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Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun has several legal concerns about the public inquest planned in the matter of a fatal, officer-involved shooting that took place Sept. 21 in Riverton. Anderson Antelope, 58, died in the incident. The Riverton Police Department officer involved was uninjured, though officials said Antelope stabbed him in the chest with a 6-inch knife. The officer’s body armor prevented the blade from penetrating, officials said; when Antelope continued the knife attack, he was shot. The officer had been called to the area in...
According to a report on the Wyoming Cost of Living Index, released Monday by the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, average rental rates in Hot Springs County have increased from the second quarter 2018 to the second quarter 2019. The report shows average apartment rent went from $505 to $506, a small increase of 0.1 percent. Average mobile home lot rent went from $215 to $245, an increase of 14 percent. Average house rent went from $635 to $715, up 12.6 percent. Average mobile home rent...
During the Thermopolis Town Council’s Oct. 15 meeting, it was announced that the Thermopolis Police Department has received a U.S. Department of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Program Grant in the amount of $17,600.94. The money has been designated for the purchase of P-25 compliant mobile and portable radios, installation and allowable accessories. Police Chief Julie Mathews said the current radios the department is using are quite old, and they are key in arranging emergency prepare...
Wyoming Game and Fish recently conducted its electrofishing, launching from Wedding of the Waters. Through the process, small electrodes are dropped in the water to create a mild electric current. This causes involuntary muscle contractions to make the fish easier to net. Electrofishing provides Game and Fish with an idea of how river fish populations are faring. Official numbers will be released at a later date....
Three hundred signatures from property owning, taxpaying residents of Thermopolis is what’s needed before the Thermopolis Town Council will move forward with regard to possibly allowing chickens in town. That was the decision made at Tuesday night’s council meeting, following discussion on the issue that sometimes grew heated. It began with Jeremiah Balius, who most recently proposed the allowance of in-town chickens at a council meeting a month ago. At this week’s meeting, Balius prese...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on Tuesday and were pleased to hear from County Assessor Dan Weber that a valuation change was made in the county’s favor in the amount of $15,224. Valkyrie Resources, LLC had been under assessed and a check was issued to the county in the above amount as a supplement. Nate Messenger, FBO for the Hot Springs County Airport presented a rental agreement to the commissioners for a 2019 John Deere compact utility tractor. The rental is for $2,000 for the season, giving Messenger plenty of hours to use d...
The second annual Wyoming Singer Songwriter Competition has concluded with a Thermopolis resident winning the title of overall champion. Rob Weimann, who took second place in last year's event, was named Wyoming's best singer-songwriter of 2019 in voting by both a panel of musicians and by audience members at the final round of the annual competition held at the Ten Sleep Brewing Co. The finals on Sept. 22 capped weeks of competition by about 85 musicians who entered preliminary rounds at...
On Oct. 7 there was a residential fire reported at 2569 US Hwy 20 in Washakie County. Emergency services and law enforcement personnel from the Worland Fire Department, Hot Springs County Fire Department, Washakie County Ambulance, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Washakie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the location. The fire department agencies were able to gain control of the fire and it was extinguished. An investigator from the Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted and res... Full story
Thermopolis law enforcement, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to a house fire at 217 South Eighth, the home of Call Whittaker, at about 4:15 Wednesday morning. Whittaker lost everything in the blaze, and donations are currently being sought. Donations of clothing would be greatly appreciated. Shirts should be size large, pants should be 32x32 and shoes or boots should be size 10.5 Donations can be dropped off at the Joint Law Enfocement Center....
Friday, Oct. 11 at 12:47 p.m., the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident on Highway 120. A trailer had become detached from a truck pulling it and struck a fence....
A buck at the Hot Springs State Park terraces was dispatched on Saturday, Oct. 12 after it was observed to have Chronic Wasting Disease. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is highly contagious among deer, elk, moose, reindeer and caribou. There is no known cure, and it’s always fatal. Exposure to animals with CWD is not advised, as it’s unknown whether humans can contract it. The disease is a chronic, fatal disease of the central nervous system. Animals afflicted with CWD become very thin and unresponsive to stimuli. They might also have dro...
Here’s a few interesting tidbits from years gone by: •Oct. 10: In 1902, bounty hunter Tom Horn was tried in the murder of Willie Nickell. •Oct. 11: In 1912, the movie “Charge of the Light Brigade,” filmed at Pole Mountain near Laramie, premiered. •Oct. 12: In 1890, Wyoming’s first elected state officers took their offices. •Oct. 14: In 1931, 30 skunks were killed in Guernsey. •Oct. 15: In 1887, mail service between Lander and South Pass City was discontinued. •Oct. 16: In 1943, a man was gored by a deer in LaGrange, south of Torrington....
