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At the February 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall during citizen participation, Tonya Petty presented herself to the council and said, “Months ago, after the special prosecutor’s report came out, you stated that policies and procedures were being reviewed by an outside source. Is that a correct statement? Was that to update and improve upon them or just to review them for that specific case?” Mayor Adam Estenson replied, “Seeing that the review is still in place, we’re n...
Hannah Postma, left, helps Kathy Sorensen and Cali Culp with their projects at the String Art Workshop held at the Hot Springs County Fair Building by The Copper Kestrel last weekend....
Chairman Tom Ryan was absent at the February 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting. Vice Chair Phil Scheel presided over the meeting and disposed of Robert’s Rules of Order in order to conduct business with Commissioner Paul Galovich. Ardurra’s Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross provided the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said they provided an Open Data Tutorial to new HSC County Planner Les Culliton. They had an in-person meeting with Culliton and discussed existing app...
A deer jumps across the stream coming out of the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park on a chilly evening last weekend....
by Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The halls of the state Capitol building are bustling once again. Legislators, state executives, military officials, advocates and more attendees made their way into the House Chamber on Monday morning for the 67th Wyoming Legislature’s budget session commencement. They packed in to listen to Gov. Mark Gordon offer a State of the State address, followed by Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox. Not a seat was empty in the gallery overlooking the chamber as state rep...
Last Thursday, the Chamber Ambassadors celebrated Dr. Megan Olson as the first graduate of the Thermopolis Rural Training Track program. This training program is for physicians that have graduated medical school and are doing their on-the-job training in rural family medicine. Pictured, left to right, are Jacque Griffin, Melissa Johnson, Dr. Philip Gard, Dr. Bill Williams, Barb Nielson, Dr. Kellan Klubben, Travis Winger, Dr. Megan Olson, Dr. Travis Bomengen, Shurie Scheel, Bev Koerwitz, Dr....
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, Feb. 5 8:39 a.m. Report of a female subject who wanted no contact from an ex-fiance and asked for advice. Tuesday, Feb. 6 12:28 a.m. Report of a suspicious subject involving a female at a gas station who...
At the February 8 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman discussed the coming board nominations and the annual board meeting in April. In May, they will begin the election process and in June they will announce the new board members and elect the executive board for the next fiscal year. Dorman and the board discussed the Economic Task Force which had a meeting last year. Dorman said, “My goal was to get all of the entities in the room and talk about w...
The Be My Valentine Odd Ball will be on Saturday, February 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Community Hall, 631 Big Horn Street. The event is a scholarship fundraiser hosted by the George M. Sliney Odd Fellows Lodge #26. Tickets are $15 per person. There will be dancing, appetizers, door prizes and fun while supporting a great cause. A photo booth will be available and Sanchez Soundz providing music. Additionally, the High School Cultural Immersion Club is doing a babysitting fundraiser to help fund their upcoming trip. They will be offering childcare...
Don and Laurie Harvey purchase chocolates from Kathy Taylor with the Friends of the Library during the Chocolate Lovers and Silent Auction event last Saturday at the Hot Springs County Library. All proceeds from the event go towards library programs for children and adults....
Alyssa Katherine Halls, Lexi Overfield, Mary E. Ryan and Jean-Luc Frank Willson were named to the University of Wyoming 2023 fall semester President’s Honor Roll. Jayci Basse, Rebekah R. Johnson, Tyler Kay, Sean Michael Miller, Jonah Needham and Kaylee S. Shook were named to the University of Wyoming 2023 fall semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. Haley J. Keith, Ryan Miller and Jeffery W. Van Antwerp were named to the University of Wyoming 2023 fall semester Provost’s Honor Roll....
The 67th Wyoming Legislature convened in a joint session of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 12, during the first day of legislative proceedings of the 2024 Budget Session. Gov. Mark Gordon delivered his State of the State address, followed by the State of the Judiciary address, delivered by Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate M. Fox. We encourage you to use the Wyoming Legislature’s website to track legislation and participate in policymaking during the 2024 Budget Session. The web address is www.wyoleg.gov...
Well the statistics are in from the Wyoming Department of Education for the 2022/2023 school year. How did our School District really do, not what we are told by our school administrators? Ralph Witters Elementary: School performance rating / small school decision – meeting expectations Achievement Target Level – below target Achievement Normal Category – below average Thermopolis Middle School either meets or exceeds expectations in all categories Thermopolis High School was overall categorized as meeting expectations although in the categ...
by Leyann Gomez Sharon Hall, Scott Brown, and Raelene Wood along with other folks of Lovell hosted the Wyoming Republican Party’s quarterly meeting at the Community Center. All of the counties were represented. Saturday’s session got off to business despite snowy conditions for attendees from Worland and Thermopolis with a tricky drive. National Committeeman Corey Steinmetz read a polished letter from Senator Barrasso to the gathering. State Committeewoman Carla Klopfenstein from Sheridan read a letter from Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, who ha...
by Debra Johnston, MD I confess that occasionally even doctors get squeamish. Or perhaps more honestly, this doctor does. My personal list has gotten pretty short, but one of the things that still makes me squirm is something I nevertheless frequently recommend to my patients. So what is this mysterious and rather ominous medical recommendation? Nasal saline irrigation. The practice of rinsing the nose out with liquid probably originated centuries ago in India, and it remains part of spiritual ritual as well as traditional medicine around the...
