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The Hot Spot Car Rally this past weekend saw a total 111 vehicles registered and the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department flying the U.S. flag high. Awards and winners from the show include: People's Choice: Jenni Cook of Thermopolis, 1946 Olds Series 66 Off-Road: Johnny Dorman of Thermopolis, 1978 Jeep CJ5 Motorcycle: Gage Maser of Thermopolis, 2003 Harley Davidson Softail Deuce Rat Rod: Dave Marlatt of Riverton, 1929 Chevy Sedan Street Rod: Shane McKinny of Lovell, 1926 Ford Model T Truck:...
It's hard to miss Prepsteader Bob and Mrs. B's home as the bus converted into a recreational vehicle makes it's way down the highway. But more than just a tenement on wheels, the remodeled bus gets the couple from one point to the next as they film The Self Reliant Roadshow, a YouTube channel featuring adventures in homesteading, prepping and do-it-yourself. The idea for the roadshow came last October, Bob said, and it was for them to travel across the United States and Canada to help...
During the second June meeting of the Hot Springs County Commission, two agreements with the Town of Thermopolis were approved, those being the Joint Law Enforcement Agreement and a landfill agreement. The landfill agreement was presented to the commissioners at their June 4 meeting, though it was not signed at the time as they felt it deviated from the previous agreement. The commissioners did approve a revised copy of the agreement that had some slight changes. Among them were language...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Cindee Reynolds was sentenced to 2.5 to four years in prison, with 303 days credit for time served, after her probation was revoked. Reynolds was initially sentenced to three to five years, suspended in exchange for five years probation, on Aug. 15, 2016 for possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of meth. That probation was revoked and reinstated on Jan. 8, 2018 and again on Nov. 5, 2018. It was noted in court Monday that even...
If you’ve ever been to one of the ArtStrolls on the second Friday of the month, stopped out to hear some acoustic or Bluegrass at Southside or been to a live concert at the state park, chances are you’ve seen John Brooks play. Brooks was born in and went to high school in Denver, then went to Powell and worked with Marathon Pipeline on the summer crew and remained there, attending college at Northwest. His wife, Trudi, is from Powell and the two recently celebrated their 49th anniversary. As...
Prior to a screening of Grease, people at the monthly Dinner and a Movie event at Hot Springs County Library load up plates with hamburgers and sides....
This Sunday, June 23 at First Baptist Church, they will honor Pastor Harvey and Lois Seidel for 25 years of ministry as Sr. Pastor. The celebration begins at 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. A carry in dinner is planned for Sunday with fellowship and testimony time following the service. The Seidels came to Thermopolis in May of 1994. Harvey and Lois were missionaries in new Church work for 30 years prior to coming to Thermopolis. They have started churches in Colorado, Wyoming and California...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Mathias Jung, owner and CEO with Rocky Mountain International, was invited to speak with the board regarding promotion of Thermopolis. Rocky Mountain International specializes in international tourism marketing and business development for the Rocky Mountain region, to increase incremental international visitation, spending and market share of the region to fuel the economies of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming....
The Thermopolis Police Department has once again joined in with Camp Postcard, Chief Julie Mathews noted Tuesday morning. The program is done through Volunteers of America, Mathews explained, and law enforcement officers throughout Wyoming work with local school districts to identify students that might not otherwise have a lot of opportunities. Those chosen go to Casper Mountain for a week to spend time with the officers. Mathews noted the officers are not in uniform at this time, and they...
As part of the summer adventure camps through Lights On, students from Ralph Witters Elementary did some geocaching in the buffalo pasture, searching areas, such as near Smoky Row Cemetery, to locate caches....
Hot Springs County Emergency Coordinator Bill Gordon recently spoke with Art Hill at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in Casper Monday morning. In response to increasing inflows to Boysen they have ordered release be increased to 3,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) Monday and likely 4,000 cfs later this week. Previous years have seen flows of up to 9,000. Also, due to the second worst flooding in history, all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has asked...
