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A preliminary hearing on April 25 in Hot Springs Circuit Court is scheduled for Hugo A. Luna, who faces felony charges of first-degree attempted murder and kidnapping. According to court documents, on Friday, April 13, just after 8:30 a.m. the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office was notified that a passerby had located an injured female subject near mile marker 15 on Highway 120. The driver transported the subject to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Investigators learned the subject was...
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, not much was presented on a topic that’s ruffled a few feathers this past month — whether chickens should be allowed in town. At their March 22 meeting, council heard from Darren Butcher, who argued an ordinance should be put in place for people to have the animals within the town limits. Butcher was extensive in addressing various concerns people have brought up in past years, including noise, smell, responsible ownership and enfor...
Monday morning, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire that ignited a fence along Highway 20 North....
This past week saw members of the Wyoming Tourism Board visiting for a familiarization tour and their regular board meeting. During a dinner with our visitors, a comment I heard over and over was that we have a real gem here in Thermopolis, a “hidden treasure.” This next week, our town will be home to the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce. As they will also be receiving a tour of the businesses and other locales in the county, I expect many will have the same opinion of our town as a hidden tre...
It was a good weekend in terms of personal records set by the high school tracksters during their meet at Riverton. For the girls' team, records were made by: McKenna Bomengen with third place finish of 5:46.30 in the 1600 meters, Aspen Jensen with a 25th place time of 14.89 in the 100 meters, Ashley McPhie with a 29th place time of 15.17 in the 100 meters and a 40th place time of 32.65 in the 200 meters, Olivia Weyer with a 28th place time of 1:13.63 in the 400 meters and Dani Pebbles with a...
Following their first meet being cancelled due to weather, the Thermopolis Middle School tracksters saw their first action this past Saturday at a meet Powell. Results are as follows: Eighth grade girls June Wedor - 100 meters 16th 19.04, 200 meters 15th 39.56, 100 meter hurdles 11th 26.34 Julie Johnson - 200 meters fourth 30.58, 400 meters fourth 1:10.72, high jump second 4'1", long jump first 13'6.5" Hallie Martinez - 800 meters third 2:54.01, 1600 meters second 6:28.06, long jump fourth...
This week saw members of the Wyoming Tourism Board on a familiarization tour of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County, as well as having their board meeting here. During the tour, board members were taken to various businesses in the county as well as Hot Springs State Park and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center prior to a working dinner with local representatives of business, government, the Travel and Tourism Board, County Commission and Town of Thermopolis. Tourism Board District 4 Representative...
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, the board officially accepted the budget for the fiscal year 2018-2019. However, Carl Leyba voted “no” to the motion, and indicated there were some cuts and he was uncomfortable with some areas of the budget at this point. Discussion was planned for a later date to address his concerns. It was noted during the meeting that the funding for special events had been decreased. A mandatory meeting for those requesting event funding will...
On April 12, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held it annual board meeting. During the meeting, Board Chair Greg Willson spoke to the chamber’s mission statement. According to the statement, the chamber is organized for acting as a community resource, promoting economic growth and tourism. The chamber exists to support the community as an active, positive and innovative force. As a representative of its membership and community, it’s committed to act with responsibility and int...
At about 7:30 Sunday morning, the Thermopolis Police Department responded to a pursuit coming out of the south end of Wind River Canyon. Though initiated by the Wyoming Highway Patrol, local police took over the pursuit of a white Chrysler 300 in town. Officers located the vehicle, which was northbound, at Fifth and Broadway. The 300 later turned on to Park Street and was lost for a short while. Officers received a report the vehicle had gone up the hill leading to the old airport and was on a...
On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 4, law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to an accident at McDonald's. According to information from the Thermopolis Police Department, Allen D. Keech from Montana was southbound driving a white Ford F150 when he appeared to be choking. The truck entered the alley behind Julia's Rentals before driving through the lot at the business, striking several pieces of equipment and materials. The truck then crossed Sixth Street and entered the restaurant...
Certainly one of the more popular tech gadgets in recent years has been the drone. Going from a term that was tied closely with military applications, drones have now become a popular recreation, possible means of delivery and a way to get some cool aerial photographs. But, the flying machines also serve a purpose when it comes to observing and monitoring predators. Those who want to become Wildlife Services unmanned aircraft system (UAS) pilots must first get approval from their state director...
Last Wednesday, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Steve Kravitsky, director of the Wyoming Veterans Commission, and Franz Fuchs, the policy analyst for the Wyoming Department of Health, held a meeting at the Wyoming Pioneer Home to gather public input regarding a skilled nursing facility in Wyoming. Kravitsky emphasized this would be a state veterans home, not a VA run facility. “This is a marathon,” he said, with regard to the development of the facility. “It’s not a sprint. The Wyoming Veterans C...
