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The political races in Thermopolis and Hot Springs County are heating up as more folks waited until the filing deadline last Friday to sign on the dotted line, putting themselves in the race. Some have remained the same on the county ticket as we reported last week, Daniel Webber for County Assessor, Jerry Williams for County Attorney, Terri Cornella for Clerk of District Court, Mark Mortimore for Coroner and Julie Mortimore as County Treasurer. However, your choices for the two open spots on the County Commission are now Tom Ryan, Steven...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners are going to spend the next couple of months reviewing information before making a decision on whether or not Bird’s Eye Pass is a county road. According to research done by Ray Shaffer, a stage stop was established there in 1906 along with several roads in the county. Of course, there was no funding available to improve the road at that time. The train arrived in Wind River Canyon in 1913 and the road went through in 1944, basically eliminating the need for...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved the 2018-19 fiscal year budget upon second reading with a few adjustments made, mainly to the Reserve Fund of $137,700. Mayor Mike Mortimore said there were some issues with the parks. While money has been set aside for playground equipment, there are also problems with trees, restrooms and fencing. Council approved moving $20,000 from the reserve and put it into the parks fund. Another move from the reserve was for an additional $3,500 put...
A collection of colorful costumes fills the stage during the Hot Springs Dance LLC's recital Friday evening. With the theme of "On Broadway," the show featured songs from stage musicals. Between dances, several vocalists also performed....
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. Correction In last week’s list of student awards from Ralph Witters Elementary, Alexice Kellogg was incorrectly identified as Alexia Kellogg. The Thermopolis Independent Record apologizes for the error. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, May 29 11:05 a.m. Complainant reported receiving threateni...
In Hot Springs District Court Monday Christopher Mitchell of Cody was sentenced for theft of an automobile, for a Sept. 5, 2017 incident during which he stole a truck from Billie Jo Norsworthy. Mitchell was later picked up in Riverton, and pleaded guilty to the local theft charge on March 19. Though sentenced in Hot Springs County to three to five years in prison, Mitchell is also facing charges in Park County and Washakie County. According to reports from the initial incident, the pursuit of Mitchell originated in Park before going across...
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis will be June 8 and 9, celebrating our picture perfect local galleries and flourishing arts community. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. Smoking Waters Art Guild and Main Street Thermopolis proudly present this kick-off for the summer season, a great opportunity to see some new art and artists and learn from the artists and gallery owners who support them. Be on the lookout for...
The Hot Springs State Park pavilion will be home to several concerts over the next few months for this year’s Sounds of Summer. The series kicks off with Aaron Davis & The Mystery Machine. This four-piece band will be playing Americana, Country-Blues and Rock & Roll. According to a biography about the band, Davis is a Kentukcy native and has been based around Jackson Hole since 2001. He is a “vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, studio engineer/producer, and co-founder of decade-long Americana touring band Screen Door Porch.” As for the rest of th...
Students at Risen Son Christian School were selected as winners of the Jessie Thompson Writing Award including Sydney Shaffer first, Amelia Roberts second and Trenton May third....
The Hot Springs County Recreation District is gearing up for the Jr. Bobcat Boys basketball camps in June. There will be two camps during the month with different age groups in each. The first camp will be for incoming third through fifth graders on June 4 – 6. The second camp is geared toward incoming sixth through eighth graders on June 11-13. You may register your player either online through the Rec District or stop by the Armory....
The Masons of Thermopolis are hosting a catfish and hushpuppy dinner as a fundraiser for the benefit of Marty Turner, who has been fighting throat cancer for a second time and has been travelling to Lander for daily treatments. Turner is the owner of TNT Auto Service and has been unable to work and has no insurance. The dinner will be served at the Masonic Lodge, 521 Arapahoe, beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 18 for $12 a plate....
Filing dates for Justice of the Supreme Court, Fifth Judicial District Court and Circuit Court Judge remains open through Aug. 6. Openings include: one six-year term for Judge B of the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, two four-year terms for Circuit Court Judge of the Fifth Judicial District and one four-year term for Magistrate of the Circuit Court....
Cynthia Garbin makes sure there's plenty of room at the table for the dessert auction at Saturday's Reagan Day Picnic. The event was hosted by the Hot Springs County Republican Party and provided a chance to meet and hear from candidates....
