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  • Travel and Tourism board meet

    Feb 2, 2023

    At the January Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said their deposit of the lodging tax revenue was still pending and therefore they did not have new numbers to report. The board voted and passed the approval of the financial report. Tourism Director Jackie Dorothy reported they have a new logo and said, “We switched up the Wyoming Hot Springs to make it less confusing to our internationals and non-locals. Or, do we want “Wyoming’s Hot Springs”? Once we finalize this logo,...

  • Agencies discuss forming Joint Powers Water District

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 26, 2023

    On January 17 the Hot Springs County Commissioners held an informal discussion with various entities to organize a Joint Powers Water District potentially. Representatives from the Town of Thermopolis, Owl Creek Water District, South Thermopolis Water & Sewer District, and Red Lane were present. East Thermopolis and Lucerne were invited but were not able to attend. Commission Chairman Tom Ryan provided some history for the group discussion saying, “In 2018, we started down this path. We had a l...

  • Update provided on BHB Nature & Discovery Center

    Jan 26, 2023

    At Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held last Tuesday at the Annex building Toddi Darlington and Joe Moon, with Jeb Schenck, presented to the commissioners a design update on the Big Horn Basin Nature & Discovery Center plans. They showed them colored architecture sketches from a ground-level view and a top-down view. They also explained the features they plan to construct which include a water feature, how a dam, water, and erosion work. They also will have a feature that discusses the petroglyphs and the formations of Legend Rock....

  • Resolution calls for gathering, slaughter of wild horses

    Jan 26, 2023

    by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Rep. John Winter (R-Thermopolis) rode horseback into the Red Desert to see some new country last year. An outfitter and rancher, Winter was accompanied by a rangeland specialist and members of the Rock Springs Grazing Association. During the outing he learned a good bit about a growing natural resource concern in that corner of the state: Wild horses. "I'll tell you, there are just too many horses," Winter said. "They're affecting sage grouse and other wildlife, and...

  • Concerned citizen asks about snow piles

    Jan 26, 2023

    The Thermopolis Town Council held a brief meeting last Tuesday evening at the Town Hall. During citizen participation, one subject requested a list of the council members’ names and contact information for the general public so they could exercise their right to petition the government. Another citizen requested information about how to get on the agenda and to do it through the proper channels. During the town department reports Director of Public Works Ernie Slagle held a brief discussion with a citizen about snow plowing in the streets. T...

  • Spann fundraiser Saturday

    Jan 26, 2023

    A cookie car fundraising auction will be held for Thermopolis Post Office employee Danny Spann on Saturday, January 28 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Spann is currently undergoing medical treatment for cancer. Proceeds will help with lodging, travel expenses and meals. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the live auction starting at 6 p.m. For more information or to donate an item to the auction, contact Dawn Jones at (307) 921-8611 or Susan Linko at (307) 752-0421....

  • Epperson joins Homestead Realty

    Jan 26, 2023

    by Jurri Schenck Tatum Epperson is a new real estate agent in Thermopolis and works at Homestead Realty. Epperson has been licensed since 2015 when she lived in Kansas City, Missouri. Regarding her motivation and experience said, "I am following in the footsteps of my grandma and my mom, which my grandma got licensed in like 1973. So combined we have like over 50 years of real estate background. I just feel like I have some fresh, fresh ideas for this town and for property owners." Epperson desc...

  • Speech and Debate team captures first place at Jackson

    Jan 26, 2023

    After hosting two successful home tournaments, the Hot Springs County High School Speech Team competed at the Worlando Beach Invitational Speech and Debate Meet on 13-14 January, hosted by Worland High School. The team placed 3rd among 1A/2A schools with 18 schools in attendance and over 350 individual entries. The Bobcats also traveled to the Jackson Hole Speech and Debate Tournament on 20-21 January, hosted by Jackson Hole High School. The team placed 1st among 1A/2A schools with 12 schools in attendance and over 250 individual entries. Senio...

