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The Thermopolis Hot Spot Car Rally was June 19 and 20 with 124 entries being shown off by vehicle enthusiasts from around the area. The car show was well attended by both locals and tourists. Saturday a parade of cars was held and vehicles were displayed downtown. Sunday vehicles filled Hot Springs State Park along with a number of vendors. Winners of the Show and Shine competition include: Off Road-1972 Ford Bronco, Randy Morrison from Casper; Motorcycle-2003 Harley Davidson Softail Deuce,...
At the June 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, discussion was held about the landfill agreement extension for one year. Commissioner Phil Scheel said, “I really think as the landfill and solid waste becomes more and more a pressing issue, the city, the current operator’s plans needs to be a little bit more public. Especially with those participating entities including the county, to the county, and to the town of Kirby and East Thermopolis so that we can be all onboard rather than the...
At the Thermopolis Town Council meeting on June 14 a public hearing was held for the 2021-22 budget and there were no comments received. The budget was voted on and approved in its third reading. There were a couple minor changes including sewer depreciation fund expenses that were just under $10,000 and they added $5,000 to give to the Hot City Outdoor Alliance for their fundraising of a trail development on Roundtop. During citizen participation the council approved catering/liquor permits...
Many people showed up early Saturday morning on June 19 to participate or shop at the Rusty Truck Market. Hand crafted goods and other items were for sale....
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. Sheriff’s Office Monday, June 14 3:57 p.m. Report of a suspicious subject at the tables near Wolf Creek in the Wind River Canyon. A 23-year-old male was seen with three 10 inch machete knives and was standing up, walking in ci...
The crash south of Thermopolis on Friday, June 18, that led to the road closure of US20/WY789 between Shoshoni and Thermopolis in Wind River Canyon, reportedly resulted in a fatality and an injured person. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol crash report, a pickup was southbound on US 20, when the driver attempted to pass another southbound vehicle. The driver of the pickup attempted to avoid a collision with a passenger car headed northbound, but was unable to and the two vehicles were in an offset head-on collision. The report states...
Aiden Estenson, Torin Norskog and Lawrence Hergert are part of 75 participants at Summer Splash and Play Moms & Tots last week. The event is geared toward children birth to school age, but there are activities for children up to 4th grade....
The Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo is set for June 25-26, 2021 - Get Ready for the Re-ride, Buck Covid. Friday night after the rodeo in front of One Eyed Buffalo, Chancy Williams will be performing a concert. Tickets are available online at Chancy Williams Facebook page or locally at OEB. Williams will be donating part of the proceeds to area first responders. Williams reached out to the rodeo committee because his last experience performing in Thermopolis was amazing so he wanted to perform here again. Our local rodeo was one of...
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” For many of us, the Pledge of Allegiance is the first meaningful thing we ever memorized, and the words are imprinted in our memory through repetition — at school, sporting events, meetings, parades and anywhere else Americans gather in the presence of Old Glory. Because of that repetition, however, the true meaning behind the pledge we make to our flag and the count...
Following is the weekly CyberWyoming list of active scams in Wyoming. Your Email Account is Full Alert: A Sheridan citizen reported an email notification saying “your email account uses 99% of its capacity.” The email goes on to request that you click a link to increase your email storage. The email was spoofed as the citizen’s real company but was really from joseph@naturelinksafaris.co.ug and the link actually went to https://webmail.deshizhou.repl.co/#redacted.D Dasani Water Car Wrap Scam Alert: A Laramie citizen received a text imper...
Mark Weldon Phipps, 69, passed away suddenly Friday, June 18, 2021, at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis, Wyo. One of three children of Weldon and Janice (Moredick) Phipps, Mark was born January 15, 1952, in Fort Collins, Colo. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the US Army in 1970, served in Korea, and was honorably discharged in 1973. On March 7, 1974, he married Kathy Jean Hofecker in Johnstown, Pa. An entrepreneur, Mark was employed by Kodak as an engineer, worked in logging, was a professional hunting guide and a custom...
