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Those who have driven along the south side of 12th Street near Candy Jack Park in the past several weeks have certainly noticed the orange detour signs diverting them around the gaping hole in the street. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett said the valley pan of the street cracked during the winter as ice and water made its way into the ground, and the initial plan was to replace the concrete. However, as additional water infiltrated, the sewer line either heaved, or settled, or a combination of the...
Those who have been collecting the Main Street Thermopolis Christmas ornaments will be excited to know the newest ornament has arrived. This year, the limited edition ornament will feature the building housing the Messenger Law Offices. They will be for sale, soon, for the same amount as last year, $30 per ornament. Any businesses that decide to carry the seasonal ornament will get a slight discount per ornament. The Main Street committee went through their time line for projects and such for...
Will Ward chases after Lexi Overfield during the Kidz Water Gamez at the Hot Springs County Fair....
Hot Springs County Fair results for large and small animals, including showmanship, breeding and market animals are listed below in order of placement. Large animal Breeding beef – (Hereford/Polled Hereford: Sr. Heifer calf) Taylor Agar, Rylee Agar; (Hereford/Polled Hereford: summer yearling heifer) Taylor Agar, Rylee Agar; (Hereford/Polled Hereford: spring yearling heifer) Taylor Agar, Jessie Pennoyer; (Maine Anjou and Maine Anjou Cross: spring yearling heifer) Strite Daniels Grand champion b...
Thirteen teams braved rain and lightening Saturday night then hot, dusty conditions Sunday to compete in this year's Lions Club Ranch Rodeo. High Mountain Ranch came out first overall scoring their seventh win in the history of the event. Team members include Brad and Dawn Peil, Miles Werner and Cahill Nettles, along with business person Shyla Buckner. Second place went to Poston Ranch with team members John and Kirsty Stewart, Brandon Peterson and Willie Duncan, assisted by business person...
Last week, Thermopolis residents Sallie Wesaw, J.W. Bailey and T.J. Schoenewald travelled to Laramie to compete in the 2017 Wyoming Senior Olympics and each brought back some hardware with them Wesaw, competing in the 80-84 age division, earned gold medals in several swimming events, including the 50-yard freestyle, 25-yard breaststroke, 50-yard backstroke, 25-yard freestyle, 25-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke, 25-yard butterfly and 100-yard individual medley. Medleys include butterfly,...
A good crowd of folks got the chance to vote for their favorite chili at the FFA Alumni sponsored Annual Chili Cook-Off last week during the Hot Springs County Fair. The top winners were chosen by votes from everyone who stopped in for a bite. People's Choice honors went to Amanda Moeller with the green chili winner being Katie Jones and red chili winner, John Hammond. Pig wrestling results The pig wrestling competition, sponsored by the FFA Alumni, was once again a highlight of fair week....
Among the activities this past weekend was the Pageant Days 5K Run/Walk and 10 K Run at Hot Springs State Park Saturday morning. The event had 20 people participating, though two did not finish. Results from the event include: Men’s 5K Run — first Jerry Williams 26:20.23, second Mark Nelson 26:35.45, third Pierce Peasley 28:46.85, fourth Robert Hill 29:21.19 (while pushing son Elijah in a stroller), fifth Scott Peterson 29:23.88, sixth Steve Peterson 29:59.57 and seventh Alfred Gomez 31:04.45. Women’s 5K Run — first Aimee Kay 30:46.34, second...
According to Thermopolis Fire Chief Mark Collins, the number of fires in the area is pretty normal at this time, according to the five-year average, though these first couple weeks in August are typically the start of the wild land fire season. Collins said the farmers in the area have been very good about their controlled burns, watching them to make sure they don’t get out of hand. The fires that the department has had to respond to, he said, they’ve been able to get right on top of and get...
