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Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce conducted its annual meeting. Board President Greg Willson went over the goals of the Chamber and what they want to accomplish. He described the chamber as the “touch point” for the community, and they should think of themselves that way. He further explained the chamber should be the spot for information not only for tourists, but those considering moving here and business owners that want to learn more about other bus...
by Mark Dykes Tuesday afternoon at the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism board meeting, the board expressed interest in keeping the Hessenthaler billboard south of town, and gave Director Amanda Moeller authority to negotiate a contract with the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The issue of the billboard has been under discussion between the two groups for the past few months. According to information presented by Phillip Scheel, the chamber is leasing the ground for the billboard from...
Last Thursday at Worland, the Thermopolis track team competed in the D & D Invite. Coach Ernie Mecca said the girls 4x800 relay team of Chandra Maddock, McKenna Bomengen, Haley McDermott and Jules Ward was the third such team to automatically qualify for state, with a first place time of 10:21.52. On top of that, Mecca noted the team is just 12.5 seconds from breaking a 31-year-old school record, so that's a target for them. Another highlight at the end of the day came when Ward crossed the...
Last Friday and Saturday, sixth grade student Roedy Farrell and eighth grade student Logan Cole competed at the Heartland National Duals in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Farrell said his interest in wrestling stemmed from his dad, Will, who is a volunteer coach for the middle school wrestling program. Farrell noted his dad wrestled, which sparked his own interest in the sport and saw him hitting the mat at six years old. The boy further noted even when he loses a match he has a smile on his face....
In the course of a year, Thermopolis is home to a multitude of events, and attendees might get a chance to see a quite prominent feature at them, with the smoking house hosted by the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighter Forrest Coleman-Weisz said the inflatable house is set up at least three times a year — during Fire Prevention Week, the department’s open house and the health fair — but there is the potential to use it much more during the year. Currently, the department is borro...
Following about three hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a jury found Darren Dumas guilty of strangulation of a household member and domestic battery. The strangulation charge is from Sept. 26, and the battery charge is from Sept. 23-26. The charges state he beat and strangled Christy Dumas. See the April 20 and 27 editions of the Independent Record for more information....
A meeting of the Wyoming Joint Judiciary Committee will be held April 20 and 21 at the Days Inn. Following the formal presentations each day, there will be time for public comment, and the committee will break each day for lunch from 12-1:30 p.m. The joint committee will meet three or four times during the interim, which is from now until November, at different locations around the state. House District 28 Representative Nathan Winters said last year the interim committee worked very hard on...
Mesa Allen shows off her multiplication skills as grandma Barb Hansen watches. The activity was among many stations available during the Ralph Witters Elementary Math Night on Tuesday. Students received tickets they could get punched for doing math activities, with two punches earning them pizza and the third getting them an ice cream float....
Easter weekend is here once again, and the holiday means different things to different people. Having been raised Catholic, for me — as I’m sure it does for plenty others — the day itself and the weeks leading up to it go beyond the chocolate bunnies and marshmallow birds and into the spiritual. One thing I think is common among everyone, though, is the sense of newness, of rebirth or life taking a new direction. I hope that has more to do with the springtime being when baby animals are born,...
Tuesday morning at the Hot Springs County Museum, University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols visited with residents of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County. Nichols, who began her duties as the UW president on May 16, 2016, noted starting that month would allow her the opportunity to travel to all of the communities within her first year. Nichols noted she is still fairly new to the state, having only been here not quite a year, and the visits are, in part, to better understand the makeup of...
There is no change in the snowmelt runoff forecast for Boysen Reservoir between March and April. Mahonri Williams, the resources management division chief for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Wyoming area office noted the April through June runoff prediction is still 1,100,000 acre-feet (af), which is 200 percent of the 30-year averaged of 540,000 af. Even with the recent rain and snow in Thermopolis, Williams noted it would only affect those areas downstream on the Big Horn River. Williams f...
An addendum to a motion for a new trial in a case against Matthew Schwan was filed March 30. Schwan was found guilty on March 15 of aggravated homicide by vehicle, in the death of Reilly Schwan. The addendum calls for a new trial because of prosecutorial misconduct. According to the document, during the trial the prosecutor was examining a witness and the witness was asked what the deceased might have said. The events counsel objected as hearsay, and the prosecutor said in a loud voice, “She i...