The official June 1 deadline for filing for local elected positions has now passed, and the coming months look to be an exciting time as we have several candidates in the running for the town and county races. Moving forward through this election season, we at the Independent Record will provide the fairest coverage we can for those on the ticket. That means we are happy to provide an initial story on the candidates’ reasons for filing, information on their position and other pertinent information. Some of these have already run in our pages, a...
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the heck happened.” I do think about this on occasion, like getting out of bed in the morning, knees popping, or when I try to do something I’ve done all my life and suddenly realize its not as easy as it used to be. I’m looking out the office window this morning and started thinking about what I would have been doing 40 years ago at this time. Wildcat Band. We were up and on the streets at 7 a.m., marching and twirling flags, blowing...
Mary E. “Beth” Gossom, 61, of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Hot Springs Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Mary Elizabeth Stuckey was born December 12, 1956, in Kansas City, Mo., to Richard Stuckey and Kay Kesting. She was raised in Los Angeles, Calif., and attended schools in Redondo Beach, Calif. Beth lived in California for many years, Denver, CO for 14 years, and Thermopolis for the last year and two months. She started working for Flying Tigers Freight and was a Senior Customer Service Representative for Fed...
Graveside services for Ann Jennings, 84, will be held Tuesday, June 12, 11 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery with Father Randy Oswald officiating. The family will receive friends at Hot Springs State Park following the interment....
Stanley ‘Henry’ Pennoyer, Charles ‘Charlie’ Shaffer and John Norman Wallingford, all posthumously, of Hot Springs County have been selected as members of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Class of 2018. A quote attributed to Art Williams reads, “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) board of directors labored around a long table in Casper, Wyoming last weekend, experiencing the fruit of that quote as they selected their Class of 2018. They clearly...
The Meeteetse Museums will host its annual tour of Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site on Saturday, June 9. This year’s tour will be led by John Fish, Assistant Superintendent of Hot Springs State Park, and Marit Bovee, Archaeologist and Paleontology Coordinator out of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in Worland. The tour is free and pre-registration is NOT required. Those taking part should meet at Meeteetse Museums no later than 9 a.m. The museum is located at 1947 State Street in Meeteetse. The tour will leave the museum at 9:30 a.m....
Kids set their lambs at the Hot Springs Junior Livestock Show. There were 22 beef, six heifers, 51 swine and 65 lambs entered. HSC high point winners include, Beef - Porter McCumber, Swine - Jayssie Owsley and Lamb - Tymber Eckley....
Since the temperatures are regularly hitting the 70’s and higher, and we’ve passed the unofficial start of summer with Memorial Day, the desire to get out and fish, float or kayak the river, or spend a day at Boysen, is increasing. Hot Springs County Public Health is associated with the Safe Kids Worldwide program, which recently shared an article about keeping kids safe when planning water activities. According to Safe Kids, adults should watch kids when they are in or around water, without being distracted. Young children and ine...
Time is getting close for the 29th Annual Big Horn Basin Football Camp in Thermopolis on June 18-20. Several college coaches will be on hand to teach the players some new techniques specific to their positions as well as give them the opportunity to become better over-all players. “They’ll be learning all kinds of individual techniques,” camp director Heath Hayes said. “Our camp gives them the opportunity to be seen, one-on-one, by college coaches and make those connections.” Hayes said they already have players coming from Buffalo, Jackson,...
The public is invited to join the Hot Springs County Daughters of the American Revolution and VFW Auxiliary to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 with the rededication of a memorial grove honoring those men who gave their lives for our country in World War II. During the June 14, 1945 Flag Day tribute was paid to the men from Hot Springs County who died in World War II. A memorial grove of 23 green ash trees was planted in the area now occupied by the Hot Springs County Library. A number of these trees still exist and surround the library. A brief...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is accepting scholarship nominations to attend the 2018 Kids’ Dig scheduled for June 23. The scholarships are sponsored by local businesses and pay for kids to attend the daylong event. The cost is regularly $100 per child. Nominated kids must be from Hot Springs County, be ages 8-12 and not participated in a previous Kids’ Dig. Cutoff date for nominations is June 20, and nomination forms can be picked up at the center. Currently, 19 spots for the scholarships are open, and kids can be nominated by anyone. The Kid...
The yearly ritual of having swine and sheep weighed and tagged in preparation for county and state fair was held on Sunday. Holt Ready pulls on his lead rope trying to get his reluctant lamb to lead after getting him weighed. Holt's brother, Eli also had his lamb weighed and tagged....
