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Following an executive session Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council, with Councilman John Dorman Sr. absent and Councilman Dusty Lewis voting "no," approved a motion to authorize the filing of a declaratory judgment against the County, for clarification of the County's duty under Title 25 to pay for detention, treatment and transportation of persons in need of mental hospitalization. The judgment will hopefully provide better definition of the state statute. Also during the meeting,...
Abigail Flowers and Oliver Bihr take laps on trikes inside the fair building Saturday for the Children's Resource Center St. Jude Trike-A-Thon fundraiser....
The County Commissioners approved the Travel and Tourism Board's request for permission to include a 4-cent lodging tax on the November general election ballot. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller presented the board with information about the tax, explaining a rise in tourists in the Hot Springs County area due to expanded advertising. "There are more people coming and staying in lodging establishments in Hot Springs County," Moeller said. "I would also note that we have six, soon to be eight, vaca...
The Hot Springs State Park draft master plan was released Monday. The purpose of the 20-year master plan is to guide the long-term physical improvement, management and use of the entire 1,100- acre park. The plan includes publicly and privately owned buildings, lands west of Highway 20, the bison pasture and the recreational and thermal features. It provides a comprehensive planning and decision-making structure to accommodate recreational and developmental amenities, infrastructure and access i...
A sentencing hearing for Cody Shinost scheduled for Monday in Hot Springs County Fifth Judicial District Court was continued. A new date for his sentencing has not been set. Shinost was found guilty by a jury in Washakie County District Court in Worland on Feb. 4 on three counts including, count one, aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of Madisen "Maddie" Price; count two, control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol resulting in serious bodily injury to Delanie Price; and... Full story
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's office recently delivered notifications on three registered sex offenders who are residing in Thermopolis: •Darren Leon Dumas - Residence: 620 Mondell Street; Age: 28; Date/place of conviction: July 12, 2006/ Green River, Wyo.; Crime: Sexual assault in the second degree - with intrusion; prevents resistance. •Stacy Lynn Orton - Residence: 620 Mondell Street; Age: 19; Date/place of conviction: Nov. 2, 2015/Wichita, Kan.; Crime: Sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, actor older than 16 victim younger tha...
Though the grand opening is still a few weeks away, Shorty's owner Debra Lackey has no plans to close the door in the meantime. Lackey and her husband, Danny, took over the business April 16 from Cindy Ellison, who had Shorty's for 12 years prior. She expressed her appreciation to Ellison for the business opportunity, and to Amanda Moeller and the Economic Development Committee for information and literature on small business loans. She further added it was nice to work with local banker Minnie...
Two Angry Guys Concrete is a local business started by Joseph Alu and his dad, Calvin Turnbaugh. "Starting my own company has always been one of my goals because working with concrete has always been one of my favorite things to do, and something I want to do for the rest of my life," Alu said. Alu said Two Angry Guys Concrete primarily focuses on sidewalks, curbs, gutters and retaining walls, but they are also willing to do other projects as well. "I like everything about owning my own...
Hot Springs County High School will be holding their junior/senior prom from 9 p.m. – midnight Saturday at the Days Inn Ballroom. This year's theme is "Paris Masquerade." The Grand March will be from 8-9 p.m. in the school auditorium. King and Queen nominations were not available at press time....
Jeff Strong mixes up the raffle tickets before drawing for a winner during the Bill McCormick Memorial Scholarship fundraiser Friday evening. Assisting him are past scholarship winners Dawn Jones and Belinda Moore. Raffle winners were Madonna McIntosh and Dave Weber. Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Robinson presented their speech duet "A Piece of My Heart" to the audience....
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association will hold their annual meeting Saturday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Following the business meeting, honey bee experts Dr. Jack States from Lander and Don Bryant of Bryant Honey will present an interesting and educational program on the history, present challenges and future of the bee/honey industry in Wyoming and the world. The public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served....
Hot Springs County School District's Lights On Afterschool program is joining with the National Afterschool Association to celebrate the professionals that are at the heart of afterschool programs during the first ever "Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week" on April 25-29. Program Coordinator Jenny Davis said part of the effort is simply to appreciate and recognize the afterschool professionals that we have and to put more information out about the impact of afterschool programs to studen...
On our way out of town last weekend, my wife and I had one of those "deep" discussions. It started as we were headed through the canyon and I told my son how many of the rocks were around when dinosaurs were. This led to the question, from my wife Louise, of what I thought of dinosaurs' origins. Now, I was born and raised Catholic, and continue a strong belief in the traditions of that faith. At the same time, I know there's plenty of evidence to show dinosaurs and other species evolved over...
Donald Trump is boiling over more than usual from the frustration of watching past victories being eroded by curious math formulas that seem to deny the validity of voter preference. Bernie Sanders draws huge, enthusiastic crowds but would have to achieve nearly 65 percent in electoral victories to even close the gap on Hillary Clinton's lead. Our own Independent Record headlines "Democratic caucus evenly split" (Apr 14) when even a quick scan of the article reveals that Bernie Sanders won a double digit victory over Hillary Clinton state-wide...
