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Hot on the heels of Thermopolis Middle School teacher Shannon Hill's receiving the prestigious Milken Educator Award, the middle school has been named one of three finalists for the Solution Tree third annual DuFour Award. The award honors one high-performing school that is recognized as a Professional Learning Community At Work™ model school. Established in 2015, the award is named in honor of the late Dr. Richard DuFour. An award-winning educator and best-selling author, Dr. DuFour was r...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Hanes Hall Jr. was sentenced to 6-8 years in prison. Though the sentence was originally suspended for five years of probation, Hall admitted to violating that probation by using methamphetamine so the original sentenced was imposed. The prison sentence is for aggravated assault. Hall was found guilty of the crime, as well as interference with a peace officer, following a short trial in August. According to the charges, on Jan. 15 he drew a firearm,...
It’s time for the greeting card companies, chocolatiers and florists to really get busy, as Valentine’s Day is just a week away. Whatever your plans for Feb. 14, there’s no doubt that February brings with it the feeling of love in the air. Though you might feel pressured into buying something traditional for your special someone, whether it be jewelry, flowers, tasty treats or hand tools, keep in mind there’s alternatives as well. I’m not saying don’t buy the love of your life something,...
Another empty building will see some new life, as the former High Country Trading Post building on South Sixth becomes home to Renegade Guns. Owner Lawrence Burgess said his business has been around for about 5-6 years, and has been operating out of his house south of town. He worked a lot with non-profits, such as the Elks Foundation, Pheasants Forever and Friends of the NRA, and also did some firearm transfers. He will open his doors as a full on gun shop, he said, and the building’s l...
This past weekend saw the Hot Springs County High School Basketball team travelling to take on Wheatland and Torrington. The boys saw a 51-48 loss against Wheatland on Friday night, and Coach, Kevin Gerber said he felt really good about how we matched up with them. One of the hardest parts, he added, was that Hudson Roling got into foul trouble early, picking up his second with just over 4:40 left in the first quarter. Roling was out the rest of the quarter, but was able to play all of the... Full story
Boys JV basketball Coach Ryan Shaffer said after a couple low-scoring games against Buffalo and Rawlins, last week’s games against Wheatland and Torrington were a nice change. Regarding the 60-44 loss to Wheatland on Friday, Shaffer said the boys played well but again had a rough second quarter, being outscored by eight in the quarter and down by 10 at the half. The second half, our boys were able to keep up with scoring for the most part, but still ended up with a 16 point-loss. The T...
Last weekend, Thermopolis Robotics teams Fistful of Axles — 7283 and Aluminati — 4273 headed north to compete in the Montana State Championship. Teacher, London Jenks, noted Aluminati came home from the event with a judged award — the Think Award. He explained this award is given to the team that “best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season.” Students keep a notebook recording their work, and that record’s engineering...
Monday at the Percy Metz Courtroom in Cody, the courtroom was full for a partial summary judgment hearing in a case against the Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) co-operative. A motion was made in October seeking return of the company to the co-op owners. Litigation began against TCT in December of 2015, when Joe and Barbara Campbell, on behalf of themselves and others, filed a class action lawsuit. That suit claims TCT board members robbed owners of the co-operative of the value of their...
During the Tuesday night meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Board of Trustees, Board Chair, Bill Williams, and hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, spoke about their recent trip to Cheyenne to visit with the SLIB board. The hospital’s SLIB application for $1.5 million was not recommended for funding, Molitor said, and there were two main reasons. There were $11.6 million worth of requests for SLIB grants, and they only have about $4 million to give. “At this point in the game with the bie...
Claire Simpson chases after Xoei Rich during some Friday afternoon sledding with their church group. The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints in Thermopolis has activities for girls age 8-11 twice a month....
Last Thursday, law enforcement officials were called to a report of a juvenile alone in a vehicle. Drivers are advised not to leave small children in unattended vehicles, to avoid any chance of accident, injury or possible citation from law enforcement....
On first meeting Katy Jane Vines, one might assume nothing special about this Pioneer Home resident. However, after sitting with her a while you'd find that under her sweet smile and personality there's quite a story to be told, about her and about the town. Born in Thermopolis in 1931, Vine described herself as "a local, in more ways than one" and has called the town home nearly her whole life, except for a 20-year stint in Casper during her marriage to Van Irvine. She describes him as a very...
Monday mornings Tricia McPhie, the maternal child health nurse with Hot Springs County Public Health, regularly meets with four moms to provide information and discussion through a program called Baby Steps. McPhie explained Baby Steps began about a year ago as a breastfeeding support group for mothers, then as the kids got older it "blossomed" into an hour of education, support and socialization for moms. She is also on-hand to connect mothers with the community resources available to them....
