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Though Keith and Amy O'Brien had plans to move to Thermopolis when they retired, tragedy put them here a couple years ahead of their schedule. The O'Briens are many who lost their home in the devastating Camp Fire that started on Nov. 8 in Paradise, Calif. The couple came to Thermopolis Dec. 28, though they've been visiting family and friends here for years. Living in Paradise, Keith said they were no strangers to forest fires around their town, as they lived in a mountain community with plenty...
Last week the seventh and eighth grade boys basketball team kicked their season off with a two quads. The seventh grade played at Worland, while eighth was at Cody. The eighth grade A Team saw a 59-13 loss against Cody, and the B team had a 21-7 loss. Coach Ryan Shaffer said this was a rough start for the A squad, “as we played a very talented Cody team. We had a few issues with rebounding as we were a little intimidated by the height of their players. After the first quarter the boys settled d...
Duder Harvey makes a drive toward the basket during the Bobcats' game against Riverside Friday afternoon. The boys saw two victories last weekend, with a 49-22 win against Riverside and a 42-31 loss to Lovell on Friday, and a 48-33 win over Greybull on Saturday. At press time, the coach had not responded with stats or comments on the games....
During the Jan. 8 meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, Julie Mathews was appointed by Mayor Mike Chimenti as the new police chief, Her law enforcement experience is quite varied and goes back to the late 90s. Mathews started with the Riverton Police Department in September of 1999 as a communications officer. Four years later she went to patrol. There is a branch at the Riverton department which lends out an officer to the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI), which she was for...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, the board continued discussion regarding the county having lower lodging tax collections. A report from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division showed the county had a -0.7 percent change in lodging tax collections for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Hot Springs County was the only county that had a decline in lodging tax revenue. Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said the fact that we were the only county to see a decline...
Julie Mathews was officially appointed Chief of the Thermopolis Police Department following a 4-1 vote at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council. Council member Dusty Lewis had the one “no” vote. The appointment of the new police chief has generated some buzz around town since the general election, when Mike Chimenti was voted the new Mayor of Thermopolis, and former police chief Steve Shay announcing his retirement.Tuesday marked the final day of Shay as chief and Mike Morti...
According to paperwork filed Dec. 31 and signed Jan. 2 by United States District Judge Alan B. Johnson, a lawsuit initially filed against Wyoming Whiskey, Brad Mead, Katherine Mead and David DeFazio was dismissed. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 16, 2017 by Frank Sacca in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., alleged they breached a National Sales Director Employment Agreement. Though the distillery is here in Hot Springs County, there were multiple sales staff in Illinois and efforts were made to...
Taking advantage of the early 2019 snow, Bradyn, Ben and Brian Weaver decided to build an igloo. Rather than building up a mound, the boys utilized shovels, buckets and other implements to form actual bricks. Though a bit larger than the traditional style, the giant igloo is plenty solid with room inside for at least three people....
The planet is coming back around on its annual journey, to those glorious days when we get a little bit more sun and still have some light to drive when the workday is over. It also means the snow we received over the holidays is now turning to slush and making the streets and highways a bit more difficult to drive on. But don’t let that stop you from going out and taking advantage of the longer days. With some snow still on the ground it’s a good opportunity to put up a snowman, igloo or oth...
Monday morning, Fifth Judicial District Court Judge Bobbi Overfield administers the Oath of Office to newly elected Hot Springs County officials....
The high school boys basketball team came away with a 0-3 record as they took on Big Piney, Pinedale and Lyman this past weekend at the East/West Classic at Rawlins. Coach Shane Corpening said the encouraging thing was that the Bobcats saw some better competition, taking on some 3A teams, and played hard in every game in the fourth quarter. “The struggle for us was just getting together a whole game.” In the game against Big Piney, Thermopolis was down 30-17 at the half, then wound up out...
The State of Wyoming Department of Audit recently released a report on the cost of maintaining city government for the fiscal year of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The report provides information in fund revenues and expenses, as well as what the cost is per taxpayer, based on the 2010 census numbers of 3,009 for Ther mopolis and 92 for Kirby. According to the report for Thermopolis, the Enterprise Fund revenue was $2,677,896, broken down to: Garbage — $486,762; Sewer — $732,640; Solid Waste ...
On Monday, Jan. 7, just be- fore 8:15, oaths of office were administered to several elected officials, among them new Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, taking over from Lou Falgoust, who has spent 48 years in law enforcement - 17 of it as sheriff here. Following the oath of office, Falgoust pinned Kraushaar's new badge on and the two shared a heartfelt embrace. Kraushaar said his main priorities are to provide as much coverage for the county as possible, as well as being proactive an...
