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Farm Bureau Federation and the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce an upcoming public, candidate forum, scheduled for Monday, July 23 at Thermopolis Middle School. The high school FFA will be emcees for the evening. According to Chamber Director MeriAnn Rush, the following candidates have RSVP’d for the evening: Taylor Haynes, Nathan Winters, Timothy Morrison, Howie Samelson, Nina Webber, Rosemary DeSeyn, Steve Shay, Michael Liesch, Jerimie Kraushaar, Tom Christensen, Cynthia Garbin, Charles Curley, Jim C...
Among the candidates for Hot Springs County Clerk is Joe Martinez. Martinez and his wife Becky moved to Thermopolis in 2004 when he accepted a job with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture as an inspector for Hot Springs County and surrounding areas. They have three children. Martinez decided to run because it would provide the opportunity to more effectively utilize leadership and management skills developed through his years in government service as well as his time on the Hot Springs County School Board, President of Wyoming Environmental...
Howie Samelson is on the Democratic ticket for House District 28 Representative. Among the long list of concerns Samelson has heard voiced since announcing his candidacy are education, economic diversification, energy, the environment, elections and equality. His concern for these issues and their belief that he can address all the issues that will come before the legislature prompted him to run for this position. In the last several years he has worked to address them through his work with many local organizations including Main Street...
On the Republican ticket for State Auditor is Kristi Racines, who is running against Nathan Winters. A fourth generation Wyoming native who was born in Casper and raised largely in Bar None, Racines said she is a Fremont County woman. Following high school, she attended at the University of Wyoming and earned her degree in accounting and went on to earn her CPA. She is currently the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State Judicial Branch, as well as the director of HR for the branch, and resides in Cheyenne with her husband and two children. Racines...
Taylor Haynes, MD held a small gathering of locals Friday night at the Days Inn to give folks more insight into his run this year for Governor. A Republican, constitutional conservative, Haynes said it has been hard getting people to learn the Constitution as it has been left out of school curriculums for too long. “People forget we’re a republic, not a democracy,” he said. “We have specific authority over our state.” With the economy in its current state, Haynes would like to see the state tak...
For the 2018 election, the Thermopolis Independent Record is running initial candidate announcements for free as we have for decades. Our policy is to allow up to 300 words for candidates to introduce themselves to voters. This free service is mentioned each week in our letter to the editor policy and was also mentioned in our June 7 editorial. Candidacy announcements will run as they are received on a space available basis. Candidates may submit their announcement to news@thermopir.com, drop it off at our office at 431 Broadway or call us at...
Life-long Hot Springs County resident, Jack Baird, has tossed his hat into the ring, vying for County Commissioner. As a land owner and self-employed rancher, Baird knows the county inside and out, covering much of the 233 miles of county roads on a regular basis. If you talk to those who know him, most would say that he is straight talking, a hard worker and dedicated to this county. His record speaks for itself, having served on boards both at the county and state level, including the HSC School Distric Strategic Planning Board, Powell Resear...
When you go to the polls in August for the Primary Election you will see Carl Leyba’s name on the ballot for County Commissioner. Living in Thermopolis since 1975, Leyba has strong family values and said he has nothing specific that he plans to fight for or against if he’s elected, but wants to see where we’re going as a county and help us remain on the right path. Leyba said he feels the influence he has across the state, knowing folks in various agencies, would be a big help in perhaps moving things along more quickly. “We need to sustain...
Tom Ryan is a Thermopolis native who graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1979 and now he is in the running again for Hot Springs County Commissioner. After graduating high school he attended the University of Wyoming with a degree in finance. After marrying his wife, Liz, the pair moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as an analyst. He soon realized his true calling was at home in Thermopolis, working for the family business, Ryan Bros. Trucking. He has worked alongside his father and uncle...
Among the incumbents on the ticket for East Thermopolis Town Council is Sybil Hannah, who has been on the council for six years. She moved to Thermopolis in 1996, but was born and raised in Basin and is an active member of the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Prior to moving to Thermopolis, she lived in Kemmerer for 32 years. During her time there she was employed in banking for five years and worked 14 years in the tax and license department of the county treasurer’s office in Lincoln County She would like to see curb, gutter and sidewalks o...
Among the candidates for East Thermopolis Town Council is Debra Lackey. A newcomer on the ticket, Lackey said she’s lived in East Thermopolis since she moved here in 1999, and she wants to be able to voice her opinion. “It’s time for some changes,” she said. She’d like to see some revisions of the town’s ordinances and cleaning up the junked up cars out of people’s yard and driveways. She plans to continue running her businesses, which many people know her through already, and thinks it will be an exciting experience being on the council....
For the 2018 election, the Thermopolis Independent Record is running initial candidate announcements for free as we have for decades. Our policy is to allow up to 300 words for candidates to introduce themselves to voters. This free service is mentioned each week in our letter to the editor policy and was also mentioned in our June 7 editorial. Candidacy announcements will run as they are received on a space available basis. Candidates may submit their announcement to news@thermopir.com, drop it off at our office at 431 Broadway or call us at...
Among the candidates for the two town council seats is Joshua Brown. Brown moved to Thermopolis from Oklahoma about 12 years ago, initially coming here on vacation but then deciding this is where he wanted his kids to be from. His first job got him started in the trades and he is now a master plumber. Also, he is a volunteer fireman and a precinct committee person for the Hot Springs County Republican Party. He said he likes to be of benefit to the community, and his job is not so much about the money as it is about meeting people and helping...
