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Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has announced that on December 7, Red Rock Family Practice (RRFP) joined Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. This is the culmination of several months of discussion and consideration on how best to provide healthcare to Hot Springs County. A press release from the hospital states, “In order to strengthen our healthcare foundation and protect the future of healthcare in Hot Springs County, it was important that we partner with primary care physicians. As h...
In 1947, the Wyoming Pioneer Home was established in Thermopolis as an assisted living facility. Owned and operated by the Wyoming Department of Health, under the department’s Aging Division, the Pioneer Home has been home to countless seniors over the past 70 years. The Pioneer Home and the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin are both under the purvey of Tom Forslund, Health Department Director. Lisa Osvold is under Forsland as the Aging Division Director. Funding cuts by the state put the P...
Though nearly four months past, the total eclipse across Wyoming and the country is still being talked about and likely will be for months to come. The Wyoming Office of Tourism recently released the 2017 Eclipse Economic Impact Study Summary of Findings, and according to the report, Hot Springs County saw 2,000 visitors staying at hotels and motels, 3,900 who were camping, 1,200 staying at private homes with friends or relatives and 800 that made other arrangements. There were a total 7,800 overnight visitors and 800 day visitors, for a total...
Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails will be hosting "First Day Hikes" throughout the state on January 1. Hot Springs State Park will be hosting one, too, starting at 11 a.m. Participants should meet at the Kiwanis shelter where the group will divide into two, one group taking the river walk, which is about a half-mile, while the more adventurous group will take the Spirit Trail, which is about a mile long. "There is nothing more rejuvenating than sharing a brisk hike with Wyoming...
Nine different holiday campers and vehicles set the stage for a colorful and festive Broadway Street Saturday during People for People's Tour of Homes Christmas Campers event. Each of the tiny homes were crafted to allow the public to enter, view and vote on each unique holiday display with Stacy Hessenthaler's camper winning top pick....
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. Sex offender registry This information is provided to let readers know of two sex offenders now residing in Thermopolis: •Raymond Hunter — Residence: 745 West Sunnyside; Age: 60; Date/place of conviction: Dec. 15, 1994/ Torrington; Crime: Sexual assault in the second degree •Robert Calh...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, a trial was scheduled for Jan. 16 in a case against James Folsom, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree sexual assault of a minor. Alternatively, he is charged with sexual assault of a minor. An alternate charge means the judge, or jury should the case go to trial, could find him guilty of either. If that happens, the two charges would be merged. Essentially, there is one count, but two ways in which Folsom could be found guilty. According to the charg...
The Christmas season with special church programs and services has arrived. The area schedule includes: Community Federated Church, Sixth and Big Horn – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Candlelight service, 5 p.m. First Baptist Church, 310 S. Sixth – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service combined with a Christmas musical, 10:30 a.m. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 642 Arapahoe – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 9 a.m.; Candlelight service, 10 p.m. Living Waters Assembly of God, 318 N. Eighth – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 10... Full story
This Thursday, Dec. 14, Community Home Health will be open for a holiday meet and greet, at 717 Broadway 14 from noon until 4 p.m. Office Manager, Sarah Cox, said the event is geared toward making Community Home Health’s presence know and informing people on the services they offer. There will be a gourmet hot cocoa bar, featuring additions such as marshmallows, caramels and crushed peppermint, as well as opportunities to win door prizes....
Visitors filled the Community Hall Saturday to view the over 600 Creches from around the world....
Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites is now taking bids for the purchase of buffalo from Hot Springs State Park. Each year the state sells a portion of their herds in order to maintain breeding as well as feeding grounds. This year there will be four heifer calves from 2017 available along with five of this year’s bull calves, two yearling bulls from 2016, a yearling heifer, a two-year old bull and a 10 year-old breeding bull from our herd in Hot Springs State Park. All of the animals are a mixture of Hot Springs State Park and Bear River S...
The holiday season is one that reminds us of gathering together to celebrate, and what better example of that spirit than this past weekend. Everywhere you looked, organizations, schools, businesses and individuals were coming together to make sure Thermopolis had plenty going on. From a TMS wrestling conference and the Speech and Debate meet at the high school, to Nerf wars, creche displays, pictures with Santa, trees and wreaths for auction and, of course, the impressive setup of the campers downtown, we certainly brought our holiday spirit...
This Christmas gift-giving season is winding down (less than two weeks before Christmas). The economy is finally improving, and the spirit of the season is reaching new highs (Black Friday, Small Town Saturday, Cyber Monday). With this improvement in spirit goes many opportunities to help our fellow community members. Our community is known for its spirit of helping others in need. Cookie jar auctions, chili dinners, Soup and Bread dinners at a local church, a food bank run by another church, and other activities are all aimed at helping each...