  • Panel proposes $5M for housing

    Jan 26, 2023

    by Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Urged to do something about the state’s lagging housing stock, a legislative committee voted Tuesday to set aside $5 million for a new infrastructure grant. The grant, which would be funded by Wyoming’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) relief money, is a kind of counter-offer to one of Gov. Mark Gordon’s December budget proposals. In a letter to the Joint Appropriations Committee, Gordon originally asked for $15 million in relief money for unmet housing needs....

  • Long-term funding for suicide prevention lifeline removed

    Jan 26, 2023

    by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The 988 suicide lifeline bill was stripped on Friday of its $40 million appropriation to create a long-term trust fund, as well as the $6 million for a trust fund reserve account. The change was adopted in an amendment brought forward by Rep. Landon Brown, R-Cheyenne. His new language removed the trust fund and directed the Wyoming Department of Health to request an appropriation to fund the suicide prevention system in its next budget request. Brown told lawmakers on th...

  • Hot Springs Health board updated on CHNA report

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 26, 2023

    At the December Hot Springs Health board meeting, Dr. Mattson Mathey gave the medical staff report and said they passed a couple of policies and updated their circumcision policy. They also discussed their increase in numbers for OB and to make sure they have enough specialty nurses available to absorb and safely care for their increased numbers. Mathey said they have potentially 16 deliveries for January. During the CEO report, Scott Alwin detailed his efforts in physician recruitment. He also...

  • Update on electric vehicle charging stations

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 19, 2023

    At the January Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman updated the board about the proposed electric vehicle charging station and said that she is working with Kristen Gunther of Otterspace. Dorman reported that according to Wyoming State Parks District Manager Brooks Jordan, the Chamber is not able to sublease from Hot Springs State Parks. However, Otterspace is in negotiations and could create its own contract. One board member offered that they could...

  • Sustainable suicide lifeline funding gets initial approval

    Jan 19, 2023

    by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A bill that would create a sustainable trust fund for a suicide prevention and mental health crisis system was the subject of debate last Thursday. The House Revenue Committee was split 6-3 in its vote to approve House Bill 65, and an amendment to remove the $40 million appropriation for the 988 system trust fund account was defeated before the bill advanced. The legislation establishes the 988 system for suicide prevention by providing requirements and rule making a...

  • Wyoming Dinosaur Center Museum adds new exhibits

    Jan 19, 2023

    One of Wyoming's most popular visitor destinations, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, has a new look. The Center's paleontology museum recently underwent a makeover that includes both new exhibits and newly arranged exhibits. The changes improve the museum's overall presentation of dinosaurs and non-dinosaur fossils, already recognized as one of the best in the country. Still anchoring the exhibits are "Jimbo" the Supersaurus-the largest, most complete sauropod found to date in...

  • HSC Speaker Series begins

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 19, 2023

    The HSC Speaker Series, a non-partisan monthly meeting open to the public for informational purposes will be starting Wednesday, January 25 at noon at the Hot Springs County Library. County Assessor Daniel Webber will present information about property taxes. The second meeting will be on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. where information about Critical Race Theory in schools will be given. Following that, the meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday evening of each month. The specific...

  • Snowmelt forecast issued for Bighorn River Basin

    Jan 19, 2023

    Reclamation’s January forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: •Boysen Reservoir - Wind River April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast at 700,000 af, which is 115% of the 30-year average of 611,000 af. As of January 1, Boysen Reservoir is 83% full. * •Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 1,277,000 acre-feet (af), which is 103% of the 30-year average of 1,235,000 af. As of January 1, Bighorn Lake is curre...

  • Knighton recognized for service

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 19, 2023

    Former State Trooper Sue Knighton has been recognized by her previous supervisor Lieutenant Clay Barker of Cheyenne by giving her a plaque that contains her badge, medals, and pins for her years of service in both the military and the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Knighton grew up in Thermopolis and attended Ralph Witters Elementary School and the Middle School. After that, she moved to Washington State and graduated from high school in 1992. Next, she enlisted in the Army to be in the Military Police...

