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Sometimes, there are places or things which serve to define a community. Things that when mentioned bring immediately to mind a place or time that everyone knows and understands. For the Town of Thermopolis, one of those things is Hot Springs State Park (HSSP). Anyone who has ever been to Thermopolis knows about the park, and anyone who has ever been to the park knows about Thermop. There are many endearing aspects of HSSP – the springs, the pools, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Teepee Fountain a...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on November 13 for their regular monthly meeting. The school district’s auditor appeared remotely to review the district’s fiscal year 2025 audit report. Due to the federal government shutdown, the auditors are still awaiting a final directive from the United Stated Department of Education (USDE), before the report may be finalized, however, the auditor stated that all work has been completed on the report, and he anticipates that the report can be finalized in short order, once the USDE has issued the...
Taytum Dickey looks over a basket of handmade ornaments at the annual Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Craft Fair held last Saturday at Thermopolis Middle School....
by Carrie Haderlie, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers will discuss seven pieces of draft legislation to extend or create new property tax breaks this week in Cheyenne, even as people across Wyoming grapple with the impact of cuts made over the past several years. On Wednesday, the Joint Revenue Committee will discuss removing a 2026 sunset date from a long-term homeowner tax exemption implemented in 2024, the possibility of replacing all property taxes with increased sales taxes and a move to tax residential properties on...
Chloee Owsley and Kolby Deere compete in a doughnut-on-a-string challenge while Logann Farrell and Tanner Delay hold the lines during a Bobcat Pride Student Council activity at Hot Springs County High School....
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, Nov. 10 1:41 p.m. A deputy and K9 assisted probation and parole with the search of a residence. 5:35 p.m. A traffic stop was performed on Highway 20 North for lane usage violations re...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2025 Merry Christmas Market. To enter, shop at participating local businesses designated on the Merry Christmas Market list located at http://www.thermopolischamber.org. Bring your receipt with your name and phone number written on it to the Chamber of Commerce, 220 Park Street or email a copy of your receipt to info@thermopolischamber.org. The dates and purchase must be clearly legible. Receipts must be from participating businesses to be valid. Shop at a local participating busine...
Bell ringers needed Bell ringers are needed for the local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays from November 29 through December 20. Call or text (307) 752-0986 to volunteer. FFA can drive The Thermopolis FFA is hosting an aluminum can drive from now through the end of January. The proceeds go to the Stock Growers Association to help the families effected by the summer fires. A collection bin is located in the Armory parking lot. Cans should not be smashed. For more information or to have cans picked up, call...
Heath Clouse bags up some dog food during last Saturday's Pet Food Pantry. The next pantry will be held Saturday, Nov. 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the VFW, 302 Broadway St....
Donations are being accepted for Evawn (Kukowski) Kegal who is battling cancer for the second time. The 2000 graduate of Hot Springs County High School is the mother of nine-year-old twin boys and the daughter of Deb and Jim Kukowski. She recently underwent surgery and will be receiving follow up treatments. Monetary donations to help Evawn’s family with expenses can be made locally at Big Horn Federal, 643 Broadway St. under the name Evawn Kukowski....
If you attended the Hot Springs State Park Swinging Bridge re-lighting demo last Tuesday night, you were treated to a spectacular sight. The photo on the front page is a beautiful capture of the once-in-a-lifetime display, but it was even better in person. When the re-lighting event was planned, no one knew it would be paired with a natural light display. The combination of the two was amazing. There are thousands of pictures floating around of the Northern Lights that night. Sightings of the lights were reported as far south as Florida,...
by Victoria O’Brien, editor, Cody Enterprise With the changing of the seasons comes chatter of colds and flus, but also those maladies affecting our mental health. Each year, seasonal depression ticks upward as the days grow shorter, colder and darker, and we enter into our long Wyoming winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder, acronym SAD – who says psychiatrists don’t have a sense of humor? – is estimated to affect roughly four of every 10 Americans annually, according to a 2022 report from the University of Texas, Houston. Women are more likely...
Linda Lee Cornish, 75, passed away November 4, 2025 at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis, Wyo. Linda was born on September 5, 1950, in Anchorage, Alaska. Her family including her two sisters relocated to Thermopolis where she attended high school before moving to Shoshoni, Wyo., and starting a family. Linda had four children from previous marriages before meeting and marrying her late husband Lavern (Corky) Cornish on August 8, 1986, who also had four children. So began their blended family....
Susan M. Amos, age 63, of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025, at Hot Springs Health. Born on May 12, 1962, in Golden, Colo., Susan lived a life rooted in dedication, compassion, and quiet strength. Susan spent her career in commercial and landscape work, contributing her talents to Jefferson County Open Space in Colorado. Her commitment to the land and community reflected her deep appreciation for nature and public service. She was the beloved wife of Carl R. Amos, with whom she shared over four decades of marriage....
Jack Howard Mayfield passed away on November 2, 2025, at the Banner Wyoming Health Center in Casper, Wyo. Jack was born in Cheyenne, Wyo., on April 28, 1956, as the third of four children born to Conrad and Marjorie (Lawrence) Mayfield. As a child his family moved around a lot, but lived mostly on the west coast. In the mid 1960's Jack's parents divorced and his mother later remarried Melvin Slack and combined their families. In 1972 the family moved to Florence, Mo., where Jack graduated from...
The Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team had a packed schedule last week starting off with their home quad last Thursday with Thermopolis taking on Lander and Riverton. Dual results were unavailable. On Friday, the team traveled to Greybull where both the boys and the girls team finished in first place. The boys racked up 231.5 points to second place Shoshoni with 120.5 points. The girls team scored 81.5 points to beat Greybull with 48 points. On Saturday, the team was in Powell with 11...
Dennis Russell, top, admires a wreath made with barbed wire during the People for People Backpack Program Silent Auction held Saturday in the Thermopolis Middle School commons. Bottom right, Char Bartlett watches Lynette Quayle place a bid on an item. The annual Holiday Craft Fair, hosted by Beta Sigma Phi, was held in the TMS gym. Bottom left, Sue McCann selects wooden ornaments from a vendor....
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board met on November 13, 2025 for their regular monthly meeting. After fully considering the issue, the board determined that given the experience from last summer’s event, the organization will not host the Demolition Derby in 2026. The turn out of driver’s for the 2025 event was low. The board discussed the overwhelming success of the Moonlight Madness event, which was held downtown on October 30. All agreed that the event had been a smashing success with a large turnout of kids and adults. The...
The Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism Board has announced that its Fall Photo Contest is now open for submissions. Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to enter their photographic works. The contest runs three times per year, in the spring, summer and fall. “Wind River Canyon Work Train,” was recently announced as the winner of the Summer Contest, and was submitted by local resident, Shelley Deromedi. Second place went to Jennifer Emery for her work entitled “Love Thermopolis”, and honorable mention went to Cindy Wollenb...
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, dazzled viewers last Tuesday night with a magnificent, natural light display. Research indicates the display was caused by a geomagnetic storm that reached G4 intensity. Northern Lights usually follow a few days after a solar event known as coronal mass ejections (CME), massive eruptions of plasma from the sun's corona....
A news brief from Wyoming News Exchange CODY (WNE) — A Cody business and one of its employees, who were named in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by a relative of the five individuals who died in Byron earlier this year, have denied any wrongdoing. In the lawsuit that was filed in the District of Wyoming federal court by Rhonda Coplen – the mother of Tranyelle Harshman, who killed her four children before taking her own life – alleged that Sage Psychiatric Services and its nurse practitioner Krista Blough were negligent in treating her daugh...
