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Just over a month ago, a bust led to one of the largest drug-related cases in the county. Hot Springs County Deputy Jon Bartlett, who has been compiling information about the initial incident and the after effects, said things began on Dec. 21 and are still ongoing, and there is significant evidence to suggest multiple individuals were involved in conspiracy to transport, distribute and use marijuana, methamphetamine and prescription drugs in and around the county. So far, five subjects have...
After two failed attempts at relieving the State of Wyoming of the burden of the Wyoming Pioneer Home through privatization, the legislature is now making and end run at the facility by proposing to eliminate its annual state subsidy. A bill was referred to the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning, HB0295, sponsored by Republican Representative Donald Burkhart of Carbon County that would eliminate the state subsidy of $1.4 million per year to the Pioneer Home. They would continue to... Full story
Logan Sullivan shows his Pomsky - Pomeranian and Husky - named Zoe to classmates during a special pajama party day for Ralph Witters Elementary first grade students....
Senator Wyatt Agar reported Tuesday morning that he was busy working on the second reading of the budget bill on the floor. Agar noted both chambers did first reading of the mirror budget bill yesterday in which no amendments are allowed, but in this second reading is when changes can be seen within the chamber. “I have spent the morning looking at what the Senate body wants to do with the budget,” Agar stated. “In our body you will see the budget return to the basic Governor’s recommendations,...
Another week is in the books with the 2019 State of Wyoming Legislature in Cheyenne. Several bills have moved quickly through the process, including Senate File 93, which references Grizzly Bear hunts in the state, sponsored by Wyatt Agar and co-sponsored by John Winter. “Wyatt (Agar) did an excellent job in presenting this bill to the committee,” Winter said. “I testified in the Senate Committee from the standpoint of an outfitter and as to the importance of the bill to outfitters and the resid...
The Wyoming Department of Education recently released statistics on the graduation rates for high school students across the state, showing an increase in graduating seniors for the fifth consecutive year. For the 2017-18 school year, Hot Springs County had an 80.4 percent graduation rate, down from the 87.3 percent graduation rate of the 2016-2017 school year. In 2017, 48 out of an expected 55 seniors graduated from Hot Springs County High School, while 45 out of an expected 56 graduated in...
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 Tuesday, Jan. 22 7:15 a.m. Report of a truck stuck on BLM land. It was later towed out. Wednesday, Jan. 23 7:54 a.m. Argument between a mother and son, during which the son was kicked out and a trespass notice was requested. 5:18 p.m. Report of a window being broke out o...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Jennifer L. Gambogi was sentenced by Judge Bobbi Overfield to three years of supervised probation on a felony charge of possession of meth with intent to deliver. The charge is from a Sept. 17, 2018 incident, during which a vehicle Gambogi was a passenger in was stopped for expired plates. The driver granted the officer permission to search the vehicle, during which he located a glass smoking pipe that tested presumptive positive for meth. While both...
The second Champion for Children in Hot Springs County School District #1 was chosen recently, Brandon Deromedi. Deromedi will join three other Champions this year for a chance to be named Teacher of the Year for the 2018-2019 school year. A member of the district's outstanding PE/Health Department, Deromedi is also the District's Activities Director, District Trainer and shares time at the high school and the middle school. A 2003 graduate of Worland High School, Deromedi received his...
The Twisted Mane Salon and Spa is officially open for business on Broadway. Owner Alicia Werner said this is a full service spa for hair, skin and nails. She is styling hair and doing facials and manicures, and plans to add pedicures to the services. Werner attended Rocky Mountain Academy of Hair, Skin and Nails in Casper and while there she knew she wanted to open her own salon, so when a space and opportunity presented itself she jumped in with both feet. The Twisted Mane is open regularly at...
Several desserts were auctioned off Sunday evening at the VFW, with proceeds of about $4,100 from the auction and walking taco dinner going to the Class of 2019's graduation party....
This past weekend, Robotics teams No. 4273, Aluminati, and No. 7238, Fistful of Axles, competed at the Montana State Championship in Bozeman. Coach London Jenks said both teams experienced some robot problems — some mechanical, some programming — but the older students team, Aluminati, came away with a 3-2 record and 18th place and the younger Axles team had a 2-3 record and placed 24th. Jenks noted there were 33 teams at the competition. The teams also took home some second place awards, Alu...
They’re already out on the shelves, those big, heart shaped boxes of chocolates to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Sure, they would love candy and flowers, but what if there were something else you could do for your Valentine to ensure they’re around for a long time? February is National Heart Month, a time to make a few, simple changes to your lifestyle to get healthy and most of all, keep your heart healthy. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United State...
