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This month, Broadway will have a new look as the Thermopolis Print Zone moves from its current location at 521 Broadway, going a few doors west to the WOW Store. Print Zone owner Howie Samelson said he purchased the building and the business, with the sale finalized on July 1. He did it for two reasons, he said. One was because his business is growing and he needed more space. The second is that there is a need for a business in town to “pick up some of the slack with Shopko closing.” As par...
It’s the time of year when a young man’s mind turns to the Thermopolis Demolition Derby and the car he wants to drive. This year, the derby will be held on Saturday, August 17 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m. Grand prize for 2019 is $3,500 with the second place winner taking home $2,000 and third place brings in $1,000 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. If you’re more interested in the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500 and the Herby Derby boasts a $500 prize. Additional p...
Later this month, junior Hyrum Rich will be leaving Thermopolis for a 10-month stay at Aguascalientes, Mexico - also named for its hot springs - through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Rich noted this is the first such exchange in several years for the local chapter of Rotary International. Through the program, he explained, students are selected from Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho, and put in something of a "mixing pot." From that pot the students are sent to different countries; those...
During their meeting last Thursday, July 11, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce spoke about the chamber’s eliminated seat from the Economic Development Company. Chamber Executive Director Meri-Ann Rush said the EDC board has gone from seven seats to four. Chamber board member Phil Scheel said the supporter member seats — of which the chamber was one — had been eliminated. Scheel also expressed concern that the EDC could be gone within two years due to financial issues and lack...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held their second meeting for the month of July on Tuesday afternoon, hearing a report from Main Street Thermopolis President Suzanne Samelson. Samelson talked about the things Main Street has accomplished over the last few months, including the new flower beds near the flag pole downtown, new trash cans for downtown are being decided upon, and last week, the National President of Main Street was in town and members of the local group took her on a tour of...
Dig out grandma’s chili recipe and get ready for the annual Chili Cook Off, sponsored by the FFA Alumni. The cook off will be held on August 1 at 5 p.m. in the multi-purpose building at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. You can either create your masterpiece at home and bring it in, or let everyone see the magic in the making by doing your cooking right there. Be sure to bring whatever extras go best with your chili, whether its onions, cheese, chips or whatever, but the FFA Alumni will provide bowls and spoons. There will be prizes for t...
A barrel racer at the Kick 'em Up Cans event at the fairgrounds last weekend pulls an amazing angle with her horse to get around the second barrel....
Among the facilities available to those playing or attending baseball and softball games during the summer months, or watching the fireworks show, are the public restrooms at the softball complex between the armory and fairgrounds. But recent incidents have caused concern over how the restrooms are being treated. Hot Springs County Recreation District Director Anja Abbott said on July 4 someone “went to town” in the stalls of the women’s restroom, carving initials and messages. In mid to late June, she noted, someone left a tap on in the same...
A formal letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) may send Aethon Energy back to the drawing board with their proposed permit for the Moneta Divide field. The EPA is a step above the DEQ in the chain of command so their requests for additional information and corrections will have to be adhered to. The requests could put off the permit for at least a year. The EPA said the permit application lacks clarity as to how the...
A sure sign of summer as a bee flies in for a landing on a sunflower to get a quick taste before heading back to the hive. All of the moisture we've had has made the flowers bloom like crazy, letting Mother Nature's little honey makers very happy....
An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the July concert in Hot Springs State Park as part of the Sounds of Summer series. High Country Cowboy's three-part western harmony had folks dancing, singing along and tapping to the rhythm of western music from the good old days....
Ralph Witters Elementary Kinder Boost Supply List Please do not label supplies Two boxes of 16 crayons (No jumbos, please.) One package of Expo brand dry erase markers One box of washable fine markers One box of watercolors Elmer’s School Glue- 4oz. bottle 12 glue sticks One pair of cushion-grip scissors Two large boxes of tissue Two containers of Clorox wipes Velcro or slip on tennis shoes (to be left at school for P.E.) One box of gallon Ziploc bags One Box of sandwich Ziploc bags One snack per quarter to share with the class (Big bags of c... Full story
Washakie Medical Center (WMC) in Worland was awarded a 2019 Hospital Quality Excellence Award by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health during this years’ Wyoming Hospital Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Casper. Quality awards are presented annually to Wyoming hospitals for their hard work and commitment to improving patient care. To earn the award, hospitals had to meet six categories of criteria including patient and family engagement activities, patient satisfaction and clinical care. WMC is one of eight hospitals honored during t...
District 28 Representative John Winter hasn’t taken the summer off from the Wyoming Legislature, in fact, he’s been attending various interim committee meetings across the state. On June 10 and 11 at Sheridan College, Winter met with the Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources committee. One topic on the agenda was Wildlife and Livestock Predator Damage involving the Game and Fish Department. Winter said funding for the various priorities for wildlife and livestock were of prime concern during the meeting. In addition, they dis...
A tree near the Big Spring gets cut down to size as part of the work being done in Hot Springs State Park this summer....
When it comes to enjoying one of the town's most well known features - the hot springs - those with conditions that require them to be on oxygen are at something of a disadvantage. They're often confined to only dipping their feet in, or staying near the side of the pool so as to keep their oxygen tanks dry. During the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3, Milton Schenk will give a demonstration at Hellie's TePee Pools on a device that could give oxygen users a lot more freedom in...
The Thermopolis Church of Christ recently hosted a youth group to help with cleaning up the downtown. The group arrived in town Saturday and helped senior residents with project before heading downtown where they removed weeds....
