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Children participating in the Spring A New Leaf 5K Kids Run Saturday morning launch forward from the starting line. The run took place at the Hot Springs State Park and helped raise money to acquire new equipment for The Shop....
Earlier this month, Police Chief Steven Shay announced before the Town Council that Sergeant Mike Chimenti was bidding farewell to law enforcement. As of Monday, Chimenti is officially off-duty, having tendered his resignation. This June would have marked his 42nd year. Shay said there is no doubt Chimenti dedicated his life to the department and to law enforcement in general for the town and the county. ""He stepped up to bat," Shay said, and did what was needed. Though Shay offered, Chimenti...
Children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, food and prizes at the Thermopolis Rehab & Care Center on Sunday....
Main Street Thermopolis met Thursday to discuss an Eat & Shop Historic Downtown Thermopolis map, Oktobrewfest and a new ornament. Meri Ann Rush showed the committee an example of an Eat & Shop Historic Downtown Thermopolis map, explaining that the town used to have a downtown map with locations of businesses in the downtown area for the tourist season. Rush said she wants to revitalize the historic map for the summer to aid tourists and give downtown businesses more advertisement. The committee...
Thermopolis Middle School teacher Jacob Strenger guides a blind folded student to a piñata during the PAWS celebration Friday....
The Hot Springs County High School handed out academic letter awards on Monday night at a ceremony at the school. Cortney O’Conner, high school counselor, said in order to qualify for an academic letter, students must be on any of the three honor rolls for two consecutive semesters. For the ceremony, students who lettered from the Spring 2015 and Fall of 2015 honor roll lists were honored. There were 76 students who qualified for the award. Both students and parents attended the ceremony to e...
According to the Bureau of Reclamation, the forecasted amount of runoff from April to July is 350,000 acre-feet for Boysen Reservoir, just 64 percent of the 30-year average of 548,300 care-feet. Mahonri Williams, the chief of the Resources Management Division of the Wyoming offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, explained the snowpack conditions are considered when making the forecast, and the amount of snowpack in the mountains above Wind River and Little Wind River is lower than average for...
Colten Blakesley, TJ, Jayssie, Cassie and Talon Owsley, Bethany Webber and Morgan Blakesley cheer on their favorites during the mechanical pig races at the Big Game Banquet and Auction sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Preliminary numbers from the event show 232 in attendance with a net raised of $44,260. Highlights of the evening included a $4,500 donation from the Trinchera Blanca Foundation, the PBR package selling for $2,200, the banquet rifle...
Monday at A Cut Above, John Zupan received his first haircut in five years from Beth Benavidez. Zupan chose to grow his hair out - enduring negative and positive comments - to donate it to Wigs for Kids. The organization provides hairpieces for children who have suffered hair loss, to help boost their confidence and self-esteem. Donated hair must be at least 12 inches long, and Zupan gave 14. He was joined by Krystal Spatol, a regular donor who gave 16 inches to bring her total to 140. An...