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council looked at the water, sewer and sanitation rates. According to the financial statement of February 2017, water revenues were $932,172.44 and expenditures were $718,080.95, for an end result of $214,091.49. Taking into account a $29,455.06 payment to the drinking water SRF loan — which is the town’s match for the water line going up Broadway when the state put the new highway in — results in a total of $184,636.43. As for sewer, there was $459,...
by Mark Dykes Volunteers are needed to help with a Hot Springs County mass dispensing exercise hosted by Hot Springs County Public Health. The exercise is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, April 13 at the county fair building. The scenario is a release of weaponized Anthrax. Volunteers can choose to be staff or role-players during. Staff volunteers who want to help at the Point of Dispensing (POD) should arrive at the building by 8 a.m. to receive a short training before the POD opens at 9...
Kyle Mosser teaches Jason Capelle a simple drum beat Thursday morning at the auditorium. Students from Ralph Witters Elementary were treated to a concert from band and choir students. Following the performance, the elementary students were invited to explore and ask questions about the instruments....
Hot Springs County School District Superintendent Dustin Hunt congratulates 2016-17 Teacher of the Year Stephanie Czarobski during an all-school assembly last Friday. Czarobski, along with Alex McLean, Jacob Strenger and Tom Olsen, received their Champion for Children awards prior to the announcement by Catelyn Deromedi, the 2015-16 Teacher of the Year....
Saturday at the Jerry Campbell Track Invite in Buffalo, the Hot Springs County High School tracksters took a combined seventh place with 64.5 total points. The girls placed fifth with 46 points, and the boys took ninth with 18.5. It was another good meet for the boys in terms of personal records, however, with Kolby George's fourth place time of 11:48.63 in the 3200 meters, Chandler Maddock's fifth place height of 11' in the pole vault, Liam Aaron's seventh place 5' in the high jump, Jared...
At the last meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, the board was introduced to Jeramy Jones, the new pharmacy director, and Terrence Place, the new laboratory director Jones earned his doctorate of pharmacy from Idaho State University College of Pharmacy in 2002. From there, he started in retail - working at pharmacies inside stores - before moving into hospital pharmacies. For Jones, the latter has been much more enjoyable, as he's able to get much more...
Belinda Willson looks over the selections available during the Friends of the Library book sale Saturday, while Becky Hutson does some arranging....
A motion for a new trial and evidentiary hearing has been filed in a case against Matthew Schwan, who on March 15 was found guilty of aggravated homicide by vehicle, in the death of Reilly Schwan. The charge is from a May 14, 2016, incident, during which Matthew struck Reilly with a vehicle; that vehicle had to be lifted off Reilly at the scene. Following the trial, Schwan was allowed to remain on bond, and a pre-sentence investigation was ordered. According to the motion for a new trial, filed... Full story
Monday night, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees received a copy of the board bylaws from Board Attorney Ron Jurovich, who invited the board members to look over them and bring any questions to him. He further noted he revised the bylaws and highlighted points for board members to think about. Among those items highlighted concerned the name of the district, whether the hospital should retain 501c3 status and when the annual meeting is held. Jurovich noted board members...
The Hot Springs County High School track season got underway this last weekend, with the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite at Cody, and several of the Bobcats had strong showings with 10 personal records and many qualifying for state. Coach Ernie Mecca said the meet was a good start for a young team, and any time the kids can get qualified for state is great. While only 11 of the 24 students are returners, meaning over 50 percent of them are first year tracksters, Mecca said both the veterans a...
The Thermopolis Middle School track team will see their first competition this season at Powell, with a meet scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Coach Stephanie Czarobski recently commented on students at each grade level. Regarding the eighth grade, she stated, “They are a very promising group . . . I think their grade as a whole will do great. They come to practice asking for more work and stay late to run extra sprints. They’ve been a great example for our younger team and I really loo...
It was an emotional time for friends and family of Matthew and Reilly Schwan last Wednesday, after a jury found Matthew guilty of aggravated homicide by vehicle. The verdict capped off an already emotional three-day trial which involved testimony to Reilly’s being struck by a vehicle driven by Matthew in the early hours of May 14, 2016, the injuries she received and her subsequent passing after being taken off life support June 4. Though originally charged with driving under the influence w...
Saturday evening at the fair building, members of the community gathered for the 96th annual Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Among the festivities for the evening were the announcement of the 2016 Business, Non-Profit and Citizen of the Year. This year saw two recipients for Business of the Year - Thermopolis Hardware & Mercantile and Vicklund Pharmacy. Comments made about Thermopolis Hardware were, "This business has created a fantastic inventory to provide a service of... Full story
