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Monday afternoon, County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon hosted a meeting with regard to what would happen to Thermopolis should the dam at Boysen Reservoir break. Gordon noted he has the utmost faith in the dam’s integrity and in the Bureau of Reclamation, but having a plan in place now will help people get out of the way should something happen. Those attending the meeting included representatives of law enforcement, town governments, emergency services, businesses and the c...
On June 21, the Hot Springs County Commissioners will host a public hearing regarding the formation of a hospital district, which will provide operating revenue for Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, and the Specific Purpose Sales and Use Excise Tax, which will go toward remodeling and adding on to the hospital building. The Thermopolis Independent Record is providing information from those who support the tax and the district formation, as well as those opposed to it. Vote yes supporters Kar...
Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Beatriz Schulmeister had plenty of positive comments for Kayla Connor, who was involved in a single-vehicle rollover Sunday, as the 20-year-old Thermopolis resident was wearing her seatbelt during the accident. Schulmeister responded to the accident at mile marker 146 on Highway 20 at about 2:55 p.m. Sunday. According to the report, Conner was southbound driving her 2002 Ford Explorer on her way into town. She found herself driving toward the west, and... Full story
Hot Springs State Park will again be the site for the annual Hot Spot Car Rally this Father’s Day weekend, June 18 and 19. Hot Spot Car Rally committee member Dick Howe said when the show started 24 years ago, it was about people bringing out their favorite set of wheels, no matter the vehicle’s age or condition. Even though it now brings in more classics and antiques, he encourages everyone to bring their favorite vehicles out. Wall art trophies will be awarded to category winners. The fir...
There's a new face out there helping to patrol the streets of Thermopolis - that of Officer Ron Cunningham. Cunningham was officially sworn in June 7, though his first day with the Thermopolis Police Department was May 23. Born and raised in Riverton, Cunningham moved away to Kemmerer and later attended college at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. He graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice. He moved to Las Vegas for about three years, but really wanted a position in...
Dynamite, zip lines, flying pigs and marshlands aren’t found in the typical classroom scene, but they all help make up the summer’s Lights On programs. Though the school year’s over, it doesn’t mean the learning has to come to a complete end. The Lights On program is providing plenty of opportunity for students of all ages. Program Coordinator Jenny Davis noted Thermopolis Middle School students are currently in the middle of their Summer Camp, while those at Ralph Witters Elementary are doi...
On Saturday, June 11, Hot Springs County High School graduates KinDale Andreen and Tyler Cornwell participated in the 43rd annual Shrine Bowl. Andreen said the experience was an awesome one, and she enjoyed having one last game. A sports trainer for the past four years, Andreen said sports medicine brings together her passion for sports and taking care of people. Her freshman year saw her getting water, heat and ice for players as needed - though at one point she did help splint a player who had...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce had plenty of discussion at their June 9 meeting, regarding the 2016-17 action plan. The document calls for projects in terms of membership, economic development, community resource, events, fiscal responsibility and volunteers, though Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained these six goals were identified a few years ago. Rather than address all of them at the same time, Rush said, it was discussed during a work session to address a...
The banners are up, and it’s just over a week before the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) Rodeo hits town. This year’s rodeo is June 23-26. There are 197 entrants, and that may go up with re-entries. Mead-Ellis explained when entrants put in their information a computer selects which events they will compete. If there is a scheduling conflict, cowboys will go in and re-enter. She further noted they expecting to get more top names this year. There’s also...
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved a street closure for the Gift of the Waters parade. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained the closure would be the same as previous years, from Senior Avenue, up Arapahoe until Fifth, then to the flagpole and turning around in the intersection and heading east along Broadway to Fourth. Rush further presented a permit from WYDOT, which was signed at the meeting. The permit is required for the parade turnaround at the...
Rosalee Dawn Johnson of Aurora, Colo. was transferred to the Wyoming Women's Correctional Center near Lusk, following her sentencing in May. In March, Johnson pleaded guilty to theft and wrongful receiving, concealing or disposing of property. The state moved to dismiss a second count of the latter charge, and the court granted it. Johnson was sentenced to five to seven years at the Women's Center on each of the remaining two counts, served consecutively. However, upon completion or parole from...
Competitors in the Junior Livestock Show Friday afternoon work to make sure their animals are set up properly. Hot Springs County high point winners were: Beef - Strite Daniels, Lambs - Hallie Martinez and Hogs - Remington Ferree....
