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The Hot Springs County School Board’s Sept. 20 meeting saw Business Manager Chauncy Johnson provide an update on the progress of the Lucerne property, before Superintendent Dustin Hunt delivered an update on the safety audit. The board approved the sale of the Lucerne property in August, and Johnson informed the board on Sept. 20 that the Hot Springs County School District will work with its attorney to advertise for the bid of the property. “At one point, we were talking about putting it up on our auction site,” Johnson said. “I think it needs...
Andrew Coates and Nash Bowker wait in line while Ayli Moon tests out her firefighting skills while spraying water with a fire truck hose. Anthony Taylor and Abi Blair, in the green dress, both look on while wearing their red fireman hats. An open house with fun activities was held last Tuesday evening, hosted by Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department to recognize National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-15....
At the October 4 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Chamber of Commerce CEO Meri Ann Rush presented a request for the Moonlight Madness event on October 27. Rush wanted to have access to the front of the old fire hall for the use of photos of the kids participating in the event. The event will be done by 9 p.m. The council voted and passed the approval of the request. Town engineer Anthony Barnett reported that the water project was just short of a half million dollars of work done that month, with three crews working on nearly all of Richard St...
Thermopolis Police Department Sergeant Mike Mascorro shows preschoolers, l to r, Erik Polson, Lucas Jones and Jayce Casciato the interior of his police vehicle and lets them push buttons that make various siren sounds. The preschool event was held to show students how law enforcement officers do their job....
At the October 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie gave the Public Health / Prevention report and said they have been busy the previous month. They were part of a preschool fair that was held in the State Park in the middle of September and Prevention sponsored the Together for Mental Health Walk, which was on September 27. Regarding funding, McPhie said, “Over 50% of our funding is going to community activities like actually giving to the schools, law enforcement and train...
Gerry Bartlett peers through a wide variety of books for the Friends of the Library book sale and bake sale held at the Armory last Friday and Saturday. The event happens twice a year and the proceeds go to the Hot Springs County Library and their needs, such as for children and young adults, computers, and new books....
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 Monday, Oct. 3 3:58 p.m. Agency assist for the Thermopolis Police Department. 6:48 p.m. A female reported a male caller threatened to blow her up with a package bomb. It appears to be a prank call at this time. We...
Clay Gibbons presents a program called "Asa Mercer and the Banditti of the Plains". The event was well attended by many supporters of the Hot Springs County Historical Society at the County Museum last Saturday....
Hot Springs Health (HSH) implemented a de-escalation of their Masking Policy effective Thursday, October 6. After thorough discussions and review of their defined CDC Community Levels of COVID-19, they determined that HSH is now able to modify masking requirements. Patients and guests will no longer have to mask up when coming in for procedures, tests, or in most areas of the hospital. Patients/ guests will only be required to wear masks when they are entering a COVID patient room, rooms with isolation precautions indicating a mask is...
USA Today has announced the winners of their 10Best Craft Whiskey Distilleries and Wyoming Whiskey, located in Kirby, has made the list. Readers were asked to vote for their favorites and the results are as follows: Ironroot Republic - Denison, Texas, Virginia Distillery Co. - Lovingston, Virginia, Heaven Hill Distillery - Bardstown, Kentucky, Limestone Branch - Lebanon, Kentucky, Log Still Distillery - New Haven, KY, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey - Denver, Colorado, Wigle Whiskey Distillery - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Belfour Spirits - D...
Dust off your brooms and get ready for the Hags-N-Bags Halloween Purse Auction on Saturday, October 22 at the Fair Building. The dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the auction will be at 7 p.m. All proceeds will be for T-Town Cancer Crusaders. Advanced tickets are $12 and Walk-Up Sales are $15. Come celebrate Halloween and raise funds for local cancer patients to help with hotel, meals, fuel, and other travel expenses for oncology appointments. They will have dinner and auction new and gently used pur...
