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Though he and others are eagerly awaiting news regarding the education budget, Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar said Tuesday afternoon that the matter was still in “round robins” with Appropriations, essentially in closed door negotiations. The Senate and the House, Agar said, both know what they’ve voted on and both sides were just waiting to see the end result. He noted there was a $150 million difference between the budgets the House and Senate have passed out. Much of what the S...
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the second reading of an ordinance with RT Communications, allowing the company to put telecommunications lines on town property to provide and maintain communications lines, except where they are restricted. In other action, council approved of a street closure for Oktobrewfest. The closure is for Broadway from Fourth to Fifth during the event, which is on October 6. Council also approved of the use of the old fire hall for the bands to set...
Crazy hats and hair were part of a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ralph Witters Elementary, and students brought plenty of flair to their classrooms and the cafeteria. Enjoying their lunch are, left to right, Payton Straley, Peighton Vargas and Zennin Sosa....
For a few years in the late '40s and early '50s, Wind River Canyon was more than just a scenic spot for fishing. It was home to the annual Memorial Day Wind River Canyon boat race, with competitors braving a 12-mile stretch of white water. Among them was John Wells. Wells, who lived at Timberline Ranch north of Dubois for 89 years except for the three years he was in the Navy during World War II, noted his grandmother lived here for a short time, and they had the races for three or four years...
Can you feel it? Spring gets closer every day, and we’ve almost got another Wyoming winter in the books. But as spring acts as time of awakening for Mother Nature, take as a chance to open your own eyes to problems you might otherwise pass by. Our state is facing some drastic budgetary cuts, particularly with regard to our schools. That means budgets have to be cut at the local level as well, and our students are having to pay the penalties. Sure, there’s plenty of great things happening in the...
At the library inside Ralph Witters Elementary, several shelves are lined with books in open, lettered boxes. Though at first appearing like an alphabetical sorting system, the letters actually denote different reading levels for students. School principal Laurie Graves said they currently have 2,782 titles and 22,587 books in the "leveled library." Right now, Graves said, teachers are involved in benchmark testing and professional development, and the instructional level of the child...
The Thermopolis boys basketball team wrapped up its season last weekend in Douglas with a 65-50 loss against Newcastle on Thursday and a 57-43 loss against Douglas on Friday. Coach Kevin Gerber said they were both two good games, with the boys playing very well. Regarding the Newcastle game, Gerber said it was only four days since they last played the Dogies. The Bobcats matched them in the first quarter, fighting back and forth, and Hudson Roling hit a runner three-pointer at the buzzer to tie...
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team of eighth-graders Josiah Butler and Jacob Randall and seventh-graders Owen McCumber and Lexi Overfield competed at the state competition. Coach Stephanie Metz said the students did well at the competition, but did not have their exact placing as only the teams in the top five percent are recorded. However, in terms of individual achievement, Butler placed among the top 25 percent of students. This was the third year Butler has...
The Hot Springs County 4-H program provides ample opportunity for youth to get involved in a variety of projects. But without volunteers stepping up to be leaders for these activities, many kids interested in these projects aren’t able to pursue them. Joey Johnson, the University of Wyoming Extension educator, 4-H/Youth, said leaders are needed for the project areas of crocheting, entomology, gardening, goats, leathercraft, nature and ecology, pocket pets, poultry, robotics, swine, wildlife a...
Among the organizations in town providing assistance is the local chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA). Cindy Magelky, who is the treasurer and philanthropic chair for the local ESA chapter and the current president at the state level, explained it is a service organization working to make a difference for others. On the local level, one of the projects is sponsoring the Carma J. Simon Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors. ESA also puts together Thanksgiving food baskets and Christmas gif...
We’re still getting the occasional snow here, but they’re certainly not lasting as long or covering the ground for days at a time. Tim Troutman with the National Weather Service office in Riverton said the forecast shows near normal precipitation for the area through the middle part of the month, and temperatures are going to show signs of warming. Getting closer to spring, he said, it looks like there will be slightly above normal temperatures. Through the end of the weekend, we’re going to be...
Deputy Jeremie Kraushaar visits with middle school students about the dispatch area of the Law Enforcement Center. Students were also given tours of court areas and the Hot Springs County Detention Center....
