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Thermopolis Town Council member Dusty Lewis took over the Tuesday meeting in place of a absent Mayor Mike Mortimore. He and his assistant Fred Crosby were away on business. The long awaited opening of the new Pizza Hut was announced during the meeting. Representatives from the restaurant were present as the council voted on their dispensing change. The change was just a formality for the new building. Town engineer Heath Overfield spoke to the council per request from the Mayor. Overfield gave...
On the night of Thursday, Jan. 14 John Cannon, 43, of Clearfield, Utah, had the scare of his life. Cannon was driving a semi-truck on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789. The semi began to slid on the slick roadway and Cannon found himself inside his semi, with the trailer and pup still attached, clinging to the bank of the river in Wind River Canyon. Cannon was hauling bulk sugar, as he rounded a corner known as Big Windy inside the canyon. Cannon's trailing pup lost traction and slid into the guard rail. Mome...
With substantial county budget cuts on the horizon, the Hot Springs County Commissioners began the difficult job of discussing budget cuts during their afternoon meeting Tuesday. “I think we all agree there’s concern about where we're going this next budget year,” said commissioner John Lumley to open the discussion of budget cuts. The commissioners, alongside County Attorney Jerry Williams, then discussed the possibility of certain groups overspending their allotted budgets. “My concern...
Lucas Manuel Cruz was born early in the evening of Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, taking the title of the first baby born in Hot Springs County for the new year. He is the first child of Gisselle and Hector Cruz of Thermopolis. The family received a gift basket from merchandise the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary collected from local businesses. Gisselle explained she and Hector wanted a name that can be pronounced in Spanish as well as English. Both parents of Mexican decent wanted...
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 Thursday, Jan. 14 11:15 p.m. Responded to an accident at mile marker 122 1/2 Highway 20 South. Sunday, Jan. 17 5:13 p.m. Responded to a structure fire 1118 Canyon Hills Road apartment 4. Monday, Jan. 18 11:20 a.m. Responded to false alarm at the Hot Springs State Park Best Western. Sherif...
The Thermopolis Economic Development Company (EDC) issued a last minute release at press time for the Independent Record stating the Red Rock Business Park has sold. According to the release, the “Wyoming Dinosaur Center has bought the entire business park and the EDC looks forward to the great things that the relocation of the museum will bring.” Independent Record staff contacted EDC members on Tuesday and they would not comment on the sale which was apparently finalized Wednesday morning. The IR staff be following this story for further det...
The local chapter of Ducks Unlimited (DU) is holding their annual banquet on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Days Inn beginning at 5:30 p.m. The banquet will feature games for adults and children, raffles, silent and live auctions. Dinner will be an all you can eat prime rib buffet. Admission cost is $45 for single tickets, $80 for couples, $15 for “Greenwing,” which is a child’s ticket. Each ticket includes a membership in DU. Tickets are available at Storyteller, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce or by calling John Maser at 921-4...
The Lady Cats basketball team defeated Big Piney 45-35, but they had to work for the win. Coach Cory Sova gave Big Piney credit for playing hard for 32 minutes, and that they are well coached. The Lady Cats had some trouble with passes during the game. "We had too many bad passes on our part, we need to clean that up," Sova said. The first half of the game did not provide the two point shot spread Sova was after, only netting two of the 17 points during that time. "That will not cut against a...
Local rancher and businessman, Wyatt Agar, will seek the Republican nomination for Wyoming State Senate District #20, which consists of Washakie and Hot Springs Counties, as well as South Big Horn and portions of Park and Fremont Counties. Agar stated, "At a time when the very foundations of our livelihood and lifestyle in rural Wyoming and America are under attack, we need strong conservatives to push back. Our constitutional rights, individual rights and private property rights are constantly...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team finished this weekend even with one win and one loss against tough opponents Big Piney and Meeteetse. The Bobcats' Friday night game was a nail biter, with the Bobcats trailing throughout the first half but exchanging the lead throughout the second. Big Piney, who have nine seniors on the team, had an advantage in experience over the younger Bobcat team. "A lot of those guys have been starting for four years. They were cool, they were...
After a rough-and-tumble football season, senior players Eric Herold and Tyler Cornwell still have a lot of which to be proud. The duo, who lit up the field during their final season at Hot Springs County High School, have recently been named Wyoming Scholar Athlete nominees. The duo, who lit up the football field at the beginning of the school year, are also serious about lending a helping hand in their community, a big portion of the nomination criteria. Cornwell is currently serving as...
