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The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners were asked for funds to cover budget shortfalls at Hot Springs County Library because of budgeting mistakes. Library director Tracey Kinnaman said she was having trouble with her budget. She believed the amount she used for the 2015-16 fiscal year was prepared with incorrect numbers. The library's total budget should have been $264,146, Chairman Brad Basse said. He said the reserve amount of $20,000 should have been used as a line item in the budget...
Recently, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital implemented some changes in the way the billing process is handled. Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson explained the hospital currently partners with First Party Receivables Solution (FPRS). The organization sends out statements and makes phone calls to patients. There has always been a 120-day workflow with FPRS, Larson said, explaining when insurance billing is complete the account balances become patient responsibility. Outsourcing for...
"Smeagol," played by Aaron Hanson, left, tries to perform a drum solo for dramatic effect as "King" Kameron Olsen prepares to choose which of his daughters - Cinderella, Bella or Ellie - will receive his kingdom. This early scene of "Game of Tiaras" sets the stage for a bloody, humorous conflict that is a mashup of Game of Thrones, Disney and Tolkien. The one-act was part of the Spring Musical Revue put on by the Hot Springs County High School Drama Department with assistance from members of...
The Hot Springs County school district honored the 2015-16 Teacher of the Year and five retirees on Wednesday at the annual Teacher of the Year/Retiree banquet held at the Thermopolis Middle School. Sixth grade mathematics teacher Catelyn Deromedi was recognized as the 2015-16 Teacher of the Year. "Thank you so much for choosing me for this award," Deromedi said. "I'd like to thank the administrators who have guided me and given me all of the opportunities that you have and for letting me grow...
The Hot Springs County Democratic Caucus will be begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at the Hot Springs County Library meeting room. Doors will open at 10 a.m. Howie Samelson, the temporary caucus chairman, said there are 278 registered democrats in Hot Springs County, which makes up about 10 percent of registered voters in the county. "I've never done anything at this level politically before," he said. "I'm doing this because there is a process that needs to be followed and there was no one...
A rock slide occurred in Wind River Canyon around 1:25 p.m. March 30 at mile marker 117 on U.S. Highway 20/Wyoming 789. Clean up crews arrived quickly to the scene where traffic was slowed through the area for less than an hour. No one was injured....
Following last week's snowfall, Dillon Matheson and McCabe, Caleb, Chole and Sienna Galovich spent four hours building a large snowman in the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
Wyoming Department of Transportation crews will be installing 70 mph speed limit signs around the state in April and May to bring the roads up to the new statutory speed limit for non-interstate highways in Wyoming. WYDOT expects to have about 1,500 miles of highways raised to the 70 mph limit by the end of April, with another 1,000 miles to follow in May. Until the new signs are up, the existing posted speed limit remains in effect. "Drivers are reminded to obey whatever speed limit is posted on the highway section they are traveling,"... Full story
Cody Burrows takes a look through one of the multitude of books available at the Friends of the Library sale Saturday. In addition to offering books at $2 per bag, the friends also had some delicious baked goods for sale....
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Margie Molitor, FACHE, has accepted the position of Interim CEO beginning June 6. Molitor is coming to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital from Big Horn County Hospital District in Basin, Wyo. where she is their current interim CEO. Molitor began her career as a registered nurse, and was a chief nursing officer for 14 years followed by 10-plus years in CEO work. She earned her nursing degree from South Dakota State University, and worked for Banner Health for 24 years, all of it...
Ken Westphal has taken over as the State Farm agent for Thermopolis, Worland and Ten Sleep area. Westphal will spend most Thursdays in Thermopolis. Westphal has an extensive insurance background having worked in the industry for over 20 years, primarily as a mid-level executive for large companies. Having grown up on a family farm in Wisconsin, Westphal is excited to return to his rural roots along with his family. The contact number for Westphal in Thermopolis will be the original number...
Joe Doak will be presenting "Growing up in Thermopolis" at the Hot Springs County Historical Society meeting Saturday, April 9. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at the county museum. Doak will share stories about the good, the bad and the unique times in the 1950s and 1960s. Doaks parents, Alvie and Lillian, were the owners and proprietors of the original Sideboard Café. Doak will reminisce about his family, the Sideboard, Hill School, Round Top, ice skating on the refinery pond, school, sports and more. The meeting is free and open to the...
My first experience in Thermopolis I can barely recollect if I concentrate hard enough. Of course, that was when I was eight years old, and most of my memories center around yelling my heart out at the exhilaration I felt going down a spiraling slide that went in and out of a tower, as well as eating at a restaurant filled with animal heads. Had the dinosaur center been around at the time, it certainly would've been added among them. Twenty-five years later and a few feet taller, my perspective...
