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During last Friday's Bobcat Pride at the high school, Oakley Bowman and Tahja Hunt read off the different dress theme days for Homecoming Week. Hailie Weber and Wyatt McDermott helped demonstrate fashion for 80's Day....
Though still receiving invoices for advertising, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said things were looking good as far as money from the 2019 Demolition Derby. “We’re looking fairly good,” Rush said. “We did budget to make $15,000. We’re not going to be over that.” She plans to have more solid figures at next month’s meeting. As for the derby itself, Rush said the number of main derby cars was down to 10, compared to more than 20 last year. She not...
There's nothing like the excitement of Homecoming for the Bobcats, especially the fun things they do during the week. Monday featured the "Mangeant" and Tuesday was the traditional Buff Puff volleyball games and Powder Puff football games. Still to come is the parade on Friday along with the football game vs Moorcroft and the Homecoming dance Saturday night....
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Tiffany Ringgenberg of Cody pleaded not guilty to felony charges of possession of methamphetamine and conspiracy to deliver meth. The charges carry with them a combined possible sentence of 27 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. Though no date is yet scheduled, trial is expected to take at least three days for Ringgenberg. However, she is only one of three subjects arrested July 22 in a meth bust involving over 91 grams of the drug. Though...
Students and staff at Hot Springs County High School fight for seats during a round of Musical Chairs at last week's Bobcat Pride. The Friday morning gatherings provide a chance for information about activities at the school and some friendly competition....
During Sept. 4 meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, John Fish brought up concerns about what would happen if the bridge on Sixth Street spanning the river were to collapse. The bridge was downgraded from traffic to a footbridge in 1994, and Fish said the last inspection he could find record for was in 1992. Back in ’92, the estimated cost to repair the bridge was $738,000. “It has got some structural issues,” Fish said. “There’s some beams that are bent, the...
Hugh and Mary Sue Vass, as well as Norman Sanford, of Hot Springs County will be inducted as members of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Class of 2019 at the Casper Events Center September 22, during the First Annual Wyoming Cowboy & Cowgirl Legacy Week. Hugh and Mary Vass Hugh and Mary Vass began their ranching life together on August 5, 1949. They lived at the mouth of Prospect on Cottonwood Creek until 1959 when they moved to their ranch on Owl Creek 34 miles west of Thermopolis where... Full story
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Byron Huffstetler to three years of supervised probation on a charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. The charge stems from a Dec. 23, 2018 controlled buy incident, during which Huffstetler was found to have less then one gram of methamphetamine. Prior to sentencing, he acknowledged his guilt in the matter and said he made the mistake of getting involved in drugs. Having put himself in treatment, he...
Riders take a few turns around the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds indoor arena during the Weaver Ranch Roping Clinic last week. The clinic provides riders a chance to learn different roping and cattle handling techniques....
The River Run in Douglas saw some great placings by the Hot Springs County cross country team, with many placing in the top 10. For the high school girls, Tahja Hunt placed third. For the middle school girls, Jayda Griffin earned third and Mercedes Martinez was close behind in fourth. In the middle school boys race, Seth Needham placed seventh. Coach Stephanie Metz said, “I’m very proud of how the team competed in Douglas. The girls are showing great improvements and leadership. Aspen (Jensen) a... Full story
It was a hard opening for the Thermopolis Bobcats as they fell 40-27 against Big Horn Friday night. But the boys kept pushing through the game and never gave up, earning them some points in the second half. Coach Matt McPhie said, "We fell to a really good Big Horn team 40-27. We had some costly turnovers and failed to sustain some drives early in the game. Big Horn attacked us with some big plays through the air and we had some breakdowns. Our boys battled until the end and made some nice plays...
Coach Shane Corpening said last Saturday’s game was a tough one for Thermopolis Middle School football team, as they lost 34-14 to Greybull. Corpening said the offensive line was able to move the ball well, but when they got into the “red zone” they struggled to score. Defensively, he said, “we definitely struggled to tackle, so we’ll be working on that a lot this week. We’re trying to hit them way too high and not in the legs.” He noted Greybull’s quarterback is fairly athletic and when he was...
