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A reception honoring the 2024 Hot Springs County Hall of Fame inductees will be held on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum located at 700 Broadway St. This year’s inductees include Don and Glenna Tippets, J.D Woodruff, Charles Smith, Bob Brown and George Sliney. Everyone is welcome to attend and help in honoring these people who made an impact on our town and county. Refreshments will be served after the presentation. For more information, contact Ray Shaffer, 864-2678 or Barb Vietti, 9...
At the August 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall during citizen participation, Eric Kay presented a request for a proposed Shriners Parade on Saturday, September 21. Kay said that this day will be a conferral for new Shriners and that a couple of 100 people plus their families are expected to attend. The parade would begin at 10 a.m. at Senior Center Drive, come to the flagpole, turn around, and end at the VFW. Kay added that the Shriner’s funny cars would be present and t...
The Wyoming Arts Council, in partnership with Wyoming State Parks and Sagebrush Artisans, will be hosting the second Plein Air in the Parks event this summer in Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis on September 11-15, 2024. Registration is now open on eventbrite.com. Early bird registration is available through August 31. Plein Air in the Parks seeks to engage regional and youth artists in the legacy of creating art on-site outdoors, all while exploring the rich landscapes of Wyoming. Artists are invited to participate through one or all of...
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com, via WNE Fresh off a regulatory defeat, and amid ongoing legal battles and skyrocketing wildfire liability costs, Rocky Mountain Power is once again asking to charge its Wyoming customers more for electricity. Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest electricity provider, filed a new rate request with state regulators on Friday asking for an increase of $123.5 million, or an overall 14.7% hike, citing renewable energy investments and skyrocketing insurance costs for wildfire liability. If the Wyoming Public S...
With a shared commitment to manage for healthy rangelands and reduce wildfire risk, the Bureau of Land Management continues to partner with Bighorn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie county weed and pest districts to aerially spray cheatgrass from now through mid-September in the following locations: Hot Springs County Northwest of Thermopolis on the north side of Cottonwood Creek Bighorn County North of Hyattville in Sheep Springs area along the Alkali Creek Road North of Shell in Davis Draw/Bear Creek area East of Lovell in Cottonwood...
At the August 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Chairman Tom Ryan was not present. Therefore, Vice Chairman Phil Scheel suspended the normal Robert’s Rules of Order so that he and Commissioner Paul Galovich could conduct business. In all separate actions, the commissioners voted and passed the approval to ratify the accounts payable warrant register for $24,869.36, a second warrant for $641,661.40, and payroll for $227,006.32. Vice Chairman Scheel recused himself from a payment t...
Four Republican candidates will be vying for a single Hot Springs County Commissioner seat in the 2024 Primary Election. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate. We are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Bob Aguiar Bob Aguiar has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently he is the...
Town of Thermopolis Running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council are incumbents Dusty Lewis and Bill Malloy and challenger Tony Larson. Although only two seats are available, all three candidates will move forward to the General Election in this nonpartisan race. We will feature bios and more information on these candidates prior to that time. Hot Springs County Kris McNeff is running unopposed for reelection as the Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court. Kirby In the town of Kirby, Zachary Crees and Tina L. Keasling are running...
Hot Springs County has five voting precincts. They are Town of Thermopolis 1-1, located from the middle of 9th Street and West toward Cody, Town of Thermopolis 1-2, located from the middle of 9th Street and East towards River, East Thermopolis 2-1 is for all voters in the municipal boundary; Kirby 3-1, all voters in the municipal boundary; and Rural 4-1, all rural voters outside the municipal boundaries. Precinct Maps can be viewed on the Hot Springs County Webpage Map Server: www.hscounty.com. Click on Map Server, Accept Terms of Use, under...
Voters in the 2024 Primary Election will have a chance to decide whether to establish a Hot Springs County Senior Citizen Service District with a maximum levy of two mills to be imposed on the district’s taxable property. If the formation of the district passes, voters will vote on district board members in the general election in November. The issue of forming the district will be decided in the primary this year....
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the House District 28 seat representing Hot Springs, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Kevin Skates Kevin Skates grew up in Wyoming. He was born in Cody. “Our district is in need of r...
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the State Senate District 20 seat representing Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Ed Cooper Ed Cooper is running for reelection for the Senate District 20 seat....
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrass and challengers Reid Rasner and John Holtz on the republican ballot and Scott D. Marrow on the democrat ballot. This is for one seat, a six year term. Reid Rasner attended the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum and said: My name is Reid Rasner. I’m running for the United States Senate. I’m a fourth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. I graduated from Saint Anthony’s Catholic School and Carbon County High Schoo...
