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by Shane Sanderson Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Wyoming Supreme Court on Friday overturned Casper businessman Tony Cercy’s sexual assault conviction. Prosecutors will now need to decide whether to take the case to trial a third time. The appellate court ordered Cercy’s 2018 conviction of third-degree sexual assault thrown out because the jury at his Thermopolis trial was not properly instructed on state law governing the charge. Natrona County District Attorney Dan Itzen, who will be responsible for the case when...
Thermopolis community agencies came together to bring an ice skating rink to complement the Children's Discovery Center in Thermopolis. Trenton Enis, Fletcher Lewis and Fischer Lewis hit the ice Monday to enjoy some hockey. See more on page 10.... Full story
We published the first half of the Hot Springs County year in review in the December 26 edition of the Independent Record. Here is a look back on July-December. July July 4, 2019 The bright blue summer sky dimmed quickly, shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. As the town sirens sounded and a rapid series of alerts was issued across radio and cell networks, it was clear that this particular thunderstorm wasn’t just going to skirt around the town and was gunning for Thermopolis. Winds estimated at 50-60 miles per hour and a severe t...
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 Wednesday, Dec. 25 5:41 p.m. Report of a vehicle vs deer strike. Damage to front passenger corner headlight. No other vehicles involved. Officer dispatched deer...
The Discover Thermopolis shop located in downtown Thermopolis now has the largest selection of hot sauces in the state of Wyoming, according to owner Howie Samelson. The store has over 700 different flavors and it might be more than in the state of Colorado as well, according to one distributor. Samelson said, "The real goal is to create an additional destination in Thermopolis. The people will come here because of the selection." The idea came to him at last year's Main Street Conference in a...
Greg Willson is a full-service insurance agent at Rams Head Financial which is a part of Big Horn Federal Bank here in Thermopolis. For the last six years, he was an independent insurance agent with New York Life, which is still an affiliate. Willson's services covered life, long-term care, retirement products, annuities, 401k, IRAs, investments, the whole gamut of insurance and financial service. However, as of October 2019, Willson took and passed his property and casualty insurance license,...
The senior set is gearing up to hit the road with three exciting experiences available in April, June and September. The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center will be taking a trip to see the Cher tour at the Casper Events Center on Friday, April 24. The all-inclusive trip provides bus transportation to Casper, dinner and hotel stay as well as tickets for the “Here We Go Again Tour 2020.” There is limited seating for this event, so be sure to get signed up now. A trip to Branson, Missouri is next on the schedule in June. This time fol...
Wyatt Christensen is the new manager of Specialty Towing and Auto Care. The owner is still Dennis Leonhardt but Wyatt is working toward purchasing the business hopefully by August. Christensen has over 20 years experience in this type of business. In fact, he helped start this business in 1999 with his mentor Bill Wells, the previous owner of Auto RV Specialities. Christensen wants to follow in his mentor's footsteps and have a family-owned and locally-operated business. Christensen started...
When it comes to great music, it’s never too late to mark your calendar for that concert, especially if it’s combined with a way to support kids. H Diamond W Youth Camp is presenting a concert on Saturday, March 21 featuring the Bar J Wranglers. Doors will open at 6 p.m. at the auditorium with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Seniors and military will pay just $15. Proceeds from the concert will be used in remodeling efforts at the camp and to support youth activities of all kin...
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will be hosting a program called The Early Cowboys. They welcome speaker Terril Mills, a historian, rancher and a family man of five with an agribusiness degree. Please, feel free to bring your own cowboy story, too. The Early Cowboys program will be at the County Museum on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. Cookies and coffee will be provided. The public is welcome. If you have any questions, call Sam at (307) 921-0184...
The Wyoming Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be holding their Annual Winter Retreat in Thermopolis on Saturday, January 11. The dinner will be held at the fairgrounds from 6-10 p.m. that evening. Online ticket sales for the event are available until January 10. Costs will be $35 for a single ticket and $70 for a couple. Youth tickets are $15. You may purchase tickets at www.ducks.org/wyoming/events/60400/winter-retreat/....
We have a new month, a new year and a new decade happening all at the same time, which leaves plenty of room for pondering what the past 3,650 days have left us with. There have been two royal weddings, royal babies and the end of Harry Potter. We have seen countless hours of Game of Thrones and watched wildfires rage across California. For many, the laughter died the day we lost Robin Williams and Steve Jobs left behind an Apple legacy that has laid the groundwork for amazing advances in so many areas. We watched a football powerhouse brought...