Following a brief public hearing during which there was no comment, the Thermopolis Town Council, with Mayor Mike Chimenti absent, approved a land exchange. Under this exchange, the Ruth Clare Johnson Trust has agreed to exchange 14.70 acres appraised at $54,000 with the town, for 14.70 acres appraised at $54,000. The Johnson Trust land is located off Highway 20 North in the Northeast Northwest of Section 25, Township 43 North, Range 95 West, and the Thermopolis parcel to be exchanged is located...
Three agencies worked together to arrest three suspects last Friday, in regard to a delivery of methamphetamine. According to court documents, on Aug. 30 a deputy with the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) about a meth deal that was going to happen between Trevor W. Brinkerhoff, Brian K. Mackey and a Casper male subject. Further information included the vehicle Brinkerhoff and Mackey were in. The vehicle was located at a...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department helped raise about $4,200 in donations toward the cure for Muscular Dystrophy, during the annual Fill the Boot campaign on Monday....
The Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center has plenty of exhibits and information about the history of Hot Springs County and the surrounding area, as well as plenty of military history. This latter will be added to with the addition of a display about the Mother's League and the American War Mothers, Claude Branham Chapter. The Mother's League - sometimes called the Godmother's League - was organized by Dora McGrath on Sept. 22, 1917, after the United State had entered World War I. The l...
It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you put in the love, patience and time. This past summer we chose to cut down the weeds in our back yard, till the soil and try our luck at planting an actual lawn. Who would’ve thought those initial steps would be the easy part? Though the grass is well established, it’s taken a few Saturdays of weeding to make sure it doesn’t get taken over. But, as a reward, I can look out the back door and see the results of that work, as well as understand why my gr...
Thermopolis was recently host to the Wyoming Chamber Executive Director Heidi Peterson, based out of Laramie. Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush noted she is made aware of such visits ahead of time, and members of the local board were invited, along with those who are on the upcoming elections. Rush explained there are four board members who are “terming out,” having served two three-year terms. According to the chamber bylaws, they have to take a yea...
Mary White’s home was recognized for the August Garden of the Month by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners. White has plenty of colorful flowers still blooming in various planters around her yard....
Cross country runners officially opened their season last Friday during the Kelly Walsh Beartrap Invitational at Casper Mountain. Coach Stephanie Metz said the team did really well, though there were some missing due to vacation and injury. “It was really nice,” she said, “to see how they run up the hill and the elevation. And I was really impressed with everybody’s splits.” Metz further noted this was an important meet as State is in Afton, with high elevations and hills, so this meet was...
The Thermopolis Middle School football team came out strong last Friday with a 28-6 win at home against Shoshoni. Coach Shane Corpening said, "I thought we were ahead of where you'd expect your team to be in the first game, so that's always encouraging. I think we also dominated the line of scrimmage. I thought our offensive and defensive linemen came to play, established the line of scrimmage and played really well." With not much given up on defense, Corpening noted the only touchdown for... Full story
This school year, Hot Springs County High is home to three international students. Aurora Sanfelici from northern Italy is visiting through the Rotary Youth Exchange program, and two additional students are visiting through Education First (EF). Eric Kay explained he was contacted by EF, the world's largest firm that works with exchange students. He noted they also do foreign language trips. He received an email last spring regarding a search for International Exchange Coordinators (IECs), and...
Over the holiday weekend, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center had plenty stop in to view the exhibits and go on tours to the dig site. Visitors are encouraged to pin where they're coming from on an ever-growing map just inside the center....
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees discussed the re-roofing of the hospital. Earlier this year, a proposal was presented to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), for $1.5 million for about 27,000 square feet of the current hospital roof to be replaced. The new roof cost is about $685,000, not including asbestos abatement of $164,000, and the request to the SLIB was to ensure all costs were covered, with initial plans to use the...
As classmates and friends cheer them on, students at Hot Springs County High School try their best to win the Tug-O-War. The game was one of many for the first Bobcat Pride day last Friday. The weekly events, as well as the Voices celebrations at Thermopolis Middle School, provide students a chance for some fun activities outside the classroom....
