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Last weekend the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field finished their season as 17 students - 10 girls and seven boys - competed at the State Championships in Casper. Both teams continued to set personal records, and Olivia Weyer's eighth place height of 9'0" in the pole vault was a new school record. Other personal records were Haley McDermott's 10th place time of 64.25 in the 400 meters and Logan Cole's ninth place distance of 43'9" in the shot put and 13th place distance of 114'4"...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-Ed Softball League saw its first games on May 15, with The Team We Like The Most (TTWLTM) beating Robin Batsman 27-8. Standout performers in the opening game were David Evans with TTWLTM with an average of 1.000, two home runs and five runs, and Joe Maul for Robin Batsman, also with a 1.000 average, two home runs and two runs. The action continued with a matchup between Slide One In and One Stop Repair, with One Stop coming out on top in a 2...
Among the candidates that will be on the Democratic ticket for Congress this year is Mark Harvey. Born in India, Harvey said his father was a missionary. When he was three, they returned to the United States; Harvey was born a naturalized citizen of the U.S. At 17, Harvey’s dad came to Riverton and he graduated from Riverton High School in 1967. Working ranches for 17 years, often with the sons of pioneers, Harvey said he “learned western ranch tradition in a hurry.” As to why he chose to run f...
Elementary students had plenty to do during their annual field day....
Jason Capelle, Paige Jones and Morgan Jones were among the many bouncing around in Knockerballs to the amusement of others during the Gottsche Wellness Summer Festival at Hot Springs State Park on Saturday. The park pavilion was home to plenty of live music, including Eric Kay. Other activities included plenty of vendors, 5k and one mile races and silent auctions....
Daniel L. Ford and Samantha V. Vandervort have been bound over to Hot Springs County District Court on charges against them. Among other counts, both are facing charges related to drugs. Ford is charged with felony counts of wrongful taking or disposing of property and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, as well as two misdemeanor counts of use of a controlled substance. Vandervort is charged with a felony of causing bodily injury to an officer and misdemeanor possession of...
Tuesday night, Thermopolis Town Council approved an ordinance which repeals Town Code Section 10-123 and reenacts it to read that it shall be unlawful for any person to engage or participate in any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest, commonly known as a drag race, or to engage or participate in any exhibition of speed or acceleration on any street in the town limits. Further, the ordinance states it’s unlawful for any person to engage in exhibition of a motor vehicle’s pipe or muf...
Tobi Johansen shakes a few tree blossoms loose during a clean up of the 300 block of Broadway for the Adopt-a-Block program. RT Communications, CAPTEL employees and volunteers helped spruce the block up and enjoyed a hot dog lunch....
Hoyt and Malinda Lynch get sprayed a bit after dropping a Hot Springs County High School cheerleader in a dunk tank. The cheer team recently hosted a fund raising carnival activity at Pizza Hut complete with games, face painting and a bounce house....
The personal records just keep coming for our Thermopolis High School Track and Field Team, with the girls team seeing 14 at the 3A East Regional competition at Douglas last Friday and Saturday and the boys making seven. Coach Ernie Mecca noted some of the personal records came during the preliminary races on Friday night and others were on Saturday. He added with the weather as terrible as it was, it was good to see the tracksters really dig in when they're cold and wet and come away with 21...
Three new additions to the buffalo pasture were spotted with older members of the herd this past week. Though staying close to the adults while roaming the area, the youngsters had some fun running with each other and kicking up their hooves....
One of the more popular recreational sports one can play is Pickleball. John Brooks describes the game as something like a smaller version of Tennis or an enlarged Ping Pong match. Brooks noted the game is widely taught in schools and is a sport for every age. Played with paddles and a whiffle ball, the game most closely resembles Ping Pong but played on a larger scale. Brooks is currently looking for players to get a Pickleball league or association going here in Thermopolis, possibly through...
During the regular monthly meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported they had received another high deposit of lodging tax receipts for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The May deposit was $12,890.73, compared to $7,913.54 this time last fiscal year. The deposit put the receipts for the fiscal year at five percent, or $8,460.29, higher than this time last year. Moeller also noted three of the four highest deposits this fiscal year are all exactly two months after the...