This week is National Fire Prevention Week. On pages 8 and 9 of this paper you will find a salute to our local Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department members, including their names and photos. These individuals put in hundreds of hours each year serving our community. They respond to calls 24/7, while they are sleeping, celebrating with their families and working their jobs. They sacrifice their own time and risk their lives to protect and serve their fellow community members. They attend trainings and host community events such as their recent...
by Jill Pertler, part 2 of 2 Last week, I touched on the importance of choosing the best and most functional grocery cart. I attempted to use wise words to not only define refined grocery cart features, but to outline their importance as well. Now we address part two of this worthwhile and much needed endeavor. (As judged from some of my fellow shoppers who seem to be completely oblivious to the basics of cart civility and decorum.) Let’s say you’ve chosen the perfect cart. No rust, no squeaks, no dents or abnormalities. You might think you...
Tina Elise McCleery 49, of Roswell, N.M., went to meet Jesus at heaven's gate on Monday, Oct 3, 2022. Tina was born March 21, 1973, in Grand Island, Neb., to Michael and Elizabeth (Harb) McCleery. She grew up in Thermopolis, Wyo., and graduated from Hot Springs County High School. Tina had many interests. She pursued a music degree at Chadron St College in Chadron, Neb., and then took classes at several other colleges before being called into full time ministry. She moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and...
By Zac Taylor Tribune editor Patty Paulsen has always worked in health care, working as a CNA in a nursing home and in home health care. But as soon as she began working with people with developmental disabilities 17 years ago at Big Horn Enterprises, she said she knew she had found the job God had meant her to do. “I just instantly took to it and there’s no job like it,” she said. “You know, I love teaching them things. And then to see when they accomplish that goal. That look on their face is just priceless. It’s hard to describe the feeli...
Hot Springs Health employees Lindsay Simpson, Marta Scott, Rebecca Cornell, Debra Ackerman certificated in and Jennifer Ogle auditing the course offered by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring. The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge, interpretation and skills in fetal heart monitoring. Breeze Petty has been selected as a consultant in the Oral Communication Center at Hamilton College for the 2022-23 academic year. She is a junior majoring in world politics. H...
Cheerleaders Kori Linton, Delayni Custer, Lainie Boren, Margo Keller, Kaylee Bazzle, Kendall Bradshaw, Luci Andreen, Brooklyn May, Brodie Taber, Camille Rodriguez, Adriana Deere and Jordan Christian perform routines to cheer on the Bobcats and get teams and the crowd motivated....
The Lady Cats traveled to Lander for their conference duals. Teams included were Mountain View, Lyman, Pinedale and Lander. Coach Hill said, “Our girls made some huge gains this weekend, even though we didn’t come out with a win, we set a goal to be more competitive and the girls did that. We started to really mesh as a team vs. Lyman and Pinedale and proved to ourselves that we can compete and now the task is playing to win. Right now, we are comfortable being 2-3 points behind instead of being 4-5 points a head. Our focus is now becoming mor...
The Bobcat cross country teams ran in Powell at the golf course last Friday. For the varsity boys, Jadeth Elder finished with a time of 18:47.10 followed by Jarek Jeffs 20:25.10, Jesse Rodriguez 20:30.52, Seth Needham 21:04.83 and Teague Mann 23:40.18. For the varsity Lady Cats, Ruth Johnson finished ninth with a time of 20:29.69 followed by Mercede Martinez 22:49.08 and Jayda Griffin 24:12.41. For the junior varsity Lady Cats, Lillian Johnson finished with a time of 27:43.08 and Hannah Lippincott had a time of 30:32.56. For the Thermopolis...
The Varsity Football team headed to Lyman last Friday to take on the Eagles. The Bobcats fought hard but came up short, losing 58-25. “The Bobcats got into a shoot-out with the two-time defending state champion Lyman Eagles this past Friday. The team came up short, yet did some good things in the game. Lyman hadn’t given up more than 14 points to an opponent all season, and the Bobcats were able to score 25,” said coach Matt McPhie. The Lyman offense was clicking, and the Bobcat team was unable to stop them from finding the endzone. Defen...
Kyson Dorman leaps for joy as he putts a golf ball into its hole. The young man, along with his family and others, participated in the Rotary's Putt Putt for Polio fundraiser at the Dairyland & Hot City Coffee miniature golf course....
