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A very smooth putt sits right on the edge of the cup before dropping in during the Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament last Saturday....
More than 1,600 Thermopolis and Hot Springs County residents came out to cast their ballots on Tuesday in the Primary Election and the unofficial results are in. Of those, nearly 600 were absentee ballots, double what the county normally sees in an election year for President. Starting with our local races, Dusty Lewis (574) and William H. Malloy (461) will be found on the general election ballot for Town Council in November. Brayden Harvey came in at 377 votes. Jack Kuiper (49) and Bonnie... Full story
During a major afternoon rainstorm on Friday, August 7, water poured down through the roof of an old part of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital that was under construction. The leaked water reached a room where the CT and MRI equipment was. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor was out of town and in her place Nina Landis handled the situation. Landis said, “As you know it rained on Friday and we are in the middle of construction so the roof is being redone and we ended up with a little water in the b...
Each of the schools, Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE), Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) and Hot Springs County High School (HSCHS) have slightly different plans when it comes to the first day of school due to COVID-19, but a letter sent out to parents and guardians on August 14 addressed face covering use at all schools in Hot Springs County School District. The letter advised the district would be requiring face coverings for all students and staff when six foot distance cannot be maintained. The...
Shelley Deromedi explains the voting process to a voter during the Primary Election on Tuesday....
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, August 10 3:18 p.m. Report of an elderly man along Highway 20 who was seen walking in a field. A deputy was unable to locate the subject. 10:29 p.m. Report of a suspicious van parked at mile marker 19.5...
A 14-year-old Casper boy’s body was found Friday in the Wind River after he apparently drowned. The boy had been reported missing from a campground in the Wind River Canyon earlier in the day. No foul play is suspected. The Wyoming State Parks Service rangers and the Fremont County Coroner’s Office are investigating the incident. Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar and department Chaplain Brian Johnson were called to Wind River White Water Rafting to offer mental health and spiritual comfort to employees and guests who witnessed the...
by Amber Geis More questions than answers. That's what retired archeologist Danny Walker has come up with after excavating an 12 by 12 foot hole last week at Legend Rock Petroglyph Site. The newest exploratory dig is a culmination of decades of research to uncover the puzzle left behind thousands of years ago by early inhabitants. In 1988, a team from the Wyoming Archeological Office headed by Walker set out in search of artifacts at Legend Rock in order to preserve resources prior to...
Hot Springs County officially entered a fire ban on July 21 after the county commissioners signed a resolution upon recommendation from the Hot Springs County Fire Warden. Until further notice, any open fire or discharge of any class fireworks is prohibited on all unimproved state and private land within Hot Springs County. There are exceptions, however. Trash or refuse burned between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. must be inside a container equipped with spark arrestors inside a cleared area with at least a 10-foot radius. Charcoal fires are allowed...
Its Chinese take out for a special cause as the Red Dirt Master Gardeners hold their annual Farm to Plate Fundraiser. This Sunday, August 23, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Hall behind the Community Church, you will be treated to egg drop soup, pork stir fry, spring rolls, rice, frozen fruit cups and a fortune cookie, all to benefit the Master Gardeners. Dinner will be $15 per person or $25 for two with all meals being served in to-go boxes for you to enjoy at home. All the proceeds from the evening go to special programs with the...
What makes a community? Downtown Thermopolis, as well as all over town, has a vibrant business community with much to offer visitors and locals. There is no more important link to the vitality of a town than its business proprietors. Many fall prey to the ease and effective delivery of products from behemoths like Amazon, despite the full realization that the end game for its founder, Jeff Bezos, is elimination of every other business on Earth. This begs the questions, “when all the businesses are gone, where will I work and how will I pay f...
