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Patients at Hot Springs County Hospital District will soon benefit from studies using the latest in x-ray technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Hot Springs County Hospital District $375,697 for a portable digital x-ray machine and a mobile C-arm x-ray machine, part of a $14.2 million initiative to upgrade x-ray technology at 50 rural hospitals in the Upper Midwest. ...
Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, board members visited about the 2018 full-scale exercise that simulated a two-vehicle crash with a release of hazardous materials. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon said the exercise was successful with a good turnout and participate, as well as a thorough after action report and improvement plan. Though he couldn't speak for the entire fire department, firefighter James Coates thinks it...
Joe Moon and daughter Andreanna sing an original song during the March 16 poetry and song writing contest hosted at Hot Springs County Library. The event gives budding writers a chance to present their work....
The Thermopolis Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce celebrated their 100th year last Saturday at their banquet at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Chamber Executive Director MeriAnn Rush said Saturday's event was the largest they've had with 222 tickets sold for the evening. The night started out with games for all, followed by dinner and then the featured speaker of the night, Craig Johnson, the writer of the Longmire series, who was very entertaining, recounting his travels and missteps...
Though there were signs of some slight spillage, an oil tank was not breached after it broke from the semi hauling it on Grass Creek last Thursday....
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. Highway patrol Monday, March 25 Jacqueline Schwalbe was arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, March 19 8:30 a.m. A set of military dog tags was located and returned to their owner. Wednesday, March 20 5:44 p.m. A resident informed a deputy...
Within the first quarter of the year, officers with the Thermopolis Police Department and Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office have apprehended and cited subjects for possession of marijuana and other narcotics. However, recently the number of drug-related incidents has slowed down. Police Chief Julie Mathews said the drug interdiction being done by both agencies has definitely had an impact. Looking at the numbers specifically for the police department, Mathews reported there were 24 drug b...
Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness, a Thermopolis-based provider of Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Services, is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight's 2019 Customer Experience AwardTM. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Communication from Facility and Dignity and Respect, Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services. Toby Homi, Executive Director of...
It was standing room only last Thursday at the annual Beer and Brats event hosted by Central Bank and Trust....
Thermopolis is in for a treat on April 25 as the Houston based dance group, Soul Street Dance, hits the boards in the auditorium for an amazing night of technical and artistic skill combined with a dollop of humor sure to be a fun night for the whole family. Not only are they dancers, Soul Street members are also actors, athletes and songwriters as well as musicians. Formerly “at risk” youth, the group has found focus through dance and are now working professionals. They have recently completed two tours of the European Eastern Bloc and hav...
Soldiers returning home from Korea and, more notably, Vietnam, were not properly thanked upon their return to the United States from war. A day of welcoming was codified into state law in Wyoming for March 30 of each year, the day our combat troops would have set foot on Wyoming soil after returning home from Vietnam in 1973. All Wyoming veterans, especially those from the Korean and Vietnam Wars are invited to attend a special ceremony and receive their welcome home and thanks from a grateful state, at three events across the state. Military,...
This past year has seen a lot of change in our community. Familiar businesses are shutting their doors while new ones are popping up or coming under new ownership. Among the changes has been the loss of the annual health fair at Thermopolis Middle School. The event, with its variety of booths for young and old, provided opportunity to get educated and involved about one’s health and wellbeing. Sadly, both the fair and the regularly scheduled blood draws associated with the event won’t be happening this year, nor has there been any word as to...
Not only does the calendar say so, all we have to do is look outside to see touches of green and watch as the robins and rabbits are dancing and romancing, ready to welcome their babies. It's also time for the Hot Springs County Senior Center to begin our season of fun times, great food and enjoying one another’s company. Come join us. We’ve already enjoyed our first mystery trip and had a great meal in March. We have enjoyed so many wonderful outings and trips together over the past few years. I want to share with you places we’ve been and thi...
I don’t want to say it too loud, considering we still have plenty of weather on the horizon, but I think I might be able to claim a successful gardening adventure this year. Like many, I have high hopes of having a beautiful, blooming garden filled with all the colors of summer, butterflies flitting around and birds dropping by for a rest, but unfortunately I’m on my third try to get herbs to grow in my kitchen window. That hasn’t stopped me, however, from planting a ton of tulips last fall...
