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The Hot Springs County Rural Water Joint Powers Board (HSCRWJPB) held a special meeting on June 1 at the Annex building to review their amended budget for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and their proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024. See page 9 of this issue for a detailed presentation of the amended and proposed budgets. The HSCRWJPB also reviewed their memberships and held a discussion of their amendment agreements with their attorney, Virgil Kinnaird. Although no action was taken by the...
by Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso joined Rep. Harriet Hageman to vote against Congress’ new debt ceiling agreement, criticizing the legislation as a missed opportunity to cut federal spending. The deal nevertheless easily cleared the U.S. Senate late Thursday night just days before the nation risked defaulting on its debt. The bill, called the Fiscal Responsibility Act, is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk ahead of a Monday deadline to enact the...
Jennifer Fisher, right, of One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company hands a sample of one of their brews to an attendee of the Thermopolis Brewfest held downtown on Saturday. Along with beer and merchandise from Wyoming breweries, the family friendly event also featured live music, vendors, cornhole games and activities for all ages. For more photos, see page 7 of this paper....
At the May 30 Hot Springs Health board meeting held at their conference room, CEO Scott Alwin introduced new surgical director Tim Teson. Teson is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and will oversee the operating rooms, ambulatory, infusions, and anesthesiology areas. Teson previously worked at MetroHealth, which is the county hospital Level-One trauma center. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said they updated their policies, such as not needing to wear masks when seeing Lab Well...
Thermopolis's Porshia Birdsley won Second Place in the Nation at the 2023 United States Strongman Nationals in Dallas, Texas on June 3. Birdsley competed against 15 women in her class of 149 to 165 pounds. These athletes are the top in the nation and their scores were based on an accumulation of total points from each of the events. There were five events Birdsley competed in. First was the Lever Ladder Deadlift with 110 pounds that reached 315 pounds, to be done as fast as possible. Second, was...
Casen Eckley and other Hot Springs County youths, along with several out of town competitors, participated in the Hot Springs Jr. Livestock Show last Friday....
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. Highway Patrol Friday, June 2 10 p.m. Ethan Richard-Paul Tabor, 19, from Cody, was placed in the detention center for allegedly driving while suspended, second offense, under 21 possession of tobacco, failure to provide insuran...
The saloon will be open at the Hot Springs County Museum for three days only during the PRCA rodeo the last weekend in June. Drinks will be served at the Hole-in-the-Wall Bar. “It seemed a shame to deny citizens and visitors the opportunity to stand at the bar with a drink in hand,” museum board member Mike Berry explained. “This is what brought this whole idea about in the first place.” Guests will get a chance to buy beer, whiskey, wine or even Sarsaparilla in a unique event sponsored by the Hot Springs County Museum and VFW Post 2281 in...
The 30th annual Hot Spot Car Rally will be held on Saturday, June 17 in Hot Springs State Park (HSSP) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration will be from 8 a.m. until noon. Voting closes at 1 p.m. and trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. There will be a cruise-in held on Friday, June 16 evening from 4-7 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Kiwanis Shelter in HSSP. The Poker Run will also be held on Friday from 4-7 p.m. It starts at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Springs State Park and ends at the Senior Center. Raffles will be held at each stop and...
The 27th annual Wind River Flywheeler Antique Tractor and Engine Show will be held Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 in Shoshoni. Admission is free and there will be music at noon, engine exhibits, craft and food booths, dutch oven cooking and a mobile museum. For the kids there will be a barrel train and pedal tractors. Daily activities include a tractor drive, auction, tractor pull and a raffle drawing for a pedal tractor on Sunday at 2 p.m. to wrap things up. The fun is located at East Park Rest Area, 1st & 2nd Streets. For more...
Dr. Sarah Radabaugh, Dr. Nathan Miller, and Dr. Bill Hayes held their Cloud Peak Chiropractic & Wellness open house in Thermopolis on June 1. Their office is located at 443 Big Horn Street. Dr. Radabaugh's first exposure to chiropractic came at a very young age courtesy of her father, Dr. Bill Hayes, an experienced and highly skilled chiropractor in his own right. Inspired by the incredible results and long-lasting relationships she witnessed in her father's office, Dr. Radabaugh enrolled at...
The Rotary Club of Thermopolis is inviting all first responders and the public to a First Responders Barbecue on Saturday, June 10 from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Springs State Park. This is an opportunity to celebrate and thank the first responders in our community for their service. Attendance is free....