Forget about the sugar and the calories, when it comes to Valentine’s Day, all of those things go out the window. True chocolate lovers will be found at the Hot Springs County Library on Saturday, Feb. 9 for the Chocolate Lover’s Event, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Starting at 11 a.m. pay just $5 at the door and fill your dessert plate with all kinds of decadent chocolate goodies. All proceeds from the Chocolate Lover’s Event will benefit the Hot Springs County Library....
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Hot Springs County Museum. The program will be “Petrified Wood in the Absaroka Range,” presented by Larry Amundson. This presentation will describe prehistoric high altitude camping and tool making sites in the southern Absaroka Range. Human occupation in these remote portions of the Washakie Wilderness is evidenced by the presence of surface lithic flakes created during tool production using petrified wood. Amundson’s exploration of the region comme...
As a newspaper, our primary goal is to inform our readers of what’s happening in the world, not just locally but on the state and, if necessary, national level. In recent weeks, we’ve been keeping you updated on what’s happening in the Legislature. However, it is this same Legislature that has made not one, but three attempts at keeping us at doing our jobs when it comes to keeping our town and county leaders accountable. The first of these attempts came from House Bill 146, which would take out requirements that names be published with the s...
The possibility of there being drugs in our school system should be a worry for everyone in Hot Springs County. If we think back, at the same age, we thought we were “ten foot tall and bulletproof” and no one could touch us because we were smarter than the adults. We know better now. But I also want to say how very fortunate I am to get to coach some of the best kids in the district. I don’t want everyone to think all the kids are smoking and drinking and partying every weekend. It is liter...
Harold Junior Bendlin, 80, of Thermopolis passed away January 22, 2019, at the Central Wyoming Hospice Center in Casper, Wyo., after a period of declining health. Born July 20, 1938, in Spencer, Iowa, he was one of four children of Harold and Eva (Whetstine) Bendlin. He came to Hamilton Dome, Wyo., as a young child to live with his uncle Roy Whetstine where he attended school and was captain of the basketball team. At the age of 17 Junior joined the US Navy Western Pacific Tour aboard the... Full story
Delmar Taylor lost his battle with cancer Sunday morning January 20 at his home in Basin, Wyoming. He was born February 2, 1938 in a small house less than a quarter mile from where he lived most of his life. His parents were Odus and Ethel Taylor. He was youngest of three boys Clifton, Lenard, and Delmar. He went to school in Basin and then to work for Gordon Chisolm as a teenager. He lived in Riverton for a few years. He moved back to Greybull and returned to work for Gordon. In 1971 Bob... Full story
As the partial government shutdown hit the 35 day mark, how it affected people across the country, including right here at home, becomes a big question. In Wyoming, there are approximately 5,000 federal workers, including 3,674 non-military employees. With most furloughed or working without pay, not only did the individual families suffer, Wyoming itself lost about $8.3 million to its economy due to the shutdown. Healthcare clinics on the Wind River Reservation were shut down. Drilling permits...
Student numbers in Hot Springs County Schools are holding fairly steady this year with just two fewer students from the end of December to the start of January. December had 640 students enrolled and by the time kids headed back to class in January, there were 638. Third grade, seventh grade and tenth grade all added one student over the break, however, ninth grade, sixth grade, and fifth grade each lost one student and the fourth grade lost two, creating an overall loss of two students. Overall, the numbers are down from this time last year...
The 2019 ice fishing derby at Boysen Reservoir this past weekend saw 320 entrants, falling just two short from the previous year. Fishers competed in categories of trout, perch, crappie, walleye and ling, vying for the biggest catch in each. In cases where several people had the same weight, earliest weigh-in times determined placings. Catches, in order of finish with weight in pounds were: Trout — Joshua Lackey, 5.01; Garrett Aldrich, 4:15; Chance Marquette, 4.10; Kelly Britain, 4.01; Kaitlyn Aldrich, 3.15; Brianna Thompson, 3.15; Ronnie S...
Jonah Needham answers a question during the Thermopolis Middle School Geography Bee on Jan. 24. After several rounds of questions about various countries and those who live there, Needham emerged the winner....
The Lady Cats basketball team hosted Buffalo and Big Piney last weekend, splitting the contests 1-1. On Friday night the girls lost to the second ranked team, Buffalo, by a final score of 64-41. They dug a very large hole early in the game as they struggled to take care of the ball, falling behind by 17-0 in the first quarter. After a sluggish start, the girls settled down and played better basketball the remainder of the game. The Lady Cats forced 24 turnovers, which coach Matt McPhie said is...
The Bobcat boys had a rough time this past weekend against Buffalo on Friday and Big Piney on Saturday. Friday night's game saw a 62-15 loss against the Bison. Coach Shane Corpening stated, "For the Buffalo game we couldn't have asked for a better start to the game. Defensively, we held them to six points for most of the first quarter. "However, within the last 15 seconds of the first quarter we had a pair of untimely turnovers that led to easy scores for them. Offensively, we struggled to finis...
