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Governor Matt Mead has appointed Edward Luhm to be Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District serving Big Horn, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties. Luhm fills the vacancy occurring with the retirement of Judge Thomas Harrington effective January 7, 2019. Luhm has been in private practice in Worland for over 30 years – twenty in partnership with William Shelledy, Jr. and eleven as a sole practitioner. His practice has been diverse, including civil litigation, school law, criminal defense, domestic relations, and business and property l...
Joe Doak has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 4A semifinal football game between Cheyenne East and Natrona County High School. The game will be played on Friday, Nov. 2 in Casper at 7 p.m. at Dick Cheney Alumni Stadium. Jim Pehringer, formerly of Thermopolis, was recently inducted into the 2018 University of Sioux Falls Athletics Hall of Fame. Pehringer was a federal trapper in Hot Springs County before moving to Cody in 2003....
Tracy Kinnaman reads "The Hallo-Wiener" to a rapt audience during the Hot Springs County Library's Halloween themed Storytime last week. After a story and pictures, kids stopped by the Joint Law Enforcement Center and Hot Springs County Courthouse for some treats....
Main Street Thermopolis has the perfect gift for someone who has everything this year – notecards of historic downtown Thermopolis buildings. The notecards were designed by Smoking Waters Art Guild members Gayle Phipps, Marcia Nelson and Sallie Wesaw. There are two different sets of notecards to choose from with eight cards in each box, each featuring four different designs. The notecards are $20 per set and are available at the Chamber of Commerce or at the Print Zone, downtown. The cards are taking the place of the Christmas ornaments the g...
Some Halloween sights around town....
After 36 years working as the deputy clerk/treasurer for the Town of Thermopolis, Wednesday, Oct. 31 marked Linda Hendrickson’s last day. Hendrickson and her husband Butch arrived in Thermopolis from Torrington, after Butch got a job at Consumers Grocery, which was at the former Ben Franklin building. She worked for the store as well, then went to Montgomery Ward briefly and then to Pinnacle Bank. While working for the bank, she said, the town would make transactions “and that’s how we got acqua...
When you make a call to law enforcement, whether it’s an emergency or reporting a dog at large, the first person you’re going to talk to is a dispatcher. Dispatcher Mel Kress explained there are two phones in the dispatch area — one for 911 calls and a normal administrative line. Calls on the 911 line have a different tone when they come in she said, which is important as they take priority. If the dispatcher happens to be on another call at the time, they let the person know they have to go or...
The most familiar face at Hot Springs County Public Health will be retiring on Monday after 35 years, Marie McDougall. McDougall began her career with Public Health in Lander before she and her late husband, Alex, moved to Thermopolis. Add that to her time here and she has 37 years in the Public Health arena. When asked what the most challenging part of being the director in Hot Springs County has been, McDougall said it has just been in the last few years – the change in administration, g...
As part of the activities for Rock the Belt last week, students at Hot Springs County High School competed to see who was the fastest in exiting a vehicle, switching seats then getting back in and buckled....
The Thermopolis Dinosaur Center will host a Dancing with the Dinosaurs fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6-10 p.m. The entry fee is 10 per person, with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar available. A silent auction will also be part of the evening, with prizes including wine and a spirits baskets and a week in Cabo, Mexico. Music will be provided by Cowboy Hippie. All proceeds from the event will go to help the Wyoming Dinosaur Center fulfill its mission of preserving Wyoming’s rich fossil legacy....
Becky and Joe Martinez, left, along with Drew Brown and Elisa Daniels, decorated themselves for the Lights On Afterschool Glow Run Monday night. Proceeds from the event goes to snacks and trips for the after school program....
Before heading to bed this Saturday night, be sure to set your clocks back by one hour as Sunday at 2 a.m. marks the end of Daylight Savings Time. Did you know, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada (now Thunder Bay) was the first place to use Daylight Savings Time? They started setting their clocks forward in 1908 with many other locations in Canada soon following. Germany and Austria were actually the first countries to use Daylight Savings Time, starting in 1916....
Jack Baird, Sonja Becker and Tom Ryan are seeking two available seats on the Hot Springs County Commissioners. Jack Baird Life-long Hot Springs County resident, Jack Baird, knows the county inside and out, and as a land owner and self-employed rancher, has covered much of the 233 miles of county roads on a regular basis. A straight talking, hard worker, Baird is dedicated to the county. Owning a successful business for over 20 years, he knows how to budget and operate within the good years and the lean years. He said he will listen to all the...
