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As adults, we hear a lot of talk about how all the technology our teens are exposed to is having detrimental affects. At Hot Springs County schools, some steps are being taken in an attempt to curb some of the effects things like smartphones and the internet are having on our children’s learning. High school principal, Breez Daniels said, “We are still trying to get the same message out this year about cell phones that we started sharing last school year. It is a challenge because our stu... Full story
This past week in the Wyoming Legislature has seen the transition of bills from one house to the other as Senate Files begin hitting the floor in the House. One house bill, HB0169, has moved on to the senate for approval. The Life Time Fishing Licenses for permanently disabled persons was passed on all three readings in the house before moving to the senate. A bill that would require the reporting of any gunshot wounds or stab wounds failed in the house on its third reading. Representative John...
Last Friday during their regular Voices assembly, Thermopolis Middle School students and teachers competed in a dance-off, with teams eliminated if they repeated any dance moves....
On Feb. 7 a fatal crash occurred at milepost 5 on Wyoming Highway 120 west of Thermopolis. Around 3:20 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. A 2014 Ford F-550 was traveling southbound on Highway 120 when a northbound 2011 Honda Pilot attempted to turn into a driveway on the west side of the road, causing both vehicles to collide. The driver of the Honda Pilot was identified as 37-year-old Thermopolis resident Candis Peterson, who was a...
Our country has a constitutional responsibility to count every person in every household every 10 years. That time is creeping up on us once again as the 2020 census is just around the corner. Judy Carswell is under contract with Hot Springs County to head up the census this year, making sure all of the positions are filled and keeping track of all the little things that go into this decade’s count. According to Carswell, there will be a meeting to create a census committee on Tuesday, Feb. 2...
As drugs continue to be an issue in our community and our schools, two juvenile subjects were cited last Friday for possession of marijuana by consumption. Sheriff Jeremie Kraushaar said a quick urine analysis on the spot tested presumptive positive for marijuana. On Jan. 18, dogs from the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Lander Police Department and Fremont County Sheriff’s Office were used in a search of Hot Springs County High School for illegal substances. The sweep was done as the result of concern about...
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. Clarification In the Feb. 7 story about Daniel Ford’s sentencing, it should be noted Ford was in possession of stolen property rather than stealing it. Sheriff’s office Friday, Feb. 8 6:26 p.m. Report received of a semi driving with no tail lights. The suspect vehicle could not be locate...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Trapper Lahoe to a period of two to four years in prison on a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. The charge comes from a controlled buy that happened in March, though in exchange for his guilty plea to the charge, a second count of delivery of a controlled substance and an additional felony of accessory before the fact to deliver meth were dismissed. Also in District Court, Judge Overfield sentenced Marc A. Young to four years of supervised probation for pos...
Last year the Thermopolis Police Department responded to a total 2,098 calls, down slightly from the 2,148 seen in 2017. Among the more prominent offenses were: 346 animal problems, 202 citizen assists, 142 suspicious subjects or circumstances, 93 traffic violations, 72 thefts, 69 traffic accidents with damages, 60 abandoned vehicles, 54 controlled substance problems, 50 citizen dispute, 46 warrant arrests, 45 assists to other agencies, 43 REDDI reports, 40 fraud, 33 family fights, 33 juvenile problems, 31 noise complaints, 29 alarms, 27...
RIVERTON (WNE) — The man who accidentally shot and killed his friend last year in Riverton has pleaded no contest to manslaughter. Keith Sack, 23, of Riverton, entered the plea during a change-of-plea hearing Jan. 31. His sentencing date is yet to be scheduled, pending review of a pre-sentence investigation report ordered by the judge in the case. District court staff said Sack’s no-contest plea also will be accepted or rejected pending review of the pre-sentence investigation.He initially was charged with involuntary manslaughter after sho...
Bobcat Senior Barbara Kissel was recently chosen as the Wyoming FFA Region 2 Star in Ag Business. Kissel said she has her own club lamb operation, named B Spear Club Lambs after her brand. She kept records and explained her program to a committee, and in the Big Horn Basin the committee thought hers was the best running and best overall. FFA Advisor Britton Van Heule noted there were two other applications, but every student that has an entrepreneurship Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) c...
Thermopolis eighth grade student Karina Lea will be attending the 28th Jackson Hole Writers Conference June 27-29 on a full ride scholarship. Lea said the conference brings together Wyoming writers, to read each others' work and give critiques. It also provides the opportunity to meet with agents, she noted. "Of course, with these kinds of things there's always a fee to get in." Last summer, she went to a camp the Jackson Hole Library offered and was able to speak with authors and get advice on...
