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During the comment period for mayor and council at Tuesday night town council meeting, the topic of water, particularly with regard to South Thermopolis, was raised. Council member Tony Larson was concerned the town was selling South Thermopolis good water, but they are making the town look like the bad guy. In his opinion, once prices in South Thermopolis are raised to make them pay the same as town residents they claim the town is rotten and is selling bad water, and start looking for other...
Hot on the heels of Thermopolis Middle School teacher Shannon Hill's receiving the prestigious Milken Educator Award, the middle school has been named one of three finalists for the Solution Tree third annual DuFour Award. The award honors one high-performing school that is recognized as a Professional Learning Community At Work™ model school. Established in 2015, the award is named in honor of the late Dr. Richard DuFour. An award-winning educator and best-selling author, Dr. DuFour was r...
The Wyoming State Legislature is slated to convene on Monday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. in Cheyenne. House District 28 Legislator, Nathan Winters, said in an interview on Tuesday that after three years, the revenue for the state has stabilized. “The decline started in 2014,” Winters said, “but things are at about the $94 million mark again. That doesn’t make up for the $750 million loss over the last three years, but it has at least stabilized. We still need to be very wise with our spending.” With all...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners gave the nod of approval to Emergency Management to begin a county river and stream awareness program to start on March 1. Emergency Management director Bill Gordon, presented the plan to the commissioners that will include changeable signage at the various boat docks along the river and in Hot Springs State Park that will be color coded from green to red to indicate the safety of the river. In addition, each week the Independent Record will run a color...
The Gift of the Waters Pageant Committee will host a “town meeting” to discuss the future or fate of the annual Gift of the Waters Pageant on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Big Horn Federal meeting room. The committee is a group of dedicated individuals who have striven to continue the production of the Pageant every year since 1950. For many years, local and community support was high and the Pageant was a vital part of summer activities. However, over the past few years interest has declined and it’s become nearly impossible to conti... Full story
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. 30 11:24 a.m. Report of a theft. The matter is under investigation. 1:54 p.m. Complainant reported receiving harassing phone calls. 5:32 p.m. Report of someone shooting at a dog. The dog was injured, but it was unknown if it had been shot. Thursday, Feb. 1...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Hanes Hall Jr. was sentenced to 6-8 years in prison. Though the sentence was originally suspended for five years of probation, Hall admitted to violating that probation by using methamphetamine so the original sentenced was imposed. The prison sentence is for aggravated assault. Hall was found guilty of the crime, as well as interference with a peace officer, following a short trial in August. According to the charges, on Jan. 15 he drew a firearm,...
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis, February 9 and 10, is an opportunity to be “Strolling with your Sweetheart” from 5-8 p.m. There will be artists showing and selling their creations, along with musicians, at the businesses and a special art activity on Friday evening. Still Strolling Saturday continues Saturday during regular business hours. This will be another busy Stroll weekend in Thermopolis. In addition to Smoking Waters Art Guild’s ArtStroll, other community organizations have events plann...
The National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming recognized Hot Springs State Park as StormReady® on Tuesday, February 6. "Through a partnership between the National Weather Service and emergency management community, the StormReady® program encourages communities to take a proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations and public awareness," said Tim Troutman, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service Riverton, Wyoming forecast office....
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...
We sometimes forget how very fortunate we are to have the kind of education in Hot Springs County that we have. Our students are lucky to have not only well versed teachers who work tirelessly to ensure they are up on the latest techniques, but support staff that sees our children are the future of not only our little county, but the world. We have educators throughout the district that are winning individual awards for creativity and excellence. Our elementary school is filled with little advanced readers. Our high school and middle school...
It’s time for the greeting card companies, chocolatiers and florists to really get busy, as Valentine’s Day is just a week away. Whatever your plans for Feb. 14, there’s no doubt that February brings with it the feeling of love in the air. Though you might feel pressured into buying something traditional for your special someone, whether it be jewelry, flowers, tasty treats or hand tools, keep in mind there’s alternatives as well. I’m not saying don’t buy the love of your life something,...
