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Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved its audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Prior to the town’s approval of the audit, Mayor Mike Mortimore noted council had received the audit previously and had time to look it over. Mortimore also commended the work done by Koerwitz, Michel, Wright and Associates in completing the audit. Michael Wright reported to council regarding the audit, noting one finding that has shown up in the past and will continue to in the future. He f...
For those who find themselves the victims of any crime, it can be hard to know what to do next. The Hot Springs County Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program can provide assistance in those cases. Victim witness coordinator, Ranae Baldes said the program, which began around 1990, is for the victim of any crime in Hot Springs County, but also can be used by victims outside the county. It can help those victims navigate the judicial system, she said, to make sure of their victims’ rights. “We...
There was plenty of action on the auditorium stage Thursday, Dec. 14, for the annual Ralph Witters Elementary Christmas program. Grades K-4 sang several traditional songs as well as some that are lesser known and a few silly numbers. All students took the stage at the end of the program for a rousing rendition of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." Among the singers were Peyton Reese, Taylin Birdsley, Dayton Basse, Billie Jo Macie, Briar Lahoe, Kaydence Larson and Misty Flowers....
A semi struck one of the decorative light poles along Sixth Street at about 4:40 p.m. Monday. Information was collected from the truck driver, Levi G. Tackett of Las Vegas, to charge the vehicle insurance for the pole. The poles cost over $3,000 to replace, and about three to five are damaged each year....
The Fountain of Youth Inn has a new business right inside it front doors, as the Copper Rooster Diner officially opened its doors on Friday, Dec. 8. Dottie Pahl, who owns the hotel with Jeff Pahl, said they felt the restaurant would complete the hotel theme and experience for their patrons, and would be something for the public to enjoy as well. The diner serves breakfast all day, as well as hot sandwiches, soups, salads and homemade daily specials. Desserts include malts, shakes and homemade...
"I'll tell you right now, this is a great place. I hope they don't ding it up," Jerry Schlager said, speaking to the recent talk of possibly privatizing The Pioneer Home. Schlager was born in Scottsbluff, Neb. in 1935. His grandparents lived there, he said, so that's where he was born, before going home to Hawk Springs with his parents. In 1942, the family moved to Torrington, then on to Casper in 1949. He explained his father, Walter, was a farmer and had just bought a different place....
Christine Harvey, Sandra Drumheller and Mark Monreal provided some Christmas melodies at The Pioneer Home. Residents were invited to sing and play along with Jingle Bells....
The final weeks of the year are finally here. If you’re on the ball, you’ve got those holiday presents all ready to go and under the tree, any travel plans set out, the halls decked and the menu planned. Or, if you’re more like me, you’re still scrambling to find those final perfect gifts, and wondering why you just didn’t decide to send gift cards and family pictures to everyone instead. And don’t even get me started on wrapping. It’ll be a Christmas miracle if I can locate all the spots I’v...
Reindeer Teagan Allen gives Rudolph, portrayed by Andy Bledsoe, a hard time during the Children's Resource Center Christmas program....
Thermopolis Boys Basketball got off to a rough start this past weekend, with three losses at the East-West Classic at Douglas, 65-38 against Lander, 59-42 against Lovell and 74-45 against Riverton. As for the Lander game, which was the boys’ first for the season Coach Kevin Gerber said he felt good about the defensive focus they went into the season with, a focus for the first three weeks. He noted they went from being zone defense last year to man-to-man defense this year and he felt good a...
While the holidays are filled with plenty of celebration, it’s can also be a time of stress. WellSpring Counseling executive director, Al Braaten, said this time of year there is certainly more stress on people, but not just from bad things. He further explained if you look at a stress chart, some of the highest stress points are things like having a baby or getting married, things that you might think are related more with joy. Around this time, Braaten said, there are several things that c...
Last Thursday, Dec. 14, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce voted to add another level of membership. In addition to its membership levels for individuals, businesses, non-profits, churches and other organizations, the chamber will now have a level specifically for candidates and political action committees (PACs). The decision came following a lengthy discussion concerning political advertisements for 2018, as it is an election year. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush prompted...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has announced that on December 7, Red Rock Family Practice (RRFP) joined Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. This is the culmination of several months of discussion and consideration on how best to provide healthcare to Hot Springs County. A press release from the hospital states, “In order to strengthen our healthcare foundation and protect the future of healthcare in Hot Springs County, it was important that we partner with primary care physicians. As h...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, a trial was scheduled for Jan. 16 in a case against James Folsom, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree sexual assault of a minor. Alternatively, he is charged with sexual assault of a minor. An alternate charge means the judge, or jury should the case go to trial, could find him guilty of either. If that happens, the two charges would be merged. Essentially, there is one count, but two ways in which Folsom could be found guilty. According to the charg...
