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The final day for Ron Jurovich as the magistrate for Hot Springs Circuit Court is Nov. 1. A reception will be at the Circuit Court office on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 10-11:30 a.m. Born and raised in Thermopolis, Jurovich earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wyoming in 1971, then attended law school for one year and read law with the county attorney for two years. He further explained it was previously the statute that someone was required to have one year of...
Last week, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, attended the inaugural meeting of the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Partnership. The meeting was initiated by Amy Quick, Northwest Regional Director for the Wyoming Business Council. Molitor explained this partnership is designed for basin hospitals to come together and discuss the issues they have in common. At this first meeting, she said, there were people from Hot Springs, Big Horn, Park and Washakie counties, representing...
Wyoming Game and fish staff were in town to do a fishing survey along the Bighorn River, from where the highway crosses the river to the island behind the WYDOT building, Oct. 15-18. Helping them out for a couple days were 10 students in the Hot Springs County 4-H Sport Fishing Club. Joel Farber, a leader with the 4-H club, noted the surveyors stopped at least a half dozen times on this section of the river, and utilized a technique known as electrofishing to subdue the fish. Electrofishing...
During Tuesday nights meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council — with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent — approved the third and final reading of Ordinance 854, with an effective date of Nov. 1. The ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the town code, updating fines and fees as well as providing definitions for “bit or bitten” and “dangerous animal” and adding language for domesticated animals which are bitten. Among the fee changes is the increase from $5 to $50 per head of impounded animals and from $3 to...
Firefighter Kenneth Annan helps Garret White hit a target with a fire hose stream as part of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department's activities for Fire Prevention Week. The department also set up their smoke house for kids to explore, visited schools, helped deliver pizzas, played giant games of Jenga using tools like the Jaws of Life and had plenty of information to hand out about fire safety....
Though it’s died down a bit, one of the bigger topics of discussion in recent months has been the quality of water, particularly in town and area districts. One item that has been a concern is the amount of total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and them being in compliance with the EPA standard of .080 micrograms per liter. In July, the water for the town tested at .087 micrograms of TTHM per liter, though the construction for the water line rehabilitation project factored into that reading according t...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Duane Jarvis pleaded guilty to, and was sentenced on a felony charge of wrongful taking or disposing of property over $1,000 and misdemeanors of fleeing or eluding police, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident. In exchange for his plea, a felony charge of theft was dismissed in Hot Springs County; he was prosecuted on the same charge in Park County. The charges are from an April 8 incident, during which Jarvis drove a white Chrysler 300...
When I was graduated from high school and college, I thought I was done repeatedly going over lines in preparation of a stage production. Then along comes Dr. Fox and the Nosy Pig. For those of you who don’t know, this story of talking animals and learning to be yourself is what students in the Lights On program have been rehearsing and preparing for the past couple weeks, with opening “night” this Wednesday (Oct. 17). Not only have they been practicing their lines, but also getting invol...
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce elected its executive board, naming Deb Tudor as president, Pastor Sam Needham as vice president, Susan Linko as secretary and Vivian Butchart as treasurer. Those elected were also authorized, along with Greg Willson as past president, as signers on the chamber account. Prior to electing the executive board, the chamber also elected members Needham, Butchart, Robin Griffin and Shelly Burrows to fill vacancies. They will serve on the...
Last Saturday saw a brief discussion in Thermopolis regarding rural health care. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said a large part of the discussion was in regard to the Wyoming Pioneer Home, as it is again on the “chopping block” and being considered for privatization. Molitor said the discussion also hit on points of having affordable health care, the impact of having local health care so people don’t have to go to a hospital the next town over and the new Big Horn...
Taking advantage of warmer temperatures Tuesday morning, fisherman hit the Bighorn river looking for a catch. The river and Boysen Reservoir remain popular fishing spots even as the temperature drops and ice creeps in....
Though the Bobcat football team came up short against Glenrock Friday night with a 42-18 loss, the team showed improvement against the Herders compared to 2017, which saw a 55-12 loss. Coach Matthew McPhie stated, "The game began with Glenrock methodically driving down the field and converting on a fourth and goal. The Bobcat offense responded by scoring two series later making the score 7-6. "With about three minutes left in the half, the momentum swung heavily in Glenrock's favor with a...
