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The Hot Springs County High School Robotics teams of Aluminati and Fistful of Axles will be taking on the Sky Stone Challenge this year. Where 2018 saw them competing to scoop up minerals, represented by blocks, and place them in craters using their robots, the challenge this year will have them moving and stacking “stones,” also block-represented. A big change to the challenge this year, sponsor London Jenks said, is the advantage to making the robots smaller. Though the maximum height is 18 in...
It may be rainy, wet and cold right now, but before you know it those leaves are going to turn yellow and make their way from the trees to your lawn. For a lot of folks in town raking up those fallen leaves can be a real issue, but not to worry, students at Thermopolis Middle School are ready to tackle the job for you. The students will be doing community service on Friday, November 1, raking up and removing leaves from lawns between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. All of the students at the middle school will be participating and all you have to do to...
Any parent of a teenager will tell you “they know everything,” whether it’s about politics, climate change, fashion, gun safety or even driver safety, every teen thinks they know it all. As we get ready for the 12th annual Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 20-26, here are a few statistics parents can talk with their teens about when it comes to climbing behind the wheel. In 2017 there were 3,255 fatal crashes which involed teen drivers. Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teens. Texti...
Hot Springs County Recreation will be holding Little Hitters Volleyball, starting Tuesday, October 15. Little Hitters is for kindergarten through second grade with a focus on basic skills. Practices will only be once a week and parent involvement is required. Registration ends on October 14 and is $15 per athlete. You may register online at hscrecreation.com or in person at the Armory. If you have any questions about the program you may call the rec office at 864-3767....
The Saint Francis Annual Harvest Dinner is scheduled for Sunday, Oct 27 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Parish Fellowship Hall in the John Paul II Center, Eighth and Arapahoe. The menu includes roast beef, turkey and all the trimmings. Tickets are $12 for individuals and $50 for families, and can be obtained by calling Katthy Wallingford at 921-1920, Patty O’Brien at 864-2862 or Viola Ryan at 921-1830....
Derek Schmidt proudly shows off his bull elk taken during archery season in hunt area west of Thermopolis 63/64. Schmidt and a friend called the bull within 29 yards so that he could cleanly take it with one shot....
While the “happily ever after” read about in stories is the goal for most relationships, there is a darker side that too often shows up — one of abuse, and not just of a physical nature. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and H.O.P.E. Agency Executive Director Daisy Torres said for the half year, January through June, the agency had 42 total clients who reported domestic violence; of those, 21 were new. For all of last year, they had 59 total. The agency budgeted $9,000 in emerg...
In his new book, “Tinyopolis in Thermopolis,” author Chuck Cooper tells the story of a tiny toy village that inspired big questions in little minds. In the book, a set of twins uses the model town to explore their world and many faith-based questions. “There are 31 images or pictures actually taken in the little village, which will help the students visualize what is going on in the story,” Cooper said. Cooper grew up in Colorado before attending Kansas Wesleyan University and the Iliff School of Theology. He retired in 2008, went back to a pa...
Steam rises off the terraces in Hot Springs State Park on Saturday. A few trees are starting to show some fall color making for a beautiful display of nature....
RIVERTON — The Riverton Police Department officer who fatally shot Anderson Antelope, 58, of Riverton, Sept. 21 at Walmart is on paid leave while the investigation into the incident is ongoing, Riverton Mayor Richard Gard said Saturday. “He’s doing really well, and he’s anxious to get back to work,” Gard said. “He’s a nice guy, and he really didn’t want to be involved with anything like that.” The officer has not yet been identified. The officer, who was not injured in the altercation, had been called to Walmart in response to a report of intox...
