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After a meeting Tuesday morning with the Hot Springs County Commissioners, the county’s IT professional Dean Peranteaux, Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, County Attorney Jill Logan, Town Attorney Mike Messenger and Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby will be having work session to decide which entity is going to pay for what when it comes to the Joint Law Enforcement Center. At this time, the equipment is purchased and maintained by the county while the dispatchers are provided by the town. Both s...
Although he's in some deep trouble in this shot, no one would have guessed that Remmington Ferree would slide into the number one slot at the high school's "rock, paper, scissors, splits" game last Friday. Ferree came out on top, beating out Jocelyn White for the title. Each Friday, the school does a little spirit building with competitions between the classes with different games to end their week....
The 65th Wyoming Legislature has come to a close with an additional day and a rather long night for legislators, finishing up at 2 a.m. on Feb. 28. SF0049 is on its way to the governor’s desk. Relating to private school structures, the bill would exempt private schools from zoning conditions in both towns and counties. A controversial bill, it narrowly passed the house, 33-26 and then cleared the senate on a 25-3 vote. “I voted against this bill,” Representative John Winter said, “beca...
Families of students in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 along with members of the community attended an open meeting Tuesday night regarding vaping and drugs that may be found in our schools. For the past several months there had been a crackdown on students vaping or using electronic cigarettes in the schools and on school grounds. Unfortunately, in some cases, the electronic cigarettes are filled with illegal substances rather than the liquid nicotine they are intended for. In order t...
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. Sheriff’s office Wednesday, Feb. 27 1:14 p.m. Following a welfare check, a subject was transported to the emergency room then to the VA clinic in Billings. Thursday, Feb. 28 4:03 p.m. Report of hay bales on Highway 120. There were no bales found when the deputy arrived. Friday, March 1 1...
Last Wednesday in Natrona County District Court, Tony Cercy received a six to eight year prison sentence during proceedings that lasted more than two hours.. Cercy was found guilty of third-degree sexual assault by a Hot Springs County jury on Nov. 21. He had been acquitted of two additional counts — first-degree sexual assault and second-degree sexual assault — in Natrona County, where he molested a woman while she slept on a couch in his residence. Jurors there did not reach a unanimous decision for the third-degree charge, resulting in a cha...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the Sunday vandalism of the Gooseberry Rest Area between Thermopolis and Meeteetse on Highway 120. According to information from Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, a deputy responded to the rest area at about 10:15 a.m.; the vandalism reportedly occurred around 8 a.m. according to the sheriff’s office Facebook page. Kraushaar said it appears a male and female subject entered the rest area with two dogs — a pit bull and a poodle — as well as a couple kennels...
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, a woman driving a vehicle struck a utility pole near Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. It was unknown if the accident was due to slick roads or driver error....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis takes place Friday, March 8 from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, March 9 from around 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Smoking Waters Art Guild invites you to come stroll and support the artists and the shops. Host business, Discover Thermopolis/Thermopolis Print Zone, along with select retail businesses, will house artists showing and selling their creations, along with musicians. Still Strolling Saturday will include the Historical Society’s program about Dr. C. Dana Carter, an early f...
A Thermopolis Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, March 11 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. All blood types are needed. To make an appointment go to www.vitalant.org and use sponsor code “Thermopolis” or contact Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414. Walk ins are welcome, and donors should eat well and drink plenty of fluids before donating. You can also save time by going online to www.vitalant.org the day you donate, clicking on Fast Track, completing the health history questionnaire and printing your tic...
The Hot Springs County Library Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, March . 21 at 7 p.m. The book they will be discussing is Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shanty boat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage. Based...
Kindergarten teacher Kinley Taylor reads an adventure of Pete the Cat to students who will be joining Ralph Witters Elementary as kindergartners in the fall....
In like a lion, out like a lamb. We’ve heard that old saying forever in reference to how the weather is going to be during the month of March. With that in mind, it looks like we’ll be going out like a lion this year. Sure, it was cold last Friday as March arrived, but there was no storm to go with the freezing temps, so chances are we’ll get hit at the end of the month with a snowstorm. Old wives' tales generally have a touch of the truth to them, like ‘snakes don’t come out until after the first thunderstorm.’ If you do a little research, i...
