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You are invited to volunteer to help with or bring food for the Christmas dinner that will be served Wednesday, Dec. 25 beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church, 642 Arapahoe St. Meals will be delivered to homes prior to noon. You can sign up for a delivered meal or to eat in at Public Health (864-3311), Chamber of Commerce (864-3192), The Philips Help Center (864-3322), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (864-3629), Community Federated Church (864-2524) or the HSC Senior Center (864-2151). The dinner is brought to you by People for People...
Several area churches have scheduled dates and times for services near and on Christmas Day. They include: St. Francis Catholic Church – Tues., Dec 24, Christmas Eve Mass at 4 p.m.; Weds., Dec. 25 Christmas Day Mass at 11 a.m. Risen Son Baptist Church – Tues., Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m.; Weds., Christmas Day no service. Living Waters Assembly of God – Sunday Dec. 22 Service at 10:30 a.m., and Dec. 24, Christmas Eve candle light service at 6 p.m. Community Federated Church – Christmas Eve Services Tues., Dec. 24, 5 p.m., 7 p.m., a...
The members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives selected their respective leadership and finalized committee assignments for the 68th Wyoming Legislature following party caucuses Nov. 23 and 24. Members of leadership will be formally confirmed, and newly elected legislators will be sworn-in Jan. 14 beginning at Noon, as provided by the Wyoming Constitution. In the Senate, Sen. Bo Biteman (Ranchester) was nominated for President of the Senate; Sen. Tara Nethercott (Cheyenne) was elected Majority Floor Leader; and Sen. Tim Salazar...
At the December 12 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman and the board discussed the Demolition Derby and whether they would hold it next year or not. There were concerns about the lower attendance in 2024 and with fewer cars participating. Dorman said that they need to hit their budget number and there are worries about breaking even. The derby is a fundraiser for the Chamber. Board member Bradyn Harvey responded that “people will show up anyway” and...
Big Springs FFA Members have been busy serving our community. Part of the FFA motto is “Living to Serve” and that’s exactly what members have been busy doing. FFA members pitched in to purchase a full thanksgiving dinner for a family in town. Each person signed up to bring a specific item and the full meal was delivered to the family just before Thanksgiving. FFA members set a goal to fill 20 boxes for Operation Christmas Child to send Christmas gifts to kids in Mexico. TMS students and staff all helped out and we filled 22 boxes to spread Chri...
Fly Tying Night Out Thermopolis Fly Shop is hosting a night of fly tying Thursday, Dec. 19 from 4-8 p.m. at their new location 540 Arapahoe St. There is no cost for the event and you can bring your own vice or use one of theirs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, email thermopolisflyshop@gmail.com First Baptist Church events December 20-21, a youth trip fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring your gifts and they will wrap them for you on a donation basis. A Christmas choir program, “O Little Town of B...
On December 4, the Thermopolis Town Council held a brief meeting at Town Hall. Town Attorney Marshall Keller presented for the third and final reading of the ordinance for the town to not add fluoride into the water treatment plant system. There were no changes from the previous reading. There was a discussion with Mayor Adam Estenson and the council about their reasons for and against the ordinance. Some items of conversation including the government mass introducing fluorides into the...
At the December 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Account Payable Warrant Register for $486,297.70 and payroll for $226,297.70. Commissioner Phil Scheel recused himself from a portion of the financials. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) report and said that they ran an automated parcel update for the ArcGIS Online data. They also drew and attributed 2024 septic permits,...
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com via Wyoming News Exchange Wyoming’s largest electricity provider, Rocky Mountain Power, has agreed to trim a temporary rate hike for its 144,000 customers. The decision follows pressure from the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate and Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers — a powerful rate-scrutinizing group that accounts for about 70% of the company’s electrical power consumption in the state. The Wyoming Public Service Commission on Monday approved a settlement agreement between the parties that final...
Tom and Shandra Wells opened their business, Hot Spot Collision on October 1 and have hit the ground running with work. They are located at 306 North 6th Street. They rent the building from Dennis Leonhardt, who previously had the Hot Rod Station in the same location. Wells' business is for auto body and paint repair for vehicles damaged in collisions. It is not a restoration shop. The majority of their work is windshield replacements, rock chip repairs, putting wrecked cars back to normal, and...
Santa comes to town Santa is coming to Thermopolis a few times before Christmas to visit with children and hear their Christmas wish lists. On Saturday, Dec. 14, Santa will be at Storyteller from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and at Hot Springs County Museum from 1-3 p.m. Dance recital Hot Springs Dancers will present It’s a Barbie World Dance Recital on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County School District Auditorium, 415 Springview. Donations will be accepted upon entry. First Baptist Church events The First Baptist Church at 310 S. 6th S...
by Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Committee leadership roles currently held by two of Cheyenne’s moderate Republican lawmakers will be passed to members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, a group of hardline Republicans, for the new 68th Wyoming Legislature. The structure of legislative committees wields significant influence in the function of the Legislature. One of the most influential committees is the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee; it’s the only one that makes recommendations about t...
New inductees to the National Honor Society from Hot Springs County High School include Emme Miller, Annalyn Sharp, Aubriana Layman, Ella Slover, Nolan Collins and Alec Martinez. They were honored at a ceremony last week. Academic awards were also handed out at the ceremony....
