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Those of us who live in Wyoming know there are so many beautiful, wonderful things to see in our state that it’s sometimes hard to know which is number one. The folks at USA Today have taken it upon themselves to find out which attraction in Wyoming is the best by creating a travel award on their website that people all over the country can vote for their favorite spot in the Cowboy State. Currently, Hot Springs State Park is ranked 12th of the top 20 best attractions with our mineral waters, t...
This summer, Hot Springs County Museum will provide free admission for active duty military personnel and their families, as they are part of the Blue Star program which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Pete Coggi with the museum explained he heard of the Blue Star program through a website, www.arts.gov, and decided to sign up for it. He noted the website did not solicit the museum to join the program, and no funds were exchanged. The sole interest of the museum, he said, is to serve those who are serving their country. The museum has...
Sash Moline, left, helps Jesalyn Blair arrange letters for a lemonade stand banner. Students in the Ralph Witters Elementary summer program have been building the stands this week, and will set them up at locations around town Monday and Tuesday....
Eight gentlemen from the Wyoming Pioneer Home will be taking the flight of a lifetime on Saturday, June 24 as they take to the skies with Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF). The volunteer based organization is dedicated to honoring seniors and the U.S. military’s veterans living in long-term care communities across the country. Their only mission, “Giving Back to Those Who Have Given.” The eight former military men taking this flight will include Al Jackson (Navy, 1943-1946), Lester Nielsen (Army, 1944-1946), Bob Saltz (Army, 1952-...
Farms and ranches suffering flood damage may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Washakie-Hot Springs County Farm Service Agency (FSA). For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would: •Be so costly to rehabilitate that federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use •Is unusual and is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area •Affect the productive capacity of the f...
This year's annual Run with the Buffalo was well attended by young and old alike, taking them on a 5K tour through the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
Wyoming Department of Transportation chip sealing crews kicked off their summer work season with chip sealing north of Thermopolis and west of Ten Sleep. Drivers should expect traffic delays of up to 20 minutes, and pilot cars will control speeds through the chip-sealing zone. “Please drive carefully and obey reduced speed limits near chip sealing operations,” said WYDOT spokesman Cody Beers. “Crews will be working during the days and into the nights, and safe driving and safe work operations are very important throughout these projects. Pleas...
June is National Safety Month, a time to think about preventing injuries, especially with children who are home for the summer. According to SafeKids Wyoming, 64,000 children end up in the emergency room annually, due to accidental poisoning. In 2014, there were 3,817 child deaths nationwide from car crashes. The number one killer of children ages one to four-years old? Drowning. It’s a fact of life that children are going to fall and crash and slip and tumble, but there are some things we a...
May saw a change in staff at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center, Lisa Pierce took over as director. Outgoing director Chanda Waddell, who moved to Indiana, worked at the facility through May. Pierce said she was lucky to have Waddell stay for those weeks, to help her get accustomed to everything before June 1. Since then, Pierce said everyone has gone out of their way to make her feel welcome. The staff has been very helpful, she said, and the clients have been great. Much of the...
Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved the budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which balances out at $149,240 for income and expenditures. The income budget includes $5,100 from advertising opportunities such as newspapers, the chamber website and the table tents — the trifold pieces seen at local businesses that advertise events in the next couple months. Income also includes $56,600 from events, including: $36,000 from the demolition derby, $700 from the G...
Water from the Bighorn River has taken over the parking area and boat ramp in Hot Springs State Park. The road is blocked off to prevent drivers from going all the way to the end of the street as the water is currently flowing at 8,000 cfs....
The Snowy Range Summer Theatre (University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance) has cancelled the state tour of the musical "The Fantasticks," scheduled in Thermopolis, Monday, June 19. There was no information as to why the tour was cancelled....
The decision was made yesterday to increase the flow from the Bighorn River flow to 9,000 cfs yesterday afternoon. Residents are advised to be extremely careful near the river....
