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During their July meeting, the Hot Springs County School Board named the district’s central administration building after Joe Arnold, and made an auditorium sign for William H. Malloy, following Superintendent Dustin Hunt’s request to make an exception to their facility naming policy. “One of the best parts of my job is recognizing people for outstanding achievements,” Hunt said. “Arnold has demonstrated so many of the qualities that we hope to see in our young people, such as dedication, work ethic, consistency, compassion, pride and a job...
Levi Logan, Lillyana Reed and Blakeley Postma competed in the Western Horsemanship class during the Hot Springs County Fair Youth Horse Show. For results and more photos, see the back page of the B section....
At their second July meeting, the Hot Springs County Commissioners heard from Les Culliton who presented two bids for the Law Enforcement Center plumbing project. One was from Rawhide Mechanical Plumbing in Cody for a total of $330,124. The other was from GW Mechanical from Mills for $284,100. According to the bid documentation, the project involves work for a base bid intake shower room and plumbing in the ceiling. The bids include an additional allowance of $10,000 in the base bid and $20,000...
Central Wyoming 4x4 hosted the third annual Wagonhound park event last weekend northwest of Thermopolis. Several participants had a great time navigating the terrain in their rigs....
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, July 24 5:16 p.m. Report of a hit and run in the parking lot of a business. 11:09 p.m. Report of a vehicle broken down in an unsafe location. Deputies were unable to locate the vehicle. Tuesday, July 25...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Lisa Bower today announced that Hot Springs County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from flooding. ECP Signup will begin on August 4th, 2023 and end on September 8th, 2023. The approved ECP practices under this authorization include fence repair, fence replacement, debris removal and minor irrigation structure repairs for structures not located on a streambed or a streambank. Road repair is not...
RYTE Rehabilitation held its open house on July 27 in celebration of their new rehabilitation center location at 900 Shoshoni Street. They had a raffle drawing and served hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Owned by Dr. Ryan and Dr. Tess Williams, they moved from their previous downtown location, which was about 1,500 square feet, to the newly remodeled center, which is about 2,500 square feet. The remodeling included the gutting of the existing property to start from a clean slate. The added area...
The Hot Springs County Fair has been going on this week and there is still plenty of opportunity to fill the bleachers at some of the final events. Thursday, August 3 the day kicks off with the swine show beginning at 8 a.m. The breeding beef show will be at 4 p.m. and the beef show will start at 6 p.m., both in the multi-purpose building. While you are there, sample the delicious offerings at the Chili Cook off hosted buy the FFA Alumni. On Friday, the 4-H and FFA Round Robin Showmanship will begin at 10 a.m. At 1 p.m., the parade of champions...
From NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Health, submitted by Jennifer Cheney, Community Prevention Specialist Community is not just a group of people; it is a feeling. It is a feeling of being connected to others, accepted for who you are, and supported by others. At its heart, community is all about connection. As social creatures, community is essential for human beings to thrive. In times of distress, being able to lean on a community can be an essential aspect of self-care. Community is important for so many reasons – it provides us with a...
Gottsche Rehab and Wellness hosted a tabletop exercise to discuss the the catastrophic failure of Boysen Dam and its effect on Thermopolis and Hot Springs County. They invited individuals from area organizations to attend the meeting. Shelly Fish, far right, and others discussed possible scenarios that may occur if the dam fails. Hot Springs County Emergency Management has dedicated a hi-lo siren alert should a total failure of Boysen Dam happen....
Non-profit organization Gottsche Rehabilitation and Wellness Center will hold a Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 16 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building, 627 Springview. Join them for dinner, wine tasting, live music and a chance to win “Big Money” through the reverse raffle and so much more to benefit the William H. & Carrie Gottsche Foundation. You could walk away with exciting items such as a Cruise to the Caribbean or Bermuda in a raffle drawing; a Sabatti 300 Win Mag Rifle; a Michael Kors Pur...
Ten teams competed in the highly competitive Ranch Rodeo on Saturday. When the dust settled, Cordingly's Horses, consisting of team members Mat Cordingly, Abel Cordingly, Cole Kadrie, Sam Marvel and Porter McCumber, came out with a first place finish. The Lucerne Gang finished in second place. Team members were Brad, Dawn, Bridger and Hoyt Peil and Travis Allen. Finishing in third place was the Left Eye Gang. Team members were Levi Klemm, Chance Karst, Ben Thompson, Pacen Zeller and Cooper...
The Hot Springs County Fair Youth Horse show was held Saturday, July 29 at the fairgrounds. Results, in order of finish, include: Showmanship Senior - Kaycee Stothart, Riley Dean Intermediate - Paisley Logan, Ava Dafoe, Emma Dean, Allen Thurman Junior - Blakeley Postma, Levi Logan, Lillyana Reed, Cali Culp Halter Quarter Horse: Filly foaled in 2022 - Ava Dafoe Quarter Horse: Mare foaled in 2017-2020 - Paisley Logan, Kaycee Stothart, Riley Dean, Kaycee Stothart Quarter Horse: Mare foaled before...
