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On July 19, the Hot Springs County School Board received updates on the Lucerne property from Business Manager Chauncy Johnson, who acknowledged the district has been discussing this issue for nearly a year. “We sent a letter, through certified mail, to the only heir we could find who would have first right of refusal for that piece of land, in the event the board would decide to sell it,” Johnson said. “We’ve not gotten anything back through the mail service that indicates that person has signed for that letter.” If the board does decide to se...
The 2022 Hot Springs County Fair, “Country Days, American Ways” will be kicking off this Saturday with the Peewee, 4-H and FFA Youth Horse Show at the fairgrounds beginning at 8 a.m. Starting next Monday, Aug. 1, youths will be showing dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry, goats, sheep, swine and beef throughout the week, as well as showing off their shooting sports talents and 4-H and FFA projects. Open class exhibits will also be displayed throughout the week in the Fair Building. Thermopolis FFA Alumni is sponsoring a Ranch Rodeo at the fai...
Derek Ransom is providing a free kids exercise program for youth ages 7 and up at High Country Behavioral Health at 121 S. 4th Street. Ransom said, "What I'm doing is an athletic-based youth training program. We do a lot of basic functional movements, and then we really try to target those that need this type of diversity in their life and need the benefits of physical activity. Ransom added, "There are a lot of youngsters out there that don't get the opportunity for, say, income, parents status...
At the July 19, Hot Springs County Commissioners Board meeting held at the Annex building, the commissioners appointed Ryan Shaffer, owner of P6 pizza restaurant, to the Travel and Tourism board. The commissioners held an introductory Zoom meeting with Lily Griego, the Health and Human Services Regional Eight Director based in Denver. Griego addressed issues such as mental health and the suicide rates in Wyoming with work to raise awareness and assist in prevention help. Griego also talked...
Kyle Cheney from Powell puts on a good ride during the Junior Championship Bull Riding last weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. He won Saturday's bull riding event with the only score of 82. Also during the Junior Championship Bull Riding, a bull broke out of several fences at the fairgrounds and ran loose through town. The bull visited the Chamber of Commerce, the high school, P6, and even went up into the hills by the old airport. Attendees, both on foot and in vehicles, were...
Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin July 28 on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District’s Cody, Lander and Worland field offices in Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties. “These fire restrictions are the result of current and projected weather conditions, amount of dry vegetation, and coordination with our fellow wildfire cooperators throughout the area,” said BLM Fire Management Officer Fred Tucke...
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 Tuesday, July 19 9:14 p.m. Nathan Michael Thomas, 30, was arrested for allegedly causing bodily injury to a peace officer, interference with a peace officer, and failure to comply with a court order. Wednesday,...
Catie Deromedi and Jessica Benefiel watch as Brandon Deromedi putts the golf ball during the Bobcat Birdie Fest Golf Tournament last Saturday at the Thermopolis Golf Course. All proceeds from the tournament went to the Bobcat Golf Team....
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners are encouraging local home gardeners to donate their extra fresh garden produce to help their neighbors in our community. Last year was the first year Thermopolis participated in the Grow A Little Extra program and it was a great success. Local gardeners were very generous and donated over 787 pounds of produce last summer. There also are beds in the Community Garden which are designated to grow to produce for the Grow A Little Extra program. Produce can be...
Two events are being planned for the first weekend in August, the Gift of the Waters Pageant and Wyoming Discovery Days. Gift of the Waters Pageant The Gift of the Waters Pageant is traditionally held the first weekend in August and is set for August 6 and 7. The Pageant tells the story of how the hot springs were transferred to the US Government by the Native Americans. Articles of agreement were signed at the Shoshone agency on April 21, 1896 for a 10-mile square of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The first signature was that of Chief...
On Saturday, August 6, at noon, Hot Springs County Emergency Management and Thermopolis Police Department 911 Center will have Outdoor Alert Siren tests. In the future, these tests will take place the first Saturday each month, at noon. The tone you will hear this Saturday is called the “Hi-Lo” tone. This alert tone is reserved only for the extremely unlikely event of a collapse of Boysen Dam. Outdoor Alert Sirens are just what their name implies. They are intended to alert people involved in outdoor activities to take shelter indoors and get...
We are heading into a few weeks packed with a busy schedule of events in Hot Springs County. The Wagonhound Off-road event will be held July 29-31. See the article on page 5 of this paper for more information. Saturday morning from 8 a.m.-noon a variety of goods will be available at the Farmers Market downtown next to Bicentennial Park. The County Fair kicks off Saturday with the Youth Horse Show. Next week is filled with other animal shows, building exhibits, shooting events, a ranch rodeo, family fun nite, a chili cook off, the livestock...
by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. As a clinical professor at my state’s medical school, I frequently have medical students seeing patients with me in clinic. While the majority of patients are happy to allow student involvement, some decline. This makes me wonder what misconceptions lead patients to be averse to trainees participating at their clinic visits or hospital bedsides. In my experience, the presence of learners has a positive influence on our work in the clinic and hospital. Medical education is a complex, highly intensive program t...
Helen Evelyn (Dierks) Lenz went to be in the arms of her loving Lord on Monday, July 18, 2022. She was born to Helen (Wersing) Dierks and Carl F. Dierks on March 15, 1926, in Goodrich, Colo. Helen moved with her family to a homestead near Kinnear, Wyo., in 1932. She attended school at Morton, Wyo. On January 25, 1948, she married Howard Lenz. They moved to Thermopolis, Wyo., to make their home. Helen Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Peggy Sanders of Massachusetts; sons, Carl W. Lenz and Georg... Full story
It is with sadness, sprinkled with a little joy, to tell you that Shirley Smith left us on July 19. She was truly one of a kind. Shirley was born June 14, 1930, just at the start of the Great Depression in Byron, Wyo., to Parley & Harriet Cook Vail. Being the 2nd born, she was raised with two sisters, Inez and Dorothy, and a brother, Orval. Although the family had a hard life, living in a railroad shack and at times a sheep wagon it was filled with love and adventure. Folks later, seeing a... Full story
Shoshoni resident, Jack F. Phillips, 73, passed away July 19, 2022, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness. No services are planned at this time.... Full story
The Wagonhound Annual Off-road Event will be on Friday, July 29 through July 31. Event representative Travis Winger said, “Wagonhound, in general, is a collaboration between Central Wyoming 4x4, which is a local nonprofit road organization here. I’m the vice president of that. We’ve got several members locally and we’ve worked with a local landowner, and we’ve worked with them for probably six to seven years now to try to get this park established.” The developed trails are on private land of about 2,000 acres. Winger added that the activit...
At the July 19 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Mike Chimenti was not present, therefore, council member Bill Malloy presided over the meeting and addressed some catering permits during citizen participation. All the permits were for Shorty’s for these events: Band in the Hot Springs State Park, July 24; Ranch Rodeo, August 3-11; Wyoming Discovery Days, August 6, 7; a Private Reception, September 3; and a Purse Action, October 22. The council voted and passed the approval of all the p...
America's favorite cowboys, Riders in the Sky, entertain a large crowd with traditional western music in Hot Springs State Park on Sunday night. During one of the songs, Sara and Merrill Ready got up and danced to the music. The concert was free to the public and sponsored by Burlington Northern Foundation, Hot Springs Hotel, Hot Springs State Park, Friends of the Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock and Hot Springs Travel and Tourism....
