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The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Blood Drive on September 5-6 The Tuesday, Sept. 5 drive will be held at the HSC Senior Citizen Center from 2-6 p.m. The Wednesday, Sept. 6 drive will be held at the High school gym from 9-1:30 p.m. Blood that is donated here in Thermopolis goes to Billings, which is the blood bank for our community. For more information or to make an appointment, call Blood Drive Coordinator Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414....
The 2023 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale brought in a record breaking $266,429.75, up from $218,963.26 last year. Official results from the live sale and baked good silent auction have been released. Twenty-seven head of beef came through the ring this year and sold for an average of $5,877.18 per head for a total sales amount of $158,683.75. The average price per head was up from last year's average of $4,628.40. The average price per pound was $4.82, compared to $3.81...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce annual Demolition Derby took over the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last Saturday. In the main event, JR Ramsey drove his way to first place to take home $3,000. Jordan Martin was second winning $1,500, Wyatt Ramsey was third winning $800 and Dusty Watts was fourth. Wyatt Ramsey was also the Mad Dog winner earning him another $250. Each winner also took home a trophy to show off. Other competitors in the winners heat were last year's winner Casey...
Last Wednesday, Hot Springs County Search and Rescue members Michael Byrd and Jared Nichols assisted three individuals to safety after their drift boat got stuck on a diversion dam in the Bighorn River along East River Road north of Thermopolis...
The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community on August 26 for an early celebration of National Public Lands Day at the Gebo–Crosby Historic Mining District north of Thermopolis. From 8-11 a.m., volunteers will clean up the parking area that provides access to the historic site, located off County Road 30 west of Kirby. “This project will be a great way to make a valuable contribution to public lands,” said BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Cullen Hardy. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 30th...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Streaming service airs episode on missing Gillette woman GILLETTE (WNE) — The story of missing Gillette woman Irene Gakwa recently aired on a nationwide streaming service. The 25-minute episode titled “American Dream, American Nightmare” follows Gakwa’s journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Gillette where she disappeared in early 2022. The episode is part of Paramount Plus’ “Never Seen Again” series, which documents families sharing the stories of lost loved ones. Featured on the show are Gakwa’s brothers, Kenne...
Jesse Kysar, a resident of Worland, opened his RidgePoint Trailer Services LLC business on June 10 located at 901 Shoshoni Street in Thermopolis. His main goal is to be a "grease monkey for trailers" where they do preventative maintenance and repair. Kysar said, "I had been planning it for about three years. I've been spending the last couple of years trying to find shop space and can't really find what I want. So the building here popped up and I plan on making it a chain, eventually. This is...
Big Horn Rural Electric Company, Carbon Power and Light, Garland Light and Power, and High Plains Power, Inc. collectively (Cooperatives) have hired a consulting firm to conduct a study to examine if there are possible cost savings to our members by consolidating such activities as: administrative, operations, and power costs. Besides cost savings the study will examine the pros and cons of any proposed action(s) including the potential consolidation of entities. The Cooperatives collectively serve roughly 26,000 meters, 8,500 miles of power...
by Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is moving toward school vouchers even as lawmakers have been warned that courts could strike them down as unconstitutional. Members of the Joint Education Committee met in Cheyenne on Tuesday to debate a series of draft bills that would drastically reshape K-12 schooling in Wyoming, putting more power – and money – in the hands of parents. One of the most significant bills would create a statewide school voucher system for some Wyoming families, allowing them to pu...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported about the August 5 Pageant Day Parade that it had a “nice turnout and was a really nice parade”. Regarding the 2023 Get Out with Your Family Activity, Dorman said there are some buffalo dolls still left waiting to be discovered. Dorman said that a tourist told her, “People are excited and over the moon” with this activity. This program is paid for by a grant from the Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund and also is in cooperati...
As of press time on Tuesday, August 15, Wyoming State Parks announced the temporary closure of the Star Plunge in Hot Springs State Park due to their failure to provide proof of liability insurance in compliance with their Wyoming State Parks contract. The closure took effect immediately, and was made with the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of visitors to the park. "While it's regrettable that we must temporarily close the Star Plunge, our top priority is ensuring the safety of our visitors," said Nick Neylon, Deputy Director of...
Results have been released for the Hot Springs County Fair livestock, small animal and 4-H/FFA Building Exhibits. Beef Breeding: Hereford/Polled Hereford, spring yearling - Paisley Logan Breeding: Shorthorn, spring yearling - Tymber Eckley Breeding: Any other English breed, spring yearling - Tymber Eckley Grand Champion Breeding Beef - Paisley Logan Reserve Champion Breeding Beef - Tymber Eckley 970-999 - Ryan Axtell, Will Ward 1030-1090 - Bridger Peil, Ryan Axel, Silas Dickey 1110-1150 -...
