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The 2015 Hot Springs County High School Homecoming Parade will start Friday at 10:45 a.m. from behind the high school on Senior Avenue and proceed to Arapahoe Street past 4th Street and Springview. The parade will then take a left onto 5th Street, immediately followed by a right onto Broadway. From there the parade will go to 6th Street (at the stoplight), where it will turn around and travel back down Broadway passing 5th and 4th streets before taking a left on 3rd Street where it will draw to a close at the high school. Friday is spirit... Full story
To open the board meeting, Cheri Benander, Director of Compliance Consulting Services from HealthTech, gave a presentation about compliance education. Compliance education, according to Benander, not only protects the care giver, but also those that receive it. In order to prevent costly lawsuits that may prevent the hospital from receiving federal support for Medicare and Medicaid acts, it also allows the hospital to reduce fraud and abuse, enhance operations, and improve quality of care. Among the most important laws Benander covered in her...
The grand opening of the 4-H Riverbend Bark Park will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, in correlation with National 4-H Week. The Mustang 4-H Club came up with the idea to build a dog park in town for both residents and tourists to Hot Springs State Park, creating a fenced in area that would allow dogs to run and have fun while allowing their owners to be worry-free. From the park’s inception, members of the Mustang4-H club have raised all of the necessary funds through fundraising, grants from the Wyoming 4-H Community Fund, Central Bank & T...
As the water goes flying, Anne Ivie, left, encourages her minnow to swim faster against her opponent during the minnow races at Octobrewfest Saturday....
Amanda Moelle keeps the beer flowing during Octobrewfest Saturday....
Hudson Roling, Caleb DeCroo, Jake Maksin, Logan Bartholomew and Will DeVries took home the championship title in 2A golf after battling it out at the Wright golf course. Coach Jacob Smith said they came ready to play their best. “Wright is a tough nine hole course, and the mandatory drop zones all over the course made it even more difficult.” While some golfers felt they fell short as a player, coach Smith said he could not be happier with their performance and team cohesion. After the cel...
Coach Jacob Smith and Bobcat golfers Will DeVries, Hudson Roling, Logan Bartholomew, Caleb DeCroo and Jake Maksin presenting their trophy for first place and pin flags from the Golf State Championship....
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen responded to a vehicle fire in front of the post office Tuesday. Apparently there was a strong smell and smoke coming from an electrical malfunction toward the real of the vehicle....
After dropping their first two games of the season, the Bobcat football team was victorious for the second week in a row, this time against Burns 20-16. The Bobcats, now an even 2-2 overall and 2-1 in 2A East regional play, “Had to overcome some adversity to pull out the win,” according to coach Rob Anderson. “We did not play as well as we had hoped,” Anderson said, adding that the team “turned the ball over in scoring positions and gave up a couple of big plays late in the game.” Besides the...
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 Tuesday, Sept. 22 9:18 a.m. Responded to a car fire at 440 Arapahoe. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Sept. 22 9:18 a.m. Report of a lost dog. When the deputy responded to the scene, the dog had already been picked up by the owner. Tuesday, Sept. 22 3:19 p.m. Report of a vehicle colliding with an...
The Hot Springs County District Court jury trial of French national Gilbert Vieira for first degree sexual assault concluded Friday, Sept. 25 after five days. Vieira was held in the Hot Spring County Detention Center since March, 2015 after being arrested following an incident at a local hotel. Jury selection started Monday, Sept. 21 with the trial expected to last for two weeks. Half way through the trial, Vieira took an Alford plea. An Alford plea is when the defendant does not admit guilt...
Chandler Maddock fends off one a Lovell Bulldog as he charges for the goal....
The Smoking Waters Art Guild is looking for local artists, young and old, who would like to show their art work during the Young at HeART ArtStroll November 13. Schools, churches, youth groups, clubs and individuals are invited to bring your artwork to an assigned downtown business during the November ArtStroll. The Young at HeART show will be available for viewing to the public Friday evening November 13 and during Still Strolling Saturday, November 14. To enter your artwork, contact guild member Marcia at 307-921-8496. The Second-Friday...
