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by Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —The federal government will include one-third fewer Wyoming tracts than anticipated in the first oil and gas lease sale of the Biden presidency — about 28% of the 459 parcels analyzed across the state last fall. A total of 129 offerings “containing about 131,771 acres of public minerals” will be available for leasing in Wyoming on June 21 and 22, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said Monday. Roughly another 44 parcels will be up for sale in seven other Western states....
Thomas Snooks helps his son, Gavyn, go through his eggs gathered during the annual Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt held Sunday in Hot Springs State Park....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center director Trenda Moore reported they purchased the Shopko Building in an online auction held Thursday, April 14. Moore said, "It will be the center's new home." The purchase still has yet to close, however, it should in about 30 days. Moore added that they have high expectations with the purchase as they are nearing their 50th anniversary. They have a three to five-year plan before things come full circle. This plan was requested for one of their grants....
Kim Enis and Stefanie Ireland conducted the Installation of Officers’ Ceremony on April 5, 2022. Officers for the year of 2022-2023 are: President Stefanie Ireland; Vice President, Historian, and Co-Awards Jenifer Grimm; Secretary, Treasurer and Philanthropic Cindy Magelky; Ways and Means Carol Andreen; Co-Awards and Photographer Michelle Herring; Educational and Scrapbook Chair Kim Enis; Social Linda Ziegler; Jonquil/Chaplain Jody Mickelsen; Parliamentarian Ruth Galovich. President Ireland is utilizing hearts as part of her theme this year o...
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Wyoming Annual Convention will be held in Thermopolis on April 29-30. GFWC helps communities in areas such as health and wellness, child advocacy, arts and culture and the environment. Last year, GFWC volunteers spent 19,177 hours to complete 240 projects. They also generated enough funds to donate more than $70,000 to communities. There are no strings attached to attend the convention. For more information, including location and times, contact Nancy Kaufman at 307-630-3003 or Trish Peoples at 8...
Lovell man drives into Super 8 Motel sign after recent crash on highway POWELL (WNE) — After driving into the Super 8 Motel sign at roughly 30 mph, James Gallagher, 38, of Lovell was arrested on April 5 on charges of unlawful use of toxic substances and driving under the influence. Powell Police Department Sgts. Dustin DelBiaggio and Sean Alquist responded to the Super 8 Motel on East Coulter Avenue at 4:30 p.m. following reports of a vehicle collision. According to the affidavit, a trail of fluid was leading to Gallagher’s GMC Sierra from the...
A Wyoming Pioneer Home resident gives Emersyn Stringer a stuffed animal at the Easter egg hunt held at the Wyoming Pioneer Home Tuesday morning....
Hot Springs Health staff members Connie Hart, Lindsay Simpson, Rebecca Cornell, Dawn DuBeau and Kathy Burleson completed the S.T.A.B.L.E. (Sugar/Safe-Temperature-Airway-Blood Pressure-Lab-Emotional Support) class which focuses exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants requiring a higher level of care. The program stresses improving and evaluating care to newborns. Hot Springs Health staff members Rebecca Cornell, Melissa Carner, Jessica Norris, Sarah Rodda, Dawn DuBeau,Connie Hart, Chris Bentley and...
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 Tuesday, April 12 12:50 p.m. Report of a welfare check on a 33-year-old female at the Senior Apartments. The subject had some physical and mental health issues. The deputy made contact and the subject’s mother...
Porshia Birdsley recently competed in the Cheyenne Colt Breaker's Strongman competition, which is part of the all-around the world competitive powerlifting. Birdsley took first place in the women's lightweight category of under 165 pounds of body weight. There were eight other girls in her category. Birdsley explained that every Strongman competition has five events that use different implements and tests of strength. Powerlifter and strongman athlete Chad Lowery encouraged Birdsley when he did...
Brent Bien is running for the office of Wyoming’s Governor and visited Hot Springs County at the Historical Museum on April 14. Bien is from Sheridan and his father was a Marine Corps officer. Bien went to the University of Wyoming attending their engineering college. He later was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer and spent considerable time doing that, but retired in 2019 as a colonel in the Marine Corps. While in the service, he was an aviator and went to the Naval War College and got his masters in National Security Strategic S...
by Kevin Killough Who wouldn’t want to go back to the economically simpler times before the COVID pandemic? We can look back with warm nostalgia on 2019, when our national debt was only a frightening $23 trillion. The following year, a global pandemic shut down businesses, forced millions out of work, and led to a wave of government emergency spending that has brought the debt to around a terrifying $30 trillion. The rate by which our debt grows makes a few years seem like a generation. Even before $7 trillion was added to our crushing national...
