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The annual town clean up was about more than an opportunity to clear junk out of yards, homes and streets. With the influx of tourists that hit Thermopolis about this time, it can be thought of as preparing our home for company. But a clean town is just one aspect of drawing people for a stop or overnight visit. Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Director Amanda Moeller noted they are working on a rebranding for Thermopolis, changing from the “opolis” campaign in the past few years, and stressing th...
Khi Davis puts up a shot over an opponent during the Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament last weekend. The rain took a break for a couple days, allowing 100 teams - 18 more than last year - to hit the makeshift courts in the high school parking lot. See more action from the tournament on Page 5....
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees were presented with the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2020 by Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson. “We are coming off of a year in which we saw substantial growth at the hospital,” Larson said. As such, she is concerned about pushing the envelope for continued growth at the same rate, especially with the construction going on. Board members were presented with copies of the budget to read thr...
Todd Davis, whose home has the first Garden of the Month for 2019 as chosen by the Red Dirt Master Gardners, kneels in an impressive display of greenery. In Davis' garden, one will find plenty of decoration and trellises for plants to climb....
Players drove around each other and got in what shots they could during the Hot City Summer Slam. Brandon Deromedi said it was great to have such nice weather for the event in the middle of all the rain. Money from the tournament goes to Hot Springs County athletic teams to help with meals, camps and travel costs....
During the May 21 meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, board members approved the final proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. It was noted at the meeting that there is still some time to change the budget prior to it being submitted to the State of Wyoming. According to the proposed budget summary, total budgeted expenditures, as well as the total general fund and forecasted revenues available are $198,100. As for the revenue side of things, there is $175,000 in government support...
Though it was a bit wetter than usual, VFW Post No. 2281 members conducted Memorial Day ceremonies at the two cemeteries and the Park Street bridge....
According to a decision issued on May 16, a guilty verdict in a case against Justin Spence was reversed and remanded. Spence was found guilty of incest in April of 2017, and was sentenced by Judge Robert Skar to three to five years with a Wyoming Department of Corrections facility. According to the charge, he molested a juvenile female on July 4 or 5, 2014. During the trial, a therapist who counseled the juvenile was called as an expert witness and testified he had diagnosed her with...
Tuesday night's meeting with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the citizens of Hot Springs County had the school auditorium nearly filled to capacity with people wanting to know what is really going on and seeking answers to their questions. Some of those questions were answered during the three-hour meeting, but a lot of other questions were left unanswered. Kevin Fredrick from the DEQ started the public meeting by laying out a few ground rules for the evening and explaining...
John Dorman Sr. works to help the bricks set a bit better in one of the downtown planters near the flagpole. The planters have since been filled with dirt and will feature underground sprinkler systems....
Jill Strenger hands out diplomas during the Children's Resource Center graduation on Wednesday, May 15. Prior to the formal ceremony, students sang a few songs. Afterward the grads, along with friends and family enjoyed refreshments....
The Hot Springs County High School Track and Field Team finished their 2019 season with the state championships in Casper last week. The boys team was 13th with nine points, and the girls team was 15th with 21 points. Coach Aimee Kay pointed out there were several students who made it onto the podium of the 17 who competed, as well as a number of personal records (PRs) including Kolby George's fifth place time of 4:45.08 in the 1600 meters, Blake Williams' height of 12' in the pole vault, the...
May 8-10, 46 fifth grade Thermopolis Middle School students took an end-of-year fun trip to Denver. Teacher Katie Despain said the group gets to go to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, attend a Rockies Game and take part in an overnight “Bunk with the Beasts” in the education center at the Denver Zoo. They also stop at the Cheyenne Judicial Center before coming home. Despain further noted during the Bunk with the Beasts animals are brought in for the students to see up close and touch, su...
This Monday marks Memorial Day, a day for us to remember those who gave their lives to defend America and preserve our way of life. At the Hot Springs County Courthouse, a memorial plaque recognizes those soldiers of the 300th Armored Field Artillery Batallion who fought in the Korean War. Battery A personnel activated for Korea on Aug. 14, 1950, with members from Thermopolis among those who served. Robert “Bob” Brown was among them, though his military career began a couple decades prior. Born...
