Your source for news in Hot Springs County
Your source for news in Hot Springs County
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 30
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting for March on Tuesday, discussing election items, road and bridge work and fuel and holding tank issues with the airport. County Clerk Nina Webber said the State of Wyoming has sent down a mandate to all county clerks requiring an upgrade to the operating system used during elections. As of this year, the software the state is requiring will no longer recognize the Windows XP operating system. Webber had set aside funds to...
At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting Tuesday evening, it was Mayor Mike Mortimore who had the final say to approve a bid for $66,402.38, from Bobcat of the Big Horn Basin for a 2016 Bobcat E55 compact excavator. Prior to Mortimore's vote, Council was divided, with members Tony Larson and John Dorman Sr. voting "no" and Mark Nelson and Dusty Lewis voting "aye." Other bids that came in were: $64,565 from Titan Machinery, $72,084.70 from Pro Rental and Sales, and $81,631.16 from Honnen...
Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation was awarded the prestigious Wyoming Governor's Arts Award during an awards ceremony Friday evening in Cheyenne. The foundation is dedicated to bringing arts to Thermopolis. "This is an award for the whole community because we have so many volunteers, sponsors and partnerships," said HSGLF board member Jacky Wright. "We could not do what we do without the community support," she added. Wright said it was a privilege to accept the award and meet Gov. Matt...
Risen Son Christian School kindergartner Andreanna Moon gets some roping tips from Koy Myers at the FFA Petting Zoo on Thursday. FFA members put on the petting zoo and held other activities as part of National FFA Week....
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police calls” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire calls Saturday, Feb. 27 6:33 p.m. Small grass fire at 201 Road 5. Monday, Feb. 29 12:50 p.m. Call for mutual aid at West River Road in Washakie County. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, Feb. 23 5:21 p.m. An inmate transfer from Colorado did not have medicine he stated was a necessity. Doctors will not...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is hosting a viewing of “The Good Dinosaur” during a Night at the Museum Saturday, March 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The WDC has a 3 ½ minute video called Wyoming: The Land That Inpsired “The Good Dinosaur” which is included on the DVD version of the movie, released Feb. 23. Andrew Rossi, from WDC, discusses how dinosaurs like the main character Arlo once roamed the Wyoming landscapes. Included in the WCD video are scenes from the dinosaur center and dig sites, conversation with Rossi and scenes from “The Good Dinosaur....
Thermopolis Middle School eighth grader Katie Burrows returned home from the Showalter Music Festival held Feb. 13 at Northwest College not knowing she had won a prestigious award for her vocal solo performance. Over 500 vocal soloists performed at the competition and Burrows was name the most Outstanding Musician 2016. She scored 24 out of a possible 25 points. "She is the first person we have had win from Thermopolis since I began teaching here nine years ago," said band and choir teacher...
A Relay for Life Kickoff is set for Friday, March 18 at the Armory building beginning at 6 p.m. You can register your team for the 2016 Relay for Life at the kickoff party and network with other participants while learning about this year’s Relay for Life plans. Dinner will be served followed by a bonfire. Relay for Life will be August 12-13 at Hot Springs State Park. For more information about Relay for Life, contact Shurie Scheel at 307-460-0392 or shuriescheel@gmail.com. The local Relay for Life website is www.relayforlif...
Gavin Philips, a Hot Springs County High School graduate in 2001, has been hired by the Johns Hopkins Medical Center’s Institute for Cell Engineering to join an international team of doctors developing a new form of brain scan. The project is partially funded by President Obama’s Brain Initiative. According to Philips, the new scan involves inserting nano-particles into blood cells and tracking them with electromagnets. The resulting data is manipulated to produce images of brain activity. Philips received a doctorate degree in neu...
Alec Martinez takes a huge bite of his scrumptious chocolate muffin during the Moms and Muffins event held Friday at Ralph Witters Elementary....
You might have seen me in town already. I’m not hard to miss with my Nebraska license plates, and my red, white and black jacket that betrays my love for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. For the past couple weekends, myself, along with my wife Louise and two boys Michael and Mason, visited Thermopolis as we prepared to join the community. We immediately fell in love with the small-town atmosphere and beautiful scenery, as well as the hospitality shown to us. My hometown of Alliance, Nebraska has j...
Thermopolis and Hot Springs County people should be bursting with pride at the honors accorded to the Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation at Gov. Matt Mead’s Arts Awards Gala Friday night. In front of hundreds of people in attendance, the Foundation and five individual Wyoming artists received their 2015 Governor’s Arts Awards. The Thermopolis portion of the ceremony featured a video prepared by the state that showed just a few of the many events and activities the Foundation sponsors for people of all ages at sites ranging from the pos...
Matilda Opal Schaff, 95, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born in 1921 in Havelock, N. D., she was the 12th of 16 children born to Raphael and Rose (Hegal) Daum who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, Russia. At the age of six the farming family moved to Edgar, Mont., where they worked sugar beets in the Fromberg, Silicia and Edgar area. In 1939 Matilda married Victor George Schaff in Bowman, N.D. They moved to Laurel, Mont., in 1944...