James Allen Michel, a lifelong resident of Worland, Wyoming passed away on April 13, 2022. He was born to Henry and Eva (Jung) Michel on November 7, 1935, in Worland. He grew up on the family farm, the youngest of six siblings and attended school in Worland, graduating in 1954. He attended the University of Wyoming for one semester but then came home to work with his father on the family farm. James Allen Michel married Clarice Mae Hefenieder at Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church in Worland on... Full story
Gerald G. (Jerry) Cook, 83, died after a fall in his home. He was found with no heartbeat after some time by his wife. He was born on Dec. 26, 1938, to Wendell & Clara of Greybull, Wyo. He was one of seven sons born to this family. After graduating from Greybull High School, he moved to Thermopolis to start his life. After jobs of a beer truck driver and gas station attendant, he took his lifelong job working for a plumber who taught him the trade very well. He was able to buy the business... Full story
Longtime Thermopolis firefighter Robert Edward "Bob" Butchart, 63, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 13, 2022. Bob was born on July 22, 1958, in Chicago, Ill. In his youth, Bob's family moved to Steamboat Springs, Colo., where Bob began his lifetime commitment as a volunteer fireman. His journey as a firefighter continued when he joined and served on the Cody, Wyo., Fire Department for a number of years. Once Bob moved to Thermopolis, he fell in love with the community, and served as... Full story
Sharon Kay Burgess, 78, died Tuesday, April 12, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness in Thermopolis. She had previously resided at the Wyoming Pioneer Home for five years. Born October 10, 1943, in Rawlins, Wyoming, she was one of four children of Edward and Pauline (Ehrich) Hilbird. She was raised and educated in Rock River, Wyo. On August 1962 she married Larry Dwain Burgess in Rock River. They moved frequently as Larry was employed by Wyoming Game and Fish. In the mid '60's Sharon c... Full story
Members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club competed at the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association State competition last week. As a team, Thermopolis placed an impressive 6th in Folkstyle out of 49 teams, 12th in Freestyle out of 45 teams and 15th in Greco out of 37. Individual results include: Freestyle 8U Boys 49 - Gabriel Ryan, 3rd, 68 team points 8U Boys 85 - Joshua Blair 5th, 12 team points 10U Boys 53 - Aksel Polson, 4th, 27 team points 10U Boys 71 - Tanner Myers, 5th, 20 team points 10U...
Members of the Thermopolis high school rodeo club competed in Rock Springs on April 9 Results include: Jase Longwell: 1st saddle bronc 64; 3rd steer wrestling 9.63; 7th tie down calf roping 17.020 Roedy Farrell: 3rd bareback riding 67 Garrett Titmus/Adam Belus: 7th team roping 13.050 Jhett Longwell/Tate Bishop: 12th team roping 17.320 Last Sunday, they competed in Torrington. Results include: Jase Longwell: 1st steer wrestling 5.42; 6th tie down calf roping 10.69 Roedy Farrell: 2nd bareback riding 69.5...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of the 2022 National Civics Bee, an initiative aimed at encouraging more young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. One of six pilot programs organized by The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition in Thermopolis will engage middle schoolers to become better informed about American democracy, to engage respectfully and constructively in the public square and to build greater trust in others and...
by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — When President Joe Biden announced a new federal rule banning the manufacture of unserialized, privately made firearms on Monday, Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, went to social media to defend his Second Amendment protection bill that was killed in the 2022 budget session. Senate File 87 would have prohibited the enforcement of unconstitutional federal actions infringing upon Second Amendment rights, denied immunities for law enforcement and provided cause for c...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Telling the Full History Preservation Fund announced its award of $25,000 to Maker Space 307. The grant is one of 80 given to select organizations nationwide with projects that helped preserve, interpret, and activate historic places to tell the stories of underrepresented groups in our nation. A collaboration of Maker Space 307 and the Arapaho Ranch Field Station will record interviews from Northern Arapaho Tribal Members who worked at the Arapaho Ranch since its purchase by the Northern A...
Hot Springs County Democrats will be holding their convention this Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the County Annex building. All democrats are welcome to attend as they adopt the county Democratic platform and select delegates to attend the state convention. Any suggested changes to the party by laws will also be discussed. If you have any questions regarding the convention, please contact Levi Schinkle at 307-921-9817....
