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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is planning their annual banquet to be held on April 6 at the fairgrounds. Jill Tonn, one of the RMEF organizers sai the doors will open at 5 p.m. with games and raffles as well as a silent auction. Dinner will be served around 6:30 p.m. followed by a live auction that should start around 7:30 p.m. The auctioneer for this spring’s event will be Wyoming State Auctioneering Champion of 2017, Veldon Kraft. The group will be honoring two of their strongest supporters, the late Danny Love, with a memorial r...
Registration is open for the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Ready, Set, Run! program. Instructed by Shannon Hill, the program is a character-building running program that trains kids ages 8-13 to participate in a 5K run. The curriculum-based program begins on Tuesday, April 2, and equips kids with the physical training and goal-setting mentality needed to accomplish their running goals. Issues like enhancing confidence and self- esteem, respecting authority, dealing with peer pressure and fueling their bodies through proper n...
Among other things, March is known for Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, also known as Read Across America Day. There were plenty of themed days happening at Ralph Witters Elementary to celebrate Dr. Seuss, and at Lights On elementary students were writing stories. Lights On Coordinator Elisa Daniels noted the students have been working on how to map out a story with a beginning, middle and end, and how to incorporate descriptive words into each section so it fills out the story. The students also created illustrations. Following are a few s...
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services just released the numbers for unemployment in the state, showing a drop to just 4 percent in January, down one-tenth of a percent from December. In Hot Springs County, however, the unemployment rate in January was 4.7 percent, a full percentage point higher than December when it was just 3.7 percent. Comparing January, 2019 to January, 2018, our unemployment rate is four-tenths of a percent higher than a year ago. Our labor force in the county is up 15 people from December, but there are 89 fewer...
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its March forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. The report shows the forecasted April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is 600,000 acre feet (af), which is 90 percent of the 30-year average of 603,300 af. The bureau prepares monthly forecasts for the runoff, which typically occurs between from April through May. Forecasts take into account snow accumulating at an average rate. If the temperature increases and there’s not as much snow as predicted in the coming w...
Students in Lights On program at Thermopolis Middle School and Ralph Witters Elementary enjoy a day of swimming and water fun last Friday...
During the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting on March 14, much of the discussion focused on an idea that has been circulating around town the past couple months — a collaboration between the chamber, the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism, the Hot Springs Economic Development Company (EDC) and Thermopolis Main Street. Phillip Scheel met with Greg Willson earlier in the week to discuss the possibility of bringing multiple entities under a larger board so services are not dupl...
Hot Springs County School District held their March meeting on Tuesday night, adding Dan Pebbles as an alternate classroom professional, approved the hiring of Jennifer Cheney as the Community Support and Prevention Specialist, hired Jack Horab as a counselor and Kylie Bears as a fifth grade teacher for the upcoming school year. The Community Support and Prevention Specialist position is a new one, created to establish a program to motivate and mobilize the community regarding alcohol, tobacco...
At Tuesday’s meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported there is continued decline in the lodging tax receipts. “We took a pretty big hit again this month,” Moeller said. Receipts were down 41 percent compared to last year. Last month’s deposit also showed a decrease of 14 percent from the previous year, and Moeller further pointed out that of the past nine months, seven have ben lower than last year. For the year, receipts are down 10 percent compared to this ti...
Billie Jo Norsworthy and her horse work to keep a selected cow from rejoining the herd during CWCC cutting action at the fairgrounds Saturday....
Ring toss, nail painting and online gaming were part of the fun during the Lock Late at Thermopolis Middle School. The school remained open until 8 p.m. with plenty of activities and treats for the students. Other activities were basketball, a pitching speed test and karaoke....
The public is invited to attend the Chamber Chat and Chew, hosted by the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, March 27 from noon until 1 p.m.at the Days Inn. Senator Wyatt Agar and Representative John Winter will be available to discuss the 2019 Legislature and the large number of bills filed. Those planning to attend can call the chamber office at 964-3192 to RSVP....
Thermopolis Middle School students perform during the band and choir's spring performance on Thursday, March 14. The program featured arrangements of American music and the premier performance of the fifth grade choir. The evening was also special for Director Drew Brown, who was announced as one of this year's Bobcat Champions for Children. The award also means Brown is in the running for Teacher of the Year....
