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by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com via Wyoming News Exchange The longtime operator of Star Plunge aquatic center in Hot Springs State Park has sued the state after Wyoming State Parks selected a new concessionaire to run the hot-spring facility. The complaint, filed Aug. 5 in Laramie County District Court, accuses the Wyoming Department of State Parks of exceeding its authority and violating regulations when it selected the new operator this spring. That selection essentially evicts the Luehne family from Star Plunge, a popular Wyoming tourist at...
The Christian Motorcycle Association held their Wyoming State Rally at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last week. Saturday evening, they held a Rubber Check Relay Race where competitors rode minibikes, ATVs, and were pushed in wheelbarrows. Victor Sorrick, president of the Goshen Ghost Riders Chapter, enjoyed his turn navigating the course on a minibike. In between relay heats, kids in the audience were given the chance to drive an ATV. See story on page A8....
The Hot Springs County Clerk’s office and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office have released unofficial results from the 2024 Primary Election. Bob Aguiar received the most votes in the four person republican race for Hot Springs County Commissioner with 528. Phillip Scheel received 428 votes, Mike Chimenti received 337 votes and Joe Martinez received 250 votes. Aguiar will advance to the general election. No democrat candidates appeared on the ballot In the Senate District 20 race, district wide republican incumbent Ed Cooper received 2,6...
Risen Son Christian School is starting their new daycare called the Eagle Nest, located in the Rise Son Christian church building. Eagle Nest's organizer Ciley Andreen said, "Eagle Nest daycare is a year-round program servicing children birth to 5 with both before and after school and is open to the community." Andreen added, "We offer full-time spots that include meals, crafts, activities and play school for our 1- and 2-year-olds and a curriculum based 3-yearold preschool. We have limited part...
The Wyoming Election Division Campaign Guide explains the requirements of W.S. 22-25-110. Some ads fall under #4 and do not require a paid for by disclosure. Recently, some ads ran in the IR that were determined to fall under #4. IR staff contacted the Hot Springs County Clerk, who in turn contacted an election official with the Secretary of State’s office, and it was determined the ads in question fall under #4, although they are in opposition to a candidate or candidates. The ads were paid f...
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. Sheriffs Office Monday, Aug. 12 11:11 a.m. A juvenile male accidentally shot another juvenile male in the right shoulder with a 40 caliber gun. The victim was transported to the emergency room. The injury was not life threatenin...
Scarlett, Shelley, and Jerry Deromedi each enjoyed a banana split during Central Bank & Trust's Banana Split Day last Thursday....
One Stop Repair celebrated 20 years in business last Friday with a well attended customer appreciation lunch....
Celebrating 70 years of service, Gottsche Therapy Rehab & Wellness will be holding their 2024 Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building 627 Springview in Thermopolis. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ethan Asher. Asher was in a car accident in August 2019, the second day of school his senior year. Asher spent five months in hospitals after sustaining a traumatic brain injury as well as a spinal...
Hall of Fame reception A reception honoring the 2024 Hot Springs County Hall of Fame inductees will be held on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum located at 700 Broadway St. This year’s inductees include Don and Glenna Tippets, J.D Woodruff, Charles Smith, Bob Brown and George Sliney. Everyone is welcome to attend and help in honoring these people who made an impact on our town and county. Refreshments will be served after the presentation. For more information, contact Ray Shaffer, 864-2678 or Barb V...
The first day of school for students enrolled in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 was Wednesday, August 21. Other area schools may have different start dates but will also be beginning soon. Although the first day of fall is not until September 22, once school starts many feel summer is over. Well, summer break is over. Time for students, teachers and other staff to fill the schools again. It is also time for the rest of us to be aware of children traveling too and from schools. Although they may be reminded to always look both ways...
I just hiked to the top of Roundtop this morning. With each step, I marveled again at the amazing effort it took to build the trail. I have hiked both the old trail and the new one many times and I appreciate the new trail more each time I use it. I went back to read an article in the IR - Grand opening of new Roundtop Trail from the Saturday, May 19, 2022 issue. It is amazing that the trail was built by a 4-person team, doing all the work by hand. They moved rocks weighing up to 4 tons. When nothing else worked, they used black powder to...
It was truly sad to read of the devastation the animals are causing to the Hessenthalers corn crop. They have worked very hard to bring their delicious corn to Thermopolis tables for 39 years. What a treat this has been. The animals have been a problem all along to deal with but the deer and antelope this year are devastating. I like animals but we need to ask ourselves - are deer and antelope more important than people? This problem needs to be dealt with immediately. The Game and Fish Dept. needs to help with this problem. The animals can...
