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Monument Hill Cemetery will once again be home to Hawk’s Avenue of Flags this Memorial Day. The memorial was created in 2016 in memory of Airman First Class Donald L. “Hawk” Hawkins by his wife Betty Hawkins and daughter Julie Lehman, but it is for all veterans. The flags flown are the casket flags used at funerals for servicemen and women, but those who want to keep their casket flags can order a 9’x5’ flag. Each flag is displayed on a 15-foot pole, and each pole has a plaque engraved...
Following a 21-minute executive session on May 12, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors approved an offer to purchase property across from the hospital and contiguous to existing hospital property. Acceptance of the offer is contingent upon splitting of the closing costs. There was no information available as to the purchaser’s name or how much was paid for the property, which consists of four lots and a mobile home. The next Hot Springs County Memorial H...
A filing for a change of plea was recently submitted in a case against Kristy Samples, who was scheduled for trial May 18 and 19 in District Court. Samples is charged with burglary, which stems from a Sept. 20 incident during which Samples allegedly stole money and notebooks from her employer after she was relieved of her duties. According to court documents, on Sept. 24 Samples’ former manager met with an officer, and said two other employees had discussed some missing money. The manager f...
This past week I saw my oldest son graduate from his pre-school program, and dealt with a barrage of “why” as I tried to break down why he couldn’t go straight to kindergarten the next day. He has yet to grasp this concept of summer vacation, and I only hope his love for school holds out longer than it did his father’s — I lost it around third grade. For those students who recognize what we’re on the cusp of, it can mean a switch from learning to lounging or, in some cases, working through the...
The 2017 high school track and field season wrapped up this past weekend, with the State Championships at Casper. The girls team was among those in a three-way tie for fifth place at 43 points, and Jules Ward, Chandra Maddock, Haley McDermott and Makayla George were named All-State in Outdoor Track by the Wyoming Coaches' Association. The four girls took first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:14.02, coming just short of breaking the 4:13.22 school record. Ward, Maddock and McDermott had...
Reagan Huckfeldt gets ready to throw a rocket as far as she can during the Ralph Witters Elementary field day on Friday. Students enjoyed several activities at the stadium, including bubble blowing, a tug-of-war, hurdles, long jump, playing with a parachute and a race involving rubber chickens....
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners selected Eileen Johnson for the first Garden of the Month this year for the month of May. Among the blooms at Johnson's home are various colors of tulips and iris....
Several preschools saw graduation this past week. At the Children's Resource Center, Brailynn Asay receives her diploma from Lincoln McPhie....
by Mark Dykes The Bureau of Reclamation issued its forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. According to the report, inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast to be 1,500,000 acre-feet (af), which is 278 percent of the 30-year average of 540,000 af. Approximately 132,800 af of the forecasted amount flowed into Boysen during April, leaving approximately 1,367,200 af of inflow forecasted for May through July. Releases from Boysen Dam to the Wind River are scheduled...
A sentencing for Darren Dumas scheduled for Monday has been continued. On April 19, Dumas was found guilty of strangulation of a household member and domestic battery. The charges state he beat Christy Dumas from Sept. 23-26, and impeded her breathing on Sept. 26. During the trial, the jury heard testimony regarding the couple’s relationship, as well as the injuries Christy received, though two different scenarios were presented as to how things got to the point of physical injury. The prosecuti...
by Mark Dykes During Friday’s Shop Local meeting, Economic Development Company (EDC) CEO and Main Street Board Member Amanda Moeller spoke with regard to the former Fair Deal Furniture building and two neighboring store fronts. The properties have sat empty for a number of years, and while structurally sound for the most part there is plenty of junk and debris that needs to be cleaned up, water damage to address and a roof that needs replacing. Moeller said there are two options regarding the b...
Jennie Blakesly holds onto a Husky mix Shi Shi, owned by Todd Davis, as Bill Williams vaccinates the dog during the Hot Springs Veterinary Clinic vaccination clinic last week....
Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved a motion to gift the Hessenthaler billboard south of town to Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism. The billboard had been an issue of discussion among the two entities over the past couple months. The chamber leased the ground for the billboard from Kent Hessenthaler, and then leased out the billboard to Travel and Tourism. However, the five-year lease with Hessenthaler is up this year so discussion began as to what was...
