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Unofficial primary election results for Thermopolis and Hot Springs County have been reported after Tuesday’s trip to the polls. Republican Phillip Scheel won the strongly contested Hot Springs County Commissioner race and will advance to the general election in November. Scheel will run uncontested in the general election facing only write-in candidates. Wyat Agar won the Wyoming State Senate District 20 Republican race. He will face off with Democrat Mary Jane Norskog in the general. Republica...
Hot Springs County Commissioners signed the TY Pickett Appraisal Contract, approved a Well Permit application and signed the Ross Subdivision Plat at Tuesday’s meeting. Hot Springs County Assessor Shelley Deromedi presented the board with the TY Pickett Appraisal Contract, explaining that it is a year-to-year contract. The contract is not for the current year, but for 2017, she said. She requested the signature of the board. The board approved the signing of the contract in the amount of $...
Michelle Herring and Kim Enis walk down Broadway in inflated purple suits to show support for the Relay for Life event on Saturday....
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved a bar and grill license for Jennifer and Clyde “Binky” Fisher. Prior to approving the license, there was a brief public hearing with no public comment. Jennifer explained the closing date of the sale on the building they’re buying — current home of the One Eyed Buffalo — was dependent on their obtaining the license. She further explained the license is not a transfer, but a new license, as the current license is for a restaurant and would no...
On Aug. 8, a fire was sparked 19 miles south/southwest of Meeteetse. Dubbed the Twin Lakes Fire, it has since grown to nearly 1,300 acres - 93 of which are private land in Hot Springs County - as of Tuesday afternoon. The fire is on acreage in Park County, Hot Springs County and in the Wind River/Bighorn Basin District. As of Wednesday morning, the fire was 40 percent contained, and the Hot Springs County Volunteer Fire Department has been part of that effort. Chief Mark Collins noted there...
At Tuesday’s meeting of Hot Springs Travel & Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported the lodging tax receipts were a bit gloomy, noting they were down nine percent compared to last year at this time — $15,796.18 compared to $17,376.97, though this fiscal year’s receipts are still better than the $14,582.17 seen at this time during the 2013-14 fiscal year. Moeller presented a recent article that stated Sturgis vehicle counts were down 40 percent, which is a contributing factor to the lower...
Oliver Strenger works at sorting shapes while his dad, Jacob, is all smiles during the Preschool Screening and Health Fair....
Charlotte Endorf, author of Always on Target: Adventurous Annie Oakley, was signing copies of her book at the Friday Night ArtStroll, with her husband Kevin by her side....
Vicklund Pharmacy has a new face - that of 2008 Hot Springs County High School graduate Ben Van Heule. Van Heule said he spent six years earning his doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Wyoming before beginning his career in Riverton. "I started out in Riverton and things weren't working out with my job, so I started applying for new jobs," he said. "I called Tony [Deromedi] for a reference. I'm glad to be back and very grateful that Tony offered me the job." Van Heule said he interned at...
Tiffany Mortimore, a 2014 Hot Springs County High School graduate, spent her summer interning for Sen. John Barrasso. Mortimore said she was assigned many projects during her internship. "I mostly had projects assigned to me from legislative directors and legislative assistants," she said. "I was mostly in charge of doing the tours with constituents. We walked them through the capital. I learned a lot of history from that." This was her first internship, Mortimore said. "It was awesome to be...
Angie Guyon, the general manager for the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, was a nominee for the Wyoming Women of Influence this year. Guyon has worked at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for 15 years. She is also a member of the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board. When she was initially nominated, Guyon said she felt honored. "I felt very honored that I was thought of in such a way as to be nominated for Wyoming Women of Influence," she said. Guyon was nominated as one of top three for the award...
It will be car-on-car action at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, at the annual demolition derby Saturday, Aug. 20. Gates will open for cars from 12-4 p.m., with a driver’s meeting at 5 p.m. Those competing will have to pay a fee of $75, which includes entry and up to two pit crew members. The main event gets underway at 6 p.m., starting with a contest for the prettiest vehicle, voted by the crowd. In the derby for full-size vehicles, grand prize is $3,000, followed by a $1,000 second p...
Over the past few weeks, there has been a bombardment with regard to election coverage. With the primaries over, we would like to extend our congratulations to those candidates who won their races, and to the people of Thermopolis, we appreciate you taking the time to make your voices heard. Now that the results have been tallied and those important first races run, it’s time to take a break from the political — at least until it gets a bit closer to November, anyway — and turn the focus to other local happenings, particularly with schoo...
