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Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council voted, with Councilman John Dorman Sr. voting “no,” to reconsider covering a portion of an overage for work on the communications area at the Law Enforcement Center. At the council’s last meeting, they voted to approve splitting an overage on the project with the county. Brad Basse originally bid the project at $3,324, but unforeseen complications put the final amount at $11,7760.60; the town agreed to pay half of the overage, or $4,226.30. Howev... Full story
In this day and age security is a major concern on many fronts, from schools to businesses and places like our own Hot Springs County Courthouse. Department heads at the courthouse have been meeting over the last few months to review their offices and come up with a plan for creating a safer environment for themselves and the citizens visiting their offices. They presented their plan to the county commissioners at their Tuesday meeting. The group evaluated each of the offices as well as the...
The 2017 general session of the Wyoming Legislature adjourned Friday, and Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar stated, “The final week of session was interesting to say the least. “For the senate chamber it was a hurry up and wait situation, which is highly frustrating when you strive for efficiency. We did not adjourn on Friday until around 11:30 p.m. waiting on the house to take action on several bills.” After reconsideration of four different bills on the house side, Agar repor...
On March 3, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recognized Wyoming’s wolf management plan should be upheld. This comes after, the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed Wyoming’s wolves from the protection of the Endangered Species Act through a delisting rule in 2012. In 2014, a federal District Court judge reinstated federal protections for wolves and vacated the 2012 rule because the judge believed that population commitments Wyoming made in its wolf management plan needed to be in regulation or sta...
Thermopolis Middle School students were in for a show during their voices assembly Friday, when a presentation about personal hygiene transformed into a PAWS celebration focused under and around the sea. Above, Nicole Reid, Brenda Cornwell and Hannah Brooks dance to Katy Perry's "Firework"....
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 department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, February 28 1:41 p.m. Report of shoplifting from a business south of town. The incident is under investigation. 7:58 p.m. An accident occurred at Southside Travel Center, when a vehicle driven by Bobey Pearson of Manitoba, Canada struck a pump and barrier at the station. 8...
Another 10 charges have been filed against Lola Vialpando. Vialpando was charged in August with 10 counts of felony forgery, two counts of felony theft and one count of felony larceny. According to those charges, she allegedly forged checks between January and August of last year and facilitated online and mobile transfers of money from her employer to satisfy personal debts. Recently in Thermopolis Circuit Court, additional charges including seven counts of forgery and three counts of theft wer...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Michelle McLeran was sentenced to three to five years with the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk on a charge of fourth-offense driving under the influence. The charge is from an April 1 incident, with previous convictions from March of 2011, May of 2012 and the summer of 2014. McLeran pleaded no contest to the charge in November. Judge Robert E. Skar suspended the prison time, however, for three years supervised probation. McLeran was also fined $...
Reports are still coming in regarding a phone scam in which a person pretends to be a target’s grandchild who has fallen into some trouble and requests financial assistance. Anyone who thinks they might be a target of this scam should not send any money and report the incident to law enforcement....
The Second-Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, March 10, 5-8pm will feature the works of schoolchildren and adult artists. The event continues on Still Strolling Saturday during regular business hours at participating businesses. “Creativity and learning are inherently tethered to one another”, a quote from Rebecca Mahony, chief marketing officer of video streaming services company TEADS, underscores how important it is for our students of all ages to participate in the Strolls. The displayed art, especially the works by our chi...
The public is invited to attend a meeting to set the 2017 hunting seasons, sponsored by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. The meeting will be held on March 21 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the basement meeting room at Big Horn Federal. The meeting is one of many going on throughout the state during the month of March to get the public’s input on possible changes to the hunting seasons for the coming year. If you are unable to attend the meeting, your input can still be recorded through a public comment period via the Internet. For a list of the pub...
It’s never too early to think Spring! Sign ups for this year’s community garden will begin at the Health Fair, March 25. Those who are interested in a plot should look for the Master Gardener’s booth at the fair. One of the organizers, Melanie Valentine, said they plan on using their booth at the Health Fair for sign ups in the hopes they can get some new gardeners interested in the community garden across the street from the hospital in Hot Springs State Park. Those who have had plots in the past generally take the same piece they garde...
The Thermopolis Community Blood Drive by United Blood Services will be from 3-7 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. A community blood drive is held in Thermopolis every few months. The goal at each drive is to collect 25 pints of blood. To set up an appointment for the blood drive, individuals can call Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414 or they can do so online at www.bloodhero.com using the sponsor code “Thermopolis.” Individuals can also do the pre-check self-interview so they will not have to wait before giv...
