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On December 4, the Thermopolis Town Council held a brief meeting at Town Hall. Town Attorney Marshall Keller presented for the third and final reading of the ordinance for the town to not add fluoride into the water treatment plant system. There were no changes from the previous reading. There was a discussion with Mayor Adam Estenson and the council about their reasons for and against the ordinance. Some items of conversation including the government mass introducing fluorides into the...
Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Thermopolis Hardware last Saturday to chat with boys and girls about their Christmas wishes. One of their youngest visitors was Theodore Mathey, son of Dr. Mattson Mathey and Whitney Mathey, who kept a watchful eye on his parents during his visit....
At the December 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Account Payable Warrant Register for $486,297.70 and payroll for $226,297.70. Commissioner Phil Scheel recused himself from a portion of the financials. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) report and said that they ran an automated parcel update for the ArcGIS Online data. They also drew and attributed 2024 septic permits,...
Last Thursday, the Children's Resource Center held their annual Soup with Santa event. Beth Lewis paints Embree Reynolds' foot for one of the crafts. Children and families came in strong numbers for fun and good, hot eats....
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com via Wyoming News Exchange Wyoming’s largest electricity provider, Rocky Mountain Power, has agreed to trim a temporary rate hike for its 144,000 customers. The decision follows pressure from the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate and Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers — a powerful rate-scrutinizing group that accounts for about 70% of the company’s electrical power consumption in the state. The Wyoming Public Service Commission on Monday approved a settlement agreement between the parties that final...
Louise Odde and her son, Tim, show their Christmas spirit at the Hot Springs Historical Society/Pioneer Association Christmas Dinner held on Sunday, Dec, 8....
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. Correction Chadwick Baldes was incorrectly spelled in a headline in last week’s edition of the IR. We apologize for the error. Fire Calls The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Deaprtment has issued a statement regarding the aud...
Jessica Hurley offered up the winning bid of $2,000 for this package during the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Ladies Night banquet last Friday. Showing off the goods are Sean Kaplan, Thomas Todd and Dustin Worley. Some great prizes were won by attendees and proceeds go toward RMEF programs....
Tom and Shandra Wells opened their business, Hot Spot Collision on October 1 and have hit the ground running with work. They are located at 306 North 6th Street. They rent the building from Dennis Leonhardt, who previously had the Hot Rod Station in the same location. Wells' business is for auto body and paint repair for vehicles damaged in collisions. It is not a restoration shop. The majority of their work is windshield replacements, rock chip repairs, putting wrecked cars back to normal, and...
by David Peck, Lovell Chronicle There is a popular and strongly held belief running through American society these days that we are a nation divided, a people torn asunder. To a certain degree it’s certainly true. I have lamented that condition in this very space numerous times that we are a nation of grievance and retaliation. And when you look at national politics, that notion certainly rings true, especially during a presidential election year. I have entered into plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding our nation’s internal con...
Last Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council passed an ordinance on its third reading to remove fluoride from our municipal drinking water. Beginning December 12th, fluoride will no longer be added to our water supply. As your mayor, I want to provide clarity about this decision, its implications, and how we can ensure continued dental health for our community. The debate over water fluoridation centers on balancing risk and reward. Fluoride has undeniably played a significant role in reducing tooth decay, especially in children. However,...
by Jeff Alan If you really love rice like I do, your theme song could be “Rice Is Nice” from the 60s band The Lemon Pipers. When it comes to eating white or brown rice, just having it plain can be boring. There are many things that you can put on it or have with it. I have autism and love to eat rice. In fact, I have a routine where I eat rice for both lunch and dinner. I have tried many things on it and with it. Some of the things I have tried may seem strange. My two favorite beef dishes to have with rice are meatballs and gravy and meatloaf,...
Neal Floyd Carroll, 94, left this world to take the hand of Jesus, his Savior. He passed away on November 23, 2024, at the Westward Heights Care Center in Lander. Neal was born on July 6, 1930, in the family home at Big Horn, Wyo., to his parents Granville W Carroll and Alta Mae (Wallace) Carroll. His father owned Carroll Realty in Sheridan, Wyo., and his mother was a teacher. Neal was the 7th child out of 14, although one of his sisters, Cleon, passed away as an infant. Neal's family... Full story
Santa comes to town Santa is coming to Thermopolis a few times before Christmas to visit with children and hear their Christmas wish lists. On Saturday, Dec. 14, Santa will be at Storyteller from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and at Hot Springs County Museum from 1-3 p.m. Dance recital Hot Springs Dancers will present It’s a Barbie World Dance Recital on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County School District Auditorium, 415 Springview. Donations will be accepted upon entry. First Baptist Church events The First Baptist Church at 310 S. 6th S...
Last Saturday, the Hot Springs County School District played host to the 2024 Big Horn Basin Conference Wrestling Championships. After months of planning and coordination, and with the aid of more than twenty individuals, the Conference Championships were widely attended – resulting in a great success for the district, and for the home teams. With ten schools sending teams to compete at the event, the high school gym was packed to the rafters with parents, grandparents, friends and family - a...
On Thursday, December 5, the Thermopolis Middle School Eighth Grade "A" Team played their final game of the regular season. The contest was held at the TMS gym, and was well attended by the faithful Thermopolis fans. Facing Worland for the second time this season, the win was never in doubt for the outstanding eighth graders. The team had defeated Worland on October 29 by a score of 53 to 4. And, last week's game ended with Worland scoring better the second time around, but still not coming...
by Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Committee leadership roles currently held by two of Cheyenne’s moderate Republican lawmakers will be passed to members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, a group of hardline Republicans, for the new 68th Wyoming Legislature. The structure of legislative committees wields significant influence in the function of the Legislature. One of the most influential committees is the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee; it’s the only one that makes recommendations about t...
On November 15 at War Memorial Stadium in Larmie, Joe Doak, the 2024 Football Official of the Year, received his distinguished service award from the Wyoming High School Activities Association and the Wyoming Sports Official Association for 50 years as a sports official. This was the same field that just a year ago Joe refereed his last football game before his untimely death in April. The award was accepted by his son-in-law John Reifke, his daughter Valerie, his wife Linda and his son...
New inductees to the National Honor Society from Hot Springs County High School include Emme Miller, Annalyn Sharp, Aubriana Layman, Ella Slover, Nolan Collins and Alec Martinez. They were honored at a ceremony last week. Academic awards were also handed out at the ceremony....
Residents around Wyoming and elsewhere are reminded to be on guard for a number of scams going around Hacker’s Brief 11/29/2024 Quick to Call, Quick to Scam!: A Laramie resident reported receiving a scam call from a 520 (Arizona) number. The caller claimed to be from QuickBooks support, stating that the recipient was using an outdated version of QuickBooks Desktop, which would no longer be supported after a specific date. The caller urged the recipient to upgrade by calling a Louisiana-based number to avoid service interruptions. However, t...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Department of Education seeks public comment on new standards SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Education is seeking public comment on the 2024 Proposed Wyoming Standards for world languages and cultures, math extended and science extended. Comments can be provided by attending a virtual meeting or submitting online at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey_KXqLlRLNHsD6LCaXxqKNBO3xaqVffQWF68eTRVXfvri0w/viewform by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2025. Virtual meetings are also being held to collect c...
Marsha Shook and Roberta Hough, 8, talk about 3D art produced by Marsha at the Annual Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, December 7. Marsha provided the 3D printer to a 3D Printing Computer Science Class at the Elementary School Roberta participated in....
A large crowd gathered downtown to admire various floats, elves and of course Mr. and Mrs. Claus who participated in the Thermopolis Lighted Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec 7. There were around 18 entries in the parade....