At the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported that the majority of responses she received indicate that the board would not fit in the same realm as the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Company and Main Street Thermopolis. A possible collaboration between the four agencies has been proposed. Moeller said she spoke with Amy Quick with the Wyoming Business Council, and expressed to her that if it’s something they want t...
Tuesday night at their regular meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the first reading of the 2019-20 fiscal year budget. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby noted typically they have budgeted to draw out of cash reserves to balance the budget. Since 2005, he said, they have had to draw into the reserve to make the budget work. Last year, $875,000 in reserve was budgeted and the year ended with $128,000 to the good. The upcoming budget projects a $1.2 million draw in the reserve. In p...
Students enjoyed the day learning about agriculture at the Ag Expo May 15 at Thermopolis Middle School....
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Hugo A. Luna Aguero, also known as Hugo Luna, entered a guilty plea to an amended felony charge of second-degree attempted murder. Proceedings were aided by interpreters, as Luna’s primary language is Spanish. The charge is amended from a felony of first-degree attempted murder, and a second felony charge of kidnapping has been dismissed. As part of the plea agreement, a jail sentence of 20-30 years in a Wyoming Department of Corrections facility w...
Mayor Mike Chimenti recently proclaimed May 13-25 as town Spring Clean-Up. All residents and business owners are encouraged to clean their property in preparation for the upcoming summer season. The town is offering various resources to assist with the success. There will be four construction 20-foot yard dumpsters located at the 14th Street tennis courts, at Ninth and Big Horn, at 8th and Amoretti, and in the 200 block of Second Street. Saturday, May 18, will be Free Dump Day from 9 a.m. until...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department was called to cut open a vehicle at the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) yard. Wyoming Highway Patrol requested the service in order to check the vehicle's computer, as part of the investigation into a possible DUI incident on Highway 14 north of Greybull. A section of the WYDOT yard is used as impound for Highway Patrol when needed....
Richard (Dick) Howe of Thermopolis was awarded a Quilt of Valor on May 11. Howe served in the US Army from 1967 to 1992. He attended Basic Training at Fort Lewis, Wash. and later trained as a combat medic. He was a member of the 2nd of 11th Cavalry, 101st Airborne and was deployed to Vietnam where he was involved in the Tet Offensive 1968 thru 1969. He was also part of the first assault on Hamburger Hill. When he returned to base camp, he got into a motor vehicle accident and shattered his...
This Sunday marks the graduation for the Hot Springs County High School Class of 2019. It’s been quite a year in the district with accomplishments both academic and extracurricular, and we should all be proud of our Bobcats. It never fails that whenever graduation nears I’m taken back to those final days I spent as an Alliance, Neb. Bulldog, ready to take on the next steps of life whatever they bring. I could spend time writing advice about what the graduates should consider as they walk thr...
Of about 30 members of the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field Team who competed at the Regional competition in Burns last Friday and Saturday, 17 will be headed to the 3A State Championship at Casper this week, May 16-18. Coach Aimee Kay said the number of students that have qualified - meaning they finished in the top eight of their event or top four for relays at Regionals, though others have pre-qualified through the season - was more than what she expected. As in previous meets,...
Twenty Thermopolis Middle School athletes competed at the Big Horn Best of the Best in Cody on May 7, with several taking high spots in their events. Coach Brandon Deromedi was really happy that 24 of the 44 qualified for the competition, including five sixth grade students who competed at the seventh grade level. The weather was hard for the event, with the cold and rain, so many students from Thermopolis and other schools stayed on their busses until it was time to compete. Deromedi...
Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Chief Mark Collins reported this week that he received the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fuel and moisture analysis, which shows that there is light to moderate fire possibility in the area for May and June. Information for July and August will not be available until another analysis is done in June. Collins said we’ve been fairly lucky here as we’ve had good moisture this month and the farmers are being very cautious with their burns. The department has res...