During a brief meeting Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council heard from Bruce Leven, the operations manager and site manager for Wyoming Waste Systems out of Riverton. Leven, who has visited with council previously, wanted to present the idea of his company taking over waste disposal from the landfill, essentially privatizing the system when the landfill permit expires on June 12, 2020. Council previously had a work session regarding options when the permit expires. Though a lifetime permit...
It was a rare instance in Hot Springs District Court following a three-day trial that began last Monday in a case against Christopher Decker, when the jury was stopped in its deliberations due to a plea agreement being in the works. Decker was being tried on three counts related to children being around a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The charges are from a July 1, 2017 incident, when a vehicle Decker was driving was stopped by Wyoming Highway...
Over the spring break, my wife and two sons took one heck of a road trip, travelling from Thermopolis down to Arizona to visit their aunt Mandie. Everyone was excited about the trip, even me as it meant a little peace and quiet around the house and time to get some long put off projects done. Of course, four days into the experience I had run out of things to do and was wanting — just a little bit — for the return of my two young men and our regular WWE matches in the living room. Likewise, eve...
Orvin, Shalynn and Spencer Luce stopped by to pick up some Girl Scout cookies from Troop 1100 on Saturday. Troop members include Alyssa Andreen, Luci Andreen, Angel Smith, Aleyna Robb and Taylin Birdsley....
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club took to Worland this weekend, competing in the Worland Warriors Classic. The team placed third in folkstyle for total match points and first in freestyle. Folkstyle results: In PeeWee, Winston Hogue placed sixth in Division 50, Tanner Myers placed first in Division 45, and Talon Owsley placed first and Tucker Sayler placed second in Division 40. In Bantam, Ryker Sayler placed second in Division 43, Garret White placed first, Brayli Price placed second and Cameron...
Kids in the Hot Springs County Rec District soccer program take to the field Tuesday evening. Games will be on April 10 and 17, with the week of April 23-27 for any makeup games. The action starts at 6 p.m. at the ball fields next to the fairgrounds....
For Dr. Will Robinson of Paintbrush Dental, providing care for people's teeth in Thermopolis is just part of his practice. Under the Mission of Mercy, he explained, a team of physicians and dentists go to different areas in Honduras - usually in a three- to five-year span before they begin repeating areas - doing medical missions "all in the name of Christ." His most recent trip was March 10-20. The missions provide people with medical care where they're at, Robinson said, whereas they might...
It was standing room only Tuesday evening at the Hot Springs County Government Annex, for a town hall meeting hosted by Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital to discuss the hospital addition and renovation. The start of the meeting saw hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, speaking to the guiding principles of the project, which include building for the future, using existing walls, being ever aware of the budget, involvement of staff in the design so it functions well, phasing the project to minimize pa...
Trial got underway Monday afternoon in a case against Christopher Decker, who is charged with three counts of child endangerment — exposure to methamphetamine — and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The charges are from a July 1, 2017 incident, after a vehicle Decker was driving was stopped for not having illumination on its rear license plate. Three juveniles were later located in the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, Holly Herrera, was recently found guilty on similar cha...
After 24 years of working at the Thermopolis Post Office, Patti Tonn is bedding farewell. Postmaster Susan Linko said Tonn started out as a carrier and later became a clerk. She started under Postmaster Rick Smiley, then Fred Crosby, before Linko took the position in 2009. Tonn, Linko said, “is one of my greatest assets. She will be very missed.” She added Tonn is very focused on customer service, the customers love her and she knows people by name. Having been in charge of the post office box...
The Hot Springs County Track and Field kicked off last weekend, with the athletes travelling to Cody for the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invitational. Though no team scores were recorded, a couple of the tracksters are already making new personal records, with Jarron Mortimore taking 16th in the high jump with a height of 5’4” and Kaylee Devries placing 26th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 31.98. Coach Ernie Mecca noted this was the team’s first meet, and about five students were missi...
Over 50 students from Thermopolis Middle School will compete this season in Track and Field. They've been hitting the track regularly last week and will pick things up again following spring break. Their first meet is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 7 at Burlington. Among those on the eighth grade team are girls Hallie Martinez, Caydence Becher, Mariah Brooks, Julie Johnson, Shelby Vincent and June Wedor. Eighth grade boys include Wyatt McDermott, Michael Slagle, Austin Barral, Matt Music, Aydan...