I remember that one time after the Wind River Canyon Boat Race, Hollywood came to Thermopolis. Bob White won the boat race that year in a canoe with an outrigger. He tipped over once and did a 360 degree turn. When he came back up, Bob still had his cigar in his mouth. At some point people from Hollywood asked him to canoe the rapids in the Columbia River for the movie "The Wild North" starring Stewart Granger and Cyd Charisse. Bob did a great white water scene. The movie played here at the Tepee Theater. The canoe was displayed in front of...
I enjoyed reading about the canyon in the Independent Record. Having lived here for 40 years, I've driven through it countless times through hot, cold, wet and dry seasons. The wettest I can remember was in 1979 when landslides blocked it seven times on one side and five on the other. I don't remember which was which. Even in the wettest season it never dug small canyons like it did the last time the road and railroad were blocked. Those, I understand, were dug in two days or less. Also on Mt. Saint Helens in 1982, two years after it first blew...
Anna "Billie" Rachel Knapp passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday morning, March 27, 2016, at Green House Living in Sheridan, Wyo. Born June 16, 1923, in Basin, Wyo., to Louie and Merle (Nelson) Bell, she was affectionately nicknamed Billie by her two siblings. Billie grew up on ranches in Hyattville and Lucerne, Wyo., graduated from Thermopolis High School and the University of Wyoming where she earned a BA in Education. Billie accepted a teaching position in Shoshoni, Wyo., and met her future husband David J. Knapp. Billie and David married... 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... Full story
Shoppers at the VFW garage sale Saturday look over the offered wares. The sale is hosted by the VFW Auxiliary, and though sellers keep any money they make, proceeds from table space rentals goes to phone cards, memorial services or any assistance veterans might need. Auxiliary members also sold donuts and coffee in the morning, and sloppy joes for lunch....
Next week, the people of Thermopolis will have a chance to take a second look at their community with the Rediscover Local Bus Tour. Chamber Director Meri Ann Rush said the program was provided last year, with the bus traveling to different parts of town one Saturday a month. During these trips, passengers would stop at a few businesses and familiarize themselves with their products. Due to a lack of interest, however, the busses were stopped. This year, Rush noted, she does not expect busses...
Enrollment in the Hot Springs County District schools is on the rise. In April 2015, a total of 614 students were enrolled in the district. In April 2016, enrollment numbers have soared to 658. In over half of the grade levels, enrollment has increased. First grade enrollment increased from 40 to 48 students. Third grade enrollment has increased from 47 to 52. Fourth grade enrollment has increased from 39 to 54. Sixth grade enrollment has increased from 41 to 46. Eighth grade enrollment has...
Four members of the Thermopolis High Track and Field team posted a school record during the Jerry Campbell Invite at Buffalo on April 2. The team of Cody Bjorhus, Tyler Cornwell, Jacob Hart and Domanic Jensen took a time of 44.76, as well as first place, in the 4x100 relay. The time is an automatic qualifier for State. The meet saw a few personal records as well, with Jensen's time of 23.89 eighth place time in the 200 meters, Ethan Becher's 46.21 seventh place time in the 300 meter hurdles and...
The Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field Team competed at Powell on Saturday. Coach Stephanie Czarobski stated, "The kids did great. Due to the crazy weather last week we barely got two full practices in before the track meet. We were also missing over half of our athletes due to spring break so a lot of kids were running different events. We were very impressed with our athletes and are very excited for the season." Students will travel to Riverton to compete on April 9. Powell event... Full story
Ash Whitt and Jeanne Waring hosted a ranch sorting event April 2-3 at the Hot Springs County fairgrounds. Sorting involves two-person teams who must sort numbered cattle into a pen in order. The weekend saw competition on horseback, as well as stick horse. Whitt and Waring hold monthly events beginning in November, which bring in people from across the state to stay in town for the two-day competition. Results from the weekend event are as follows: Saturday, April 2: Enter Up 1st - Scott Ratliff and Laurie Gardner; 2nd - Scott Ratliff and...
Dalton Basse keeps ahold of his stick horse as he works to sort out cattle in numerical order Sunday at the ranch sorting event....
The Thermopolis Trike-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be held 10 a.m. - noon April 16 at Hot Springs State Park. "We are doing this as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which is a cancer research hospital for children," Sandy Dittmer, coordinator of the Trike-A-Thon and physical therapist at the Children's Resource Center, said. "The hospital doesn't charge families for any of the care they provide for the kids. The Trike-A-Thon is one way we...
