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At the February 2 Thermopolis Town council meeting, the council voted to approve a bar and grill liquor license for the new Mexican restaurant Los Cabos, owned by Ricardo Lopez and located at the old Raptor’s location previously owned by Tony Nettles. In the administration report assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby said he worked up a two-year contract for IT support with Mike Mortimore’s CompuDoc, which is the same as the previous contract. Crosby said he recommends the council ratify the con...
Warren Hill received much needed snow Saturday and the coverage allowed Jadeth Elder to ride on a sled, with their dog Po, while being pushed by his mother Kee, Several families took advantage of the snow to have some fun....
South Jackson Game Warden Kyle Lash has been named the 2020 Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year for Wyoming. The award, given annually in every state and Canadian province by the Shikar-Safari Club International, honors a wildlife officer whose efforts during the year display outstanding performance and achievement. “Kyle’s passion for managing and protecting Wyoming’s wildlife resources is undeniable and clearly evident to anyone who has met him,” said Rick King, Wyoming Game and Fish Department chief game warden. “He is a true spokesma...
Hot Springs County Senior Center’s Trenda Moore said, “We are going to reopen for congregation and activities with access to the dining room on February 16.” The Senior Center is also doing an Easter egg fundraiser with wooden eggs painted up for the yard or house and other decorations. Each set of three eggs will cost $50. This fundraiser is similar to what they did at Christmas time. Moore said they are excited to be back open and that “It was hard with no one in the building.” Their rem...
RAWLINS - The Wyoming Republican Party State Central committee held a regular quarterly meeting in Rawlins February 5th and 6th, 2021. Friday afternoon the budget and audit and executive committee’s met. That evening a celebration of President Ronald Reagan’s 110th birthday was observed with food and beverages, a special rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance, and video clips of Reagan’s 80th birthday including Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher making a speech at his party. On Saturday morning the meeting opened with a quorum of voting members prese...
The trades classes at Hot Springs County High School are working on a variety of projects designed to teach them needed skills....
Hot Springs County Public Health and Red Rock Family Practice are partnering to offer COVID-19 vaccines to our community. The following are the anticipated numbers of vaccines to be delivered to Hot Springs County in February by week of delivery: Feb. 1, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15: 100 each week. Feb. 22: 200. Total vaccine delivered in February: 500. Total received in January: 300. Total received in December: 200. The numbers do not include second doses. Those are shipped separately. Second doses are arriving in HSC and began being administered last w...
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, February 1 12:04 p.m. Report of suspicious activity on Black Mountain Road and Highway 20 North where a Swift truck driver had a side window broken while driving. They thought someone took a shot at th...
Tuesday evening a semi-truck driver took the turn onto Sixth Street near Park and rolled the truck over. Both Thermopolis Police and Highway Patrol stayed on scene as crews worked to set the vehicle upright into the night. The truck was also leaking fluids....
The new Los Cabos's Mexican restaurant has been met with a packed parking lot and lots of people wanting to try their Mexican food. They opened last Friday at 942 Shoshoni St....
Messiah’s Mall will be holding a clothing giveaway on February 18 and is open to all. The event will be typically the third weekend of each month. The official schedule is posted on their door. It is located at the Risen Son Church. They have clothes and shoes for people of all ages and also a large assortment of household items. There are no restrictions to income or age. They are open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 12 noon and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. If you have any questions, call Porschia Birdsley at 307-921-1763....
The Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board will host a “Call to Wyoming Artists” for their 2021 Wyoming Discovery Days on August 7 and 8 at the Hot Springs State Park. The event will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Organizer Audra Domínguez says she is excited about the event. Its theme is “Rails, Trails and Folktales,” where we get to explore “Where did we come from? Where are we going? How did we get here?” Dominguez sa...
In case you’re unawares, this past Thursday the Wyoming Senate committee advanced Senate File 17, a bill that calls for removing some of the public notices that local governments are required to publish in newspapers. Instead, the bill calls for making cities and counties to provide said information on websites. It has the support of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA), as well as the Wyoming Association of Municipalities (WAM). The argument is that this is a way for local governments to save on publishing costs amid ongoing b...
The proposed road tax, HB 37, provides me the opportunity to rant a bit about my observations of wasteful DOT operations. As a long-time user of Wyoming’s roads, I have had many glimpses of the DOT in action. But first I would like to pass along a compliment. That stretch of State Route 120 south of Cody was in bad shape and very uncomfortable to drive on. DOT got around to repaving it and now the road is a pleasure to drive on. Thanks! My criticisms include DOT seeming to select stretches of road that seem just fine but end up getting a lot of...
