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Practices are well underway for the Fall Drama Showcase, which will be presented by the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club. The showcase will be shown three nights, November 19, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Featured pieces will be what the students will be performing at the Wyoming State Thespiean Festival in Laramie in December. The evening will be filled with monologues, duets, group scenes, musical solos, musical group numbers and the one act play, “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Luella McMahon. The one act is an adaptation of the...
You went out to start your car this morning and it started, but only after a few tries. The engine is a little sluggish, but hey, that’s normal for winter. You head out for work and see that stop sign at the end of the street. Next thing you know, you’re sliding through the intersection with that terrified look on your face. You weren’t prepared for this, were you? Living in Wyoming, most of us know its never too early to get your vehicle ready for the long winter ahead, but sometimes its good to have a reminder before Old Man Winter gets...
Hot Springs County's 4-H Livestock Judging team competed at the Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) in Billings, Mont. and came away as the Champion Junior 4-H Livestock Judging Team. Team members are Rylee Agar, Taylor Agar, Tymber Eckley, Maile Mae McCumber and Hayden Overfield, and are coached by Joey Johnson, 4-H Educator for Hot Springs County. The team judged 10 classes of livestock including cattle, sheep, swine and goats and gave three sets of oral reasons during the...
Ashley Cleare’s smiling face at Ralph Witters Elementary is a familiar sight to students, staff and parents, though the past year has seen her come and go at the school during her battle with breast cancer. “Almost a year ago,” she said, “I felt a lump. I randomly thought I would do a self-check and found it.” She waited a month to see if it would go away and when it didn’t she went to the doctor in early January. A mammogram and ultrasound were performed, “and things really went fast from the...
Due to a lack of available pumpkins this year, Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar announced Wednesday morning that the Pumpkin Patch in front of the Joint Law Enforcement Center has been cancelled. Kraushaar will still distribute treat bags to elementary students at school....
The National Newspaper Association, while meeting last week for its annual convention in Milwaukee, called for Congress to renew its commitment to postal reform in light of a new report criticizing the Postal Service for steeply rising costs despite spotty service performance. NNA President Matthew Adelman, publisher of the Douglas (Wyo.) Budget, said NNA members are concerned about a report from the USPS Inspector General that Periodicals are not being delivered on time even though mail processing costs for overtime have risen 43 percent and d...
After a 27-year career Hot Springs County Jail Administrator Beth Price will bid farewell, with her official last day on Nov. 6. Price moved to Thermopolis from Grand Junction, Colorado in 1975. "People around here have been nice enough to stay," she said with a smile. While in Colorado, she was a hairdresser, a profession she continued after the move. She went back to school, attending Central Wyoming College, earning a Computer Science degree. However, her career path took her to work at Hot S...
Teacher Steve Soderstrom, Logan Shumway, Chance Huffstetler and Bronwyn Dobbins were among those hunting for gum in plates full of whipped cream as Riley Shaffer, Ally Taylor, Rebekah Johnson and Remington Ferree cheer them on. The competition was one of three ag-based games for Bobcat Pride last Friday at the high school....