David Kent Ramsey, 74, of Carthage, Texas, formerly of Thermopolis Wyo., passed away on Thursday afternoon, February 8, 2024, in Carthage. David was born on February 8, 1950, in Thermopolis to the late Garland Allen and Francis Elizabeth Maple Ramsey. He graduated from Thermopolis High School with the class of 1968. Dave served in the Wyoming National Guard and the United States Army. He married Kathryn Louise Boyer on July 24, 1981, in Thermopolis. Dave worked as a police officer, bus aide for... Full story
Beverly "Bev" Miller, 85, of Peoria, Ariz., died February 3, 2024. Beverly was born on May 22, 1938, in Roundup Mont., to Howard and Carmen Walrath. Bev was raised in Powell, Basin and Worland Wyo. During World War II her father was deployed to the Pacific Theater. The family lived in Powell with her grandmother until Howard returned in 1946. Her family joined the company E.H. Walrath and Sons, a grain and bean elevator company. They built an elevator in Worland, where she spent most of her... Full story
Henry “JR” Bury, Jr. passed away February 5, 2024, in Arlington, Texas, after suffering injuries from a fall resulting in hospitalization where he passed after several weeks. Henry was born June 24, 1949, to Henry and Virginia Bury in Thermopolis, Wyo. He spent his youth in Thermopolis and graduated high school in 1967. After a year of college, he enlisted in the US Army. He fought in the Vietnam War from 1968-1970 where he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. Henry returned to Thermopolis where he married Pat Grogan and has a son, Chr... Full story
Jeanne McMillan died on February 3, 2024, of natural causes while receiving care at the Thermopolis Rehab and Wellness Center. Over the past few years, she had three heart attacks and other illnesses that were too much for her to recover from. She was born a twin, Johnny, in Kirby, Wyo., to Martha Branscom. Martha married Joe Roberts on Jan 21, 1950. Joe adopted Johnny and Jeanne in 1950. Jeanne attended school in Thermopolis. She married in 1963, from that union they had three children, Larry,... Full story
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed at the Buffalo Bill Showdown in Cody last Saturday. Thermopolis placed second as a team in Folkstyle with 487 points behind Cody with 660 points. In the Freestyle tournament, Thermopolis brought home a third place with 180.5 points behind Cody with 327 points and the North Big Horn Rams with 211.5 points. Folkstylye results: 6U 40A - Odin Galovich, 2nd, 19.5 points; John Ryan, 4th, 12.5 points. 6U 40B - Tytus Bowker, 1st, 26 points. 6U 43 - Carter Enis, 3rd, 18 points. 6U 45 - Greyson Hill, 2nd, 12...
The Hot Springs County High School girls basketball team traveled to Lovell last Friday, for a rematch of an in-conference game against the Lady Bulldogs. In what may have been their best game of the season, the Lady Cats came away with a huge win against a second place team - who came into the weekend with a ten and eight record. Maggie Landon made her first start on varsity in the contest, while Kamryn Farrell played through a lower body injury suffered earlier in the week. Injury or not, Farrell was unfazed, and finished the game as the...
The Hot Springs County High School boys basketball team was in Lovell last Friday, for a conference game against the Bulldogs. The two teams had met just two weeks previously in Thermopolis – with the Cats coming out on the short-end of a very close game. The Bulldogs came into the weekend ranked third - sitting in second place in the division, and carrying a 14 and 4 record. While the two teams appeared evenly matched on the stats sheet, their records showed that the Cats were leading in turnovers – not a category in which a team really wan...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling teams had been scheduled to attend the Buffalo Duals last weekend, however, Mother Nature had other plans. With an apparent snow filled storm brewing, the teams thought better of attempting to head over the pass, and focused instead on getting ready for regionals this weekend. While, consequently, both teams had the weekend off, coach Travis McDermott insisted on each wrestler making weight on Friday - to keep the team focused, and to maintain routines and regimens, which the wrestlers had...
A QPR Suicide Prevention Workshop will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from noon-1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Annex/Public Health Building at 117 N. 4th St. QPR stands for question, persuade and refer. This is a free suicide prevention workshop that teaches participants how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to offer hope to someone who may be in crisis and how to refer them for help. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can safe lives. Lunch will be provided. The workshop is open to the public....
Kinley Taylor was recognized at a Ralph Witters Elementary assembly for being a Bobcat Champion for Children. She is a kindergarten teacher at RWE. She is one of four teachers in HSCSD#1 in the running for district teacher of the year. Aidan Freeman performed in the 2024 Wyoming All-State Jazz Honor Ensemble. This is an auditioned group of 40 students meticulously selected as the best jazz musicians in the state of Wyoming. Those students are then placed into Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 ensembles, comparable to varsity and junior varsity. Aidan made it...