Tony Larson is one of two incumbents who has re-filed for his seat on the town council. Larson said he’s been on the council for at least 12 years, pointing out that in years he planned to take off he won as a write-in candidate. “I’m a lifer here,” he said, further adding his wife was born and raised here and they raised their children here. He’s been employed with NWBOCES for almost 15 years and his wife is a Special Education aide at the high school. Larson said the two biggest issues facing the town are the sanitation and the water iss...
John Fish is among the candidates on the ticket for Thermopolis Town Council. Fish has lived in Thermopolis for nearly 40 years, and he’s been employed at Hot Springs State Park for 26 years, 24 of which he’s served in an administrative position. “Managing the park on a day-to-day basis,” Fish stated, “is like managing a city. You deal with people; 1.5 million visitors come through the park annually. We also contend with law enforcement issues, trash and litter sanitation issues, water distribution services, roads and traffic and signage i...
John Dorman Sr. is one of two incumbents on the ticket for Thermopolis Town Council, and is completing his first four-year term. Dorman and his wife have been in Thermopolis for about 40 years, coming in 1978 to purchase a business, though his wife is from Thermop. They have raised their children here and Dorman said they enjoy the town. As for why he’s seeking another term, Dorman said he would like to see some of the recently discussed projects go forward and finished or at least headed in the right direction, particularly upgrading of the w...
Local business owner Krista Raymond has put her name in the running for town council. Originally from Thermopolis, Raymond attended college in Montana before returning and starting a restaurant. She also flew pipeline, owned a local motel, worked with the Youth Alternatives program and also was an EMT and dispatcher here. After moving to Cheyenne, she worked in the brand recording and research division for the State of Wyoming. “I learned a lot about that level of government,” she noted. Another move took her to Colorado and a job with the Lak...
Tom Christensen is on the ticket for Hot Springs County Sheriff, but it’s not his first time running as he was in the 2014 election as well. A native to Wyoming, Christensen graduated from high school in Newcastle. He noted his grandfather homesteaded there, on a ranch now over 100 years old. He moved to Thermopolis in the 1980s and has been a brand inspector for 12 years for District 3 including Hot Springs, Park, Fremont, Washakie and Big Horn counties. He noted he’s also a been a professionally certified peace officer, detention officer and...
Pat Cornwell is among the candidates running for sheriff of Hot Springs County. Cornwell was born in Powell and raised in Cody until he graduated high school. After getting married and having kids, he wanted a job that had good pay and benefits. He worked in the Park County Sheriff’s Department in the detention center and was later promoted to patrol deputy. Following a short move to Gillette, Cornwell began with the Thermopolis Police Department on Feb. 16, 2003. Among his training, Corwell is a traffic accident reconstructionist and is up t...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation this week issued a reminder that advertising signs cannot be placed in the state rights-of-way. “We’ve seen an increase in the number of signs our maintenance crews are having to remove from the right-of-way fence or from the right-of-way itself,” said WYDOT area maintenance foreman Brian Pittman of Basin. “Wyoming law and WYDOT policy prohibit placement of signs in those areas, so when our maintenance crews come through an area, they pick them up and take them to the area maintenance office. Whoever...
For the 2018 election, the Thermopolis Independent Record is running initial candidate announcements for free as we have for decades. Our policy is to allow up to 300 words for candidates to introduce themselves to voters. This free service is mentioned each week in our letter to the editor policy and was also mentioned in our June 7 editorial. Candidacy announcements will run as they are received on a space available basis. Candidates may submit their announcement to news@thermopir.com, drop it off at our office at 431 Broadway or call us at... Full story
Mike Chimenti is among the candidates filed for mayor of Thermopolis. A Wyoming native, Chimenti was born in Fremont County and raised and educated in Dubois. In 1974, he moved to Thermopolis when he accepted a job with the Thermopolis Police Department. He retired from the Thermopolis PD in 2016, and stated he has no other obligations other than serving the people. “After a two-year break I feel it is time to serve again,” Chimenti stated. “Thermopolis is home and I want to do what is best for the community. I am community oriented and ready...
Rosemary Deseyn is one of the candidates filed for county clerk. A resident for 22 years, Deseyn moved here from upstate New York. She was born in Ohio and received schooling at Kent State University. Of her 22 years here, she’s worked for Hot Springs County for 14 of them, having worked in the county clerk’s office, the treasurer’s office and currently in the district court clerk’s office. Deseyn stated, “I feel I have intensive experience having worked in the three offices. I know the behind the scenes workings that so many people don’t get t...
Among the candidates for Hot Springs County Sheriff is Jeremie Kraushaar. Kraushaar graduated from high school here but moved away for a couple years before returning and working for the Town of Thermopolis prior to joining the Sheriff’s Office, where he’s been for a little over 14 years. Kraushaar noted he has over 2,000 hours of Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified credit. Among that training, he said, is a lot of drug interdiction and classification, and he is one of only 60 drug recognition experts in the state. He...
On the ticket for Hot Springs County Sheriff is Daniel Pebbles. Pebbles was born and raised in Hot Springs County and lived most of his life here. In 1986, he hired on as a detention officer and was in the position through 1990 before getting into electrical line work. He came back to law enforcement full time at the Hot Springs Sheriff’s Office in 1992. In his experience with the sheriff’s office, he’s have 5.5 years as a detention officer, 14 as a jail administrator, 10 years as a lieutenant/undersheriff and more than 15 years doing crimi...
