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The main item for discussion at Tuesday night's Town Council meeting was the first reading of the water rate increase ordinance. Essentially, the rate increase would raise the base rate for all water users and then increase the per thousand rate (meaning the fee for every 1,000 gallons of water used will increase as well). From the Carl Brown study, the town base rate was identified as one rate that needed to be raised. Currently, the town’s rate is well below average base rates for c... Full story
Ashley Griffin soaks Beth Lewis during the Gottsche Water Gun Run held Thursday at One Eyed Buffalo. The hot day brought out runners young and old to get some exercise as well as some wet-and-wild fun with water guns and balloons....
Chairman of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board, Bill Williams, along with other board members, doctors and members of the community had a lengthy discussion with the Hot Springs County Commissioners on Tuesday regarding the future of the hospital. Williams told the commissioners his board has been working diligently over the past year to find a solution to the failure of the proposed hospital district in hopes of saving the hospital and the quality care given to the county's resident...
Wyoming’s Governor, Matt Mead, was traveling the state earlier this week with the elected officials from Wyoming Girl’s State, visiting with various county and town officials and made a brief stop in Thermopolis. Speaking with the County Commissioners and assistant to Thermopolis’ Mayor, Fred Crosby, Mead said the revenue expected this year paints a not-so-pretty picture. The revenue anticipation report will come out the end of October and with coal production being suppressed on a feder...
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record's policy that all people arrested or cited under the "Accidents," "Sheriff's office" or "Police calls" in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire Department Wednesday, August 12 3:17 p.m. Fire fighters responded to a grass fire started by lightning on Missouri Flats Road. The fire was burning near homes but appeared to be moving away from structures. The fire was contained to approximately three...
When it comes to tree maintenance and landscaping for the Medvigvy family, it truly is a family affair. The family business started last July is owned and operated by Steve and Sandy Medvigvy, daughter Chrissy Varney, and long-time boyfriend Steven Francis. Everyone in the family shares equal workload with no one person answering phones or handling the chainsaw. Although Francis and Steve Medvigvy have forestry and tree service experience, the idea is that everyone pitches in where needed - a...
Jermaine "Tall Cop" Galloway, right, chats with Shannon O'Keefe and CJ Scholl about the drug and alcohol culture in the United States. Galloway's presentation not only showed what to look for, drug paraphernalia, and clothing lines, but messages about drug and alcohol use in today's music. The workshop was available for parents, teachers, law enforcement and anyone else who works with youth....
One of the newest members of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is Susanne Samelson, an executive recruiter who comes to Thermopolis from New York. Samelson works as an independent contractor who matches up potential employees with employers looking for upper-middle and upper echelon executives to join their team. Most of her work involves the not-for-profit sector, looking for fundraising experts, those experienced in developing various programs and other staff positions. Samelson...
Earlier this year the House of Representatives passed legislation that’s supposed to fix once and for all the formula the government uses to pay doctors who treat Medicare patients. The Senate is expected to agree. The so-called doc fix legislation has been a political hot potato since the late 1990s when Congress tried to slow down healthcare costs by cutting doctor payments. The docs complained when Medicare tried to cut their payments, and 17 times Congress stopped the cuts. This time was different, though. Democrats and Republicans came tog...
When I first started a garden in the Thermopolis area many years ago, I eagerly planted my favorite perennials in the fall for spring blooming. All winter long I imagined a beautiful garden come spring, only to have my expectations dashed by the local deer population, which apparently loved my perennials as much as I did. So, I started looking around the area and questioning local residents to find out which perennials survive the local conditions. My surveys and in-garden experiments have resulted in a select group of local deer-resistant...
As technology relentlessly consumes low-end jobs, the skill-ladder has become a skill-pyramid, i.e., there is not room for everyone at the top. Whenever I can, I try to tell young people that they need to find a skill that cannot be outsourced, cannot be automated, and is still useful when our house-of-cards begins to collapse. The recent book, “Rise of the Robots,” by Martin Ford, speaks to this issue in ways that should scare us all. Jim Harvey, Salt Lake City, Utah Former Thermopolis resident...
Harold Wayne Ward, 73, of Thermopolis passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015. No services are planned at this time....
Robert Eugene Snow, 81, of Thermopolis passed away on August 17, 2015, in Portland, Ore. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015,ß at the Thermopolis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints Church. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantfuneralhomeonline.com. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper....
