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At the April 2 Thermopolis Town Council board meeting held at Town Hall, Mayor Adam Estenson and the council held a public hearing at the request of property owner Allen Webber, from Casper, for an appeal to a nuisance violation for 117 Fremont Street. Webber did not appear for his requested public hearing. An unidentified subject attempted to represent the property owner. This subject was later identified by town officials as property tenant Paul Mathewson. However, Mayor Estenson said, “I d...
Last Saturday at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet, siblings Morgan and Colton Blakesley played at the roulette table and won bundles of tickets. The tickets could be used to win a variety of prizes at the fundraiser for the organization....
The Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, April 11 to review recommendations regarding the recent request for proposals (RFP) issued at Hot Springs State Park. They will then provide a recommendation to the Department Director. In November, 2023, Wyoming State Parks officials invited proposals for “a significant and exciting development opportunity within Hot Springs State Park.” The initial announcement stated, “This RFP presents an unparalleled opportunity for innovative devel...
On Monday, April 8, the United States experienced a solar eclipse around noon time. Here in Thermopolis, it was a partial eclipse, but the eastern part of the nation had a total eclipse. Thermopolis and the USA previously experienced a total solar eclipse in 2017. Local photographer Jeb Schenck captured this photo of the eclipse that includes a sunspot....
Hot Springs County officials issued a press release on Monday regarding the Community Readiness grant application to prepare the former county airport property for development. The property is located near the Thermopolis Golf Course, between Roundtop and T-Hill. In November 2023, the Hot Springs County Commissioners submitted a Community Readiness grant application to the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) to prepare the former airport property for development. The press release states, “The grant application included a request for funding of $1,2...
Last Wednesday at Thermopolis Middle School, during the Hot Springs County Recreation District's Adult Basketball Championship, Michel and Moline CPAs bested Red Rock Family Medicine, 69-61. The game was well fought with some fouls at the end. Pictured here in action (l-r) are Jordan Whitener, Courtney O'Connor, Dan Hemann, Travis Winger and Katsie McConnaughey....
At the April 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the warrant register for $564,742/71 and the payroll for $200,342.07. Both Chairman Tom Ryan and Commissioner Phil Scheel recused themselves from a portion of the financial statements. Ardurra’s Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross gave the Geographic Information System (GIS) update and said they finished drawing and attributing land-use change tracts and added 43 new land-use change tracts to the Land-Use Change Lookup App. They p...
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, April 1 7:40 p.m. Agency assist for the Police Department. Tuesday, April 2 8:44 a.m. Autumn Raini Morales, 28, was arrested for alleged probation sanction. 11:56 a.m. Agency assist for the Police Departme...
Last Friday at Mack's Market, Girl Scouts Troop 1754 members, Natalie Kay Lambert, Jaylee Larson and Erica Lambert sold cookies to customer Tymber Eckley. Other scouts dressed up as cookies and entertained customers. Troop Leader Susan Bronson from Riverton oversaw the operation....
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held the Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner on March 26. Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm presented the awards. First Degree of Pallas Athene: Jody Mickelsen Perfect Attendance: Carol Andreen, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky, Jody Mickelsen and Linda Ziegler. 15 Years of Service: Kim Enis Outstanding Woman of the Year: Jenifer Grimm Outstanding Educational: Jody Mickelsen—“Connection Circles” Outstanding Social: Valentine Party...
Citizens wishing to harvest hay from state rights-of-way must first obtain a forage permit from the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The forage permit allows permit holders to mow and collect forage free of charge until Oct. 1. Adjacent landowners to WYDOT’s rights-of-way have until April 1 to file for a forage permit. Permits are then issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Forage permittees are required to obtain and show proof of liability insurance coverage. The forage permit process creates a beneficial relationship that r...
The April meeting of the Hot Springs County Historical Society will be held this Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Historical Museum. The program will be “Finding Joy in Doing Family History,” presented by Don Larson. Larson’s talk and slide presentation will inform the community about the many different online and personal genealogical programs and software that make family history easy and fun. Presented will be information on how to find online classes, webinars, recorded family history instructions, and types of records used in famil...
Two lucky skunks, Barrie Lynn Bryant and Jeri Jean Umbdenstock, are announcing their engagement to be married. Date is to be determined soon....
by Lara Love A photo being circulated of a wolf with red tape wrapped around its muzzle posed next to Daniel, Wyo. resident Cody Roberts, has people across Wyoming and the nation sickened by the man’s actions, myself included. The man reportedly ran the wolf down with a snowmobile on the last day of February. He did not kill the wolf. Instead he kept the wolf, bringing it into the Green River Bar in Daniel on March 1, before later killing the wolf behind the building. The Wyoming Game and Fish fined Roberts $250 for possessing a live wolf. T...
by Jill Kruse, DO There is an old joke where a man walks into his doctor’s office and says, “Doc, it hurts every time I do this. What should I do? To which the doctor replies, “Simple, don’t do that!” While the advice seems trite and maybe even insulting, like most jokes, there is some truth in it. Pain is one of the ways your body tries to protect you from even worse injury. Pain tries to keep you from walking on a sprained ankle or lifting things with a broken arm. In those cases, the advice from the doctor is accurate. We cast broken bo...
