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The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Hot Springs County Library. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The representative can help people register on the Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services website, wyomingatwork.com, navigate the site or update contact information and work history. Help can be given to create a resume...
During an informal meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) on Monday, members discussed the issues that can arise as the result of a power outage. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon spoke with other emergency managers about the topic as well as others in the community. He noted what people need to remember with this particular topic is conversation needs to be kept under control. To that end, the committee began with a small outage scenario, one that...
An updated forecast for state revenues released Tuesday paints a grim picture of Wyoming’s economic landscape heading into the next decade. Though the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group’s October report shows the state gaining more revenue this year than initially projected, it estimates a $185.4 million drop in revenue for Wyoming over the next three years. Lawmakers received a rundown of the report from CREG co-Chairman Don Richards during the Joint Appropriations Interim Committee meeting Tuesday morning in Riverton. “Going forward, there...
Its time to pull out that saw, a little paint and all your creativity for a great cause. Items made from wood, even those that have been repurposed for a new life, are being sought for the Wonders with Wood charity event to benefit the People for People backpack program. The silent auction will be held on Saturday, November 23 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School. All proceeds for the event will go directly to the backpack program, which provide easy to make food items for children to eat over the weekend. Many of our...
The Thermopolis Independent Record is currently investigating an alleged brutality incident from this past Monday. Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar had no official comment on the incident other than it is being investigated and there is more to it than what is being put out on social media.... Full story
During the Tuesday evening meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, changes to two policies were approved. The first was the CPR policy, to change ownership to education rather than human resources. It’s also changed to reflect that only employees that work on the premises of the hospital or clinics have to take CPR training. The second change came with the removal of policy for maintenance and retention of personnel files. The hospital is required to keep personnel...
Halloween always has associated with it an air of mystery and of spirits roaming the earth, at least for a night. There's no denying the West has its fair share of ghost town, and perhaps a ghost or two still walking among them. It's no secret that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have history in Thermopolis. The Hole in the Wall Bar at the Hot Springs County Museum has plenty of items and pictures for anybody who cares to view them. But now a new picture is on display, and museum staff is... Full story
Last Thursday afternoon the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department battled a house fire caused by a candle at 14th and Broadway. Law enforcement was also on hand and helped direct traffic around the scene. See the ad on page 3 for how to help the family displaced by the fire....
On Oct. 22, Megan L. Raczon was found guilty in Hot Springs Circuit Court of criminal trespassing and ordered to served 90 days in jail with 75 days suspension and six months unsupervised probation. Fees and fines in the case are $205, and a second charge of violation of a temporary protection order was dismissed. However, Raczon still faces felony charges in Hot Springs District Court of stalking, protection order violation , unlawful impersonation by electronic means and false reporting, in a case set for jury trial on Feb. 3. According to...
Hunters who are looking for a European Mount this year will want to get in touch with C & J’s Bug Barn. Charlie Stickney started the business this year that will use Dermestidae Beetles to literally eat the flesh from the skull to create a European Mount. The beetles will remove everything that remains within a few days and the next step, degreasing occurs. Without this step, the bone will yellow, so a combination of solvents and degreasers, followed by whitening using hydrogen peroxide and other special whitening agents will permanently w...
October 14-16 saw members of Wyoming Game and Fish on a four-mile stretch of the Big Horn River, from Wedding of the Waters to the island near the WYDOT building, doing some “electrofishing.” In this process, a mild electric current is passed in the river to make the fish easier to net. Fish fins are also clipped to ensure the same fish are not caught multiple times and to provide more accurate counts. Wyoming Game and Fish Regional Fisheries Biologist Joe Skorupski said the numbers are def...
This Saturday night, November 2, marks the end of Daylight Saving Time with everyone turning their clocks back one hour before going to bed. Less traumatic than the start of Daylight Saving Time, its end in the fall allows for an extra hour of sleep, even though the sun will be setting earlier. Although we’ve been under the misconception that Daylight Savings Time was started in order to give farmers an extra hour of daylight during the summer, it actually starting with something of a joking letter written by Benjamin Franklin in Paris, 1...
Born in Great Falls, Mont., in 1958, George Kelly graduated from Charles M. Russell high school - whose teams were known as the Rustlers - in 1977. In the same year, he came to Thermopolis and has been here ever since. But about age 12, Kelly started doing drugs and alcohol. As to why he started, Kelly said it wasn't peer pressure but more he "just wanted to see what's happening . . . I did pretty much every drug there was." Since March 22 of 1999, he noted, he's been clean and sober. "I gave...
