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Marie and Katie Turner have fun in the playhouse during the Bobkitten Den Open House. Hot Springs County School District hosted the event on Monday for families to inquire and enroll children for next year. The daycare is available to all employees of the school district. It was started last year to help parents be closer to their children....
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Conservation groups are challenging Wyoming’s approval of an energy company’s plan to inject oilfield waste into an underground aquifer, telling federal regulators the state plan fails to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Powder River Basin Resource Council, Wyoming Outdoor Council and Natural Resources Defense Council say Wyoming relied on flawed economic analyses by Aethon Energy, the company seeking the permit to inject “produced water” from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field mainly...
by Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s federal delegates have largely come out in opposition to President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan, even as a few details of how the plan could impact the state were released by the White House earlier this week. The president’s proposal, known as the American Jobs Plan, calls for the modernization of 20,000 miles of highways, roads and main streets nationwide, as well as the reconstruction of the 10 most economically significant bridges...
According to Bureau of Reclamation officials, there is no flushing flow from Boysen Dam scheduled for this year because there is not sufficient water to do the flush. The snowmelt forecast issued in April for Boysen Reservoir showed the predicted Wind River runoff from April through July at 450,000 af, which is 72% of the 30-year average of 621,400 af. Even with the recent snow storms and accumulation, the runoff will still be below the 30-year average....
Jill Tonn, of Thermopolis, was presented the Founders by Charlie Decker this past weekend in Lander at the Red Canyon Banquet. Jill was a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) employee for over 14 years and in her time, Wyoming was the top fundraising state six times under her leadership. The RMEF Founders' Award purpose is to recognize the significant contribution of the RMEF Founders, Charlie Decker, Bob Munson, Dan Bull and Bill Munson, and create an RMEF Award in their honor and to capture...
Two boys look through the large amount of books available during the Friends of the Library Book Sale held Friday and Saturday at the Armory....
The Risen Son Christian School invites you to their annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Fundraiser on Friday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. All proceeds from the event go directly to their scholarship fund. There will be games, food and fun. A scholarship pays for half a year’s tuition to their school. This means that $125 a month per child would be covered in a scholarship. A huge portion of their scholarship fund comes from their annual Spaghetti Dinner & Auction fundraiser. The spaghetti dinner is by d...
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 12 2:24 p.m. Report of a possible domestic incident where a student at Ralph Witters Elementary reported an alleged assault of a husband striking his wife. The matter was turned over to the Departmen...
Hot Springs County citizens teamed up with HSCHS Student Council members to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation during a 5k for $5k event held last Saturday....
Lights On Afterschool will host a Drug Awareness Night as a free dinner with walking tacos being served. Drugs are not what they used, but we need to know what they are now. Students, family members, parents/guardians, community members and adults involved with youth are all urged to attend. The event will feature speakers and guests from the Thermopolis Police Department, Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Department and HSCSD Counselors and the Prevention Coalition. The event will be at the Thermopolis Middle School Commons, Thursday, April 28 f...
The Food Bank of Wyoming will have their Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantry on Saturday, April 24 from 1-3 p.m. They will be distributing boxes of food on Senior Avenue. They ask that you follow these directions for proper traffic flow. The line begins going north on Springview Street. At Park Street turn right on Park, staying to the right as you pass the High School. At Senior avenue, you will be directed to turn right and guided into two lanes headed south on Senior Avenue. Next, you will go through the food distribution area and then exit south on...
Dr. Yun Cheng, Ph.D. is a psychologist who recently moved her practice to Hot Springs County and has set up her office at Gottsche. Dr. Cheng provides high-quality, state-of-the-art, private and confidential psychological services. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Cheng provides psychological testing and treatment services for all ages and for a wide range of issues, including academic performance and developmental issues, neuropsychological, disability and mental health evaluations and agi...
When the final bell rang on this year’s legislative session, state leaders failed to turn in their assignment. Instead, they asked for yet another extension on work that was due a long time ago: addressing Wyoming’s school funding shortfall. The issue, at its essence, is this: Wyoming’s fossil fuel industry can no longer provide the revenue to sustain the state’s existing K-12 education system. State leaders know this, but have failed to devise a viable solution, whether that’s new revenue, sizable cuts or some combination of the two. Nor...