I realize that scam attempts have been discussed at several places and in several ways around town, but I would like to write about it once again. [Monday] night a friend lost thousands of dollars due to a Social Security scam. If someone call saying they are from the Social Security Administration, they are scamming you. I almost got caught up in the same scam. If someone says you won money but have to pay an administrative fee first, you are being scammed. If someone claims they are a relative and need bail money, you are being scammed....
I am a retired teacher who, along with my daughter, went to the school board meeting to propose her child be homeschooled a half-day Monday-Thursday. Our first grader was refused essentially on the Principle of Precedents (another term for status quo or bias based on social, legal or political situations in order to protect conventional agreements & conformities). However, change happens whether we want it or not. Making rulings specifically so that they don’t “have to open a door that other parents will want to open also”, is unacc...
Last Thursday the 2019 general session of the Wyoming Legislature adjourned, giving our representatives a break from the bustle in Cheyenne though the interim will keep them plenty busy with committee meetings until the budget session in 2020. Though we’ve brought coverage of the general session and comments from our local reps over the past several weeks, chances are if you’re not keeping up with the session on your own these stories might leave you with more questions than answers. While the...
Patty “Jo” Enis Zastrow, 56, passed away February 5, 2019, at her home in Dubois, Wyo. Jo was born April 29, 1962 to Bill and Shirley Enis who later divorced. Jo grew up in Thermopolis until she moved to California where she had her son Doug. She later moved to Dubois, where she called home ever since. Jo didn’t know a stranger as she was a waitress most of her life. She was also known as having a no filter mouth and was always full of life. She is survived by her daughter, Autumn (Bronlin) Chandler and granddaughters, Leah and Arwen Chand...
Douglas R. DeSeyn, 59, passed away suddenly March 1, 2019, at his residence in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be held in Ohio this summer. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, 1807 Capitol Ave., Ste. 103, Cheyenne, 82001 or the Alzheimers Assoc., 2232 Dell Range Blvd, Ste. 220, Cheyenne, 82009. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family....
Kevin John Hoffman passed away on February 21, 2019, following a courageous battle against a rare form of melanoma cancer The youngest of three children, Kevin was born on August 10, 1955, in Casper, Wyo., to Mildred A. (Knox) and Albert E. Hoffman of Thermopolis, Wyo. He graduated from the Hot Springs County school systems where he excelled in swimming. He loved to fish and camp throughout Wyoming with his family members. Growing up, Kevin was an altar boy at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church....
Leona Virginia Smith, 94 of Thermopolis passed away at the Thermopolis Wellness and Rehabilitation on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 12, 2019, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis, time to be announced. Cremation has taken place through Davis Funeral Home....
Those who need some assistance in figuring out their finances can visit with Edward Jones Financial Advisor Travis Winger, who joined the office in November. Winger said provides a wide variety of services including financial assessments and solutions, annuities, bonds, life insurance, mutual funds, business retirements and several more. Raised in Lander, Winger moved to Thermopolis in 2011. Though the Edward Jones physical office is located in Worland, Winger spends 95 percent of his time in...
Three Hot Springs County High School juniors took top places in the Code of the West American Dream Essay Contest sponsored through the Boys and Girls Club of Wyoming. Hannah Hu with her entry Forge Your Own Path, earned first place which comes with a $300 cash award and entry into the state level competition and a chance at $5,000. Ashley McPhie and her Crooked Paths of Courage took second and a $200 award, and Tahja Hunt’s Taking the Long Road took third and a $100 award. The American Dream Essay Contest is centered on bestselling author, J...
Plenty of interesting hats and other headgear were sported by Ralph Witters Elementary students on Wednesday. The school had a week of dress theme days for Dr. Seuss Week....
The Thermopolis Boys Basketball team wrapped up its season this past week at the 3A East Regionals in Wheatland, with a 60-33 loss against Rawlins on Thursday and a 55-36 loss against Douglas on Friday. Coach Shane Corpening said it was certainly a short weekend, and turnover troubles continued to plague the Bobcats in their match against Rawlins. Their opponents definitely did their homework, Corpening said, and they forced plenty of turnovers. He further added it was hard for the Thermopolis...
Springs County High School's Lady Bobcats basketball team ended their season with back-to-back losses at the Regional Tournament in Wheatland last weekend. Thursday, the girls lost to #1 ranked Rawlins by a score of 80-58. According to coach Matt McPhie, the girls scored more points in this game than they had all season – against a very good team, including a season high of 41 points in the second half. The Lady Cats were led in scoring by McKenna Bomengen who had a strong night with 20 p...
