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In 1916, a suspension bridge was built across the Bighorn River in Hot Springs State Park. Commonly referred to as “The Swinging Bridge,” it will get a new look for the evening hours in celebration of its 100 years. Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said the Kiwanis discussed the idea of putting lights on the bridge, and partnered with the Hot Springs County Historical Society, park staff and the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce to turn the idea into reality. Skates said the lig... Full story
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital (HSCMH) Board approved resolutions regarding a Specific Purpose Sales and Use Excise Tax and formation of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital District. The Specific Purpose Sales and Use Excise Tax is a one percent tax that would be a source of funding for renovation, construction, expansion, remodeling, furnishing and equipping of HSCMH. Cost for such is estimated at $16.4 million, which includes the $15.8 million cost and $675...
The Hot Springs County unemployment rate for the month of February was 5.6 percent, only .1 percent down from January’s percentage of 5.7. February 2015, however, had an unemployment rate of only 4.4 percent. The statewide decline in the oil, coal and natural gas industry is affecting a number of companies. One company in Hot Springs County tied to the oil industry said they had laid-off two individuals recently, while another said they had no layoffs. Other local companies in the oil i...
Over Memorial Day weekend, Thermopolis will be home to the Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament. While the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce has hosted a 3-on-3 since 1994, this year’s tourney is headed up by the Bobcat Boosters. The Boosters partnered with the Hot Springs County Recreational Department, Hot Springs County School District Activities Director Brandon Deromedi said, with the rec. department purchasing baskets and the Boosters providing coaches, along with pa...
Anthony Vargas helps his daughter, Matea, sort through her winnings from the Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Lions Club at Hot Springs State Park Sunday....
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 Wednesday, March 23 2:59 p.m. Vehicle fire at mile marker 139 on Highway 20 North. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, March 22 4:07 p.m. A dead deer was reported at 458 Lindsey Lane. Game and Fish was also notified and the situation was resolved. Wednesday, March 23 1:32 p.m. Report of property...
Hot Springs County High School FFA members plan to attend the State FFA convention April 4-7 in Cheyenne and Laramie. FFA advisor Britton Van Heule said there are 52 chapters in the Wyoming State FFA competing at the convention. Van Huele said there will be six teams competing in different categories from the Thermopolis FFA. The categories are meats, livestock, horse, sales, poultry and environmental and natural resources. “We’ve been practicing for quite awhile with the kids and this con...
Cooper Holman and his dad, Scott, enjoy breakfast and learning at the Lights On Dad's & Daylight event at Ralph Witters Elementary Friday morning....
Relay for Life of Hot Springs County will host the first ever Drift and Drive Tournament, in memory of Helen Davis and Eddie Brister April 30-May 1. The tourney allows for two-person teams made up of two adults, two children or one of each. However, the top prize of $1,500 and runner up of $500 are only available to teams of adults. The junior prize of $250 is for teams of kids only, and the pals prize of $250 is for mixed teams. The first day of the tournament, April 30, is for fishing. Participants can fish anywhere between Wedding of the...
Sandi and Maynard Bills will be holding a Cookie Jar Auction for their grandson at 6 p.m. April 16 at the VFW. Sandi works locally as a substitute teacher for the Hot Springs County School District as well as helping with the People for People Backpack Program. She also attends St. Francis Parish Catholic Church. Sandi said her grandson Ty Miller has Stage 3 Polycythemia Rubra Vera with JAK2 mutation. “It’s a rare blood disorder, usually a 60-year-old man would get it,” she said. “They have me...
At the monthly session of the Thermopolis Friendly Duplicate Club three and 1/2 tables were in session. Results for the day included Varnie Striplin and Rex Clothier finishing 1st, Dorothy and Earl Knighten 2nd, and Jeannette Porter and Gary Bingham 3rd. Sessions are played at the Senior Center on the third Friday of every month with the next duplicate session scheduled for tax day, Friday, April 15. For more information about duplicate or bridge in general, contact Clothier at 864-9368....
It wasn’t until I moved to Wyoming that I discovered Native American radio and music. Subconsciously, I knew it existed. But I never really thought about it. Music moves me in ways few other things can, and I have quite the eclectic taste. I love everything from Bob Dylan to Neutral Milk Hotel to The Notorious B.I.G. There isn’t really a genre I dislike. My vinyl collection alone is evidence of this wide variety of artists I absolutely love. Now, I have discovered something new or new to me any...
We have needed the services of our local health care facilities recently. This has included our local doctors, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Home Health Care, EMS and Gottsche for home physical therapy. We would have to say that “better care” anywhere in the country would be hard to find. Everyone involved in the medical field, from support services to doctors and nurses, have gone way beyond what is expected. Most of us don’t really know what we have until we need it. We feel the hospital board and health care professionals are doing t...
