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A preliminary hearing on April 25 in Hot Springs Circuit Court is scheduled for Hugo A. Luna, who faces felony charges of first-degree attempted murder and kidnapping. According to court documents, on Friday, April 13, just after 8:30 a.m. the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office was notified that a passerby had located an injured female subject near mile marker 15 on Highway 120. The driver transported the subject to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Investigators learned the subject was...
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, not much was presented on a topic that’s ruffled a few feathers this past month — whether chickens should be allowed in town. At their March 22 meeting, council heard from Darren Butcher, who argued an ordinance should be put in place for people to have the animals within the town limits. Butcher was extensive in addressing various concerns people have brought up in past years, including noise, smell, responsible ownership and enfor...
Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees met on Tuesday evening for their April meeting, addressing several items of interest. One of those items was staffing recommendations for the coming year. The board accepted a resignation notice from Jill Strenger as a special education teacher at the end of this year and the resignation of Holly Mickelson as an elementary teacher. Jerry Bowman has tendered his resignation as Transportation Director, effective June 30. Justin Smith and A...
Performers with Butte Magic showed off a little fire eating during lunch time at the Senior Center last week. In addition to the flaming performance, they swallowed swords and performed a number of other magic tricks to entertain the diners....
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. Sheriff’s office Friday, April 13 3:19 p.m. Report of a speeding vehicle. The suspect vehicle could not be located. Saturday, April 14 1:13 p.m. Welfare check done on a juvenile, who was found to be OK. Sunday, April 15 7:13 p.m. Report of a juveniles subject who fell. The juvenile refu...
Authorities in Utah have identified the remains of a body found Sunday as that of 19-year-old Kyle R. Burton, who went missing last fall. Cache County Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Locke said Burton’s body was found by a hiker east of Sherwood Drive, in the foothills above Providence. The remains had been turned over to the State of Utah’s Medical Examiner’s Office for identification. Burton, son of Ralph Witters Elementary teacher Ashlee Burton and her husband, Gerry, went missing on November 28 after walking away from his grandparent’s home in River... Full story
Monday morning, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire that ignited a fence along Highway 20 North....
Susan Linko not only enjoyed a delicious treat from Storyteller on Saturday, part of the price went to help breast cancer through the Cups for Cups event. Storyteller was one of dozens of coffee shops across Wyoming who participated in the fundraiser....
Two Thermopolis graduates have done well in their careers, moving up the ladder to foreman with the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Chad Shaffer, a HSCHS graduate from 1992, was recently named as the WYDOT maintainance foreman in Shoshoni. Shaffer began with WYDOT in 2016. Scott Thomas, a graduate from 1987, was named the WYDOT maintainance foreman in Basin in December. Thomas started with WYDOT in 2011 as a striping and equipment operator before moving up to the North District 5 paving foreman then heavy equipment operator in Basin. A...
Hot Springs County was extremely lucky the fire at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center a couple of weeks ago not only put itself out, but was contained to the kitchen area. As it is, the museum is expected to remain closed for approximately three more weeks as the clean up continues. Varney Clean Care has been at the museum every day since the fire, extracting the water from the carpeting, using ion blowers in an attempt to eliminate the smoke smell and painting and repairing.... Full story
Hot Springs County Recreation office is offering a “Get Golf Ready” program to cover the basic fundamentals of the game, introduce students to golf etiquette and help students learn how to navigate the facility. The program is designed for the beginning adult golfer or for those that have been away from the game for a while and want to get started again. Get Golf Ready will begin on May 1 at the Thermopolis Golf Course from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Cost is $40 per student, instructed by Donnie Bjorhus. There will be an orientation meet and greet on April...
Nathan Winters has put his name on the ticket for state auditor, and the public is invited to come out and visit with him during a “picnic” event at White Horse County Store. The event will begin at 6 p.m., with hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings. A representative for House District 28 for the past six years, Winters announced his candidacy for Wyoming State Auditor in March....
The Wyoming Tourism Board completed its Thermopolis area familiarization tour and board meeting this week, and next week will see the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce meeting here. Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said the main conference will be at the Days Inn on Thursday, April 26 with presentations from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. However, those attending will actually arrive on Wednesday, April 25 for a petroglyph tour at Legend Rock and a dinner. Presentations will continue on Friday, from 8-11:30...
It certainly seems like Mother Nature can’t make up her mind, giving us days in the 70s followed by snow and rain before teasing us with another little warm spell. You would think, with all the moisture and the green grass that spring burning would be fine, and in most instances, it is, but we’ve also been having wind which can dry out those grasses pretty quickly. Calm winds in the morning can lull you into a sense of security and then here comes the wind in the afternoon. Add a controlled burn to a windy day and its a recipe for dis...
