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The Hot Springs County High School golf team had their first tournament in Buffalo on Friday. Coach Jake Smith said it was a great first tournament, despite not being able to take a full lineup due to students being away during spring break. "The standout performance of the tournament was Jaxon Davis' score of 103, a personal best for him at a tough Buffalo course," Smith said. Other team members' scores included Hudson Roling with 80, Jake Maksin with 90, Eric Herold with 114, Cameron Cole... Full story
Though Spring Break gave students off a week from school, many of the Hot Springs County High School Track and Field team members still attended training last week, and competed at Worland Thursday and Powell Saturday. The boys team set 10 personal records in Worland, with: Cody Bjorhus' first place time of 11.47 in the 100 meters, and a first place time of 23.31 in the 200; Chandler Maddock's first place time of 54.41 in the 400 meters and fourth place time of 24.18 - a tie with Tyler Cornwell...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club parted ways Saturday with some going to the Greybull Basin Folkstyle Tournament while others headed south to the Maddyx Fisher Memorial Tournament in Riverton. Result from both events are: Greybull Basin Folkstyle Tournament Peewee 50A - Trevin Shaffer, fourth place Bantam 50D - Dyllan Myers, second place Bantam 55C - Dallyn Griffin, third place Bantam 65C - Zane Hubele, second place Riverton - Maddyx Fischer Memorial Folkstyle Results Peewee 39-40 - Matea Vargas,...
The Thermopolis Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 16 at Hot Springs State Park Pavilion. In inclement weather, the event will be at the the fair building. "We are doing this as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which is a cancer research hospital for children," Sandy Dittmer, coordinator of the Trike-A-Thon and physical therapist at the Children's Resource Center, said. "The hospital doesn't charge...
The Gottsche Run Club partnered with One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company to do a Keg Fun Run on Thursday. This was the second annual Keg Fun Run. The Gottsche Run Club has a fun run every Thursday in the spring and summer months at different locations in the community. Everyone is welcome to join the Gottsche Run Club and participate in these fun runs....
The Wyoming Department of Education seeks input on the 2016 proposed Wyoming science content and performance standards. Hot Springs County High School science teacher and director of technology London Jenks said the science standards have been developed by a committee of various stakeholders from across the state - teachers, parents, professionals, etc. - and it is part of Wyoming's process to open them up for public comment. "These comments will provide input for the State Board of Education...
Hot Springs County High School FFA members attended the State FFA Convention April 4-7 in Cheyenne and Laramie, where they placed in several different categories. FFA advisor Britton Van Heule said in the meats category, they placed eighth out of 34. Participating in the meats category were juniors Logan Bartholomew, Ryan Bleak and Keegan Robbins. They were responsible for identifying 30 retail cuts of meat, yielding and quality grading six beef carcasses and placing six classes. The Hot Springs...
The room is quiet, except for a low hum. The sound grows as others join it - some higher, others lower - until vibrations can be felt in the body and the room fills with an almost haunting sound. Then, the voices join. This is the regular setting for the Circle Song Circles, which utilizes crystal bowls to make music. Imagine running a finger along the edge of crystal glass to produce sound. The same concept applies to the bowls, with a much richer sound. Rather than a finger, bowl players use...
Chase Herring fights to steal the ball from Jeffrey Lewis during Hot Springs County Recreation District soccer action Monday....
Born and raised in Rock Springs, Ryan Greene is running as the only Democratic candidate for United States Congress in Wyoming. Greene has 18 years of experience working in Wyoming's energy industry through his family's business, Greene's Energy Group. Wyoming energy is one of Greene's most important political platforms and he hopes to see some changes in the upcoming election, he said. "Wyoming's got the same problems that we've had since I've been alive," he said. "We've got a boom-and-bust...
Republican Congressional candidate Rex Rammell has made the reclamation of Wyoming's public lands and natural resources his primary focus. To that end, he plans to contest the constitutional jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It's not Rammell's first foray into politics, as it's been a part of his life for 20 years. He grew up on the Wyoming/Idaho line, in the small town of Teton Valley....
Archers take their positions, waiting for the word to loose their arrows. As they fire, various animals become home to the colorful projectiles. Fortunately for the targets, they're only mock-ups of real animals. Extension Office Administrative Assistant Vicki Nichols said the 4-H Shooting Sports has been a project as long as there has been a 4-H in the county, but in the last three years it has flourished. The growth is, in part, due to grants from the National Rifle Association and the Rocky M...
The Hot Springs County school board held a special meeting on March 6 to discuss staffing recommendations. The board accepted the resignation notice from Lisa Pierce as teacher effective at the end of her 2015-16 teaching contract. The board also approved the employment of Chauncy Johnson as business manager effective May 16, Shane Corpening as 2016-17 social studies teacher and Jessica Lee as 2016-17 secondary math teacher. All employment recommendations are contingent upon receipt of a clear...
Thermopolis Middle School mathematics teacher, Catelyn Deromedi, won Teacher of the Year for the 2015-16 school year. "I was shocked that I won Teacher of the Year," Deromedi said. "I don't believe I deserve it anymore than anyone else in the district. I feel like everybody works their hardest every single day. It was definitely an honor to get the award. I hope that I can represent the Hot Springs County school district the best that I possibly can at the state level." Deromedi said she loves...
4-H archers prepare to fire during practice Monday. The archery program through 4-H has seen an increase in participants. It is one of the divisions offered in Shooting Sports....
