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The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services just released the numbers for unemployment in the state, showing a drop to just 4 percent in January, down one-tenth of a percent from December. In Hot Springs County, however, the unemployment rate in January was 4.7 percent, a full percentage point higher than December when it was just 3.7 percent. Comparing January, 2019 to January, 2018, our unemployment rate is four-tenths of a percent higher than a year ago. Our labor force in the county is up 15 people from December, but there are 89 fewer...
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its March forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. The report shows the forecasted April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is 600,000 acre feet (af), which is 90 percent of the 30-year average of 603,300 af. The bureau prepares monthly forecasts for the runoff, which typically occurs between from April through May. Forecasts take into account snow accumulating at an average rate. If the temperature increases and there’s not as much snow as predicted in the coming w...
During the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting on March 14, much of the discussion focused on an idea that has been circulating around town the past couple months — a collaboration between the chamber, the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism, the Hot Springs Economic Development Company (EDC) and Thermopolis Main Street. Phillip Scheel met with Greg Willson earlier in the week to discuss the possibility of bringing multiple entities under a larger board so services are not dupl...
Hot Springs County School District held their March meeting on Tuesday night, adding Dan Pebbles as an alternate classroom professional, approved the hiring of Jennifer Cheney as the Community Support and Prevention Specialist, hired Jack Horab as a counselor and Kylie Bears as a fifth grade teacher for the upcoming school year. The Community Support and Prevention Specialist position is a new one, created to establish a program to motivate and mobilize the community regarding alcohol, tobacco...
At Tuesday’s meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller reported there is continued decline in the lodging tax receipts. “We took a pretty big hit again this month,” Moeller said. Receipts were down 41 percent compared to last year. Last month’s deposit also showed a decrease of 14 percent from the previous year, and Moeller further pointed out that of the past nine months, seven have ben lower than last year. For the year, receipts are down 10 percent compared to this ti...
On Friday, March 8 at 12:40 p.m., Governor Gordon signed into law Senate File 57, which officially takes effect July 1. The file sets forth requirements for the release of public records, as well as designation of an ombudsman by the governor to receive complaints for violations of the public records act. In January during the 2019 Legislature, Senator Wyatt Agar said the bill was a good one, as it allows for transparency in local government agencies without making it such a burdensome task to...
A WYDOT plow truck's wing plow was hit from behind by a commercial vehicle at about 7 a.m. on March 7. Charges are pending against the commercial truck driver. When driving on snowy roads, be aware and drive safe with plows out so they can get the roads clear....
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct six open-house meetings throughout the Bighorn Basin with one final meeting in Cody to discuss 2019 hunting season proposals for game birds and big game. During the open houses, Game and Fish personnel will be available to discuss proposed changes to 2019 hunting seasons for local hunt areas. A final meeting, during which statewide seasons may be discussed, will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 28 at the Park County Library in Cody. Public input is valued and an important part of the season setting...
This cold and flu season seems to be hanging on forever with folks suffering from coughs that have lasted for weeks, congestion that seems never ending and flu symptoms that come and go what feels like every other day. Its been the same for kids, too, passing illness around and around the classroom. Kids actually catch about eight colds each year, and with everything from sharing school supplies to toys, its no wonder parents feel like their kids are constantly sick. All it takes is one third grader to come home with a bug and the next thing...
Along the north side of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital a trailer houses an imaging system and equipment to allow the hospital to continue its nuclear medicine program. At the most recent meeting of the hospital board of trustees, a motion passed to allow the transfer of $350,000 in capital money from the 2020 budget to the 2019. As the previous equipment for nuclear medicine broke down a replacement was necessary and is expected in May, though the temporary mobile unit behind the hospital...
Recently it was announced that the Trump Administration proposed the delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. Game Warden Benge Brown noted the wolf has been on and off the list over the years in not only Wyoming, but Montana and Idaho as well. On April 25, 2017, a court mandate returned management of the gray wolves to the state. The animals can be something of an issue, he said, having attacked livestock at local farms and ranches. Brown explained there are a lot of wolves in the state, and there are designated predatory...
After a meeting Tuesday morning with the Hot Springs County Commissioners, the county’s IT professional Dean Peranteaux, Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, County Attorney Jill Logan, Town Attorney Mike Messenger and Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby will be having work session to decide which entity is going to pay for what when it comes to the Joint Law Enforcement Center. At this time, the equipment is purchased and maintained by the county while the dispatchers are provided by the town. Both s...
The 65th Wyoming Legislature has come to a close with an additional day and a rather long night for legislators, finishing up at 2 a.m. on Feb. 28. SF0049 is on its way to the governor’s desk. Relating to private school structures, the bill would exempt private schools from zoning conditions in both towns and counties. A controversial bill, it narrowly passed the house, 33-26 and then cleared the senate on a 25-3 vote. “I voted against this bill,” Representative John Winter said, “beca...
