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During their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council, with council member Dusty Lewis absent, approved signing an agreement for the Joint Law Enforcement Center. The agreement sets forth whom the sheriff and chief of police shall supervise, expenses, equipment, inmate revenue and expenses, and payment and funding procedures. The agreement states the sheriff shall be responsible for supervision of deputies, jail personnel and other staff, and shall budget monies required to main...
Friday evening's performances by Hot Springs Dance were exquisite, filled with beautiful music and wonderful dancers. The packed auditorium fully enjoyed a quality night of entertainment. See page 12 for more photos from the event....
Rainy weather is the most probable reason there was less air traffic at the Hot Springs County Airport this past month, according to FBO Nate Messenger. Messenger told the Hot Springs County Commissioners the decrease in activity affected the fuel sales as well, but assured them it was already way up for the month of June. There were a total of 124 operations at the airport during May, including five air ambulances with 740 gallons of aviation fuel and 367 gallons of jet fuel sold. Messenger...
We don't really want to say anything out loud, but it looks like the constant rain is finally over, at least as far as the National Weather Service can determine today. It's not hard to believe, but parts of Wyoming had the wettest May since 1960. Here in Hot Springs County we had an inch-and-a-half more rain in May than we normally do and we were five degrees cooler than normal, making 2019 the third coolest May on record. We were having winter storm warnings well into the middle of May, and ev... Full story
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. Sheriff’s office Wednesday, May 29 2:39 p.m. Report of items missing from a home. There was no sign of forced entry, and the homeowner was asked to complete a list of missing items. 2:43 p.m. Reported theft at a business. Deputies are awaiting further action by the business owner. T...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Kiefer Tuzicka to three years of supervised probation on a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Tuzicka was originally sentenced to 4-6 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, but that sentence was suspended. His probation was further ordered served concurrently with a one-year probation sentence he received in Big Horn County on May 5 of this year. Prior to sentencing, defense attorney...
Shane Wilson with the Wyoming Department of Transportation looks over a spot on the northeast side of Hospital Hill where recent rains caused the start of a sink hole. Wilson said on Tuesday the area is stable right now and on Monday, WYDOT crews will be doing fill work, adding concrete and packing the area below the road....
Born and raised in Thermopolis, Nancy Madrigal graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1968. Of her 50-year class reunion last year, she said, “we had a ball. We did our whole thing in the park and it was so much fun.” After high school, she attended Chadron State College and beauty school in Cour D’alene, Idaho, where she also had her daughter. The two moved to Lander, Wyo., where she taught school for 13 years, as long as her children were attending. “Every summer we travell...
Hot Springs County Museum is currently providing free admission for active duty military personnel and their families, as they are part of the Blue Star program which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The museum has always had a policy of allowing military members in for free, but through Blue Star that courtesy now extended to their families. It’s a great benefit for those who are deployed, as it means their spouses and children can still visit the museum at no cost. Many people might not think to come to Thermopolis specifically for the m...
If you’re looking for something to keep your young ones busy, at least for a day this summer, you may want to explore the Wyoming Dinosaur Center’s Kids Dig Program. Geared for the age eight to 12 crowd, they will get to experience a full day of digging at the dinosaur site as well as prepping and casting. They even get to take home a souvenir of their unforgettable day. Advanced registration is required for the Kids Dig and is limited to 25 kids per session. The day starts at 8:30 in the morning where they will go to the dig site and lea...
The Hot Springs County Library invites the community to come out for Dinner and a Movie on Thursday, June 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. This month the movie will be Grease, released in 1978 and directed by Randal Kleiser, with a barbecue meal. Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950’s. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?...
Ol’ Ma Nature has finally turned off the tap above our area, providing a chance for the sun to come out and things to dry out. Of course, that much moisture causes plenty of growth in not only grass and flowers but those pesky weeds as well. It can also result in standing water pools, prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Jim Andreen with Hot Springs County Weed and Pest noted they don’t spray for weeds on people’s property, but do sell the chemical. He noted every March they have a private applicator class, and after taking it people can p...
The move from October to June for the Brewfest was a great success as well over 300 people attended the event last Saturday. With everything available from a wide variety of beers to jewelry, clothing, arts, crafts and things to eat, the Brewfest committee is happy about the change. Black Tooth Brewing, Cowboy State Brewing, Square State Brewing, Grand Teton Brewing, Roadhouse Brewing, Ten Sleep Brewing and Wind River Brewing Companies were all in attendance for people to try out. Main Street...
