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According to information from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During a year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. One in three women and one in four men have been victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime. One in four women and one in seven men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner i...
Charlene Harvey, left, visits with Mikki Martinez and Celeste Waugh during the Hot Springs County Senior Center's Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday....
At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting Tuesday evening, council approved providing a letter of support of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees’ application for $1.5 million in SLIB funds for the hospital addition and renovation. Representing the hospital board were Dan Herdt and Melissa Johnson. Herdt noted there are two times a year when SLIB funds can be applied for, and they’re in a bit of a rush to get the application in to Cheyenne. It’s hoped the SLIB board will...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism a motion passed 4-1, with Rick Tudor voting “no,” to approve a contract with Young Strategies Inc., for firm representative Berkeley Young to have a conference with board members at the Governor’s Conference in Cheyenne Feb. 25- 27. The motion included a contingency that money be obtained through the Technical Assistance Co-op Program offered through the Wyoming Office of Tourism. The program would provide 50 percent matching up to $5...
In District Court on Monday afternoon, a sentencing was continued in a case against Justin Spence. Following a three-day trial in late April, Spence was found guilty of incest, which states he molested a juvenile on July 4 or 5, 2014. Though Spence was scheduled for sentencing on Monday his attorney, Travis Smith, argued there was a delay in getting the pre-sentence investigation (PSI) to his client. This delay, he said, meant Spence has not had the PSI in his possession for at least 10 days as...
Larry Bentley was recently selected to receive the Wyoming Department of Agriculture’s (WDA) Friend of Agriculture Award. The award is given to a person or group who has gone above and beyond to promote sustainable agriculture in Wyoming. The recipient has worked with the Department of Agriculture, particularly the Natural Resources & Policy Division (NR&P), and demonstrated expertise and passion for agricultural values. According to a letter from WDA Director Doug Miyamoto, staff chose to r...
The Cross Country team saw some great finishes at the Lander Invite on Sept. 14, with McKenna Bomengen placing first with a time of 21:53.59, Tahja Hunt placing sixth with 22:45.19 and Olivia Weyer placing 11th with 23:53.91. Dayna Sandberg placed 10th for JV with a time of 26:54.25. Coach Stephanie Metz said the course was the team’s first time running a golf course, and she was excited to see how well they ran it because the next two meets are also golf courses. “We’ve not run in that type...
Bobcat Football will have their first game of the 2A conference when they head to Wheatland this Friday, after a 12-0 loss against Lander Sept. 15. Of the Lander game, Coach Matt McPhie said the Bobcats seemed to struggle everywhere. Watching film from the game, he said, there’s a lot of areas the boys could do better. They didn’t handle the ball well, for instance, and put on the ground a lot. While weather was a factor, McPhie said it was something both teams had to deal with and Lander cam...
Spartan races are a series of national and international obstacle races, with distances varying from three miles to half and full marathons. With no real set path outlined, competitors put themselves to the test as they run across rough terrain, up incredible elevations and obstacles that leave them wet, muddy, bruised and bleeding by the time they cross the finish line. Though one of these races is grueling enough, some go for three in a year, competing at the three events of Sprint, Super and...
During Thursday night’s meeting of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, board members looked at possible fundraisers for the fall and winter season. A vacation getaway awarded via raffle was a popular idea, and one that has been done in the past. Greg Willson said it could be done one of two ways, either one large grand prize or first, second and third place trips. Initial location ideas for the trips included Jackson, Las Vegas or Deadwood, S.D. However, upon further discussion m...
Saturday night, the Days Inn was the site for the 10th annual Friends of the NRA Banquet. Though the number of attendees was down, with about 115 attending compared to 130 and even up to more than 160 in previous years, Cynthia Garbin said the crowd was plenty enthusiastic. Garbin said people really seemed to enjoy themselves and the live auction went really well this year. The gun of the year, a Daniel Defense M4 Carbine, went for $1,400, and there were several nice pieces that everyone was rea...
Though there isn’t much that’s visible in terms of progress, a couple town projects are still moving forward. Among them is a water line rehabilitation, done in three phases. Phase 1 goes from the water treatment plant along south Fifth and Seventh streets; Phase 2 involves Hot Springs State Park and Phase 3 involves Valley View Drive from the Cedar Ridge pump station Town Engineer Anthony Barnett said, with regard to the water line rehabilitation project, there was a meeting with the Hot Spr...
The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation is bringing two music-based programs to Thermopolis this next week. The Piatigorsky Foundation is sending American Soprano Katharine Dain, and keyboardist and conductor Jeffrey Grossman. The pair will conduct a workshop at the Hot Springs County High School band room, beginning at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, followed by a presentation at the Pioneer Home beginning at 2 p.m. Dain has been praised for “thrilling” and “heart-piercing” performances,...
