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Pursuant to action taken on January 7, 2025, by the Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, February at 10:25 a.m. in the commissioner’s meeting room of the County Annex Building located at 115 N. 5th Street. The purpose of the public hearing is to provide a remedy for the Tipi Retreat and Michael and Michele Stevens to address their previous request for a land use change from the Agricultural Land use category to the Commercial Land use category for approximately 10 acres, and allow up to 12 t...
Orion Jenks, Cason Johnson, and Apollo Jenks enjoy a chilly afternoon sledding down Warren Hill last weekend....
The Thermopolis Independent Record won first place in major awards for Advertising Excellence in the Division B category at the 2024 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) convention held recently in Cheyenne. The IR also received an honorable mention in major awards for Typographic Excellence. The awards were judged on papers dated November l, 2023 and October 3l, 2024. WPA’s Division B includes 12 Wyoming papers with circulation ranging from 1,400 to 3,000. Judging for the Advertising Excellence award is based on two issues picked by the WPA and one...
Eisley Schrawyer performs "We Three Kings" and "Up on the Housetop" during Tiffany's Suzuki School of Violins and Mrs. Betsy's Piano Students Recital last week at the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church....
Recently, the White House named Emmy Hergert, a former teacher at Thermopolis Middle School, a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). PAEMST are the nation's highest honors for teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Emmy Hergert is a seventh grade mathematics teacher and instructional coach at TMS. She began her 14-year career in education teaching at Saratoga Elementary School for two years followed by Ralph...
At the January 16 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Tourism Director Angie Guyon presented the financial report. As of December 31, 2024, the board’s total assets were $228,025.94. This includes $219,990.73 in their Money Market account and $8,035.21 in checking. In the previous year, their total assets were $221,178.84. Regarding their December 21, 2024 lodging taxes, they received $9,997.96. In the previous year, their lodging tax revenue was $5,412.93. Guyon also explained t...
Tom Anderson helps John Webb during the fly tying clinic at the Thermopolis Fly Shop last Thursday evening....
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. Fire Department Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department 2024 Report In 2024, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department had a total of 93 calls. This included 26 vehicle crashes, 21 false alarms, six structure fires, 17 grass fires,...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of the 2025 National Civics Bee®, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. Hosted in partnership with The Civic Trust® of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition in Thermopolis will inspire middle schoolers to become better informed about American democracy, to engage respectfully and constructively in the community, and to build greater trust in others and institutions. Middle s...
Thermopolis Middle School has released their honor rolls for the first semester of the 2024-25 school year. 5th Grade A’s/B’s: Baylee Bears, Gunther Bihr, Joshua Blair, Morgan Blakesley, Abel Cordingly, Ellie Denton, Penelope Evans, Connor Fairbanks, Ben Farrell, Jonathan Haddix, Brooklyn Hunter, Bain Lahoe, Jaylee Larson, Fletcher Lewis, Ike Marvel, Skylar Ohrt, Aksel Polson, Hayden Robinson, Tristan Steadman, Ruby Stotts, Khloe Zimmerman 5th Grade All A’s: Maggie Culbreath, Jennifer Deromedi, Kyle Egger, Kade Enis, Brice Garrison, Joshua Hadd...
Clay Hubele, Ted Hubele, and Bryan Griffin look at a gun stock during the second annual Stars and Pipes Gun Show held last week at the Hot Springs County Fair Building....
Hot Springs County High School has released their first semester honor roll. Superintendent, 4.0 - Ann Allen, Cannon Boren, Gage Bowman, Jon Bryce, Sean Bryce, Elijah Budd, Nolan Collins, Ava Dafoe, Jacoby Elder, Jadeth Elder, Logan Farrell, Hayden Franklin, Alexis Garrison, Ammon Gevas, Teancum Gevas, Isabela Hetzel, Hanna Hill, Clayton Hubele, Reagan Huckfeldt, Orion Jenks, Paige Jones, Morgan Jones, Clayton Keller, Cole Keller, Marguerite Keller, Aubriana Layman, Kacey Mackay, Benjamin Mansfield, Alec Martinez, Carter Mascorro, Mac...
Wyoming’s 67th Legislative Session began on Jan. 14. The Wyoming Legislature alternates between a 40-day General Session in odd-numbered years and a 20-day Budget Session in even-numbered years. Gov. Mark Gordon delivered his State of the State message last Wednesday. There are hundreds of Bills listed on the Wyoming Legislature website for the 2025 year. Not every Bill will or deserves to hit the Governors desk. The Senate includes 31 members and the House of Representatives has 62 members. Our Legislatures will be very busy over the next f...
by Debra Johnston, MD Lately I’ve been reminded of a blockbuster movie from my youth. It contains a scene that even those who never saw the film are likely to recognize. A sleeping family is jolted awake, and from the foot of the bed the young daughter sings “they’re here!” One might wonder why I’m thinking so much about Poltergeist. That quote started ringing in my brain during our last monthly clinic meeting, when our lab director reported on the previous day’s influenza statistics. Nearly 90% of the tests were positive. Respiratory...
