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by CJ Baker, Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The Wyoming Supreme Court says a judge was right to throw out a lawsuit that challenged the 2014 sale of a Big Horn Basin telecommunications company. A pair of former Tri-County Telephone Association board members alleged that leaders conspired to sell the business for much less than its worth, but District Court Judge Jason Conder tossed the class action suit last year. “... The undisputed facts demonstrate that no civil conspiracy existed,” Conder concluded. He said the plaintiffs...
Maddison Andreen, Gabrial Andreen, Ashley Marthaler, Violet Sweeney and Ciley Andreen roasted marshmallows around a fire during the First Baptist Trunk or Treat Sunday night....
The Holiday Food Drive is underway with volunteers putting out bags and picking up filled bags in the community. On Saturday, Nov. 4 bags will be placed on doorknobs of Thermopolis homes. Place your food donations of canned or dried food by your front door for pickup on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 8 a.m.-noon. No perishable items or home canned products please. If your donation is not picked up or you need assistance, call 864-3629 and leave a message. You can also leave your donations in the entry of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 642...
Porschia Birdsley won first place in the US Strongman Pro Woman's World (USS) competition in Peoria, Ariz., on October 21. Birdsley qualified for this competition due to her winning second place at the Dallas, Texa,s national competition on June 3. The USS competition features heavier weights than the national and local competitions. It held a variety of events. The first event was a pressing medley that included a 100 lb mouser block, a 150 lb sandbag over the shoulder, a 165 lb 12-inch...
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. 23 11:18 a.m. Deputies responded to a cold crash involving a mail carrier that had struck a mailbox. 7:38 p.m. Welfare check on an adult male. The male was found to be in Colorado and was okay. 8:11 p...
Christmas is right around the corner and it’s time again to call on the community to help make Christmas special for all Hot Springs County residents. Safe Haven of Hot Springs County has started taking applications for the annual Elf Tree. Families in Hot Springs County that could use help putting presents under the tree can pick up and turn in applications at Safe Haven, located at 316 Broadway St., #4. Applications are also being accepted at the Department of Family Services, 403 Big Horn St. Applications will be accepted from now until D...
Local community events are being planned to honor veterans on and around Veterans Day, 2023. The first event will be a Parking Lot Parade on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 9-9:20 a.m. at Ralph Witters Elementary. Veterans are asked to participate by entering the RWE loading zone/parking lot off of Springview St. near the administration building beginning at 9 a.m. Students and staff will be outside to welcome and celebrate our local veterans as the drive through the parking lot loop. When the parade is over veterans are invited to come inside for...
Carter Pittsley, Ayli Moon, and Zeppelin Bihr get lined up for the costume contest during Moonlight Madness last week. Due to the cold weather, the contest was moved inside at Broadway Bakery and fun was still had by all. Results of the contest were not available at press time....
Hot Springs County Historical Society features the presentation “World War II POW Camps in Wyoming” by Cheryl O’Brien on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, 700 Broadway. O’Brien will share information, photographs and stories by former POWs, U.S. Army personnel, and local residents about the work the POWs did and what life was like in the Wyoming POW camps. O’Brien has published several articles on historical topics, including “Camp Dubois, WY: A Legacy of Literature”, published...
The HSCM Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring their Community Blood Drive on November 6 and 7. They are very excited to be able to offer a two-day drive, thanks to their wonderful community of donors. Both blood drives will be held at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizen’s Center. Monday’s time will be 2-6 p.m. and Tuesday’s time will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, please call Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414, community Blood Drive Coordinator. There are 35 spots available per day....
People for People, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and Community Federated Church will be preparing a Thanksgiving meal on November 23, 2023. If you would like to receive a meal or plan on eating in with them, please let them know as soon as possible by calling Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 864-3629, Community Federated Church at 864-2524 or Judy Carswell at 921-8264. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and deliver meals. Contact Carswell to volunteer. Signup sheets for the dinner are located at Hot Springs County Public Health,...
by David Peck, Lovell Chronicle Well, we’ve reached that time of year when teams fan out all over the great state of Wyoming to reach culminating events in high school sports. The distances some teams – and their family, friends and fans - must travel for a playoff game, meet or tournament is staggering, but probably necessary given the nature of Wyoming geography and our relatively small number of communities and schools. Last week brought regional volleyball tournaments, which are at least, well, regional in nature and, thus, somewhat cen...
Denial. Anger. Depression. For the 11.5 million people in the U.S. who provide unpaid care for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease, there’s an excellent chance that you are experiencing at least one of these or other side effects related to your efforts. These volunteer caregivers, including 16,000 Wyomingites, who typically provide 30 hours per week of unpaid care, are subjected to physical and psychological impacts that can be severe, but there are proactive steps that people can take to help themselves, according to Debra Antis...
