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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....
On Oct. 24-27, Hot Springs County High School students Hallie Martinez, Eli Dickey and Emme Norsworthy experienced the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Martinez noted the students weren’t there to compete, but rather were there to support Jessie Pennoyer, who received her National FFA Proficiency Award in Beef Production-Placement and her American FFA Degree. It was cool to see everyone there, Martinez said, and to meet people from all around the country. In particular, she was e...
After 36 years working as the deputy clerk/treasurer for the Town of Thermopolis, Wednesday, Oct. 31 marked Linda Hendrickson’s last day. Hendrickson and her husband Butch arrived in Thermopolis from Torrington, after Butch got a job at Consumers Grocery, which was at the former Ben Franklin building. She worked for the store as well, then went to Montgomery Ward briefly and then to Pinnacle Bank. While working for the bank, she said, the town would make transactions “and that’s how we got acqua...
When you make a call to law enforcement, whether it’s an emergency or reporting a dog at large, the first person you’re going to talk to is a dispatcher. Dispatcher Mel Kress explained there are two phones in the dispatch area — one for 911 calls and a normal administrative line. Calls on the 911 line have a different tone when they come in she said, which is important as they take priority. If the dispatcher happens to be on another call at the time, they let the person know they have to go or...
Those who weren't sure as to why there were so many sirens and lights in Thermopolis on Saturday night with no sign of fires or accidents, it was to welcome home our Thermopolis Cross Country runners from State competition in Sheridan, and to congratulate the girls team, which was named the Class 2A champions for Wyoming. On top of being named state champs, three of our girls - Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen and Olivia Weyer - were selected by the Wyoming Coaches' Association as All-State in...
Firefighters respond to a grass fire in Kirby Monday afternoon. Though extinguished, dry fuel in the area reignited Tuesday and firefighters went out again....
Elementary students in the Lights On Afterschool program perform "Three Goats Gruff Go to the Greener Side" last Friday....
Last Saturday, Thermopolis Middle School choir students attended the Northern Big Horn Basin Music Festival in Worland. Director Drew Brown said there were four schools attending the conference — Thermopolis, Worland, Cody and Lovell — and each year a director from one of the attending schools conducts the performance. This year, that honor went to Cody Middle School Director Anissa Bree. The students got to work with Bree for a few hours in the morning, then broke for lunch. The afternoon saw...
One building downtown that sees plenty of use is the old fire hall in the 400 block of Broadway. Though no longer used for its original purpose, Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby noted the building still has plenty of use. The Thermopolis Police Department utilizes it for impoundments, Public Works houses vehicles there, spare light poles have a pot there, occasionally car seat safety checks are done in front of the building and most recently it’s been buzzing with people refurbishing the Chr...
The Bobcats came away with a huge win last Friday night, with a score of 42-16 over Burns. Coach Matt McPhie said this win pushes their conference record to 3-3 and qualifies them for state playoffs. "Burns was a much improved team and came in with a 4-3 record and also needed a win to advance to the playoffs," McPhie stated. "The team executed and scored on the opening drive, which set the tone and gave the team an 8-0 lead." Logan Cole and Chandler Maddock had big nights in the backfield,...
