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The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Jason Fuss of Green River to be the new Superintendent of Hot Springs County School District #1. School board Chairman Justin Budd said, “We were fortunate to have an excellent pool of finalists, but Dr. Fuss rose to the top and was the board’s unanimous choice.” Interviews with Fuss and the other candidates Brad Neuendorf of Lander and Steve Burch of Fairview were done last Wednesday, April 23. The HSCSD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting in the evening on Th...
At the April Hot Springs County School District meeting, board members discussed at length the alternative calendar for a 4-day school week for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027 school years. Superintendent Hunt provided the results of a survey across the district with 88 responses from teachers. He said that 4.5% said no to the change, 25% were neutral, and 69.3% said absolutely yes. The board discussed concerns about the number of hours of instruction, childcare, student feedback, additional income for students who might work on Fridays,...
Akelah Retana, wearing her Paw Patrol boots, gets a kiss on the cheek from a sweet little dog during the Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter's annual animal petting zoo held last week in the Ag Shop. For more photos, see page 7....
The complaint is the latest development in an ongoing dispute over how or to what extent the state should govern political parties. by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com via Wyoming News Exchange Newly elected leaders for the Hot Springs County GOP are asking a district court judge “to prevent the Wyoming Republican Party from interfering in local county Republican Party elections,” a lawsuit filed Monday states. The case comes after Brian Shuck, an attorney for the state GOP, advised several county parties in March to disregard state statute and a W...
Lance Axtell, of the FFA team, attempts to steal the ball from Brooke Hubele, of the Class of 2025 team, during donkey basketball action at the Hot Springs County High School gym last Saturday evening. The event was hosted by the Hot Springs County High School Student Council. The Class of 2025 team won the championship game....
At the April 15 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the HS State Park Headquarters. Treasurer Audra Domínguez gave the financial report and said their most recent deposit of lodging tax on March 31, 2025, was for $7,032.81. In the previous year, they received $11,354.53 for March 31, 2024. The board further discussed their budget and current statements and receipts. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. In old business, Tourism Director Ang...
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, April 21 5:35 p.m. A female subject from Kirby requested a trespass notice on two individuals that reside in Washakie County. This is a civil dispute between a landlord and tenants. Tuesday, April 22...
A new Mexican Restaurant, El Charro, has opened in the previous location of Los Cabos at 942 Shoshoni St. First opened on April 2, under new manager Feranando Gomez, he and his team of six employees come from Brighton, Colo., to serve a new menu of traditional Mexican food. El Charro is partially owned by Gomez’s father and the previous owner of Los Cabos, Renee Guerrero. Gomez explained that Guerrero reached out to his father, asking him if he would like to come take ownership and management o...
A public reception and exhibition honoring the 25 participants of the three Creative Aging Art groups will be held at the Wyoming Pioneer Home on May 3. You will get a chance to mingle with the artists and see their photography and gilding artworks that they have been producing this winter and spring. Local artist Barrie Lynn Bryant taught one gilding and two photography courses to senior citizens with grants awarded to him from the Wyoming Arts Council. The classes were held in the Hot Springs County Library, Hot Springs County Senior...
KJ Burgess carries items being auctioned off at the Risen Son Christian School Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Fundraiser last Friday evening at the Hot Springs County Fair Building....
A social media post recently was circulated regarding the sale of the Star Plunge to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Nations. To set the record straight, the Shoshone Business Council went on record saying this is not true. The post was made by an individual living in Pampa, Texas, according to their page. Some reports indicate they may be an ex employee of the Star. Members of the family that own the Star were tagged on the post and asked if there was any truth to it. Despite any confirmation from the family or any official source,...
Let’s drop the F-bomb. Yes, I’m talking about FRAUD. As someone who works at your local bank, you would be amazed at the number of times we’ve intercepted an attempted scam. It feels like in today’s world, encountering fraud in some form is almost a universal experience. The other day a representative from my credit card fraud department called me. I had potentially fraudulent charges totaling over $800! I was incredibly grateful for their vigilance and their efficiency in resolving the incident and returning my life back to normal. This exampl...
We would like to express our gratitude to our fire department for their good work on Saturday morning. Our chicken house caught fire and was threatening to burn down the garage as well. We called 911 and things got rolling. The response time to the 911 call was awesome, and the crew handled the situation efficiently and just did a very good job all around. The chicken house was lost, but the garage was spared with only minor damage. Thanks also to the power company for coming out right away and repairing the overhead power line that got burned...