Tourist season has officially begun, here and around Wyoming. Nearly as soon as Yellowstone National Park (YNP) opened, reports began rolling in of encounters between visitors and the park’s buffalo. We are seeing some of this type of activity in our very own Hot Springs State Park (HSSP). Videos have circulated of a man wandering around among the herd and of people out of their vehicles taking pictures of the animals in close proximity. Signs, as seen to the right, are posted as your enter the HSSP buffalo pasture. Anyone who has been to Y...
by Bryan Golden Do you have problems, adversity, and obstacles in your life? If you said yes, then you are like everyone else. Even the most successful people are faced with challenges. What varies is how each person responds to their problems. Running away from problems is not only futile, it leads to a false sense of security. The erroneous premise is that your problems can be left behind by utilizing one or more strategies. The reality is, problems follow you until they are resolved. People attempt to run away in numerous ways. Although the...
James Edwin Bennett, 83, died Monday, May 29, 2023, in Casper, Wyo. Jim was born on November 30, 1939, in Douglas, Wyo., to Lillie (Ammons) Bennett, and Father, Demetrios Maras, also known as Charles (Jim) Bennett. Jim married Delores Seegrist on September 10, 1958, in Scottsbluff, Neb. As a young man, Jim worked the stockyards in Lusk and as a ranch hand for the local ranchers. Many of those ranchers provided mentoring to Jim, and he would tell stories his entire life about that time. He broke... Full story
The first Red Dirt Master Gardeners Summer Farmers Market was held last Saturday at the flagpole by 5th and Broadway. It will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. - noon through the end of September....
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The state of Wyoming is going to court again over grizzly bears, this time because federal wildlife officials missed a deadline to decide whether they would pursue removing Endangered Species Act protections. State officials announced their petition in a press release this week, accusing the U.S. Department of Interior of “hibernating” on deadline. “The petition seeks to remedy the DOI’s inaction,” the statement from Gov. Mark Gordon’s office said. Under federal policy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has...
For the past five years, the University of Wyoming rodeo teams have dominated the regional competition, but that has not translated to winning it all at the national level. The UW Cowboys and Cowgirls will get that opportunity at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 11-17 at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. The Cowgirls have won five national titles, the last coming in 2009. For the men, it has been even longer. The Cowboys won their only National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team title in 1961. The Cowboys are coming off their...
Thermopolis High School rodeo club members competed in Sheridan on May 27 and in Buffalo on May 28 and 29. In Sheridan, Roedy Farrell was 4th in bareback riding with a score of 63 points. Rylee Agar was 5th in barrel racing with a time of 19.149. Taylor Agar had a time of 19.824 in the barrel racing and she had a time of 28.383 in the pole bending. Kamryn Farrell was 9th in the goat tying with a time of 9.75. Brothers McCoy and Jhett Longwell were 10th in the team roping with a time of 13.470. Jhett Longwell was 8th in tie down calf roping...
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association have been informed by Wyoming Shrine Bowl Executive Frank Selby, that they have been selected to officiate the 50th annual North-South Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game on Saturday, June 10 at Harry Geldien Stadium in Casper. Hot Springs Health employees: Jan Russo; Elizabeth Oliver; Jeff Johnson; Erin Craft; Tara Blumenshine; Mattson Mathey recently completed a Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Program. The program is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The purpose of the...
Logan Dafoe presented Babie Robinson of Owl Creek Graphics with an award that she won as part of a fundraiser for the Thermopolis Baseball program. This is the program's third year and the goal of the program is to follow the kids up as they age so they can play baseball through high school age. Funds raised will go to the program to help pay for uniforms, equipment, improvements to the baseball grounds and other needs. Over 45 businesses and individuals donated to the progra...
It is almost time for a fun adventure so save the date. On July 7-8 Hot Springs County is having a county-wide rummage sale. Towns of Thermopolis and Kirby and all surrounding areas in Hot Springs County are included. Time to clean out those sheds, attics, and storage units and turn your junk into someone else’s treasurer. Registration forms are available at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce with a registration fee of $10 to cover advertising costs. They need 15 locations in Hot Springs County registered by June 10 to hold this e...
Hot Springs Health (HSH) will be holding a Flag Raising Ceremony on Flag Day, Wednesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at the flag pole outside the building. The public is invited to take part as they raise the colors for the first time since the hospital renovation was completed. For more information, contact John Gibbel with HSH at 864-3310....
Tom Olsen Thermopolis Middle School science and social studies teacher Tom Olsen is retiring after teaching for the past 35 years. Olsen went to school at the University of Wyoming and then taught for ten years in Oregon, where he and his wife Lauri raised their three children. However, after Olsen's father passed away, they decided to move back to Wyoming to teach at the Lucerne school for ten years. Olsen then taught at Ralph Witters Elementary for one year and then transferred to the high...