Thermopolis Middle School teacher Kristin Ryan was recently awarded a $2,000 Unsung Hero Grant from Voya Financial. The firm awards grants to K-12 educators nationwide in honor of their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects and ability to positively influence their students. Ryan's idea, "TMS Living Wax Museum," which was held May 2 at the school, brought history through about 100 seventh and eighth grade students dressed up as national and local historical figures. People...
It can take a significant event for us to remember where we were and exactly what we were doing at a given time. For those born in the early 2000's and before, that came in the form of planes crashed into the World Trade Center. For myself, I remember going about my normal routine in college until I passed by the television in the cafeteria and wondered at what I was seeing. It was a sentiment expressed by my classmates, friends, family who called, and personally the reality of it didn't really...
Friday night, in their second game of the season, the Thermopolis Bobcats lost to Greybull, 33-26. Coach Matt McPhie stated, "We started out slow offensively and had some miscues that led to some points for Greybull. Give credit to Greybull, they played better than us on Friday and that's how competition goes. I'm very proud of our players' effort and grit all night. "We fell behind early and were faced with adversity all night long. They hung in there, we got some things cleaned up, and at the...
Coach Stephanie Metz said the cross country runners did well at the Michelle Ludwig Invite in Sheridan on Saturday, with 10th grader McKenna Bomengen placing ninth with a time of 21:02.18, and sixth-grader Dazlynn Hunt placing 13th with a time of 10:54.19. This was the first meet with the entire team, Metz said, as about half of the middle school runners were missing from the season opener in Casper. Though there are no official awards for middle school, out of the 10 teams competing...
The Lights On After School program for Ralph Witters Elementary and Thermopolis Middle School kicked off this week, and Program Coordinator Elisa Daniels said there are already 200 students registered between the two schools. Regular hours of operation are 3:45-5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 12:35-3:30 p.m. Friday. The elementary will utilize the Vocational Building next to the Ralph Witters Elementary playground for activities. Daniels said previously the school was also used, but it...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council, with council members Tony Larson and Dusty Lewis absent, approved the first reading of an ordinance which increases the sewer and solid waste collection rates for users with in and customers of the Town of Thermopolis by revoking Ordinance 826, Resolution 500 and Resolution 493, and establishing an effective date. According to the ordinance, wastewater charges for commercial or nonresidential users outside corporate limits of Thermopolis shall be the...
There was a new face at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees. Melissa Johnson was approved to fill the board position recently vacated by Breez Daniels. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said Daniels enjoyed being on the board, but being the Grade 5-12 principal for the school district took priority. The decision to appoint Johnson to the position was made during a special board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23, and she was officially sworn in Aug. 29. During...
Anthony Haire will go to trial again Oct. 23 in Washakie County, on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Sentenced in early May, 2016 to 8-10 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, as well as a year of probation, Haire appealed the case on May 27, 2016. On May 8, 2017, the verdict was reversed and the case remanded for new trial. The charges stem from an April 13, 2015 incident, during which Haire shot and killed his stepfather-in-law Jamye Don Sorelle,...
The 10th annual Hot Springs County Friends of the NRA Banquet will be Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Days Inn. There will be at least 26 firearms available along with other items during a live auction, raffles and games. As in previous years, the popular Wall of Guns will also be set up. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner featuring baron of beef or ham at 7 p.m. Members of the NRA and nonmembers are welcome. Among the firearms available will be the Gun of the Year Daniel Defense M4 Carbine, a...
With fires to the north and hurricanes to the south, there’s been plenty of coverage of natural disasters across the country, as well as the impact they’re having on the communities in their wake. As the effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to be felt in Texas, several churches here in Thermopolis, though a thousand miles away, are doing what they can to help. Pastor Chuck Cooper of the Federated Community Church said the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is already at work in pro...
Within just a few days of the Maverik store closing, the building as well as the former home to the south were torn down to make room for the new store. At their meeting this week, the Thermopolis Town Council approved closing the 500 block of Amoretti for about five weeks as new gasoline tanks are put in and the area is prepped for the new building....
Hot Springs County High School Football got their 2017 season off to a positive start Friday night, with a 48-0 victory against Shoshoni. Coach Matt McPhie said, "Overall, I felt the boys played aggressive, physical football. We've been preparing for Shoshoni since early last spring. Our mindset is and will always be 'one game at a time' and we are pleased with the results from week one. "I felt like our players were well prepared for the opponent on both sides of the ball and that's a...
