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With just two tournaments left before State and National Qualifiers, the Bobcat Speech and Debate team had a good showing at the Jackson Tournament last weekend, winning third place in the small schools division. Three members of the team were unable to make the trip due to illness or conflicting engagements, but the remaining six showed they are absolutely ready for the remainder of the season. “Every member of the team made semi-finals with the exception of one,” coach Cindy Glasson said, “an...
If House Bill 233 (HB233) should pass this legislative session, teachers on all levels, from local educators to the University of Wyoming and community colleges could be facing a salary and benefit reduction across the board beginning July 1, 2017. According to the bill, the Board of Trustees in each school district shall “require any employment contract with a school district employee to provide that the employee's salary and benefits are subject to reduction as part of any general compensation...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team split their time between home and the road last weekend as they dropped a home court game to Rawlins on Friday and an away game to Douglas on Saturday. Friday's game against the Lady Outlaws was a close one, the Cats losing 45-40. Coach Cory Sova said Rawlins hit some big shots throughout the game to keep a slim margin on the scoreboard most of the game. "We had many good looks at the basket throughout the game," he said, "but didn't shoot well, especially near...
Hot Springs County High School's wrestling team spent Saturday in Greybull at their Memorial Invitational. Unfortunately, it was a rough weekend for the Bobcat matmen with much of the team nursing injuries or absent with the nasty strain of flu running rampant through the district. The Cats came away Saturday with an eighth place finish and just 39 team points. At 106 lbs., Josh Lackey (3-14) scored four points for the Cats, making it all the way to the consolation semi-final where he was...
In a deja vu repeat of the 2016 legislative session, Wyoming is once again in the spotlight nationally for House Bill 0135, the non-discrimination act. The bill has been described as a stab at the LGBT community with those opposing the bill saying it removes the rights of the LGBT community in favor of religious preference, spreading real fear among the LGBT community and their supporters. An attempt was made last year to present the bill on the house floor, however, there is a required 2/3...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen were called to 2701 Hamilton Dome Road in the early hours of Monday morning. The occupants escaped the inferno without injuries along with their dogs, but the home was a total loss. Fire Chief Mark Collins said investigation into the cause of the fire has been turned over to the owner's insurance company, but he did not see anything with the fire that would have made it suspicious....
At their January 17 meeting the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees held a lengthy discussion on whether or not to move to a four-day school week for the upcoming 2017-18 school year. Six years ago, when the board decided to move to the 4 1/2 day week, it wasn’t a financial decision, but one based on student absenteeism and a better way to combat it, especially on the high school level. At the time, the majority of missed school days were on Fridays with students p...
Sometimes I sit at my desk here at the Independent Record and try to come up with something to put into this page. Some days ideas come to me very quickly – other days, not so much. With all the snow coming down Tuesday I sat at my desk and stared out the window, waiting once again for inspiration to strike, kind of like lightning, but a lot less painful. I finally gave up and hopped in my car to go take some winter wonderland photos and while driving around that inspiration came to me. I was p...
The Lady Bobcats had a busy couple of days, dropping a game to local rivals, the Worland Warriors on Thursday night, 57-33 and a second game on Friday night to the Buffalo Bison, 57-40. Thursday night's game was a rough one for the Lady Cats after half time. "Worland's size and athletic ability was too much for us," coach Cory Sova said. "We did play quite well at times during the first two and a half quarters, it was 31-25 midway through the third quarter before Worland put the game away with a...
Bobcat varsity and junior varsity wrestlers were in Lander over the weekend for the Lander Valley Invitational, giving the team a good look at what their 3A competition looks like half way through the season. “We’re hitting a mid-season burnout,” head coach CJ Scholl said. “We hit it really hard this last week and weekend. Fortunately, we have enough older guys to push the others to keep it up.” Scholl said he and coach Jacob Smith are still finding things for the team to work on. “We’re seeing...
A wide variety of agencies are gearing up for what promises to be a major event for Thermopolis and Hot Springs County – the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. Monthly meetings are being held to prepare for the influx of 6,000 or more people, many of whom are going to be from foreign countries, into the county to view the total solar eclipse, more people than actually live in Hot Springs County. Every hotel and RV space available is already booked for that weekend since Thermopolis has been t...
The Wyoming State Legislature is into its second week with a lot of business to take care of in Cheyenne. Representative Nathan Winters will be taking a look at a couple of specific bills coming up, House Bill (HB) 37 and HB 76. HB 37 effectively removes the state’s education department’s rules on teacher accountability, leaving accountability standards up to each individual school district. “I will listen to the debate on this issue,” Winters said. “I know there will be several bills presented...
