Week of October 17, 2024
Week of October 17, 2024
Douglas L. Nelson, 43, of Thermopolis, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of first degree sexual abuse of a minor and one count of second degree sexual abuse of a minor after a plea agreement was reached with the Hot Springs County Attorney’s Office. Fifth Judicial District Court Judge Bill Simpson, sentenced Nelson to 30-50 years in prison on each of the two counts of first degree sexual abuse of a minor, but ordered those to be served at the same time, or concurrently. On the third count, Judge Simpson ordered a...
by Nelda Currah Hunting with Heroes Wyoming "Chief Helper" The Thermopolis Chapter of Hunting with Heroes Wyoming (HwH WY) welcomed twelve veterans this fall marking ten years that this generous community has been giving back to our nation's disabled veterans. Veterans hailed from Washington to New Jersey, from New Hampshire to Florida, and of course, from Wyoming, to hunt pronghorn at the Thermopolis Annual Antelope Hunt on September 28. The veterans who joined them this year were David...
Thermopolis Trout Unlimited will host a Free Fly Fishing Clinic on Saturday, Oct.19 from 3-6 p.m. at Hot Springs State Park. Whether you are new to fly fishing or an experienced fishing guide, they will have networking opportunities, informative classes, and fun contests with cool prizes including hats, stickers, hand tied flies and gift certificates. They will also be raffling off a free one-half day guided trip on the Bighorn River. Small Group Classes include: Setting up your fly rod,...
At the October Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, during old business, CEO Meri Ann Dorman discussed their August 10 Demolition Derby. She said the derby “was not as profitable as previous years.” The number of trucks, contestants, and attendance were all less than previous events. The board also discussed the changing of rules to draw more cars and their drivers. However, parts are more expensive now and there are fewer derbies. The board...
Last Thursday during Fire Prevention Month, members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department delivered pizzas from P6 Station to raise awareness for fire prevention. Firemen JW Buckner and Bryce Gilbert hand off some pies to Jessica Carswell and her five-year-old daughter...
Local Vietnam Veterans Tony Abstetar and Jerry Johnson participated in a Rocky Mountain Honor Flight, Mission #48 on October 3-5. They were included in a group of 30 veterans and 30 guardians who assisted the veterans on a tour to Washington, D.C. They said it was a "once in a lifetime experience." Vietnam veterans Abstetar served in 1967-1971 as an E-5 and Johnson also served in 1970-1972 as an E-4. The flight is to honor all veterans and give them the opportunity to visit many monuments and...
Sugar beet deliveries slowed by warm weather POWELL (WNE) — Sugar beet harvest in the Lovell Factory District of the Great Western Sugar Cooperative has turned into a test of careful pile management at beet receiving stations under continuing daytime temperatures of 70-80 degrees. Only about 30% of the crop was received during the first week. “Good pile storage makes for good grower payments. It’s all about risk,” said Ric Rodriguez, Heart Mountain grower and member of the four-state cooperative board. The all-out regular harvest was...
At the October 1 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the accounts payable warrant register for $557,185.60 and payroll for $220,621.95. Ardurra’s Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said regarding the work they completed, they ran automated parcel updates for the ArcGIS Online date. They met with Jerimie Kraushaar in Hot Springs County on September 9 to discuss NG9-1-1 data and...
by Nathan Oster Greybull Standard Via Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — A Greybull woman whose 5-year-old son nearly died of starvation earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of aggravated child abuse. Tammy Ann Hannon, aka Tammy Earl, faces a possible sentence of up to 25 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000 following her guilty plea in the Fifth Judicial District Court of Big Horn County. The case against her dates to the period between Dec. 1, 2023, and Feb. 16, 2024, when Hannon was living in Greybull with...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party hosted a School Board Candidates forum at the fair building on Sept. 30. In the general election, there are four seats open for the Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees. This is part two of the forum coverage. Part one ran in the Oct. 10 IR. There are two incumbents currently running for reelection, they are Clay VanAntwerp and Nichole Weyer. Marshall Keller is also running and is currently an appointed trustee who filled the seat from Will Ferrell who recently resigned. Trustee Joe...
by Austin Beck-Doss Lander Journal Via Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Earlier this year, the Lander Free Medical Clinic filled a EpiPen prescription for a patient who couldn’t afford to purchase his own. A few months later, the man was attending a barbeque when an eight-year-old child had a severe allergic reaction to a cookie made with peanuts. Thinking quickly, he jumped into action with his free EpiPen and saved the child’s life. Between one and two percent of people can develop anaphylaxis – a potentially fatal allergic reaction...
Moonlight Madness is returning to the streets of downtown Thermopolis on Thursday, October 24. A variety of activities will be offered that you and your family can participate in. Carnival games for prizes will be hosted and located at Central Bank & Trust, 435 Arapahoe, from 4-6 p.m. The Mason’s tacos will be available from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 521 Arapahoe St. The Costume Contest, sponsored by Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund, will begin at 6 p.m. in the 400 Block of Broadway, in front of the Thermopolis Town Hall. Categories...
Hags-N-Bags will hold its 2024 Halloween Purse Auction on Saturday, October 19 at the fair building. A taco dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the auction at 7 p.m. All proceeds are for T-Town Cancer Crusaders. It will be a fun event and attendees are welcome to dress up in a costume if they wish. Event volunteer Bridget Bury said about the fundraiser and their efforts, “I think the community needs to realize just how lucky we really are. There’s a small group of us that does this and it’s amazing how we raised so much money, and it stays in...