Thermopolis Middle School was recently selected as one of three finalists for the prestigious DuFour Award, presented by Solution Tree during the Summit on Professional Learning Community At Work™ in Phoenix Feb. 20-22. Though TMS was not selected as the recipient, 5-12 principal Breez Longwell Daniels noted the school’s representatives, which included herself, Eric Kay, Cassie Hetzel and Jacob Strenger, were able to meet with representatives of the other nominated schools and discuss what the...
On Saturday, the Wyoming Republican Party State Central Committee nominated three people to fill the vacant Secretary of State office. Among the names that were forwarded on to Governor Matt Mead are Ed Buchanan of Torrington, Darin Smith of Cheyenne and Richard George of Cody. The three will be vying to fill the spot left vacant by former Secretary of State Ed Murray who resigned after two women accused him of sexual misconduct. There were initially eight applications for the position,...
Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar commented on the recent defeat of the bill meant to privatize the Wyoming Pioneer Home and the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin. Agar noted legislators from the Big Horn Basin worked hard to not only kill SF 112, but also returned funding in the budget bill and remove the study. “I am proud of how well our delegation worked together,” he said. “We as a community now need to come together and work on a path forward. This is not the last we will...
Katie Despain pushes Ryan Arends during a round of Hungry Hungry Hippos last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School. Some TMS staff members were in Phoenix being recognized as being a DuFour award finalist but other staff members and students were enjoying the opportunity to have a little fun at home....
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Jessica Bledsoe was sentenced to four years supervised probation on a charge of endangering a child — exposure to methamphetamine. The charge stems from a May 17, 2017 incident during which an officer assisting with a welfare check on juveniles observed a substance that later tested positive for meth in Bledsoe’s residence. Though sentenced to a prison term of two to four years, that sentence was suspended for the probation. A $3,000 fine aga...
For the past few years, students at Thermopolis Middle School have been kept up with the happenings at their building through the TMS Gazette. Hayden Mayne explained the origins of the publication, which began when he was in fifth grade with copies he drew up and wrote. “Mainly because I was bored,” he said, “I just wanted to have something to do on my own time.” In sixth and seventh grade, he started making print copies online, using his cell phone for pictures. It originally began as the Tea...
Local author Michael Gear visits with Belenda Willson during a signing for Gear's latest novels "Outpost" and "Flight of the Hawk: The River" last Saturday....
This past weekend saw the two Thermopolis teams — Fistful of Axles and Aluminati — at the Wyoming State Championship in Casper, with Aluminati bringing home the Motivate Award. The team had previously won the Think Award at the Montana State Championships. The Motivate Award, teacher London Jenks explained, is presented to the team representing the essence of the FIRST Tech challenge competition through team building, team spirit, showing enthusiasm and connections with the school and com...
Students at Ralph Witters Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this week with themed days, including mustaches on Monday to recognize "The Lorax."...
This weekend will see the Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team traveling to compete in the regional tournament. Their first game will be against Newcastle, an opponent they faced this past weekend. The Bobcats went up against Douglas on Feb. 23, coming away with a 57-49 loss, followed by a 69-41 loss against Newcastle on Feb. 24. Coach Kevin Gerber said the weekend was certainly interesting, as it was the boys' final regular season games and knowing for sure that they will see...
The boys JV basketball team finished up its season with a 49-45 win against Douglas last Friday and a 60-46 loss to Newcastle the next day. Coach Ryan Shaffer said the boys played well this weekend, keeping their intensity high on the defensive end. They caused 23 turnovers, had six blocks and 17 steals as a team. As for shooting, they made 33 percent from the three-point line and made 11 of 22 free throws. “Overall,” Shaffer stated, “we had a good team game against Douglas as we moved the b...
Tuesday evening at their regular meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees received information from Kelli Hoblit regarding compliance for boards and a compliance work plan. The plan addresses topics such as awareness efforts on compliance risks, audits and monitoring, policy creation and evaluation and regular and/or specialized training. The plan is meant to demonstrate the hospital's commitment to ethical conduct by setting up guidelines for conduct Among the items...
Friday at the John Paul II Center across from St. Francis Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus served up fish for Lent. The Knights will also host fish frys at the center March 2, 9, and 16....