A group of students at Hot Springs County High School is currently working on a "tiny house" as part of the school's new Trades class. Teacher Britton Van Heule explained an Industrial Arts teacher could not be found, so Principal, Breez Longwell Daniels, asked him what he could do. Thus the Trades class was created this past fall. In preparing to build the tiny house, students looked at various examples and did some research as to costs of building the house on skids compared to building it on...
Friday night's game against Rawlins was much different than the Thermopolis Boys Basketball team was expecting, Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Bobcats' 60-19 loss against the Outlaws. For starters, Rawlins' main scorer, Bryce Jerome, was out with an injury. Also, the Outlaws were a very aggressive team "that really beat us up on the inside," Gerber said. Of their 60 points, 44 were made inside the paint. "We did want to challenge them from the outside," Gerber said. "With Jerome being gone I... Full story
Roads were closed for over five hours through Wind River Canyon on Saturday, after a wreck that occurred at a 2:20 p.m. at milepost 116 on Highway 20 in Fremont County, inside the north tunnel in the canyon. A jackknifed semi tractor-trailer blocked both lanes of travel. The roads were closed until the wreckers removed the damaged vehicles. The wreckers, Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Regina Schulmeister stated, did an amazing job removing the totaled vehicles and debris that was spread all...
Police, fire and emergency crews respond to an accident at Sixth and Amoretti shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday. The accident happened when a southbound vehicle attempted to turn from Sixth to Amoretti and was struck by a second vehicle. Two subjects - one from each vehicle - were transported to to the hospital....
The second annual Brenna’s Banquet will be Feb. 10, but tickets sales have already begun. The event is in memory of Brenna Michelle Rankin, who passed away on March 16, 2016, after a battle with cancer. Brenna’s mom, Sara Ford-Rankin, explained orders are being taken for tickets, but they are on backorder due to a printing issue. Tickets are $50 for singles and $75 for couples. This year, the event will be at the former Stones Throw restaurant. The menu will feature prime rib, a wedge sal...
The Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board held election of officers on Jan. 18. Toddi Darlington was elected to serve as chair. Darlington is a member of the Discovery Center's original committee. She has a love for tourism. While employed as the Chamber of Commerce director she saw a need for stronger tourism infrastructure and a permanent home for the chamber. The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation was working towards a place to showcase our area heritage and folk...
As any parent knows, one of the responsibilities that comes with having children is making sure visits from the Tooth Fairy happen. That little pixie had already visited my five-year-old twice, but I guess he wanted another chance to try and spot her so after a bit of amateur dental surgery he successfully removed his latest loose tooth. Now, in the past, the Tooth Fairy has left coins, but this time she decided to go with paper money. She didn’t know Mike is a big fan of shows and movies w...
Last Thursday, several vehicles were parked in the 400 block of Broadway, their occupants in Thermopolis Town Hall for a pre-bid meeting regarding the water line replacement project. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett explained the project had to be advertised to meet the funding agency requirements, and the pre-bid meeting was mandatory so people know what they’re dealing with as this is not a typical water line replacement. The project deals primarily with transmission lines to the water tanks. T...
The Thermopolis Boys Basketball team showed plenty of energy taking to the court this past week against Worland and Buffalo, but came up short with a 57-46 loss to the Warriors and a 77-39 loss against the Bison. Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Worland game, "It was a very winnable game for us, one that I think the boys had in their mind that we could compete and win." Though they played flat in the first quarter, the Bobcats kept up with the Warriors, scoring 13 to Worland's 16. Gerber said one...
Last week, the Thermopolis boys JV basketball team had a rough time with a 58-40 loss to Worland and a 54-29 lost to Buffalo. Coach Ryan Shaffer noted the boys again “gave up a quarter” in the second, as Worland outscored us 21-10. “When you lose by 18,” he said, giving up 11 in one quarter is pretty tough.” Other factors include missed free throws to keep a win within reach. Down by 15 at the half, Shaffer said the team couldn’t really recover. The boys played much better in the second half, he...
Monday night at the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce meeting, the board approved a motion to get involved as a community liaison for the upcoming Cycle Yellowstone event on Sunday, Aug. 12. Chamber Executive Director, Meri Ann Rush, said there will be 350 cyclists coming through. Starting in Cody, they will take the Gooseberry cutoff and stop at Wyoming Whiskey. Their headquarters will be the Fountain of Youth RV Park, and they are looking for an organization to be the community liaison. Among...
Tuesday night, Thermopolis Town Council heard from Ginger Bennett, who is on the Fremont County Public Lands Initiative Committee, spoke to council regarding Copper Mountain. Currently designated a Wilderness Study Area, the committee is looking at possibly changing that designation. Bennett explained about 18 months ago a group of people in Wyoming decided to look at Wilderness Study Areas and determine what to do with them. In 1991, Congress had areas set aside that were recommended for wilder...