An open letter to Reprehensive Liz Cheney You can fool some of the people, some of the time, and all of the people, some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. Wyoming Republican Party voted to formally censure Liz Cheney and demands she resign and return all state political donations. She has refused saying; “Look, I think people all across Wyoming understand and recognize that our most important duty is to the Constitution. And as I’ve explained and will continue to explain to supporters all across the state, voters all acr...
Eloise Renee Turnbaugh , age 88, of Cheyenne, WY passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born March 18, 1932 in Bangor, WI to Paul Dvorak and Nayva Robinson. She is survived by her husband David “Dave” Turnbaugh; four children Mike (Kim) Turnbaugh of Tulsa, Okla., Diane Tappy of Broomfield, Colo., Judith (Rex) Tippetts of Lovell, Wyo. and Trudy (Mike) Rowe of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five grandchildren, Michael David and Christopher Turnbaugh, Erryn and Jessica Tappy and Jennifer Tippetts. A small, private family service was held on... Full story
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A “flash drought” that hit Wyoming in summer and fall 2020 left more than 95% of the state abnormally dry or affected by drought, a big change from a year ago when only about a quarter of the state was affected by a lack of moisture. The U.S drought monitor for Wyoming at the end of January also classified 26% of the state in “extreme drought,” one step below the most severe “exceptional drought” category. Experts say only 4% of the state — most of Teton County — had no dry or drought conditions on J...
The Chocolate Lovers Take-out event will be on Saturday, February 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. You can drop off your donations at the Library either on Friday, February 12 up until 6 p.m. or on Saturday, February 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Volunteers will be needed to assemble the boxes for the take-out event. For the event, only chocolate treats that don’t need refrigeration can be accepted. They cannot take cupcakes because they won’t fit easily into the boxes. Please label clearly if there are nuts in you...
Calvin Bell, his father Kevin and Calvin's wife Melissa traveled from Laramie and Casper to enjoy the Hot Springs State Park and have some fun. Here they were spending time learning about the Big Spring and its history....
Bobcat wrestlers were in Powell Thursday night of last week for two duals with Powell and Cody. “We came out in our first dual flat and didn’t perform as well as we should have. We had four wins with Wyatt McDermott, Logan Cole, and Remington Ferree winning their matches with early falls,” said coach McDermott. In the second dual against Cody the Bobcats came out with more fire and fought hard. Dalton Price, McDermott, Roedy Farrell, Cole, and Ferree got wins. “Farrell had some tough matches against the #2 ranked Powell and defending state 3...
The Lady Cats dropped a competitive contest to Rocky Mountain High School this past Friday. “After a solid first half and quick start to the 3rd quarter, the team went cold from the field and had some defensive breakdowns,” said head coach Matt McPhie. The result was a 46-41 defeat. The Lady Cats led 20-14 at half, and after two quick three pointers from Kamry Bowman, the lead increased to twelve to start the 3rd quarter. “After that, the team could only muster up another four points in the final seven minutes, as Rocky outscored the ladie...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club hosted Wrestleopolis in Saturday. Individual results included: 6U 43-44 - Halen Lahoe placed 1st and scored 19.5 team points. 6U 47-51 - Raymond Sicocan placeed 1st and scored 7.5 team points. 6U Girls 47-51 - Brooklyn McMartian placed 3rd. 8U 40-43 - Gabriel Ryan placed 2nd and scored 13.5 team points. 8U 42-45 - Trenton Lea placed 3rd and scored 7 team points. 8U 43-47 - Fletcher Lewis placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points. 8U 46-49 - Gentry Kimes placed 4th and scored 4.0 team points. 8U 47-48 - Aksel Polson...
Logan Cole has signed to go to South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and Remington Ferree is going to Shadron State College in Nebraska. Both are planning to play football. The two Bobcats were also named to play in the 48th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl All-Star Football planned for June 12, 2021, in Casper. Cole and Ferree have been named to the North Team coached by Matt McFadden. Oakley Bowman was named student manager for the North Team....
The Thermopolis High School Robotic Team is actively making progress to prepare for their coming competitions despite them now being virtual due to COVID. Coach London Jenks said, "We're continuing our robotics season like we normally do. We have not had any in-person competitions, they mostly moved to virtual and everything is about two months behind." In February they would usually be ending their season and have their Wyoming State Championship, but it has been moved. The team's first...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate Team finished in first in the 1A/2A Sweepstakes as a team at the Jackson Hole Teton Invitational Virtual Tournament. It is one of the largest tournaments in the state of Wyoming so far this season with over 30 teams competing and over 450 entries. “Hopefully it was a preview of State! The team really stepped up and competed at a high level in all registered events,” said head coach Lyle Wiley. Individual finishes included: Jean-Luc Willson and Jacob Randall - 3rd in Policy Debate (Semifinalists) Jean-Luc Wil...