Families of students in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 along with members of the community attended an open meeting Tuesday night regarding vaping and drugs that may be found in our schools. For the past several months there had been a crackdown on students vaping or using electronic cigarettes in the schools and on school grounds. Unfortunately, in some cases, the electronic cigarettes are filled with illegal substances rather than the liquid nicotine they are intended for. In order t...
Last Wednesday in Natrona County District Court, Tony Cercy received a six to eight year prison sentence during proceedings that lasted more than two hours.. Cercy was found guilty of third-degree sexual assault by a Hot Springs County jury on Nov. 21. He had been acquitted of two additional counts — first-degree sexual assault and second-degree sexual assault — in Natrona County, where he molested a woman while she slept on a couch in his residence. Jurors there did not reach a unanimous decision for the third-degree charge, resulting in a cha...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the Sunday vandalism of the Gooseberry Rest Area between Thermopolis and Meeteetse on Highway 120. According to information from Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, a deputy responded to the rest area at about 10:15 a.m.; the vandalism reportedly occurred around 8 a.m. according to the sheriff’s office Facebook page. Kraushaar said it appears a male and female subject entered the rest area with two dogs — a pit bull and a poodle — as well as a couple kennels...
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, a woman driving a vehicle struck a utility pole near Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. It was unknown if the accident was due to slick roads or driver error....
Those who need some assistance in figuring out their finances can visit with Edward Jones Financial Advisor Travis Winger, who joined the office in November. Winger said provides a wide variety of services including financial assessments and solutions, annuities, bonds, life insurance, mutual funds, business retirements and several more. Raised in Lander, Winger moved to Thermopolis in 2011. Though the Edward Jones physical office is located in Worland, Winger spends 95 percent of his time in...
Three Hot Springs County High School juniors took top places in the Code of the West American Dream Essay Contest sponsored through the Boys and Girls Club of Wyoming. Hannah Hu with her entry Forge Your Own Path, earned first place which comes with a $300 cash award and entry into the state level competition and a chance at $5,000. Ashley McPhie and her Crooked Paths of Courage took second and a $200 award, and Tahja Hunt’s Taking the Long Road took third and a $100 award. The American Dream Essay Contest is centered on bestselling author, J...
Tuesday evening the Thermopolis Town Council approved, by a 4-1 vote, to pass a resolution approving and adopting an updated police policy manual presented by Police Chief Julie Mathews. Council member Tony Larson, who voted “no,” questioned whether any of the police officers had seen the new policies and suggested they see it before council votes and makes it policy. Mayor Mike Chimenti noted that not only the police chief but also Town Attorney Mike Messenger have reviewed the updated man...
CODY — Following on the heels of state legislation authorizing state grizzly bear management, members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation are reintroducing a bill to authorize just that. Sen. Mike Enzi and Rep. Liz Cheney introduced the Grizzly Bear State Management Act, which directs the Department of the Interior to reissue its delisting decision and prohibits further judicial review of the decision. “It’s clear that under the Endangered Species Act, grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region are fully recovered, that they should be deliste...
Here in the west, we have to keep an eye out for all manner of critters when doing things outdoors, but there is one in particular that we may walk up on before we even realize it. The rattlesnake. Generally, rattlesnakes come out of their winter rest in late March and April, depending on the weather, but don’t be surprised if you see one out sooner if the weather gets particularly warm. Rattlesnakes don’t actually go into hibernation where they sleep all winter, instead they go into a period of...
As the time of year arrives when people buy baby poultry and start planning flocks, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding people to watch out for the harmful germs baby birds can sometimes carry even if they appear healthy and clean. “Because poultry chicks are soft and cute, many people want to touch, hold or even snuggle them but this behavior can be risky because the birds can have germs on their body and in their droppings,” said Tiffany Greenlee, surveillance epidemiologist with WDH. Baby poultry are a common source of Salmon...
This weekend marks the start of Daylight Savings Time across the U.S. when we set our clocks forward an hour, or “Spring Ahead” on Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Germany and Austria were the first countries to use Daylight Savings Time in 1916, but few know that a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years. In 1908, Port Arthur, Ontario, now known as Thunder Bay, turned their clocks forwards for the first time on July 1. Germany and Austria, who were allies during WWI, started Daylight Savings Time to minimize the use of art...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members Peggy Hyslope, Annie Bloomquist, Stormy Southwell, Ronda Haun, Marta Scott, Kayla Wood, Bethany Barna, Daniel Hemann, Mitchell Volin P.A.-C., Michelle Westman, Ellen Reynolds P.A.-C., Dr. Mattson Mathey and Paula Clifford completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. Jeffery VanAntwerp, Barbara Kissel, Kiara Warman, Colton Dobbins and Dusty Barnes have earned their State FFA degrees. Bobbi Jennings earned a Bachelor of Science, and Christina Porath earned a Bachelor of Arts and...