HSC Library October schedule The Hot Springs County Library will be hosting several events in October including a string art workshop for the kids. It will be held Friday, Oct. 18 beginning at 1 p.m. at the library, 344 Arapahoe St. The free event is for 2nd-4th graders. Limited spots are available so sign up now. The workshop includes needed supplies and instruction. Call the library at 864-3104 or stop by to sign up. Starting October 28, the library is hosting cribbage for ages 14 and up on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Community...
The Bobcat varsity football team loaded on the bus early last Friday, October 11 for a four plus hour ride to the Bridger Valley of Wyoming. The team was set to play the Lyman Eagles that afternoon, in what coach Boone Bowker had called a “must win game.” While the Eagles sit in last place in the West Conference, they are in no way a team to be overlooked. And, it was a good thing the Cats went into the game with that thought in mind. Before the game, coach Bowker had said the team needed to come away with a win in Lyman to have any shot...
On October 7, the Thermopolis Vale Tudo / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu held their belt testing after students performed a certain number of hours and demonstrated their skills. Six students pictured here with their certificates earned their gray belt, graduating from white. Back row L-R: Elizik Ruchupanai, William McCawley, Kota Ruchupanai, Jayden Hanson, Kylie Schenck, Kiowa Pruitt, Kenzie Tillack, Jack Toth, Bentley Harvey, Landen Tillack and Lizzy Harvey. Instructors in front row L-R: Sienna Tuttle,...
Themopolis Middle School Cross Country wrapped up their season in Powell last Thursday at the Pinnacle Bank Powell Invitational. Results are: Girls: Kylie Geis, 76th, 16:59.90; Amelia Johnson, 77th, 17:00.28; Elena Ketner, 17:06.79; Jadriene Jeffs, 85th, 17:48.60; Haleigh Ralston, 94th, 20:05.51; Jessi Moore, 105th, 25:46.05 Boys: Gavin Livingood, 11th, 12:29.91; Tanner Myers, 24th, 13:10.89; Cameron Martinez, 27th, 13:20.79; Apollo Jenks, 45th, 14:08.73; Allen Thurman, 52nd, 14:24.87; Talon...
The Lady Cats Volleyball team traveled to Lander on Thursday, October 8 to meet the Lady Tigers for a second time this season. They faced off with Lander at home on September 5 and came away with a win of three to two. The rematch in Lander would, again, prove successful for the Lady Cats. As the Lady Cats gear up for the final couple of weeks of the season, they played matches in Lander on Thursday, and followed up with a home court event against Worland on Saturday, October 10. Both Lander and Worland are 3A teams, and served as some tough...
In their final race before the conference finals, the Hot Springs County High School Cross Country Team competed in the Powell Invitational on Thursday, October 10. In one of the largest events of the season, teams from eleven schools were at the Powell Golf Course to compete. Outstanding senior, Trajn Swalstad of Worland won the boys race, running a time of 15:40.14, leading the Worland Warriors to the team championship, with a combined score of 37. Kinley Cooley of Powell was the girls champion, with a time of 18:26.80. The team from Cody...
A small black bear traveled through Hot Springs County about six miles north of Thermopolis last...
Last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School, U.S. Senator John Barrasso made a surprise visit with students and staff to celebrate their recent award of becoming a National Blue Ribbon School. All grades, including the previous year's 8th graders, now freshmen in high school, participated in the recognition. Senator Barrasso praised the students and staff for their hard work and academic...
The Friends of the Library held their annual book and bake sale at the Armory this past weekend. Two-year-old Andi Gibbel picked out some interesting books to...
Last Sunday, the Red Dirt Master Gardeners held the Farm 2 Fork dinner featuring a variety of delicious soups and salads that came from the harvest of their hard work. Sisters Raleigh and Maggie Culbreath with their mother Amy, Joanne and Gary Holbert get ready to sample some of the great...
Residents of Hot Springs County have a chance to fill out a community survey to help guide officials in prioritizing things important to citizens of HSC and Thermopolis as a community-wide strategic plan is created. The results will be shared with the public in a future edition of the Independent Record and online. The surveys were included in the October 3 issue of the IR. You can also pick up a copy at our office 431 Broadway, during normal business hours. Additionally, you can get a copy of the survey at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber...
Clayton Allen Ferrell was born on May 14 in 1951 in Alamosa Community Hospital to his mother Elsie and father Kenneth. He died on the open road in Montana on September 27, 2024 and given how much he hated hospitals, he probably picked the right place to depart from us. If you knew him and loved him like his family does, you know that Clayton was a one of a kind human being. He was loving, stubborn, generous, hilarious, opinionated, mischievous and cantankerous. If he got in his mind to do...
Raymond Smith, 85, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 13. Memorial services will be held on Sat., Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. at Risen Son Baptist Church. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Thermopolis Independent...
Nancy Madrigal, 74, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 12. A full obituary will appear in a future edition of the Thermopolis Independent...
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, Oct. 7 12:16 a.m. Report of suspicious activity on Skelton Road. It appears to be unfounded. Tuesday, Oct. 8 10:56 a.m. Joshua Warren Hoyer, 34, from Mills, Wyo., was arrested on a Hot...
