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When students return to Thermopolis Middle School next fall they'll have some new things to keep them moving on the playground. Great Western Park and Playground worked with the administration over the last few months to come up with several playground configurations that every grade level at the middle school would enjoy. After whittling down the choices to just a few, the students themselves were allowed to give their input, coming up with the final design. Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland...
Every story and photo from the print version of the Thermopolis Independent Record is now available online. That means that friends, family, and people who have moved away from town can still get all their news on the fly once the newspaper is off the presses. Our online website is updated every week, with everything online by the end of the day Thursday. The Independent Record aims to provide the best possible local news coverage that residents can’t get anywhere else. We pride ourselves on covering the news from a local angle, and leaving t... Full story
Hot Spring County’s unemployment rate slightly increased between February and March 2015, based on information from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. From February to March of this year, unemployment in the county has increased from 4.6 percent to 4.9 percent. Comparatively, from March 2014 to March of this year, unemployment in the county has increased from 4.7 percent to 4.9 percent. The percent change is the result of an increased labor force size, but not all of the people found employment. From March last year to March this y...
The 2015 Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo will be held on June 26-27 and marks the rodeo committee’s 11th year of working to restore this event to the grandeur it held in the 1940s and 1950s. During that time, the rodeo was famous throughout the United States and Canada. Committee members are finalizing a sponsorship drive to produce the rodeo and are looking for potential sponsors. The rodeo offers good old-fashioned family fun and gives spectators a taste of the west. Sponsorships go a long way toward helping the committee produce a...
If you've walked by and tried to sneak a peek over the brown paper on the windows of the old Storyteller building downtown, just to see what's going on, your wait is over. One Eyed Buffalo will be opening its doors on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and are inviting the community to come down and see what they've been up to. Damien and Tanya Oliver said they've been working on this micro-brewery idea for more than a year, pouring everything they have into this dream for Thermopolis. "We had to work...
The Hot Springs County High School track team participated in two separate meets this past week, the Riverton Twilight meet Tuesday April 21 and the Riverside Invitational on Saturday. "They were both good meets," head coach Ernie Mecca said. "We've got several double automatic qualifiers for state at this time and we came out of these fairly injury free." Friday's meet in Riverside was a huge day for both teams with 13 personal records being set. "Choc Maddock had a phenomenal day," Mecca...
Despite having golfers who played well enough to take home a state win last fall, the Bobcat golf team continues to have a rocky season with players out for various reasons. Coach Jacob Smith said he only had three golfers ready to play this past weekend for the tournament in Powell. “With band gone, so were most of the golfers. I took three boys and they all played well,” Smith said. The District Music Festival was this weekend, and a good number of golfers were there instead of on the greens. Jackson Roling led the team with 78 strokes, even... Full story
Results from the 2015 Thermopolis Middle School Bobcat Invitational track meet, Saturday, April 25. 6th grade girls Brianna DeVries – 2nd, triple jump, 27'2.5" (new school record); 4th, 100M, 15.27. Emme Norsworthy – 10th, triple jump, 21'6.5"; 3rd, 1600M, 6:35.02; 2nd, 800M, 2:59.03. Elisa Weber – 12th, triple jump, 13'7"; 14th, 200M, 36.40. Jazmen Jensen – 16th, long jump, 8'6"; 8th, 400M, 1:29.23; 9th, 800M, 3:33.25. Sequoia Fishbaugh – 18th, long jump, 8'4"; 14th, 100M, 17.08; 16th, 200...
Hot Springs County Winter Series Barrel Racing held their last event for the season April 18 and announced overall winners for the season. In the Peewee Division, Kamryn Farrell was Series Champion with Mesa Allen second and Kaycee Stothart third. Johanna Tomash was Series Champion in Youth 1D, 2D and 3D. Brye Williams came in second in 1D. Kaitlyn Schmuck took Championship honors in 4D with Katelyn King coming in second and third. Missy Givens was Series Champion in Senior 1D, 2D, 3D and also...
Donkey Basketball comes to the Hot Springs County High School gymnasium Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by Thermopolis Close Up. There will be a number of games involving community members. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students in grades 7-12 and $4 for students in grades K-6. Kids preschool age and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at the Hot Springs County Museum, Storyteller and the high school. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $1 more than the advance tickets. Proceeds go to...
Ty Simeral and Aiden Flores chase after the soccer ball during the Hot Springs Recreation District kindergarten and 1st grade soccer game on Monday....
This year’s Oktoberfest was a focus of discussion during the Main Street Thermopolis board meeting April 23. The discussion centered on renaming the event Oktobrewfest, as the board is wanting to move towards being a brew fest along with being an Oktoberfest. Changing the name took time for the group to agree on because of the fear of confusing people by changing the brand. “Whatever we pick we definitely have to stick with going forward,” Main Street Thermopolis chairman Stefanie Gilbert said. But in the end the group agreed to rename the even...
The Thermopolis Post Office is asking postal customers “to help the hungry” and donate to the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive across America on Saturday, May 9. All food collected will go to local food bank charities, which will make distributions to area families in need. Leave bags filled with food items by your mailbox on May 9 – before mail delivery time – for collection. Customers may also bring in food to the post office on Arapahoe Street. Food items should be nonperishable items, such as canned me...
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