Residents around Wyoming and elsewhere are reminded to be on guard for a number of scams going around Hacker’s Brief 11/29/2024 Quick to Call, Quick to Scam!: A Laramie resident reported receiving a scam call from a 520 (Arizona) number. The caller claimed to be from QuickBooks support, stating that the recipient was using an outdated version of QuickBooks Desktop, which would no longer be supported after a specific date. The caller urged the recipient to upgrade by calling a Louisiana-based number to avoid service interruptions. However, t...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Department of Education seeks public comment on new standards SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Education is seeking public comment on the 2024 Proposed Wyoming Standards for world languages and cultures, math extended and science extended. Comments can be provided by attending a virtual meeting or submitting online at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey_KXqLlRLNHsD6LCaXxqKNBO3xaqVffQWF68eTRVXfvri0w/viewform by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2025. Virtual meetings are also being held to collect c...
On November 26, 2024, District Court Judge, Bill Simpson, entered an Order Following Bench Trial, which sets forth the Court’s ruling upon the issues that were before the Court at the Hearing held in the Fifth Judicial District at Hot Springs County, on June 17-18, 2024. The Order brings to a close, at least at the District Court level, the dispute between plaintiff’s Michele and Michael Stevens, doing business as The Tipi Retreat, L.L.C., and defendant, Hot Springs County. The recent order imposes a total fine in the sum of $40,250 upon The...
Hot Springs County resident Douglas Edwards, 53, filed a civil federal lawsuit in October against the Thermopolis Police Department (TPD), Hot Springs County Sheriff’’s Office (HSCSO), unnamed Detention Center Officers 1-6, Ken Smith, Casey Freund, Jessica Araiza and Pat Cornwell. Edwards does not have a lawyer and representing himself in the case. He filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP) declaring he was unable to pay for the costs of the proceedings. In Edwards Civil Rights Complaint, he asserts a total of seven claims inc...
People for People was established in Thermopolis in 1988 and has flourished because of the amazing community support shown to the organization, making it possible for them to help feed our community members. Originally started by members of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the organization now involves multiple community groups who volunteer to prepare the meals. The People for People organization purchases all the needed food and supplies, and then each week, one of the groups prepares the Su...
Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce plans to host the 2024 Thermopolis Lighted Parade with the theme “Characters of Christmas.” The parade will be on Saturday, December 7. Line up on Senior Avenue is at 5:30 p.m. The parade starts at 6 p.m. It will move down Arapahoe to Fifth Street, left to Broadway Street up to the stoplight where they will loop around and go back down Broadway Street. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause will be at Broadway Bakery after the parade. At press time, limited parade entries had been received by the Chamber. A fin...
Santa comes to town Santa is coming to Thermopolis a few times before Christmas to visit with children and hear their Christmas wish lists. This Saturday, Dec. 7, he will be at Thermopolis Hardware from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and he will be at Broadway Bakery following the downtown Lighted Christmas parade. On Saturday, Dec. 14, Santa will be at Storyteller from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Giving Tree The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting this year’s Giving Tree. The children benefiting from the Giving Tree and for birth to age 18. Only a p...
At the November Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Treasurer Audra Dominguez reported that their October 31, 2024 lodging tax distribution was $36,546.19. In the previous year, October 2023, their lodging tax distribution was $38,506.60. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. Tourism Director Angie Guyon also presented a new budget that was reformatted to become more readable, with different categories being identified. There was no change to the...
At the November 26 Hot Springs Health board meeting held at the conference room, CEO Scott Alwin had several employees share their recent experiences at the Orlando Service Excellence Conference. Some of the staff received awards and also gave presentations. They also relayed how impactful the keynote speaker was in telling powerful stories. Alwin also recognized and honored David Koerwitz for his years of service on the finance committee as a board member. The meeting was Koerwitz’s final attendance. Alwin and the board gave a basket full o...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming brings antitrust action against asset managers for ESG policies CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming is part of a coalition of states that has brought an antitrust enforcement action against asset managers Blackrock, State Street and Vanguard “for their coordinated and anticompetitive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) schemes to disrupt the energy industry,” according to a news release from Gov. Mark Gordon’s office. Each defendant — three of the largest institutional investors in the world — has ind...
by CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — In September, two local residents were caught by Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation agents with what appeared to be 7,000 fentanyl pills and a pound of meth outside Meeteetse. The pair was arrested and charged, but the investigation of the couple — and, allegedly, a drug ring — continued. In October, agents caught two more people with another 3,500 pills south of Buffalo. All four are now facing felony charges in connection with the alleged conspiracy, and authorities belie...
At the November 14 Hot Springs County School District #1 board meeting. Trustees Marshall Keller and Jennifer Axtell were not present. At the beginning of the meeting, Trustee Clay VanAntwerp made a motion to add to the agenda the extension of the superintendent’s and other contracts. Trustee Bethany Webber voted against the additions to the agenda. Later in the meeting, after the executive session, Trustee VanAntwerp made a motion to extend Elementary Principal Nichole Ciz’s contract through 2027. During discussion Trustee Bethany Webber said...