John Michael Kobielusz passed away on April 17, 2021. John was born in Buffalo, Wyo., on June 22, 1947 to Joe and Agnes Kobielusz. We think, after John was born the doctor forgot to document the birth and went fishing. When he returned he couldn't remember the exact date or time. John grew up exploring the hills surrounding Thermopolis with his brothers. After graduation he became one of Uncle Sam's boys and served our country as a harbor master in Korea. When he returned he spent some time in... Full story
Vincent Edward “Ed” Porter passed away on Mon., April 5, 2021, following a year and a half battle with cancer. Ed was born to Dan and Fern Porter on May 11, 1951. Dan was born in Gebo, Wyo. Over the years, Hot Springs State Park was a favorite location for many Porter family reunions. Ed spent his childhood in Newcastle until he was a senior in high school when the family moved to Gillette. Ed graduated from Campbell County High School in 1969. After high school, he attended WyoTech. After his time at WyTech, Ed joined the Wyoming National Gua... Full story
Doris Jean Gist Arcand, 73, passed away on Thurs., April 2, 2021, in the Shepherd of the Valley Hospice Unit Casper, Wyo. She was born to Mildred and Charles Gist in Ft. Worth, Texas, on November 11, 1947. She grew up in Ft. Worth and got her elementary and high school education at Diamond Hills schools, graduating from high school in 1965. She went to college in Denton, Texas, at the University of North Texas and got her BA in 1969. She married Tom Arcand in 1969 and they lived in Big Spring,... Full story
Helen Patricia Clayton, 93, passed away on April 12, 2021, in Fresno, Calif. Helen was born at home on March 9, 1928. Her parents, Algot and Saimi Helene Ahlberg lived and worked at the Wyoming Tie & Timber Company in DuNoir, which was the company town located in the mountains above Dubois, Wyo. She and her siblings grew up at the tie company camp and attended its one-room school house. As an adult, Helen and her husband, John Albert Clayton, lived near Morton Lake in Fremont County for many yea... Full story
Roy Lyle Phillips, 75, died in Billings, Montana, March 30, 2021. Born October 24, 1945, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, he was one of five children of Jack, Sr. and Vera (Edwards/Walters) Phillips. The family moved to Thermopolis in 1957 where Roy attended school. He joined the U S Navy when he was 17. Following his discharge he worked at various jobs in Hot Springs State Park, Meadowlark Lodge, and cowboying for Friday Rathbun. Working for the Skelton farm he became disabled due to an accident on the job. He will be remembered walking Thermopolis... Full story
Around 45 people showed up to play Bingo at the Hot Springs County Senior Center last week....
Thermopolis wrestlers competed in the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association State Competition last weekend. Several Thermopolis wrestlers placed well at the tournament. Results include: Freestyle Results 8U 45 - Gabriel Ryan, 5th place, 12 team points 8U 85 - Ben Farrell, 2nd place, 35 team points 12U 78 - Dyllan Myers, 2nd place, 45 team points 12U 108 - Cannon Boren, 1st place, 78 team points 14U 83 - Lily Quintanilla, 3rd place, 20 team points 14U 119 - Colter Price, 5th place, 12 team points...
Bobcat Golf and Track competitions were canceled last week due to weather. This week, the golf team is scheduled to compete in Powell on Friday and the track team is scheduled to compete in Lovell on Saturday. Both teams have been keeping up on their practices. Golf coach Brandon Deromedi reported some comments on the teams opener in Worland. “I was very happy with our performances from all of our golfers at the Worland invite. Conditions were sunny but the wind made it very chilly all day. The kids fought through the chilly temperatures and s...
On Saturday, a boy with a net was running around the cooling ponds in Hot Springs State Park. It appeared as though he was trying to catch bugs or maybe even one of the many fish in the ponds....
The owners of the new Mexican restaurant Los Cabos, Ricardo Lopez and Tina Ordaz have been experiencing surprising results since they opened on February 5. There was a rough start with acquiring staffing at the beginning but they now seem to be in their stride. Ordaz said, “It’s been going really good. It was a lot busier than we expected. It’s slowed down a bit lately but I don’t know if it’s just the weather, but weekends are especially busy. It slowed down during the week, but not on the we...
The Bobcat winners of the local American Dream/Code of the West Essay Contest were recently announced. Madeline Wagler received first place and $300, Cadence Steadman was second receiving $200 and Lee Grimm was third receiving $100. First place winner Wagler qualified for the state contest with her essay, “Pull Your Foot Out of the Mud” about finding courage in the Alaskan wilderness. The American Dream Essay Contest is centered on bestselling author Jim Owen’s “Ten Principles to Live By,” as highlighted in his book Cowboy Ethics. Every hig...
A squirrel in Hot Springs State Park is busy filling his mouth with some delicious food items he was finding around the park on Saturday....
