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During their Tuesday night meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees discussed the re-roofing of the hospital. Earlier this year, a proposal was presented to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), for $1.5 million for about 27,000 square feet of the current hospital roof to be replaced. The new roof cost is about $685,000, not including asbestos abatement of $164,000, and the request to the SLIB was to ensure all costs were covered, with initial plans to use the...
As classmates and friends cheer them on, students at Hot Springs County High School try their best to win the Tug-O-War. The game was one of many for the first Bobcat Pride day last Friday. The weekly events, as well as the Voices celebrations at Thermopolis Middle School, provide students a chance for some fun activities outside the classroom....
Hot Springs County School District Board Chairman Clay VanAntwerp began the Tuesday night meeting with introductions of the new staff joining the district, spending some time with the other board members in a little meet and greet with the new hires. Jessica Flores and Kendra Kimes will be filling positions at RWE as SPED paraprofessionals this year. Jesica Quiroga and Danielle DuFoe will be SPED paras at TMS, and Rees Ready has been hired as a part-time Administrative Assistant at TMS. Brandon...
Installation of seven new digital message signs/web cameras is under way throughout northwest Wyoming in a $1.4 million project, one of which will be at U.S. 20 (milepost 127.86), about 5.5 miles south of Thermopolis near Wind River Canyon. Other new digital message signs/web cameras will be located at: •U.S. 20 (milepost 101.18), about one mile north of Shoshoni. •U.S. 20 (milepost 164.17), about one mile south of Worland; •U.S. 16 (milepost 3.45), about 3.5 miles east of Worland; •U.S. 16/20 (milepost 202.87), about two miles south of Grey... Full story
Teachers and staff at Ralph Witters Elementary were on-hand to welcome back students on Aug. 21, the first day of school....
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. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Aug. 20 10:48 a.m. REDDI report from outside the county. The suspect vehicle could not be located in the county. 9:04 a.m. Thomas Toth and Jack Hillan were transported to Hot Springs County Detention Center on warrants. 9:21 p.m. A male subject was cited for a p...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is warning that fraudulent activity by individuals claiming to represent the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is targeting Wyoming residents. WDH staff has heard from a handful of victims and near-victims who have been contacted via Facebook Messenger and other social media platforms with offers of a large “CSBG grant” in exchange for personal information and a “small fee for processing.” “These individuals are not representing nor connected to the Community Services Block Grant in in any way,” sai...
This past Tuesday at 5:40 a.m. the Thermopolis Police Department initiated action to arrest four illegal immigrants who were working in Hot Springs County. Police Chief Julie Mathews said this incident had been “days in the making,” and by 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday the four subjects were in custody. Wyoming Highway Patrol also assisted with the incident, and the four will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mathews noted they will not face any local charges. “Th...
Dick Hall said he got here when he was 12 years old, coming from Great Falls, Mont. "Before that we lived in Shelby, and before that we lived in Midwest, and before that we lived in California, and before that we lived in New Mexico." As to why he moved around so much, Hall said his father was a petroleum engineer who was later appointed the district engineer here, for the United States Geological Survey. After he graduated high school in 1948, "on a Sunday afternoon, and Monday morning I was...
The state of Wyoming is holding more than $85 million belonging to current and former residents of Wyoming — including more than $500,000 earmarked for those in Hot Springs County. Representatives of the Wyoming Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer’s Office will be in Thermopolis on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 1-4 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Courthouse Annex. “We are visiting the area as part of an outreach mission to help citizens find and claim their lost money,” said Unclaimed Property Administrator Jeff Robertson. “If you...
The Knights of Columbus will host a fall breakfast, open to the public, at the John Paul II Parish Hall at 8th and Arapahoe, on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. The menu includes biscuits and gravy with sausage patties, French toast and fruit bowls, with coffee, orange juice and water for beverages. The cost is $9.50 for ages 12 and older, and $5 for those under 12 years old. Everyone is welcome....
Tanner Colburn, top, was the first winner in the wall of guns raffle Saturday night at the Friends of the NRA banquet. Dennis Sinclair presented Brian Yarrington with a sculpture he won in a raffle offered only to veterans attending the event....
Labor Day is certainly an interesting name for a holiday, considering how many people actually have the day off from work, but it’s not necessarily our own labors we are celebrating. Celebrated on the first Monday in September, Labor Day was begun with the growth of the trade union and labor movements; Oregon was the first to recognize it as an official public holiday in 1887. The day is set aside to celebrate labor, i.e. work, though picnics and relaxing during the three-day weekend have become more of the standards for celebration. Whether y...
There were a few mornings this week when we all awoke to temperatures in the 50-degree range. Some of our days were only in the 70’s, too, but have you noticed how much different 70 degrees is as we ease our way into September than it was going into May? In May, we couldn’t wait to get the shorts out when it hit 70, but this week I’ve been tempted to toss on a sweater here and there. I’ll admit my grasp of science isn’t always the greatest, so I’ve come to the conclusion that temperature...