At the March Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the Copper Coo, Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report. The most recent lodging tax revenue deposit was $10,511.92, which was $1754.88 more than the previous year, up to 20%. The 2023/24 fiscal thus far has already achieved three record-breaking months in lodging tax. So far as of February, the total lodging tax collected is $181,784.55. Since 2020 and until 2023, the amount of lodging tax collected increased by 25%, whereas in all previous years, there was a...
At the Wyoming Dinosaur Center's Science Saturday, Ryker and Deakin Weber have fun making their own "lava lamps". These are made of a saline water base with oil, food coloring, and glitter. The kids then put Alka Seltzer tablets to create the bubbles while the bottle gets sealed up....
On April 12-13, coffee shops and tea houses across Wyoming are helping to spread the word about resources and programs available for the early detection of breast cancer. Storyteller, located at 524 Broadway, is a participant. A portion of proceeds from their sales this Friday and Saturday will go to Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI) to help their mission to increase breast cancer awareness and prevention. When detected early, breast cancer is nearly 100% treatable. If you need help paying for a mammogram, contact WBCI at (307) 840-WBCI....
Following up on very successful regular and post-seasons, several Thermopolis youth wrestlers traveled recently to compete in some prestigious national events. Successful results from those events reflect well for next year's high school and middle school teams. Last week, junior, Brody Sorensen, and freshman, Lilly Quintanilla, were in Virginia Beach, Virginia to compete in the National High School Coaches Association National Tournament. The competition is generally considered to be the...
At the Powell 3 style tournament this past weekend, Thermopolis wrestlers Gabe Ryan, Aksel Polson, Nash Bowker and Cannon Boren all were triple crown champions winning folkstyle, freestyle and Greco competitions. Thermopolis Wrestling Club came in 3rd place in all 3 styles. Individual results: Folkstyle 6U 36-40 - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 26 points; Konnor Simpson, 4th, 15.5 points; Caden Metz, 5th, 11 points 6U 43 - Carter Enis, 1st, 18 points; Tytys Bowker, 2nd, 12 ponts; John Ryan, 3rd, 6.5 points 6U 49-53 - Greyson Hill, 1st, 28 points; Aiden...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat boys track team hit the road last week to compete in two events at Worland and Glenrock. At the D&D Invitational in Worland on Thursday the Cats finished in third place, with a combined team score of 107. The team from Powell finished in first place, with a score of 162.50. Highlights from Worland include: Seth Needham finished third in the 100 meter dash (11.94); fourth in the 200 Meter dash (23.85) and first in the 400 meter dash, 52.02. Logan Dafoe, third in the 400 meter dash, 55.17. Chris Arends,...
The Hot Springs High School Lady Cats Track Team were on the road twice this past week – first, competing in the D&D Invitational at Worland on Thursday and then in the Lehner/Finch Invitational at Glenrock on Friday. Overall, at Worland, the Lady Cats finished in fifth place as a team, with a combined score of 45. The host team from Worland finished atop the team standings, with a combined score of 209.50. Highlights from Worland include: Davdine King, second in the 100 meter dash, 13.08; second in the 400 meter dash, 1:01.03; first in long j...
Hot Springs County High School Bobcat golf players opened their spring season last Friday at the Worland Invite, held at Green Hills Golf Club, an eighteen hole public course which boasts a rank of number three among public courses located in the state. The event was a first outing for most of those competing - leaving the golfers to face the effects of a long winter break from the sport. Conditions were not ideal, including a sustained wind of 25 miles per hour. Therefore, the scores put up by all of the competitors were not of the kind which...
The 6th grade Thermopolis Basketball Club traveling basketball team went 4-0 in the Final Four Showdown in Laramie and ended their season with another championship. The boys scored 314 points across those 4 games and only allowed their opponents a total of 61 points. They ended this season with a record of 31 wins and 4 losses and brought home 7 championships. Team members include Soren Webber, Lincoln McPhie, Cameron Martinez, Bo Dafoe, Oliver Strenger, Will Garrison, Logan Stewart, Jackson Skelton, Hoyt Peil and Braxton Egger and coach Matt...
by David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Conservation groups on Monday filed a suit to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its failure to list western wolves under the Endangered Species Act. The conservation groups suing the FWS say the organization’s “not warranted” finding ignores obvious threats to the species, runs contrary to the best available science and relies on flawed population models for its determination. Wolves are protected from hunters inside of Yellowstone National Park, but managem...
