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Two people were transported to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital following a one vehicle rollover Saturday evening near the intersection of Sixth and Arapahoe Streets. Seat belts were in use by both occupants. Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department were on scene to clean up the fuel spill.... Full story
While some parents and students are adjusting well to the new adapted learning plan Hot Springs County School District #1 is using during this school closure, others are having a rough time with how everything works. The district’s adaptive learning plan was approved by the state in late March and went into effect April 3. The main instruction mode for those students in Kindergarten through fourth grade include using digital, online learning methods as well as instructional packets. For g...
The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming reached 216 on Tuesday with the diagnosis of four new cases in three counties. The number of recoveries for the state were listed at 62 Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, state health officials followed the lead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in urging everyone who visits a place where people congregate — such as a grocery store or pharmacy — to wear face masks. “If and when you do need to go out in to the community, this is an extra voluntary measure CDC is suggesting to help people who m... Full story
Unemployment rates across the country have been skyrocketing and Wyoming is not immune to the trend being generally associated with the spread of COVID-19 and the oil industry. Wyoming had more than 6,000 new claims for unemployment last week, and increase of 160 percent from the week before. Restaurant workers have been hit hard as well, along with construction and mining. The unemployment numbers released by the state are only available through February, showing an unemployment rate of 4.5... Full story
Thermopolis community members have joined with people all over the world to help children stave off boredom during the coronavirus quarantine. All around town bears and more can be found in windows and front yards so kids can go on "bear hunts". The "hunts" are inspired by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's 1989 children's book "We're Going on a Bear Hunt." In the story, a group of brave children overcome numerous obstacles in a journey to "catch a big one" on a beautiful day... Full story
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital’s CEO Margie Molitor announced that “In light of everything happening we have a move-in date of April 29 that is tentative.” The hospital will do a virtual open house on Facebook and the internet prior to the move in so the public can see all the rooms and facilities. They have postponed their strategic planning until a later date. She also said they have one patient that is positive with COVID-19 in the hospital that...
The Fire Department Training Center south of town is not quite ready for use but will be later in the year.... Full story
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. We print the names of all people upon their initial arrest. Sheriff’s Office Monday, March 30 10:31 p.m. Report of cars going too fast through the alleys in East Thermopolis. Deputy went to investigate and did not find anything and continued to monitor. Tuesday, March 31 7:54 p.m. Report...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have been required to shut their doors, but that has not stopped some from using a little ingenuity and an online presence to keep the faith. During this Easter Season, many are live-streaming their services while others are pointing parishioners toward the internet for services provided by their Diocese. St. Francis Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church both suggest internet services. For the Catholic Church, diocesecheyenne.org is where you... Full story
Shelley Deromedi was inspired by the Little Free Library's worldwide phenomenon and made her own for her front yard. It was a free exchange of books for whomever. Deromedi and her family built it in memory of her daughter Jennifer, who passed away in 1998. Now with the COVID-19 pandemic, Deromedi removed the books and converted her front yard Little Library into a pantry food exchange so she could make room for foods for the needy. Deromedi said, "When the COVID started, people were off work... Full story
Pinnacle Bank is randomly handing out 30 gift certificates at their drive-thru, in hopes of positively impacting both local restaurants and community members. The Thermopolis branch began distributing them on April Fools, and it is no joke. “We know families and local businesses have been impacted. This is one way we can help our neighbors and local restaurants,” said Minnie Miller, Market President. The branch compiled a list of all restaurants currently offering curbside pick-up and developed a gift certificate, valued up to $10.50, to be...
Saturday evening in Hot Springs State Park and all through town, community members had fun cruising in their cars and greeting others.... Full story
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. This deferment applies to all taxpayers, including individuals, trusts and estates, corporations and other non-corporate tax filers as well as those who pay self-employment tax. Taxpayers do not need to file any...
Without a doubt we are living in a very strange time in our country right now. Many are essentially barricaded behind their front doors while others are considered essential, working their way through each day. Those essential workers are faced with being exposed to more than just a deadly virus. Some are being yelled at because a certain item is not on the store shelf. It isn’t up to them what does and does not get delivered on a particular day, but some are taking their frustrations out on the person behind the cash register. Some are g...
by Peter Wagner One of the reporters in our Sheldon office received an e-mail a week ago stating his child was no longer qualified to be taken care of by the local day-care facility. The e-mail came on Friday and the change went into effect on Monday. Never mind that the reporter’s spouse works at the local hospital and 4-month-old has been in the care of the facility since January. The care facility, the e-mail said, “will begin to restrict care only to those families that meet the state qualification of an essential function in the wor...
Olga Harvey of Thermopolis, 99, Wyo., passed away April 1, 2020 just 6 days shy of her 100th birthday. Olga was born in Gascoyne, N.D. in 1920. She married Robert (Bob) Harvey in 1940. Bob and Olga raised their seven children on the family farm in the Lucerne Valley. Her life was dedicated to her children and she sacrificed everything for their comfort and well being. Olga spent the last four years living with her daughter Lois in Denver. Olga loved walking around the lake at the park and... Full story
Trenda Moore has announced that the Annual Lions Easter Egg Hunt has been canceled this year because of precautions involving COVID-19 virus. It was scheduled for Easter Sunday April 12. Moore said she felt bad about the cancelation and added, “We are very, very sorry. We know the kids live for it.... Full story
Hot Springs County employee Raul Rodriguez shovels snow off the roof of the HSC Library after an intermittent snow storm covered the town last week.... Full story
In keeping with the Wyoming State Governor’s recommendation of no more than 10 people in a meeting, the Hot Springs County Commissioners had each of their department heads submit typed reports for their meeting rather than coming in person. Nate Messenger, FBO for the Hot Springs County Airport noted there were 68 total operations at the airport for the month of March, including 21 single engine piston craft and three air ambulances. Messenger said fuel sales this month were the slowest t...
by Brady Oltmans Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Livestock markets were worrisome at the beginning of last week. On Wednesday, April 1 they plunged even lower, causing unrest to producers and experts alike. Live cattle contracts for April, June and August all closed $4.50 per hundredweight (cwt) lower and Wednesday’s total dress trade was estimated at 116,000 head — 6,000 less than a week prior. That’s a 5.17 percent drop. Making matters worse, Wednesday’ $7.98 per hundredweight fall in beef choice was the biggest loss in...
Fletcher and Fisher Lewis play catch in their driveway during the COVID-19 isolation.... Full story
Dr. Jeb Schenck flies his drone and experiments in a new kind of photography in Hot Springs State Park during the evening golden hour light.... Full story
LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming announced Friday that it canceled its traditional spring commencement ceremonies scheduled for May amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it plans to host a “virtual ceremony” that’s expected to be broadcast live May 16. And other options are being developed for UW’s spring 2020 graduates to celebrate their accomplishments. Details of the virtual ceremony are still being planned, but UW has said that students graduating this semester have the option of returning for a future spring or winter commencem...
