she is responsible for the consulting services Vizient offers with regard to capital and construction solutions. Among tho...
“We have a budget!” is what Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar reported Tuesday morning, further stating, “We voted on concurrence to HB 1 yesterday. It now is on the governor's desk.” Agar noted the budget holds mainly to the original cuts in most departments. As for education, he stated, it incurs a 1.7 percent cut, or $45 million over the next two years. Agar further reported on two agriculture related bills he cosponsored. HB 275, which has passed, deals with drivers license...
In thinking about what I would write for this week, I came to the realization that I’ve officially been a resident of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County and the state of Wyoming. I remember those first few days out here as being a bit nerve-wracking. See, I really hadn’t been outside the comfort zone of my hometown of Alliance, in western Nebraska. The furthest I’d been, outside of vacations or seminars, was during my college years at Chadron — a whole 54 miles from Alliance. Suddenly, I found m...
The Thermopolis boys basketball team travelled to Newcastle last weekend to face the Dogies, coming away with a 57-42 loss. Coach Kevin Gerber said it was nice to see Noah Schwalbe come back and have a nice game, with 18 points and 12 boards, as well as doing well with taking care of the ball. "He actually came into the game off the bench," Gerber said. "He kind of ignited our first quarter." The Bobcats scored 20 in the first, compared to Newcastle's 11. "We really moved the ball well," Gerber...
Both the freshman and JV boys basketball teams capped off their 2016-17 seasons with the big W, as the freshmen took Douglas 34-24 in their third conference game at Worland and the JV saw a 39-27 victory at Newcastle. The JV players ran into a bit of trouble on their way to Newcastle, Coach Kevin Gerber said, with some bus issues that delayed them a couple hours. He expressed appreciation to the bus crews and drivers who helped him and the students — the boys and girls traveled together — get...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved a motion to split overages, with the one percent sales tax budget, with Hot Springs County in regard to a recent update to the Law Enforcement Center communications area. The project was initially bid at $3,324. Police Chief Steve Shay explained a big part of the update involved some electrical work. Part of that was moving an analog box that operated doors within the center. The work was done in a professional manner, Shay said, but Brad Basse...
This past week saw multiple reports of items stolen from vehicles, as well as a number of vandalism reports including a fire extinguisher being set off inside a vehicle. Many of the reports came in Wednesday and Thursday. Police Chief Steve Shay said an opportunistic individual in a residential neighborhood did the incidents in one night. The matter is under investigation, and Shay recommends people take precautions to protect their valuables, such as making sure their vehicles are locked and...
Thursday afternoon, the Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board scouted a couple possible sites to build a children’s discovery center, deciding ultimately on the fenced in parcel east of the Chamber of Commerce, known as the Rio Drive In area. Board Chair Toddi Darlington said the next step is to meet with Park Superintendent Kevin Skates to look at the land, start the process of getting utilities to the spot and determining where best to build the center. Darlington expla...
In 1979, AARP founded “55 Alive” to help keep older drivers independent, safe and confident while on the road. While the mission hasn’t changed since then, other things have, including the program name. Today, AARP Driver Safety continues to meet the needs of older drivers through educational programs led by more than 4,000 volunteers and myriad resources. But they aren’t the same programs and resources available more than 35 years ago. AARP Driver Safety has continued to evolve with the times,...
The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center is currently taking orders for cinnamon rolls. Executive Director Chanda Waddell said the rolls will be made on two Saturdays — March 4 and 11 — and Monday, March 13. Orders must be in at least a day prior to the “bake days.” This means orders must be in by Friday March 3 for the March 4 bake day and by Friday, March 10 for both the March 11 and 13 bake days. Waddell explained the kitchen staff makes the rolls, and the Golden Age Club pays for ing...
Tuesday afternoon, the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Board passed a motion with regard to the deadline for special event funding requests for the coming fiscal year — July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. According to the motion, organizations with special events funded in previous years must have their requests in this year by the March 1 deadline or they will not be considered. Director Amanda Moeller noted she received only two applications as of Tuesday. She noted there is a line item in the b...
Tuesday at the former Kwik Mart location, gas tanks are dug up and removed. Though the business closed five years ago, the tanks are actually 30 years old....
Friday evening, Thermopolis went up against Rawlins on the road. Coach Kevin Gerber said the Bobcats stayed right with the Outlaws through three quarters, with 11 to Rawlins' 16 in the first. The boys outscored Rawlins in the second quarter, 18-17, and the third, 16-15. However, the final quarter, Gerber said, "kind of got out of our hands a little bit." Rawlins won the fourth, 21-9. Gerber noted among the Outlaws is a player who measures about 6'7" or 6'8" and was tough to go up against. It...
