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The Messenger Law Firm has recently hired a new attorney, Marshall Keller, a former Navy Seal who also has a background in the mining industry. Keller recently passed the bar exam from the University of Wyoming College of Law. He took his exam on February 24. He spent two-and-a-half years at law school preparing for his law license. He will mostly focus on civil litigation and take on some defense work as well. The Court has already talked to him about taking some court appointments and doing...
Hot Springs County, through the efforts of Dr. Vernon Miller, County Health Officer, Tricia McPhie, Director of Public Health, and Bill Gordon, Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator, has received a variance from the Wyoming Department of Health to re-open restaurants and bars, under certain conditions. As of Tuesday evening, the Wyoming Department of Health will allow restaurants, bars and other places offering food, beverages or alcohol for consumption on their premises to...
Clover Cheney is a very fun and adventurous seven-year-old who recently received a special bicycle through a fundraiser for children with special needs. Her mother, Jennifer, explained that Clover was born with a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi Syndrome. She said, "It's caused by a missing 15th chromosome. It causes disruption in the brain's hypothalamus, which helps keep the body in balance and working as it should. When the hypothalamus isn't working right, the rest of the body is...
The Thermopolis Town Council recently voted and approved Rachel Moon to join the Travel and Tourism Board. She replaced Kevin Skates who left the Board in May of 2019 and he did not re-apply for the position. The Town advertised several times for a new person to take Skates’ vacant position but no one applied. Moon currently works at the County Museum. Travel and Tourism Board President Carl Leyba did tell Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby that Moon has attended some of the recent state m...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital’s CEO Margie Molitor announced that “In light of everything happening we have a move-in date of April 29 that is tentative.” The hospital will do a virtual open house on Facebook and the internet prior to the move in so the public can see all the rooms and facilities. They have postponed their strategic planning until a later date. She also said they have one patient that is positive with COVID-19 in the hospital that...
Shelley Deromedi was inspired by the Little Free Library's worldwide phenomenon and made her own for her front yard. It was a free exchange of books for whomever. Deromedi and her family built it in memory of her daughter Jennifer, who passed away in 1998. Now with the COVID-19 pandemic, Deromedi removed the books and converted her front yard Little Library into a pantry food exchange so she could make room for foods for the needy. Deromedi said, "When the COVID started, people were off work...
Local businesses in Thermopolis have taken significant measures in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many wonder where their futures lie. The nation’s overall reaction to the Coronavirus has been strong with President Trump, state governors and local town mayors all essentially shutting down many businesses, except for federally recognized essential ones, to prevent the spread of the virus. Some residents are in fear, others are in denial and others have hope in the face of this abrupt e...
Prior to her role as an elected official, Hot Springs County Attorney Jill Logan was balancing life as a stay at home mom while being in private practice and helping her husband on their ranch. Her private law practice was primarily estate planning and administration, with a focus on a lot of farm and ranch succession planning. Now she has spent more than one year in her role as County Attorney and Logan said that her first year has flown by. “It’s just been a whirlwind, just going. We’ve been r...
The Thermopolis Police Department recently received two new Chevy Tahoe SUVs for their patrol duties. Chief Julie Mathews was instrumental in this new purchase. She said, “Every year the PD tries to replace one patrol car. This year we were fortunate to replace with two 2020 Chevy Tahoes. We’ve changed the graphic design on them. The backseat transport section cage has been updated for safety for not only the officers but whoever we place in the back with the seatbelt system. The new seats are e...
The Travel and Tourism Board recently hired their new director Jackie Dorothy from Legend Rock Media Productions as of March 1. Dorothy replaces Amanda Moeller, who recently resigned. At the March meeting, Moeller officially handed off the position and provided all documents and resources for the transition. The board voted and approved of Dorothy’s hire. Dorothy previously worked as the marketing director at the Wind River Hotel and Casino in Riverton for 11 years. She worked closely with D...
Chief Julie Mathews made a request for funding for the replacement of the dispatch console which is used by both the Police Department and the County Sheriff. It is currently 16 years old with an expected life span of ten years. According to Mathews, “It’s basically non-functional-functional.” The components cannot be repaired and are rendered obsolete. The dispatch console is necessary equipment as it is part of the 9-1-1 emergency system, but it has failed. The console is off-balance in its mo...
River of Life Fellowship serves the community in need with food supplied from the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies based out of Casper and has seen a significant increase in donations. In January 2019 the church served a total of 55 households, which had been the average for about a year. That included 20 children and 107 adults, bringing the total to 127 people. In February 2019 the number served jumped again to 79 households. However, in January 2020 there was a marked increase of those served...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has announced tentative dates for their Open House for the new construction of their facilities. CEO Margie Molitor has proposed that the Open House will be on Thursday, April 2nd from 2:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. Molitor wants to give the public access to view the rooms and building before they move into it with equipment and furniture, etc. There will be guides directing the public for tours and will explain the new features. After the Open House, the hospital...