Kiwanis Essay winners at Thermopolis Middle School include: Karissa McGarvie-Balstad, first; Remmington Ferree, second and Madeline Stam, third. Other finalists were Maggie Cable, Oakley Bowman and Jocelyn White....
As the 2017 Legislature came to a close last Friday, and with any session it means different things to everyone, depending on which bills passed, which failed and what action our chosen representatives took. Here at the Independent Record, we have kept in contact with Nathan Winters and Wyatt Agar, and provided regular comments from them as the weeks went on. Among the issues which these gentlemen discussed with their peers were: wolves, sexual assaults, concealed carry in the schools, licensing fees, absentee voters, education costs and, of...
Aaaah spring! The beautiful season that brings new leaves, new grass and best of all, new babies. I hear friends talking about calving time and lambing season and giraffes. Yes, giraffes. Literally tens of thousands of people all over the world are glued to their computers waiting for the birth of a new giraffe at a zoo in Harpursville, New York. The zoo is running a live feed on the Internet in anticipation of the blessed event. The gestation period for giraffes lasts 15 months. I have to give...
There is no greater love than the love a mother has for her child. On Feb. 14 we celebrated Valentine's Day to honor those we love, and what better way to do so than to keep them safe. This Valentine's Day Safe Kid's Hot Springs County Chapter, Public Health, Thermopolis Police Department and Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital started one family off on the road to safety. As part of the Gift of a Mother's Love program, sponsored by Safe Kids Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Health and Cheyenne...
Bust out the boutonnieres and corsages, dust off the dresses and schedule the tuxedo fitting, for the Freedom Ball Adult Prom March 25 at the Days Inn. The Big Horn Basin Riders motorcycle club is hosting the event, with proceeds going to send care packages to our men and women in uniform. Jenni Dorman explained the Riders send monthly care packages to those currently enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, and those enlisted who have family here. For instance, she said, a grandmother here...
by Mark Dykes It’s Mother Nature in action this time of year. The snows are dwindling and melting, and the water is flowing into the rivers. Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon said as of Feb. 27 the snow water in the Wind Rivers is 200 percent of normal. He further explained the climate prediction center with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has stated through March we have an equal chance of having above or below normal temperatures and p...
Friday morning, at the monthly meeting to discuss how to increase local shopping, the main topic taken up was sending out mailers as a “shop local” promotion. The main feature of mailers would be any monthly or quarterly discounts local businesses have. Rick Tudor presented the idea at last month’s meeting, as he pointed out many people still “live through the mail,” rather than use the internet or social media to do their shopping. The cost of mailing the fliers through the post office wo...
Growing up is not an easy task, but most often the focus is on girls and the situations and expectations society has for them. Mainstream media pushes the idea that girls must be pretty, skinny and all other manner of things in order to be “feminine”. Unfortunately, until now, growing boys have been pretty much left out of the equation on “what makes a man”. Ever wonder why boys are more prone to violent behavior than girls? Why don’t boys cry? Why is the tough-guy image perpetuated? “The Mask You Live In” is a critically acclaimed film that fo...
Spencer Axtell, left, placed fifth out of 11 at the FFA district speaking contest, and Jason Clouse placed third and will move onto the regional contest Tuesday March 14 at 3 p.m. at the auditorium. During the contest, students have to recite the FFA creed, and answer questions from judges. Thermopolis FFA members Logan Bartholomew, Ryan Bleak, Taylor Nuttall, Jessi Pennoyer and Dreama Thorpe are 2017 Wyoming state degree recipients....
Those looking for a way to find themselves debt free can check out the Financial Peace University courses hosted at the Community Federated Church. Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC) is working in conjunction with the church to provide the classes, scheduled every Monday at the church at 6 p.m.; the first class is March 20, with the final one May 15. The intent of the program is to teach people how to get out of debt and stay out. The cost per kit for the course is $100, which covers books and other materials,...
The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center is currently taking orders for cinnamon rolls, but time is running out. The rolls will be made on March 11 and 13, but any orders must be in by Friday, March 10. Kitchen staff at the center makes the rolls, and the Golden Age Club pays for ingredients and boxes for transport. Office staff will box and wrap the rolls, and volunteers will help deliver them. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the center, and rolls are $1.50 each or $18 for a dozen. To order your tasty treats, stop by the...
The annual Pie and Garage Sale at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will be Saturday, March 11, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with a special bag sale running noon-1 only. Donations for the sale will be accepted through noon on Friday. The event is hosted by the ladies at the church, located at 642 Arapahoe....