The Hot Springs County High School freshman basketball team will be heading into their conference this weekend at Worland with a couple more wins under their belts, after a close 39-38 win against Greybull on Valentine's Day and a 56-47 win in overtime against Rawlins Friday night. Coach Ryan Shaffer noted the boys didn't start off the greatest in the Greybull match-up, with a lot of bad shots, many of which happened when they were wide open. The end result was only 12 for the Bobcats in the...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers saw action on the mats at Riverton Saturday during the Spartan Invite. The boys came away with 74.5 team points. Coach Toby Emery stated, “The Spartan Invite is always a tough tournament with new competition. It’s a great way for the boys to test their skills and see how they size-up with new competitors across the state. All of the boys wrestled tough, but we had a couple wrestlers really step up to the challenge. Eighth grader Logan Cole dominated his we...
Last weekend, the Bobcat Robotics teams Fist Full of Axles and Aluminati travelled to Casper to compete in the Wyoming State Championship. Aluminati was seated in 22nd place, while Fist Full of Axles was seated at 16th. Computer science teacher Steve Radabaugh further noted Fist Full was also chosen to be in one of the final alliances, with the alliance taking third place. During competitions, each match consists of four robots, two on each alliance. Radabaugh also pointed out each of the...
Senate District 20 Representative Wyatt Agar reported Tuesday that last week was certainly a difficult one. Agar stated he asked Senator Burns, the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, when the last time was that every department had to be gone into and sustain cuts in a supplemental budget session. Burns’ response was “never, to his knowledge.” “The reality is,” Agar stated, “our state is staring down the road at a 500 million dollar structural deficit and is burning through the LSRA — rai... Full story
Following a bench trial Friday, Judge Robert E. Skar found Paul Mathewson guilty of fraud against a government record. According to the charge, on June 23 a bond conditions form was provided for Mathewson to sign, with a set amount of $2,000. The “cash” box on the bond was marked, indicating the bond was to be paid in cash; no other boxes were marked. The bond was in a separate case against Mathewson, in which he was cited for trespassing. Later, when information was being entered, it was not...
A trio of Thermopolis Middle School students will compete at the State Spelling Bee at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs following competition at TMS Friday. Seventeen students were selected to compete in the spelling bee based on their written test scores. Competitors were required to orally spell words for judges, with words being more and more difficult after each round. The students spelled over 100 words combined, and after several eliminations, Monte Love emerged the...
Within a few weeks, the high school basketball seasons will come to a close. There have certainly been plenty of ups and downs the past few months — more of the latter, when it comes to end scores. But, as coaches have consistently pointed out this season, those final scores do not reflect the spirit shown by the Bobcats when they hit the court. While I wasn’t able to attend the first few games of the season, I have since seen what our boys and girls can do with the rock, and seeing them in act...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce met briefly Thursday evening, prior to their Christmas party. Among the proceedings was the vote for the 2016 Business, Citizen and Non-Profit Organization, and Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush noted they had a past president, Reg Filkey, participate in this year’s voting. The winners will be announced at the Chamber Banquet March 18. Also during the meeting, Rush reported there were only a couple ad spaces left on the upcoming maps. The m...
Last week, the Thermopolis High School boys basketball team dropped two games, taking on Worland at home Thursday and playing at Buffalo Friday. Things started rough for the boys on their home court, with a 72-39 loss to Worland. Coach Kevin Gerber noted Thursday was Senior Night, and had mentioned previously some might think of it as a distraction but he believes it is a good one to have. His philosophy is when the seniors have spent the time being on the team and given a lot of their time to... Full story
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team hit the mats Saturday for their conference at Powell, taking 109.5 team points. Coach Toby Emery expressed congratulations to eighth grade wrestler Logan Cole, who won a third straight conference championship in the "A" division. Wresting in A Division 220, Cole scored 24 team points. He took three victories by fall over his opponents - 27 seconds against Trey Wright of Worland in the quarterfinals, 1:29 against Blake Walters of Riverton in the semis...
The JV and freshmen boys basketball teams took on Worland on their home court Thursday, and were at Buffalo Friday. Both teams struggled to find wins over the two-day stretch, with JV falling to Worland 63-45 and to Buffalo 63-33. The freshmen lost to Worland 65-42 and to Buffalo 44-35. Looking at the JV games, Coach Ryan Shaffer noted the goal this past week was to increase the defensive output for the teams, specifically looking at keeping opponents’ to 10 points or less per quarter. S...
On Tuesday, Senate District 20 Representative Wyatt Agar reported he was headed again to a meeting of the Corporations Committee, with which he has been active during the 2017 Legislature, Agar reported they have started cross over and are beginning to deliberate House bills. They are also in the first reading of the supplemental government appropriations budget, SF 01, and he wants to remind everyone budget cuts are not incurred by any particular sector but are spread across the board. Last...