Janice L. Franks, 82, of Thermopolis, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Janice was born in Troy, N.Y., on February 22, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Barry. In 1951, she graduated from Lansingburgh High School and earned her registered nursing degree from The Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing (Troy, N.Y.) in 1954. Janice was passionate about being a nurse. Her long career as a registered nurse began as a... Full story
James Clarence Skaggs, 86, passed away at Bonnie Bluejacket Nursing Home in Basin, Wyo., on February 1, 2018 with his wife, Adria, by his side holding his hand. Jim was an only child born in Rawlins, Wyo., on January 15, 1932, to Noah Clarence Skaggs and Verdon Marie VanDevender Skaggs. After high school, during the Korean war, Jim joined the army. He became a tank commander and platoon sergeant while serving. He then met and married Carol LaNea Reese in 1952 and they had six children, Susan,... Full story
4-H Mustangs Club members Chloee Owsley, Barbara Kissel and Sharon Burgess, with a little help from Cowpokes member Ruthanne Johnson, put together Valentine Survival Bags. As one of their Community Service projects this year the club decided to make candy goody bags for the Hot Springs County Search and Rescue volunteers to thank them for their service to our community....
Another empty building will see some new life, as the former High Country Trading Post building on South Sixth becomes home to Renegade Guns. Owner Lawrence Burgess said his business has been around for about 5-6 years, and has been operating out of his house south of town. He worked a lot with non-profits, such as the Elks Foundation, Pheasants Forever and Friends of the NRA, and also did some firearm transfers. He will open his doors as a full on gun shop, he said, and the building’s l...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team spent the weekend away, hitting Wheatland on Friday and Torrington on Saturday, coming home with a 1-1 record. The Lady Cats beat the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs on Friday, 58-31. Coach Cory Sova said the team shot the ball really well from the field and played consistently offensively for the majority of the game, but did struggle a bit taking care of the ball. "A few of the errors were mental and unforced," Sova said. "We also gave up way too many offensive...
This past weekend saw the Hot Springs County High School Basketball team travelling to take on Wheatland and Torrington. The boys saw a 51-48 loss against Wheatland on Friday night, and Coach, Kevin Gerber said he felt really good about how we matched up with them. One of the hardest parts, he added, was that Hudson Roling got into foul trouble early, picking up his second with just over 4:40 left in the first quarter. Roling was out the rest of the quarter, but was able to play all of the... Full story
The Greybull Invitational eleven-team tournament included super 2A power Moorcroft who ran away from everyone with a 250 point total, more than 100 points more than second place Cody followed by Lovell, Powell and a tie with Lander and the Bobcats at 107 points. This tourney presented a special challenge to the Bobcat mat men. Health conditions eliminated two productive members of their lineup, and the question was who would step up to fill their roles as team point earners. The answer to that... Full story
Boys JV basketball Coach Ryan Shaffer said after a couple low-scoring games against Buffalo and Rawlins, last week’s games against Wheatland and Torrington were a nice change. Regarding the 60-44 loss to Wheatland on Friday, Shaffer said the boys played well but again had a rough second quarter, being outscored by eight in the quarter and down by 10 at the half. The second half, our boys were able to keep up with scoring for the most part, but still ended up with a 16 point-loss. The T...
The Lady Cats JV and froshmore teams both traveled over the weekend, playing Wheatland on Friday before taking on Torrington on Saturday. Friday’s game against Wheatland’s Lady Bulldogs was a real confidence booster for the froshmore team as they came out on top, 62-30. Coach Katie Despain said the first quarter was tight, with the girls just three points ahead, but they came out in the second quarter ready to play and went to the locker room at halftime, 40-19. “They played hard and communicate...
Last weekend, Thermopolis Robotics teams Fistful of Axles — 7283 and Aluminati — 4273 headed north to compete in the Montana State Championship. Teacher, London Jenks, noted Aluminati came home from the event with a judged award — the Think Award. He explained this award is given to the team that “best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season.” Students keep a notebook recording their work, and that record’s engineering...
Several ranches participated in the team branding event last Saturday at the fairgrounds. Teams had to sort, capture and brand (with paint) three cows in the timed event....
Last week, a few kids in the Thermopolis Wrestling Club attended the Rocky Mountain National Tournament in Gillette. Intermediate wrestler Cannon Boren, in Weight Class 74, placed second. Though schoolboy wrestler Ty Peterson, Weight Class 78, wrestled hard he did not place. Club secretary, Thrisha Myers, said they have 51 boys signed up this year, about the same as they did last year. This weekend, there are tournaments in Gillette, Pinedale and Torrington. Myers said there is also a tournament every weekend in March, and the Wyoming...
Registration is now open for the Hot Springs County Recreation District Smart Start Sports program. The program is offered for all kids ages 3-5, for basketball, soccer and baseball. It is a noncompetitive one-on-one with the child’s parent, focusing one developing fundamentals of each sport to teach the basics of each sport. Parent participation is required for the program. Parents can sign up their children for any or all of the sports offered during the first registration period. Registration can be done online at hscrecreation.com or at t...
