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Monday at the Percy Metz Courtroom in Cody, the courtroom was full for a partial summary judgment hearing in a case against the Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) co-operative. A motion was made in October seeking return of the company to the co-op owners. Litigation began against TCT in December of 2015, when Joe and Barbara Campbell, on behalf of themselves and others, filed a class action lawsuit. That suit claims TCT board members robbed owners of the co-operative of the value of their...
In spite of speculation on social media over the weekend, the sighting of two Blackhawk helicopters over Thermopolis on Saturday was nothing more than a routine training mission out of Cheyenne by the Wyoming Air National Guard. The pair of choppers were headed to Powell on Saturday and stopped at the Hot Springs County Airport to refuel on their way home. The group was a high altitude rescue team that has seen action in both Iraq and Afghanistan. They do rescues at 10,000-11,000 foot... Full story
During the Tuesday night meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Board of Trustees, Board Chair, Bill Williams, and hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, spoke about their recent trip to Cheyenne to visit with the SLIB board. The hospital’s SLIB application for $1.5 million was not recommended for funding, Molitor said, and there were two main reasons. There were $11.6 million worth of requests for SLIB grants, and they only have about $4 million to give. “At this point in the game with the bie...
Claire Simpson chases after Xoei Rich during some Friday afternoon sledding with their church group. The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints in Thermopolis has activities for girls age 8-11 twice a month....
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. Correction The story “Chamber to help liaison cycling event” in the Jan. 25 edition should read that the Chamber of Commerce banquet theme is “An Evening with the Stars.” Clarification Regarding the “Turn for the worse” picture in the Jan. 25 edition, it was clarified that one of the v...
At about 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Chandler Maddock of Thermopolis was reported as a runaway. Maddock left a note behind stating he was leaving. He is a junior at Hot Springs County High School. It is assumed Maddock is with someone else, as he did not take his vehicle. There was no description of the vehicle he might be in. He does have his phone with him, but it is turned off. He is dressed in Western style clothing. Anyone with information on Maddock is encouraged to contact the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office at 864-26... Full story
Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Thermopolis Police Department received a reported that two juvenile females had gone missing from the 700 block of Arapahoe at around 7:40 p.m. While one of the juveniles was found within a short time, it was quite a few hours before the second was located. The Thermopolis Police Department expressed appreciation for the community coming together to search for the juveniles, as people drove up and down streets looking for them or did walking searches with flashlights.... Full story
Last Thursday, law enforcement officials were called to a report of a juvenile alone in a vehicle. Drivers are advised not to leave small children in unattended vehicles, to avoid any chance of accident, injury or possible citation from law enforcement....
On first meeting Katy Jane Vines, one might assume nothing special about this Pioneer Home resident. However, after sitting with her a while you'd find that under her sweet smile and personality there's quite a story to be told, about her and about the town. Born in Thermopolis in 1931, Vine described herself as "a local, in more ways than one" and has called the town home nearly her whole life, except for a 20-year stint in Casper during her marriage to Van Irvine. She describes him as a very...
Monday mornings Tricia McPhie, the maternal child health nurse with Hot Springs County Public Health, regularly meets with four moms to provide information and discussion through a program called Baby Steps. McPhie explained Baby Steps began about a year ago as a breastfeeding support group for mothers, then as the kids got older it "blossomed" into an hour of education, support and socialization for moms. She is also on-hand to connect mothers with the community resources available to them....
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2018 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year the department is mixing things up a bit and will present Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide musical entertainment for the evening. Ward brings an array of sounds from country music, to classic rock, to modern hits. He will even take requests. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and...
It’s a phone call, text or message nobody wants to receive — that family friends or loved ones are missing. We’ve certainly had our share in the past few months here in Thermopolis. When someone goes missing, it can cause plenty of worry and stress, along with a multitude of questions, but at the same time it’s amazing to see how the community comes together for one another and provides, whether it be eyes and ears to search, spreading notices across social media or just providing a comforting shoulder and someone to talk to. An inciden...
Old, old laws Thermopolis Planning Board keeps on the books need to change. One law is — the city claims one hundred feet of “right of way” from curb to curb of city streets. Some streets are only 40 feet, or less, wide. This means the “right of way” laps 30 feet, more or less, onto property you pay taxes on. You are also responsible to keep the weeds on the city property removed. Years ago when city streets were mapped out, many lots were 30 ft. by 140 ft. You cannot build much on 30 feet. So people bought two lots to have a 60 by 140 foot...
I have an arrangement with my landlord. I am going to die in this house...because I detest moving. He’s OK with that. We all go through life gathering this and that, not really thinking about all the items we have picked up along the way. That is until we decide to move. While its amazing the things I have found during this latest moving adventure, it is even more amazing to realize the places I’ve been, the connections with family and friends, old photos and assorted trinkets I’ve found. Every...
