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Queen Kelly Johnson and King Jeffery VanAntwerp, as well a driver Clay VanAntwerp, wave to students during the Homecoming parade last Friday. The parade was among the activities for the week, which also included themed dress up days along with dodgeball, volleyball and football games. See pictures from the week's activities on Page 14....
Two subjects are facing drug-related charges following a stop and subsequent search of the vehicle they were in on Sept. 30. According to court documents, a Thermopolis Police officer was notified that subjects had checked out of a hotel room and left needles behind. The officer initiated a traffic stop based on the suspicious activity, as well as the vehicle having no front license plate and two of its three taillights not working. Following the stop, a Hot Springs County deputy also arrived....
Earlier this month, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush attended Wyoming Working Together, presented by the Wyoming Economic Development Association, the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce and the Wyoming Main Street. All three of the organizations get together and there are some great breakout sessions, but what Rush really enjoys is, though she knows what the different agencies do, being in the same room with them and hearing their ideas gives a person...
The adage about March coming in like a lion certainly didn’t take Octobers like this one into account. It’s a very rare that I get woken up by nature, and when it does happen it’s usually something peaceful like a low roll of thunder somewhere miles away or raindrops hitting the roof. Not some kind of eerie howling wind that’s got me running around the house making sure the doors and windows are closed and wondering where I could go that has a storm cellar. But that howling seems fairly appropr...
Next week, Oct. 7-13, marks National Fire Prevention Week for 2018. Our own Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department has responded to 77 calls for service so far this year. Fire Chief Mark Collins said the department currently has 30 firefighters, and a vehicle fleet including four Type 4 wildland engines, three Type 6 wildland engines, two Class A fire pumpers, one medical duty rescue fire and support unit, a 105-foot platform, a spare personnel carrier and an antique from 1932. Things at the...
Gloria Lewis' garden is the Red Dirt Master Gardeners September Garden of the Month. In addition to the variety of plants she has around her home, Lewis has some interesting decorations made with items like bowling balls, sinks and tires....
All five of the varsity girls cross country team finished in the top 10 during the Bobcat Invitational Saturday morning at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Tahja Hunt won with a time of 21:41.00, followed by McKenna Bomengen at 22:01.00, a full 25 seconds ahead of third place. Olivia Weyer won fourth with a time of 23:11.00, followed by Aime Robinson in fifth with 24:35.00 and Hallie Martinez in sixth at 24:47.00. Rebekah Johnson placed 10th with 29:01.00. Coach Stephanie Metz said the times were...
The Thermopolis Bobcats fought hard against Wheatland at their Homecoming game, ending the night with a 28-14 loss. Coach Matthew McPhie stated, "We moved the ball efficiently on offense and were hamstrung by penalties all night. We had 15 penalties called against us and must do a better job in this area. "Offensively we were led by Logan Cole with 12 carries for 112 yards, and Chandler Maddock ran the ball 19 times for 88 yards. "The key play may have come with time winding down in the first...
The Thermopolis Middle School football team travelled to play at Lovell last Saturday, coming away with a 38-20 win. Coach Shane Corpening said he saw improvement on the team from when they played Worland on Sept. 20. “I thought, without a doubt, we played our best game of the year, our most complete.” Offensively, he said, the team played really crisp. Defensively, he added, there were times when they played solid and others where they missed a couple reads and tackles. Lovell, he said, als...
Marion Godley of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England visits with author Craig Johnson during a book signing on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Johnson's Longmire Mystery series is quite popular and people lined up to meet him and get their books signed....
In the course of our lives, some may have watched as people — whether they know them or not — have been placed in handcuffs, led into a police officer or deputy’s vehicle and hauled off to jail. But what happens from there may not be as familiar. Sergeant Detention Administrator Beth Price explained when suspects are arrested they are taken to a secure area along with the arresting officer. At that point, they are medically assessed and searched, even if the officer conducted a search prior...
AARP Wyoming announced Tuesday that Thermopolis resident Kay Bjorklund has been named the Andrus Award winner for the State of Wyoming. Bjorklund was one of three finalists for the award, along with Jody Lowe of Laramie, and Judy Weickum of Cheyenne. In all, nine Wyomingites were nominated for the award with the finalists being announced in September through a series of videos on Facebook documenting the work of the finalists. Viewers of the videos were asked to vote on the winner by sharing... Full story
The third annual Hunting with Heroes event is planned for this weekend, Sept. 28 and 29. The number of participants continues to increase for the event, from 10 in 2016, to 11 in 2017, to 14 in 2018. Hunters will come from: Burlington, Wyo.; Kooskia, Idaho; Elma and Tacoma, Wash.; Missoula and O’Fallon, Mont.; LaGrange, Ky.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. Lifetime VFW member Jeff Strong said check in will be Friday, Sept. 28 at the VFW. Food will be available and there will be time for visits. T...
