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Monday night was the annual Academic Letter Banquet at Hot Springs County High School, with 99 students receiving their letters and/or pins. In order to receive a letter, a student must have been on the honor roll in the fall and spring semester of their previous year. Prior to the presentation of awards, Superintendent Dustin Hunt expressed appreciation to the parents for helping make education a priority in their children's lives. "Parents are truly our partners," Hunt said, "and by placing...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association (Pioneers) is spearheading an initiative to raise funding to acquire property adjoining the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Rarely does an opportunity present itself whereby the community can join together to improve our museum. Museums, as a rule, not only offer a glimpse of our past but offer opportunity for us and future generations to continue to document the story of our custom and culture in our unique part of the world. Our museum...
Those with business on the third floor of the Hot Springs County Courthouse should expect a few detours. The main staircase is currently roped off, making the only direct access to the floor through the elevator or fire escape. There are also plenty of signs stating cell phones and weapons are not allowed on the floor — these items will be confiscated — and a security checkpoint with a metal detector. Additionally, there’s been a couple walls added around the jury room, and anyone plann...
Tuesday night I took in the annual Fall Showcase put on by the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club, getting a look at what the students are taking to the State Drama Festival next month. To say I was in awe would be a drastic understatement. Watching the individual and duo drama pieces, as well as the musical performances was incredible, and the applause the students received was well-deserving, though I wish it could’ve been more — more seats full, more performance time, more of eve...
"Buffalo Bill" Boycott and Dr. Jo (Flower of the Prairie) teach students about pioneers, the Oregon Trail and the construction of the railroad at Ralph Witters Elementary, through word and song last Thursday....
The local Boy Scouts troop, Troop No. 5053, has been inactive for a couple years, but in recent months there has been a revitalization happening with the service organization. Pastor Chuck Cooper, the institutional representative said the Community Federated Church has sponsored Scouting since the 1950’s as the charter organization. Scoutmaster Ana Mosser noted the troop is one of the oldest in the state. Cooper noted Scoutmaster John Gibbel chose to leave the position a couple years back so t... Full story
Keller Paulson with Big Sky Trio, left, works with students Kyle Mosser and Cole Christiansen. The trio provided an evening jazz concert at the auditorium as well....
Last Thursday during the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, Executive Director Meri Ann Rush reported on the recent Live Local, Work Local tour, which saw University of Wyoming students in the community to highlight what’s available for them after graduation. Rush was surprised by the number of students who are petroleum engineers, and how few were in medical. The chamber also had a panel to visit with the students during lunch to help them understand they can make a living i...
At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved paying the utility costs for some new lights planned for the downtown area. Forrest Coleman-Weisz, who has been working to eliminate 14th Street as a route around the town from GPS mapping systems, explained he and Thermopolis Main Street have discussed putting up string lights downtown, running from the black lampposts to the building and back to the posts. The lights, which will be clear and Edison-style, will not...
James Coates, left, congratulates Jeremie Kraushaar, who won the pumpkin carving contest during Hot Springs County Search and Rescue's Trunk or Treat....
Among the continuing issues in town is the number of stray cats and dogs seen roaming the streets and alleys. Animal Control Officer Ame Logwell said she’s been out trapping and lending traps on the weeks she is not available, and has noticed a significant drop in the number of stray cats where the traps are set. “We took 70 cats out of the town shop in August,” Longwell said, noting she also took 30 near a local business and numerous others at locations around town. She’s currently working on t...
Thermopolis Mayor Mike Mortimore presents a gift to outgoing town deputy clerk/treasurer Linda Hendrickson, who retired last month....
The middle school wrestling team travelled last Saturday to compete at the Buffalo Bandit Invite. “This weekend in Buffalo,” coach Toby Emery stated, “our boys saw eight non-conference teams thy have never wrestled before. This tournament was a great opportunity for our team. It allowed the boys to get some valuable mat time against new opponents. Roedy Farrell finished first in the A Division at 132 pounds.” Farrell scored 24 team points, with a 50-second fall over Dominick Berrettini of Sherid...
