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The Hot Springs County Hall of Fame Banquet is Saturday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Days Inn. The banquet will celebrate members of the community, past and present, that have been pioneers in our community and have made Hot Springs County a better place. This year’s inductees are Dorothy Milek, Bill Smith, Doctor Dana Carter, John Herrin Sr., and Dora McGrath. Milek has no peers when it comes to researching and writing the history of Hot Springs County. She has two books published in her own name and has contributed to many more. She was twice h...
After a tenant received a Notice to quit, a request from a landlord to his tenant to quit the premises leased and turn possession over to the landlord, the tenant became suspicious because he felt the notice was not legitimate. Although the notice was properly posted and signed by a law enforcement official, he felt something was not quite right and brought it to law enforcement’s attention. Law enforcement officials began an investigation after obtaining the notice. They felt it was very e...
The Thermopolis Police Department retired one of its most respected officers at midnight on Dec. 31. Maris, unlike other TPD members, was unique for her sense of smell and sight. She also had four legs. The departments only canine unit spent just over four years on the force serving and protecting Hot Springs County residents with her nose, ears and wagging tail. Maris's arrival to Thermopolis began five years ago when Mandy Wilson, a patrol officer at that time, sought a program to help the...
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police calls” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire department Monday, Jan. 11 10:25 a.m. Firemen responded to a structure fire at 541 South Yellowstone. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, Jan. 5 12:06 p.m. A report of a collision between two vehicles at the Children’s Resource Center. One vehicle collided with another while backing out. Wednesdays, Ja...
According to Boysen State Park officials, this pickup plunged through the ice after being driven over a pressure ridge in Boysen Reservoir at Tough Creek campground over the weekend. The couple kicked out the back window and escaped as the truck was sinking. They were able to retrieve the vehicle from the ice on Tuesday. Sportsmen are reminded to be cautious when traveling on the ice....
A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his part in a June 2014 attack on Thermopolis resident Jadon Jellis. The sentencing took place in the Summit County District Court in Colorado. Tyrus Vanmatre, 21, was convicted in Sept. 2015 on charges of first-degree kidnapping, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit assault, menacing and reckless endangerment. Vanmatre, who was 20 when the attack occurred, along with a then 16-year-old...
After serving the Thermopolis community for over 30 years, Carol Zancanata and Phyllis Christiansen have handed over the reigns to Properties West to two brokers with long standing ties to the community. As of Jan. 1, Steth Daniels and Christine McLean have taken the helm at Properties West. Daniels, a sixth-generation Thermopolis resident, said he was 'recruited', out of school by Zancanata and Christiansen, who hired him after he graduated from the University of Wyoming and then received his...
Do you or someone you know have a talent you always thought was worthy of attention? If you are a student ranging in age from kindergarten to a senior in high school, the Encore talent show may be just the stage you have been looking for. The Encore program is presented as a fundraiser for Risen Son Christian School, and tryouts will be held at the school on Sunday, Feb. 7. There are four divisions in which young stars will compete: kindergarten through second grade, third grade through fifth...
After a tumultuous month since the tragic accident that caused Spencer Luce to be Life-Flighted to Casper, he is slowly making headway towards a recovery. Spencer's father, Orvin Luce, said his son is "still in the woods," and his leg is in very bad shape. "He still has to go to the [Hot Springs County Memorial] hospital seven days a week for treatment, and he has to go to Casper once a week on top of that." During his daily visits to the hospital, Spencer receives antibiotics and wound care....
Since the inception of the Knights of Columbus in 1882, members of the order have tried to help people who are in dire straits. Originally founded by Father Michael J. McGivney to help low income immigrants in the late 1800s, councils can be found all across the world today, from Canada to the Philippines. The Thermopolis order was started in 1925. The Knights provide many services to the community including charitable work, donating to Special Olympics, helping senior citizens in need and...
By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service Early in December a reader who lives in the foothills west of Denver sent me an email. “It’s scary when you go into any healthcare facility and don’t know whether to bring your check book, loan application papers, or bankruptcy processing papers,” he said. “Nobody seems to care or be concerned about it.” He wanted to know why we aren’t told all costs up front so we can make informed decisions. He had a point. When we go in for a procedure, most of the time we don’t know the total price or even what...
In response to the recent letter to the editor titled “Tyranny of the Spirit”, I would suggest that the esteemed gentleman please reread and reconsider the points I made regarding freedom. The validity of the points made are ill-refuted through the use of misrepresentation, straw-man arguments and ad hominem attacks. Addressing some of the points raised in the response: I did not question cultural values but rather reserved my observations for the actions of a government that has made every intent to bend the free individual to the will of the...
