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Thermopolis's own Ben Farrell treated the crowd to an air guitar performance during the Chancey Williams concert downtown Friday night. Williams invited youngsters to join him on stage and they had a rockin' good time....
UPDATE as of Thursday at 9 a.m. - The County Commissioners did implement a county wide stage 1 fire ban. It went into effect at midnight last night. The fireworks show in Thermopolis has been canceled. A special meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners is set for Wednesday, June 30, when a proposal will be discussed to implement a county wide stage 1 fire ban. If the fire ban is approved, the Fourth of July fireworks show in Thermopolis will be canceled. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Collins said he is very confident... Full story
The Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails (SPHST) is seeking Requests for Information (RFI) for development of concession management opportunities at Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis. According to wyoparks.wyo.gov, the RFI release date was June 22 and site visits may be conducted through August 15. Submission deadline for questions is September 15 and responses are due October 29. In the fall of 2019 the state’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committ met in Dubois. At the time, there were Requests for P...
The Wyoming Whiskey Cadillac led the way for the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo Parade downtown Saturday morning. Rodeo committee member Bobbi Byrd followed on horseback with the American flag. For more parade and rodeo pictures see page 12....
Hot Springs County High School recently had a few of their Speech and Debate Team members compete in the virtual National Speech Tournament. Coach Lyle Wiley said, “This year was a wild one for the Bobcat Speech and Debate team and it culminated with a unique National Tournament after our back-to-back State Championship run.” Wiley added, “I was able to get some TMS students involved in the asynchronous Middle School competition for the first time at Nationals, which was a good experience. The TMS students all recorded their events and sent...
Thermopolis hosted a baseball tournament over the weekend with kids from around the Big Horn Basin attending. During 12U game action, pitcher Lilly Quintanilla takes aim and Jarrett Cornella slides into home base to score for the Bobcats. Greybull took first at the tournament....
Main Street Thermopolis held their June meeting at the Main Street office. Johnny Dorman, Tracy Linko, and Howie Samelson were re-elected to remain on the Board. Dakota Jeffs and Debra Tudor resigned from the board due to conflicting time commitments. The Executive Committee going forward is Suzanne Samelson, President; Johnny Dorman, Vice President; Meri Ann Rush, Treasurer; and Tracy Linko, Secretary. The board accepted the proposed 2021-2022 budget. Main Street is looking to fill vacancies on the board and welcomes inquiries about what is in...
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 21 8:30 a.m. Report of a fraud involving some renters who were selling a large water tank that belonged to their landlord. The sale was stopped and the renters were informed of what they can and cann...
The Red Dirt Master Gardener's Farmers Market is back in full swing every Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon, downtown at the corner of 5th Street and Broadway. This year's Farmers Market will run through Sat., Oct. 16. Items for sale will include locally grown food, baked goods and handmade items. If you are interested in selling your items at the market, space is available. The fee is $5 each time, or $25 for the entire season. You can pre register or show up on Saturday morning and the paperwork will...
The Hot Springs Freedom Riders and Christian Motorcycle Association will be hosting a BBQ in Hot Springs State Park on Saturday, July 3 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The BBQ is free to the public but donations will be accepted. There will be music, games and door prizes. For more information, contact Bobbi at 921-3323 or Travis at 921-2333....
The next event in the Hot Springs State Park 2021 Sounds of Summer Concert Series this year will be Thursday, July 8 at 7 p.m. Packin’ the Mail will perform at the pavilion band shell. Admission is free to all events. State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said, “We’re back with our summer concert series. Due to Covid last year we didn’t have any music in the park. So, we’re excited to have four concerts for the summer in our lineup. We’re excited to get it back and we’re looking forward to it.” Skates added, “People can bring their own b...
Studio Theatre at CCPA is pleased to announce the addition of Thermopolis to their sixth season tour of Famous & Infamous Women of the West: The Cody Monologues. This original, one-act play features some of the most important, yet oft forgot, women who helped shape Wyoming history. The performance will take place on Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at the Hot Springs State Park pavilion band shell. Sponsored in part by the Wyoming Arts Council and Hot Springs State Park, the performance is free with donations accepted and appreciated. “We are so e...
Local area cowboys and cowgirls will be back in action for the Thermopolis Lions Club Ranch Rodeo July 10 and 11 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Team registrations are being accepted, with a limit of 12 teams. There is a $500 entry fee. Teams may have 4 or 5 members, and must include a woman or child under the age of 16. Teams will compete in wild cow riding, branding, doctoring and trailer loading. New this year will be the Saturday only bronc riding event. The purse for bronc riding is $1,000 and is a winner takes all. Entry fee for br...
Days after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order pausing new oil and gas leases on federal lands. The decision produced immediate concern across Wyoming. The state is heavily reliant on the energy sector — particularly fossil fuels — to fund government services. The industry is also a key source of jobs, both directly and through the myriad welding, machining and transportation companies that serve the industry. While Biden’s order was directed at all states where drilling occurs on federal lands, Wyoming felt its impac...
In the spring of 2020 the Chinese Communists unleashed the COVID-19 Pandemic on the world. The World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control, the US Government, China and the so-called free press colluded to suppress its origin, which logic tells me, was the virology lab in Wuhan, China. The American people deserve an explanation as to why the National Institute of Health, and Dr. Fauci, funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab with taxpayer money; and why the US Government, the so-called Free Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci and...
William Stanley "Coach Bill" Mierzejewski, 73, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Casper Medical Center after a short illness. Born May 19, 1948, in Hartford, Conn., he was the son of Stanley William and Barbara (Blume) Mierzejewski. Graduating from Plainville High School (Connecticut) in 1966 he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. Attending Northwestern Connecticut Community College on an athletic scholarship Bill graduated with an Associate Degree in Education, also being... Full story
A series of annual public meetings are scheduled around the area to address future highway improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. A self-guided online meeting to allow citizens to provide input launches July 26. A key part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and other individuals who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin. “These in-person meetings provide an oppor...
The playground at Ralph Witters Elementary is getting new turf installed this week as one of the summer projects going on at Hot Springs County School District....
The Community Blood Drive, sponsored by the HSC Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, is scheduled for Mon., July 12 from 2-6 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. There are limited appointments available, but walk-ins are welcome. If you would like to make an appointment, please go to Bloodhero.com and find a time that will fit your schedule. Each donation has the power to save up to three lives. There is always a need for blood and only venter donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Every two seconds, someone need blood so this is a...
It was hidden in plain sight for years until it caught the eye of a historian. Mark Mszanski, a writer for the True West magazine, was going through the digital database of the Hot Springs Historical Museum in Thermopolis when he came across a famous photo. The portrait of the Sundance Kid and Etta Place is well known to Western history buffs but there was something about this particular photo that stood out to Msaznski. The embossing around the photo was unique and he contacted the museum to confirm his suspicions. After extensive research, Ms...
The Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo and Parade provided hours of entertainment for spectators on Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26....