Gail David Ferney, 75, passed away January 19, 2018, at his residence in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Born Feb. 9, 1942, in Idaho, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Ferney. Following high school he attended an electronics technology school. On May 7, 1976, he married Mickie Davis in Littleton, Colo. The couple traveled throughout the west where Mickie assisted Gail in his business. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by son, David; and daughters, Angela Kirk and Monica Rohrer,... Full story
Richard Dale Crumrine, 61, of Basin, Wyo., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, January 26. Richard was born on December 15, 1956, in Riverton, Wyo., to Kenneth and Marian Crumrine. He attended schools throughout the Big Horn Basin graduating from Thermopolis High School in 1974. He furthered his education and earned a degree in radio broadcasting in Billings, Mont. He worked in radio broadcasting in Plentywood and Cut Bank, Mont. In 2004 he relocated to Basin, Wyo.,... Full story
Harold Parker Johnson, of Killdeer, N.D., passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family. Harold was the fourth child of seven born to Carol and Alta (McGarvin) Johnson in Basin, Wyo., born on August 25, 1924. Their family moved to Worland and settled in Thermopolis, Wyo., when he was 17 years old. He started working in the oilfield driving truck, then working on the rigs for his whole career; most of those years were with True Drilling, Casper, Wyo. He met the love of... Full story
Harold "Hal" Cole, 94, passed away on December 21, 2017, at Libby Care Center in Libby, Mont., with his loving wife, Anita, of 49 years at his side. Harold was born in Thermopolis on Nov. 2, 1923, the second son of Benjamin H. (Happy) and Ida A. Cole. He attended school in Thermopolis until he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and served with distinction in the European Theater of operations as an airborne radio operator and gunner in the B-24 Liberator. He participated in the... Full story
J. Clyde Slane, 82, passed away on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. He was born February 16, 1935, at the family home in Lucerne, Wyo., the oldest of three children. Clyde grew up in Thermopolis, where he graduated high school. He attended college in both Casper and Powell, Wyo. As a young man, Clyde worked in the oil field, and later began driving trucks for a living. After a long career and millions of miles, he retired from Nalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals as a distribution supervisor. Clyde married the... Full story
A group of students at Hot Springs County High School is currently working on a "tiny house" as part of the school's new Trades class. Teacher Britton Van Heule explained an Industrial Arts teacher could not be found, so Principal, Breez Longwell Daniels, asked him what he could do. Thus the Trades class was created this past fall. In preparing to build the tiny house, students looked at various examples and did some research as to costs of building the house on skids compared to building it on...
Friday night's game against Rawlins was much different than the Thermopolis Boys Basketball team was expecting, Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Bobcats' 60-19 loss against the Outlaws. For starters, Rawlins' main scorer, Bryce Jerome, was out with an injury. Also, the Outlaws were a very aggressive team "that really beat us up on the inside," Gerber said. Of their 60 points, 44 were made inside the paint. "We did want to challenge them from the outside," Gerber said. "With Jerome being gone I... Full story
The Lady Bobcats took on the Lady Outlaws from Rawlins last Friday, battling away, but coming up short as they lost, 35-59. The Lady Cats were only down by four at the half, 19-15, but coach Cory Sova said the game got away from them at the midway mark of the third quarter. Rawlins tossed in six shots in a row from a variety of distances while Thermop struggled with turning the ball over throughout the game, ending with 25 total. "Rawlins has some very athletic girls with nice quickness," Sova s...
A busy week saw the Bobcat wrestlers entertain the Buffalo Bison at home Thursday in a dual that wasn't that entertaining for the Bobcats. Bright spots were provided for the home fans by the return to action of Cullen Becher and the continued improvement of Chase White. Becher used an impressive double leg takedown in a first period pin of his opponent while White overpowered his Bison foe also in the first period with a 1:34 pin. The 45-30 loss was made respectable more by the forfeits given...
In their second meet of the season, the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team brought home a solid third place finish from the Jackson tournament over the weekend. The key, of course, is getting speakers into the semi-final and final rounds as that is where team points come into play. This weekend, all but one of the students made it into semi-finals, and the single competitor who missed semis, Lane Randall, missed it by a single point. “Its been kind of rough on Lane (Randall),” coach Cindy Glasson said. “He’s putting in the wo...
The Lady Bobcat freshman and JV teams seemed to be stuck on the number 17 last weekend as that was the final score for both teams against Rawlins’ Lady Outlaws. Due to low numbers for the Lady Outlaws, the JV team was only able to play two quarters, losing 23-17 in Rawlins. “We came out not nearly aggressive enough in the first quarter,” said coach Katie Despain. Rawlins, on the other hand, came out ready to play and scored 15 points in the first quarter compared to the Lady Cats five. The s...
