Your source for news in Hot Springs County
Your source for news in Hot Springs County
Sorted by date Results 1 - 23 of 23
The 2025 Broadway Street bridge restoration project is the subject of a Wednesday, May 28, public meeting in Thermopolis. Thermopolis and East Thermopolis citizens and business owners are invited to the 6 p.m. public meeting at the Hot Springs County Annex, 327 Arapahoe St., in Thermopolis. During bridge improvements, scheduled to begin June 6 , the Broadway Street bridge (crossing the Bighorn River) will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. During the bridge closure, eastbound traffic will be detoured via North 2nd Street, to East...
Hot Springs County High School graduates, l to r, Lance Axtell, Waikeli Balstad-Robinson, Kaylee Bazzle, Joseph Budd, Roan Bush, Delmonico Dukes, Tymber Eckley and Dennis Korte celebrate their graduation with confetti cannons last Sunday afternoon at the high school gym. For more photos, see page 7....
At the May 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, in other business, the commissioner voted and passed the approval to appoint Cindy Wallingford to the Museum Board. Regarding the two openings on the Land Use Planning Commission, there were three applications. One of those applications was submitted after the deadline. Chairman Tom Ryan said that he didn’t want to create a precedent of allowing late applications because if they accept it, “we have to continue to advertise…We set d...
Eleanor Allen emerges from the sand during the Ralph Witters Elementary field day last week. Students competed by racing through a variety of obstacles to get to the finish line. For more photos, see page 10....
In an Order issued on May 16, 2025, the United States District Court in Cheyenne dismissed a number of claims raised by Hot Springs County resident, Douglas Edwards, in a civil action filed by Edwards this past fall. On October 21, 2024, Edwards filed an action in the U.S. District Court, which named as Defendants the Thermopolis Department; Police Officer, Jessica Araiza; Chief of Police, Pat Cornwell; the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office; and two Deputy Sheriffs, Ken Smith and Casey Freund. Each of the individual law enforcement o...
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. Highway Patrol Saturday, May 17 7:12 p.m. Erik Hudson, 46, from Casper, was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol and open container. Sheriff’s Office Monday, May 12 7:37 p.m. Deputies investig...
At the May 8 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, during old business, CEO Meri Ann Dorman discussed their board elections and said the new deadline for the ballots to be returned is June 9. They will announce the winners at their next meeting on June 12. At that meeting, the newly elected board members, along with the old board, will vote for who their executive officers will be for the next fiscal year. They will also have a barbeque party that...
Hot Springs Health employees: Mattson Mathey; Jeff Johnson; Jan Russo; Kevin Morrison; Paula Witt; Dusty Hake and Ilse Stauffer recently completed a Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Program. The program is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information to improve newborn deliveries....
Jacob Moore and Max Lee-Crain, members of the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office, hold the flag during the Honor Guard Ceremony during the law enforcement memorial service in front of the Hot Springs County Courthouse last week....
The Thermopolis/Hot Springs County High School Alumni Association invites all classmates to register for Reunion Weekend, July 18-20. This year’s gathering is for classmates of years ending in 0 or 5, however all classes are welcomed. So far, classes 1970, 1975, 1985, and 2005 have contacted the association. Regarding the registration process, organizer Shasta Shafer asks for those interested in participating to contact her at 307-258-9861 or email her at thsallclassreunion@gmail.com to receive a registration form that you will mail back w...
John Malmberg, Publisher emeritus Cody Enterprise Monday, May 26, is Memorial Day, a day to honor those veterans who served through customs such as marking their graves with American flags. Memorial Day should mean more to us than a three-day weekend ushering in the beginning of summer. Originally called Decoration Day, the observance was established to honor Civil War soldiers from both the North and the South who paid the ultimate price in battle. The first Decoration Day was by a proclamation made on May 5, 1868, by Gen. John Logan, head of...
We are hearing a lot of news out of Washington, D.C. that doesn’t sound good for Wyoming senior centers. The Older Americans Act, which has been vital to our funding and other resources, was first enacted 60 years ago and was scheduled to be re-authorized in 2024. The Senate passed the resolution with 100% support. The House of Representatives let it sit and did not take a vote on it. Now, the Dept. of Health and Human Services has eliminated the Administration for Community Living that has overseen our Title III grants for many years. We a...