I want to again show my support for a locally run, full care hospital and encourage others to share their support, which is also a show of support of the survival of our community as we know it. I was recently in the hospital for four nights and it was such a blessing to have the hospital here for me and my family (the hospital was full). The doctors and other workers took very good care of me. It would have been a terrible burden if I would have had to be taken by an ambulance to an out-of-town hospital. It would have been a hard burden for...
I would like to bring up a couple things about the upcoming election. First, I have seen and heard all the plans about "getting our land back from the feds." This is one of the worst things that could happen to our great state. It wouldn't be long, the state would need some money, (they ALWAYS need money) and there would be someone with deep pockets standing on the doorstep, waiting to buy "just a little bit." The trouble with that is, all the individual needs to do is purchase the access point, or road leading in, and there goes your chance...
A banner headline sensationalizing a, "crisis," at the library should have been followed by the Five Ws. You failed to speak with the library director and failed to explain my position was not arbitrarily added. It was merely a retirement replacement. If the budget, "was prepared with incorrect numbers," I accept her honest mistake and do not blame the director. A certain commissioner's "disconnect," can be solved by him looking back at the ad for the library position. It ran for three weeks. Ironically, it ran alongside ads for other county...
Regarding Duane Richter's letter, I do not argue with or dispute anyone's religious beliefs. I do believe that religion and science are not mutually exclusive. You can believe that God created all things on His own time frame, and science mainly explains the what, where, when and how of what we can physically observe or theorize. No one on earth knows how long a Genesis "day" is when God created everything in six days (resting the seventh). It could be 24 hours or 24 million years. It is a scientific fact that the rotation rate of earth is...
Christopher David Stewart died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at his home. Christopher was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 1, 1957, to David Hugh and Diane Silva Stewart. Moving to Pocatello, Idaho in 1967 and to State College, Pa. in 1971, Chris completed high school at State College High. The family moved to Bryan, Texas, in 1975, and Chris earned a baccalaureate degree in 1980 in Engineering having proudly served in the Texas A & M Corps of Cadets for five years. He married after graduation, worked in road construction management in Texas for t... Full story
David L. Hammond, 85, passed peacefully at his home in Thermopolis on Friday, April 15, 2016. He was born September 14, 1930, to George R. and Lucy (Dunsworth) Hammond in Mancos, Colo., and was the first of three children born to the couple. Attending school in Montezuma and La Plata counties, he graduated from Durango High School in 1948. On February 4, 1951, he married Eileen Richards of Bayfield, Colo. They had three children, David, Georgeanne and John. In 1953, the family moved to Farmington, N.M. Dave worked a variety of jobs centered... Full story
In the coming weeks, students in the Hot Springs County High School ProStart program will get some real world experience around town. Teacher Becky Martinez explained part of ProStart is working in a commercial kitchen. While there is such a kitchen at the high school, from which they serve food, Martinez noted the students are more familiar with the kitchens that might typically be in a home. This past week has seen the girls working at Dairyland, getting the business up and running for the...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners are seeking applicants for the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board. The Travel and Tourism Board is seeking one member for a three-year term. The travel and tourism applicants must be from the lodging or tourism industry. The position will start June 1. Hot Springs County residents interested in applying to serve on this board should submit their county board questionnaire to the Hot Spring's County Clerk's Office no later than 5 p.m. Friday, May 13....
The Bobcat golf team had two events last week, including a Riverton invite and their only home invite of the season. In Riverton, Coach Jake Smith said they only took four golfers. "The weather was hit and miss," he said. "We were having a 45 minute storm delay. We still had a good day competing against a lot of 4A teams." Scores were as follows for the Riverton invite: Hudson Roling – 82, Logan Bartholomew – 111, Colton Dobbins – 122 and Justin Jeffs – 122. The Bobcats' home game on Saturda...
The Bobcats saw plenty of State qualifying times and distances when they headed to Riverton for the Roy Peck Invite Saturday, April 16. The team of Jules Ward, Chandra Maddock, Maggie Ryan and Haley McDermott qualified with their first place time of 10:34.68 in the 4x800 meter relay. Elizabeth Rhodes broke a couple personal career records, posting a seventh place time of 30.12 in the 200 meters and a ninth place time of 14.05 in the 100 meters. The girls team won fourth overall, with 71 points....
A Two-Person Best Ball Tournament was held at the Thermopolis Golf Course on Sunday with the father/son team of Hudson and Frank Roling taking the win with a net score of 60. Parke Price and Bob Ryan finished in second with a net score of 64 followed by Ethan Brooks and Travis McDermott in third with 65. Jake Smith and Jessica Smith finished fourth with a net score of 66. Logan Bartholomew and Caleb DeCroo earned fifth place with their net score of 67 followed by Cody Bjorhus and Duane Bjorhus in sixth with a net score of 70. Ethan Brooks won... Full story