While there were not enough board members to provide a quorum during the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism board’s Tuesday meeting, Director Amanda Moeller spoke with regard to the upcoming hospitality training, May 31 at Hot Springs County Museum. Moeller has been working with Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush to provide the intensive training, presented by Ginny Garner, a hospitality instructor from Casper College. There will be two three-hour sessions, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1...
It’s still a few weeks before the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo, scheduled for June 23-24 this year, though the days of bucking and roping will be here before we know it. Gayla Mead-Ellis said this year’s rodeo theme is “Live the Legacy,” and speaks to the rich history the rodeo has here. The first known rodeo took place in 1895. Four men from Big Horn country decided to take a trip to the hot springs, horses packed with fiddles and a telesco... Full story
The Thermopolis Middle School track and field season wrapped up Tuesday with the Best of the Best meet in Lander. Several Bobcats placed in the top 10 in events. For the seventh grade, Julie Johnson placed second in the long jump at 13’9.75”, and ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:08.21. Johnson and Mariah Brooks were among those tying for sixth in the high jump, at a height of 4’2” The seventh grade girls 4x200 meter relay team of Bronwyn Dobbins, Caydence Becher, Johnson and Brooks place...
The 3A East Regionals track meet, hosted here Friday and Saturday, saw the 4x800 relay team of Chandra Maddock, McKenna Bomengen, Haley McDermott and Jules Ward shatter a 31 year school record. The team finished with a time of 10:04.19, compared to the previous record of 10:09.00 set in 1986. Another feat for the Lady Cats was nailing the top three spots in the 3200 meters, with Ward in first at 11:55.09, Tahja Hunt in second with 12:45.56 and Bomengen in third at 12:55.63. A number of students...
Hot Springs County Recreation District held its Pitch, Hit and Run competition last week at Whitt Field, with 12 competitors. Kids were scored in the various events, with results as follows: 7-8 Boys Trysten DeVries - Pitch, 50; Hit, 50; Run, 220; Total, 320 Dallyn Griffin - Pitch, 50; Hit, 120; Run, 190; Total, 360 Baer McPhie - Pitch, 75; Hit, 104; Run, 200; Total, 379 9-10 Boys Hayden Overfield - Pitch, 75; Hit, 136; Run, 150; Total, 361 Kolby Wall - Pitch, 150; Hit, 164; Run, 150; Total,...
A verdict in a case against Anthony Haire was reversed, and the case itself remanded for a new trial, following a decision by the Wyoming Supreme Court on Monday. Haire was sentenced about a year ago to 8-10 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He was also given a one-year probation sentence on a reckless endangerment charge. The charge itself states on April 13, 2015 Hair shot and killed his stepfather-in-law, Jamye Don SoRelle, following... Full story
A slide on Thursday afternoon closed a portion of the Black Mountain Oil and Gas Field on public land on the Washakie/Hot Springs county line. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates the landslide to be approximately 10 acres with a depth of 20-30 feet. It destroyed the road to nine wells at the eastern end of the oilfield in Section 31. Approximately the last mile of the Black Mountain Road, from the landslide to the top of Black Mountain, is signed and closed until further notice. Due...
According to information from Hot Springs County Deputy Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, a call was received about 11 p.m. Saturday from a business owner, who was concerned she had not seen a regular customer, 50-year-old James Michael Pigott of Texas, for a couple days. She also noted his vehicle was located by Anchor Dam. The hotel Pigott was staying at had not heard from him either for a few days. Pigott's vehicle was located in the parking lot by the gates at Anchor Dam, Kraushaar said, and its... Full story
Kaili Johnson and Caleb DeCroo were named Prom King and Queen on Saturday night....
by Mark Dykes Monday in Hot Springs District Court, two subjects had hearings regarding probation violations. John Baker’s probation was revoked, so he will face three to four years in prison. Baker received the sentence in November. However, it was suspended on a split sentence, resulting instead in a short jail sentence, followed by three years of supervised probation. The sentence was on a charge of felony endangering a child. Additionally, Baker was sentenced to 180 days each for three m...
Ben Cort speaks last week about marijuana. Cort presentation covered not only the changes in the drug over time, but also it's medical applications....
A Sunday brunch was enjoyed by those attending the dedication of the Federated Community Church Community Hall. The new building is located behind the church, and includes the main hall as well as a kitchen, storeroom and meeting area....