Ervin Leroy “Pee Wee” Toney, 82, longtime resident of Thermopolis, passed away August 20, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Casper. Pee Wee was born October 18, 1936, to Earl and Liza Faye Toney in Copan, Okla. He married Wilma Jaynette (Jan) Burkart in a double ceremony with friends, Lester and Judy Slaughter, in Nowata, Okla. They moved their family to Thermopolis in 1968, when he transferred with TRW Reda Pump as the shop foreman. He worked for TRW for 33 years. When they closed the shop, he went to work in the State Park as the Bath House... Full story
Hope Angel Paxton, 32, of Flint, Mich., passed away on Sat., Aug. 24, 2019. Hope was born in Flint on Sept. 5, 1986, the daughter of Dean and Michelle (Randt) Paxton. In August of 2012 she married Nathan Garner. He passed away on September 29, 2013. Hope was a devoted wife. She was compassionate, loving and cared for all children. Hope was a friend to all and had a strong connection with family. She loved music. Hope was very open and big hearted and had a tremendous sense of humor. Hope was a true empath. She lived on the brink of screaming... Full story
Craig Allen George passed away on Tuesday July 30, 2019, surrounded by his loved ones. Craig was born in 1952, in Rock Springs, Wyo. As he traveled west, he impacted many hearts leaving his mark along the way. He moved to California in the 80’s where he started a family and had three children. In 1999 he met and eventually married his soul mate, Lori. Craig grew up working at George’s Ford Center, which his father owned. In the early 90’s, after moving to California, he spent 5 years working at Doug Veerkamp General Engineering as a heavy... Full story
Catherine “Jean” Bruner, 88, died suddenly at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Monday, August 26, 2019. A full obituary will run in the September 5 Independent Record.... Full story
On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2001 Hot Springs County High School graduate Kyle Brost will be hosting a books signing at Storyteller. Brost spent most of his childhood in Thermopolis, and the town is home to his mother and stepfather, Janice and Gary Otheiser, and his father and stepmother, Jay and Diana Brost. Following graduation Brost went to work for his father, who at the time was living in Alaska. He then did mission work for his church in Santa Rosa, Calif., before starting schooling at the...
On Saturday, September 7, the second annual Plein-Air Thermopolis will be hosted in Hot Springs State Park with more than 20 artists from the Big Horn Basin and as far away as Colorado, painting on location in the park. The all day event will begin at 9 a.m. and end with a free public reception from 2 -4 p.m where the art created that day will be judged and awards given. The artists will be available to discuss their work and sell pieces painted that day along with other art from their studios. Refreshments will be served during the reception....
Bill Williams, Chuck Bunch and Jerry Williams dress as the Three Wise Men, and Ellen Mortimore extends some love to a puppet, during a celebration of Mortimore's more than 50 years serving the Community Federated Church. The theatrics call to mind the skits and programs Mortimore has done over the years....
Hot Springs County High School’s golf team had a good couple of days of competition in Worland last week at the Ed Cook Classic. “Last weekend was a great weekend for growth for all of our golfers,” said head coach Brandon Deromedi. “This was the first tournament that all of our golfers got an opportunity to compete in.” Deromedi said the field in Worland was much smaller which allowed the younger players to get some strokes in a tournament atmosphere. The varsity boys faired very well, bri...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Youth 1D: Mesa Allen 15.682, Kaylee Leseberg 15.852, Hannah Norris 16.033 Youth 2D: Taylor Malcom 16.329 Youth 3D: Tayci Werner 20.574, Colt Phillips 35.810 Open 1D: Mesa Allen 15.682, Kaylee Leseberg 15.852, Missy Givens 16.077, Amie Hatch 16.146 Open 2D: Mirand Niehoff 16.203, Debbie Keller 16.339 Open 3D: Bobbi Byrd 17.288, Missy Givens 17.316 Open 4D: Bobbi Byrd 17.701, Jody Campbell 18.144, Valerie Stothart...
Varsity volleyball at Hot Springs County High School kicks off this weekend with the McDonald's Invite in Riverton, Friday and Saturday. "We have had a great start to the season," said head coach Shannon Hill. "We have 31 girls out this year, which is a lot, but I appreciate the love for the game." Hill said there are four returning seniors stepping up as leaders this season along with a junior class of seven athletes who are following in the senior's footsteps and really pushing each other. In... Full story
According to information from the United Health Foundation, average suicide rates in Wyoming have been higher than the national average. In 2018, there were 25.2 suicides per 100,00 population compared to the 13.9 nationally. The number of suicides in Wyoming has gone down compared to 2017’s 27.5, but is still higher than the 20.8 seen in 2016. Suicide is a serious public health issue that impacts people of all ages and backgrounds. It is estimated that every 13 minutes someone in the United States takes their life and many more attempt s...