In addition to core subjects like Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies, students at Hot Springs County High School are also learning hands on skills they can use outside the classroom through the Trades class. Trades begins in the classroom, just long enough to go over the current goals for the day, but it's soon a rush to grab safety glasses and head to the shop for some work. Teacher Britton Van Heule said the class is keeping plenty busy with projects, including a judges stand for...
After almost 30 years of working with Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Daryl Mathern is looking to step back a bit. Mathern started in July of 1989 as the Director of Diagnostic Imaging, a position he has held the whole time he was with the hospital. Prior to coming to Thermopolis, he earned his Bachelor's from the University of Mary in North Dakota. He also did some training in the U.S. Army, serving from 1970-73 and earning the rank of SPEC-4. As he was in during the Vietnam era, Mathern...
Second grade students Lane Jenniges, Karsyn Ivie, Paisley Logan and Oliver Bihr sort through some of the 61 pounds of candy they collected to send to troops....
With colder temperatures and the holidays coming in, it can be tempting to just get under a blanket, stuff yourself on turkey and pie, and wait until the sun starts shining a bit more. It can also feel like a lot longer distance to the gym. But there are ways to add a bit of physical activity to a daily routine to keep a bit more “happy” in your holidays. Dean Despain, the wellness coordinator at Gottsche, said one of the simplest things to do, even if at a desk job, is to stand and stretch — p...
Jay Richards holds up a seed from one of his giant pumpkins to students at Ralph Witters Elementary last Wednesday. A regular grower of the massive fruits, this year Richards grew a pumpkin that clocked in at over 1,000 pounds. In addition to bringing his pumpkins to show, he spent time answering the abundance of questions from students....
Tuesday night during the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees’ meeting, the board approved Resolution No. 4. This resolution, Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson explained, authorizes on a preliminary basis the hospital to move forward with expenditures. She noted it allows the hospital to go back 60 days for anything not a preliminary and utilize funds from the bond issue, and allows the hospital to be reimbursed for preliminary expenses for the expansion and renovation proj...
Tuesday morning in Hot Springs District Court, a mental evaluation was ordered for Aaron Bissonette, who is charged with felonies including two counts of strangulation of a household member, aggravated assault and battery and second-degree sexual assault, along with misdemeanors of domestic battery and possession of marijuana. Though initially scheduled for a change of plea Tuesday, a mental evaluation was requested for Bissonette by his attorney Richard Hopkinson as he was concerned his client...
Members of the community gathered at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon to witness the ground breaking of the hospital's renovation and expansion project. From left: Taylor Lee with Plan1 Architects, Shawn Warner with Sletten Construction, Chief of Staff Dr. Vernon Miller, hospital board members Dan Herdt, Heath Overfield and Dave Koerwitz, USDA State Director Chad Rupe, HSCMH CEO Margie Molitor, board member Melissa Johnson and board president Dr. Bill Wi...
Well, Halloween has come and passed once again. The holiday has always been a favorite for me, even taking a higher place than Christmas, largely because of the amount of fun you get to have dressing up as a creature of the dark, a silly clown or some other figure and banging on doors to demand candy. In my childhood days, I always wanted something cute like a clown, but as I aged the costumes got a bit darker. Zombies, Riff Raff, the grim reaper, etc. I did once go back to being a clown, but Pe...
This past Friday, the Bobcat Football season came to an end in the boys first-round playoff game against defending 2A state champion Mt. View. The team was trailing 21-0 at the half, and though they battled through the game they couldn't make it on the scoreboard and ended with a 41-0 loss. "I'm extremely proud of this football team," coach Matthew McPhie said. "We are measured by teams and programs similar to ours. This is the best conference record this team has had in 4 years, ending with a...
This past Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team saw their first competition for the season. Coach Toby Emery stated there were 22 wrestlers out, and though only 14 participated in the opener in Lovell he expects the rest to compete this coming weekend in Buffalo. Emery stated, “Overall we wrestled well. We have a young team with a lot of potential. For many, it was their first time competing on the mat ever. I was impressed with the attitudes and efforts the boys displayed on a...
Thermopolis Middle School students were busy last Friday as they went to various homes around town to rake and bag leaves as part of a community service project....