To support our local movie theater, we saw “The Hateful Eight.” I wish I had back the three hours and ten dollars wasted on that effort. I wish I had heeded the boycott called for by supporters of police officers nationwide. The movie’s director, Quentin Tarantino, had called officers involved in recent shootings “murderers.” It is surprising that the usual protest groups have not condemned this movie: the NAACP (for using Mark Twain language hundreds of times); NOW (for male violence against women); The Obama administration (for gun violence)...
Donald (Hawk) Hawkins, 83, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, surrounded by his family at his home in Thermopolis after a decade of declining health. He was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Trenton, Neb. to Ross and Josephine (Berger) Hawkins. Following graduation from there, Hawk served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956 and was discharged from the Air Force Reserve in 1959.. He worked for a short period of time for Western Electric before moving to Thermopolis in 1958 where he spent the rest of his career working as a central office...
Tom Anderson has spent his entire life studying geology: he opened his presentation Saturday by noting that while doing ranch work, his partners often notice how much time he spends looking at rocks and other geological formations. Anderson, whose family has been homesteading in Hot Springs County since the 1890's and currently works the Russell Ranch, has had a lifelong interest in not only geology but also oil and gas. His first job was sitting on a sled being pulled behind a pickup truck...
Are you a hunter, an outdoorsman or even a master of the wilderness? Bring some of that grit to the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church for their annual Men’s Outdoorsman Banquet. With a feast for the mountain man in all of us there will be pulled pork and brisket. The banquet will be Saturday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. There will be drawings for a variety of items like knives, calendars, and tools. The grand prize of the evening will a RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Reload Kit. Following the meal there will be a guest speaker. Those who attend are e...
The recent snow fall and brisk cold did not stop these antelope from finding something to eat along Highway 120....
Bobcat wrestlers journeyed to Douglas for the Shane Shatto Invitational Friday and Saturday. It became clear this young team has a ways to go to compete successfully in tournaments where seven of the top ten teams were from 4A schools. Even usually powerful Douglas could finish no better than sixth. Bright spots in earning Thermopolis’ 25 points were the Becher boys with Cullen leading the way to a fifth place medal with three victories while brother Ethan scored a pin and a technical fall just missing the consolation placing round. Also adding...
Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers had their first tournament of the season during the Greybull-Cloudpeak Tournament Saturday. Wrestlers bringing home first place medals include Wyatt McDermott – 84A weight class, Logan Cole – 220/HWTA, Tyson Medina – 84B, Teagan Anderson -138/145B and Austin Barral – 155/165B. Second place wrestlers include Blake Williams – 98A weight class, Cole Collins – 220/HWTA, Cole Christiansen – 120B. Third place wrestlers include Riley Shaffer – 132/138A weight...
Ethan Becher works to gain control of his opponent during wrestling action at the Douglas Invitational....
A representative from the Riverton Workforce Center, the local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, will be available in Thermopolis Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Hot Springs County Library. The representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m.-noon and from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is also available by phone at 307-856-9231 or on their website at wyomingworkforce.org....
The Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team heads to Casper on Friday to compete in the Kelly Walsh Invitational, their first outing of the season. The 10 student team spent most of the Christmas break meeting and practicing for the upcoming event, one of the largest meets they participate in for the year. Coach Cindy Glasson said she’s really looking forward to how the team will perform. “We have four returning students this year, all seniors.” Glasson said. “That gives us six new team members that are starting out at one of th...
The Thermopolis ranch sorting competition features riders and horses riding through a pen of ten calves, sorting out all ten in numerical order. Results from the Jan. 10 event include (in order of finish): Saturday Enter Up: Melissa Sams and Steve Mosser, Cal Ragle and Scott Rattif, Mosser and Rattif. Novice: Gina Cuprak and Jennifer Harvey, Cuprak and Colleen Hanson, Cuprak and Heidi McStay. Youth: Mesa Allen, Bridger Peil (2nd and 3rd). Total sort: Cuprak, Sams, Rattif, Harvey. Sunday Quick...
After a long break for the holidays, the Bobcat boys basketball team returned to action on Friday in Lovell against hometown Lovell and conference rivals Rocky Mountain and Riverside. The Bobcats came out of the holiday break with their pre-break momentum still in tact, and managed to finish two-and-one during their three games last weekend. First up was Lovell, a team that featured a hard-to-stop duo of a six-foot-nine and six-foot-four player who teamed up for over half of the Bulldog's 74...
Traveling to Rocky Mountain, the Lady Bobcats basketball team played an exhaustive onslaught of games in just a short period of time. The girls had the determination to see it to the end and add a few more wins to their name. The varsity team currently owns a 7-3 record. The Lady Cats topped Wind River 58-31. "It is a good win for us, but quite sloppy, considering it was the first game in 20 days," said coach Cory Sova. Even with the girls 25 turnovers during the game, Wind River had the...