First and most important is to thank Dolores Loughlin for starting reunion weekend some 50 years ago. I hope it continues for a long time. Thank you Thermopolis for hosting the class reunion weekend. It was our 60th reunion and as Cleveland Wright said I can’t come this year “but my heart is still there.” It was like that for all of us. Thank you to the classmates 1956 for attending and participating in the 60th. Your presence helped make it a most successful reunion. We still think of the class mates that have passed and didn’t get to enjoy a...
It filled me with joy Monday evening when we spent it in the state park. So many people, walking their dogs, participating in the Catholic Mass and picnic, listening and enjoying the toe-tapping concert, the sound of kids playing in the lush carpet of grass and on the playground equipment, some just quietly sitting, listening and visiting. The beautiful flowers and grounds, blue Wyoming sky and ever-present red rock that surround us and hold us safely, plus the smell of the healing waters, brought a peaceful end to another Thermopolis day....
Society has taught me not to dress provocatively, not to go out drinking, not to walk in dark alleyways, not to put myself in “bad situations,” to limit sexual experiences. All of these precautions, society warns, may warrant some sort of sexual assault if I do not adhere and act appropriately. If I walk in an alleyway and am assaulted by a man, it is my fault because I shouldn’t have been walking there. I go on a date with a boy and he decides he wants to have sex with me and I tell him “No,...
Paul Mathew Hudik, 78, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at the Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyo., after a lengthy illness. Born March 19, 1938, in Greensboro, Pa., he was the youngest of seven children of Matthew and Julia (Verska) Hudik. Paul enlisted in the United States Navy in 1955, at the age of 17. He was stationed in many different countries and on naval ships throughout the world, retiring in 1974 as Chief Radioman. Following his 20 years of service, he took a job at the Post Office in Cheyenne, Wyo., where he met the love...
A benefit for Carllena Farman is scheduled at the Smoking Waters Pavillion for Sunday, Aug. 21, beginning at 1 p.m. Farman served in the United States Army from 1981-89, and was honorably discharged as a Specialist E4. She recently underwent triple bypass open-heart surgery in Denver and returned to her Thermopolis home. However, she could lose that home as she has no regular income. Proceeds from the benefit will go to help Farman with monthly expenses. There will be a hamburger goulash meal...
The Annual VFW Post 2281 Picnic will be Sunday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Washakie Shelter (old Kiwanis Shelter) in Hot Springs State Park. Members, auxiliary and guests are welcome. For more information, call the VFW at 864-2686....
The Hot Springs County Airport hosted a free pancake breakfast on Saturday to feed the community and let them peruse the aircraft....
The H.O.P.E. Agency will be hosting a free clothing and haircut event for back to school on Wednesday, Aug. 24 for the first time. Used clothing will be available from 9 a.m.-noon and free haircuts by local hairstylists from 9-11 a.m. at the H.O.P.E. Agency. H.O.P.E. Agency Director Jennifer Domhoff said the clothes are for children from preschool to junior high. “We just see so many people that are needy and we’re just trying to help in any way we can. It’s our way of helping the commu...
Results from the Hot Springs County Fair include: BEEF SHOW FFA Showmanship – 1. Strite Daniels, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Rebecca Clouse Senior Showmanship – 1. Strite Daniels, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Jason Clouse, 4. Jules Ward, 5. Spencer Axtell, 6. Melissa Ward Intermediate Showmanship – 1. Eli McCumber, 2. Audrey Axtell Junior Showmanship – 1. Porter McCumber , 2. Maile Mae McCumber, 3. Will Ward, 4. Lance Axtell, 5. Lexi Overfield Breeding, Black Angus, summer yearling heifer – 1. Melissa W...
Hot Springs County Summer Series Barrel Racing held their August event Saturday and Sunday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Saturday Peewee Barrels: 1D - Mesa Allen 17.816, Mesa Allen 18.141; 4D - Madalyn Moorman 20.646, Madalyn Moorman 26.280. Youth Barrels: 1D - Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.156, Emme Norsworthy 16.628; 3D -Katelyn King 17.382, Katie Fisher 17.520; 4D - Elsie Campbell 18.510, Taylor Nuttall 19.257, Tyne Vialpando 20.149, Madison O'Meara 22.867...
Children look on as turtles float down the Big Spring during the Rotary Turtle Trek Saturday. Several prizes were awarded....
Classes for the 2016-17 school year will resume Thursday, Aug. 25. Regular bus routes will also begin operation the same day. Times for the school day have changed slightly this year. The first bell will ring at 8:20 a.m. for Ralph Witters Elementary and the tardy bell will ring at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open for students at 7:55 a.m. RWE will be having a Welcome Back Carnival at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 in the gym. The event will run about two hours. This will provide an opportunity to meet...
