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On Thursday, Jan. 10, a message was relayed to parents regarding a health and safety issue that has come up at the high school. “The health and safety of our high school students is a top priority,” the message said. “At this time it is a concern that students are vaping at school, and that Juul pods containing high concentrations of potent liquids could leak onto surfaces and unaware students could come into contact with dangerous substances that can be absorbed through the skin.” The message went on to say, “there is a dark side to vaping. I... Full story
Ralph Witters Elementary students Jilliann Christensen, left, and Jackson Skelton, right, help Hoyt Peil get the most from his ride on the spring horse during recess....
Last week, Senator Wyatt Agar reported an 11-1 vote effectively killed a bill related to the Wyoming Pioneer Home. Specifically, the legislation sought to have the the department of health conduct a study and develop recommendations on the financial benefits cost savings and programmatic impacts of transferring state ownership of the Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center to another health care provider. Ager also reported that within the Appropriations Committee they are having hearings...
The 2019 session of the Wyoming State Legislature is well underway, and our Representative John Winter is in full swing. "This new role is very interesting, to say the least," Winter said, "and I am still on a learning curve. The bills are just starting to come out of committee for voting, so last week was just the beginning." Winter is a member of the Travel, Recreation and Wildlife (TRW) Committee as well as the Agricultural Committee in the house, so he will be voting on the various bills...
Employees of our local Shopko found out last Tuesday that the doors will soon be closing on our local store due the company filing voluntary petitions for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. For a few months, Shopko had been releasing the locations of stores that were closing, but Thermopolis had not shown up on any of the lists until last week. The Worland Shopko will also be closing. Since December, the company has been selling off...
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. Sheriff’s office Friday, Jan. 9 2:39 p.m. Deputy was called to assist the Department of Family Services with a urine analysis and home check, though the subject could not be located. Thursday, Jan. 10 4:29 p.m. Deputy responded to a civil dispute at the fairgrounds about shared property....
A hearing has been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1 in a case against Ray DeVries, who is charged with five counts of theft, one count of property damage and one count of criminal trespassing. All seven charges are misdemeanors. The hearing is in regard to an objection raised by DeVries’ attorney on Hot Springs County Attorney Jill Logan’s motion to bring in a special prosecutor for the case, due to a conflict of interest. The objection states the Fremont County Attorney’s Office hasn’t been pr...
The Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court office no longer accepts passport applications. At this time there is nowhere in Thermopolis providing the service. People can go online to travel.state.gov to access, fill out and print applications. The website usps.com is also available to make appointments online for post offices that accept and process passport applications. The Worland Post Office can be contacted at 307-347-3321 and the Riverton Post Office can be contacted at 307-856-3725, for inquiries about the services they offer and to...
Sunday afternoon the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house filled with smoke. There was some damage to the kitchen of the home....
Though Keith and Amy O'Brien had plans to move to Thermopolis when they retired, tragedy put them here a couple years ahead of their schedule. The O'Briens are many who lost their home in the devastating Camp Fire that started on Nov. 8 in Paradise, Calif. The couple came to Thermopolis Dec. 28, though they've been visiting family and friends here for years. Living in Paradise, Keith said they were no strangers to forest fires around their town, as they lived in a mountain community with plenty...
The third annual Brenna’s Banquet will be Feb. 16, at the former Stone’s Throw restaurant, 143 Airport Road, and tickets are available. The event is in memory of Brenna Michelle Rankin, who passed away on March 16, 2016, after a battle with cancer. The event starts with hors d’oeuvres beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner of prime rib, a wedge salad, twice-baked potato, green beans with bacon, homemade rolls and dessert. Tickets are $50 for single and $75 for couples. One of Brenna’s favorite activities was going along to drop off and...
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department elected its officers, including Chief Mark Collins, Assistant Chief Bryce Gilbert, Captain Ryan Georgius, First Lieutenant Dale Andreen, Second Lieutenant Jay Erk and Secretary Bob Butchart and Treasurer James Coates. Appreciation was also shown to outgoing officer Cory Gilbert, who served as captain, for his service and commitment to the office he filled. Chief Collins also reported there were 92 calls for service in 2018, including 26 vehicle crashes, 25 grass fires that burned...
It’s time to hit the ice and drop the lines again for the 2019 ice fishing derby beginning Friday, Jan. 18 and running through the weekend. Registration for the event is $10 per person, and tickets are available at the Boysen Reservoir marina, and not tickets will be sold after 10 a.m. on Jan. 20. Weigh-ins begin after 8 a.m. on Jan. 18 and go no later than noon on Jan. 20. Contestants must have their derby registrations at weigh-in. In the event of a tie for fish weight, the earliest weigh-in will determine the winner. The marina will also b...
