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The Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association published the year-end points recently, and a few Thermopolis youth came away with some high spots. Ellis Webber took second place in season total points for the Junior Boys Division and placed in the top 10 in several events. Mesa Allen took first in the Junior Girls Poles and fifth in season total Junior Girls, along with hitting the top 5 in her events. Jace Longwell took second for season total Senior Boys and Senior Boys Steers, while also finishing... Full story
Hannah Andreen leaps to block a shot from the Worland team last Tuesday at the 8th grade volleyball matches. Brooklynn Cooley and Ruthann Johnson are there to back her up....
At Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, town attorney Mike Messenger was charged with drafting two ordinances. The first ordinance would see 14th – also Canyon Hills – closed as a through street. The issue with the route has been a concern, as in-dash and smartphone GPS applications tend to direct people along the route. The concerns raised include the heavy amounts of traffic on the street – an average of 1,700 vehicles per day according to a count done last year – and t...
The steps leading up to the entrance of the post office are once again open after some work last week. The original steps from the 1930s had developed a hole, closing access to the main doors....
Last Thursday, a restraining order was put on hunting grizzly bears in Wyoming. Earlier this year, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted to allow hunters to shoot up to 22 grizzlies outside Yellowstone National Park, with the hunt planned for Sept. 1; it would be the first hunting season for the animals since 1974. In June of 2017, the Interior Department announced Yellowstone grizzlies would no longer be listed as “endangered.” However, several environmental groups and Native American tri...
Sunday afternoon, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded with 15 personnel, two Class A engines, a structure and support vehicle and a water tender to an apartment fire in the 600 block of Amoretti. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, though it's estimated 35-40 percent of the apartment is destroyed. The neighboring apartment had no fire damage, only smoke and water. At the scene, Tyron Potts, far left, was arrested for alleged interference with an officer for...
As people age, it can be difficult for them to get to the grocery store to shop or even cook a meal at home. While the Hot Springs County Senior Center has regularly been providing breakfasts, lunches and dinners, they have recently added another menu item — emergency meals. Director Trenda Moore explained the meals are shelf stable and resemble box lunches. They are for people 60 and older, and meet the nutritional requirements set forth by the State. Those who fill out the paperwork, which is minimal, receive 10 meals — five breakfasts and...