No doubt if you’ve glanced through the pages of this week’s edition you noticed one of our younger employees smiling back at you. Read a little bit more and you’ll see that in about a month we’ll be increasing prices for the Thermopolis Independent Record. It’s no secret that inflation affects everything you buy, from groceries to clothing. And while most of the time these products see price hikes on a weekly and even daily basis, most times without warning, we’re going on 16 years without a per paper price hike and providing ample time for yo...
Father’s Day began when a young woman wanted to honor her dad. In May of 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Wash., sat in church listening to a Mother’s Day sermon. She decided she wanted to designate a day for her dad, William Jackson Smart. Dodd’s mother had died in childbirth, and Dodd’s father, a Civil War veteran, had taken the responsibility of singlehandedly raising the newborn and his other five children. The following year, Sonora wanted to celebrate Father’s Day on June 5, her father’s birthday, and petitioned for the holiday to...
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the one that allows women the right to vote. Numbers like this always fascinate me. It’s hard for me to grasp that women were given a voice just 44 years before I was born. I grew up knowing I could vote, that my voice would be heard once I reached that magic age of 18. Women stood up, walked out and said “no more” until they were given the rights they deserved. Segregation in our schools ended just nine years...
Margaret Esther (Peg) Johnson of Elk Mountain and Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away May 23, 2019, at Hot Springs Memorial Hospital. Peg was born September 5, 1937, in Greeley, Colo., to Gordon and Tony Richardson of Elk Mountain, Wyo. She married Robert John (Bob) Johnson on December 27, 1957. Peg is survived by her husband, Bob; daughter, Jody (Steve); sons, John (Reese) and Jerry (Patty); eleven grandchildren, Cynthia (Jake), Shae (Carla), Katie (Zack), Shannon, Lily (Armando), Steven (Jami),... Full story
Sallie Wesaw, 84, passed away at her residence in Thermopolis, May 28, 2019. A complete obituary will be published at a later date in the Thermopolis Independent Record.... Full story
If you have never visited the Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site, or if it’s been a few years since you’ve been there, now is a perfect time. Located 29 miles northwest of town, the site features a near vertical cliff face more than 1,300 feet long that has more than 92 prehistoric petroglyph panels and more than 300 petroglyph features. Legend Rock has been a sacred site for Native Americans for thousands of years and preservation and protection of the site began in 1973 when the site was acquired by the State of Wyoming. It has since been pla...
Members of a Morgan Car Club passed through Thermopolis last week as part of the Morgan Across America Tour. The group had 18 cars from California and cars shipped here from England, New Zealand, France and Australia. They stopped here to get gas and have a little lunch before hitting some of the hot spots, then traveling through to Cody where they planned to spend the night before heading into Yellowstone. The tour is seven weeks long....
Every year, the month of June is dedicated to National Safety Month by the National Safety Council. It is a time to think about safety measures at work, at home and on the road. In spite of all the safety measures workers are expected to follow, preventable work-related deaths have increased more than 17% since 2009. An agreement between OSHA and the National Safety Council works to prevent those workplace injuries, illnesses and even deaths by developing compliance assistance tools and best practice documents. Those compliance tools and best... Full story
Due to insufficient registrations, the upcoming Business Continuity Planning session has been cancelled. The course was scheduled for June 12, though the registration deadline was May 29, and a minimum of 20 registrations had to be received by the deadline....
Zoe Stone was among the finalists in the University of Wyoming’s $1,000 awards for excellence in research related to the liberal arts. Of nearly 500 submitted projects, 1552 were selected as possible contestants for two distinguished awards given by Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious honor society. The judging team was composed of UW faculty and staff members. Judges reviewed all 152 abstracts and selected 11 finalists in two award categories. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees Heather Castro, Michelle Smith, Joe W...
Thirty years ago, youth from across Wyoming attended the first Big Horn Basin Football Camp in Thermopolis under the direction of coaches LeRoy Hayes and Rick Vancleeve. Gary Glenn started the football camp in Riverton as the Central Wyoming Football Camp and when it was time for him to retire, Hayes and Vancleeve “didn’t want to see it die”, and brought it to Thermopolis. This year, the camp will be held June 17-19 at LeRoy Hayes Memorial Field. Registration for the camp can be done onlin...
Sunday saw the June Gymkhana event at the Hot Springs county Fairgrounds. Events during each Gymkhana include barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, a flag race, dummy roping and a fun event, which this month was a tennis ball race. Results from Saturday's event are (in order of finish) Lead Line (ages 5 and under) Barrels: Tylee Agar, Sawyer Wilson, Ben Farrell, Corbin Dean, Teagan Allen, Meadow Moline Poles: Tylee Agar, Ben Farrell, Teagan Allen, Corbin Dean, Sawyer Wilson, Rori Ellis...