The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its January forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. The report shows the forecasted April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is 400,000 acre feet (af), which is 66 percent of the 30-year average of 603,300 af The bureau prepares monthly forecasts for the runoff, which typically occurs between from April through May. Forecasts take into account snow accumulating at an average rate. If the temperature increases and there’s not as much snow as predicted in the c...
When the New Year rolls in, it’s often accompanied with the hope that this year will be better than the last. Unfortunately, a new year doesn’t mean all the bad news from the previous gets suddenly whisked away and we start over with a clean slate. It seems lately that there’s been more and more bad news in the national and, unfortunately, quite a bit on the state and local level. There’s trouble in the schools, on the borders, at the capitol. But, as the saying goes “things are always the darkest before the dawn,” and we can help bring that...
Recently I received a Christmas card from Marty (Martin when not in the wrestling room). Marty was assigned to me as a project. He was about 6’2” and weighed in at 185 lbs. He was a senior, and in three years of wrestling, he had won an average of two matches per year. Oh, and by the way, he was the only black student in the reservation school at which his mother taught, and he was in the Special Education program. We worked to provide Marty moves that would be effective for him. Repetition of a few moves helped him to be more successful, and...
Patricia Allene Friedl, 76, passed away December 25, 2018, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. She was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., on January 25, 1942, to William Franklin and Allene (Pittard) Jones. She married Richard (Dick) John Friedl in Denver, Colo., on June 5, 1964, the same day Pat graduated with a degree in education from the University of Denver. Following college, Pat moved with Dick to Thermopolis, so that he could join his father in running their family business, Friedl's... Full story
Joeann B. Jones, 87, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019, at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Born August 4, 1931, in Rockland, Idaho, she was the daughter of William and Sarah (Byington) Sizemore. The family moved to Thermopolis in the 1940's. On August 17, 1953, Joeann married David Clarence Jones in Billings, Mont. She and David were ranchers raising sheep and cows. She continued the operation with her son, Everett, after the death of her husband in 2003. Until a year before her... Full story
Ruth Beahm Wyatt, 86, passed away December 31, 2018. She was born January 16, 1932, in Cheyenne, Wyo., the ninth of fifteen children to Floyd and Valborg Vosler. Ruth grew up in Cheyenne where she met and married Jack Beahm. They raised four children until his early passing. She married Chuck Wyatt, and helped raise his daughter, sharing many travels and adventures in their retirement. She lived in Thermopolis from 2000-2010. She is survived by her children, James Beahm, Joyce (Martin) Havel,... Full story
Dakota Jack Wedor, 19, passed away November 29, 2018. He was born October 7, 1999, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Jack Carpenter and Karen Wedor. Dakota attended school in Thermopolis, Wyo., from kindergarten until receiving his high school diploma in 2018. He accomplished many honor roll and principal honor roll certificates for his grades and received numerous awards and medal due to his many talents. Dakota participated in Scout Troop 5053 and SEEK (Students Exploring Expanding Knowledge)... Full story
Just like water turns to ice, fingers, hands, toes, feet and even your ears and nose can freeze. The phenomenon is known as frostbite and can occur in as little as five minutes in severely frigid weather. Unfortunately, some folks don’t even realize they are getting frostbite until its too late since the area becomes numb. So what do you look for? In the early stages of frostbite the skin turns pale yellow or white and may itch, burn, sting or feel like pins and needles. Once it gets to the i...
Rates for all first class and priority mail will go up by five cents beginning Sunday, Jan. 27. This essentially means stamps will increase from 50 to 55 cents each, and books of 20 stamps will go from $10 to $11. Forever stamps purchased at the current rate will still be valid....
Artist Angela Seims, left, discusses her work with Smoking Waters Art Guild member Suzanne Samelson during the Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis....
Starting a busy week, Thermopolis wrestlers journeyed to Cody on Tuesday for a dual. Though the Broncs started with a lead at 16-9 on a couple of pins and a decision, the dual became much more interesting for the Bobcats when Jon Harvey put a brake on Cody's momentum with a first period pin of his own over the Broncs' Keaton Stone. Riley Shaffer followed that with an 11-1 first period and an early second period pin of Alex Vogt to give the Bobcats their first lead, but Cody quickly took it back...
The Lady Cats competed against Shosoni, Powell and Lander over the weekend at the Big Horn Basin Tournament hosted by Powell. The varsity team came out on top of Shoshoni on Friday with a 38-19 win. Sesi Jensen lead the team in scoring, dropping in 10 points while Tahja Hunt helped the offense with three assists. As a team, they had a total of 10 assists. On the defensive side, the team’s leading rebounder against Shoshoni was McKenna Bomengen with seven and Jensen, right on her heels with six. Defensively, the girls forced 22 turnovers. Later...