Voters residing in the various precincts in Hot Springs County will have a chance to vote for their committeemen and committeewomen. We attempted to reached out to those running by email or phone to request information from candidates listed on the official ballots. The responses we received are printed here. Republican For Precinct Committeeman 1-1, a two year term, voters are requested to vote for not more than two. Ralph Jager, Russell H. Lewis and Jerry D Williams appear on the primary ballot. Jager responded with the following: Citizens...
by Duke Dance Star Valley Independent Record Via Wyoming News Exchange A ballot initiative aimed at cutting property taxes in Wyoming fell just shy of the required number of signatures. The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office said on Tuesday that after review, the petition signatures for the “People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner’s Property Exemption” yielded 28,700 accepted valid signatures in total, short of the required 29,730. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the required number of signatur...
The 2024 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale brought in $223,698.50, down from $266,429.75 last year. Official results from the sale have been released. The livestock were auctioned off live and the baked goods were sold at a silent auction. Twenty-nine head of beef came through the ring this year and sold for an average of $4,185.36 per head for a total sales amount of $121,375.50. The average price per head was down from last year's average of $5,877.18. The average price...
Kent Hessenthaler and his famous sweet corn are in grave danger due to animals destroying his crop and is looking for support from the community. According to Hessenthaler, either deer or antelope have penetrated his corn fields and have been eating his early staged crop. If this animal activity continues, he could lose his crop entirely and also possibly permanently end his sweet corn efforts going forward. Hessenthaler said, "This is year 39. I started in 1985, and have done sweet corn ever...
The 3rd annual Preschool Activity Fair is scheduled for Friday, August 9 from 10 a.m- noon at the Washakie (Kiwanis) Shelter in Hot Springs State Park. This is a fun activity for preschool children to kick off the beginning of the school year. The preschool activity fair is designed for children ages 1-4, but the whole family is welcome to attend. The fair will have interactive activities for children and their caretakers. Some of the booths include Hot Springs State Park, Children’s Resource Center, Public Health, Rison Son Preschool / E...
Get revved up for the Thermopolis Demolition Derby this Saturday, August 10 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds with the action starting at 6 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. Limited Weld Grand prize is $3,000 with the second place winner taking home $1,500 and third place brings in $800 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. If you’re more interested in the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500, second $750 and third $500. Chain Class derby, first place $1,000 and second place $500. (Must have five.) And n...
Banana split day Central Bank & Trust staff members will be serving up free banana splits on Thursday, August 15 from 1-4 p.m. at 435 Arapahoe. Everyone is welcome. Celebrating 20 years One Stop Repair and Service Center will be celebrating 20 years in business by hosting a customer appreciation lunch on Friday, August 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Everyone is invited....
On Saturday, August 3, The E Clampus Vitus Chapter 1867 held a temporary unveiling for a plaque setting at the Gebo Cemetery. Vice President Ben Jackson said that their organization is a fraternal order that "now focuses on the preservation of sites of historical significance, more surrounding the gold rush era and the progression or the migration of the pioneers from the into the western, the United States around the gold rush era and moving forward." With their mission in mind, Jackson and his...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation today issued a reminder that advertising signs cannot be placed in the state right-of-way. “With the upcoming elections, we’ve seen an increase in the number of signs our maintenance crews are having to remove from the right-of-way fence or from the right-of-way itself,” said WYDOT maintenance foreman Chad Shaffer of Shoshoni. “Wyoming law and WYDOT policy prohibit placement of signs in those areas, so when our maintenance crews come through an area, they pick them up and take them to the area mainten...
by Jerri Prejean & Jurri Schenck Ryan Mosser is a 2022 high school graduate from Thermopolis, Wyoming, and is 20 years old, who enrolled in Wind River Job Corps to get his electrical certifications. Since his arrival in February, he has received his State Electrical Apprenticeship Card and certifications in OSHA-10 Construction, Residential Roof Top Solar Technician, Ladder Safety, and Ramset Power Actuated Tools. Mosser was also "Wind River Job Corps Student of the Week'' back in May, and an ar...
Each year, U.S. citizens contribute 4.1 billion hours of volunteer services in this great country - time spent in civic pursuits, like coaching youth sports; serving on the directing boards of non-profit groups or local business organizations - or time spent on religious activities, like maintaining the church building; or raising monies to help the less advantaged in our communities. Those services equate to over 122 billion dollars in value! According to statistics generated by the U.S. Census, Wyoming ranks second among the states in the...
by Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Christopher Hicks was 19 when he lived in a trailer in Gillette with other teens and a charismatic 40-year-old man — a man who was facing charges for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepson. Hicks had been kicked out of his parents’ home in Arizona before traveling to Gillette, and that trailer was the last place he’d live before prison became his life. In 2005, the older man pressured Hicks and an 18-year-old into murdering two people who would likely testify against him in an upcoming sexual assault trial...