Laura Lee (Bungard) Dulaney, 33, passed away on March 27,2020. Laura was born January 24, 1987, in Billings, Mont., to Christine (Bungard)O'Brien. They lived in Huntley for Laura's first six months, then Christine moved Laura and her to Casper, Wyo. Laura traveled many places with her mom and brothers. They ended back in Thermopolis and then Casper where Laura met the love of her life Joshua Dulaney of 18 years. He was her true love, her best friend, her soul mate. They have two beautiful childr...
Donald Richard Carlson, 88, former resident of Thermopolis, passed away on July 31, 2020. Don was born on July 1, 1932, to Leonard and Helen (Bufe) Carlson in Des Plains, Ill. He attended Knox College before enlisting in the Navy. He served in Naval Intelligence in Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colo., during the Korean era. After being discharged from service, he returned to Knox College to finish his degree in Business Administration. He met his future wife Agathe (Gay) in 1958 when he rented...
Henry Bennett, 69, passed away on Thurs., July 23, 2020. He was born August 1, 1950, to Joe Bennett and Gusette Sallee in Marfa, Texas, and moved to Worland, Wyo. Henry joined the army in 1967 airborne Ranger training. He married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Jean Showalter, on August 17, 1968. Due to a parachute injury, Henry received an honorable medical discharge in October 1969. Henry was a jack of all trades; he worked the oil field, was a meat cutter, owner of Daylight Donut and was also owner of Henry Lee’s Smoked Ribs. He went o...
Hot Springs State Park was packed with visitors and locals over the weekend taking in the sun and fun....
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce recently reviewed their bylaws and made a variety of housekeeping changes. Mostly the language was cleared up, removing confusion or unnecessary verbiage. However, they did make a significant change to their calendar of terms and this was passed after a vote. Prior to this change, the calendar for the fiscal year and the start/end dates of the terms of the members of the board were at different times. The fiscal year is July 1 to June 30, but the terms of the...
A drought has caused severe damage in all areas of Hot Springs County. If you’ve suffered severe damage, you may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Washakie-Hot Springs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would: •Be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use. •Is unusual and is not the type that would recur...
How about a whole new way to spend your Friday night? Friday, September 11 the Hot Springs County High School Cross Country team will be holding a 5k Glow Run as a fundraiser for their upcoming season. Starting at 8 p.m. from the high school parking lot directly across from the Chamber of Commerce, participants will receive a glow in the dark t-shirt and two glow sticks. Additional fun glow stick pieces, like rings and sunglasses, will also be for sale for a dollar per item. Cost for the run will be $20 if you would like a t-shirt and just $10...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Hot Springs County at the completion of the 2020 spring semester: Mark L. Gigliotti BS, Eric Herold BA, Niki Jo Hill BS, Haylee J. Hoffman BSN, Darren Carl Leonhardt BA, Stephanie Lorraine Mohr BGS, Kristin Ryan CERT, Margaret A. Ryan BA, Skylar C. Thomas BS and Courtney N. Yarrington BS. Babie Robinson and Dan Roden were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for Central Wyoming College. Chloe Renae Crosby, Amanda Dinsmore, Darren Carl Leonhardt, Hannah R. Ozmon, Jeffery W. V...
Visitors to Hot Springs State Park enjoyed taking pictures of the buffalo from the safety of their vehicles....
Open Class Vegetables - Blue: Judy Cramer (2), Eacel Leonhardt (3), Bev Koerwitz (3), Nancy Brown (4), Shelley Deromedi (3), Monica Jones (2), Marcia Nelson2), Barbara Love; Red: Shelley Deromedi (3), Eacel Leonhardt (2), Nancy Brown (2), Bev Koerwitz (2), Judy Cramer (2), Barbara Love (2); White: Shelley Deromedi (2), Eacel Leonhardt Potatoes - Blue: Judy Cramer (2), Nancy Brown (2); Red: Judy Cramer Grand Champion Grains, Crops & Vegetables - Eacel Leonhardt Reserve Champion Grains, Crops & Vegetables - Marcia Nelson Horticulture, misc. fruit...
