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by Mark Dykes The results are in — at least the unofficial ones — for the Primary election in Hot Springs County. Of the 1,996 ballots cast, 1,818 were Republican, 138 were Democratic and 40 were Nonpartisan. Looking at the local races, Jeremie Kraushaar won for Hot Springs County Sheriff with 544 votes. Other candidates in the running were: Pat Cornwell with 400; Daniel Pebbles with 372; Michael Nelson with 245 and Tom Christensen with 215. There were also 49 write in votes. For Hot Spr...
The filing period for various county boards will be closing Aug. 28. There are three openings on the Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees, all four-year terms. School board applications are available in the County Clerk’s office. In addition, there are two openings for the Hot Springs County Fire Protection District’s board, both of which are four-year terms. Two rural, four-year terms are open on the Hot Springs Conservation District board along with one at-large, four-year term. Three openings are available on the Hot Sprin...
This Primary election season, we’ve been providing information about our local and state candidates, as well as the forums at which they have been speaking. The last such forum was the evening of Thursday, Aug. 16 at the high school auditorium, for the races of House District 28 Representative, Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County Commission, Hot Springs County Clerk, Mayor of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County Sheriff. As we publish on Thursdays, following Tuesday’s Primary, the information from last week’s forum will not be included in th...
Though the Primary Election results show Mike Chimenti won the Mayor of Thermopolis race with 449, because this is a nonpartisan race the top two candidates will move on to the General Election. That means Mike Mortimore, who received the next highest number of votes with 273, will be on the General Election ballot. Similarly, the Thermopolis Town Council race is also nonpartisan. Because there are two seats available, the top four candidates move on to the General. Though incumbents John Dorman Sr. and Tony Larson received the most votes — D...
Five vie to be next Hot Springs County Sheriff Five Republican candidates – Tom Christensen, Pat Cornwell, Jerimie Kraushaar, Michael A. Nelson and Daniel Pebbles – are running for Hot Springs County Sheriff. There are no Democrats running for the office so the new sheriff will most likely be decided in the primary. However, someone could still petition to be on the General Election Ballot or run a write in campaign. Tom Christensen A native of Wyoming, Tom Christensen graduated from high school in Newcastle. He moved to Thermopolis in the 198...
Thursday evening saw the last public forum for the Primary election at the high school auditorium. The election season has been a busy one, with plenty of candidates and campaigning. A previous candidate forum was July 23 and a county sheriff’s candidate forum was Aug. 6. Thursday’s forum included candidates for House District 28 Representative, Town of Thermopolis, Hot Springs County Commission, Hot Springs County Clerk, Mayor of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County Sheriff. Candidates were allowed time to introduce themselves, as well as to...
Monday night at the Hot Springs County Fair Building, several members of the community gathered to ask questions of the candidates for county sheriff in a no host public forum. Though all candidates were invited to speak at the forum, only Dan Pebbles and Tom Christensen attended. After each candidate provided a brief introduction, those attending were allowed to ask questions, the first of which was in regard to working with the schools. Christensen said he knows there is a tight budget and...
The filing dates for various county boards are open now through August 28. There are three openings on the Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees, all four-year terms. School board applications are available in the County Clerk’s office. In addition, there are two openings for the Hot Springs County Fire Protection District’s board, both of which are four-year terms. Two rural, four-year terms are open on the Hot Springs Conservation District board along with one at-large, four-year term. Three openings are available on the H...
The next week will see a couple opportunities to visit with local candidates. Jerimie Kraushaar, a candidate for Hot Springs County Sheriff, will host a meet and greet at Storyteller on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 2-4 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 16, mayoral candidate Mike Chimentiwill host an event at Candy Jack Park from 6-8 p.m....
A second candidate’s forum, sponsored by the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16. All candidates that are running opposed, for both county and town offices, are being invited to attend the event at the school auditorium, starting at 6:30 p.m. You may anonymously drop off your question at the chamber office or email it to thermopolischamber@rtconnect.net. Questions may also be taken from the audience. Please be aware, due to time constraints and the number of candidates, not all questions may be a...
Among the candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate is Republican Dave Dodson who recently visited Thermopolis and participated in the Pageant Days Parade. Dodson grew up about 35 miles south of Cheyenne in a farming and ranching area. His father was in the sugar beet business and his mom was a schoolteacher. He earned degrees in Business and Economics, and while in college one of the jobs he had was at a slaughterhouse. He later became involved in the oil and gas business before going into business for himself with a trucking, auto parts and...
The political season in Wyoming is heating up with just a little under three weeks until the Primary Election, August 21. If you have discovered you aren’t going to be in town for the primary, your vote can still count if you do absentee early voting. You will need to contact the County Clerk’s office at 864-3515 to get the absentee ballot mailed to you, or you can stop in the clerk’s office and vote immediately. If you have the ballot mailed to you, it must be back in the clerk’s office by August 21. According to County Clerk, Nina Webber,...
There was a great turn out for the all candidate forum held a few weeks ago. Although with the amount of candidates present only one or two questions were asked of each candidate. Voters who would like more information specifically in regard to the candidates for Hot Springs County Sheriff — Tom Christensen, Pat Cornwell, Jeremie Kraushaar, Mike Nelson and Dan Pebbles — can attend the no host Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Candidates Forum on Monday, Aug. 6 from 7-9 p.m. All sheriff candidates have been invited to attend....
Monday evening, the Thermopolis Middle School Commons was packed with political candidates and their constituents for public forum. Candidates from the town, county, state and federal level were each given two minutes to introduce themselves, and another 90 seconds for each question presented to them if any. Following is some information presented by the candidates, grouped by the position they are seeking. Senator Speaking on behalf of Senator John Barrasso was his wife, Bobbi, who said her...
The filing dates for various county boards are fast approaching, Aug. 8 through the 28. There are three openings on the Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees, all four-year terms. School board applications are available in the County Clerk’s office. In addition, there are two openings for the Hot Springs County Fire Protection District’s board, both of which are four-year terms. Two rural, four-year terms are open on the Hot Springs Conservation District board along with one at-large, four-year term. Three openings are availabl...
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 Collins, P...
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...