What an honor and privilege to see the display of Nativity scenes as the Community Church welcomed the viewing public to this marvelous collections. What a sight to behold! Thanks to each owner for their generosity in sharing their treasured crèches with all who came to see. ‘Twas a lovely and refreshing scene and a blessing to all who attended; and to be reminded in a very picturesque manner of the birth of Jesus Christ....
Karen "Kate" Kay Enis, 78, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 8, 2017, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo. Born December 22, 1938, in Marcus, Iowa, she was the daughter of Roy E. and Bernice (Riedeman) Whetstine. The family later moved to Owl Creek, Wyo., where her father worked on ranches and she attended the Owl Creek School. Karen enjoyed the ranch lifestyle, the horses and the livestock. On November 21, 1977, she married William R. Enis in Cody, Wyo. Until her late husband... Full story
C.R. Burnell passed away suddenly at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colo., on December 7, 2017. He was born on June 26, 1951, to Rex E. and Donna Mae (Skinner) Patterson in Thermopolis. After his father was killed in a car crash, his mother married Dick Burnell and the two families blended. They moved from Thermopolis and traveled around the western states before moving back to Wyoming. C.R. graduated from Riverton High School in 1969 and married Sandy Hamilton. They had one daughter, Aaron. After... Full story
What began as three small houses has now expanded into a massive village where it's always Christmas. Binnie Murphree explained the start of the town within her home began with her mother, Bonnie Bleak, who would put up three log houses with her elves every Christmas. In about 1987 or '88, Murphree made a gingerbread village and set it up. Of course, she said, when dealing with gingerbread the critters are eventually going to find and make short work of it. Murphree decided to start collecting...
Public Health Response Coordinator Mary A. Gordon, from Hot Springs County Public Health, recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, Ala. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation. The CDP develops and delivers advanced training for emergency response providers, emergency managers, and other government officials from s...
Bobcat wrestlers journeyed to Powell for their first competition of the season with a lot of questions to be answered. This young team answered them in the most positive way possible. With some 22 teams competing, they brought home two varsity championships and one JV championship, they amassed 32 victories out of 54 matches with 32 of those wins by way of pins, and they became a team supporting each other in this most individual sport of all. Two years ago, junior Austin Ireland competed at... Full story
This year, the freshman basketball team will only compete in five games. Coach Ryan Shaffer noted there are only three freshmen out this year — Jesse Skelton, Eli Dickey and James Lindquist — so any time there is a freshman/JV/Varsity game scheduled they can’t play the freshman game because they would be short quarters for everyone else. For the first freshman game on Thursday, Dec. 14 at Lovell, Shaffer said the plan is to take the freshmen and the sophomores which will give them 10 playe...
The Lady Bobcats kicked off their basketball season last weekend at the Herder Classic in Glenrock, Friday and Saturday. Head coach Cory Sova said the girls shot poorly from the field in the first half against Wright, getting just 7/23, but got comfortable in the second half making 11/23, including 6-for-6 in two-point attempts in the fourth quarter. The Lady Cats came out ahead, winning against Wright, 18-6. “McKenna (Bomengen) had a great game in her first extensive varsity action with a doubl...
The conference meet at Hot Springs County High School was the final competition for Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling. Coach Toby Emery state, "We had an amazing finish to the season! The boys came out aggressive and mentally focused. They battled hard and left it all on the mat. I'm so proud of the progress each athlete has made throughout the season. We were able to crown four champs and place seven others in the top four. "It was a great way to end the season, at home, in front of our home...
The Thermopolis Middle School girls basketball team finished out their season over the weekend at the eighth grade A tournament in Lander. During the first game of the day, the girls posted a 13-point loss against Cody, 22-35. “The young ladies played extremely hard and poised,” said head coach Ginger Ward. “Their team defense was outstanding.” Mariah Brooks had an exceptional game, pulling down eight rebounds and shooting 50% from the field. Next in the bracket was a real nail biter against...
Sarayla Moon takes aim at the opposing team during Thermopolis Foam Flingers NERF war three-on-three team matches Saturday afternoon....
On Dec. 2, the Risen Son Christian School competed at the Wyoming First Lego League State Competition at the Casper Event Center, returning with a first place award for the research they put into their project. Ryan Shaffer, coaches the kids with their project along with Shannon Shaffer and Brian Johnson, said this was the fifth year they’ve took a team to the competition. “We had, basically, a new set of kids,” Shaffer said. “For the last four years we’ve had the same group of kids. Some of t...