It’s amazing what you can see and feel just by looking up. Given my religious upbringing, I can’t help but think of heaven when I look to the sky, but last weekend reminded me that we can all catch a glimpse into the amazing and ethereal. My mom was visiting from Alliance, Neb. — my hometown — helping to watch the boys while Louise and I worked, and Friday night I spied her stargazing out the window with her grandbabies, pointing out particularly bright ones and even Mars and Jupiter, which c...
Dakota Leonhardt shakes hands with Jeff Strong, upon receiving the Patriotic Pen award. Also presenting the award were Shirley Wildman, center, and Nancy Madrigal....
Seventh grader Logan Cole shattered a nearly 40-year-old record in the Long Jump this school year, with a distance of 17’ 7.75”. The previous record of 17’ 3” was set by Jon Lesher in 1977. There were quite a few records broken by the Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field, which ended their regular season on May 7. Cole also set the record in the Shot Put with a distance of 43’ 2” — the previous record was John Balstad’s 41’ 1” n 1989 — and in the Discus with a distance of 146’ 9.5... Full story
The carnival is coming to town, next week at Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. Life Enrichment Director Meg Haderlie said one of her primary duties is to help the residents enjoy life. Often when people come to the facility, she explained, their money goes to their medical care. Some do have money to also do things they enjoy. To help provide some enjoyable activities, a fund was put in place by the Resident Council, and monitored by the life enrichment director; it is 100 percent for the...
Hot Springs State Park will again be the site for the annual Hot Spot Car Rally on Father’s Day weekend, June 18 and 19. Hot Spot Car Rally committee member Dick Howe said when the show was started 24 years ago, it was about people bringing out their favorite set of wheels, no matter the vehicle’s age or condition. Even though it now brings in more classics and antiques, he encourages everyone to bring their favorite vehicles out. Wall art trophies will be awarded to category winners. The fir...
Big Horn Basin Foundation Director Jessica Lippincott recently received $1,100 from the Thermopolis Community Fund to pay for 13 children to participate in a local Kids' Dig. The normal cost of the Kids' Dig is $85, which none of the kids had to pay for. The kids are at Wyoming Dinosaur Center from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. They receive a t-shirt, water bottle, lunch and a sample bag to collect surface fossils in the Sundance Sea Formation. They also get to make a plaster cast, dig in the Morrison...
This weekend, proceeds from a yard sale hosted by Kim Enis will go to Relay for Life. Enis explained she typically has a big sale at the armory, with donations from the town, but it got to be a bit much. Though the sale this weekend includes some donated items, she said, it will mainly feature items from Kim’s Relay team. The team includes nine members. The sale is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at 521 Amoretti....
The Hot Springs Recreation Department baseball program started practice last week, with their first session on May 31. There are a total 58 signed up this year, with 17 in the Majors, 17 in the Minors, 18 in Coach Pitch and six in the Start Smart. Recreation Director Brad Morrison explained Start Smart is for three- to five-year –olds, and involves parents attending one day a week with their kids. Children learn baseball fundamentals such as hitting, throwing and catching. The first game for t...
Thursday afternoon at the Hot Spring County Memorial Hospital cafeteria, staff waited in anticipation for the guest of honor to arrive. As Robin Roling stepped through the door, it was obvious just how much she meant to the hospital, and how much the staff meant to her. The surprise party helped add a bit of fun to Roling’s last days with the hospital. The outgoing CEO announced her resignation in March. Her family, she said, was originally from southern Wyoming. As is frequently the case her pa...
Decorated with glow necklaces and bright paints, this group of kids couldn't wait to get moving on the Glow Run Friday evening. The run was planned by Gottsche as a fundraiser and to provide something fun for the town....
County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon explained mitigation is a process wherein people try to accomplish projects that will lessen the effects of disasters on the community. "You try to determine some places where you can take action ahead of time, to minimize the damage and the threat to the public when a disaster hits." Currently, the Hot Springs County All Hazards Mitigation Planning Committee is developing a mitigation plan. The plan, Gordon said, would be a living document,...
Monday, in Hot Springs County District Court, it was a packed room — physically, and emotionally — for the sentencing of Cody Shinost, who was found guilty in February on a count of aggravated vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol and two counts of control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol resulting in serious bodily injury. The charges are the result of a May 2014 vehicle rollover accident that claimed the life of Madisen Price, left her sister Delanie in a months-long coma with severe head trauma and cau...
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees accepted the Community Needs Assessment as presented by Marketing Director John Gibbel. According to the report, which includes all of Hot Springs County - as it is the hospital's service area - 21 percent of people do not have access to health insurance. These people fall under the Medicaid expansion that the Wyoming legislature refused to pass. They don't make enough to qualify for subsidies under Enroll Wyoming. They...