Browsing online videos, one might come across Brave Wilderness. The videos feature information, as well as plenty of close encounters, about various animals including insects, spiders, reptiles and snakes. But the filmmakers also take a look at those animals that no longer roam the earth, particularly mammoths and dinosaurs, and it’s this latter that is bringing them to Thermopolis next Monday to film at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Angie Guyon, the executive director at the center, noted the Br...
A case that began nearly four years ago finally has some resolution, with an order from the U.S. District Court for Wyoming on cross motions for summary judgment in the case of Joe and Barbara Campbell along with 10 anonymous plaintiffs vs. Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) filed last week. The court’s conclusion was to grant Joe’s motion for summary judgment and deny TCT’s motion for summary judgment. Joe said he was very pleased with the decision and believes it will be very benef...
When the results of the 2018 election came in, it meant quite a few changes to local and state government. Among them were the election of Jeremie Kraushaar as Hot Springs County sheriff and, a few months later, the appointment of Julie Mathews as the Thermopolis police chief. Things are going well with the sheriff’s office, Kraushaar said. There is obviously the normal caseload, he noted, but that will be better when they get fully staffed. The department is currently seeking a patrol deputy an...
The Wyoming Conservation Corps replaces buck and rail fencing in the buffalo pasture on May 30. The fence, which is about 50 years old, suffered significant damage in that time from buffalo trying to break through from one side and livestock from the other. Though the majority are from Wyoming, the crew also has members from Louisiana, Colorado and Minnesota....
This Sunday marks one of two days throughout the year recognizing our parents, with Father’s Day. It’s the seventh one for me, and I look forward to seeing what my wife and boys have up their sleeves this year. But, special as these days are, both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are only a small recognition of the time, dedication and effort that goes into being a parent. The sacrifices men and women give to raising children the best that they can, whether those children are theirs, fostere...
Water balloon pinatas and bubbles were part of the fun during the Children's Resource Center Water Day....
After more than 38 years of working with Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Human Resources Director Patti Jeunehomme’s final day will be July 2. It seems appropriate that she’s spent so much time working with the hospital, having been born at the former Hopewell Hospital on the hill in Thermopolis. When she began at the hospital on May 4, 1981, Jeunehomme was the executive secretary, personnel director, and did physician credentialing, ensuring all the physicians had their proper lic...
A couple riders make their way around the arena at the 4-H Horse Camp. There were more than 65 4-H members at this year's camp, and the focus is providing practical, hands-on training to improve riding and handling....
During their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council, with council member Dusty Lewis absent, approved signing an agreement for the Joint Law Enforcement Center. The agreement sets forth whom the sheriff and chief of police shall supervise, expenses, equipment, inmate revenue and expenses, and payment and funding procedures. The agreement states the sheriff shall be responsible for supervision of deputies, jail personnel and other staff, and shall budget monies required to main...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Kiefer Tuzicka to three years of supervised probation on a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Tuzicka was originally sentenced to 4-6 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, but that sentence was suspended. His probation was further ordered served concurrently with a one-year probation sentence he received in Big Horn County on May 5 of this year. Prior to sentencing, defense attorney...
Born and raised in Thermopolis, Nancy Madrigal graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1968. Of her 50-year class reunion last year, she said, “we had a ball. We did our whole thing in the park and it was so much fun.” After high school, she attended Chadron State College and beauty school in Cour D’alene, Idaho, where she also had her daughter. The two moved to Lander, Wyo., where she taught school for 13 years, as long as her children were attending. “Every summer we travell...
Last Thursday saw the first step in establishing a Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) chapter in Thermopolis. Though the initial registration and play date for the Thermopolis Morning MOPS was a bit small, Nadine Mayer said that was expected as they just started. She expects there to be more play dates and registrations in the coming months. Mayer explained MOPS is for every mother or caregiver with kids in kindergarten and under, though there are also "mentor moms," those who care for older childre...
Parents help kids develop their throwing and catching skills during the first session of Start Smart Baseball hosted by the Hot Springs County Recreation District. Other stations were set up for the youngsters to practice hitting and running the bases....
The abundance of rain in the past few weeks has certainly brought plenty of green to Wind River Canyon as well as colorful wildflowers. The resulting rise in the river level and some needed sunshine have made ideal conditions for rafting the rapids or some relaxing fly fishing....
