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by Duke Dance Star Valley Independent Record Via Wyoming News Exchange A ballot initiative aimed at cutting property taxes in Wyoming fell just shy of the required number of signatures. The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office said on Tuesday that after review, the petition signatures for the “People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner’s Property Exemption” yielded 28,700 accepted valid signatures in total, short of the required 29,730. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the required number of signatur...
The 2024 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale brought in $223,698.50, down from $266,429.75 last year. Official results from the sale have been released. The livestock were auctioned off live and the baked goods were sold at a silent auction. Twenty-nine head of beef came through the ring this year and sold for an average of $4,185.36 per head for a total sales amount of $121,375.50. The average price per head was down from last year's average of $5,877.18. The average price...
Kent Hessenthaler and his famous sweet corn are in grave danger due to animals destroying his crop and is looking for support from the community. According to Hessenthaler, either deer or antelope have penetrated his corn fields and have been eating his early staged crop. If this animal activity continues, he could lose his crop entirely and also possibly permanently end his sweet corn efforts going forward. Hessenthaler said, "This is year 39. I started in 1985, and have done sweet corn ever...
Hot Springs County Fair's Family Fun Nite offered many food delights and delectables including cotton candy. Silas Dickey set up a booth selling the sweet treat. Silas is raising funds for his Wyoming 4-H Cross Cultural trip to Italy next summer. Making the most of the night Brycelynn Schatz finishes off some of her cotton candy from the booth before she headed to the inflatable bouncy house and games also offered that evening....
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. Birth Sedona Ruth Castillo was born Wednesday June 26, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. in Park County to KeriAnn and Shayna Castillo. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 21 inches long. She was welcomed by many grandparents and big brother...
Sage Fishbaugh takes a whirl on the mechanical bull during fair Family Fun Nite on Wednesday. The bull riding was an event sponsored by the Cultural Immersion Club to help raise funds for the 2025 Italy/Greece Spring trip....
The 3rd annual Preschool Activity Fair is scheduled for Friday, August 9 from 10 a.m- noon at the Washakie (Kiwanis) Shelter in Hot Springs State Park. This is a fun activity for preschool children to kick off the beginning of the school year. The preschool activity fair is designed for children ages 1-4, but the whole family is welcome to attend. The fair will have interactive activities for children and their caretakers. Some of the booths include Hot Springs State Park, Children’s Resource Center, Public Health, Rison Son Preschool / E...
Get revved up for the Thermopolis Demolition Derby this Saturday, August 10 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds with the action starting at 6 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. Limited Weld Grand prize is $3,000 with the second place winner taking home $1,500 and third place brings in $800 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. If you’re more interested in the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500, second $750 and third $500. Chain Class derby, first place $1,000 and second place $500. (Must have five.) And n...
Banana split day Central Bank & Trust staff members will be serving up free banana splits on Thursday, August 15 from 1-4 p.m. at 435 Arapahoe. Everyone is welcome. Celebrating 20 years One Stop Repair and Service Center will be celebrating 20 years in business by hosting a customer appreciation lunch on Friday, August 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Everyone is invited....
by Lara Love I believe the column to the right about mistakes is worthy reading. Mistakes come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some are simple oopsy doopsy moments, while others have tragic results, and there are hundreds of varying levels in between. Some mistakes are made in private, some are public and others are made public because of the circumstances. Many times there are consequences for our mistakes, as there should be. I was coming into town the other morning, distracted, looked down and realized I was going 42 in a 30. Could I have...
by Bryan Golden As careful as you may be, you will make mistakes. Although it’s not possible to live mistake free, there are effective strategies you can use to recover from your mistakes. Let’s start by considering basic causes of mistakes. You are impatient and act too quickly. You lack knowledge or expertise. You don’t have enough information to make a sound decision. You make a decision based on wrong information. Regardless of the cause, you need to recover from your mistakes. Once you have recovered, you can identify and address the c...
by Curstie Konold MPH, LCSW, QMHP Everyone we know, meet, or pass in the grocery store has their own set of personal life experiences that are unique from our own. We all come from different places, have our own set of genetics, and have different parents or families, which is part of what makes us unique from each other. We can even have different experiences than our siblings who grow up in the same home as us. Our experiences are part of what help us learn, create adaptations to the world around us, and how we continue to grow into who we...