The “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is more often than not followed by the “I Can’t Stand Reality” post-holiday blues. Family has gone home along with all the excitement and anticipation of the holidays, the cheerful laughter and the plate after plate of yummy goodies. Many people suffer from post-holiday blues, that crash that can leave you feeling tired, under the weather and depressed. Psychologists say these blues are quite common, but they aren’t serious depression that could warrant medications. Instead, its irritability, difficulty...
Margaret Doll, 91, passed away December 29, 2019, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of the Wyoming Pioneer Home the past three years. Graveside services will be held this spring in Glenrock, Wyo....
Bonnie M. Bleak, 95, passed away December 25, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had been a resident since October 2018. Born May 25, 1924, in Thermopolis, Wyo., she was the daughter of Jaque Robert "J Bob" and Mary Agnes Peoples White. During her elementary years she attended schools in the Wind River Canyon. She graduated from Thermopolis High School. Following school, she spent some time in Casper, worked a year in the sawmills in Washington and a short period in...
Danice Earlene Lindsey Haderlie, 84, longtime resident of Star Valley, passed away on December 27, 2019, at the Life Care Center in Ammon, Idaho. Danice was born to Dan Monroe Lindsey and Margaret Mary Ette (Finn) Lindsey on November 4, 1935, in Buffalo, N. Y. Danice grew up in Flint, Mich., as the oldest of three children. After high school, Danice attended the Hurley Hospital School of Nursing in Flint, Mich., and graduated in 1958 as a Registered Nurse. About this same time, she started writing to a fellow in the army that a friend had told...
Nola Youvnne Ibach, 74, passed away December 21, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had resided since November 2. Born May 24, 1945, in Reno, Nev., she was the daughter of Jack Lee and Norma Jean (Block) Brown. In her younger years she marked trees in the forest in preparation for their harvesting. She farmed with her husband and raised llamas. On November 25, 1990, she married David Leroy Ibach in Dayton, Nev. He died in 2012. Nola moved from their farm in Nebraska to Thermopolis, Wyo., in 2015. She attended the...
Mary Elizabeth Bury, 89, passed away suddenly December 24, 2019, in Casper at the Wyoming Medical Center. Born May 4, 1930, in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, she was the daughter of Walter and Edna Mae (Waites) Shank. As her mother died at birth, she was raised by her grandparents then came to Thermopolis, Wyo., at the age of 16 to be with her father and stepmother, Ruth. She graduated from Thermopolis High School. Mary was employed at Mrs. Short’s “The Fashion” and Reesey’s Drug. For 37 years she worked...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Nicodemus family brought a free matinee to featuring A Christmas Story to the Ritz last Friday afternoon.... Full story
The Bobcat girls basketball team held a Junior Girls Bobcat Basketball Camp during Christmas break to give some of the younger ones a few tips. At left, the girls get in a little practice running and dribbling at the same time while at right, Sesi Jensen helps Logann Ferrell get in the right position to make her free throws swish.... Full story
Just because it is winter doesn’t mean you have to stop fishing out on Boysen reservoir. In fact, ice fishing has been good so far this year. Fisheries biologists are saying the upper reservoir areas are the best, particularly near the Poison Creek Bay area. Sauger and trout are the two species coming through the ice most often for anglers who have been out on the ice. Wyoming Game and Fish wants anglers to remember it is important to recognize the difference between Sauger and Walleye because of the differences in creel limits. Only two S...
NBHA Barrel racing was held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Sunday, Dec. 29. Results are as follows: Open 1D – Maddie Fantaskey, first; Mesa Allen, second; Nick Comes, third; Breda Sims, fourth Open 3D – Debbie Keller, first; Lindsay Curran, second; Debbie Combs, third; Bobbi Byrd, fourth; Ky Sorensen, fifth; Taylor Malcom, sixth Open 4D – Bobbi Byrd, first; Jennifer Harvey, second; Kristin Good, third; Vivian Butchard, fourth Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, first Youth 3D – Taylor Malcom, first; Kenzley Sims, second...
The Hot City Outdoor Alliance, along with the Children’s Discovery Center, the Town of Thermopolis crew and members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department made a community ice skating rink a reality in Thermopolis. It is located to the the left of the main entrance to Hot Springs State Park. The entrance for the rink is off of Highway 20 just past the Thermopolis Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce office.... Full story
by Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is the only state in America that doesn’t have a local affiliate to the national suicide prevention hotline, and lawmakers were skeptical Monday of a $1 million request to change that. “We can do this a whole lot better,” said Rep. Bob Nicholas, the Republican co-chairman of the Joint Appropriations Committee, which holds the state’s purse strings. “To me, you’re throwing money before you’re throwing your brains at it.” That sentiment was echoed by Sen. Eli Bebout,...