Two graduates of the Hot Springs County High School Class of 2016, Jacob Hart and Tyler Cornwell, recently graduated from Basic Military Training for the Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Both have attained the rank of E-3 Airman First Class. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in...
Worland’s Shopko is the latest victim of the corporation’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing its doors on May 12. The store received word they would be shutting down last week amid the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring that was filed in December. Worland joins the Thermopolis store, which has a closing date of April 7, along with Greybull (March 2), Lander (May 5), Green River and Mountain View (May 12) as well as the pharmacy portion of the Powell store. This recent round of closures added another 139 stores to the corpo...
If you’re a regular reader, you might have noticed we’ve started covering more than just the happenings here in Hot Springs County. Recent stories have included the notice of the ice fishing derby in Meeteetse, and this issue has a story about a plea change in the shooting of Levi King. At the Thermopolis Independent Record,we believe it’s important to keep you informed not just about what’s happening locally, but to those towns closest to Hot Springs County, namely Worland, Meeteetse and Shoshoni. Additionally, we’ll also be running stories t...
As your newspaper, one of our primary responsibilities is to make sure people can read about and enjoy what is happening in our community. Pictures, editorial content and advertisements all go to meet this goal. While it would be nice to be all-knowing so nothing got missed, the reality is that we don’t know everything that’s going to happen in a given week, and unfortunately that leads to us and our readers missing out on seeing some great things, particularly at the schools. Many activities happen at the regular morning assemblies at the mid...
Its out there, I know it is. Elusive Spring. Understandably, its hard to believe we are just a few short weeks from what the calendar tells us is the first day of spring. After all, I still have ice in my driveway and snow in my backyard, but its coming. Eventually. Spring fever hit me a couple of weeks ago and I found myself on the Internet pouring over seed catalogs and bulb companies, looking for something bright, beautiful and easy to grow. OK, I may have over done it. Soon there will be...
When I was 4 or 5, we lived in a civilianized army mustering point in Great Bend, Kansas after Dad returned from the war. That development existed during WWII for those with dependents before shipping out to basic training points. It had rows of 5 apartments circled around a small convenience/grocery store. Our row was immediately adjacent (barely 15 feet or so) from a couple of sections planted in wheat. Our back yard was a mixture of weeds and scrub grass, and in late August was so dry the weeds would break off if they were stepped on. For...
Candis (Moore) Peterson, 37, of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Candis was a beloved daughter, mother, wife, sister, granddaughter, niece, and friend. She was born in Thermopolis in August of 1981, where she lived until the age of nine, when her family moved to Farmington, N.M. At the age of twelve, Candis and her family returned to Cody, Wyo., where they lived until she graduated from Cody High School in 1999. Growing up,... Full story
Doris Anita Smith, 88, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Anita was born in Lawrence County, Ill., on July 10, 1930, to Eugene and Beatrice Poland. Anita married Jerry Smith, her high school sweetheart, on August 30, 1949, in Franklin, Ky. After getting married, they moved to Caldwell, Ohio, and then to Olney, Ill., for a short while. Then they moved to the family farm in Sumner, Ill., and in 1970 they moved to... Full story
The 2019 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. This year Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas will return to provide the musical entertainment for the evening. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and gift certificates with values from $50 to $300. An invitation and tickets were sent out a month ago to area residents. Those who wish to attend should fill out and return ticket stubs with their donation to the fire hall, in the envelope pro...
At their Feb. 7 meeting, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce voted for the Business, Citizen and Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The winners will be announced at the annual Chamber Banquet on March 23. This year marks the 100th anniversary for the chamber, with that milestone incorporated into the banquet as well as other activities throughout the year. The speaker for the banquet is Craig Johnson. Also during the meeting, there was discussion about changing the format of the regular Chamber Meet and Greet events, in order to...
Members of the Old West Quilt Guild are providing house themed quilts for families that are aided by Furnishing Hope and Habitat for Humanity Member Susan Turnbull said they received information about the project, giving the dimensions and other specifications for the quilts. Each is a 14” by 14” square depicting a colorful, imaginative, happy house. Squares are quilted and prepared to hang with either rings or pop tops in the upper corners. Labels are also attached with the quilters name, city, state and year completed, as well as ins...
A cookie jar auction is being planned for Ashley Cleare on Friday, March 8 at the VFW. Cleare, a kindergarten teacher at Ralph Witters Elementary is facing medical bills for chemotherapy and all funds raised will go toward her care. If you have a cookie jar or any other item to donate to the auction, they may be dropped off at the VFW after 1 p.m. on March 8....
Andrew Coates, three, and his mom, Bridget had a great time playing Bingo for Books at Ralph Witters Elementary last week. Lots of learning and fun was had by both parents and students....
