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Although the Hot Springs County School Board was able to assure parents, during the Sept. 16 board meeting, that the board has no plans for mask or vaccine mandates stemming from the school district, there were still plenty of parents in attendance who stepped up to express their opinions on the matter. Brayden Harvey came armed with “Wyoming statutes and constitutional clauses,” citing state statute 142-206 as saying, “The liberty of a parent to the care, custody and control of a child is a fundamental right that resides first in the paren...
Jordyn Curan reaches in to pick one of the ripe tomatoes at the Community Garden last Friday. The group of children from Head Start were welcome to harvest and take home a bounty of produce from the garden....
The Bobcats won the 2A state boys golf team title for the fourth straight year, the sixth time in the last eight seasons, during state golf on their home course. After they were tied with Kemmerer following the first day, Thermopolis won by 40 shots in the team standings finishing with an overall score of 690. Kemmerer came in second with an overall score of 730. Thermopolis senior Hardy Johnson capped off his high school golf career with a dominating effort on his home course for a fourth...
During their September 15, meeting, the Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission continued to review an application from Elyse Dufour. Dufour is requesting a land use change from the Residential category to the Commercial category to allow short-term rental of a duplex unit, two existing RV spaces and three tent campsites. The property is Lot 1 of the Kirby Creek Subdivision. During the meeting, a public hearing was held with a quorum that included Chairman Adam Estenson, Harvey Seidel...
Tuesday was designated as "Drive your alternative vehicle to school day" at Hot Springs County High School for homecoming week....
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 Tuesday, Sept. 14 8:02 a.m. Report of an accident involving a car versus deer on Highway 120 at Owl Creek Bridge. The Highway Patrol took over the call. 8:14 a.m. Report of an agency assist involving a Depar...
On Tuesday, September 28, at 1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum there will be a celebration and ribbon cutting. The 1920 Middleton Schoolhouse has been renovated and will be hosting classes once more at the museum annex. Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jillian Balow, will be the guest of honor along with local students to showcase the new program. Storyteller Michelle King will lead the students in a short demonstration of life in the 1920s. Third through fifth grade students...
The 100th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be on Saturday, October 16. This year’s theme is “Hats Off” by Dr. Seuss. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with an “I will drink” No Host Cocktail Hour served by OEB Saloon and at 6:30 we will have a “Woo-ville Feast” catered by Black Bear Catering. Guest Speakers will be Mike and Kathy Gear, New York Times Best-Selling Authors. The Chamber will be presenting the 2020 awards. Business of the Year nominees are Kirby Creek Mercantile, Las Fuentes, One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company, One Stop Repa...
Recently appointed Hot Springs County Clerk Becky Kersten said her background in accounting gave her the preparation to fulfill her new role. The county's previous Clerk Rose DeSeyn resigned this summer and the county commissioners appointed Kersten to fill the vacancy and finish DeSeyn's term. At that time, Kersten can run for the clerk's office in the election. Kersten's prior occupation was working at Korewitz, Michel,Wright and Associates as an accountant. For four of those years, she was a...
First lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative and the Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation allocated $51,751 to anti-hunger nonprofit organizations for infrastructure needs through the initiative’s third grant cycle, according to a news release. More than 35 entities applied for Wyoming Hunger Initiative infrastructure grants. The Foundation selected 15 requests to fund, including the River of Life Fellowship. According to Gail Schenck, the money is being used to purchase equipment that will be helpful with the movement of food withi...
As children, many of us are taught a simple golden rule - If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all. Many seem to have thrown that golden rule out of the window, backed up and ran over it. Constructive discussion and feedback are healthy in our society. However, name calling, personal attacks and intentional hateful comments are becoming more and more acceptable, especially on social media. Most of us have seen a post or comment that has turned into an all out word war. People reading a word war, even if they don’t have a str...
The Thermopolis Bobcats won over Kemmerer 41-14 at home last Friday. “The team came out and executed early in the game. I believe they were prepared,” said coach Matt McPhie. The Bobcats were coming off a two week break from school because of the high number of absences due to COVID . During that time, no organized practices were held. “We had some kids go out and make some plays on both sides of the ball. We took care of the ball and didn’t turn it over which is a goal week in and out,” said McPhie Adley Coyne played a good game on both side...
The inductees for this year’s Bobcat Hall of Fame have been announced. Included are the 2009 Bobcat Football Team, Shawna (Buckner) Farrell, Tom Zupan and Jack Kuiper. An induction ceremony and dinner will be held during Bobcat Homecoming week on Thursday, Sept 23 at 6 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons. The inductees will also be presented during halftime of the football game Friday evening....
The 3A varsity Lady Bobcats volleyball team fell to the Douglas in a close 3-2 battle last Thursday at home. Finals scores were 23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14 and 15-9. “We came out strong vs Douglas, the best I have seen our girls play in awhile, but our fatigue got the best of us in the end,” said coach Shannon Hill. She added, “Having a two week break after putting so much time in was difficult and set us back a little bit just with conditioning. “The girls proved that they are competitive and they were so fun to watch play together as team. I s...
Hot Springs County High School students have been enjoying the frisbee golf course during their Outdoor Education and Leadership class....
CHEYENNE, Wyo. —The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to remind residents and travelers about the offerings under the Wyoming Travel Authorization Program (W-TAP) ahead of the 2021-2022 winter season. Through W-TAP, drivers can apply to receive authorization to travel on sections of closed roadways when it is deemed safe enough to do so. The W-TAP includes the Wyoming Authorized Travel (WAT) program and the Rolling Closure Authorization (RCA) program. The WAT application is open to all drivers but requires justification as to why a d...
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Responding to concerns from environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it will study whether gray wolves in Wyoming and elsewhere in the West should be relisted as a threatened or endangered species. In May and July, a slew of organizations — including the Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, the Sierra Club, the Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians — filed two petitions with the Secretary of th...