I’m relatively new, only been here for 5 years, I have no school age kids, I moved here to be a neighbor, whatever we decide to do, I’m for it, I trust my neighbors. I do want to say that if I did have a young family and I drove through Thermopolis and saw the town, the drive getting here, and then the High School, I would be like, “Wow, what a great place to raise kids!” I don’t understand the politics, you probably can learn everything directly from the internet now, that’s possible, I guess. It just seems like the idea that you would build...
by Daniel Powell (totteringtimes@gmail.com) I became a “grown-up” when I was ten years old. When you take on the responsibilities of a being a grown-up – at a time when you are really just a child – one gets the benefit of a jump start on learning, and understanding, concepts like “duty” and “responsibility.” Now that I truly am “old” - I wish I had taken more time to “smell the roses.” While it is possible, I suppose, that I am unique in that regard – I seriously doubt it. My guess is, I am among the vast majority of “old people” when it come...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Shooting complex board estimates July target date CODY (WNE) — Construction on the Wyoming State Shooting Complex south of Cody could begin in July, the joint powers board for the complex said at its inaugural meeting Thursday . As it currently stands, the board has a draft plan for the project, which was put together by Ardurra Engineering. The first step for the project’s construction will be building the access road to the venue, which will require paleological and archaeological testing before bei...
Cinco de Mayo party The 1890’s Riders are hosting a Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday, May 3 from 7-10 p.m. at the VFW, 302 Broadway St. There will be food, drink specials and music. Entery is $10 per adult and $5 per child. There will be reliable drivers available to give rides home. Motorcycle awareness parade On Saturday, May 3 the 1890’s Riders are hosting their 2nd annual Motorcyle Awareness Month Parade. The event kicks off with a blessing of the bikes at 11:30 a.m. at Southside Travel Center, 167 Highway 20 S. The parade begins from that l...
The Bobcats and Lady Cat track teams were in Douglas last week to compete in the Douglas Invitational. Boys and girls teams from 15 schools matched up in the day-long track and field events. Faced with competing extra-curricular interests for several team members, the Bobcats and Lady Cats were, once again, without their full compliment of competitors. As they have done all season long, however, the teams did not allow their shortage in numbers to affect their results. Putting on a remarkable performance, the Bobcats finished in first place in...
For Earth Day on April 22, Ralph Witters Elementary students, including Desiree Egger's kindergarten PE class, went throughout the campus and the football field picking up trash. Johnny Luebbe, who discovered "something not so good" on the ground, while Aiden Estenson held the bag open. They were also assisted by Carter Enis....
David Egger, playing a bandit, stops Ruby Stotts and Morgan Blakesley to take their "gold" during the Gold Rush game students played last Friday night as part of the Thermopolis Middle Schools lock late event for 5th and 6th graders....
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat Golf Teams headed to Powell on Friday, April 25 to compete in the Powell High School Spring Invite Tournament. Although the day was cool and overcast, the players were not met with any precipitation or wind challenges, and the Powell Golf Course was in great condition for an early season tournament. At the end of the day, both teams finished in second place, with the Lady Cats at 298 - just four strokes back of first place Cody and the Bobcats a mere five strokes (335) behind the exceptional team from...
Members of the Thermopolis Rodeo Club competed in Big Piney last weekend. For high school competitors, results include: Saturday Taylor Agar, pole bending, 14th, 24.312 Kamryn Farrell, barrel racing, 23rd, 17.638; goat tying, 7th, 8.060 Rylee Agar, barrel racing, 32nd, 18.304 Bridger Peil, tie down calf roping, 3rd, 115.740; team roping (with partner Cooper Jones), 2nd, 8.5 Jay Ritchey, team roping (with partner Gracie Skogen), 6th, 10.470 Sunday Taylor Agar, barrel racing, 31st, 17.725; pole bending, 13th, 22.844 Rylee Agar, barrel racing,...
Thermopolis Middle School boys and girls track teams competed last weekend at the Greybull Middle School Invitational. Of the eight teams in attendance, both the seventh grade girls team and the seventh grade boys teams took home first place. The girls team scored 163 points, more than double the points scored by second place Greybull with 70 points. The seventh grade boys team scored 127 points, which was 76.5 points more than second place Tongue River. For the eighth grade teams, the girls finished second with 105 points to first place...
At the April 17 Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees meeting, during public comments, Kayte Collamer, Isabelle Belden, and Shadow Love all spoke regarding staffing recommendations. Kayte Collamer spoke of her full support for Ashley Cleare continuing to teach kindergarten and not to be transferred to first grade. She said Ms. Cleare makes “learning exciting, engaging and fun.” She added that “students thrive socially and emotionally” and that Ms. Cleare “leaves a lasting impact…Losing her in kindergarten would be a tremendous...
At the Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter's annual animal petting zoo in the Ag Shop last week, top, Paige Jones holds a lamb as Rosalie Gard pets it; middle, Brooke Hubele shows Axel Bonella a baby bird and bottom, Corbin Chopping checks out a lamb held by Tymber Eckley....
