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At the January Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Scott Alwin congratulated pharmacy tech Kristina Nading for passing her exam to become licensed. Dr. Mattson Mathey gave the medical staff report and said, “We have had a couple of months now of a standing report from the clinical informatics team, which has been quite helpful to the providers with server merge with the hospital and clinic system and some other IT projects going on here.” Mathey also relayed about the compliance committee and...
Ralph Witters Elementary students Torin Norskog, Wyatt Johnson and Trehvor Lea work on making necklaces out of cereal last Wednesday. Students counted to ten and then by tens to 100 to get 100 pieces of cereal on their necklaces. Students were treated to a variety of fun and games throughout the day to celebrate the 100th day of school....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Work-Ready Boot Camp” that will train youth workers, aged 14-18, on the soft skills they need to be successful in the workplace. Classes begin Monday, April 3, and will meet once a week for six weeks 6-8 p.m. The course will cover communication, enthusiasm & attitude, teamwork, networking, problem-solving & critical thinking, and professionalism. Chamber CEO Meri Ann Dorman gained inspiration from Cody Chamber Executive Dir...
Leilani Johnson shoots the ball as coach Ryan O'Connor watches during Rec. District youth girls basketball practice at Ralph Witter Elementary gym. Their first practice was January 23 and runs through February 23....
by CJ Baker, Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange A Cody lawmaker’s effort to protect rodeos and similar events from animal rights activists cleared a House committee on a unanimous vote last week, overcoming some concerns about unintended consequences. House Bill 95, the Working Animal Protection Act, would bar cities, towns and counties from banning or “unduly” restricting the use of working animals in lawful businesses. Sponsor Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R-Cody) said the intent of HB 95 is to prevent “the deterioration of our Wes...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department recently sent out letters and tickets through the mail for their annual fund drive. The fund drive is for the replacement, repair and purchase of new equipment for the department. The department consists of 26 members that volunteer their time responding to hundreds of calls annually. When you return the donation tickets found in the mailing, you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates that range in amount from $50 to $300. Fill out and return the ticket stubs with your donation...
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. Sheriff’s Office Monday, Jan. 30 1:46 p.m. Agency assist for the Police Department. Tuesday, Jan. 31 10:29 a.m. Shawn Michael Patrick, 40, from Casper, was placed into the detention center for bond revocation. 11:50 p.m. Agency...
Bradyn Harvey coaches Jack Toth and Bentley Harvey during a Jiu Jitsu class at the Armory last Thursday evening. Jiu Jitsu is held for free at the Armory every Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for kids age 7 and up and 5:30-7 p.m. for adults....
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will have Eddy Cole present the program “How to be Successful at Rock Hunting”. The event will be held on Saturday afternoon, February 11 at 2 p.m. at the Historical Museum. Cole said, “If you are interested in how we have been successful at rock hunting for over 50 years, this talk is for you. This will help you discover where to start and how to enhance your chance of finding new and rare gems.” Eddy was instrumental in finding the dinosaur quarry near Thermopolis, which resulted in the creation of th...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party Committee is hosting a Faith Family Freedom Winter Banquet on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Hot Springs Hotel and Spa. Guest speaker will be former Thermopolis resident Nathan Winters. Winters is the President of Wyoming Family Alliance and Wyoming Family Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Cheyenne Classical Academy. The night will include silent and live auctions. A Mossberg Patriot rifle in 7 PRC will be one of the items up for auction. The dinner menu includes baron of beef, salad, baked potato,...
Friends of the Hot Springs County Library are hosting a Chocolate Lover’s Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library, 344 Arapahoe. You can buy a box of chocolate treats for $5 and bid on silent auction items. All proceeds benefit the Hot Springs County Library....
by David Peck, Lovell Chronicle This is the time of year when we doff our hats to the folks who take our school kids from event to event: our bus drivers. Hollywood has made fun of bus drivers as hapless victims of rowdy school kids hell bent on raising as much havoc as possible during a simple ride to school, and indeed, some routes surely do enjoy their share of hijinks. But Hollywood aside, where drivers really shine is on long road trips for sporting events and a variety of other activities. Games and music, ag or academic events are on a...
Governing a diverse people is difficult – a lot like trying to manage a family of children, all with different needs, wants and interests, all pulling at a parent’s jeans’ legs at the same time. Sometimes they ask for things that aren’t good for them. It is the same with our communities. Sometimes, well-meaning people get caught up in issues that are not good for the community. I believe this is the case with HB87- Crimes of obscenity – revisions, which calls for librarians to be subject to prosecution as child pornographers. In a state who...
World War II was in its third year in 1944. The Allies were slowly gaining on the Germans and Japanese on the European and Pacific fronts. After several defeats by the Americans in the Pacific, the Japanese were slowly being forced back toward their home islands. Now, the Americans had control of the shipping lanes and the air as numerous Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk by the allies. Now, the Japanese had to pull back to defend their homeland. They had to develop something new that we could not destroy. The Japanese assembled the...
Bobbie Pauline (White) Butler started her life December 1, 1922, in Oakley, Kan., as the 8th of 9 children. At a very young age, during the depression, the family moved by covered wagon to a farm near Neosho, Mo. This period of time seems to have had a great influence on her life, which made her very humble, grateful, and gave her strength and determination which she passed on to those around her. After completing her schooling, Bobbie went to Pine Bluffs, Wyo., to work as a maid and part time n...
