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The Wyoming Office of the Attorney General, Division of Victim Services (DVS) has decided to not renew their contract with Hot Springs County’s H.O.P.E. Agency, currently leaving the agency with no apparent source of funding. When asked why H.O.P.E. Agency’s contract was not renewed, Darryl Erickson, Deputy Director of DVS said, “The Division of Victim Services are the funders of victim service providers throughout the state and, of course, the money comes with some strings, some compl...
The Senior Center is holding two major events for the month of August. On Saturday, August 21, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. they will have the Non Sponsored Poker Chip Run. Pre-register now or from 9:30-10 a.m. prior to departure that day. Leaving the Senior Center at 10 a.m. Each entry is $10. Any side by sides, four wheelers, trucks, SUVs are welcome. Drawings and prizes awarded at 3:30 p.m. at the Center. Burgers, hot dogs, chips and watermelon served at 4 p.m. at the Center, it’s $5 a plate. There is an additional fun en route: Begins at t...
Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City, put on passenger trains and sent out across the country to find new homes. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States. Several children even came to Fremont County in the early part of the twentieth century. Performers Phil Lancaster and Alison Moore take us on a journey alongside the Orphan Train. Combining live music, video montage, and a dramatic...
Woman wants her purse taken to jail; meth discovered inside CODY (WNE) — When Kelsey Spencer was being arrested for breaking her probation, she demanded her purse go with her to the Park County Detention Center. Inside that purse lay an unused syringe and meth. Spencer, 28, had been brought to the Detention Center on June 30 after the state submitted a petition to revoke her probation after failing to show up to two probation meetings and admitting to using meth twice. Spencer had previously told authorities they would find no syringes in t...
Results have been released for small animal shows, static and FFA, shooting sports and open class building exhibits from Hot Springs County Fair held last week. SMALL ANIMAL SHOWS POULTRY SHOW American: Cockerel; Male fowl, less than one year old – Brayden Jones, Samuel Johnson American: Pullet; Female fowl, less than one year old - Ivory Galovich, Miriam Johnson, Brayden Jones Asiatic: Hen; Female fowl one year old and older - Shyanne Jones Asiatic: Pullet; Female fowl, less than one year old - Mac McCumber English: Pullet; Female fowl, l...
Results have been released for small animal shows, static and FFA, shooting sports and open class building exhibits from Hot Springs County Fair held last week. Shooting Sports Archery, Junior - Hoyt Peil, Fischer Lewis, Baer Mcphie, Cameron Martinez, Nate King, Allen Thurman Archery, Intermediate - Bridger Peil, Logan Dafoe, Ellis Webber, James Whitt, Talyah Myers, Dyllan Myers Archery, Seniors - Lexi Overfield, Hayden Overfield, Owen Mccumber, Eli Dickey, Sydney Shaffer, Lance Axtell Muzzleloading, Intermediate - Silas Dickey Pistol, Junior...
At the August 3 Thermopolis Town Council meeting Town Attorney Mike Messenger presented an emergency ordinance amending a town code section which changes the automation fee structure as required by Wyoming statutes. Messenger said, “the essence of this is that we have been collecting forty dollars for the state’s automation fee.” The town withdrew from that program on July 1. But they’ve been collecting the forty dollars and the administration wants to start collecting that money because...
The 2021 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds Friday night brought in a record breaking $203,104.50, up from $180,195.25 last year. Along with a live auction for sheep, swine, goats and beef, baked goods were offered up via a silent auction. Twenty-six head of beef came through the ring this year and sold for an average of $3.52 per pound and an average of $4,473.32 per head for a total sales amount of $116,306.25. The average price per... Full story
At the August 3 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held at the Annex Building, the commissioners decided to table the Mike Stevens land use change request because they feel they do not have enough information to make a decision. They are waiting to see any potential changes in the next few weeks that may affect how they decide. The commissioners also tabled the approval of the Black Mountain Road Agreement until September 1, as they said things are not in place yet. Shane Rankin gave his...
Hot Springs County rancher Josh Longwell presented to the Hot Springs County Commissioners his concerns about grizzly bears killing his sheep on his private property. Longwell started off explaining that his ranch was bought in the mid 90s and he said, “At that point, there was not one grizzly bear, not one wolf on that ranch. So to clear this up, we were here first, they weren’t here first.” He said it was a false narrative that they were here first. Longwell continued and said his bigge...
Self Help Center is excited for the opportunity to work in Hot Springs County to establish a new domestic violence agency and crisis hotline for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Self Help Center has been providing services to Natrona County since 1978 and we are excited to work with the community of Hot Springs County to establish services catered to the needs of the community. The Self Help Center received a separate funding contract from the Division of Victim Services to provide essential services to the Hot...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association and Hot Springs County Historical Society will be hosting a historical trek and picnic through Wind River Canyon on Saturday, August 21. The trek will feature geologic highlights and reference, historic points of interest through the canyon, historic accounts of the construction of the Yellowstone Highway through Hot Springs County, overview of the original Boysen Dam, mining district, Barney Smith’s “Best Dam Bar and Café By A Dam Site”, and Asmus Boysen’s Dam Problem. A picnic will be enjoyed at the...
