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Effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management has lifted fire restrictions on all public lands administered by the Cody, Lander and Worland field offices within Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties, and a small portion of Natrona County that falls within the Lander Field Office area. Fire danger has decreased across the BLM Wind River/Bighorn Basin District due to cooler temperatures and increased precipitation, allowing fire restrictions to be safely lifted. “Please remain vigilant as y...
Trunk or Treat The 8th annual First Responders Trunk or Treat will be held Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. between the Fire Hall and the Search and Rescue building off of 14th Street. Handbell Choirs A Basin Handbell Choir Concert will be held at the Community Federated Church Fellowship Hall, 631 Bighorn Street, on Saturday, Nov. 2 beginning at 3 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. It will include choir, quartet and solo ringers as well as combined piece with 24 ringers. Flautist Kimberly Jones will also...
The 2024 General Election section is included in this paper and contains useful candidate information on those running for local, state and federal offices. Locally, we have some important races that will be decided when voting ends at 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 5. We have two qualified candidates running for a single seat on the Hot Springs County Commissioners Board. In a highly contested race, eight candidates are looking to fill four available seats on the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees. Three candidates are on the...
I am a native Wyomingite who grew up in Lusk, attending grade school and acquiring my family values in the 1960s. Like many (if not most) Wyoming children of my generation, my family took me on family trips to Thermopolis where I was deeply impacted by the hot springs, the buffalo herd, the Swinging Bridge, Roundtop, and the utterly unique landscape of this particular place (not to mention the journey here through the Wind River Canyon or over the Bighorns from Buffalo). I went out into the World, again, like many Wyominites of my generation....
Ron Jurovich, 75, passed away Thurs., Oct. 24, 2024. Memorial Services will be held on Sat., Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with a luncheon to follow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Independent Record....
Steven Allen Haynes, 71, former Thermopolis resident passed away on October 26, 2024, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Steven was born in Thermopolis, Wyo., on May 4, 1953. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis with Reverend Linda Anderson officiating....
At the October Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission meeting, County Planner Les Culliton, presented the application of the DeVries Minor Subdivision, owned by Raymond and Cynthia DeVries. The request for approval was for a Preliminary Subdivision Plat, dividing roughly 3-acres of an 8.5-acre parcel into 5 lots and a Land Use Change from agricultural to residential. The lots would be served by a 60 foot access off of Lane 7. The lots would receive domestic water from South Thermopolis...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners awarded the students at Head Start the September/October Garden of the Month. The students were able to donate 200 pounds of fresh produce this year. Pictured here are Miles Kimmerle and Roman Goffena showing off some of their produce....
The Lady Cats varsity volleyball team traveled to Cowley last Friday to face off with the Lady Grizzlies of Rocky Mountain High School. Thermopolis had hoped to gain a little ground on the talented second place team. Unfortunately, however, it was not to be. The Lady Cats lost the match in three straight games: 25-20, 25-22 and 25-10. Coach Shannon Hill said, "We dropped the first game, but then lead most of game two. We missed a string of serves in that second game, and that allowed Rocky...
The Bobcat varsity football team’s season came to close in Pinedale on Friday, October 26. Even with their win over Pinedale, the Cats finished the season with a record of 5 and 3 overall, and 4 and 3 in West Conference – sitting in fifth place, just out of earning a playoff spot. They came in just behind fourth place Worland by a mere tie breaker. Because the Cats had lost to Worland earlier in the season, the Warriors hold the tie breaker, and will move on to the playoffs as the number 4 seed in the 2A West Conference – behind Mountain View,...
Thermopolis Trout Unlimited is planning a river clean up on November 16. The group is inviting volunteers to help pick up trash at the pull overs in the Wind River Canyon. Participants will meet at the Wedding of the Waters parking lot at 9 a.m. To learn more about Thermopolis Trout Unlimited and their events, stop in at any of our local fly shops or contact Gene Pruett, the current chapter president, at ThermopTU@gmail.com The group plans to put on another Free Fly Fishing Clinic in the spring. They are also hosting a monthly speaker series,...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Two Park County residents found dead; carbon monoxide poisoning suspected CODY (WNE) — Two Park County residents, Jeff McKearny, 64, and Steven Werbelow, 66, were found dead in their camper on October 23. The suspected cause of death is accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, according to county coroner Cody Gortmaker. The two men were hunting near Eagle Creek Campground up the North Fork, which is where their bodies were found. Investigations are still ongoing, Gortmaker said. Werbelow, who was a Powell resi...
A delicious meal was served at the St. Francis Harvest Dinner on Sunday....
