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While many of the songs were familiar, there was plenty of variety in the arrangements during the Hot Springs County High School Music Department's Christmas Gala 2018. Along with the Bobcat Concert Choir and Concert Band, the concert also featured music from the high school's Jazz Cats....
At a special meeting last Thursday, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees signed documents to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the addition and renovation of the hospital. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor explained the bank will officially close on this Thursday, Dec. 20, and the USDA, architects and construction staff are doing pre-construction meetings this week. Following those steps, she said, construction on the project could begin at any time. It’s the f...
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council approved renewing a 40-year contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, for water storage at Boysen Reservoir. The current contract runs out on May 8, 2019. The motion approved last night is for a memorandum of understanding to pay the bureau $15,000 for all the work in getting the contract renewed, sending a check off and budgeting for it. Mayor’s Assitant Fred Crosby said the $15,000 for a 40-year contract is about $370 per year. C...
Recently, WellSpring Counseling welcomed two new staff members to its family of clinicians. Joseph Stringer was hired in June as a staff therapist and is licensed as a professional counselor. He has experience in both mental health therapy and substance use disorder treatment. Stringer graduated from Colorado Christian University with his Master's in 2009 and had worked prior to that as a caseworker for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services. He is also a certified addictions...
The community again came together last Saturday, generating more than $18,000 for Sandy Schrage at a cookie jar auction and pulled pork dinner. There were plenty of other items up for bids along with the jars, and the money raised will go to help defray medical costs and living expenses....
It was a close game for the Bobcats last Saturday, though Burlington came up with the 31-29 win when the final buzzer sounded. Coach Shane Corpening said this was a tough game for the boys, though they showed improvement on defense. He noted they are still struggling to rebound and keep the opposing team to one possession, though they got better this game and he was pleased to see they kept Burlington to 31 points. “Really what it was,” Corpening said, “is the shots just weren’t falling...
The Thermopolis Head Start center has been busy this year, welcoming new staff members including teacher Jill Van Heule, teacher aide John Martinez and cook Laura Dockter. These three share a love for children and roots in the community. Dockter said she was becoming bored with retirement and the job was open. Van Heule said her husband has lived in this community for 16 years and supported the program, and the two want to raise their children in the county. Martinez started in February as the...
Two hearings have been scheduled in Hot Springs Circuit Court in regard to a drug bust on Nov. 24. Raymond L. Norcutt Jr. of Casper, who attended Hot Springs County High School in the early 2000s, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 21 on 11 felony charges including six counts of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, one count of possession of meth and four counts of possession with intent to deliver various substances including oxycodone, methadone hydrochloride,...
Dancers Myia Medina, Hannah Lippincott, Anna Gunderson, Kaylee Bazzle and Maile McCumber bring some hip-hop moves to the Hot Springs Dance LLC's production of The Nutcracker. This year was the Christmas recital, with more than 100 dancers from Thermopolis and Worland performing....
The Wyoming Coaches Association recently named Thermopolis cross country coach Stephanie Metz and golf coach Joey Johnson as Coaches of the Year for the 2018 fall sports season. This is Metz's sixth year with Hot Springs County School District No. 1, and she was an assistant swim coach before moving to Wyoming. She taught third grade her first year in the district, and during the past five years she has been teaching eigth grade math. One of the years she taught seventh and eighth grade math....
At their Nov. 29 meeting, Thermopolis Town Council approved the audit of the financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, with much appreciation for the time and work Koerwitz, Michel, Wright and Associates put into preparing it. Among the highlights listed in the audit, the town exceeded its liabilities at June 30, 2018 by $28,567,974 (net position), compared to $27,705,536 in 2017. Of that, $7,463,589 can be used to meet the government’s ongoing obligations to citizens and c...
Ellie Petty tries to get a grin from brother Tristtan while visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus with their sister Brylee last Saturday. Kids who visited with the Christmas couple received candy canes and other treats....
It seems that Christmas and the holiday season gets here faster and faster each year. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, as it means more time with family, shared meals, gifts and cuddles under a warm blanket. But as everyone knows, it can also get pretty hectic with all the shopping going on. I’m still not done, and probably won’t be until the 23rd, but the other night I was able to take in one of the calmer aspects of the season — the lights. One thing about Thermopolis when Thanksg...
