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At the December 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, the council passed a resolution for a budget adjustment that was originally adopted in June. This allowed the council to pass a second resolution that would pay for the extensive asphalt repair and the water project. The money for these costs will come from the general fund. The amounts for these costs were approximately $41,000 for Fremont Street, less than $80,000 for Richards, and $32,000 for 8th and Fremont, Clark. The council voted and...
Ralph Witters Elementary music director Nathan Gurtler performs along with third grade students as they sing a variety of songs and play instruments to during the K-4 Christmas concert. More photos will appear in next week's Letters to Santa section of the Independent Record.Ralph Witters Elementary music director Nathan Gurtler performs along with third grade students as they sing a variety of songs and play instruments to during the K-4 Christmas concert. More photos will appear in next...
At the first December Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of T-O Engineers gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update. They reported they have scanned septic permit documents from 1985-1988, 1993-1997, and 1999. Those files were then returned to county planner Bo Bowman. Additionally, they worked with Shane Rankin of Road and Bridge (R&B) to improve the performance of the Road Maintenance Field Maps App and allow R&B personnel to add maintenance records and create new features completely offline. R...
Auctioneer Gary Nash took bids at the Christmas Tree Auction held at the Community Hall last Tuesday. There were 14 trees, 12 wreaths, and 10 specialty items auctioned off. The total amount raised for the Community Fund was more than $16,000....
Hot Springs County School District Technology Director Josh Taylor provided an update to the school board Nov. 15, starting with a review of his department’s yearly maintenance cycles, on everything from staff computers and all the printers to the student information system and Chromebooks. Taylor explained that the goal with the Chromebooks is to ensure students have “fresh devices,” so they’re reliable to use and not breaking down, before he thanked middle school Principal Breez Daniels for bringing him into the district’s guidance coalition...
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, Dec. 5 9:02 a.m. Agency assist for the Thermopolis Police. 9:39 a.m. Report of mail fraud involving a male subject. The case is still under investigation. 12:53 p.m. Welfare check on a male who was OK a...
The Buffalo Creek Foundation donated a doll house that went up for auction at the Christmas Tree Festival and will now be on permanent display at the Wyoming Pioneer Home for the public to enjoy. The foundation's representative Sue Blakey and her mother Bea Seaver were the third owners of the doll house when they purchased it in 2000. Originally built in 1979, the first owner is not known. The doll house is from the Connecticut area and is in the colonial revival or Georgian style, but needed...
The annual Christmas dinner on December 25 will include delivered meals to people who request them or sit-down dining at the Episcopal Church at 642 Arapaho at 1 p.m. For those interested in having a meal delivered or attending the dinner, please call Judy Carswell at 921-8264 or the Episcopal Church at 864-3629. Participants can also sign up at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Public Health, or the Help Center. The meal will be a traditional Christmas turkey or ham dinner with sides. There is no cost to participants for the...
Wyoming Pioneer Home resident Bobbie Butler recently turned 100 years old and a birthday party was held in her honor with family and friends attending. Bobbie was born in Oakley, Kansas, but grew up in Neosho, Missouri. She remembers being a young girl and traveling for about a month to Neosho in a horse-drawn covered wagon with her family, which included nine kids and her parents Jim and Hazel White. Bobbie was named after her uncle Bob. She had six sisters and two brothers. Along the way,...
by Stephen Dow Talk is cheap, as the saying goes. But when talk is not followed up by actions, it becomes quite costly. Such is the case of Wyoming’s property tax system. The good news is Wyoming’s state legislators have known for years that the current system is broken. The bad news is their efforts to fix the system haven’t gotten very far. Just this past session, legislators considered a bill that would have studied how the state could switch from the current market-value-system of determining property taxes to an acquisition-based syste...
A long time ago in the distant future, a cloud of gloom hovered beneath the North Pole. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) went South for the Winter, reversing the Magnetic Poles and causing a chain reaction of bizarre circumstances. Suddenly, Mrs. Santa was on the twelfth day of menopause. Everything she baked fell flat or burnt. As she grew grumpier by the day, there were no decorations or festive aromas nor cheerful atmosphere. AS NOT ENOUGH – Rudolph was suffering with a serious head cold. He sneezed so hard that his nose popped off a...