At the October 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Revenue and Expenditure Reports for August and September. The amounts for each month were, respectively, $385,405.72 and $316,446.09. The commissioners also voted and passed the approval of the Feasibility Assessment for the Former Airport Property Request for Proposals and Approval of Contract with Only Co. They are partnering with Ardurra to conduct the Feasibility Study,...
At the October Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said the lodging tax distribution for September 30, 2024, was $25,601.04. In September 2023, the previous lodging tax was $26,482.25. Additionally, for August 2024, the lodging tax was $33,285.36 compared to August 2023, which was $37,638.88. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. The lodging tax is on the general election ballot again for...
8 Moonlight Madness Costume Contest winners include: Under 1: First, Chili Pepper: Journey Cox; Second, Rat/Chef: James Delamare; Third, Chunk PB: Eldon Kessler. Ages 1-2: First, Puss n Boots: Carter Mead; Second, Red Riding Hood: Olivia Larson; Third, Mouse Trap: Weston Hemann. Ages 3-4: First, Pirate: Charlie Delamar; Second, Harley Quinn: Gwen Wurtz; Mirabel: Cydalee Pesola. Ages 5-6: First, Elsa: Paisley Worley; Second, Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter: Conner Simpson; Third: Cowboy on Di...
Hot Springs County Clerk Becky Kersten and Deputy Karen Slocum test and verify the voting machines for the general election along with members of the public. All Hot Springs County voting machines were tested. See the sample general election ballots on page B2 and information on voting requirements....
Two candidates appear on the general election ballot who are running for one open seat to serve as a Hot Springs County Commissioner, a four year term. Bob Aguiar is running as a Republican who advanced from the primary election Jack Baird joined the race following the primary election and is running as an Independent. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Bob Aguiar: Good evening everyone. My name is Bob Aguiar. Some of you have listened...
Eight candidates are running for four available seats on the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees, a four year term, four votes. Justin Budd, Appointed Marshall Keller, Beth Lewis, Jessica Lippencott, Ben Postma, Jean Skelton, and Incumbents Clay VanAntwerp and Nichole Weyer. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Justin Budd: Thank you, all of you, for coming out this evening. I feel like I’m a little bit in the hot seat a...
Hot Springs County Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court, two year unexpired term. Kris McNeff was appointed and she is now running for election. She was present at the candidate forum. Kris McNeff. Good evening. My name is Kris McNeff, and I’m asking you to vote for me for the Clerk of District Court. I grew up in Thermopolis, where I met my husband Cecil. We’ve been married for 36 years and had two wonderful children here. I have approximately 20 years experience in the legal world. I was appointed District Clerk last year after Ter...
Two local candidates are running for the State House of Representatives District 28 seat. Incumbent John Winter (R) is being challenged by Larry Alwin (D). Alwin had enough write in votes in the primary and accepted the nomination The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. John R. Winter: I’m John Winter. I’ve been in the legislature for awhile now and I’m in my third term, and I want to be here for one more term. We have quite a few things going...
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council, Tony Larson is challenging incumbents Dusty Lewis and William Malloy. The information included here and is what Lewis presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Larson and Malloy were not in attendance at the candidate forum. They supplied bio information to the IR. Dusty Lewis: My name’s Dusty Lewis. So this is actually probably my third term, I think. Sadly, I dodged this forum the first two rounds, but with my wife running...
Senior Citizen Service District, terms are to be determined by the organization for five newly available seats. Candidates are Kimberly Joy Black, Ted Brown, Curtis Cheney, Gary J. Holbert, Marvin Nielsen, Raymond E. Shaffer, Kathy Sorensen, Maxine Kay Toepke-Reese. Brown, Cheney and Toepke-Reese were not in attendance at the Chamber hosted candidate forum but short bios are incuded. Kimberly Black: Hi, I’m Kimberly Black. I wanted to be a part of our senior citizens board because I think it’s important to our community. I want people to und...
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrasso (R) and Scott D. Marrow (D). This is for one seat, a six year term. The information included here is what Morrow presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Barrasso was not in attendance so a brief bio on him is included. Scott D. Morrow: Good evening everybody. Great crowd. I’ve been talking with Chuck here. He’s with the Republican Party. No?. Oh, that’s right, the Constitutional Party, and we’re getting...
Ed Cooper (R) from Ten Sleep is the sonly candidate on the general ballot running the State Senator District # 20 seat. The information included here is what he presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Ed Cooper: I think I’ve met a lot of you. I’m Ed Cooper. I live over in Ten Sleep. I was born right over here on hospital hill many years ago. Basically I spent my entire life right here in the southern Big Horn Basin. My family has been involved in agriculture here since 1906 when they first cam...