Owen Dean Reavis, 86, of Cody, formerly of Thermopolis, died August 12, 2015, at the West Park Long Term Care Center of complications from kidney failure. Dean was born August 18, 1928, in Spokane, Wash. to Jack and Genevieve Reavis. When he was 4, the family moved to Dayton, Wyo. He graduated from Tongue River High School in 1947. Dean served in the Army from 1948-1952 and was stationed in England and Okinawa. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 2281 in Thermopolis. After his military...
Velma May Johnston, 89, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015, in Billings, Mont. Velma was born April 27, 1926, at the Kershner Homestead in Shell, Wyo. to Irvin and Maude (Kershner) Davis. Velma graduated from Greybull High School. Velma met and married Robert L. Johnston on August 27, 1947. They moved to Thermopolis, Wyo. in 1947. Velma ran the soda fountain in the Corner Drug Store and The Ice Cream Parlor for a number of years and worked at the high school cafeteria for a short time. She was known by everyone for her pies she made. She...
Thomas Albert “Tom” Shaffer, 82, former Thermopolis resident, died Friday, August 14, 2015, in Riverton, Wyo. after a period of declining health. Born June 28, 1933, in Thermopolis, he was the son of Roy and Irene (Meahl) Shaffer. After graduating from Thermopolis High School he attended college in Apine, Texas. In 1953 he joined the US Air Force serving 18 months in Germany flying B-25’s. Following his discharge he attended the University of Wyoming acquiring a degree in Animal Science. He worked on a ranch in the Sheridan area, then the Basin...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners named 602 Shoshoni the Garden of the Month for August and presented Julia Schleusner with a sign to display in her yard....
On August 9, a subadult male grizzly bear was captured and relocated for frequenting developed areas near Thermopolis. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bridger Teton National Forest, the bear was relocated to the Bailey Creek drainage in Bridger Teton National Forest approximately 15 miles northwest of Moran, WY. The release site is located in currently occupied grizzly bear habitat....
The fate of the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament was the main focus of discussion during last week’s chamber of commerce meeting. A year ago, the chamber board discussed dropping the event as a fundraiser and were soon approached by the Bobcat Booster Club who wanted to take it over as their own fundraiser. At the time, the chamber board offered to continue the event for one more year and were more than willing to mentor the booster club as to the ins and outs of running the tournament. W...
FFA Fair Building Exhibits Oats; Sheaf small grains – 1. Rebecca Clouse, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Logan Bartholomew Alfalfa; Sheaf forage or grass for hay – 1. Logan Bartholomew Alfalfa; Sheaf forage or grass for seed – 1. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 2. Logan Bartholmew, 3. Jessie Pennoyer Brome Grass; Sheaf forage or grass for hay – 1. Jessie Pennoyer, 2. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 3. Logan Bartholomew Brome Grass; Sheaf forage or grass for seed – 1. Jessie Pennoyer, 2. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 3. Dreama Thorpe Clover (A...
Marsha Hill demonstrated her basket weaving techniques at Broadway Bygones during the Second Friday ArtStroll....
The 10th Annual Rotary Turbo Turtle Trek is on its way to Thermopolis, Saturday, Aug. 29. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park with a list of prizes that includes $1,000 in cash for the grand prize winner. Other prizes include guns, big screen televisions, mini-vacations, gift certificates, dinosaur digs and much more. Tickets are $10 per turtle and may be purchased from any Rotary Club member. Tickets are also available at Broadway Bygones, Koerwith, Michel, Wright and Associates, Messenger and Overfied and...
Advertisement was the theme of Tuesday’s Travel and Tourism Board meeting. Discussion started with the possibility of acquiring a Pandora Radio advertisement spot with Internet tiles and banners as well as audio spots that would target larger Wyoming communities. The ads would run for three to four months and cost approximately $6,000. The board had concerns as to whether this was the right type of advertisement at this point in time. Board member, Angie Guyon stated, “My personal opinion, I d...
It was a capacity crowd once again for the annual Demolition Derby on Saturday night, sponsored by the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The top four winners in the final crash of the night were all locals with Cory Bowman placing first, Zack Larson, second, Jason Bowman, third and Kurt Shaffer coming in fourth. The truck derby got the crowd really rocking. Alan Woodward went home with first place, followed by Cody Hensley in second and Jesse Woodward in third. The smaller version,...
Dedication and love of the game keeps 12-year-old Hardy Johnson on the green. The young athlete brought home yet another title when he placed 1st in his age division at the Wyoming Junior Amateur Championship held August 8 and 9 at the Rolling Green Country Club in Green River, Wyo. Johnson started playing golf when he was three years old and his passion for golf has led him to multiple championships – but these wins don't come without sacrifice. Looking up to pro golfers like Phil Mickelson a...
