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The LIEAP heating program helped over 8,000 households keep warm last winter, SNAP benefits are also in jeopardy. by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com The federal government shutdown has forced state officials to pause a program that helps thousands of Wyoming residents stay warm in the winter. A second federal program that helps low-income residents buy groceries is also in jeopardy. The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program helps eligible households by paying a portion of their winter home heating costs. However, the Wyoming Department of...
Kennedy Tvrdy hauls a large pumpkin during Sheriff Jerimie's Pumpkin Patch....
The Bobcat Roundtop yearbook earned the coveted Golden Pony ranking and top All-State Honors with a champion placing in the 1A/2A division at the 2025 Wyoming Student Media Association (WSMA) Convention held at Northwest College in Powell on October 20. The team also won the People’s Choice Award for the best yearbook of the year across all competitive classifications. The Bobcats captured these honors with last year’s book, which was published through Jostens Publishing with the theme “Wa...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on October 16 for their regular monthly meeting. The board welcomed new trustee Chauncey Johnson. Johnson thanked the board for giving him an opportunity to once again be involved with the school district. The district’s technology director Josh Taylor reported on the status of his department and provided the board with information pertaining to creating an AI policy for the district. The board is in the process of considering the adoption of such a policy, and welcomed the information to consider. S...
Atticus Brantley keeps a balloon floating in the air during the Fall Fling Sock Hop event held at the Armory last Saturday....
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “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. Names of minors are not printed. Sheriff’s office Monday, Oct. 13 11:49 a.m. Report of possible fraudulent phone calls to a resident. Tuesday, Oct. 14 11:55 p.m. Agency assist for the police department for the driver of a semi idling its en...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Cody Region has announced Kyle Lash as the new game warden coordinator. Lash stepped into the role last month, succeeding Scott Werbelow, who retired after 33 years of service to the department. In his new position, Lash will oversee game wardens across the Big Horn Basin and support law enforcement operations throughout the region. Wyoming game wardens play a vital role in enforcing wildlife laws, addressing wildlife damage, collecting data and supporting...
Mark Hergert serves up some chili to Sherry Drake during the Golden Age Club Soup Supper held at the Hot Springs County Senior Center last Friday....
Cornhole tournament VFW Post 2281 is hosting a cornhole tournament on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. The top four teams will receive pay outs. To register, visit scoreholio.com. There will be door prizes and raffles. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, contact Joe at 431-5154 or Brad at 921-0782. Harvest dinner The Saint Francis Catholic Church Harvest Dinner will be Sunday, Oct. 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Perish Fellowship Hall, 808 Arapahoe. Tickets are available at Nature’s Corner, Storyteller, Paintbrush Fabric and Fiber, D...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board met on October 9 for their regular monthly meeting. The chamber office changed to its winter hours schedule on October 1. The office is now open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday hours are 9 a.m. to noon. The chamber sponsors a Lunch and Learn event each month. The topic for the September event was active shooter and other hazards. The October event featured the discussion topic de-escalating communications in the office. Persons interested in attending the...
Believe it or not, the downtown Thermopolis Moonlight Madness (MM) event is just one short week away from the date of this issue of the IR. On page 11 of this paper, you will find a full page of advertisements and information regarding the evening of October 30. New events have been added this year to enhance MM. The annual costume contest, sponsored by the Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund and hosted by the chamber, is always well attended and will kick off at 6 p.m. Prior to that, a new event, the MM Trunk and Treat will begin at 5 p.m. on 5th S...
by Daniel Powell (totteringtimes@gmail.com) For more than three weeks now, the United States Government has been shut down. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats appear to be in any hurry to get the people’s work done. Both sides are content to play an “all or none of the marbles” game, and in the meantime, our Senators and members of Congress continue to go on with their lives - traveling, dining, politicking, and most irritatingly, collecting a paycheck, for NOT doing their jobs. Our elected members to the legislative branch are like...
by John Bernhisel Not to brag, but I’m basically a walking museum exhibit of amazing talents. While millennials can memorize 47 passwords and Gen Z is out there making TikToks and binge watching YouTube, I can do things that require patience, dexterity, and just the right amount of gas pedal to clutch precision. For instance, I can use a rotary dial without getting finger cramps, I can navigate across the country using a paper map, and more impressively, fold it back up again. I’ve memorized 10 digit phone numbers, programmed a VCR, and mad...
by Patti Berg-Poppe You’re asleep when suddenly your calf tightens into a painful knot. You swing your legs over the side of the bed and stand up, trying to stretch the muscle and waiting for the cramp to release. It passes after a minute or two, but the soreness often lingers. These types of nighttime leg cramps are common and often harmless, but disruptive. Studies suggest that up to 60% of adults experience leg cramps at night at some point in their lives. They become more common with age and can occur more frequently in people with c...
