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On Monday, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and overturned the Service’s action to remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the endangered species list. This means grizzly bears in Wyoming are now under federal management. In June of 2017, the Interior Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Yellowstone grizzlies would no longer be listed as endangered. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission had voted to allow hunters to shoot as many as 22 grizzlies outside Yellowstone N...
Winners of the Homecoming "Mangeant", juniors Riley Shaffer and Tyler Kay, showed off their best assets on Monday. The pair recreated a dance scene from Dirty Dancing, complete with stunt doubles for the lift, and made it very clear they were promoting world peace and saving the polar bears during the interview portion of the pageant. All of the classes participated in what has become one of the funnier events during Homecoming. Tonight (Thursday) will see the boy's Buff Puff volleyball games...
AARP Wyoming announced Tuesday that Thermopolis resident Kay Bjorklund has been named the Andrus Award winner for the State of Wyoming. Bjorklund was one of three finalists for the award, along with Jody Lowe of Laramie, and Judy Weickum of Cheyenne. In all, nine Wyomingites were nominated for the award with the finalists being announced in September through a series of videos on Facebook documenting the work of the finalists. Viewers of the videos were asked to vote on the winner by sharing... Full story
Stanley ‘Henry’ Pennoyer, Charles ‘Charlie’ Shaffer and John Norman Wallingford of Hot Springs County were honored posthumously during the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame last weekend. Stanley Pennoyer Born on the family sheep ranch in Crowheart, Stanley “Henry” Pennoyer attended schools in Crowheart and Lander. As a young man he worked on the family ranch and other dude ranches in the Dubois area. In 1939, at the age of 21, he struck out on his saddle horse with a pack horse and a few head of cattle from Crowheart, crossing Blonde Pass to the...
Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland reported to the school board last week on the summer maintenance his crew completed. At Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) they finished the last of the carpet and linoleum replacement on the south end of the building. Apland added next summer will see new flooring in the kitchen and some patching of various spots on the roof. They are systematically replacing carpeting and doing some painting at the middle school. The classrooms should all be finished with their...
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, Sept. 18 10:11 a.m. Reported theft of items from a home. Wednesday, Sept. 19 3:35 p.m. Assistance provided to Department of Family Services (DFS) for a urine analysis. 4:08 p.m. REDDI report on a vehicle. The vehicle was located and all occupants were fine. Howeve...
Hot Springs County’s FFA Alumni will be hosting the eighth annual Harvest Moon Ball this Saturday, Sept. 29. Everyone is welcome, it is open to the public. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the fair building with dinner provided by Chubby Cheeks, featuring beef brisket and pork loin dinner with salads, dessert and drinks. A cash bar service will be available by Shorty’s Liquor. Every year, the Alumni recognize people and businesses that have made contributions, not only monetarily, but of their time to help the AG community and the young peo...
The third annual Hunting with Heroes event is planned for this weekend, Sept. 28 and 29. The number of participants continues to increase for the event, from 10 in 2016, to 11 in 2017, to 14 in 2018. Hunters will come from: Burlington, Wyo.; Kooskia, Idaho; Elma and Tacoma, Wash.; Missoula and O’Fallon, Mont.; LaGrange, Ky.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. Lifetime VFW member Jeff Strong said check in will be Friday, Sept. 28 at the VFW. Food will be available and there will be time for visits. T...
Tuesday on Broadway, Laurie Harvey, Janet Chimenti and Karen Palmer set to work, making the brands on the main street monument more visible. The project began with Harvey wanting to restore her family brand, the Reverse Walking K....
The 5th Annual Octobrewfest is on its way, next Saturday, October 6 in downtown Thermopolis. This year looks to be better than ever with things kicking off at 11 a.m. with more than 10 microbrews coming for you to try. Buy a mug for $25 and you’ll be able to sample brews from not only our local One Eyed Buffalo but Cowboy Brewing, Co., Black Tooth Brewery (Sheridan), Lander Brewing, Melvin Brewing (Alpine), Snake River Brewing (Jackson), WYold West, Wind River Brewing (Pinedale), TenSleep B...
The Hot Springs State Park Bike Your Park event provides an opportunity to celebrate “Bike Your Park Day” with either a casual mountain biking or road biking with discussion of what’s available in the state park. Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said there will be two routes available to riders — one on the pavement through the buffalo pasture, the other on one of the trails. All ages are invited to participate in the event, and there will be a smaller course available for younger kids, which will be on the sidewalk around the main park ar...
Saturday will mark the end of the 2018 Farmer’s Market season, a staple each Saturday for the past eight years. Sonja Becker, organizer of the weekly market, said this year’s market season started out very strong with a really good turn out by shoppers. “We are always happy to see new faces coming by,” she said, “as well as those who join us every year and every week to do much of their shopping.” The market had between nine and 13 vendors each week, which Becker says is a little down from last year, but it was consistent with previous ye...