Charles "Chuck" Andreen, 65, of Pampa, passed away, December 9, 2022, in Pampa. Chuck was born on March 3, 1957, to Roy and Rose Andreen in Worland, Wyo. Through his father's employment his family followed work throughout Wyoming, living in several Wyoming towns. Chuck graduated in high school in Casper, Wyo. After high school, Chuck entered the Oil & Gas industry which later brought him to Texas. While in Snyder, he met and later married Janice Holcomb on January 9, 1979. Shortly after their ma... Full story
Harry Duane Ahrens, 85, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis following a period of declining health. Born February 11, 1937, in Elmwood, Neb., he was one of five children of Harry and Marjorie (Miller) Ahrens. Joining the Army in 1957, he served as an electronic signal intelligence in Shemya Island, Alaska, where he tracked Russian rocket tests. Data collected was instrumental in our own space program’s success. He was one of the first people to hear and track Sputnik and Laika, the first Dog in space. H... Full story
Milo Warnick passed away on November 14, 2022, at his home in Thermopolis, Wyo., surrounded by his family. Milo was born June 25, 1955, in Livingston, Mont., to Rodney "Roy" Warnick and Violet S. Warnick (Strickland). He was the youngest of children. Milo was a very hard worker and had mastered many trades. He was an excellent carpenter, handyman, yard man, and tree cutter. He spent 20 years working for the BNSF railroad throughout Montana and Wyoming. He spent his spare time fixing whatever... Full story
Mickie C. Morton passed away on December 26, 2020, at Wyoming Medical Center after a short illness with family by her side and in her heart. Mickie was born September 14, 1953 in Ogden, Utah, to Robert Henry Morton Jr. and Lucille Marguarette Morton (Orrell). Mickie is one of four children. She worked for NWBOCES for 30 years as a cottage aid and house supervisor for children. She then went to work for 13 years for Big Horn Enterprises (BHE). After many well served years of caring for others,... Full story
Barbara Nell (Leavitt) Blakesley, 95, passed away December 9, 2022 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland of natural causes. Barbara was born in rural Shell, Wyo. on August 13, 1927, the daughter of Charles Andrew Leavitt and Nell Barclay (Smith) Leavitt. Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 13 at the Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery in Greybull with Pastor Tim Trippel officiating. Online condolences may be made to www.bryantfuneralhomeonline.com.... Full story
The First Annual Angel Shop sponsored by Redeeming Hope Ministries, led by Miranda Nelson, was held at the Community Hall last Sunday. Donations come from the community with items from home or newly purchased, as well as financial donations. Children were able to enter the Community Hall and pick out presents for their parents, guardians, siblings, and family members, which are then wrapped to be put under their Christmas tree. Volunteer Christmas Elf Tristan Lea assists Eli Simpson in...
The Bobcat varsity basketball team had their first competition of the season at the Burns Classic last week. Coach Shane Corpening stated, "The boys played really hard. From a defensive standpoint, we were flying around and forcing turnovers. I thought we did an okay job of rebounding the ball. We certainly have some room for improvement there, but for the first weekend, it wasn't bad. Offensively, we really struggled to make shots. We got plenty of open looks at the basket and we just missed a...
The Bobcat Wrestlers started their season at the Powell invitational last Friday and Saturday with over 500 wrestlers competing. This was by far the largest that this tournament has been with teams from Wyoming and Montana competing. Friday the boys competed in pool wrestling trying to make the bracket on Saturday for placing. The Bobcats started off tentative then improved as the long day progressed. "After getting the bugs worked out early, we had five make the second day in both varsity and...
The Lady cats started their season last week at Torrington High School. Coach David Villa said, “We knew we would be facing a feisty team from last year. Torrington came out fast with an 8-0 run on us. We looked anxious playing and forced some early turnovers. After we got through the first quarter things started to settle down for the team. At halftime it was 18-14. We felt we were in a good spot and just needed to take care of the ball and not rush our shooting. We would end up falling to them 50-39. We shot 7-19 from the free throw line. I...
This is the first year that girls wrestling is sanctioned in Wyoming and the Lady Cats will have four girls that will be making history all season long. Last year Wyoming had under 50 girls wrestling a mixed season with boys. This year, during weight certification, the state has over 200 girls registered. Alix Sorensen started the season with a bang becoming the first Lady Cats tournament champion at 145lbs. "She was nervous and tentative most of the tournament but did what she needed to do to b...
The fifth grade boys traveling basketball team competed in the Sheridan Rec Dept Winter Shootout and went 5-0 to win the championship for their division. The group also competed in the December Dunk Jamboree in Rock Springs the weekend before and went 3-0. Pictured, left to right, are coach Matt McPhie, Oliver Strenger, Cameron Martinez, Jackson Skelton, Logan Stewart, Soren Webber, Bo DaFoe and Lincoln McPhie....
At the November Hot Springs Health Hospital Board meeting, Chairman Bill Williams welcomed Aimee Kay to the board. Also, CEO Scott Alwin presented a plaque in recognition of out-going Vice Chairman Heath Overfield. A discussion was held about the recent Service Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida that some staff attended. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said the providers are working to get a uniform formalized process in place for their utilization and documentation for...
Hot Springs County High School Drama students earned third place in 1A/2A Sweepstakes and third place for their one act: Fourteen Lines at the State Drama Competition in Gillette last weekend. Assistant Drama Director Amie Wiley also reported the following results: Ivey Goff received an Honorable Mention for her Monologue. Talyah Myers received an Honorable Mention for Moulage Makeup. Julia Quintanilla received an Honorable Mention for Solo Musical. Rosalie Willson received All-State for Costume Design. Karina Lea received All-State for...
Several people participated in The 307 Pit's Jingle Bell Jaunt 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser last Saturday. Proceeds will be used to pay for adults and kids Lifting Camp registration fees....
