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The building owed by Pinnacle Bank located at the corner of Broadway and Fourth Streets was demolished and hauled away last week. President of the Thermopolis branch, Minnie Miller, said they will be building a new bank building at that location. The building was formerly the location of Steve's Plumbing and Heating business office (see ad on this page)....
The Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund, in conjunction with Hot Springs County Public Health and The Department of Family Services are sponsoring a Community Baby Shower. Families with infants and expectant families are cordially invited to attend and receive a free gift basket with baby items (while supplies last). There will also be raffles from Ryte Rehabilitation, Farmers’ Insurance and the Department of Family Services. The community baby shower is to provide support and resources to families with infants and expectant families. Several com...
At approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday September 17, the Thermopolis Fire Department was dispatched to Buffalo Creek Road for a reported structure fire. Firefighters arrived to find a two-vehicle garage/shop with active fire in the roof rafters. Firefighters attacked and quickly extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported as a result of this fire. Firefighters responded to the scene with 4 units: two engines, one water tender, and a rescue truck. Fire crews were assisted by Mortimore Ambulance Service, and Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office. T...
Hot Springs County junior in high school Jay Ritchey, 16, has donated 175 pounds of pork to the Senior Center as part of the Fair to Fork program. According to No Hunger Wyoming, different youth from various countries have participated in Wyoming Hunger Initiative's Fair to Fork Program. Their website states, "First Lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative, in partnership with Wyoming 4-H and FFA, recently piloted a new program under the Food from the Farm + Ranch banner called Fair to...
Hot Springs County Senior Center is hosting a full schedule of events this fall. The center is located at 206 Senior Avenue. For more information on these events, contact the center at 864-2151. Dance classes have started and are being held on Fridays from 1-1:30 p.m. A cribbage tournament is planned for October 5 at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $25. Call the center to sign up. Hot Springs Pharmacy will offer flu shots at the center on October 7 from 8 a.m.-noon. Medicare card is required, along with paperwork that can be done in advance. You can pick...
Members of the community are invited to a meeting on September 23 at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building, 627 Springview, to discuss the possibility of having a community center built in Thermopolis on Hot Springs State Park property. Phil Scheel, a current Hot Springs County Commissioner, provided some background to this proposal. He said, “The purpose of the meeting is just to get the folks together who have expressed interest in a community center in Thermopolis.” Scheel took note of meeting spaces already existing in town, suc...
by By Zak Sonntag, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange Wyoming’s oil and gas producers have won a reprieve with a federal court injunction against the Bureau of Land Management’s methane regulation rule, stalling for now regulatory requirements that would have added millions of dollars in overhead for producers and threatened to force many of Wyoming’s small operators out of business, industry representatives say. ‘The left hand of the government does not know what the right hand of the government is doing’ The court declared...
The Wyoming Shriners will hold their statewide meeting and their parade on September 21 at 11 a.m. to celebrate their regional conferral, where they make new Shriners from candidates. To become a Shriner, you have to be a Freemason first. The parade will start on the usual path on Senior Avenue, moving to the stoplight, and then end at the VFW. Local Shriner president Dave Voorhees and member Eric Kay invite the public to come join the celebration. They also invite local groups such as emergency services, kids and anybody else that wants to be...
Vicklund Pharmacy’s name is changing to Hot Springs Pharmacy. Vicklund Pharmacy was established in 1987 by Carol Vickund Bivens and current owner Tony Deromedi purchased the pharmacy in 2014 after he worked for Bivens from 2004 until 2014. Deromedi said, “I decided it was time to freshen up the name and logo earlier this year to Hot Springs Pharmacy. I chose the name to represent the wonderful county we live in and the logo was chosen to represent Roundtop and the precious hot springs.” Deromedi appreciates Bivens “for creating a true communi...
Two local Thermopolites were among the thousands of elected officials, delegates and staffers who attended last month's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illionos. Kim Bartlett, Hot Springs County Democratic Party Chair and Wyoming National Committeewoman to the Democratic National Committee, attended as a delegate alongside her husband, John Fenton, who attended as a Page. The Wyoming Democratic Party brought three elected officials, 13 elected delegates, four automatic delegates, thre...
Save the date for The Red Dirt Master Gardeners annual Farm 2 Fork Dinner on October 13 from 4-6 p.m. at the Community Church Hall, 631 Big Horn St. This year they are focused on Harvest Soup and Salads. Red Dirt Master Gardener members Stefani LaBeau and Marla Kalal are organizing the event. LaBeau said, “The dinner is important because basically it’s a community service and fundraiser. It raises awareness that the Red Dirt Master Gardeners exist, and it’s a way for us to give back to the community and the community to support us if they...
There will be a Cookie Jar Auction to benefit the Logan and Sesi Shumway Family and their premature twins on Saturday, September 28 at 6 p.m. at the fair building. The Shumway twin boys were born on July 31 are 29 weeks gestation. The family said, “They have also been in the world for a month now. Both babies have reached so many milestones and grown so much already. Koa is 1 lb 14.5 oz, which is 6.5 oz higher than his birth weight. Zion is 2 lbs 10 oz which is 13 oz higher than his birth weight. Both babies have been extubated and are still ne...
