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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system by disrupting flow of information from the brain to the body. It has no known cause or cure, and symptoms vary from person to person depending on where the nervous system is affected. Symptoms include balance and gait issues, cognitive and sensory problems, fatigue, vertigo and dizziness, visual impairment and tremors. It generally strikes people between age 20 and 50, and women are diagnosed two to three times more...
Hot Springs County High School graduate Fawn Rush receives congratulations from Ralph Witters Elementary students. The Class of 2016 walked through the elementary school halls last week....
The Hot Springs County School Board approved staffing recommendations at a special meeting on May 18. The Board accepted the retirement notice from Sharon Cordingly as elementary teacher effective at the end of her 2015-16 teaching contract. They also accepted a resignation notice from Jenny Davis as Lights On Project and Program Coordinator effective Aug. 5, 2016. The Board also approved the student contract with Wyoming Behavioral Institute for tutoring and/or onsite school services beginning...
Liz Cheney, candidate for Congress in Wyoming, visited Thermopolis at the Hot Springs County Museum to discuss the issues she is most concerned about. The congressional seat Cheney is running for is the same one her father, Dick Cheney, once held. Cheney discussed several issues at the local meet and greet. She spoke about the importance of the Republican Party uniting behind Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. "I didn't endorse anybody during the primaries," she said. "Since last...
Wyo. Quarter Horse Ranch held an auction Saturday at the fairgrounds. Horses were sold to 22 different states, with Colorado purchasing the most. Wyoming followed, and then Idaho. The highest selling horse was a gelding from Lot 37 named NickInTheBudget. It sold for $32,000 to an individual from Colorado. The horse belonged to Woody Bartlett. A total of 59 geldings sold for an average of $10,424, 11 two-year olds sold for an average of $4,227 and eight yearlings sold for an average $2,182. The...
First grade teacher Sharon Cordingly will be retiring after 37 years in Hot Springs County at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Cordingly grew up in Minnesota and moved to Hot Springs County after graduating college. "I graduated college in December and began my first teaching job in January," Cordingly said. "I moved to Wyoming. I met my husband here. He came home from the Navy in December and I came in January. The rest is history." Cordingly said she will miss the children the most after...
The Independent Record office will be closed Monday, May 30 in recognition of Memorial Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the June 2 issue is noon Friday, May 27. The deadline for editorial/news content for the June 2 issue is noon Tuesday, May 31....
First graders perform at the Ralph Witters Elementary program titled "Our Country Tis of Thee" on May 19 in the RWE commons. Pictured are bottom row, left to right, Annalyn Sharp and Aiden Coleman-Weisz and middle row, left to right, Mack Buckner, Owen Summers and Anthony Cheatham....
At the monthly meeting of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director Meri Ann Rush presented a proposed budget for the fiscal year 2016-17. The fiscal year 2016-17 revenue for the fiscal year is at $167,315, and expenditures come in at $169,126. Also presented was the 2015-16 fiscal year budget, though Rush noted that budget does not yet include figures from May and June. According to the 2015-16 budget so far, there is $141,435.71 total revenue through April, and...
Eight boys and eight girls from Hot Springs County High School traveled to Casper to compete at the Track and Field State Championships May 19-21. Coach Ernie Mecca commended both teams for making a tremendous effort during the three-day meet. The boys' team won runner up, taking a total 83 points, and made 11 personal records, one state record and two school records. While a championship would've been nice, Mecca said a runner up is a good finish to the season. He further added the senior boys... Full story
The Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament this weekend will take place at the Hot Springs County High School parking lot, with 10 vendors set up at LeRoy Hayes Memorial Stadium. The public is encouraged to come out and watch the teams compete, and take in some of the wares the vendors will be selling. With the tournament sponsored by the Bobcat Boosters this year, money generated will go back to the school and students. Tournament play is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and...
Thermopolis high school students worked hard all year long and were excited and proud to participate in the 48th Wyoming High School Art Symposium. Art Symposium was held in April at the Event Center in Casper. An estimated 5,000 pieces of student artwork from Wyoming high schools were displayed. During the event, a round of judges recognize outstanding student artwork and gives those chosen students blue ribbons. It is quite an honor to be recognized at an event with so many fantastic works of...
Hot Springs County Winter Series Barrel Racing held their last event for the season May 15 and announced overall winners for the season. In the Peewee Division Taylor Malcom was series champion with Kamryn Farrell second. In the youth division Kamryn Farrell was series champion in 1D with Kaitlyn Schmuck coming in second. Emme Norsworthy was series champion in 2D. Katelyn King took the series championship in 3D with Emme Norsworthy coming in second. In 4D, Annmarie Kalbach won the series championship with Taylor Nuttall coming in second. In...
Hot Springs County High School graduate Darren Leonhardt plays shuffleboard at the Senior Graduation Party at Thermopolis Middle School Sunday night. Each attending graduate went home with prizes....
Thank you all for coming today to support the Class of 2016. And to my class, we did it. I’m going to be 100 percent honest with everyone here. I had no idea what to say on this stage today. I wracked my brain for weeks trying to come up with a meaningful and inspirational string of words that would touch all of your hearts and maybe make you laugh a little too. I mean, this is the most important speech I’ll ever give in my life, right? So I kept putting off writing this speech because I wanted to wait for that one special moment of ins...
Hot Springs County School District No. 1 students who will be participating in sports during the 2016-17 school year are encouraged to have their physical examinations performed from June 1-Aug. 1 at Red Rock Family Practice. Half of the proceeds from the sports physicals will go to the school district to be used for sports promotions. The cost for a sports physical during this special is $15. For an appointment, call 864-2351....
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Good afternoon everybody. Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate with us today. When they told me I was salutatorian, the first thing that came to my mind was, “Well, now I have to write a speech.” I knew that the two went hand-in-hand, but that didn’t stop me from being nervous about writing one. When I started thinking about topics, I felt like I would never find the perfect one to talk about today. I decided to look to the internet to find what to say, after all, they can’t put anything on the internet that isn’t helpful....
The Wyoming State Association of Letter Carriers is hosting a Randy Maxwell Memorial MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) Miniature Golf Tournament beginning at 6 p.m. for individuals and 7 p.m. for teams June 2 at Dairyland Putt-Putt. Registration is still open. President for the Wyoming State Association of Letter Carriers Rene Eberhardt said 100 percent of proceeds from the tournament will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "We try to do something to raise money for muscular dystrophy... Full story