Kenneth Harold Averill, known affectionately as Ken, was born on December 26, 1949, in Lansing, Mich. He passed away peacefully on December 30, 2024, in Casper, Wyo. For the past over 20 years he had made his forever home in Thermopolis, Wyo. Ken was a devoted family man, cherishing every moment spent with his children, Angela, Teresa, and Jeffery, as well as his beloved grandchildren. He is survived by his beloved grandchildren, Taylor Grams, Brianna Grams, Dalanie Leven, Dayna Mathews, Macy Conaty and Abel Bolton Averill, along with...
WY Walks for Seniors On January 24 and 31, WY Walks for Seniors is hosting a 45-minute guided tour at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum in Cody beginning at 10 am. Everyone is welcome but only seniors and their caregivers are admitted for free when they join the morning walk and then they have the rest of the day in the museum to stroll. Participants are encouraged to attend all three dates. Skyler Ohrt fundraiser There will be a special cookie jar auction fundraiser for Skyler Ohrt on Saturday, February 1 at the fair building. Dinner...
On January 14, the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Service District held their monthly meeting at the Annex building. Overall, this month’s meeting was an organizational function where they voted on accepting their bylaws and reviewed policy & procedures, calendar, grant policy & procedures and service contract. During the meeting, the board voted and passed the approval to state in their bylaws that the Senior District will not accept gifts, donations or endowments and will only use tax dollars for their functions. During their d...
Art Christensen visits during brunch at the Hot Springs County Senior Center last Saturday morning. The next brunch is scheduled for January 25 from 9-11:30 a.m....
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Wrestling Team was in Shoshoni last weekend to compete in the Clash of the Crossroads Tournament. In a tune-up for that event, the team first took on Glenrock, at home, in a Dual on Thursday night. Led by their seniors, the Bobcats won the dual, with a 41-20 score - winning seven of their ten matches. Commenting on the night, Coach Travis McDermott said, “Seniors Colter Price and Ethan Yarrington, got things going with two falls, and then senior, Lance Axtell, moved up a couple of weight classes, in h...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats Basketball team traveled to Powell last weekend to compete at the Big Horn Classic Tournament. The event was played in Powell and Cowley, with all of the Cats games scheduled at Powell High School. These would be the last non-conference games of the season. After taking down Wright the weekend before, the Cats came into last weekend ranked number one among 2A schools in the state. After the 2A East/West Smackdown Tournament over the weekend of January 10 and 11, junior Cody Bomengen was named Athlete...
The Lady Cats wrestlers had two meets last week, beginning on Thursday night, at home for a Dual with Glenrock, and then moving on to the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament in Shoshoni on Friday/Saturday. The Lady Cats team defeated Glenrock 17 to 6, and finished in second place at Shoshoni, with a team score of 118, to Shoshoni’s 131. With small teams for each of the Glenrock and Thermopolis schools, there were just four matches on Thursday night, with the home team taking wins in three of the four. Freshman, Izzie Hetzel, bumped up two w...
Last weekend, the Hot Springs County High School, Lady Cats Basketball team, hosted their second tournament in as many weeks. With twelve teams in competition, the Big Horn Classic was played in Thermopolis, and in Worland. On Friday, January 17 the Lady Cats first saw the JV team from Cody. In a close game, the Cody Broncs were victorious – winning by a score of 44 to 36. In the two-day tournament, Cody went on to defeat Wind River – 34 to 33, and on Saturday, dropped to Powell, by a score of 49 to 20. Also on Friday, the Lady Cats took on...
The Hot Springs Speech and Debate team finished in second place in 1A/2A at the first ever Riverside Jurassic Classic Speech Tournament held at Riverside High School in Basin on January 18. Coaches Lyle Wiley, Alyssa Brown, Riley Jeffs, Markie Whitney, and Tyler Kay traveled with a team of 10 Bobcats to compete with 9 teams and over 120 entries. The one-day Riverside tournament excluded debate events, so Bobcat debaters had a weekend to focus on interpretative and platform events. The only debate event held at the tournament was the...
Last Saturday, 22 member of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Rocky Mountain Nationals Wild West Championship Tournament at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. The tournament brought 114 teams and over 1,200 wrestlers from surrounding states. Thermopolis Wrestling Club finished 5th in team standings with 269 points behind the Green River Grapplers, Casper Eastside United, and the Colorado teams of Bear Cave and Pomona Elite. Six wrestlers brought home Championships: Carter Enis (6U, 49 lbs), Hailey Robinson (15U, 88lbs), Hayden...
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