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The 2021 Moonlight Madness Halloween costume contest filled the street in the 400 Block of Broadway last Thursday evening. The contest was sponsored by Dr. Vernon and Rachel Miller. Results include: For ages under 1-year-old, first was Brier Kessler as a witch, second was Finley Sayler as a sheep, third was Rylee Nelson as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. For ages 1-2, first was Elloree Pietrzak as a rainbow with pot of gold, second was Hadley Whitt as Minnie Mouse, third was Omriella Emery as a l...
At the October 26, Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Margie Molitor said in the growth report, that they are excited, they added two permanent positions to our senior leadership roster. Verlene Luna has been the interim chief physician clinical officer and has accepted the position permanently. Also, Scott Alwin accepted the position as the chief clinical officer, and he will start on December 13. Molitor continued and said they are expanding their Riverton hours to add a half day on...
by Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As the Wyoming Legislature’s special session resumed Monday, lawmakers focused on revising the two remaining bills designed to push back on vaccine mandates. But regardless of where they sat on the issue, many lawmakers seemed frustrated with the legislative product. House Bill 1001 enacts rules for certain Wyoming businesses that may choose to require COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers. House Bill 1002 declares that all public entities will not enforce federal man...
Ryan Mosser, left, and Austin Barral, right, members of Boy Scout Troop 53, worked to complete their Eagle Project by uploading pictures of graves in the Ancestry Database. Melene Mierzejewski was getting some help on uploading photos to the database....
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We print the names of all people upon their initial arrest. Correction In the picture on page 6 of the Oct. 28 edition of the IR, Gavin Shumway was identified as his brother, Logan. We apologize for the error. Sheriff’s Office Monday, Oct. 25 3:23 p.m. Report of a suspicious subject at a l...
Louise Odde, middle, holding her great, great granddaughter Brinae Odde, Kye Odde, great grandson, left, Jensen Odde, grandson, right and son, Tim Odde, standing in the back, got together for a five generation photo....
Two events will be held at the Thermopolis Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 20 There will be the Chair-ity / Christmas Tree Auction, a benefit for the People for People Backpack Program, held in the Commons area. The Auction begins at 9 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m.. Proceeds go to support the program, helping to provide meals on the weekends for kids in our community. You can volunteer to paint a chair or decorate a tree by contacting Judy Carswell at 921-8264. The Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair will also be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It will be in the...
Brian Parker is the new Recreation Center Director. He is 25 years old and recently moved from Connecticut, where he was a college student in recreation management and a personal trainer. Parker said he was excited to move across the country. Parker found the job opportunity with Hot Springs County on an online job board and applied. He had been searching for opportunities out west, specifically Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Parker interviewed and then first visited Thermopolis at the end of July,...
The People for People program and other local volunteers will be preparing Thanksgiving meals this year. However, they will not have eat-in meals at Holy Trinity Church. They will be preparing the food, packaging and delivering the meals to their People for People families and anyone that needs a meal. Sign-up sheets are at the Help Center and the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. They aim to have meals out by 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. People for People is seeking volunteers to help. Those helping may prepare dishes at home. Those who would...
by Kevin Killough On Oct. 4, Facebook had a global outage. For several hours, users around the world were unable to argue politics with complete strangers, let friends know their relationship status had changed or show pictures of their dinner. Many people, understandably, rejoiced in this moment of social media downtime. Yet, for the better part of the past year, many of those same people, even conservatives who claim to champion small government, were arguing that Facebook had become a prolific and indispensable monopoly that needed to be...
You are invited to join in a night of mystery and mayhem in the wild west! Murder at the Hole in the Wall Bar and the First Thermopolis Poker Tournament Party will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. If you want to play poker, bring your pennies. Also, you can buy poker chips, $25 worth of chips for $5. A chili dinner will be served with root beer at the bar. Space is limited. Contact the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center at 864-5183 to reserve your seat....
A fundraiser Cookie Jar Auction for Lauri Olsen will be held Friday, Nov. 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. In early July, Olsen was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, which has metastasized to the liver. She is being treated at the Billings Clinic. There will be a pulled pork dinner, with donations gladly accepted. The auction includes a fully processed beef donated by Roedy Farrell and some beautiful quilts along with many other items. Cookie jars, auction items, side dishes or desserts can be dropped...
The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Community Blood Drive on Monday, Nov. 8 from 2-6 p.m. at the Senior Citizen’s Center. There are only a few appointments still available but they will be taking walk-ins anytime during the drive. To make an appointment go to Vitalant. org. Please bring your ID and your FastTrack that can be found on Vitalant. org to your appointment. All donors are required to wear a mask. Each donation has the power to save up to three lives. There is always need for blood and only volunteer donors can fill that need f...
Breeze Petty has been selected as a tutor in the Oral Communication Center at Hamilton College for the 2021-22 academic year. The Oral Communication Center’s mission is to support Hamilton’s educational goals by developing students’ abilities to express themselves with clarity and eloquence. Petty, a sophomore, is a graduate of Hot Spring County High School. The Worland Officials Association and Joe Doak have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A Semi Final Football game between Star Valle...
Wyoming Pioneer Home residents recently visited the Hessenthaler Pumpkin Patch and were able to pick out some pumpkins to take back to the WPH....
The Lady Cats hosted the 3A East Regional Tournament last Friday and Saturday. The girls played hard but came up short, losing to No. 1 seed Burns and Torrington, putting an end to their season. On Friday afternoon, the Lady Cats lost in three to Burns, 15-25, 12-25 and 13-25. "Burns played well and we just couldn't put a ball away. Our defense played pretty scrappy and kept the ball alive and our blockers did a great job at the net, we just couldn't get anything going on our side. Kamry Bowman...
After DUI arrest, man out as county Homeland Security director POWELL (WNE) — Less than a week after being arrested on allegations that he drove his work truck while drunk, Jack Tatum is out as Park County’s director of Homeland Security. Tatum’s last day on the job was Friday, said Park County Sheriff Scott Steward, who oversees the county’s Homeland Security office. Tatum had served as director since June 2019 and had previously received praise from the sheriff and others for his work in the role. However, on the night of Oct. 24, a citizen...
Cheston Kimes, top, gets ready to take a swing during the Moonlight Madness pinata bash sponsored by the Independent Record. During the costume contest, bottom left, Brynnley Blair, won first place in the 5-6 year old age division as Mac & Cheese and Makenna Mackay won first place in the 7-8 year old division as COVID-19....