Pauline Louise Hodsoil Denton, 76, passed away at Washakie Medical Center, Tuesday, October 17, 202,3 in Worland, Wyo. One of four children, Pauline was born in Boston, Mass., April 29, 1946, the daughter of Woody and Betty (Allee) Denton. She attended school in Yuba City, Calif., and LPN training in Livermore, Calif. For several years she was employed in the OB department. In 1986 she married Rick Phipps in Reno, Nev. The couple moved to Thermopolis, Wyo., in 1988. Pauline became a Foste... Full story
At the October Hot Springs County School District #1 board meeting, Brandon Deromedi recognized some students in their Celebrations section. The entire volleyball team received a good sportsmanship award and gave kudos to Coach Hill. Lexi Garrison was recognized by officials from their match against Worland on September 21. The officials wrote, “She is a true leader for her team. Even when the game was not going their way, she was always encouraging to her teammates and never gave up.” De...
by Karissa Williams The season came to an end for the Lady Cats at the 3A regional tournament in Lander after they fell to Mountain View on Friday with scores of 13-25, 17-25, 8-25 and then to Pinedale on Saturday with scores of 12-25, 17-25, 20-25. The Lady Cats had a year of improvement, but just couldn’t pull it all together at regionals to earn a ticket to the State tournament. When asked, coach Shannon Hill said about the weekend, “We knew going into the Mountain View game that this would be a tough match for us playing the #1 team in 3A...
The Thermopolis Bobcat varsity football team finished their season in fifth place in the 2A West Division. The Cats went 2 and 4 in the conference standings, with a 2 and 7 overall record. The top four teams from the East and West Divisions were elevated to the class 2A quarter-finals of the state playoffs. In conference standings, the team ranked eleventh in team rushing with 119 average yards per game on the ground, for a total of 1,067 rushing yards. They averaged 7 rushing first downs per game, and scored 8 rushing touchdowns on the...
Several Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers brought home first place finishes from the Lovell MS Invitational meet last Saturday. Individual results include: Womens 84-93 - Elena Ketner, 2nd, 2 team points. Round 1 - Mattea Garcia won by fall, 1:27, over Ketner; Round 2 - Ketner won by fall, 2:33 over Garcia; Round 3 - Garcia won by fall, 1:11, over Ketner Womens 102-109 - Briar Lahoe,1st, 9 team points. Round 1 - Lahoe won by fall, 0:50, over Izzie Hetzel (Fall 0:50); Round 3 - Lahoe won by fall, 1:00 over Maythe Garay (Greybull) Womens...
The Thermopolis FFA Chapter livestock judging team traveled to Hutchinson, Kansas to compete at the Mid-American Stock Show contest. The team of Rylee Agar, Taylor Agar, Tymber Eckley and Hayden Overfield came home with the Youth Team Championship and wins in every category. Taylor came home as overall grand champion. The team finished in first place in judging for sheep/ goats, swine, cattle, reasons and overall. Individual placings include: Sheep/goats: Rylee 1st, Taylor 2nd, Tymber 5th and Hayden 6th. Swine: Taylor 1st, Rylee 2nd, Tymbe...
The Worland Football Officials Association and Joe Doak have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the class 3A semi-final football playoff game between Evanston and Cody. The game will be played on Friday, November at 3, 7 p.m. at Spike Vannoy Field in Cody....
FROM WYOFILE: by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE—Rocky Mountain Power officials took the stand last Wednesday to defend the company’s proposed $140.2 million rate hike — a 21.6% increase that’s sparked fear and outrage among its 144,000 customers in Wyoming. The hike would come on top of a 7.6%, $50.2 million “fuel cost adjustment,” resulting in a cumulative 29.2% rate increase beginning in January. That would inflate the average monthly household electric bill by approximately $19.94, according to the company. For the first time...
The Saint Francis Catholic Church had a great turnout at their annual Har- vest Dinner last Sunday serving turkey, roast beef and all the trimmings....
by Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Will potential voters be required to live in Wyoming for at least 30 days in order to vote? Do people need to register as a PAC if they spend more than $1,000 in an election? After some heavy deliberation last Thursday, members of the Legislature’s Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee advanced bill drafts that could create significant changes to existing Wyoming election laws. 30- day residency requirement Legislators forwarded a bill to n...
Representatives of the Town of Thermopolis and members of the police department were interviewed to discuss the matter of feral cats and how they work to remedy the issue. Town codes administrator Jim Jeunehomme said, “The problem with the stray cats is that people are feeding them, but they don’t want to claim ownership of them. They’re creating that problem in itself. When you have neighbors that already have a lot of potential animals and strays that come in and they leave out food for them...
Dr. Jason Weyer, as "Mario", hands a plumber's wrench to "Little Mario", kindergartner Rownan Johnson, while "Luigi", Dr. Travis Bomengen, watches. Staff from Hot Springs Health Thermopolis Clinic came to greet Ralph Witter Elementary students on Tuesday, Halloween day....
