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Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team started their season off very early with a trip to the Worland Novice Tournament on Saturday. According to coach Cindy Glasson, a novice-only tournament gives the newest members of the team a chance to see what everything is all about without the pressure of a major tournament. “Since these are all novices they can come in and compete on their own level first thing,” she said. “Its very hard to just toss them into a full varsity tournament in January without getting their feet wet first....
Local veterans Dick Howe, John Grisham and Jeff Strong were honored during the middle school's Salute to Veterans on Monday at the auditorium. The gentlemen were given American flag quilts as a thank you for their service. John Vialpando was also honored, but was unable to attend the ceremony....
November is not only National Veterans Month but also National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and thank the more than 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. This November, we should honor and pay respect to both: those who served our country in uniform and the hidden heroes caring for our veterans at home. There are about 20 million veterans in the U.S., with the majority having served during the Vietnam Era. More than 47,000 veterans live in Wyoming. With longer life spans and potential health problems stemming from their...
If you are a walker, jogger or runner in the State of Wyoming you can breathe a little easier knowing our state is ranked 50th in pedestrian fatalities, making us the safest in the country. Of course, a lot of that safety comes from a lower population since looking at the highest ranked place for getting hit by a vehicle is in Newark, New Jersey with a population of nearly 20 million people. Just over 28-percent of their statewide fatalities are pedestrians. They’re followed by New York where almost 27-percent of their fatalities are p...
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Youth 1D: Mesa Allen 15.924 Youth 2D: Taylor Malcom 16.774 Youth 3D: Madalyn Moorman 17.747, Lincoln Shepperson 22.086, Kaycee Stothart 22.263, Tayci Werner 25.096 Open 1D: Jerrie Slagle 15.356, Missy Givens 15.587, Jeri Gillett 15.640 Open 2D: Mesa Allen 15.924, Baylie Mulholland 16.102, Faith Pfeifer 16.173, Aspen Aguirre 16.187 Open 3D: Karrie Suhn 16.441, Missy Givens 16.494, Danielle Calder 16.502, Amie Hatch...
CHEYENNE — Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Interim Committee rejected a bill to raise the state’s property tax during their meeting Monday in Cheyenne. The bill would have raised the tax rate on real and personal property from 9.5% to 11.5%, a jump that calculates to a roughly 20% increase in taxable property. Under the bill, minerals and industrial property would have been excluded from the increase. In what would have been its final year of implementation in 2024, the tax increase would have brought an extra $122 milli...
Hot Springs County High School added several new names to the list of National Honor Society members during a special ceremony Monday evening. Pictured are, l-r. Hayden Little, Ashley Brawley, Taydee Landrum, Aime Robinson, Hailie Weber, Emme Norsworthy, Maddie Stam, Sesi Jensen, Rebekah Johnson, Reagan Severance, Elisa Weber and Dakota Leonhardt....
A three-location $664,000 rockfall mitigation project is scheduled to begin at a pair of locations on Monday, Nov. 18, with rock scaling, rock removal and repair of the existing rockfall fence west of Cody alongside U.S. 14/16/20, and rock scaling on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 in Wind River Canyon. Grading, rockfall mitigation and other work are scheduled at three locations: U.S. 20/WY789 between Shoshoni and Thermopolis (milepost 120.6, about 12 miles south of Thermopolis) in Wind River Canyon, Wyoming 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (milepost...
The most wonderful time of the year is here, holidays, when we spend time with family and friends, gathered ‘round the table and the Christmas tree, parties and plenty of socializing. For most of us, its wonderful. For others, its a weeks long rollercoaster of stress, anxiety and depression that sometimes leaves them frozen in place with fear. Unrealistic expectations, financial pressures and excessive commitments can cause stress and anxiety during the holidays. Seasonal affective disorder, sometimes knows as seasonal depression can add to t...
The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) at Ralph Witters Elementary has been working for many years to get a buddy bench on the playground at the school. The idea was started by Jessica Slagle, the former PTO president. With her work, along with that of RWE principal Catelyn Deromedi, former school counselor Liz Ryan, RWE secretaries and custodians, and many PTO members, the project was possible. Joe Martinez provided the bench. The buddy bench is a safe haven for students. Not just for sitting, the bench is there for kids who need it. If a...
The new buddy bench was unveiled at Ralph Witters Elementary last Friday. The bench will provide a place for children who feel sad, lonely or picked on to sit, and other students can come comfort them or invite them to play....
Mark your calendars to attend a cookie jar auction to be held to benefit Ronda Freel. Freel, a long-time educator in Hot Springs County, was diagnosed with cancer several months ago.. The auction will be held at the VFW on Saturday, Nov. 23, starting with a pulled pork dinner at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is by donation. The auction will begin promptly after dinner. If you have a cookie jar or other item to donate they need to be dropped off at the VFW by 4 p.m. the day of the auction. If you have any questions, please call Sharon Cordingly at...
Ralph Witters Elementary Parent Teacher Organization will be holding a movie night Friday, November 15th at 7 pm. RWE students and families are invited to come watch Toy Story 4 in the elementary school gym. Admission is free and everyone is encouraged to wear your pajamas and bring your favorite pillow and blanket. Please enter the west doors near the gym. There will be raffle tickets for sale to win the movie, Toy Story 4. Tickets are one for $1 or six tickets for $5. Snack packs will be available.The TMS girls’ basketball team will be s...
For our Thanksgiving edition, Nov. 28, the Thermopolis Independent Record will have the following early deadlines. For advertising, legal notices and classified ads, they must be in our office by noon, Friday, Nov. 22. Information for news stories must be dropped off before noon on Monday, Nov. 25. Our office will be closed Nov. 28-29.... Full story