Shawn Mohr is the new Public Health Director in Hot Springs County starting August 5. The previous director Tricia McPhie resigned earlier this summer. Mohr said he is "getting settled and figuring out where things are at and getting my schedule going." Mohr has been receiving a large amount of training from the state and looking to see that they are meeting all the needs of the county's public health. Not only that, Mohr is focusing on areas for improvement and to prepare for the coming flu...
Rooted in Faith Christian Women’s Conference will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22 from noon-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event will feature lunch, worship, fellowship, growth, a book swap, door prizes, giveaways and more. Special guest speaker, Debbie Martin, will present Bloom Where You Are Planted. She has been a florist in the industry for over 40 years and currently, as a hobby, she owns a successful floral business, Flowers from the Farm. She also helps her husband in a custom hay business. She is the author of a book ti...
The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office certified Hot Springs County resident Larry Alwin as a qualified write-in candidate from the Primary Election, as a State Representative District 28 candidate. Alwin has accepted the nomination and he will be running as a Democrat against Republican John R. Winter in the General Election in November....
Annual summer picnic Hot Springs County Historical Society, HSC Pioneer Association and HSC Museum will hold their annual summer picnic on Saturday, Sept. 21 beginning at 12:30 at the Lower Terrace Shelter, near the boat dock, in Hot Springs State Park. Meat and drinks will be provided. Please bring a salad and/or dessert and your own table service. For more information, call 864-2678 or 921-1551. Suicide Prevention Walk Hot Springs County Prevention Coalition is sponsoring a Walk for Suicide Prevention on Sunday, Sept. 22 beginning at 5 p.m....
At the September Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, guest Heidi Peterson, Executive Director of Wyoming State Chamber, introduced herself and described her organization. The mission of the Wyoming State Chamber is to build business in Wyoming through advocacy, education, and communication. The State Chamber is the resource for local chambers, providing advocacy for local chambers’ businesses. In old business, CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported on the August 10 Demolition Derby and that the event was down in spectators and p...
The Town of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office (HSCSO) issued a joint statement on Tuesday explaining the details of an officer involved shooting that resulted in a man’s death on Monday night. One officer from the Thermopolis Police Department(TPD) and one deputy from the HSCSO were involved in a lethal force incident that started when the TPD was called to the 300 block of Clark St. in Thermopolis for a welfare check at approximately 5:25 p.m. on September 9. According to the joint statement, upon arrival, the TPD off...
At the September 3 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett reported that Hot Springs County Commissioners approved a plat change for the potential transfer station location. Mayor Adam Estenson said that the location announcement will be made forthcoming pending from “fine tuning of the contract”. Barnett also mentioned that chip seal work will going on from Amoretti to Broadway between 6th Street and 8th Street. During citizen participation, Jacqueline Michel and Ell...
Following a wind event the tore through downtown Thermopolis on Monday afternoon, a lightning strike started a fire in the Warm Springs area southeast of Thermopolis. The fire was reported around 3 p.m. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department personnel quickly responded to the scene. The fire grew to a reported 1,600 acres as of Tuesday morning. A statement released Tuesday morning from the fire department said they would continue working on the West Warm Springs Fire. Progress was made on the...
Hot Springs County Assessor Daniel Webber has announced that applications are available to apply for the Long Term Homeowner’s Exemption for 2025 on your property taxes. In order to qualify for the exemption, you must meet all of the following criteria: •You must be at least 65 years old at the time you apply •You must be the legal owner of record of the property you are applying to receiving the exemption on as of January 1, 2025 •The property for which you are applying for the exemption must be your primary residence and you must reside...
Randy and Violet Olsen were traveling southbound on Highway 20 near Kirby when a trailer load of straw caught fire. Within minutes, the truck, trailer and straw were engulfed. Both were able to exit the vehicle safely. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department members responded and extinguished the vehicle and fire and a fire in nearby brush....
The Wyoming Shriners will be holding their statewide meeting and a parade in Thermopolis. The parade will be Saturday, September 21 beginning at 11 a.m. to celebrate their regional conferral, where they make new Shriners from candidates. The parade will start on the usual path on Senior Avenue, moving to the stoplight and then end at the VFW. Local Shriner president Dave Voorhees and member Eric Kay invite the public to come join the celebration. They also invite local groups such as emergency s...
Plein Air in the Parks will be taking place at Hot Springs State Park on September 11-15. There are a number of events that are open to the public and the full schedule of events. Online registration for artists is available at https://pleinairintheparks-hotsprings.eventbrite.com or artists may register in person during the event. Now in its seventh year, Plein Air in the Parks is a collaborative program by the Wyoming Arts Council and Wyoming State Parks. The tradition of plein air painting includes on-site painting and drawing outdoors....
A Cookie Jar Auction to benefit Logan and Sesi Shumway and their premature twins will be held on Saturday, September 28 at 6 p.m. at the fair building. The Shumway’s twin boys were born on July 31, 2024, at 29 weeks gestation. The family said, “They have also been in the world for a month now. Both babies have reached so many milestones and grown so much already. Koa is 1 lb 14.5 oz, which is 6.5 oz higher than his birth weight. Zion is 2 lbs 10 oz which is 13 oz higher than his birth wei...