Jack C. Sheldon, 72, passed away suddenly March 19, 2019, in Arizona City, Ariz. Born July 5, 1946 in Riverton, Wyo., he was the 12th child of 13 born to Horace and Harriet (Jones) Sheldon. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he learned the art of making power, being trained in the engine room. The training and knowledge served him well as he went on the spend the next 40 years in hydro-electric power plants in many various roles. He was proud of being part of the start-up...
Gary Apland, 57, passed away on March 15, 2019, in Gillette, Wyo., surrounded by his family. He was born on August 8, 1961, to Alvin and Myrona Apland in Worland, Wyo. He was the middle child of three children. He grew up in Ten Sleep and Thermopolis, Wyo., graduating in 1980 from Hot Springs County High School. He worked for Reda Pump in Thermopolis, Clay’s Pump Service in Powell, Wyo., then Reda Pump and Wyoming Pipe and Tool in Casper, Wyo., as a pump service technician. He later returned to Thermopolis to take care of his mother. He was a...
Annelise Domhoff-Borbe passed away March 24, 2019, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was born on January 3, 1928 to Dr. Reinhold and Maria- Borbe in Heinrichswalde, East Prussia (Germany). Her early years were wonderful for a small girl, until World War II broke out. As a young teen, she and her mother and sister had to flee with 25 pounds on their backs, never to see their homeland or her father again. Her father was sent to the Russian front after refusing to join the Nazi Party. Annelise became il...
How many times have you needed a spare key for your car or your front door, had it cut and got all the way home, only to find that it doesn't work? Well, once the CR Key Checker hits hardware stores and locksmiths around the country, that frustration will be a thing of the past. Hot Springs County native Craig Redland, owner of CR Locksmith, has invented a small device that will check the newly cut key against the original key to verify if it will work or not. Redland says sometimes its just a...
The Bobcat tracksters saw their first meet this season at Cody for the Yellowstone Sports Medicine Invite, and several matched or beat their personal records in events throughout the day. Blake Williams hit a new personal recordswith a 20th place time of 25.03 in the 200 meters, and matched his personal record in the pole vault with a 10th place height of 10'6". Jaxson Jensen set a personal record in the triple jump at a 15th place distance of 34'4.5" and Ethan Becher has a new personal record...
On Saturday, March 23, the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed in the Folkstyle and Freestyle t the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody. Folkstyle In 6U 35-37, Fletcher Lewis placed second and scored 12 team points, and Daxton McLean placed fifth. In 6U 49, Tucker Sayler placed first and scored 30 team points. In 6U 62. Winston Hogue placed second and scored 14 team points. In 8U 45, Dawson McLean placed third and scored 17 team points. In 8U 49, Fischer Lewis placed second and scored 27 team points, Ryker Sayler placed third and scored 19 team point...
The annual Jackalope Jump, a fundraiser for Hot Springs County Special Olympics will be on Friday, April 5. Those willing to brave some chilly waters can jump into a pool on the high school grounds. Registration begins at noon. Advisor Tom Olsen noted the event is the big fundraiser for the year. There are Special Olympians athletes in the school district and adult athletes, he explained, and the funds go to providing for the adults to go on the trips. In the fall, the athletes go to Riverton for area games and Casper for state games. In...
The state of Wyoming has officially authorized its seven community colleges to offer Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. It’s the fruit of a hard-fought battle in the Legislature over Senate File 111 (now Enrolled Act 80.) SF 111 was one piece of legislation seeking to bolster attainment in the state. In 2018, then-Gov. Matt Mead issued two executive orders to increase post-secondary attainment in Wyoming. The executive order was in response to a recommendation from the ENDOW committee, which seeks to find ways to diversify Wyoming’s eco...
Even though we haven’t had as much moisture as we’ve had in the past two years at this point, irrigation forecasts for farmers still looks good. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon attended a flood summit in Riverton last week and found the forecast is showing water levels will be up to about 3,500 cubic feet per second coming down the river during the prime two months of irrigation, so everything should be normal. Loren Smith with the State Engineer’s Office says things are looking pretty normal for the Owl Creek irrigation areas...
Students at Thermopolis Middle School celebrated their teachers last Friday during the Middle School Voices presentation....
by Angus M. Thuemer Jr. WyoFile.com Via Wyoming News Echange Millions of gallons of tainted water carrying thousands of tons of oilfield pollutants could flow into Boysen Reservoir and the Wind River each month under a proposed Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality permit, but without substantially degrading water quality, the agency says. The permit would authorize operators of the Moneta Divide oil and gas field, which is expected to expand to 4,250 wells, to discharge 8.27 million gallons a day of “produced water” from the field. Som...
