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At the recent Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie of Public Health and Prevention held a discussion with the commissioners about the executive order from President Biden to mandate vaccinations. Chairman Ryan expressed concern over it and the entire board of commissioners opposed the mandate. The mandatory vaccination executive order was proposed by Biden to be administered through OSHA regulations to have all federal employees, healthcare workers, and businesses with more...
Thermopolis Fire Department member James Coats and his Dalmation dog, Ember, visit with Erik and his mom Jacqueline Polson during the fire hall open house held last Tuesday during National Fire Prevention Week....
At the Hot Springs County Annex Building on October 5, the County Commissioners met to hear a variety of reports. Bill Gordon gave the Emergency Management report and presented the 2021 EMPG Grant Award Agreement. This grant covers 50% of Gordon’s salary and a few additional things. Gordon said this is the same document that the commissioners have been receiving year after year, approximately 20 years. The amount for this agreement is the same as in the previous year. The commissioners voted to...
The Thermopolis Town Council met on October 5 for a brief meeting to take reports from various departments. During citizen participation, the council voted and passed to approve a liquor permit for One Eyed Buffalo for the Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Town engineer Anthony Barnett was not in attendance, therefore, Assistant to Mayor Fred Crosby gave his report. Working with Interim Police Chief Pat Cornwell, Crosby wants to place speed signs on the outside of town on both the north and south end...
Bill Kelley, Kiamichi Larson, Heather Jones and Leanne Dows participated in a horse clinic led by Sarah Lowe from Riverton. Participants navigated through a series of obstacles to help build both themselves and their horses confidence. The event was held at the HSC fairgrounds on Oct. 2 and 3....
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. 4 11:02 a.m. Report of a male subject who felt an older male subject was harassing him. The subject requested a civil standby, and the other was given a trespass notice. 3:47 p.m. Report of a citizen...
Little Bobcat cheerleaders performed during halftime at Friday's home game against Lyman....
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...
Suicide is Wyoming’s most persistent public health issue. And if anything, it’s getting worse. In 2004, the state possessed the nation’s fifth highest suicide rate, with about 17 deaths for every 100,000 residents. In 2019, Wyoming had the country’s highest rate, with 29.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Intuitively, we understand this. It’s an unfortunate reality in Wyoming that most people have been touched somehow by suicide. We’ve lost friends and co-workers, family and neighbors. Parents and children. Husbands and wives. To the people left...
John Arthur McIntosh passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, in Thermopolis, Wyo., a few days before his 81st birthday. Born October 2, 1940, in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was the son of Jack and Margaret (Bacon) McIntosh. After graduating from Cheyenne High School he joined the Marine Corps in June, 1959 serving until July, 1961, then the Air Force being honorably discharged in 1964. He later served ten years with the Army National Guard until 1983. John attended the University of Wyoming graduating... Full story
Robert Calvin "Bob" Poch, 95, died Monday, September 6, 2021, at Hot Springs Health hospital in Thermopolis. He was a resident at the Wyoming Pioneer Home prior to his hospitalization. The fourth of seven sons of Paul and Phyllis (Hacker) Poch, Bob was born at Pine Bluffs, Wyo., on November 24, 1925. The family lived on a farm at Grover, Colo., from 1929 until 1934, when the drought of the Dust Bowl days and the economics of the Great Depression forced the family to move to Cheyenne. A hard... Full story
Kurstin Turnbaugh, left, and Lynne Mesenbrink tend to some of the beautiful flowers at Canyon Village Apartments, chosen as the October garden of the month by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners....
The Bobcat football team hosted #1 ranked Lyman last Friday. The team battled tough, but fell by a final score of 14-6. The team shut out the top ranked Eagles in the second half to give the team a chance to pull it out. A late score gave the team hope, but an attempted onside kick was snatched away by Lyman. "It was a great game from an attitude and effort standpoint. Our kids are beginning to figure out how important tempo and "juice" are to the game. We're practicing better, and it's...
The Lady Cats volleyball team traveled to Douglas on Saturday and played Burns. The varsity team lost in three games and both JV and Freshman lost in two. “Varsity started out playing well and would get a lead and then let Burns go on a run so then we would be behind by a few points and then have to catch back up. We blocked really well in the first game and played great defense against Burns’ tough hitters but we lost that momentum a little bit in games two and three,” said coach Shannon Hill. She added, “In game two we missed five serves...
The Bobcat Cross Country teams competed in the Pinnacle Bank/Powell Invitational last Friday. Top finisher for the high school boys JV team was Jubal Wagler with a time of 19:16.36 earning him seventh place. Jesse Rodriquez was next to cross the finish line with a time of 20:33.50, followed by Isaac Robinson with a 22:25.39 and Joseph Crow with a 27:30.26. For the girls varsity team, Ruthanne Johnson crossed the finish line with a time of 22:22.57 and Hallie Martinez with a 23:40.78. In JV, Elizabeth Keller crossed the finish line with a time o...
Hot Springs County Barrel Racing results from Sunday include: Open 1D – Jerrie Slagle 15.697, Brenda Sims 15.780, Jerrie Slagle 15.854, Tailor Kirkwood 16.045; Aime Hatch 16.196 2D – Baylie Mulholland 16.409, Tailor Kirkwood 16.452 3D – Brandy Wetherbee 16.983, Missy Muellerleile 19.053, Remington Prince 17.074, Brandy Wetherbee 17.215, Kaitlyn Schmuck 17.309, Shaylee Farrell 17.444 4D – Brenda Sims 17.779, Dusty Miller 17.816, Donna Daniels 17.900, Dusty Miller 18.532, Tyne Vialpando 19.688, Bobbi Byrd 21.901 Youth 1D – Mesa Allen 16.110 2D...
Deputy rescues juvenile from canal POWELL (WNE) — An off-duty Park County Sheriff’s deputy jumped into action to rescue a juvenile from an irrigation canal on Sunday. The juvenile and another youth had crashed their UTV into a lateral canal shortly after 11 a.m., not far from the intersection of Road 11 and U.S. Highway 14-A west of Powell. “The vehicle had been traveling eastbound on the canal road at a rate of speed too high to safely complete a right-hand turn,” Charla Baugher Torczon, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, said in a Thur...
The Bobcat band members perform at home football games to boost crowd spirit....
by Leo Wolfson Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Kanye West’s ranch is now for sale, symbolizing the likely final page in the hip-hop and fashion mogul’s saga in Cody. On Monday morning, DBW Realty listed his West Ranch, formerly known as Monster Lake, for $11 million. The total property with additional leased federal land was listed for auction for $13.3 million in 2019 before West purchased it, but it is unknown how much he actually paid for it. “ The views of the sandstone cliffs and Absaroka mountains make it a premier Wyomin...
Mule deer bucks of all ages, shapes and sizes can be seen around Hot Springs County....
Three land use change requests will be reviewed during the Wednesday, October 20 meeting of the Land Use Planning Commission. The first request that will be discussed beginning at 6:15 p.m. is one made by Britt Taylor. Taylor has requested a land use change from the Agricultural land use category to the Commercial land use category, to allow a 50-unit RV campground. The subject property is a 21-acre parcel described as a portion of the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 3, Township 42 North, Range 95 West. Fronting on the north side of Hig...
