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Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners began on a rather tense footing when Sonja Becker asked the commissioners why they were not on board regarding Aethon’s plan to dump oil field waste water and solids into Boysen Reservoir. Chairman Tom Ryan said it was his understanding the solids have been dumped into Boysen since 1979 and the DEQ tells him the increase won’t cause the solids to go up, so he “has no heartburn with it.” “I’ve never found the DEQ to be too len...
The VFW held their annual summer picnic on Sunday along with celebrating WWII Veteran Marion “Mutt” Rinaldo’s 95th birthday....
Face painting was just one of the many activities held at the bus garage last week. Parents and students not only met their bus drivers for the year, they dropped them in the dunk tank, smeared them in the face with pies and enjoyed all kinds of sweet treats....
The Bobcat golf team did well at their first tournament last week after just three days of practice. The boys team came in in eighth place, the only 2A school competing at the Park County Shootout, against a field of 3A and 4A teams. Hardy Johnson led the team with a two-day total of 144, garnering him a tie for second place as an individual. On the JV side, Seth Weyer carded a 224 for the two-day event. Jonah Needham played just the first day of the tourney and scored a 129. Maddie Stam, who...
Will Enis manned the grill for his folks, Mike and Kim Enis, as they celebrated 15 years in business as One Stop Repair last week. The appreciation lunch had over 200 attendees congratulate the Enis' on their continued success....
Staff and residents alike at the Wyoming Pioneer Home are breathing a little easier after last week’s visit by the new director of the Wyoming Department of Health, Michael Ceballos. Ceballos replaces former director Tom Forslund in overseeing everything health related in the state, including Public Health, Medicaid and Kid Care Chip, the Pioneer Home and other state health agencies. “This (Pioneer Home) is our military base,” Ceballos said. “Its stable, and that’s a blessing. We’re going to run...
Its not often one goes out to the Hot Springs County Airport and sees an airplane with such a rich and varied history, but this week an An-2 Russian aircraft has been sitting on the tarmac. Douglas Fulton of Valdez, Alaska, is the owner of the Antonov An-2 and stopped in Thermopolis for a few days before heading out for his next adventure at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Other stops this summer have been at the EAA AirVenture annual event in Oshkosh, Wis., a drop into the...
Well, the summer swimsuit body didn’t magically appear this year either, but I’m ready for flannel and sweatshirts with no problem. I sometimes wonder why we do this to ourselves, obsess over getting bikini ready. Sure, we can blame it on the media and all the super skinny models they have strolling the runway, on every page of the magazines we read and filling our screens with every commercial, but it really boils down to our self esteem. On the outside, most people see me as being confident an...
Hot Springs County High School’s golf team is ready to get underway with new head coach, Brandon Deromedi. “We are very excited to begin our fall season,” Deromedi said. “Golf is unique in that we start practices and three days later we will be at our very first tournament. This is a common theme for golf as the fall season is only six weeks in length.” Deromedi said he has a very talented group of young players that he has high expectations for this fall season. “Our boys team returns all...
by Cindy Glasson Get revved up for the Thermopolis Demolition Derby this Saturday, August 17 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m. Grand prize for 2019 is $3,500 with the second place winner taking home $2,000 and third place brings in $1,000 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 and the Herby Derby boasts a $500 prize. Additional prizes in both of these classes w...
The 2019 Junior Livestock Auction at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Friday night was a success, with total sales amounting to $123,146. Along with sheep, swine and beef, there were lots of baked good that went on the auction block, too, from cookies to cakes and even coffee. The baked goods sold for $6,775 with the high seller being Silas Dickey, whose basket of goodies sold to ABL Consulting for $775. Nineteen head of beef came through the ring this year, two more than went up for auctio...
While the current infestation of grass hoppers in the county are a problem for farmers and those growing gardens, they have created a good month for the Hot Springs County Airport. Nate Messenger, FBO for the airport told the Hot Springs County Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting that the airport had sold more than 7,800 gallons of jet fuel with 3,700 gallons of that going into the planes that have been doing spraying for the hoppers. For the month of July, there were 251 operations at the...
Above, Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen are regaled by Senator John Barrasso at their 100th birthday celebration. Below, Jerry Walsh and Caroline Walsh Marshall join fire chief Mark Collins as they cut the cake with a special commemorative axe. The Walsh's father, Ed Walsh, was the first fire chief in the department....
Ten fabulous cooks participated in this year's chili cook-off during the Hot Springs County Fair. Winners were Cassie Owsley for Best Green Chili and Bobbi Overfield for Best Red Chili and People's Choice....
Whether they were walking or running, riding their bike or pushing a stroller, the participants in the Run With the Buffalo 5k/10k had a great time on Saturday....
Pigs and mud take wrestling to a whole new level during the Pig Wrestling event during the Hot Springs County Fair....
After the grand finale of Hot Springs County Fair Week on Friday, things started buzzing right away for the Gift of the Waters Pageant and the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival in Hot Springs State Park on Saturday and Sunday. The Folk Festival took over a good portion of the park for two days with not only local musicians, but players from around the Big Horn Basin and Fremont County. One of the organizers, Toddi Darlington said, "It was nice to showcase local talent and people seemed to enjoy the...
Soren Webber is all smiles as he takes control of the pig and Sawyer Wilson backs him up at pig wrestling on Tuesday night. Teams from little tykes to adults had a great time trying to get the slick pig in the barrel in less than a minute....
There is no way you can miss the multitude of additional people in Thermopolis right now, between the tourists visiting the area and the folks here to help with the recent hail damage in the county. While it may be frustrating in some aspects such as driving around town or even finding a parking space, the influx definitely has a silver lining when it comes to the economy. Some of the roofing companies have indicated they may be in town for as much as two years doing repairs. Some are...
The Thermopolis Independent Record teamed up with Key Energy Services for the "Off the Record" pig wrestling team of Tasha Doyle, David Kimes, Calvin Morsette and Amber Geis. More pictures will appear in next week's IR....
Fair week is always a busy one for us here at the newspaper. We’re out shooting every event that goes on all the way through the Pageant Days parade, fire department open house, Folk Festival and everything in between. If you were at the pig wrestling the other night you may have seen me covered in slick, wet Bentonite as I shot all the teams from outside the fence. I thoroughly enjoy shooting the pig wrestling because it really shows how people of all ages can have a terrific time with a pit o...
The Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee met on Monday at Thermopolis Middle School. One of the topics of discussion was the fate of the various vendors in Hot Springs State Park, specifically the Days Inn and the Star Plunge, both of which are running on a month to month contract rather than an extended contract like the other park vendors. The afternoon session began with an overview of the park itself, its size, the number of visitors each year and a listing of...
One of the community’s favorite events during Pageant Days is the open house at the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department after the parade. This year will be extra special with the department celebrating its 100th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 3. There will be visiting fire departments from Cody, Meeteetse, Worland, Shoshoni, the BLM, Forest Service, life flight and Highway Patrol along with our own Search and Rescue, sheriff’s office, police department, EMS and even a special guest, Smokey the...
The last couple of weeks have been pretty hard on Thermopolis and Hot Springs County with hailstorms that ravaged the area. The reports have focused mainly on the damage to homes and vehicles, but the hail damaged things that we may not have really thought about. For instance, Monica Jones always has tomatoes at the Farmers Market for sale. This year, however, Jones says she may not have as many tomatoes to sell because of the damage to her plants from the two storms. Veva Blakesly always puts...