Ransom Logan leads a calf as Jill Logan attempts to heel it while Taylor Cordingly watches during the last team branding event of the season held last Saturday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds....
Last Friday evening, the Bobcats varsity boys team hosted Lyman for a home game with the Cats falling 48 to 30. "Defensively, I felt like we played really well and did a good enough job to keep us in the ball game (it was a pretty neck and neck game before the fourth quarter). Lyman has some length that gave us some difficulty, but overall, I thought we defended them well. Offensively, on the other hand, we did a lot of good things, but we just couldn't get a shot to fall. For the most part we...
The Bobcat wrestlers have been busy with two duals last week, a dual with Buffalo the end of January and competing at the Greybull Invite last Saturday. At the Buffalo dual on January 26, the Bobcats had a great showing and celebrated Senior night. The boys went 6-2 for a 39-12 win. In front of a great crowd for the final home event of the year, Sam Skelton started the Bobcats off with a pin. Lance Axtell came out with one of his best matches of the season and pinned as well, followed by a pin by Ethan Crow and a 5-0 decision win for Jessen...
Last Friday, the varsity Lady Cats basketball team hosted the 3A #4 ranked Lyman Eagles with Thermpolis falling short to Lyman 43-30. “We started out good against Lyman and held our own for the first quarter. We would be tied up at 9 to 9. We decided we would play man to man against them for the game. It would end up working as we had played a 2-3 zone against them last time we played,” said coach David Villa. At halftime The Lady Cats would be down by 4 with with a score of 19-15. At halftime the team discussed getting paint touches with the...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team continued their successful regular season with a first place finish in the 1A/2A division at the Riverton Invitational, held at Riverton High School, February 3-4. The competition was as strong as any tournament in the state thus far with 24 schools attending and 470 total event entries. Junior and co-team captain Julia Quintanilla continued to produce laughs in Humorous Interpretation with a 4th place finish on the final stage. Fellow...
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Thermopolis Middle School 7th/8th grades mixed the teams and finished the month strong with games against Wind River. Game Scores: Wind River (23) vs Thermopolis (54) Wind River (5) vs Thermopolis (49) Coach Ryan Shaffer said, “This was a great opportunity to get back into the swing of things as we had 7 days off prior. As Wind River only had two teams, we mixed the 7th and 8th grade teams to allow for them to play together for the first time this year. It was a good game where we were able to see the 7th grade boys w...
There will be a Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday, March 21 beginning at 6 p.m. to allow young people to explore their future options for a career. Have you ever thought about being a zoo keeper, a chef, a police dog trainer, doing livestock embryo transfer, an electrician or even being a doctor? Then this event is for you. Participants will be able to explore a variety of career options and get your questions answered about what degree do you need, should you do an internship, what you need to do in high school to get ready for a career and much...
At the Buffalo Bill Showdown last Saturday, Thermopilis Wrestling Club members came in fourth as a team making a strong showing at the tournament. Folkstyle 6U 33-36 - John Ryan, 2nd, 20 team points; Tytus Bowker, 4th, 11 team points 6U 39A - Carter Enis, 1st, 18 team points; Aubrey McLean, 3rd, 6.5 team points 6U 39B - Erik Polson, 1st, 19.5 team points 6U 43B - Hudson Snedigar, 2nd, 11 team points 6U 53 - Jack Hetzel, 1st, 24.5 team points; Lucas Strickland, 6th, 3 team points 8U 49C - Taysen Neeff, 4th, 8 team points 8U 53C - Halen Lahoe,...
Thermopolis Middle School has released their first semester honor rolls for grades fifth-eighth. 5th Grade Superintendent 4.0 – Tiberius Barna, Robert Dafoe, Silvanna DeVries, Trenton Enis, Anthony Herline, Kimber Jeffs, Elizabeth Kolsen, Fischer Lewis, Jack Morningstar, Zennin Sosa, Peighton Vargas Principal – Emma Dean, Kayden Frederick, Hoyt Peil, Tristan Lea, Raylan Rankin, Kylie Geis, Maibri Schwan, Sincere Goodheart, Zakk Richert 6th Grade Superintendent 4.0 – Dallon Basse, Aiden Cleare, Jakae Elder, Karsyn Ivie, Logan Johnson, Paisl...
Hot Springs County High School has released their first semester honor rolls. Superintendent, 4.0 – Mesa Allen, Elizabeth Arcand, Jayci Basse, Jessen Basse, Korbin Brill, Sharon Burgess, Jordan Christian, Nolan Collins, Logan Dafoe, Bethany Duncan, Jadeth Elder, Kamryn Farrell, Aidan Freeman, Ivey Goff, JolieAnn Herring, Hanna Hill, Jarek Jeffs, Kamilla Johnson, Cole Keller, Marguerite Keller, Tera Kraushaar, Zoey Larson, Skylar Lippincott, McCoy Longwell, Mercede Martinez, Maile McCumber, Talyah Myers, Seth Needham, Hayden Overfield, Lexi O...