Rhonda Perrie of Thermopolis was named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. Amanda D. Chism, Kaylee DeVries, Haley McDermott and Hannah R. Ozmon were named to the 2021 Spring President’s Honor Roll for the University of Wyoming. Taydee Landrum, Cassandra Norskog and Jeffery W. Van Antwerp were named to the 2021 Spring Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls for the University of Wyoming. Stormy Cox was named to the 2021 Spring President’s Honor Roll for Montana State University. Joni Christian...
The members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars here in Thermopolis will have their annual picnic at the Kiwanis Shelter in the Hot Springs State Park on Sunday, August 15 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. They plan to honor the three World War II veterans still living here in our town and hope they are able to attend. The veternas are Robert Poch, Ed Hausauer and John Dodge. Ed Hausauer Ed Hausauer is now 96 years old and his Navy service began when he enlisted in Bismarck, N.D. and went to boot camp in San... Full story
Results have been released for large animal shows from Hot Springs County Fair held last week. Once received, other results will run in the Independent Record. BEEF SHOW BREEDING BEEF Black Angus: Spring yearling heifer, born Mar. 1 - Apr. 30, 2020 – Lexi Overfield, Tymber Eckley Hereford/Polled Hereford: Jr. heifer calf, born Jan. 1 - Apr. 30, 2021 – Taylor Agar Hereford/Polled Hereford: Sr. heifer calf, born Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2020 – Rylee Agar Hereford/Polled Hereford: Spring yearling heifer, born Mar. 1 - Apr. 30 2020 – Taylor Agar Herefor...
Results have been released for large animal shows from Hot Springs County Fair held last week. Once received, other results will run in the Independent Record. SHEEP SHOW Breeding Sheep Hampshire Slick Shorn: Winter Ram Lamb (Born Jan 1, 2021 - Feb 15, 2021) – Tymber Eckley Any Other Meat Breed Fitted: Spring Ram Lamb (Born Feb 16-Jun 1, 2021) – Rylee Agar Overall Grand Champion Breeding Ram - Tymber Eckley Overall Reserve Champion Breeding Ram - Rylee Agar Hampshire Slick Shorn: Ewe, 1 Yr Old & Under 2 (Born In 2020) – Tymber Eckley, Tymbe...
The Thermopolis Town Hall has a new bill payment system for the convenience of its residents. Town Treasurer / Clerk Tracey Van Heule and Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby invite residents to participate in their Direct Payment program. This program is not an internet-based system but for people who are interested they need to fill out a simple form and provide a canceled check to have their bank account automatically debited each month. This service allows customers to no longer need to write...
by Ellen Gerst Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A judge will decide whether recent ordinances passed in Bar Nunn and Mills exempting the municipalities from publishing certain public notices in the newspaper are valid, after a petition was filed in Natrona County District Court this week. Nearly identical ordinances were passed by Mills in January and Bar Nunn in June, invoking Wyoming’s “home rule” provision. The ordinances were written to exempt the municipalities from state statutes that require all towns and cities...
Terrance Sani was found guilty of three felony counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine during a Fifth Judicial District Court jury trial held at the Hot Springs County courthouse. Judge Bobbi Overfield presided. The trial began on Monday, July 26 and the order of judgement was filed on Wednesday, July 28. Sani was arrested on December 3, 2020, by Thermopolis Police officers who teamed up with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation in taking down the Thermopolis King Pin of a multi-state/multi-person drug ring....
The remains of the Las Fuentes Restaurant building in the 400 block of Arapahoe are being cleaned up and hauled away. The building burnt down last year and was a total loss....
Former high school teacher, coach and athletic director, Kathy Taylor received the Distinguished Service Award from the Wyoming Coaches Association. The award comes from a nomination and there are three award winners for the year. Known to her students as "Coach T" she led athletes of volleyball teams, swimmers, basketball and even badminton for over 40 years. Thirty-two of those years she spent in Thermopolis where she eventually became the athletic director. Taylor's reputation with others is...
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in their community during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Tuesday, Aug. 10, in Thermopolis. The public is invited to the event from 5-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Free appetizers and soft beverages will be served. UW President Ed Seidel will be in attendance and speak during a brief program at the celebration, highlighting the unive...
CODY (WNE) — Defense attorneys for a Cody man accused of first degree murder in the death of his 2-year-old daughter have requested that the charges against their client be thrown out. Dylan Rosalez and Branden Vilos, public defenders for Moshe Williams, submitted a request to dismiss the case, or at least submit a court order requiring the state to file a bill of particulars that sets out how exactly the child abuse was committed that led to the death of Paisleigh Williams. Rosalez and Vilos have summarized the state’s response to this req...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen responded to a fire near Warm Springs Road on Saturday, July 31. The Cody Interagency Dispatch Center was notified and additional resources were sent to help with the fire. Two tandem rotor Shinook helicopters (one pictured above), a spotter plane to choreograph air traffic, five single engine air tankers, two large tankers, a dozer, a grader and around 79 BLM personnel assisted the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department crew in holding the fire to around 400 acres. The fire was considered contained on Sunday...
Enzi service set for Aug. 6 in Gillette GILLETTE (WNE) — A public ceremony to celebrate the life of former U.S. senator and former Gillette mayor Mike Enzi, begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center located, fittingly, just off Enzi Drive. Jerrica Mills, the office manager of Gillette Memorial Chapel, confirmed that Pastor Donavon Voigt of First Baptist Church will officiate. Instead of flowers, the announcement from the funeral home suggested memorials can be made to Project Mercy, Mike and Diana Enzi Scholarship Fund at...
