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Hot Springs County High School senior Ethan Becher has been selected by Down Under Sports to represent Wyoming on the 2019 track and field team in Queensland, Australia July 6-15. The program also includes competition in football, cheer, cross country, golf, basketball, volleyball and soccer. Becher, who will leave for the games on July 6, said he was first contacted abut being on the team during football season but he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to do it because he tore his knee a...
Tuesday at the regular meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported that the lodging tax receipts are up 76 percent for this month compared to April 2018, a welcome change as February’s receipts were down 14 percent and March’s were down 41 percent compared to last year. Overall, receipts are still down by six percent for the year-to-date. Moeller pointed out the board received the deposit of receipts two months after it’s collected, meaning April’s deposit...
Stan Kraushaar hangs one of the new signs designating the historic Thermopolis downtown area. The locally-made signs were obtained with a technical assistance grant through Main Street Wyoming....
At their regular meeting on April 11, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce continued discussion regarding a possible collaboration between the four entities of the chamber, Economic Development Corporation, Travel and Tourism, and Thermopolis Main Street. The idea was first presented at the chamber’s March 14 meeting, where it was decided to further examine how the collaboration would impact the chamber. To that end, chamber members used the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, O...
Dani Jo Pebbles was among those jumping into freezing water last Friday at Hot Springs County High School, for the 2019 Wyoming Special Olympics Jackalope Jump. Overall, jumpers raised more that $2,200 for the Special Olympics program....
At the April 2 meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, the board discussed a possible name change. Molitor said the idea of rebranding was something she brought up at a recent strategic planning retreat. “We’re discussing, since we are more now than a hospital,” Molitor said, “should we have a different name.” It would not be a legal change, but more for logo purposes and to recognize that it’s not just the hospital but its clinics and the promotion of healthy lif...
Morgan Blakesley is eager to play some Plinko while her brother, Colton, and Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar wait in anticipation to see how many prizes she'll get, during the annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet. Morgan is granddaughter of the late Danny Love, who was honored as a strong supporter of the foundation. It's estimated the banquet brought in about $40,000....
Jeffery VanAntwerp shows off a basket of items during the senior class Bingo and auction fundraiser last Sunday. Several items including a variety of desserts were auctioned off, and walking tacos were available. VanAntwerp also called numbers for the different Bingo games....
Though the Hot Springs County High School Track Team had a week off over Spring Break, it didn’t stop them from breaking their personal records and even setting a new school record as the 1600 sprint medley team of Blake Williams, Jesse Skelton, Wyatt McDermott and Ethan Becher placed third with 3:54.33. Among those setting new personal records were: Jazmen Jensen with a 32nd place finish of 16.05 in the 100 meters, Ashley McPhie with a 15th place height of 4’ in the high jump and Olivia Wey...
Those who want a say in the type of community they want to live in are encouraged to take the online 2019-21 Community Needs Survey presented by Yellowstone Country Assistance Network (YCAN). Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained the survey provides input as to what YCAN, which is taking care of a lot of the services formerly provided NOWCAP, can do for the community. Responses are used by YCAN in making decisions in how to allocate Community Serv...
Mike Cavin with the Hot Springs County Museum welcomes students from Worland who are doing a unit on history. After a brief introduction to the museum, students received scavenger hunt sheets and began searching out items among the displays....
Jackson Reed leaps to get an open shot attempt during a Quidditch match for the Thermopolis Middle School Voices assembly last Friday....
At their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council — with council member Dusty Lewis absent — took up two issues, both of which have ties to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The first was the April 17 deadline to have comments to the DEQ regarding a permit that would allow for millions of gallons of tainted water carrying tons of oilfield pollutants from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field, to come into Boysen Reservoir and Wind River each month. Mayor Mike Chi...
Brothers Simon and Hayden Reagan try out different exits from playground equipment at Hot Springs State Park. The lack of sticking snow and increased temperatures this week are a great draw for people to get some outdoor exercise....
The State of Wyoming Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 27, in favor of Hot Springs District Court’s action regarding Paul D. Mathewson. In his appeal, Mathewson contended the district court erred by denying his motions to suppress evidence and to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. He further contended his conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance and claimed liquid contained in his water pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine doesn’t constitute “a contr...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Shawn Goodman Sr. and Melissa Goodman pleaded not guilty to charges against them. Shawn is charged with two felony counts of child where methamphetamine is stored or ingested, and misdemeanors of unlawful possession of meth and unlawful possession of marijuana. Melissa is also charged with the two meth-related felonies as well as misdemeanor unlawful possession of meth. The charges stem from a January 15 incident. During a home inspection several...
No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke. Starting this past Monday, April 1, Thermopolis is again providing a stop for a bus line. Though it’s been a few years since we had a bus stop here, the general reaction to the news has been positive and there’s hope it will stay. Marian Lanik, the general manager for the Southside Travel Center where the stop is located, said the official schedule for the bus includes northbound trips from Cheyenne to Billings on Monday and Wednesday, as well as trips from Bi...
In the local 2016 election, 1,643 voters said "yes" for the creation of a one-percent specific purpose sales and use excise tax, for the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and quipping of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. One of the bigger milestones in that project, visible to the public, came on Oct. 30 of 2018 with the ground breaking ceremony, but now plenty more earth is being dug into with the development of a new temporary emergency room entrance on the north...
It seems like every week or month has a theme to it these days, and next week is no different as it is National Volunteer Week April 7-13. Living in Thermopolis, or any small town, it’s easy to see volunteerism in action. Many events and organizations rely on volunteers to happen. Our cookie jar auctions, updating of our Christmas decorations, cleaning of our downtown area and meal service at the Hot Springs County Senior Center are just a few examples of volunteerism in action. And that’s not...
Members of the Hot Springs County High School Spanish Club spent Spring Break on a trip to the Dominican Republic. These trips outside the country are done every two years - the last one being to Peru - and give students a chance to experience another culture while also working on their language skills. Students have to have taken at least Spanish I, and also help with the fundraising. The trip lasted a total eight days, and students spent their time in Santo Domingo and La Romano. Though there...
With the snow from the early spring storms finally melting, buffalo in the pasture outside are having no trouble finding some warm green places to munch and lay around. Though there's been no sighting yet of a first buffalo calf for the year, the spring and summer months typically bring a few new members to the herd....
Patients at Hot Springs County Hospital District will soon benefit from studies using the latest in x-ray technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Hot Springs County Hospital District $375,697 for a portable digital x-ray machine and a mobile C-arm x-ray machine, part of a $14.2 million initiative to upgrade x-ray technology at 50 rural hospitals in the Upper Midwest. ...
Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, board members visited about the 2018 full-scale exercise that simulated a two-vehicle crash with a release of hazardous materials. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon said the exercise was successful with a good turnout and participate, as well as a thorough after action report and improvement plan. Though he couldn't speak for the entire fire department, firefighter James Coates thinks it...
Joe Moon and daughter Andreanna sing an original song during the March 16 poetry and song writing contest hosted at Hot Springs County Library. The event gives budding writers a chance to present their work....
Though there were signs of some slight spillage, an oil tank was not breached after it broke from the semi hauling it on Grass Creek last Thursday....
