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Vehicles of all shapes and sizes filled Hot Springs State Park during the Hot Spot Car Rally....
A series of public meetings is scheduled in July to address future highway improvement projects in central and northwest Wyoming. The Thermopolis meeting will be Tuesday, July 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Courthouse Annex. A key part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and other individuals who play a key transportation role in Wyoming, according to Pete Hallsten, P.E., Wyoming Department of Transportation district engineer in Basin. “These meetings p...
This Sunday, June 23 at First Baptist Church, they will honor Pastor Harvey and Lois Seidel for 25 years of ministry as Sr. Pastor. The celebration begins at 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. A carry in dinner is planned for Sunday with fellowship and testimony time following the service. The Seidels came to Thermopolis in May of 1994. Harvey and Lois were missionaries in new Church work for 30 years prior to coming to Thermopolis. They have started churches in Colorado, Wyoming and California...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Mathias Jung, owner and CEO with Rocky Mountain International, was invited to speak with the board regarding promotion of Thermopolis. Rocky Mountain International specializes in international tourism marketing and business development for the Rocky Mountain region, to increase incremental international visitation, spending and market share of the region to fuel the economies of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming....
Downtown Thermopolis was packed with activities during the June Second Friday ArtStroll....
The Thermopolis Police Department has once again joined in with Camp Postcard, Chief Julie Mathews noted Tuesday morning. The program is done through Volunteers of America, Mathews explained, and law enforcement officers throughout Wyoming work with local school districts to identify students that might not otherwise have a lot of opportunities. Those chosen go to Casper Mountain for a week to spend time with the officers. Mathews noted the officers are not in uniform at this time, and they... Full story
Officials with the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) are warning people about diseases that can be caught when swimming in pools, lakes and other bodies of water or when drinking contaminated water. Courtney Smith, WDH epidemiologist, says such diseases as cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis and shigellosis are each threats in the state connected to recreational water. Disease symptoms typically include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and loss of appetite. Smith noted many of the germs come from feces and only a small amount is required to make peo...
For those who want to keep up with their wrestling training over the summer and maybe learn some new techniques, the Bobcat Wrestling Camp featuring instruction from three-time NCAA All-American, four-time state champion and the Big 12’s 2018 Most Outstanding Wrestler Bryce Meredith is scheduled for June 21 and 22. There are four technique sessions for ages 12 and up — two on each day — and one session per day for younger kids. For more information on the camp, contact Travis McDermott at 480-0422 or Will Farrell at 921-8437. Online regis...
As part of the summer adventure camps through Lights On, students from Ralph Witters Elementary did some geocaching in the buffalo pasture, searching areas, such as near Smoky Row Cemetery, to locate caches....
According to Hot Springs County Emergency Coordinator Bill Gordon, late in the day Sunday, as was expected, Boysen lake elevation reached 4,725 feet and began filling into the flood pool. Monday, as of about 3:30 p.m., it is about 4,725.7 feet. Boysen operations are now being dictated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Release flows from Boysen Dam were increased to 6,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) at 3 p.m. Monday. This flow should not threaten property along the river. However, the following is the position of Hot Springs County Emergency Ma...
The Gift of the Waters Pageant will be here before we know it and the committee is looking for some help. This year, they are looking for women who would like to be part of the women’s chorus during the two-night event. There will be practices to learn the song and the movements as the event grows closer and everyone from teens through adult are more than welcome to be there. Authentic Native American costumes are provided for the singers. In the past, the chorus has 20-30 women singing each night, but over the years those numbers have d...
Hot Springs State Park was a beautiful setting for the Running with the Buffalo Walk/Run Saturday morning....