Jared Little and Sean Miller chase down a Burns player during the Bobcats' 20-16 victory on Friday....
Wyoming will have a rare treat October 7-9 when international award-winning musician Okaidja will perform in Thermopolis. He will be accompanied by Shókoto, whose music and rhythms fuse Ghanian traditional song with drums and other traditional African instruments. The musicians will be conducting a three-day residency in the schools. A public concert will be held Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Hot Springs County Schools Auditorium at 415 Springview. The program is sponsored by Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation with grants from the Western States...
All it takes is a single glance into the night sky to see how lucky we are to have such an amazing view. The Hot Springs County Library brought in a special guest to talk about our beautiful skies. Dr. Kevin Manning astronomer, author and national speaker, took the time to speak at the library about the celestial bodies hiding in the night sky. When Dr. Manning was nine he saw the rings of Saturn for the first time and his imagination went wild. Traveling as a speaker allows him the opportunity...
The Lady Cats volleyball team continued a string of successes against Greybull on Friday, besting the Lady Buffs in five sets. The Lady Cats won the first set 25-21, then dropped the next two 21-25 and 13-25, only to come back and win the following sets 25-17 and 15-8. “We started out strong in the first game and really threw them off of their offense causing us to get a nice lead on them, which allowed us to finish the first game strong,” said coach Shannon Hill. Hill noted that in the sec...
Lady Cats take a moment to share a round of high fives after winning their first set against Greybull at Friday's varsity volleyball game....
by Joey Johnson, University Extension Educator More than 6 million young people across the country will celebrate National 4-H Week, an annual celebration of 4-H during the first full week of October. Hot Springs County 4-H will leverage National 4-H Week this year to showcase the great things that 4-H offers young people and highlights the incredible youth in the community who work each day to make a positive impact on the community. This year Hot Springs County 4-H took part in the Thermopolis Octobrewfest Saturday, Sept. 26. 4-H members...
Clarence Glen Hall, 87, from Worland passed away on Sept. 30, 2015 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Worland. Burial of the cremains will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the American Legion Post 44 in charge of Military Honors. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story
Mickey J. Simmons, Sr., 82, of Lander, Wyo, died at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Mickey was born on Oct. 7, 1932, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Anthony and Ethel Simmons. He was one of four children, was raised in Thermopolis and graduated from Hot Springs County High School. After graduation he moved to Vallejo, Calif. He was baptized into the Catholic faith and was an active member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. While in Vallejo, he married his wife, Dixie L... Full story
Worland was the place, but it was the Thermopolis Middle School Girls who brought the heat. Winning first place with 42 points, edging out Cody with 45 points, Powell 74 points, Lovell with 78 points and Worland 86. With three star runners hitting in the top ten on their finish, Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen and Emme Norsworthy are leaving the competition in the dust. The rest of the girl's team is not far behind, with Erica Meier just right at 11th and Jasmine Collins at 16th. All together they... Full story
Connee Haverty, 86, passed away on September 22, 2015, in her home in Story, Wyo. She was being cared for by Dell Haverty, her husband of 62 years and her eldest son Van Vannoy. Connee was born in Worland, Wyo., on March 27, 1929, to Buster and Alice Hayes. She was the youngest of two daughters. Connee grew up on the Hayes Ranch in the Thermopolis area, one of Wyoming's most well known ranches. She was a true cowgirl through and through. She could ride and handle horses with the best of them.... Full story
A long-awaited decision announcing the West’s greater sage grouse will not be added to the Endangered Species List was announced last week. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and other governors stood by as U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell made the announcement along side U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe. Mead later announced at a press conference the decision was “a tremendous victory for Wyoming and a tremendous victory for the West.” Wyoming is one of 11 Western states home to around 37 percent of the remai...
Composer and Wyoming native Tyler Gilmore directs "A Rambling Stretch" during the public concert at the school auditorium Sept. 23....