I have heard a few people complain about our hospital. I must wholeheartedly disagree, after spending three days in bed and having not only all the doctors I saw, but also the nursing staff, lab techs and housekeeeping. I would like to mention everyone by name, but will not take the risk of forgetting a name or two. I know a few who would expect last rites over a hang nail. I submit to you that next time you must go to the ER and possibly stay over - try showing them a smile instead of a grimace. They all do a remarkable job tending to us and...
On Saturday, August 3, The E Clampus Vitus Chapter 1867 held a temporary unveiling for a plaque setting at the Gebo Cemetery. Vice President Ben Jackson said that their organization is a fraternal order that "now focuses on the preservation of sites of historical significance, more surrounding the gold rush era and the progression or the migration of the pioneers from the into the western, the United States around the gold rush era and moving forward." With their mission in mind, Jackson and his...
Donna L. Hansen Donna L. Hansen, 83, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many passed away at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper Wyo., surrounded by her loving family on July 31, 2024. No services are planned. Judith Ann Harvey Judith Ann (McLaughlin) Harvey, 83, passed away suddenly at her home in Worland on August 2, 2024. Judith was born on October 17, 1940 in Thermopolis, Wyoming to Wilson Francis and Mary Frances (Hooley) McLaughlin. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 4 at the Church...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation today issued a reminder that advertising signs cannot be placed in the state right-of-way. “With the upcoming elections, we’ve seen an increase in the number of signs our maintenance crews are having to remove from the right-of-way fence or from the right-of-way itself,” said WYDOT maintenance foreman Chad Shaffer of Shoshoni. “Wyoming law and WYDOT policy prohibit placement of signs in those areas, so when our maintenance crews come through an area, they pick them up and take them to the area mainten...
On July 21 in Fridley, Minnesota at the Minnesota's Strongest Man and Woman Regionals Arnold's Qualifier, Thermopolis' Porshia Birdsley took first place in all 4/4 events winning the 73kg Women's which is 160.4 lbs and under. Not only that, Birdsley also set a new Minnesota Log Record of 181.2 lbs from the previous record that was set at 135 lbs. Birdsley now holds the Montana, Nebraska, and Minnesota State Log Records and will compete to set a record for Wyoming in Cheyenne on October 26. She...
by Jerri Prejean & Jurri Schenck Ryan Mosser is a 2022 high school graduate from Thermopolis, Wyoming, and is 20 years old, who enrolled in Wind River Job Corps to get his electrical certifications. Since his arrival in February, he has received his State Electrical Apprenticeship Card and certifications in OSHA-10 Construction, Residential Roof Top Solar Technician, Ladder Safety, and Ramset Power Actuated Tools. Mosser was also "Wind River Job Corps Student of the Week'' back in May, and an ar...
Each year, U.S. citizens contribute 4.1 billion hours of volunteer services in this great country - time spent in civic pursuits, like coaching youth sports; serving on the directing boards of non-profit groups or local business organizations - or time spent on religious activities, like maintaining the church building; or raising monies to help the less advantaged in our communities. Those services equate to over 122 billion dollars in value! According to statistics generated by the U.S. Census, Wyoming ranks second among the states in the...
by Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com Christopher Hicks was 19 when he lived in a trailer in Gillette with other teens and a charismatic 40-year-old man — a man who was facing charges for sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepson. Hicks had been kicked out of his parents’ home in Arizona before traveling to Gillette, and that trailer was the last place he’d live before prison became his life. In 2005, the older man pressured Hicks and an 18-year-old into murdering two people who would likely testify against him in an upcoming sexual assault trial...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department held an open house following the Pageant Parade last Saturday. Lunch was served up at the well-attended event. Youths had a chance to cool off by spraying fire hoses, including brothers Clint and Cheston Kimes....
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Man killed after shooting at deputy GILLETTE (WNE) — A 55-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday night after he shot at a Campbell County Sheriff’s deputy who was investigating a reported domestic incident involving the man in the Wright area, said Sheriff Scott Matheny. Deputies responded at 9:23 p.m. Sunday to a domestic disturbance in the 1100 block of Lawver Road more than 10 miles northeast of Wright. A 54-year-old woman called 911 to report that her husband had punched her in the face. A deputy pul...
Twelve people offered up samples of their creations during the 12th annual FFA Alumni Chili Cook-off held last Thursday evening during Hot Springs County Fair. Taylor Anderson won for red chili, Ariel Allen for green and the people's choice winner was Barb Kissel....