Fred Ernest Holdrege, Jr., 98, of Ellicott City, Md., died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, from complications resulting from a fall. Fred was born in Thermopolis on Sept. 3, 1917, and lived in Durham for 40 years before moving to Maryland. After graduating from Hot Springs County High School, Fred attended the University of Colorado, West Point Preparatory School at Fort Winfield Scott near San Francisco, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduating from West Point in 1942,...
Jared Wayne Holloway, 34, of Shoshoni, died at his home on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Jared was born Nov. 29, 1981, to Jack and Diane (Smith) Holloway. He grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Wyoming with his family in 2003. He worked odd jobs until he started his trucking career, which he loved. As a truck driver he was able to see all the beauty this country had to offer. He loved his family, being a dad, playing games with his sons, taking walks with his dog, Ruger, and spending time with his family. He enjoyed photography, playing the guitar,...
Beatrice "Bea" Seaver, 92, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. Born August 2, 1922, in Muskogee, Okla., she was the daughter of Hugh and Ellen (Stubblefield) Hall. She graduated from Achille High School in Oklahoma and attended the Indian Girls College in Durant. In 1950, she married Hugh Walton Seaver in Alameda, Calif., where they lived for many years. Moving to Jackson Hole, Wyo., they owned and operated a campground. Proud of her Indian heritage, Bea...
Hot Springs County saw a 8.6 percent decrease in total payroll and a decrease of 90 fewer in monthly employment between the second quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015, according to data released last month by the research and planning division of the state Department of Workforce Services. Average monthly employment in Hot Springs County dropped from 2,127 in the second quarter of 2014 to 2,037 in the second quarter of 2015. Total payroll decreased from about $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2014 to about $18 million in the...
Ian Oliver races his stick horse around buckets during the FFA Petting Zoo barrel racing Thursday....
Once a year, the best 16 qualifiers in each weight and class meet in Casper to determine the best program and high school wrestlers in each category. This year, 12 Thermopolis Bobcats made the trip to compete in the WHSAA State Championship Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday. Eight Cats scored points for a 71 total in 2A earning them 11th place in the 21 team competition, narrowly missing their top ten goal. As expected, Moorcroft repeated their championship (221.5) over challengers Rocky...
by Cindy Glasson The Lady Bobcats faced regional basketball action last weekend, first playing Wyoming Indian before taking on Big Piney in the loser-out game for a chance to advance to the State Tournament. In the first quarter, the Lady Cats were trailing Wyoming Indian 9-0, but settled into the groove to cut the deficit down to just two points to head into the second quarter, 16-14. They were able to outscore Wyoming Indian in the second quarter, playing their way to a 31-28 lead going into...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Speech and Debate team returned from the Greybull tournament Saturday with a first place win, trouncing the competition by scoring 29 points. The team had high hopes going into Saturday’s fourth round after reviewing the scores from their three rounds on Friday. “When we headed home Friday night we were pretty sure things were going to get interesting in the morning,” said coach Cindy Glasson. “When you see a stack of ballots with first and second place rankings it excites the whole team. As a coach, I try to keep th...
Is the increased use of cell phones becoming a serious problem in our class rooms? Some people think that it is, and others say it isn’t. But what do the students and staff of our very own school have to say about it? When asked if cell phones are a distraction in class, Jaydon Weaver said, “I think that if people won’t stay off their phones, let them be on them. They will start to fail and realize.” Hannah Hurley also shared her opinion. “My opinion on cell phones in classroom is simply that they are a distraction to certain people. There are...
The Hot Springs County Barrel Racing Winter Series is in full swing at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results from Feb. 28 include: Peewee barrels Division 1D: Kamryn Farrell, 16.304. Division 4D: Taylor Malcom, 19.972; Kamryn Farrell, 22.022; Kaycee Stothart, 24.807; IreLynn Campbell, 25.521; Dessirae Willow, 46.795; Lincoln Shepperson, 85.400. Youth barrels Division 1D: Kamryn Farrell, 16.502; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.590. Division 2D: Katie Fisher, 17.167. Division 3D: Emme Norsworthy, 17.521; Taylor Agar, 17.607; Rylee Agar, 18.375; Elsie...
Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Coed Basketball standings and scores include: Geeks in Sneaks 5-0 Red Rock Family Practice 4-1 Owl Creek Graphics 3-2 Hoosier Daddy 2-3 The Has Beens 1-4 Paintbrush Dental 0-5 Has Beens 30 vs. Hoosier Daddy 67. Leading scorers: The Has Beens - Josh Conrad 10 points, Hoosier Daddy - Skylar Thomas 30 points. Paintbrush Dental 41 vs Owl Creek Graphics 52. Leading scorers: Paintbrush - Dusty McLean 10 points, Owl Creek - Jason Ciz/Gary Benefiel/Kevin Gerber - 9 points each. Red Rock Family Practice 58...
As part of their FFA Week activities, Thermopolis chapter members gave their time at Blair's Super Market to help shoppers by bagging groceries and carrying them to their vehicles....