This past week saw members of the Wyoming Tourism Board visiting for a familiarization tour and their regular board meeting. During a dinner with our visitors, a comment I heard over and over was that we have a real gem here in Thermopolis, a “hidden treasure.” This next week, our town will be home to the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce. As they will also be receiving a tour of the businesses and other locales in the county, I expect many will have the same opinion of our town as a hidden tre...
The Hot Springs Pioneer Association is continuing a project which began in 1996, recording the histories of Hot Springs County residents. “Memories of the Past, the Next Generations” is an addendum to the original histories that were written about historical figures and families with deep roots and a few generations in Hot Springs County. This time, they want updates to the original stories written by the next generation to keep something of a living history of the families in the area. The histories should be in story form and a guide on how...
In recognition of Occupational Therapy Month in April and the work occupational therapists do, the public is invited to a free barbecue at Gottsche on Tuesday, April 24 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The meal will be at the Gottsche courtyard, with hamburgers and brats as the main dish with sides like potato salad, beans and pasta salad. Tours of the facility will also be available. Occupational therapists help in recovery following surgeries on upper extremities, and also help patients learn how to perform daily living activities. Currently...
The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its April forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. According to report, inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast at 950,000 acre-feet (af), which is 164 percent of the 30 year average of 577,700 af. The inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast at 1,865,000 af, 160 percent of the 30 year average of 1,165,700 af. Inflow to Buffalo Bill Reservoir is forecast at 1,050,000 af, which is 149 percent of the 30 year average of 704,400 af. Runoff into Bull Lake Reservoir from Bull...
It was definitely a packed house with standing room only last Saturday as the Friends of the NRA held their annual Wall of Guns raffle at One Eyed Buffalo. Paul Garbin with Friends of the NRA said they were able to give away four guns, one for every 100 tickets sold. That amounts to a gross of $4,000 for the group which will go toward shooting sports in Hot Springs County. Above, Scott Harvey purchases his tickets from Paul and Cynthia Garbin. As a side note, all of the winners were from Hot...
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club had a great showing during state competition. In the girls division, Thermopolis won in both Freestyle out of 18 teams, and in Folkstyle out of 22 teams. Also Thermopolis placed 12th of 43 teams in Freestyle, 17th of 47 teams in Folkstyle and 14th of 39 teams in Greco. Freestyle results: In Female Intermediate, Logann Farrell placed second and Jesalyn Blair placed fifth in Division 60, and Brayli Price placed second and Briar Lahoe placed third in...
It was a good weekend in terms of personal records set by the high school tracksters during their meet at Riverton. For the girls' team, records were made by: McKenna Bomengen with third place finish of 5:46.30 in the 1600 meters, Aspen Jensen with a 25th place time of 14.89 in the 100 meters, Ashley McPhie with a 29th place time of 15.17 in the 100 meters and a 40th place time of 32.65 in the 200 meters, Olivia Weyer with a 28th place time of 1:13.63 in the 400 meters and Dani Pebbles with a... Full story
Following their first meet being cancelled due to weather, the Thermopolis Middle School tracksters saw their first action this past Saturday at a meet Powell. Results are as follows: Eighth grade girls June Wedor - 100 meters 16th 19.04, 200 meters 15th 39.56, 100 meter hurdles 11th 26.34 Julie Johnson - 200 meters fourth 30.58, 400 meters fourth 1:10.72, high jump second 4'1", long jump first 13'6.5" Hallie Martinez - 800 meters third 2:54.01, 1600 meters second 6:28.06, long jump fourth...
During the first round of playoffs for Hot Springs County Rec District Adult Co-Ed Basketball on April 11, No. 4 Merit took down No. 5 Hoosier Daddy 66-23. The victory moves Merit to face the undefeated No. 1 Red Rock team. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 18. Top scorers in last week's game were Mitch Baker with 13 for Merit and Dylan Upton with nine for Hoosier. Also in the first playoff round, No. 3 Vicklund Pharmacy saw a 77-23 victory against No. 6 Carquest. Vicklund will see action...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a relatively short meeting on Tuesday afternoon and signed a new letter of engagement with Koerwitz, Michel, Wright and Associates for accounting services for the coming year. The agreement is unchanged from last year, including doing the county audit. The commissioners signed the agreement, not to exceed $23,700. For several months there has been ongoing discussion regarding water quality and availability among various county water users. On Tuesday,...
This week saw members of the Wyoming Tourism Board on a familiarization tour of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County, as well as having their board meeting here. During the tour, board members were taken to various businesses in the county as well as Hot Springs State Park and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center prior to a working dinner with local representatives of business, government, the Travel and Tourism Board, County Commission and Town of Thermopolis. Tourism Board District 4 Representative...