The Thermopolis boys basketball season saw a busy opener this past weekend, with games against Wright, Lusk, Glenrock and Rocky Mountain, coming home with a 1-3 record from the Herder Classic at Glenrock. The Bobcats’ first loss of the weekend came in their first game, with a final score of 67-46 against Wright. Coach Shane Corpening said he spoke to the Wright coach prior to the game and learned they were returning almost everyone from the past year, and they had been fairly successful in 2...
Coach Toby Emery stated the team has been working the past couple weeks on technique, intensity while drilling and overall conditioning, and planned to approach the conference with a "nothing to lose attitude, leaving it all on the mat with no regrets. "At this level, we strive to teach our athletes the importance of work ethic, discipline, and the importance of team. We, as coaches, have seen a positive change in each of these areas. We practice together; we compete together; and we have fun...
Two teams tasked with designing and developing robots have seen their first competition for the season and will be plenty active in the coming weeks. Coach London Jenks said the two high school teams — No. 4273, Aluminati, and No. 7283, Fist Full of Axles — travelled to Butte, Mont. on Nov. 17 for a qualifying tournament, where Aluminati qualified for the Montana state competition. The teams went to Helena, Mont. this past weekend, and Fist Full of Axles qualified for the Montana state com...
Though people can find themselves typically facing a judge in circuit court or district court, another arena is provided through drug court, also referred to a family treatment court. Though currently not available in this county, it is available in the surrounding area and there is a desire to get a court here. Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Thomas Harrington explained the county never had a “drug court,” but does have what’s referred to as a family treatment court, which originated as a ju...
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the placement of devices that will provide free wireless Internet (wifi) through RT Communications in downtown Broadway. Tobi Johansen with RT explained the company was approached by Main Street Thermopolis and Rotary about the project. The two organizations will split the cost of equipment, with RT paying for the service. There will be five or six access points along the downtown, with the main one fed from the RT building and the remainder...
Following an extremely high-speed chase Saturday afternoon, the driver was stopped and taken into custody a few miles outside of town. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) Lieutenant Erin DeVries, WHP troopers attempted to stop Yu Qun, who was driving a silver Kia SUV, starting at 2:14 p.m. near mile marker 30 on Highway 120. The vehicle was eastbound and travelling at over 100 miles per hour. DeVries said troopers were using lights and sirens to stop the Qun's vehicle, and they were...
Jayci Basse gets a shot off and Trinity Mohr darts through the defense during the middle school girls' game against Ten Sleep on Nov. 27....
Early January marks the end of Circuit Court Judge Thomas Harrington's time with the Fifth Judicial District, as he will retire from the position effective Jan. 7. His successor will be Edward Luhm. Harrington started as an associate with Messenger & Jurovich from 1991 until 1994, before he was Washakie County Attorney for two terms and had his private practice. He was then Thermopolis Municipal Judge and a part-time circuit court magistrate, filling in for Judge Robert Skar, who was then the...
Toby Emery congratulates students for their hard work during the banner celebration at Thermopolis Middle School, recognizing student accomplishments from the 2017-18 school year. Eighth grade was eighth in the state for math; seventh grade was seventh in reading and second in math; sixth grade had 100 percent growth in math and was ranked sixth in the subject; fifth grade had 100 percent growth in math; and fourth grade ranked sixth in science, ninth in reading and 10th in m...
Back in September, Thermopolis was home to a placemaking workshop, from which sprung the work done to improve Bicentennial Park — including a temporary large checkerboard with plans to make the game more permanent. Of those who attended the placemaking session, eight also went to the Community Builder Leadership Institute in Lander. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said from this workshop came the idea of doing a questionnaire for what people like about Thermopolis, what p...
During their Tuesday, Nov. 20 meeting the Thermopolis Town Council, with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent, heard from Kevin Simpson about his concerns of the mess turkeys are making on a property he is caring for on Cedar Ridge. Game warden Benge Brown provided some history of turkeys in the area. In the winter of 2007 or early 2008 the Game and Fish Department put turkeys in the lower part of Owl Creek but those animals later moved into town. Regarding the property for which Simpson is caring for,...
The weekend brought plenty of snow to Thermopolis, as well as massive piles around town after the plows made their initial pass. Monday morning, Jim and Christine Joiner, along with Brenda Lajeunesse, were among those who got their workout clearing sidewalks with shovels. Though temperatures are warmer this week, drivers are advised to be careful, watch for slick patches and allow for extra time to get to their destinations....