During a recent meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, Travel and Tourism Director Amanda Moeller said she did some paperwork for the State of Wyoming a couple months ago regarding opportunity zones, noting the town of Thermopolis was recommended by the governor to be such a zone. However, it is still 30 days before the secretary of the treasury will accept the town as an opportunity zone. Moeller summarized being accepted as an opportunity zone acts something like a new market tax credit...
In a case filed on Nov. 16 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., plaintiff Frank Sacca alleged that Wyoming Whiskey, as well as Brad Mead, Katherine Mead and David DeFazio breached a National Sales Director Employment Agreement. Though a Wyoming company, the business has had multiple sales staff in Illinois, directed considerable efforts to market its product in the state and has had significant communication with its employees and other residents in Illinois. Documents further state...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Holly Herrera was sentenced to three to five years in prison on each of three counts of child endangerment — exposure to methamphetamine — and one year on a charge of second-offense possession of methamphetamine. Herrera was found guilty of the charges in February, which are from a July 1, 2017 incident. She and three juveniles were passengers in a vehicle stopped for not having illumination on its rear license plate. During the stop, there were dif...
The body of 66-year-old David E. Cathey was found at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 3 in the Sand Draw area around Gebo. According to information from the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office, Cathey’s body appeared to have been there about five to seven days before it was discovered, and an autopsy showed the cause of death was exposure. According to the report, James Mischke and Holden Hergert were heading through the area to do some target shooting when they discovered the body, which had bla...
Jarek Sorenson as Reginald Punnett and Josiah Butler as William Bateson speak about their role in genetic studies during the Thermopolis Middle School's Living Wax Museum last week....
Though Friday saw the final regular season meet for the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field team with the Bobcat Invite, it was the first meet in which Cullen Becher was able to compete, having been released to do so. Becher underwent some minor knee surgery earlier this year. Coach Ernie Mecca said it was great to see the senior getting to compete, and noted Becher will be competing at Regionals this coming weekend. Becher took 11th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.81. Though...
The Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field team hosted the conference meet here on Saturday, and coach Stephanie Metz said the team had a lot of good runs. Fifteen team members will see action at the Best of the Best meet on May 8 in Lander. Among the Best of the Best competitors are: Dazlynn Hunt in the 200, 400, 800 and 1600; Kaitlin Barral in the shot put; Ethan Music in the 100 hurdles and 200 hurdles; Jayci Basse in the 100 hurdles, 200 hurdles, 100 and 200; Lexi Overfield in the 800;...
Around town, particularly in the alleyways, strips of ground are turning blue-green as spraying is done for weeds. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby explained the town contracts with Jim Andreen to spray the alleys and with Tony Larson to do the thistle and dandelions in the parks. Crosby added he wasn’t sure if all the parks would get sprayed, but Candy Jack would for sure. The spray contains dye so it’s easier for people to see the locations that have been hit. In years past, Crosby said, crews...
May is Foster Care Month, and Kristie Collins, the foster care coordinator with the Department of Family Services (DFS), said there are 13 or 14 homes that provide foster care in Thermopolis. "That sounds like we have plenty," Collins said, but there is definitely a need for more. She further explained there are children, some who have histories of trauma or have behavior issues, and foster families get full. "We have really great foster homes in our area that are always willing to take kids but...
Though it was the Thermopolis Police Department that made the collar on Jeremy Breeden Friday afternoon, it really was a community effort that helped to capture the fugitive. The hunt for Breeden began on Monday, April 23, when local law enforcement were notified he could be in the area. Along with his brother, Cody, and a third unidentified subject, Breeden was wanted in connection with the attempted murder of 19-year-old Trenton Penn of Minneapolis, Kan., who was found a hotel in Junction...
Tuesday evening at the Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Travel and Tourism Director Amanda Moeller presented a report on how Hot Springs County did in 2017. The county saw 88,000 overnight visitors, which was a bit down from the 97,000 the previous year, Moeller said, a surprise considering the eclipse. Moeller said the same company does the report every year, and the method is the same. The county did bring in $24.7 million through direct Travel and Tourism expenditures from travel last year....
A case against Hugo A. Luna has been bound over to Hot Springs District Court. Luna faces felony charges of first-degree attempted murder and kidnapping. According to court documents, on the morning of Friday, April 13 the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office received report that a driver on Highway 120 had located an injured female subject near mile marker 15. During the course of an investigation involving DCI, it was found the subject had been riding with Luna for about a month, and became s...