Ellen Mae Pervical (Dvarishkis) was born January 7, 1941, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She passed away on October 13, 2025....
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Legislature’s 2026 budget session is still four months away, but lawmakers are already scrutinizing the Wyoming Department of Health’s budget. At $2.2 billion in the current budget, the department accounts for a larger piece of the pie than any other state agency. And some lawmakers are concerned about what may lie in Wyoming’s financial future. “Wyoming is headed toward an impending fiscal cliff that is caused by what I believe is unsustainable spending,” Sheridan Republican Rep. Ken Pendergra...
Stefani LaBeau shares her knowledge on how to save seeds. The workshop was hosted by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners at the Hot Springs County Library last Saturday....
On Friday, October 17, in a game which would determine the first place standing in the 2A West and would also determine the number one seed in the upcoming play-offs, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcats faced off against the Buffaloes in Mountain View. Both teams entered the contest undefeated on the season. Both teams had ranked defenses, with the Bobcats ranked #3, and Mountain View ranked #4. The match up resulted in the Bobcats suffering their first loss of the season....
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School varsity volleyball team played two in-conference matches – one at home and one on the road. On Friday, the Lady Cats hosted the Lady Blue of Shoshoni. The two teams were fairly evenly matched. However, Shoshoni came away win a 3-0 win (26-24, 25-13, and 25-20). As has been the case for nearly the entire season, the Lady Cats were without their full complement of players. Although not suited up, senior Jayssie Owsley, was active on the bench - taking care of her teammates, making sure they all s...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat and Lady Cat cross country teams traveled to Ethete last Saturday to face off in the 2A West 5 Rivers Conference Finals. Both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats finished third in the team standings at the event and carried home some new hardware for the high school’s trophy case. For the Lady Cats, freshman Jakae Elder finished in second place with a time of 23:08. Mimi Johnson finished with a time of 26:32; and Lilly Johnson ran a time of 30:23. Shaving more than a minute and a half off of her previous p...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers I80 tunnel work continues, will reopen in November ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews are on schedule to open the westbound tunnel on Interstate 80 near Green River to traffic by the end of November. Crews have completed the concrete repair work on the tunnel liner, curb and roadway pavement inside the westbound tunnel and will be working on cleaning and sealing the joints this week. In addition, the preparatory work for the installation of the lighting is a...
Emersyn Strenger, Lawrence Hergert, Konnor Simpson, Greyson Hill, and Carter Nesky, who are part of the WyoKids Wellness Camp's Friday program, talk with Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar during the Sheriff's Pumpkin Patch give-a-way last week....
The Wyoming Department of Transportation started collecting fuel tax and licensing fees from public electric vehicle charging stations around the state Oct.1. In Wyoming Statute, electricity is identified as an alternative fuel when used to charge electric vehicles and thus is subject to fuel tax. By law, all electricity sold publicly for the purpose of charging an EV must be reported and fuel tax remitted to Wyoming Fuel Tax Administration. “Initially, the EV market was minimal, and Wyoming EV owners purchase annual decals with their v...
Adler Moon leans in with determination to take a bite of a swinging apple during the fun-filled Fall Fling Sock Hop event at the Armory last Saturday....
by Joshua Wolfson, WyoFile.com The state panel that oversees public utilities in Wyoming has filed notice that it will appeal the ruling of a federal judge who sided last month with the Equality State’s largest energy supplier in a closely watched rate hike case. Lawyers representing the Wyoming Public Service Commission gave notice earlier this month that they would ask the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver to weigh in on the matter. A group known as Wyoming Industrial Energy Consumers, which challenged the rate hike request p...
