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The Wyoming State Legislature still has several weeks before they begin the 2020 Budget Session on February 10. Even numbered years the Legislature concentrates on the state’s budget issues, while during odd numbered years they convene for the General Session, attending to bills not associated with budget concerns. The 2020 Budget Session should last about 20 days. Our Senator, Wyatt Agar, will still be a member of the State Appropriations Committee and the Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments during the session. R...
CASPER — As many educators brace for another legislative session rife with discussions of cutting education spending, Gov. Mark Gordon said that there are ways the state’s $1.5 billion school system could be more efficient. “There’s a large conversation that still has some distance to go I think about how many districts we have to have,” he said during an interview last week, adding that he thought there was “room to do a better job of delivering education in the state.” Last month, Gordon released his budget proposal, which included $38...
Hot Springs County Public Health is excited to bring back the seasonal moms group. Baby Steps has restarted for the winter 2019-2020 season. This bi-monthly parent support group serves to promote positive relationships that offer emotional support, educational opportunities as well as encourage physical activities. The next group will be held Monday, Dec. 16 between 10-11 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Recreation District Armory building at 728 N Park Street. This is a great environment to walk and stay healthy this winter season with the...
CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon told lawmakers Monday that he would be “willing” to consider a statewide lodging tax if it came across his desk this winter. However, in his first budget presentation to members of the Joint Appropriations Committee this week, Gordon declined to entertain any other tax legislation, instead focusing his first hearing on cost-savings as the state faces a future of declining revenues. Kicking off the first of several weeks of budget hearings, Gordon seemed largely on the same page as leaders of the budget-making commi...
For the Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 editions of the Thermopolis Independent Record there will be early deadlines. For the Dec. 26 issue, legal, display and classified advertising deadline is noon on Friday, Dec. 20. Editorial deadline is noon on Monday, Dec. 23. For the Jan. 2 issue, legal, display and classified advertising deadline is noon on Friday, Dec. 27. Editorial deadline is noon on Monday, Dec. 30. For both weeks, papers will be available at newsstands Tuesday evening and delivered locally on Thursday. Our office will be closed on Wednesday,...
The EDC is hibernating. No, it is not going out of business. It is not dissolving. the Economic Development Company is not bankrupt or completely out of money. But it is close. That is why the Board of Directors, along with the Chief Operating Officer, recently made some unique choices about what to do. At the end of June it seemed there were only two choices: ride it all the way to the end of the funds and dissolve at the end, or keep scratching and clawing and trying to make it work. The board met with Wyoming Business Council staff to disc... Full story
Aethon Energy is proposing to expand to more than 4,000 wells at the Moneta Divide field between Shoshoni and Moneta, a move that would necessitate the approval of a permit to dump added water into Alkali and Badwater Creek before coming into Boysen Reservoir. At their November 19 meeting, Casper City Council informally granted Casper Mayor Charlie Powell permission to speak before government officials in favor of the project. Riverton mayor Richard Gard has spoke in favor of the discharge... Full story
Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon has been working with the Hot Springs County Senior Center to get a new emergency plan in place and presented a draft recommendation to the Hot Springs County Commissioners on Tuesday. One area of concern with the center is its location in proximity to the railroad tracks. If a train were to derail in that area, the center could be facing railcars filled with anything from wood to caustic liquids sitting at their front door or scattered in their...
Hot Springs County High School science teacher, robotics guru and student council advisor, London Jenks, was recently awarded the Jeannie Tinnin Advisor Award at the Wyoming Association of Student Councils Conference in Sheridan. Jenks was nominated for the award by the high school’s student council under the direction of student body president Dani Jo Pebbles. The award is an advisor of the year honor for advisors with less than five years experience. “I was very surprised to be nominated and even more surprised to be awarded,” Jenks said....
Thermopolis Police Chief Julie Mathews wants to remind property owners of the town codes regarding maintaining and removing snow from public sidewalks. Sec. 7-513. Same – Maintenance of existing and new public sidewalks No materials, cut vegetation, tree limbs, vehicles or obstruction of any type shall be placed on or over (less than seven feet (7’) above the walking surface) the required public sidewalk width. Maintenance of and liability for the public sidewalk is the responsibility of the adjoining private property owner, including, but not...
Rwanda Nyarusiza Station, roasted locally at Jackrabbit Java, was selected as the No. 29 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2019 and received a score of 93. The blind assessment of this coffee was described as crisply sweet, floral-toned. Orange blossom, blackberry, cooked taro root, cacao nib, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with gentle, rounded acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel. A pleasing sweet starchiness akin to taro root surfaces in the finish, integrated with rich floral and fruit tones. Additional not... Full story
The way the Student Intervention Team (SIT) works at Ralph Witters Elementary has changed a bit and they presented those changes and what they’ve meant to students at the November school board meeting. According to principal Catelyn Deromedi, they currently have about 45 students in the intervention program, none of which are associated with special education or regular, basic classroom interventions. Deromedi said they had some kinks to work out in the program along with a number of new teacher... Full story
RIVERTON — Citing citizens’ legal rights to defend their own lives and the lives of others from “immediate peril,” the Fremont County Attorney’s office will not prosecute the Riverton Police Department officer who was involved in the storefront, Sept. 21 shooting of Anderson Antelope, in Riverton. The RPD officer still has not been identified publicly. Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun announced the decision Friday, culminating a two-month investigation into the incident by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. Titled “Determin...
Tis the time of year when Clark W. Griswold comes out in all of us. That is, Christmas decorations abound both inside and out. There are, however, some safety tips you should be aware of that Clark obviously didn’t follow. When it comes to your lights, be sure to inspect each of the light strings, looking for frayed wires, broken bulbs and loose connections. If you happen to find any of these problems, it is suggested you throw those strings out and replace them. When doing your outdoor decorating, do not use staples or nails to hang the l... Full story
Wyoming Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill (R) was in Thermopolis last week for an open meeting at Storyteller for folks to voice their opinions on the State Park concessionaires and his bill, SF116, which becomes law January 1, 2020. The bill requires the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources as well as the concessionaires throughout the state to have a contract in place of five years or greater. The contracts will be uniform across the board, During an interview prior to the... Full story
Thermopolis Bobcat Hyrum Rich is currently staying in Aguascalientes, Mexico as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. Rich will be gone a total of 10 months as part of the program that sends American students to other countries while their counterparts spend time in the states. They not only live in the country, they become part of their host family, experiencing schools, culture and all their chosen country has to offer. Periodically, the exchange students send reports back to their local...
There has been a lot of curiosity about the goings on on both sides of the street at the corner of Park and Senior Avenue. A new entrance sign to Hot Springs State Park is currently under construction to give a great first impression of our park. The picture above is a rendition of what the completed sign will look like.... Full story