What began as three small houses has now expanded into a massive village where it's always Christmas. Binnie Murphree explained the start of the town within her home began with her mother, Bonnie Bleak, who would put up three log houses with her elves every Christmas. In about 1987 or '88, Murphree made a gingerbread village and set it up. Of course, she said, when dealing with gingerbread the critters are eventually going to find and make short work of it. Murphree decided to start collecting...
This year, the freshman basketball team will only compete in five games. Coach Ryan Shaffer noted there are only three freshmen out this year — Jesse Skelton, Eli Dickey and James Lindquist — so any time there is a freshman/JV/Varsity game scheduled they can’t play the freshman game because they would be short quarters for everyone else. For the first freshman game on Thursday, Dec. 14 at Lovell, Shaffer said the plan is to take the freshmen and the sophomores which will give them 10 playe...
The conference meet at Hot Springs County High School was the final competition for Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling. Coach Toby Emery state, "We had an amazing finish to the season! The boys came out aggressive and mentally focused. They battled hard and left it all on the mat. I'm so proud of the progress each athlete has made throughout the season. We were able to crown four champs and place seven others in the top four. "It was a great way to end the season, at home, in front of our home...
On Dec. 2, the Risen Son Christian School competed at the Wyoming First Lego League State Competition at the Casper Event Center, returning with a first place award for the research they put into their project. Ryan Shaffer, coaches the kids with their project along with Shannon Shaffer and Brian Johnson, said this was the fifth year they’ve took a team to the competition. “We had, basically, a new set of kids,” Shaffer said. “For the last four years we’ve had the same group of kids. Some of t...
A family discussing the significance of Christmas decorations is the focal point of the Risen Son Christian School program, which will be presented this Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at Risen Son Baptist Church. From left, Mesa Longwell, Maile Mae McCumber, Amelia Roberts, James Whitt, Samuel Johnson and Tate Roberts....
Last week, Spencer Axtell and Chandler Maddock learned more about the process of artificial insemination (AI) during a training session at the armory of the Fremont County Fairgrounds. Spencer Axtell said he attended the training to help out on the family ranch. “We do our heifers in the springtime and dad usually does it by himself and he’s been wanting some help.” He added with a laugh, “Getting out of school was part of it.” The training, which was Dec. 4-6, was not just about AI, Axtell sa...
Hot Springs County School District #1 Superintendent Dustin Hunt embraces teacher, Becky Martinez, who was named the first Champion for Children of the school year....
A rock along the canyon wall flies apart with the help of some explosives on Thursday, Dec. 7. The rock, which Wyoming Department of Transportation geologists determined needed to be removed, was pulling away from the wall. A link to the video of the blast is available on the Thermopolis Independent Record Facebook page....
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved new franchise agreements with RT Communications and Wyoming Gas. The agreements are for 10 years, and each franchise saw an increase in the percentage they pay to the town. While previous agreements saw both utilities paying two percent of their gross revenue, under the new agreements RT will pay five percent and Wyoming Gas will pay 3.5 percent. The figures were suggested at a previous board meeting to match other franchises, as Charter pays...
This past week, Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling competed at a triangular against Cody and Powell in Worland on Thursday, Nov. 30, and the Spartan Invitational at Riverton on Saturday, Dec. 2. Coach Toby Emery stated, “We had a great weekend of wrestling overall. The boys really performed well and had a successful showing. Of the fourteen teams competing at the Spartan Invite in Riverton, we placed 11th overall and had six individual wrestlers place in the top six. Four wrestlers made the f...
When you think of robot competitions, you might conjure up images of metal creations battling it out with saw blades, battering rams, spikes or any other devious implements. But at Hot Springs County High School, the Robotics students are busy building and programming their robots not to battle but to perform tasks. Eric Range explained his team, Fistful of Axles - 7283, is coached up by Curtis Hamer, while London Jenks coaches Aluminati - 4273. This year, Jenks said, they have a new CNC...
