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  • Lady Cats track team up next in Buffalo

    Daniel Powell|Apr 25, 2024

    The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats Track Team were in Shoshoni on Friday, April 19, 2024 for the Shoshoni Invite track meet. In perhaps one of the largest track meets in the state, nineteen women’s teams competed in a very long day of track and field events. The Lady Cats finished with a team total of 20 points, which was good enough to secure an eleventh place finish. The team from Lander won the event, with a team score of 152 points. Highlights: Ina King, first in triple jump, 33-03.00. Brooklynn Williams, seventh in 400 meter d...

  • Prevention coalition to host mental health awareness taco lunch

    Apr 25, 2024

    by Jennifer Cheney Community Prevention Specialist Join the Hot Springs County Prevention Coalition as they kick off Mental Health Awareness Month by attending our “Mental Health Matters: Let’s Taco Bout It” event. Enjoy free tacos and learn about some of the mental health resources in our community. You can stop by anytime between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May1. The event will be held on the corner of 5th and Broadway, next to Broadway Bakery. The significance of community support for mental well-being cannot be overstated. We all h...

  • Craft fair

    Apr 25, 2024

    Chauncey Morris and Kristen Norris shop at Mary Frix Bell's booth during the Mothers Day Craft Fair held at the HSC Fair Building Saturday....

  • Don't let ticks steal warm weather enjoyment

    Apr 25, 2024

    With tick season quickly approaching, the Wyoming Department of Health says simple steps can help state residents protect themselves and their family members from potentially serious tick-borne illnesses. Courtney Tillman, an epidemiologist with WDH, said past records show people typically start seeking medical help due to tick bites in May. Diseases sometimes spread by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF). Tularemia symptoms include fever, swollen and painful lymph...

  • News briefs from around the state of Wyoming

    Apr 25, 2024

    From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Six fatal crashes so far in Campbell County this year GILLETTE (WNE) --- So far in 2024, 21 people have died in 18 fatal crashes in Wyoming. A third of those crashes, which resulted in six deaths, happened in Campbell County. In 2023, there were 11 fatal crashes in Campbell County. In 2022, there were seven. 2021 had four fatal crashes, and 2020 had eight. Campbell County Sheriff Scott Matheny said when it comes to these crashes, “it randomly spikes and sometimes it doesn’t.” The first crash wasn’t until J...

  • Beautiful snow

    Apr 25, 2024

    A wet, spring snow fell last Wednesday giving needed moisture to areas around Hot Springs County. Charles Curley captured this photo while walking in Candy Jack Park....

  • HSC to host 70th Annual WHS Trek

    Apr 25, 2024

    The Wyoming Historical Society (WHS) will be holding their 70th Annual Trek Hot Springs County June 20-23. The WHS holds these treks each year at different locations around the state to celebrate our rich history and explore the fascinating stories of Wyoming’s past. Immerse yourself in a weekend filled with captivating exhibits, engaging talks and interactive activities. From cowboys to pioneers, discover the remarkable tales that shaped the area surrounding “the World’s Largest Mineral Hot Springs.” Whether you’re a history buff or just curi...

  • USPS to move processing and distribution center to Billings

    Apr 25, 2024

    by Jordan Smith, Casper Star Tribune, Via Wyoming News Exchange The United States Postal Service has decided to move Casper’s processing and distribution center to Billings, Montana. The decision comes as part of the USPS’s Mail Processing Facility Review, which it says will help modernize and streamline postal services. The Casper location will be reworked into a local processing center. Local processing centers are limited to sorting “letters and flats to individual mail carrier routes in the regional area,” the USPS Office of the Inspect...