To Hot Springs County School District #1: I am a mother with a child currently enrolled in 2nd grade at Ralph Witter’s Elementary, soon to be in 3rd grade. I’ve always appreciated the educators in our district and beyond. They do a job that takes patience and perseverance, while maintaining a positive atmosphere. Teaching is what I believe to be the most important job in our society. Shaping the young minds of the future. However, there is a disconnect from personal to professional in our district, not with our educators but with the adm...
Rummage sale The PEO Big Annual Rummage Sale, formerly the Boy Scout Rummage Sale, will be held Friday, May 23 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, May 24 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Community Hall, 621 Big Horn Street. A dollar bag sale will be Saturday from noon-1 p.m. Hot City Summer Slam The Bobcat Booster club is preparing to host their annual Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament May 24-25 in the parking lot of Hot Springs County High School. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Hot Springs County School District #1 sports....
Shirley Vance Combs was born in Rosebud, S. D., in 1929 to Thomas and Belle Florence Combs, and was proud to be part Oglala Sioux. She spent her early life in South Dakota and Natrona, Wyo. When she was a child, she found a little church to attend by herself, because she liked their flannelgraph Bible stories. Shirley was responsible for many farm chores and one day when she was riding her horse, she was struck by lightning and knocked off the horse. At age 14 she got a job as an elevator... Full story
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Gasoline prices edge up slightly in Wyoming during the past week CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 0.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, and stand 21.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the lowest price in the state Sunday was $2.73 per gallon, while the highest was $4....
The Bobcat and Lady Cat track teams were in Shoshoni last weekend to compete in the Class 2A West Regional Tournament. Both teams performed exceptionally well, with the boys team finishing the event as regional champions. With eight teams competing in both the girls and the boys events, the Lady Cats scored 50 team points, good enough for a fourth place finish. The Girls from Kemmerer took the girls team championship with 187 team points. In the individual events, the Lady Cats put up some very respectable numbers. Logann Farrell finished...
Qualifying members of the Thermopolis Middle School track team attended the Best of the Best track meet in Lander last Tuesday. 37 area middle schools sent athletes to the culminating event for the middle school season. In the seventh grade boys, Trenton Enis finished 4th in the 400 meter dash (1:03.50), 20th in the triple jump (29-7) and 26th in the long jump (13-7). Fischer Lewis was 15th in the 400 meter dash and Bo Dafoe was 18th in the triple jump, 29-9. The 4x400 meter relay was first with team members Tenton Enis, Fischer Lewis, Tanner M...
Hot Springs County High School honored graduating seniors at awards night last week. Hayden Overfield was named the outstanding senior boy and Alexis Garrison was named outstanding senior girl. National Honor Society Members: Logan Dafoe, Tymber Eckley, Alexis Garrison, Hanna Hill, Tera Kraushaar, Kiesha Kraushaar, Zoey Larson, Talyah Myers, Hayden Overfield, Austin Slagle, Brody Sorensen, Tensie Verhasselt, Rosalie Willson, Emma Miller Honor Students 3.5 GPA or Above: Maddison Andreen,...
The new pumping station for the Owl Creek Irrigation District is operational, sitting to the left of the former station. The new station is more efficient in its electricity and also has a moss collector to clean up the water. The new pumping station serves 105 users covering 4,200 acres and cost a total of about $8.2 million. Some of the funding sources include the United States Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart Funds with $2 million, the WWDC grant provided $5.4 million and the WWDC Wyoming Development provided $600,000 as a loan. The OCID...
Olivia Larson puts a coin in the jar with help from her dad, Will, to hear Grace Kelly, played by Zennin Sosa, talk during the TMS Fine Arts Night and Wax Museum held at the Thermopolis Middle School. The TMS 7th and 8th grade choir performed several songs during the event. he TMS 6th and 7th grade band also performed several pieces of music....
The Learning Center is holding a fundraiser to update the skate park located next to the Armory, where they are seeking around $2,000 to complete their budget. Recently, Barb Rice and the Learning Center applied and received grant money for $5,000, but need the additional $2,000 to complete the order of their materials and its shipping. The Learning Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization that receives grants. The materials will be used to reconstruct or improve the wooden skate park's...
Wyoming State Troopers were notified of a single vehicle rollover on Wyoming State Highway 120 near milepost 26 (Between Thermopolis and Meeteetse) at 12:45 a.m. According to a press release, a 1996 Dodge Ram was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line and ran off the roadway to the left (north). The driver overcorrected and slid across the lanes of travel and off the roadway to the right (south). The vehicle then became airborne and rolled multiple times. The vehicle came to rest on its passenger side. An unrestrained passenger,...