Bill Smith and partner, H. B. “Woody” Bartlett and family held their 38th annual Sale on May 15. At the sale, 55 geldings sold for an average of $21,950. The top 5 averaged $52,800, top 10 averaged $41,200 and top 20, $32,525. The high selling gelding, lot 50 Bar G Chili G a 2013 black went to Washington for a price tag of $113,000. Home raised two year olds were extremely popular with 32 head selling for an average of $8,373.44. The top 10 averaged $12, 525. High seller was a mare from the Bartlett breeding program, lot 73 Beaudeycious Blonde,...
RYTE Rehabilitation is holding a Wrestling Clinic featuring clinician Rulon Gardner on Friday, July 2, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Thermopolis High School. Gardner has won multiple awards and recognitions including: NJCAA Champion, NCAA All American, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2001 World Champion, 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist and the 2010 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee. The event is available to all experience levels and ages (age appropriate). The cost is $35. Contact Ryan Williams at 864-3877 or ryterehab@gmail.com to sign up....
A building on Richards Street between Family Dollar and Merlin’s Hide Out was torn down recently. The property was sold in January 2021 by a local couple and is now owned by Ken Holman of Draper, Utah. Holman is a land acquisitions agent for various national corporations. The plans for the now vacant lot will be announced once details are received....
by Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER –– Wyoming’s energy industry reacted with cautious optimism to a court ruling blocking the Biden administration’s freeze on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty of Louisiana found the Biden administration’s order to be an overreach of executive power and ruled that it is “hereby enjoined and restrained from implementing the Pause of new oil and natural gas leases on public lands,” which the administration instituted on Jan. 27 in an...
Bobcat football players Remington Ferree, left, and Logan Cole, right, represented Thermopolis at the 2021 Shrine Bowl. They were selected to play for the North team. Oakley Bowman, center, was selected as student manager, also for the North team. The North came into this year’s game with a seven-game winning streak but fell to the South, 34-32....
Although classes might be out for students of the Hot Springs County School District, Superintendent Dustin Hunt addressed the Board of Trustees on June 17 by reviewing the work that school staff have completed, as well as the work they still have ahead of them, over the course of this summer. Hunt reminded the board that the following weekend would see them participate in the administrative team “boot camp,” which is set to lead off with reviews of climate surveys and appraisals of areas for growth in the district, before staff tackle the str...
Wyoming Discovery Days (formerly Big Horn Basin Folk Festival) will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8, in Hot Springs State Park. This year’s theme – Wyoming Rails, Trails & Folk Tales - will celebrate Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. The festival showcases the creativity and handwork of Wyoming’s own storytellers, artists, craftsmen, and musicians. It includes a Storytelling Circle, music at the Pavilion, Fine Art and Folk Art Show, Trading Post, Folk Master Craftsmen Tent, art...
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Some lawmakers are worried that school districts are using federal pandemic-relief and recovery funds to add new positions and purchase equipment that might add to ongoing costs for the state. The anxiety stems from the fact that school districts have discretion in how to spend the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds distributed to districts from the CARES and American Recovery and Reinvestment acts. Wyoming’s allotment of ESSER funds total $470 million so far, according to state and f...
Anna Kassens, from Riverton, participated in the two day horse show put on by Wyoming Performance Horse Co. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. She is completing a turn and cannot exit or tick the poles with the horse's hoof without a penalty. The next show will be Sept 11 and 12 in Thermopolis. www.wyph.org...
Hot Springs County Weed and Pest will be hosting a Natural Resource Tour on Tuesday, June 29 beginning at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Weed and Pest office at 711 Springview St. There will be a on site tour of resource management projects and an on site history of Gebo. A free BBQ lunch will be served. The tour is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend. Please RSVP to 864-2278 or lwoodward@rtconnect.net....
At the June 16 Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism board meeting, new Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report. For the month of May they received $15,097.58 in lodging tax income and $4.41 in interest income. This amount was a record high for a monthly lodging tax income. Compared to 2019/20, during Covid, May was $4,838.18 and 2018/20 was $10,525.31. For the past 11 months ending May 31, the lodging tax income is $162,506.86. Tourism Director Jackie Dorothy presented a worksheet from the Wyoming Office of Tourism that gives many...