At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Attorney Mike Messenger presented the amendment for Town Ordinance No. 822 for a second reading. This amendment updates the definition of “Game Bird” and “Migratory Game Bird”. Essentially, it makes it illegal to feed turkeys in the town. There were nuisance reports of residents feeding wild turkeys in the neighborhoods with corn feed. The turkeys were collecting in groups, not leaving the area and were defecating on cars and property, causing damage...
Ralph Witter's Elementary School held a special flag ceremony for two families whose fathers were deployed overseas in the Middle East. The event idea was sparked by RWE's secretary Connie Dickinson, who received a package from a former student. Army National Guard Specialist Brad Becerra sent the package that contained an American flag along with a letter and two certificates from Afghanistan. This special flag flew over their base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Dickinson thought about how to make...
Hot Springs County Clerk Rose DeSeyn and her family moved to Thermopolis in 1996. She’s been Hot Springs County Clerk for one year now and shared her reflections. “It’s been really a great experience. I got elected, started my term in January and March 1 my husband passed away. It was bittersweet, but this job, I have to honestly say, it saved me because it’s easy to just kinda fall into a depressive mode and I feel like, ugh, I can’t do this. But having to get up and come to work and learn new...
Friends and family gathered at the Wyoming Pioneer Home Sunday, February 16 to help Al Jackson celebrate his 100th birthday. Jackson was born in Burlington, Wyo., and grew up there until he was 14. For fun, he would ride horses. When he was a teenager, he went on a thirty-day pack trip with some young girls on a valley dude ranch. He did this for three years in a row. He got to see a lot of good country and he was working a lot with the horse wranglers. Jackson said, "They had a guide, a cook,...
The Hot Springs County Board of Travel and Tourism recently met and approved a language change in their bylaws. As part of their strategic plan was to define tourism, Matt Hughes gave a bylaw edit for the first reading. This was originally proposed by Robert Roos because of concerns of businesses that actually do not serve the tourism industry being part of the board. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller brought up the International Tourism Industry definition which states, “The people, activities a...
Stephanie Boren, Reading Specialist and Interventionist at Ralph Witter’s Elementary, announced a new school reading project. She gave each family of the students in the school a copy of “C is for Cowboy,” a Wyoming Alphabet book. The teachers and students will spend a week reading and talking about the book to build vocabulary and to learn about our great state. Boren states, “The benefits of reading aloud to all students are truly remarkable. Studies have shown that reading to childre...
Mayor Mike Chimenti was not present at the Tuesday meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, vice-chairman Bill Malloy acted as Mayor Pro Temp for the evening. During the citizen participation, Howie Samelson, first gave thanks to the city for their efforts and success in helping the downtown area and the rest of the town for their snow removal. Additionally, he came to present an expansion plan to the existing lighting project for the downtown area. His proposal is to continue to improve the...
The Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board met Tuesday and reviewed several annual audits and made additional reports by their members. Kelli Hoblit from the Big Horn Basin Clinic gave a report and overview to the Board of how the hospital meets the federal qualifications for the 340b drug pricing program. This program was created in 1992 and allows prescription medications to be made available to those in need at a significantly discounted price. Michael Wright, an accountant of Koerwitz...
The Thermopolis Independent Record will be running a series of articles on Thermopolis and Hot Springs County elected officials who took office in January of 2019. Second in the series we spoke to Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar After one year of services as sheriff, Kraushaar sat down and shared his reflections with the Independent Record. Kraushaar started his career in law enforcement in 2004 as a patrol deputy with the Sheriff’s office. He then worked his way up in the d...
In the most recent Thermopolis - Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, Pastor Sam Needham, President of the Chamber, gave high praises for the ice skating rink just outside of town. “It’s awesome. My kids have been using a lot, the skates, it’s a great idea.” Chamber Director Meri Ann Rush said that it was a group effort with Hot City Outdoor Alliance and with Big Horn Basin Outdoor Coalition. They get together once a month to promote outdoor recreation. Rush said the Rec District in Powell...
Amanda Moeller, Director of the Travel and Tourism Board, has resigned her position as of January 1, 2020. The board is currently seeking her replacement. Moeller started her role with the board in July 2013 as Tourism Director. She worked as a board contracted consultant through her company Cowgirl Consulting. Regarding some of the work, she is proud of she said, “they did a good job branding, utilizing the “Opolis” billboards all over the state that started with different themes and moved...
The Thermopolis Town Council were given reports of several nuisance issues by Town Animal Control Officer Ame Longwell at their Tuesday, Jan. 21 meeting. Mayor Mike Chimenti was not present at the meeting, vice chairman Bill Malloy was acting as the leading administrator for the night. Longwell brought up two reports of nuisance issues effecting the town. She received complaints from residents on Cedar Ridge and Mountain View where subjects are pouring out large amounts of corn feed onto the...