It seems like this year has been the “Year of the Detour” when driving around Thermopolis, with work being done to replace water transmission lines and the renovations happening outside Gottsche and the hospital. It seems like almost daily one’s route has to change to get to a destination, particularly on the south side of town. A return to our regular routes is on the horizon, though, and even though delays happened — both early on and recently — with the water line project, adjustments were made to the timeframe and additional crews wer...
After observing two different elderly folks fall last week — up the stairs at our post office — I feel compelled to say something. Who in the world decided to make the last step only one-fourth the size of the others? At least paint it orange or hang some warning sign. This is dangerous and someone is going to break a hip!...
We have hit that time of year when some days it feels as if Mother Nature is having some kind of psychotic episode – freezing in the morning and roasting in the afternoon. That’s the wonderful thing about Wyoming. It also makes it difficult to decide what to wear for the day, whether its sweater and boots weather in the morning or jeans and a t-shirt in the afternoon. I’ve lived in a few places in my life and it seems like the contents of my closet have been different everywhere I’ve been. F...
Martha Jean (Logan) Bunn, 86, passed away September 13, 2018. She was born November 12, 1931, in McFadden, Wyo., to Louis Claud "L.C." and Marilla Blanche (Kennedy) Logan. She graduated from McFadden High School in 1949 with her future husband, Robert Francis Bunn, where they made up 2/3 of the graduating class. The couple married on May 27, 1951, in Laramie, Wyo. The couple ranched in the Dutton Creek area southwest of McFadden for many years before they started their adventure of lining in... Full story
A Meet the Candidates public forum has been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons. All candidates who are registered to run have been invited, and each candidate will have two minutes for introductions. There will be time to visit and refreshments following the forum....
Middle school and high school FFA students kicked off Days of Community Service on Friday by clean up the fairgrounds. High school students, l to r, Barbara Kissel, Jack Ream, Cadence Steadman, Audrey Axtell and Anthony Sword work on cleaning and moving panels...
Steven Sanchez and will present a “climate reality check” through The Climate Reality Project on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. The presentation will include information on the impacts of climate change, solutions and what people can do to help drive action. Founded and chaired by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, the Climate Reality Project is dedicated to catalyzing a global solution to climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society. For more inf...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners will host a cleanup at the community garden near the southeast corner of Hot Springs State Park on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come help get the garden cleared up a bit with some weed pulling, getting donated flowers into the ground or doing grass seeding and mulching. People can bring gloves if needed, and equipment is available....
State agencies and local law enforcement are launching the “See Something Say Something” campaign. The program encourages residents to report suspicious activity to a toll-free number or to local law enforcement. “Every Wyoming resident can assist by being the eyes and ears of our community. So I you see something, say something,” Wyoming Office of Homeland Security Director Guy Cameron said. Residents can report suspicious activity or behavior to the toll-free number at 833-446-4188 or to local law enforcement at 864-3114. Suspicious activit...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-ed Volleyball League has started up for 2018, bumping, setting, spiking and digging at the high school court every Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Compared to last year’s six teams, Rec Director Anja Abbott noted there is seven this year. Among them are Benny and the Sets, Here 4 Exercise, Setting Ducks, Gassed by Gottsche, Owl Creek Graphics, How I Set Your Mother and TBD. Abbott explained this last name came from the team’s inability to dec...
The Hot Springs County Senior Center is hosting a reservation only spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5:15-6:30 p.m., in conjunction with the Golden Age Club Bingo Night. Plates for the dinner are $12 each, for a meal that includes spaghetti, green beans, salad, garlic bread and drinks. For those who want to stick around after the meal and play some Bingo, each dollar per plate will go to a Bingo card. To make your reservation, contact the senior center at 864-2151....
Lady Bobcat volleyball was busy last weekend with two home games, Friday against Buffalo and Saturday against Douglas. Although they dropped both matches in three games, coach Shannon Hill said she saw a lot of positives coming off the weekend. "We focused a lot of our practices this week on serve/receive, therefore we struggled a little bit with our offense," she said. "Our unforced errors were what lost this match (Buffalo) for us. "We are very evenly matched with Buffalo, but could never... Full story
This Saturday Thermopolis will be home to the Bobcat Cross Country Invite, beginning at 10 a.m. at the golf course. Coach Stepahnie Metz said this week the Bobcats have been focusing on the mental aspects of dealing with hills. The high school runners will have hills frequently, hitting the big hill once and then more throughout the course. It’s important, Metz said, for them to stay in the mindset they can do it and finish hard. For the middle school runners, she said, this course will be the l...