The ESSER Funds were issued to local school districts out of various COVID Relief funds. For the ESSER 3 funds, or the ARP, HSCSD#1 had to have a written plan which included public meetings to see how the community wanted to spend the funds. The primary purpose of the funds was to help open schools safely after COVID and then to help with the learning loss that occurred during closures. HSCSD#1 applied for $3.2 million. Solution Tree is a vendor who provides consultants to schools to teach them about the PLC Model. The PLC model is about a...
by Allison Wrye, WPH Activities Director Wyoming State Library, Lifetime Arts, Creative Aging and the Wyoming Pioneer Home (WPH) is pleased to announce our 2024 Program “Storytelling through Clay”. This 8-week course for individuals 55 years and older will draw inspiration from personal narratives and craft their own artistic creation. The final product will be displayed at the culminating art show. This class is offered free through a grant by Califa, Wyoming State Library and Lifetime Arts. We ask that attendance be a priority as each cla...
by Slim Randles When the world is hot and my skin is fried, scratching from the constant dry, let the clouds boil up – boil up high. And then shade the earth with the darkening sky and bring the secrets and the smell of rain. The heat and the blessed rain, again. Our land is brown but blessed, stressed in the heat, the shiny heat of day. The slender green of desert rivers slides along, striving to continue, to feed its own along the banks – the banks where the dust rises. Rises, powdery clomp by clomp as we walk – walk the shady way. Ours...
Dennis Sinclair competes in the Ryan Brothers Golf Tournament last Saturday afternoon at the Thermopolis Golf Course. The tournament, dinner and auction was a fundraiser for the Bobcat football and wrestling programs....
7 Lazy S Cafe & Bar will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) on Tuesday, August 27 from 2-5 p.m. America’s Best Restaurants will bring its ABR Roadshow to the restaurant to feature popular dishes, along with an extensive on-camera interview with owners Kim and Charlie Smith about the restaurant’s special place in the community. The episode will be aired extensively on social media channels at a later date. Open since late 2021, 7 Lazy S Cafe is a traditional American cafe that Kim used to waitress at part-time before leavi...
Jacquelyn Novakovich, 85, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024, at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Independent Record....
The Bobcat golf team was in Powell last week to compete at the Powell Invitational. Ten teams were in attendance, including teams from some very accomplished Class 3A and 4A schools, including last year's Class 4A girls champion team from Sheridan. Although the event was scheduled for two days, play was suspended, due to adverse weather, on Thursday the 14th, and consequently, scores were only tallied for the Friday round. The Powell Golf Course is located a few miles east of the Town of...
The Bobcat cross country team began preparations for a new season this week, with two-a-day practices commencing on Monday. Head Coach, Stephanie Metz, and Assistant Coach, Kaitlyn Dudrick, have the runners working hard to prepare for the upcoming season. The team’s first meet will be in Cheyenne on August 30 for the state pre-view event. From there, the schedule becomes grueling – with weekly events set at the Indian School on September 6, at Riverton on the 12th, at Lander on the 19th and at Worland on the 26th. October will kick off wit...
On August 16-18 the Wyoming Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) held their state rally in Thermopolis. Curt and Gigi Kiehl, from Cheyenne, are the state coordinators for Wyoming and described their event. The CMA Rally started Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. with music in the Hot Springs State Park at the pavilion, however, Friday August 16 at 9 a.m. was the official start of the event. The Keihl’s said the rally is “their opportunity to get together and just have fun and be with one ano...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported that they held the Pageant Day Parade on August 3 with the theme “Let’s Get Along”. There were 23 entries in the parade, which includes four entries that participated with the theme. All the four entries were awarded $100. They were Ryan Brothers Trucking, Gottsche, the Senior Center and Tumbleweed Propane. The chamber also held their Demolition Derby on August 10. Durin...
The Lost Springs Band based out of Riverton and Lander played a free concert at the Pavilion in Hot Springs State Park. The concert was sponsored by Hot Springs State Park and Friends of Hot Springs State Park....
Results have been released for the Hot Springs County Fair shows. Names appear in order of finish. Goats Junior Showmanship – Corbin Dean Senior Showmanship – Remi Adams Breeding, Full blood boer kid – Remi Adams Market – Remi Adams, Corbin Dean Meat, Senior – Remi Adams Carcass Contest – Remi Adams Grand Champion Market Goat – Remi Adams Reserve Champion Market Goat – Corbin Dean Swine Junior Showmanship – Gage McCumber, Corbin Dean, Sawyer Wilson, Tylee Agar, Decker Agar, Meadow Moline Int...