Seven students from Thermopolis Middle School competed in the Challenge of the Books in Worland last week, coming home with a third place finish. Challenge of the Books is a contest for middle school students who love to read. A list of 12 books, which come from the Soaring Eagle and Indian Paintbrush nominee lists, are given to the children to read each August. The students then read each of the books with an emphasis on remembering the content of each book. Then, in competition, the students...
The Bobcat girls basketball team dropped a pair last weekend, one on the road against Lander and the second at home against Lovell. Coach Cory Sova said the road game against Lander was a good high school girls game in spite of the 54-51 loss. “It was very physical, especially down the stretch,” he said. “Way too much pushing and shoving.” In the fourth quarter, the girls were only able to make it to the free throw line three times, but the Lady Tigers had 15 attempts. “I was proud of the girls...
The Bobcat wrestling team had an outstanding weekend at the Don Runner Invitational in Wind River, placing third behind Rawlins and Cokeville. Head coach CJ Scholl said, “It was a super successful weekend. I couldn’t be more happy with how they wrestled. “Our guys went in and fought and we took some big wins. We had a lot of pins.” At 106 lbs., Austin Ireland, with a 12-8 record, placed fifth individually, scoring 14 points for the Cats. He won fifth in a major decision over Corgin Conk of Rich...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met Tuesday afternoon, going over a few things including granting bids for carpeting and the painting and drywall projects for the Hot Springs County Counseling Center (HSCCC). The commissioners approved a letter to the state’s Behavioral Health Division on behalf of Al Braaten, supporting Braaten’s application to renew the HSCCC contract to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment in Hot Springs County. The HSCCC provides services to all, inc...
Its never to early to think about your health so now would be a good time to mark your calendar for the Annual Kiwanis Community Health Fair, March 25. This year, a new provider, Western Health Screening from Billings will be doing the blood draws, March 2-4 from 7 a.m. til 10 a.m. at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Kiwanis Club of Thermopolis changed providers this year in order to bring better customer service to those using the blood draw and to ensure more funds come back to the club...
Kindergartner Rilynn Pinkston looks to be having a ball Monday as she swings during lunch at Ralph Witters Elementary. Kylie Olsen got her moving, but stuck around just to hear Rilynn's giggle as she flew through the air. Recorded temperatures on Monday show Thermopolis hit a high of 51 degrees....
This week marks the opening session for this round of the 64th Wyoming State Legislature in Cheyenne and our Representative, Nathan Winters, gives us a little insight into some of the things that will be coming up over the next several weeks. Winters said the legislature is looking at a number of issues regarding the finances for Wyoming. “Thankfully,” Winters said, “after the last economic low in the 1990’s, the legislature made the decision to set aside money for the next fiscal downtur...
Some of you may have seen an article making its way across the Internet recently, listing the 50 least educated places in every state. Guess what? The “writer” of the piece has placed Hot Springs County, Wyoming at number 49, inferring there is only one place in the country dumber than us. I put the word writer in quotes, because this kind of journalism is nothing more than someone sitting behind their computer, gathering bits of information from around the web, tossing it all together in a sup...
Risen Son Christian School participated for their fourth year at the First LEGO League championship competition with several returning students. With the success they had in the past, they set their goals high and aimed for the grand champion award. First LEGO League (FLL) is a robotics program for 9 to 14 year olds, which is designed to get children excited about science and technology. Fifty-four different teams from around the state program an autonomous robot built by them, to score points...
The Big Horn Bowhunters held their New Year's Shoot at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Sunday. There was a large group of shooters from the area, aiming for targets in both the multi-purpose building and the fair building, including young shooters who had the chance to shoot a dinosaur....
The Thermopolis High School hosted one-half of the Big Horn Basin girls basketball tournament over the weekend, with the Lady Cats posting a 2-1 record. Thursday night the girls took a loss against Greybull, 49-34, which dropped them into the losers bracket for the remainder of the tournament. "This was an ugly game for us," coach Cory Sova said. "Greybull shot the ball well and outworked us. We looked sluggish and tired. "We had a hard time focusing on details – this game was a good one for us...
The Bobcat wrestling team had a very successful weekend in Douglas at the Shane Shatto Memorial tournament. “They wrestled tough,” coach CJ Scholl said. “The varsity wrestled their hearts out. They went in with a ‘refuse to lose’ mentality. “Our JV wrestlers went into the meet with a chip on their shoulder. Coach Smith had them all fired up.” Scholl said there were 19 wrestlers this weekend, three on the varsity squad and 16 wrestling JV. Koy Myers placed fifth in the 145 lb. class and Cul...