Last Saturday the Hot Springs County High School marching band competed at the state marching festival at the Casper Events Center, performing their show "Women of Pop" and earning an Excellent rating, a 2 on the three-point scale where a 1 is a Superior and a 3 is Good. Band director Drew Brown further explained the band is judged in five categories: Music 1, where they earned an Excellent; Music 2, where they earned a Superior; and Marching 1 and 2, and Drumline, where they earned Excellent...
According to a report released last Thursday by the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Hot Springs County experienced a 12.3 percent increase in taxable sales from the second quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018. The figures are based on sales and use tax collections. According to a Department of Revenue report on monthly sales and use takes by county and industry, Hot Springs County’s highest number was in retail trade, at $...
The weather was certainly a factor in the fifth annual Oktobrewfest being a popular event this past Saturday. Though recent years have seen cold and rain for the event, this years had warmer temperatures and at least a bit of sunshine. Main Street President Suzanne Samelson said based on the amount of mugs, drink tickets and food sold it's estimated about 400 people attended the event. While beer certainly is a big part of Oktobrewfest - as three different distributors and more than 20 craft...
Monday night saw a candidates forum at the Thermopolis Middle School Commons, with general election candidates at the federal, state, county and town level provided two minutes to speak about themselves, though there was also time before and after the forum to visit with each individual. Hot Springs County Attorney Two attorneys are vying for the Hot Springs County Attorney's seat, incumbent Jerry Williams and newcomer, Jill Logan. Jill Logan - A University of Wyoming graduate with a bachelor's...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau had its annual fall meeting on Saturday at the VFW. Ray Shaffer said the meetings are where they elect officers and meet with their regular members to review resolutions and propose what will go on to the lobbyists for them to work with at the state and national level. Officers elected include President Paul Ward, Vice President Carl Dockery, Treasurer Carl Shaffer and Secretary Carol Dockery. The local bureau agreed to move three resolutions forward, Shaffer...
Shurie Scheel paints a light post in Bicentennial Park as part of the place making efforts....
Steven Sanchez speaks to climate change through The Climate Reality Project last Thursday at the Hot Springs County Library....
The Thermopolis football team came home with a win after shutting out Newcastle 66-0 Friday night. Coach Matt McPhie said overall the team played well and definitely were more physical on the field. Though there were some injuries on the Newcastle side, which no coach likes to see, McPhie said it was also good to see our boys flying around the field and getting those hits. The coach noted it was also the first game the Bobcats played this season where they had no turnovers, and that is a...
Last Friday, middle school cross country students travelled to Powell for their conference meet, their final competition for the season. Coach Stephanie Metz said it was a great meet with a nice, flat course and the students are familiar with it for the most part. “We had some good races,” Metz said, noting Dazlynn Hunt’s keeping up with a Lander competitor and splitting a 6:03 in the first mile. Hunt took second in the competition with 12:57.53. “6:03 wasn’t what we were shooting for,” Met...
Last Saturday saw the Thermopolis Middle School’s final game this year, with a 34-16 win against Greybull. Coach Shane Corpening said the boys played really well and looked in good form, similar to their Sept. 29 game, and it was nice to play a lot of people. “I think everybody on our football team saw the field a lot. That’s always an important thing, I think, in the last game of the season.” Elijah Skelton played his best game, Corpening said, finding the end zone three times in the running...
The Hot Springs County High School Robotics teams have been busy with designing and developing their creations, with their first competition — a scrimmage hosted here — coming up on Nov. 10. Teacher London Jenks said the competition this year is utilizing cubes representing gold and whiffle balls representing silver. These “minerals” are placed in the corners of the arena, known as craters. Jenks noted there are substantial ramps to get inside the craters. But getting to the minerals is just a s...
MaKenna Mackay bounces out of the fire department's smoke house set up at RWE as part of Fire Prevention Week....
At Tuesday evening’s Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Byron Williams brought forth concerns regarding animals in the Grandview trailer park; Williams recently became an assistant manager for the park, and is concerned the police don’t want to enforce ordinances there. Police Chief Steve Shay added Williams is speaking specifically to those ordinances regarding animals at large. He pointed out they do enforce the ordinances regarding vicious animals, but not those regarding dogs at large. He...