  • Veterans tax exemption procedure

    Jan 19, 2023

    Hot Springs County Assessor Daniel Webber announced today that currently qualified Hot Springs County veterans or their surviving spouse should contact the Assessor’s Office by telephone to renew their Veteran’s Exemption for 2023 on their property taxes. If the applicant will be using the exemption for vehicle licensing, they will need to stop by the Assessor’s Office when they come in the courthouse to renew their registration. The exemption can only be used in one county in Wyoming for the tax year and if you are using it on your prope...

  • WDC offers new and expanded Earth Science Education Programs for 2023

    Jan 19, 2023

    The Wyoming Dinosaur Center has expanded its education program this year and will be offering a wider range of earth science-oriented activities for both adults and young people. The core program of the full- or multiple-day “Dig for a Day” continues daily-–whereby groups and families learn dinosaur fossil excavation techniques at the Center’s nearby dig sites—as does the half-day excavation program, “Shovel Ready.” The dig site excavations run from May to September. Instruction in fossil preparation techniques returns with the minimum three...

  • Fundraiser set for Spann

    Jan 19, 2023

    A cookie jar fundraising auction will be held for Thermopolis Post Office employee Danny Spann on Saturday, January 28 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Spann is currently undergoing medical treatment for cancer. Proceeds will help with lodging, travel expenses and meals. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the live auction starting at 6 p.m. For more information or to donate an item to the auction, contact Dawn Jones at (307) 921-8611 or Susan Linko at (307) 752-0421....

  • School weight training program gains strength

    Kirk Boxleitner|Jan 19, 2023

    Boone Bowker, who’s in charge of strength and weight training at Hot Springs County High School, provided the Hot Springs County School Board with a Dec. 15 update from the weight room on the Bobcats’ strength as of the fall of 2022. Superintendent Dustin Hunt said the Hot Springs County School District has made “a pretty good investment in equipment with our strength program, and we have a lot of desire to continue to grow that.” Bowker deemed the 2022-23 school year “an incredible year so far,” as he elaborated that “the kids have been ama...

  • Estenson takes over as mayor

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 12, 2023

    At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting held January 3 at Town Hall, attorney Mike Messenger swore in Adam Estenson as the new mayor. Additionally, Messenger swore in council members John Dorman, Sr., and Rachel Hughes. Mayor Estenson thanked Messenger for administrating the oaths of office and for Mayor Mike Chimenti for years of service. Estenson also recognized councilmember Tony Larson and Codes Administrator Fred Crosby for their previous work with the council. Mayor Esteson’s first o...

  • Welcoming the new mayor

    Jan 12, 2023

    Mike Chimenti, outgoing Thermopolis mayor, shakes the hand of Adam Estenson congratulating him as the new Mayor of the Town of Thermopolis. Estenson was sworn in at the January 3 Thermopolis Town Council meeting....

  • Galovich takes seat as Hot Springs County Commissioner

    Jurri Schenck|Jan 12, 2023

    At the January 3 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Tom Ryan and Phil Scheel welcomed newly elected commissioner Paul Galovich. During the 2023 reorganization, the commissioners elected Tom Ryan as Chairman and Phil Scheel as Vice Chair. They also decided to keep the meeting dates and times the same, the first Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m. and the third Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. However, the January 17 meeting will be at 1 p.m. to allow for county employees’ travel time for a...

  • Two bills seek to create a back-to-school tax holiday

    Jan 12, 2023

    by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —Two bills were filed in advance of the Wyoming Legislature’s general session that would create a back-to-school tax holiday for families. Sen. Wendy Schuler, R-Evanston, and Rep. Landon Brown, R-Cheyenne, put forward separate pieces of legislation that will be introduced in their chambers but are nearly identical in content. The bills would implement a sales and use tax break the first weekend in August, and it would extend to the sale of clothing, computers, school suppl...

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