As we begin gearing up for the holidays we often wonder if there is something we can do to make a difference in someone else’s life. A difference that isn’t just for a single day or a week, but perhaps something that can make a diffserence in their lives for months to come. There are many local charities you can donate to and any number of events in the coming weeks you can attend that will help those around you. One in particular that could really use your help right now is the People for Peo...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently traveled overseas to be with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Kosovo. There are approximately 370 Wyoming National Guard soldiers deployed in the Middle East and Europe. This makes it one of the largest deployments of Wyoming National Guard soldiers since 2009. Barrasso met with members of the Wyoming National Guard's 115th Field Artillery Brigade Forward in the United Arab Emirates. In Kuwait, he...
During their Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Board discussed its strategic plan. Director Amanda Moeller said Board Secretary Bob Roos visited with her about items that have been tabled over the past several months, one of them being the strategic plan. Moeller brought her notes from previous discussion of the plan. Among them was the industry definition of tourism — “The people, activities and organizations involved in providing services for people on holiday, for...
You went out to start your car this morning and it started, but only after a few tries. The engine is a little sluggish, but hey, that’s normal for winter. You head out for work and see that stop sign at the end of the street. Next thing you know, you’re sliding through the intersection with that terrified look on your face. You weren’t prepared for this, were you? Living in Wyoming, most of us know its never too early to get your vehicle ready for the long winter ahead, but sometimes its good to have a reminder before Old Man Winter gets...
Ashley Cleare’s smiling face at Ralph Witters Elementary is a familiar sight to students, staff and parents, though the past year has seen her come and go at the school during her battle with breast cancer. “Almost a year ago,” she said, “I felt a lump. I randomly thought I would do a self-check and found it.” She waited a month to see if it would go away and when it didn’t she went to the doctor in early January. A mammogram and ultrasound were performed, “and things really went fast from the...
The National Newspaper Association, while meeting last week for its annual convention in Milwaukee, called for Congress to renew its commitment to postal reform in light of a new report criticizing the Postal Service for steeply rising costs despite spotty service performance. NNA President Matthew Adelman, publisher of the Douglas (Wyo.) Budget, said NNA members are concerned about a report from the USPS Inspector General that Periodicals are not being delivered on time even though mail processing costs for overtime have risen 43 percent and d...
After a 27-year career Hot Springs County Jail Administrator Beth Price will bid farewell, with her official last day on Nov. 6. Price moved to Thermopolis from Grand Junction, Colorado in 1975. "People around here have been nice enough to stay," she said with a smile. While in Colorado, she was a hairdresser, a profession she continued after the move. She went back to school, attending Central Wyoming College, earning a Computer Science degree. However, her career path took her to work at Hot S...
The state’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee met in Dubois last week where the status of Requests for Proposal (RFP) were discussed in regards to Hot Springs State Park. According to Representative John Winter, there really isn’t a lot to report at this time. RFP’s for both the Days Inn and the Star Plunge have not been finalized nor sent out, and Winter said the committee doesn’t seem to be too worried about getting responses. Winter added there had been no...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Kimberly Sams was sentenced to a total 7-13 years at the Wyoming Women’s Center on charges from two cases. Sams entered a plea agreement earlier this year, in which she would plead guilty to five felony counts of misrepresentation for public welfare benefits occurring between Oct. 1, 2012, and May 21, 2015. In a second case, she agreed to plead guilty to one felony count each of child abuse and blackmail. In the latter case, she was originally c...
According to a report released last month by the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Hot Springs County was among the six counties in the state to see a decrease in taxable sales, coming in at 5.9 percent less for the second quarter in 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018. The previous years saw a 12.3 percent increase, and information provided in the report is based on sales and use tax collections. Taking the state as a whole, taxable sales grew 7.8 percent. Increases occurred in...
A house located on Highway 20, just over the county line between Hot Springs and Washakie counties, caught fire Monday around noon. Members of the Thermopolis Fire Department assisted the Worland Fire Department in extinguishing the fire. According to Chris Kocher, Worland Fire Chief, investigators are on the scene and the cause of the fire is still under investigation....
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Oct. 1 9:22 a.m. A vehicle was initially pulled over for speeding, though it was found the driver had marijuana and he was cited for possession. Friday, Oct. 4 11:22 a.m. Call for citizen assist in East Thermopolis, which was later cancelled. Saturday, Oct. 5...
Earlier this month, High Plains Power came to the rescue of an osprey entangled in twine, hanging from a platform nest north of Thermopolis. A landowner initially reported the incident to Thermopolis Game Warden Benge Brown, who reached out to the electric utility company for assistance. Ramsey Allen with High Plains Power used the bucket of a utility truck to free the bird and hand him off to Brown. "Special thanks to Ramsey Allen who took the time to help resolve this situation," Brown said....