The Thermopolis Middle School boys wrestling team competed in its second tournament of the year this weekend in Lovell, recording a number of top finishes in multiple weight classes. Wrestlers taking first place included Wyatt McDermott-84A weight class, Logan Cole-220A, Cole Collins-HWTA and Cole Christiansen-120B. Second place finishers include Blake Williams-98A, Eric Bleak-138/145B and Spencer Axtell-155/165B. Jaxson Jensen was the team’s sole third place finisher in the 120B weight class. Fourth place finishers include Cade McLean-91A, H...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team started their season out with a second place finish at the Kelly Walsh Invitational last weekend in Casper. In spite of illness taking its toll on the number of students able to attend, several on the team had an excellent first meet. Topping the list was the Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate performance by senior Kameron Olsen. Olsen was one of only two competitors coming out of preliminary rounds with a perfect 4-0 record. He went on to sweep semi-finals with a perfect 3-0, but unfortunately lost to a debater from...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire District have elected new officials for the coming year. Mark Collins, who has served since 1992, was elected Chief for the 13th time. Bryce Gilbert, who has been with the group since 2011, was elected Assistant Chief. Clint Huckfeldt, who has spent five years as a volunteer fireman, was elected Lieutenant. Cory Gilbert was elected Captain. Gilbert has been with the firemen for four and a half years. Two members were elected to positions for the first time in their careers Tuesday. Ryan Georgius, who...
Fifteen Bobcats went to Pavillion to wrestle in the Don Runner Invitational Friday and Saturday. Heeding their coaches prediction that “...they’ll get better” after a tough Douglas weekend, they placed nine in the top six of their weight classes. Greybull/Riverside amassed 195 1/2 points to take the 21 team tournament championship to lead Rocky Mountain, Cokeville, and Thermopolis. The 141 points scored by the Bobcats was the highest tournament total in recent years for the ‘Cats. Both Cullen Becher and Jon Hagen wrestled for the tourney...
Hot Springs County High School has released the honor rolls for the first semester of the 2015-16 school year. Students on the honor rolls include: Superintendant 4.000 Shayna Bauer, Tyler Cornwell, Stormy Cox, Emmalyne Coyne, Chloe Crosby, Jaxon Davis, Caleb DeCroo, Amanda Dinsmore, Kayla Gilbert, Aaron Hanson, Courtney Jeunehomme, Kelly Johnson, Barbara Kissel, McKayla Layman, Daniel Leonhardt, Darren Leonhardt, Jake Maksin, Haley McDermott, Lane Randall, Margaret Ryan, Mary Ryan, Zoe Stone, Jeffery VanAntwerp, Wyatt Wright, Courtney...
Children are invited to Hot Springs County Public Library to visit with Llama Llama during storytime on January 27 and 28 at 10:30 a.m. During the program, they will enact some of the stories as written by Anna Dewdney. Her stories often deal with children growing up with mama....
Thermopolis Middle School has released the second quarter honor rolls for the 2015-16 school year. Students on the honor rolls include: 5th Grade - Straight A Noah Anderson, Hannah Andreen, Jayci Basse, Roedy Farrell, Hadley Johnson, Dana Magelky, Chloe Mascorro, Owen McCumber, Trinity Mohr, Jonah Needham, Lexi Overfield, Jackson Reed, Brandon Rice, Gavin Shumway and Lauren Yarrington. 5th Grade - A & B Bowen Aldridge, Alyssa Andreen, Brooklynn Brown, Sadie Jo Burr, Spencer Calhoun, Riley Eldridge, Sage Fishbaugh, Isabella Gerber, Sydney...
Rod Slocum gives Cindy Magelky a big hug during her retirement party Saturday. Cindy was with the Hot Springs Sheriff's office for 33 years....
Thermopolis Middle School students were treated to music by Lights Along the Shore Friday. The band plays folk and classical music from around the world....
The University of Wyoming Vertical Dance Troupe perform suspended by ropes in the school auditorium demonstrating their grace several feet above the ground. The performance concluded by the troupe inviting children from the audience to come on stage and perform....
The Travel and Tourism Board meeting opened to news that the lodging tax revenue hit a record low of 41 percent, but the yearly revenue is still up 11 percent. Speculation from board members suggested it was caused by a mass exodus of crew workers. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller reported to the board they would not be charged for the Waltman billboard new Dino-opolis design due to the fact the company put the wrong one up to begin with. The current design has two emerging dinosaurs from a...
Last week, movie nominations were announced for the annual Academy Awards and Wyoming was prominent in both the nominees and the passed over movies. But first, on a recent dark and cold night (-13), I was being forced to watch “American Idol” by my wife Nancy and, as is normal in our household, I was leafing through a magazine and checking items on my iPad. The latter drives her crazy for some reason. “You need to pay attention to what’s on TV,” she might say lovingly (or not so lovingly.) While leafing through an issue of Time, it was hard not...
Thanks for supporting our local theatre. I hope the last letter to the editor in the IR criticizing the movie “The Hateful Eight” actually makes someone want to watch it. Next time please do your research before watching a movie by a director known for his explicit and shocking films. Tarantino doesn’t apologize for exercising freedom of speech and he won’t apologize for offending someone with a movie. Some people like George Carlin and Lenny Bruce felt it was their job to offend. Tarantino has never made movies so he can pat himself on the bac...
This past weekend our town had the opportunity to support our hard working students by showing up to the basketball games. I was so impressed with the players, they showed such sportsmanship while playing. I was impressed with our cheerleaders, they have clearly been working hard and it was apparent. I was impressed with the band, as they too have been working hard. What did not impress me was the blatant lack of school spirit or school support for the students from some of the school administration and teachers. I was shocked and saddened...
