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The Hot Springs County Commissioners met last Tuesday to deal with a small but substantial agenda, with the most important item being the approval of the fiscal year budget. With one final plea from the local 4-H group and another from a community member, the budget for the year was approved. Final budget numbers will be printed once they are available. The 4-H group updated the board with their standard local office compensation split between the University of Wyoming and county, which is a 50-50 split. Community member Josh Conrad gave a...
Sophia Moser, of Worland, holds a Red Tail Boa named Mangé at Wyoming Discovery Days held in Hot Springs State Park last weekend. The snake belongs to Salida Circus....
It is time for Thermopolis to welcome back former Bobcats who will be coming to town for their 2025 high school reunion. 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 welcome. The Hot Springs County Museum is hosting a get together on Saturday, July 19 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with cookies and coffee for alumni. On Saturday, July 19, classmates can also gather at the VFW f...
James, back, and Rivers Andreen participate in the Paddle in the Park event hosted by the Hot Springs State Park....
A lively and festive weekend hit Thermopolis with Wyoming Discovery Days in the park and Big Music in a Small Town at the Thermopolis Golf Course. A free event, Wyoming Discovery Days featured two full days of live music, wagon rides, a raffle, and plenty of vendor booths in Hot Springs State Park. Visitors could get ice cream made by a steam engine or watch one of several blacksmith demonstrations. A dutch oven cook off filled both afternoons, and on Sunday the dachshund race brought laughs and cheers. Many families wandered through the...
A small but lively group joined a fraud prevention workshop at the Hot Springs County Library on July 8th. Tia Gillespie and Kayte Collamer, both from Central Bank & Trust, handed out a wealth of information, as well as snacks and drinks, as people settled in. Patrol Sargeant Casey Freund from the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office, led the talk. Starting in April, Lisa Brown, who head's up Adult Librarian Services, coordinated with Gillespie and Collamer, to create this event. Freund led the 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. All information, reports, records, etc. received or kept by any municipal, county or state officer or employee evidencing any legal or administrative process or disposition resulting from a minor’s misconduct are confidential...
Hugs were on the menu on Wednesday, July 9, as a large crowd gathered to celebrate the retirement of much beloved Yvonne Kraushaar from Big Horn Enterprises. TaLena Tynsky gave one of the many hugs to Kraushaar. Kraushaar started working at BHE in April of 1986. Her first five years, she worked in client care, but the last 25 years she spent in administration, executing accounting, finances, clerical, and front office duties. After cake and ice cream, Kevin Simpson, CEO of BHE gave a short...
The 2025 Hot Springs County Fair will kick off with shooting sports competitions on Thursday, July 24 and Friday, July 25 at the Bob Milek Range with shooting beginning at 5 p.m. both days. All other events will be held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, unless otherwise noted. The horse show will be held on Saturday, July 26 beginning at 8 a.m. The Thermopolis FFA Alumni Ranch Rodeo will be held Saturday, July 26 with the Calcutta starting at 5:30 p.m. and rodeo action following. Teams will consist of five competitors and must include a pe...
The Gift of the Waters Pageant celebrates the signing of the treaty, which set aside Hot Springs State Park. The pageant is always held the first weekend in August. This year’s pageant will be on August 2 and 3 at 6 p.m. at the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park. The Gift of the Waters parade will be Saturday, August 2 beginning at 10 a.m. Parade entry forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 220 Park St. Other events held the weekend of the pageant include Indian tacos available from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, August 1 at the VFW. O...
This weekend, many former graduates of Thermopolis/Hot Springs County High School will return to town to share memories, laughs and stories with graduates who live in our community. Group events will be offered by the alumni association and individual classes also plan additional activities for their group. The reunion is a yearly event held the third weekend in July. See the story on page 1 for more details on reunion. We plan to run photos from the reunion in next week’s edition. The dance at the VFW on Saturday evening is open to the p...
The following is an edited version of my presentation to the HSC Commissioners during the July 8 meeting. In my thirteen years at the courthouse, our department that fixes and maintains our investment has run on a shoestring budget as well as smaller staff than they should have for the amount of responsibility they have toward county property. There is much at stake as maintaining our buildings and properties and protecting that investment that is owned collectively by citizens of the county. With the close relationship between AG and the...
by Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange Since Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray asked a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against him, the League of Women Voters of Wyoming has come out in support of the lawsuit, arguing Gray’s support of new state voting laws defies the U.S. Constitution’s protection of a fundamental right to vote. The lawsuit, filed by the Equality State Policy Center in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming in May, calls for a halt of the imposition of House Bill 156, which Gov. Mark Gordon let...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Poacher faces year in prison CODY (WNE) — A Michigan man who poached multiple deer and one cow over the course of a year has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison. Joshua Wielhouwer was convicted on eight misdemeanor counts of taking a deer without a license and one charge of knowingly taking antlered or horned big/trophy game, by Circuit Court Judge Joseph Darrah. The killings occurred near the Park County Complex last fall. For his killing of a cow on the Mooncrest Ranch, District Court Judge Bill S...
Concert and ice cream social The Hot Springs County Senior Center and Triple C Cowboys are hosting a concert at the pavilion in Hot Springs State Park on Saturday, July 19 with music beginning at 1:15 p.m. Seating will be available or you can bring your own. Wilcoxson Ice Cream will be served. This is a fundraiser for the HSC Senior Center building fund and Alzheimer’s awareness. Bull riding school The Frost Legacy Bull Riding school will be at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, July 18-20. There is a fee for the clinic. Dry camping is a...
At last weekend's Summer Bazaar at the armory building, Lillie Pruitt is excited about looking at a necklace made by Taylin Birdsley as Shyla Snyder watches....
Despite the heat, crowds turned out for Wyoming Discovery Days last weekend, enjoying vendors, music, activities, hands-on learning experiences and more. Top to bottom, left to right, Amara Gilreath admires the face painting created by Laura Hart of the Salida Circus; Tikka won best costume during the dachshund race; David W. Osmundsen demonstrates his blacksmith skills; Callen Ennis gazes up at the tepee as the afternoon light illuminates the vibrant artwork through the canvas; John Rose, from...
New this year to Wyoming Discovery Days was a night of entertainment near the Thermopolis Golf Course. Lorrie Morgan, top left, and Chancey Williams, top right, and their bands put on crowd pleasing performances. A 300 drone light show amazed the crowd to wrap up the night....
