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After the fun of the fireworks has died down, you can still help celebrate Independence Day this Friday at the July session of Thermopolis Gymkhana. In honor of the holiday, and in addition to the regular competitions of barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, flag racing, dummy roping and the ever-changing fun event, there will be a painted pony contest with a special prize. Entry for the event begins at 5 p.m. Friday, July 6 at the fairgrounds, with riding starting at 6 p.m....
The Big Horn Bowhunters will be hosting a mountain shoot July 7 and 8 in the Big Horn Mountains east of Ten Sleep, on Canyon Creek Road, two miles in from US Highway East 16. Signs will be posted. Registration for the shoot will be 8-11 a.m. on Saturday. Shotgun starts on Sunday at 8 a.m. for registration and 9 a.m. for on targets. Costs are $20 per day for adults, $10 a day for youth, $5 a day for cubs and $40 a day for families. There will also be fun shoots on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. Call Josh Lynch at 921-1243 for more...
Hot Springs State Park is filled with visitors during the summer. Water in the Bighorn River is receding with the release from Boysen down to 5,000cfs as of Monday at 6 p.m....
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released 2017 county population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. According to the estimates, the Hispanic population increased the fastest in Hot Springs County, at 71.4 percent between 2010 and 2017, followed by Niobrara and Johnson counties at 65.4 and 45.3 percent, respectively. The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 3.7 percent between July 2016 and July 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The median age (half of the population is younger, and the other half...
Suzanne Samelson looks over a new display that officially opened Sunday at the Hot Springs County Museum featuring western artist Neck Eggenhofer....
For the 2018 election, the Thermopolis Independent Record is running initial candidate announcements for free as we have for decades. Our policy is to allow up to 300 words for candidates to introduce themselves to voters. This free service is mentioned each week in our letter to the editor policy and was also mentioned in our June 7 editorial. Candidacy announcements will run as they are received on a space available basis. Candidates may submit their announcement to news@thermopir.com, drop it off at our office at 431 Broadway or call us at...
Life-long Hot Springs County resident, Jack Baird, has tossed his hat into the ring, vying for County Commissioner. As a land owner and self-employed rancher, Baird knows the county inside and out, covering much of the 233 miles of county roads on a regular basis. If you talk to those who know him, most would say that he is straight talking, a hard worker and dedicated to this county. His record speaks for itself, having served on boards both at the county and state level, including the HSC School Distric Strategic Planning Board, Powell Resear...
When you go to the polls in August for the Primary Election you will see Carl Leyba’s name on the ballot for County Commissioner. Living in Thermopolis since 1975, Leyba has strong family values and said he has nothing specific that he plans to fight for or against if he’s elected, but wants to see where we’re going as a county and help us remain on the right path. Leyba said he feels the influence he has across the state, knowing folks in various agencies, would be a big help in perhaps moving things along more quickly. “We need to sustain...
Tom Ryan is a Thermopolis native who graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1979 and now he is in the running again for Hot Springs County Commissioner. After graduating high school he attended the University of Wyoming with a degree in finance. After marrying his wife, Liz, the pair moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as an analyst. He soon realized his true calling was at home in Thermopolis, working for the family business, Ryan Bros. Trucking. He has worked alongside his father and uncle...
Among the incumbents on the ticket for East Thermopolis Town Council is Sybil Hannah, who has been on the council for six years. She moved to Thermopolis in 1996, but was born and raised in Basin and is an active member of the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Prior to moving to Thermopolis, she lived in Kemmerer for 32 years. During her time there she was employed in banking for five years and worked 14 years in the tax and license department of the county treasurer’s office in Lincoln County She would like to see curb, gutter and sidewalks o...
Among the candidates for East Thermopolis Town Council is Debra Lackey. A newcomer on the ticket, Lackey said she’s lived in East Thermopolis since she moved here in 1999, and she wants to be able to voice her opinion. “It’s time for some changes,” she said. She’d like to see some revisions of the town’s ordinances and cleaning up the junked up cars out of people’s yard and driveways. She plans to continue running her businesses, which many people know her through already, and thinks it will be an exciting experience being on the council....
Peter Davison, a "poet of motion" and "kinetic comedian," sets a plate for Parker Shaw during his Locomotion show for the Hot Springs County Library Summer Reading program. Davison uses plenty of props and humor to teach scientific concepts to kids....
Amanda Moeller, CEO for the Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC) said she applied for a Historic Architectural Assistance Fund (HAAF) grant for Masonic Malta Lodge No. 17. In the past, she noted, she’s written them for the Klink building and the property at 518 Broadway. Done through the Wyoming Main Street and the State Historic Preservation Office, Moeller explained no money is given but the two organizations hire an architect to do a feasibility study on w...
Boysen Reservoir was home to a branch of the 2018 Wyoming Walleye Stampede, and the team of Bill and Julie Mathews places 13th among the competition with a two-day total weight of 22.28 pounds. Teams can enter up to five fish each day of the tournament, but they have to be at least 15 inches long. Bill noted they caught several that were under the length requirement and had to be thrown back, but they landed one that was 20 inches and another that was 22. "We needed 10 of those," he said of...
Willard Burton Allred, 78, passed away on July 2, 2018, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. He was born on September 11, 1939, in Worland to Golden and Clara (Stanley) Allred. He spent his early years in Worland and Ten Sleep graduating from Ten Sleep High School in 1958. During his high school years, he began working for the Wyoming game and Fish at the Fish Hatchery. He helped maintain the grounds and take care of the fish. After graduation, he drove the distribution truck around the... Full story
