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At the December 20 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie presented the cash handling policy for review, which has not been updated since 2019. The commissioners voted and passed the approval to accept the policy. The commissioners voted to approve county board appointments, including Ginger Ward for the Fair Board, Jim Lash for the Predatory Animal Control Board, Arnold Pennoyer for Area 2 of the Weed & Pest Board and Dee Hillberry for Area 5 of the Weed & Pest Board. It was no...
Daniel Kenewa, kindergartner at Ralph Witters Elementary, slides down the bouncy house slide during Christmas festivities on the last day of school before the holiday break....
The Thermopolis Town Council meeting was held December 20 at Town Hall. During citizen participation Dan Wychgram presented a request regarding their potential signing a letter of support for the Hot Springs County Commissioners for their application for a Wyoming Business Council Business Readiness Community Grant. Wychgram asked that if the council signs the letter that they have a condition that the commissioners do not grind up the asphalt of the runway of the old airport as that would...
Due to extremely low temperatures last week, ice jams formed in the Bighorn River in Hot Springs State Park and other areas in the county. According to information originally put out by the National Weather Service Riverton office, the lowest recorded temperature in Thermopolis was -36 degrees over the two day period of Dec. 21-22. However, Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator, Bill Gordon, said it was later updated to -48, observed in the Lucerne area. With the gradual warm up...
Ciciley Basse, director of daycare for the Hot Springs County School District, addressed the school board Dec. 15 to deliver her supervisor’s report. Basse reported the daycare celebrated with “community helpers” in October, as members of the highway patrol and the local police, sheriff’s and volunteer fire departments visited the daycare, so the kids could explore their vehicles, “push all the buttons and make all the sirens” go off. Moving to November, Basse recounted how the daycare hosted “a tool for observing young children” thr...
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. 19 11:21 a.m. A female was reported as causing a disturbance at a local hotel. 1:09 p.m. A deputy provided fuel for a motorist that had run out of gas on Highway 120. Tuesday, Dec. 20 7:47 p.m. Repo...
Shelley Deromedi and Judy Carswell, along with several others, work to prepare a delicious dinner for the community at the Episcopal Church on Christmas day. Volunteers delivered meals around town at noon and had a sit down dinner at the church beginning at 1 p.m....
Brandon Deromedi was selected as the 2A Boys Golf Coach of the Year by his fellow Wyoming Coaches’ Association coaches for the 2022 fall sports season. Deromedi is also the activities director for Hot Springs County School District....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center will hold its Ringing in the “Noon” Year event for New Year’s Eve Celebration on December 30 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Director Trenda Moore said they will have door prizes and a balloon drop. There will be sparkling cider and other nonalcoholic drinks. The menu will include BBQ ribs (pork wings), baked squash, rolls, coleslaw and mixed fruit. Also, the Senior Center will host a fundraising cribbage tournament on Saturday, January 7 at 1 p.m. This event is open to the publi...
As we welcome in 2023, residents of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County have much to be thankful for and some interesting changes in local government to look forward to. The first week of January, judges will be swearing in our local county and town government officials to serve their future terms. We have a new county commissioner who will be joining two on the commission who have served for several years. Other reelected county officials will also be swore in next week. For the Town of Thermopolis, we will have a new Mayor and a new Town...
by Joanie Holm, CNP Writing about grief is like writing about life—huge! Where does one start? It is like describing love: basically impossible. The comedian and late-night host Stephen Colbert lost his father and two older brothers in a tragic accident when he was young, and said, about grief, “It is a gift to exist, and with that gift comes suffering. If I am grateful for life, I must be grateful for all of it. I hope that grief stays with me because it is all the unexpressed love I didn’t get to tell you.” So even though grief may be difficu...
Richard Carl Wecker, M.D. affectionately known as “Doc,” passed away at his winter home in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., on December 9, 2022. He was the only son of Rueben and Helen (Shively) Wecker of Plainview, Neb. Doc has one sibling, a sister Janet who still lives in Nebraska. He is survived by his two sons, Ross and Ryan, who were lucky to have a father like him and their wives, Erin and Chelsea, and his adored grandchildren, Rowan and Renee. Doc was predeceased by the love his life, Evelyn Bernice Phillips (Evie). He met Evie at the Uni... Full story
Ralph Witters Elementary students were treated to a variety of fun activities on the last day of school prior to the holiday break. Top left, Trapper Lea and Trenton Postma work together to build a gingerbread house out of graham crackers, bottom left, Anthony Taylor takes a ride down the slide, and right, Parker Wychgram cuts a piece of licorice to add to her gingerbread house....
Hot Springs State Park Supervisor Kevin Skates is holding the First Day Hike on January 1, 2023, beginning at 11 a.m. Participants are to meet at the Thermopolis Golf Course to hike the new Runway Trail. Skates said, “Depending on the weather, we’ll probably just hike one to two miles, depending on how far people want to go. We just kind of play that by ear, depending on the weather, how cold it is and how much snow.” Skates went into further detail and said, “We’re hiking on the new Runway Trail that comes off T-Hill and goes over to Roundt...
A Cookie Jar Auction for the Carothers family will be on Saturday, January 7 at 5 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge, 701 S. Railway Ave. in Worland. There will be a dinner with the auction to follow. Zachariah, son of Keith and Angel Carothers, and grandson of Lois Haynes from Thermopolis, was life-flighted to Salt Lake City again on Friday, December 16. Zachariah was born with nasal passages too small to sustain him and because of this he struggles to breathe and has to use a feeding tube. Zachariah has already spent more than 60 days in the NICU....