As October comes to a close, the weekend brings with it the opening of pheasant season. The season officially opens on Saturday, Nov. 3 and closes on Dec. 31, with shooting hours starting a half hour before sunrise and ending at sunset. Limit for Area 1, which Hot Springs County falls in, allows for a daily bag limit of three birds and nine in a hunter’s possession. Male pheasants only may be taken. The youth only hunt day is Saturday November 16. Only youths shall be allowed to take pheasants on this date. Youths under the age of fourteen (...
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association has ben selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A first round playoff game between Jackson and Riverton. The game will be played in Riverton on Friday, Nov. 1. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees Alyssa Lempka, Heather Castro, Kayla Wood and Connie Hart recently completed the Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course. Castro, Jeri Slover, Crystal Merrill, Jennifer Paris, Bree Christiansen, Tara Henrie, Jeri Umbdenstock, Elizabeth Oliver,...
Although there has been a merger between Wellspring Counseling and High Country Behavioral Health, clients won’t see much of a difference. The recent merger between the two companies has brought Wellspring under High Country’s umbrella along with other satellites in Afton, Evanston and Pinedale. Executive Director Allan Braaten said their clinical staff will not be changing and at this point, they won’t be bringing in anyone new. Braaten expects services to the public will remain the same, but there could be a slight change to the slidi...
Fremont County Coroner Mark Stratmoen claims Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun is attempting to sabotage the proposed coroner’s inquest into the officer-involved shooting that led to the death of Anderson Antelope. LeBrun wrote a letter to the editor of The Ranger on Oct. 17 which raised several legal concerns regarding the intent and method of the public inquest. Antelope, 58, was shot by a Riverton Police Department officer Sept. 21 in front of Walmart in Riverton. Witnesses and authorities have reported that the officer, responding t...
John and Jane Jeffs appeared before the Hot Springs County Planning Commission recently to request a variance of a road easement, a land use change and a preliminary subdivision plat to establish one six-acre lot with a remaining 56-acre property. The property in question is a place just under 63 acres at 1287 Jeffs Road. What they are asking to do is a simple one-lot subdivision of about six-acres which contains their residence. They plan to move an existing guest cabin onto the remaining 56...
During their Oct. 10 meeting, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce welcomed new members Jennifer Fisher, Howie Samelson, Beth Lewis and Jana Oliver. The four will fill the spots vacated by Phil Scheel, Deb Tudor, Greg Willson and Barb Heinze, who have officially “termed out” This means they’ve served two consecutive three-year terms. Following the election of the new board members, the executive board was also elected and consists of President Sam Needham, Vice President Robin Griffin...
The Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees heard a presentation from principal Breeze Daniels, Elisa Daniels and Becca Nelson on Social, Emotional Learning (SEL) in grades five through 12 during their October meeting. SEL focuses on creating a social/emotional environment and using “I Can” statements in both academic and social situations. During October they are recognizing the students who are giving 100 percent and in the classrooms, focusing on taking risks. Rather than looki...
Thermopolis' own Don Bjorhus was honored as the 2019 Hall of Fame recipient for the Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association (WRPA) on Oct. 2. Bjorhus has a long career in both sports and recreation having received his Associates Degree from Otero Junior College in Business Administration while playing varsity baseball, then moved on to receive his Bachelors degree in Human Performance and Sport at Metro State College while again, playing varsity baseball. He went on to become the assistant... Full story
Just before noon on Monday, the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office and Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to an accident in Wind River Canyon. The driver of the vehicle, who complained of minor injuries, received a ride from another driver to the Wedding of the Waters, prior to report of the accident....
A look at a few historical events from the past week. •Oct. 17: In 1945, an 11-year-old girl shot a 700-pound bear with a .22-caliber rifle near Worland. •Oct.. 18: In 1969, the football game between the University of Wyoming and Brigham Young University that prompted the protest by Wyoming’s “Black 14” was played. •Oct. 19: In 1944, three men were killed in a bomber crash near Casper Army Air Base. •Oct. 21: In 1872, construction of the Territorial Prison in Laramie was completed. •Oct. 22: In 1964, Richard Nixon visited Wyoming to camp...
Waiting to get some lunch at the Hot Springs County Senior Center, Betty Tuffner visited for a few minutes about her move to Thermopolis. "I moved here this time in 2004," Tuffner said, "but I lived here before in 1988 and '89." Her most recent move was from Sheridan. Raised in southern Utah, Tuffner said what brought her to Thermopolis in the 1980's was her husband Ken's work. "My husband is an electrician and we were following the oil patch." This last move was after he decided to retire. "He...
Providers and facilities interested in offering volunteer healthcare services to low-income patients are invited to take advantage of a special legal liability option offered by the Wyoming Volunteer Health Services Program. The program allows licensed healthcare providers and medical facilities to provide volunteer services for low-income Wyoming residents while being protected from liability for medical negligence under the state’s sovereign immunity. By entering into a contract with the state, volunteer providers are deemed public employees...