Tuesday on Broadway, Laurie Harvey, Janet Chimenti and Karen Palmer set to work, making the brands on the main street monument more visible. The project began with Harvey wanting to restore her family brand, the Reverse Walking K....
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-ed Volleyball League has started up for 2018, bumping, setting, spiking and digging at the high school court every Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Compared to last year’s six teams, Rec Director Anja Abbott noted there is seven this year. Among them are Benny and the Sets, Here 4 Exercise, Setting Ducks, Gassed by Gottsche, Owl Creek Graphics, How I Set Your Mother and TBD. Abbott explained this last name came from the team’s inability to dec...
This Saturday Thermopolis will be home to the Bobcat Cross Country Invite, beginning at 10 a.m. at the golf course. Coach Stepahnie Metz said this week the Bobcats have been focusing on the mental aspects of dealing with hills. The high school runners will have hills frequently, hitting the big hill once and then more throughout the course. It’s important, Metz said, for them to stay in the mindset they can do it and finish hard. For the middle school runners, she said, this course will be the l...
Though last Friday’s football game against Mountain View wound up with a 31-8 loss for the Bobcats, Coach Matthew McPhie is proud of the young men and the effort they put in against the defending state champ team. McPhie pointed out that just a few years back Thermopolis had a 45-0 loss against Mountain View, so they are definitely improving. The bobcats did well in the first half, McPhie said, keeping it a close, 7-2 game, though a costly turnover on the five-yard line kept them from taking t...
The Thermopolis Middle School football team had a bit of a rough start to the season, coach Shane Corpening said, with their first two games resulting in 40-point losses to Shoshoni and Lander. "After that," the coach said, "I felt like we had a turning point in our season, a complete 180-degree turnaround. We've been a different team." Part of that, he said, is having Roedy Farrell back and healthy to help the team. The Bobcats saw victory against Rocky Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 15, and most...
Saturday at Gottsche Rehab and Wellness, an awning is lowered over the entryway. Renovations to the facility include revised parking areas as well....
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, CEO Margie Molitor announced news from the USDA. The hospital had applied for a USDA loan of over $21 million for the renovation and expansion, and Molitor informed the board that the money had been approved. Following an executive session, the board approved to move forward with the paperwork for the loan, meaning it is now obligated. Molitor explained the $21,346,000 being obligated means it's l...
Tuesday, Oct. 2 marks the final day the Honorable Judge Robert E. Skar will serve as a District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District. Skar announced his retirement in June, and earlier this month Governor Matthew Mead chose to appoint Bobbi Overfield to fill the vacancy. Overfield will see cases in Hot Springs District Court Oct. 15, with her official robing ceremony set for Thursday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. This year also marks Skar's 40th as a practicing attorney, having earned his Juris Doctorate...
Last Wednesday, the Makerspace area of Thermopolis Middle School looked more like a studio for a cooking show, as Brailee DeVries and Brody Sorensen worked alongside Pam Jensen of King Arthur's Flour, for the company's Bake for Good Kids program. Though only two students did the work, a camera trained on their workstation gave fifth and sixth graders an up close look as they measured, mixed and kneaded. Teacher Becky Martinez explained each student received their own bag of the ingredients for...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved, with council member Tony Larson voting “no,” an emergency ordinance declaring 14th Street from its intersection with U.S. Highway 20 to State Highway 120 a non-through street. Larson did not object to the ordinance, but suggested it have the standard three readings to allow opportunity for public comment. According to the ordinance, the street is a busy thoroughfare involving a school, school bus pick up and drop off, search and rescue and fir...
According to Dusty Lasseter, Bear Wise community coordinator with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, grizzly bears have been caught in western Hot Springs County for livestock depredation. Lasseter did not have any exact dates to share, but noted two bears were trapped and relocated. A third was euthanized a couple weeks back, he said, and the bears were located in the Owl Creek drainage area. A local rancher in the area stated he has lost roughly 125 sheep and 20 calves to bears since...
Auctioneers John Holm, left, and John Gerrells, with the help of several local youth, auction off items during a cookie jar auction for Kelly Jo Burr to help with medical expenses. The total raised from the auction was $25,673....