Shirley Longwell, 81, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Thermopolis following a brief illness. Born June 30, 1934, in Thermopolis, she was the daughter of Adam and Margaret (Walker) Strausner. She graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1952. In 1954 she married Ernest William Bent, Jr. and they had three children together, Mike, Pat and Joanna. The couple later divorced. In the 1990s Shirley married Reuben Glen Longwell who passed away in 2005. For 25 years Shirley was the Director of... Full story
Floyd Benjamin French, 91, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center after a period of declining health. He was born August 19, 1924, in Mountain Grove, Mo., to Roy and Ruth (Barber) French. He grew up on a farm in northeast Colorado. After serving in the US Army at the end of WWII, Floyd returned to farming. On June 12, 1949, he married Letamae Adkisson in Lincoln, Neb. They were blessed with five children: Scot, Kerry, John, Miriam and Roy. The family moved to Denver in 1953 where Floyd worked as a ma... Full story
Friends of the Library will be hosting a spring book sale Saturday, April 2 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Armory. Those attending the sale can take home a bag of books for $2. Bags will be provided or you can bring your own. There will be coffee, tea and homemade goodies available at the “Starbooks Café.” All proceeds for the event benefit the Hot Springs County Library. For more information, contact Becky Hudson at 864-3028....
The VFW 2281 Auxiliary April Garage Sale will be Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Coffee and donuts will be available starting at 9 a.m. with sloppy joes and chips available beginning 11 a.m. Tables are still available at the cost is $20 per table. Contact Karen at 921-1247 or Nancy at 349-2573 to reserve your spot....
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital recently upgraded its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities, and though the system is not yet usable for patients it certainly means a lot in terms of the hospital's ability to serve the community. Director of Diagnostic Imaging Daryl Mathern said the former MRI was 15 years old and far beyond its longevity. There were issues getting parts for the aging equipment, but it was also not up to today's standard of care. Though the hospital board made the d...
Two Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers represented their hometown last week when they traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the 2016 Lee Pamulak Amateur Athletic Union Middle School National Duals. Logan Cole qualified for the event through school. He wrestled undefeated at conference, and was encouraged by coaches to go to Middle School State at Green River, under the USA Wrestling banner. He took second place, and an automatic invitation to the national scene. Riley Shaffer also...
The Hot Springs County High School Golf Team had their first practice for the spring season on Monday. The Hot Springs County High School Coed Varsity Golf team has begun practicing for the spring season. Coach Jake Smith said the spring season helps ready the players for the fall season, which is more competitive. "For the varsity kids, they're big thing is to set good, solid, attainable goals this spring," Smith said. "They can then build from the spring for the fall, and become more...
The Hot Springs County High School Robotics Team attended a Super Regional competition in Oakland, Calif. over the weekend, where they placed 32 out of 36. Coach Steve Radabaugh said he was proud the robotics team made it to the competition. "I'm personally really proud that we were able to go," he said. "We went and we saw what the best teams do. Next year, we can go in doing what all the best teams were doing and compete at that next level." The Super Regional is a competition between all of... Full story
The team is made up of eighth graders Breeze Petty, Hannah Hu, Katie Burrows, Jazy Steadman, Erica Meier and Naomi Bishop. The Pretty Little DI'ers won second place. They were first place in their instant challenges, but their central challenge pulled the team down to second place. Two of the best second place teams were given the wildcard and given the opportunity to go to the Nationals, Destination Imagination coordinator Sarah Cox said. Cox said that Destination Imagination is a program...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club hosted the Wrestle-opolis Tournament on Saturday. Three Thermopolis wrestlers took home first place wins including Trevin Shaffer, Blevins Little and Ty Peterson. Results include. Pee Wee 40 – Matea Vargas, second; Jay Emmett, third. Pee Wee 45-49.5 – Trevin Shaffer, first. Bantam 45 – Lilly Quintanilla, second. Bantam 45-48.4 – Dyllan Myers, fifth. Bantam 49-50 – Mercede Martinez, fifth. Bantam 50-53 – Davien Martinez, third; Hayden Johnson, sixth. Bantam 60 ...
Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Coed Basketball standings and scores include: Final regular season team standings: Sneaks - 1 seed 8-1 Red Rock Family Practice - 2 seed 8-1 Owl Creek Graphics - 3 seed 6-3 Hoosier Daddy - 4 seed 3-6 The Has Beens - 5 seed 2-7 Paintbrush Dental - 6 seed 0-9 March 23 scores: Red Rock Family Practice 68 vs. Paintbrush Dental 50. Leading scorers: Red Rock Stevie Haughan & Travis Winger - 14 points, Paintbrush - Dillon Upton 16. The Has Been’s 48 vs. Owl Creek Graphics 75. Leading scorers: Has B...
The Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field team currently has about 60 members, with 25 girls and 35 boys signed up. Of these, there are 18 sixth grade students, 19 seventh grade and 23 eighth grade. Coach Ernie Mecca is excited to see so many out for Track and Field, and is looking forward to a full season. Their first meet is scheduled for April 2 at Powell. Field events will begin at 9 a.m., with running events at 10:30 a.m....