At the August 1 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, during citizen participation, Madison Moak presented a proposal for a possible skate park and pump track at Candy Jack Park. Moak and her husband are originally from Southern California in San Diego County. Moak’s husband was not able to attend, but Madison said, “As a lifelong skateboarder, my husband can attest to the value of a skate park, to the individual and to the community. To quote him, ‘my fondest memories of child...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners (HSCC) Board met on Tuesday, August 1 at the County Annex. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said they have worked on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documentation for the road maintenance applications. They also finalized the septic permit online database for 2022-1978 and they worked on verifying address locations and legal descriptions of septic permits from 2011 to 1978. They also reported they received the NextGen 911 GIS layers from...
State Representative John R. Winter and Shoshoni Mayor Joel Highsmith attended the August 1 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting to discuss Governor Mark Gordon’s Act for creating a task force to determine where a $10 million shooting complex would be located. Winter said, “Within the next few years, one lucky Wyoming community could host a $10 million shooting complex that will be the envy of the entire region. At least that’s the hope of a shooting complex task force appointed by Governor Mark Gordon, which met for the first time in Ca...
A mudslide temporary closed US20/WY789 between Thermopolis and Shoshoni on Thursday, August 3. The mud on the road was 18 inches deep at milepost 116, near the tunnels in Wind River Canyon. Both lanes were blocked. WYDOT crews cleared the road and traffic resumed later in the day....
Get revved up for the Thermopolis Demolition Derby on Saturday, August 12 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. For the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500, second $750 and third $500. In the Chain Class derby, first place earns $1,000 and second place $500. There is also a Power Wheels Derby for...
Hot Springs County is accepting sealed Requests for Information (RFI) from vendors to solicit information and concession possibilities that meet or exceed industry standards for improvement of the former county airport property, located at 140 Airport Road. Sealed packets will be received for construction changes and all other possibilities at the site. Possible business opportunities may be: hotel, convention center, outdoor recreation businesses and economic development ideas to be in line with the mission of Hot Springs County, and provide...
A series of annual public meetings to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming include one in Thermopolis on Tuesday, August 15, at the Hot Springs County Government Annex Building, County Commission Chambers, 117 North 4th Street. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin. “The STIP i...
At the July Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the County Historical Museum Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said they closed out their fiscal year with a lodging tax revenue total of $223,165.09 which was $15,220.39 more than the previous year, a 1% change. For the most recent lodging tax report, they received $13,897.26 which was -$1,296.27 compared to the same month in the previous year, a -9% change. The board voted and passed approval to accept the financial report. Jackie Dorothy gave the...
At the July Hot Springs Health (HSH) board meeting held in their conference room. During the inspirational story session, CEO Scott Alwin recognized Chief Clinical Officer Dan Hemann and congratulated him on completing his MBA degree recently, which he accomplished ahead of schedule. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said, “We’re still working toward our goals for 30-day returns and readmission.” Regarding their trauma committee, Mathey said, “We had a little bit of a discussion about how to avoid a backlog. Like last time, w...
12-year-old dies trying to retrieve camper tire on interstate GILLETTE (WNE) — A 75-year-old man who was trying to retrieve his camper tire died Saturday afternoon after he was hit by oncoming traffic on I-90. Deputies responded to a call at 2:22 p.m. Saturday after the man tried to run across the interstate to pick up a tire that fell off his camper, Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds said. The man, James Lloyd Smith, of Greenville, Texas, was driving a pickup and camper trailer east on the interstate when the left rear tire of the trailer came off...
During their July meeting, the Hot Springs County School Board named the district’s central administration building after Joe Arnold, and made an auditorium sign for William H. Malloy, following Superintendent Dustin Hunt’s request to make an exception to their facility naming policy. “One of the best parts of my job is recognizing people for outstanding achievements,” Hunt said. “Arnold has demonstrated so many of the qualities that we hope to see in our young people, such as dedication, work ethic, consistency, compassion, pride and a job...
At their second July meeting, the Hot Springs County Commissioners heard from Les Culliton who presented two bids for the Law Enforcement Center plumbing project. One was from Rawhide Mechanical Plumbing in Cody for a total of $330,124. The other was from GW Mechanical from Mills for $284,100. According to the bid documentation, the project involves work for a base bid intake shower room and plumbing in the ceiling. The bids include an additional allowance of $10,000 in the base bid and $20,000...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Lisa Bower today announced that Hot Springs County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from flooding. ECP Signup will begin on August 4th, 2023 and end on September 8th, 2023. The approved ECP practices under this authorization include fence repair, fence replacement, debris removal and minor irrigation structure repairs for structures not located on a streambed or a streambank. Road repair is not...
