School board updated on student achievements
Brandon Deromedi, activities director for the Hot Springs County School District, provided an update on spring sports to the HSCSD Board of Trustees...
Public meetings set to discuss highway projects
A series of annual public meetings is scheduled in July and August to address future highway improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. A key part...
Wyoming's population continues to age fast
CHEYENNE – The elderly population (age 65 and over) in the state grew 3.6 percent between July 2020 and July 2021, according to U.S. Census...
Outdoor recreation grant program launched
The Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation is thrilled to announce the launch of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. Funding will be awarded...
Senior center ice cream social fundraiser
Hot Springs County Senior Center is hosting an Ice Cream Social at the future home of the center, 142 Highway 20 South (old Shopko building) on...
Hospital board updated on quality reports
At the June Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Margie Molitor gave her final growth report prior to her retirement. She said the recent state...
Off-road event planned
The Wagonhound Off-road event will be held July 29-31. Event representative Travis Winger said, “Wagonhound, in general, is a collaboration...
Discovery Days will celebrate folk life, art first week of August
Wyoming Discovery Days will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7 in Hot Springs State Park. This popular folk festival will celebrate...
Fundraiser for twins set for this weekend
A cookie jar auction fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 9 for Jessica Power and her preemie twins, Kimber and Colt. It will begin at 6 p.m. at...
Great Until 8! downtown Saturday
Main Street Thermopolis’ Great until 8! monthly shopping event takes place Saturday, July 9. This second Saturday event showcases the...
Enjoying the Bighorn River
The Bighorn River was busy over the long 4th of July weekend with both fisherman and...
Culpepper & Merriweather Circus
During the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, cockatoo trainer Logan Jimenez has crowd volunteer...
An afternoon at the circus
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus came through town last Saturday with two shows at 2 p.m....
Tending to the flowers
Hot Springs State Park employee, Travis Tyrrell, cleans up and prunes a flower bed in...
Happy Independence Day!
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department put on a wonderful Independence Day fireworks show Monday...
Guns win, moms lose: Creating generational poverty
This past few weeks saw major erosions to the rights of Americans. Supreme Court decisions were made along political party lines. Us old people know...
PAW applauds courts
by Ryan McConnaughey The Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) issued the following statement in response to both the Q2 2022 BLM Lease Auction and...
Prairie Doc Perspectives
by Andrew Ellsworth, M.D. Recently our family went on a camping trip. Our kids loved how we canoed our supplies across a lake and set up our...
Open letter to Senators and Congressmen
Thursday morning last week, we awoke to find the stock markets opening down over 2% again, and 401k accounts down 30% or more. Since this is...
Visit Thermopolis
Visitors to Thermopolis and Hot Springs County can select between a large variety of attractions. Our crown jewel is Hot Springs State Park with its...
Jeanne Lee (Agnew) Sullivan
Jeanne Lee (Agnew) Sullivan, 88, passed away on February 19, 2020, in Arlington, Texas, after...
Earl Dans Wallace
Earl Dans Wallace was born April 2, 1930, in Rock Springs, Wyo. He was the second son born to Curtis L. Wallace and Olive Mildred “Jackie...
On the record
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s...
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Community Calendar
Thurs., July 7 Backpack Program Pickup, Episcopal Church, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Help Center, Common Ground, noon-3 p.m. Cemetery Board meeting,... Full story