Mike Mortimore bid farewell Tuesday evening at the Thermopolis Town Council meeting, ending his most recent term as mayor. Mortimore was elected to a four-year term the town council in 1986, with the term beginning in 1987. He later served a total of five terms as mayor, back when terms were two years each, with a few breaks in between. 2000-2002 was his final two-year stint be- fore getting out for at least 10 years. He then joined the town council and in 2014 was again elected mayor, for a...
by Mark Dykes and Cindy Glasson The 65th Legislature for the State of Wyoming will convene on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and our Senior Legislator, Wyatt Agar, noted his move to the Appropriations Committee is a big one as it is the first time, to anyone’s recollection, a first term senator from the majority party has been placed on the committee. He further added it would be an interesting move, as senators typically wait two to three years to get on Appropriations, and he considers it a huge honor. Agar will focus on responsible use of tax dollars i...
Vernon Miller and son John slide, spin and kick up a bit of powder as the reach the bottom of the hill on Warren Street, Friday afternoon. The Miller family, visiting from California, were among many taking advantage of the warm temperatures and slick snow....
November and December saw a regular culling of the female deer in the area, with 30 taken — 16 on Nov. 18 and 14 on Dec. 11. Sergeant Pat Cornwell said the deer were taken from the state park, town properties and the gully next to the fire hall among other areas. Out of the animals taken, four — just over 13 percent — were confirmed to have chronic wasting disease. Meat from the healthy animals was given to those who contacted the police department prior to the culling. Cornwell added it’s...
Though the past few years have seen some varied numbers when it comes to fish in the Bighorn River, Wyoming Game and Fish Regional Fisheries Biologist Joe Skorupski is optimistic that the fish are surviving in greater numbers and the overall population is on a rising trend. Skorupski explained the varying water levels on the river in the last couple years have hit the fish population pretty hard — mainly the small fish, though there had been a decrease in big as well. However, while 2017 s...
The freshman Bobcats took another road win Dec. 21, coming out 61-58 against Fort Washakie. Coach Dean Despain stated, “We played the high school basketball team for Fort Washakie; they don’t have a Varsity designation yet, so we played their entire team — Freshmen through Seniors — with our Froshmore Squad. The Fort Washakie team started hot, hitting their first two three-pointers and a couple bunnies, and jumped out to a 10-0 lead. We trailed for most of the game by right around 10 points,...
At their Dec. 18 meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees approved an ambulance service contract with a six percent increase. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor explained the hospital bills for ambulance service, and pays the service for any runs that are made. She noted the service has not had any increases in the past three years. Additionally, new quality measures were incorporated into the contract, particularly in regard to heart attacks, strokes and trauma. In other...
As is tradition, Hot Springs County Sheriff Lou Falgoust stopped by Ralph Witters Elementary last week to deliver some candy canes to the students. Joining Falgoust was Deputy Sergeant Jeremie Kraushaar....
It’s strange to think that we’re nearly into 2019 already. When I was in school, it seemed like the 21st century was so far away and couldn’t get here soon enough, especially with Hollywood, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera promising all the wondrous things it would bring. Flying cars? Nope. Accurate weather forecasts? Sort of. Houses with treadmills on the outside? No way. Hoverboards? Well, we’re getting there. Artificially intelligent robots? We’re making big steps, but the excitemen...
There was plenty of enthusiasm for the Pre-K Academy's Christmas program featuring the three-year-old students, in their musical rendition of "Jingle Bells." Along with their performance, students said what they wanted for Christmas and gave presents to family members....
Students and teacher Britton Van Heule are using the former auto shop space in the Vocational Building to build a new kind of gardener, a "farm bot." Van Heule explained the bot uses a grid system for a vegetable garden, with the programming done by the student. The bot plants the seeds, waters them, and even pulls and kills weeds. Van Heule noted the bots can be ordered from a company in California, and even NASA is considering using them on some of their projects. As for the assembly, Van Heul...
Following the General election in November, Rose DeSyn was voted in as the next Hot Springs County Clerk, replacing Nina Webber, though Webber is proud of her contributions to the county and excited what the future will bring. Webber first came into the position when it was vacated by the previous clerk, and was encouraged to apply by the Hot Springs County Republican Committee. Following an interview process by 10-15 people — though she noted at the time it felt like a hundred — she was cho...
