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Some changes will be coming to one of our local businesses as Reese and Ray’s IGA has been sold to Superfoods. The company has actually purchased all three Reese and Ray’s stores in Wyoming to add to their holdings in Dubois, Glenrock and other Wyoming towns. It is unknown at this time whether or not the store will drop the IGA brands or what other changes may be in the store’s future, but the official “switch over” should be completed by the end of September. The Independent Record will keep you updated as we learn more....
Grouse hunters can start preparing this week to bag their Blue (Dusky) Grouse, Ruffed Grouse and Sharp-Tailed Grouse, as seasons for all three open on Saturday, Sept. 1, Bag limits for each of the grouse species is three daily and nine in possession. September 15 will see the opening for Chukar and Gray Partridges — limits of five daily in 15 in possession for each — and Sept. 21 is the opener for Sage Grouse, with limits of two daily and four in possession. It should be noted that Sage Grouse hunting is closed in Wyoming, except for all of...
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town, with Mayor Mike Chimenti absent, approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend Ordinance 840, Section 1, concerning adopted codes. Under the new ordinance, the town will adopt the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Fire Code, International Property Management Code, International Mechanical Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International...
Tuesday afternoon’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners began on a rather tense footing when Sonja Becker asked the commissioners why they were not on board regarding Aethon’s plan to dump oil field waste water and solids into Boysen Reservoir. Chairman Tom Ryan said it was his understanding the solids have been dumped into Boysen since 1979 and the DEQ tells him the increase won’t cause the solids to go up, so he “has no heartburn with it.” “I’ve never found the DEQ to be too len...
At the Thermopolis Town Council’s Aug. 6 meeting, council approved an emergency ordinance raising landfill charges from $7.35 per cubic yard to $12. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby explained the town’s Sanitation Enterprise Fund — which covers things like landfill and trash pickup — ended the fiscal year on June 30 with about $130,000 in the red, mainly due to overhauling the track loader and $82,000 in tire shredding. “Those costs are normal costs,” Crosby said. “They just came at an unanticip...
A Cody woman was arrested Aug. 2 in Thermopolis and charged with child endangerment, interfering with an officer and unattended vehicle still running. On the date of the incident, a Thermopolis Police officer was notified a vehicle was left unattended at a bar, with a baby inside. Upon arrival, the officer observed the vehicle running, as well as a small toddler in the back, asleep. The windows were cracked about two inches. A second officer arrived and observed the air conditioning in the vehicle was not running. An officer put her hand...
As we watch more reports coming in daily about pets dying after playing in or being exposed to lake water contaminated with blue-green algae, folks are starting to wonder if its still safe to take our furry friends to the lake. According to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, as of Monday, there are only four lakes in Wyoming reporting the blue-green algae contamination, Eden Reservoir in Sweetwater County, Toltec Reservoir in Albany County, Leaszenby Lake, also in Albany County and Woodruff Narrows Reservoir in Unita County. Two...
After showing a decline in the 2018-19 fiscal year compared to the previous year, lodging tax receipts for Hot Springs County are off to positive start for the first couple months of the 2019-20 fiscal year, according to the financial report at Tuesday’s meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism. Receipts for July were $15,375,78 compared to $13,359,59 in July 2018, an increase of 10 percent, and receipts for August were $24,279,55 compared to Aug. 2018, a 10 percent increase. The total receipts...
Ralph Witters Elementary There are a couple new faces at Ralph Witters Elementary for the 2019-20 school year. Julia Lindquist is joining the third grade team. This will be her first teaching position, having graduated from Oregon State University this past June. As for her coming to Thermopolis, Lindquist said her husband is working for the V Ranch. She also went to a job fair in Laramie, and the couple was interested in coming to Wyoming as the state has a good reputation for its education sys...
During their Aug. 15 meeting, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved the slate of board nominees including Jana Oliver, Jen Fisher, Howie Samelson, Jen Arends and Beth Lewis. The board currently has four board members — Phil Scheel, Deb Tudor, Greg Willson and Barb Heinze — who will “term out” in October, meaning they have served two consecutive three-year terms. The new board members will be announced, along with the chamber’s executive board, during the October meeting....
Ray Shaffer announced this week that the H Diamon W Camp was recently awarded a Daniels scholarship for around $200,000. Shaffer is looking to promote more public use for the camp, and the money will go to renovating the camp. Plans include adding a restroom and new — not used — appliances. Shaffer said the electrical system would also need some reworking. With the announcement coming just this week, concrete plans for the money have yet to be developed, but will be coming in the next few weeks....
Going about our daily routine, or even traveling down our Wyoming roads, the thought of a hazardous material (Hazmat) spill and what to do if there is one is probably the furthest things from our minds. However, Hazmat spills are the leading threat in most communities across the country which have a highway or railway running through them. On a regular basis around the U. S. we are dealing with some kind of chemical spill every day. You probably wouldn’t realize it, but there is an enormous amount of chemicals that pass through our town every d...
Staff and residents alike at the Wyoming Pioneer Home are breathing a little easier after last week’s visit by the new director of the Wyoming Department of Health, Michael Ceballos. Ceballos replaces former director Tom Forslund in overseeing everything health related in the state, including Public Health, Medicaid and Kid Care Chip, the Pioneer Home and other state health agencies. “This (Pioneer Home) is our military base,” Ceballos said. “Its stable, and that’s a blessing. We’re going to run... Full story
There’s plenty happening at what was formerly the southeast lawn of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital as the new addition is well into its construction. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said Monty Wardell, superintendent of Sletten Construction, has about four different areas for the project and he’s very coordinated. Steel is still going up in one area, and walls will be put up in the next couple weeks of the operating room area. The last area completed will be the emergency room. “It’s been br...
On Friday, Aug. 2, Raymond W. DeVries Sr was fined a total $600, $100 for each of five misdemeanor counts of theft under $1,000 and one count of misdemeanor criminal trespassing. The charges come from an Aug. 30, 2018 incident, where DeVries brought a truck and forklift onto the property of Linsey Brooks with the purpose of taking five large landscaping rocks. One of the rocks cracked while being moved, and a portion was left on the property. In addition to the fine, DeVries is also sentenced...
Judge Bobbi Overfield has sentenced Hollie Smith to three years of supervised probation for conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Though sentenced to three to five years in prison, that term was suspended. Smith had pleaded guilty to the charge, and a second count of unlawful possession of meth was dismissed. The charges are from a Nov. 2 incident, in which Smith was in a vehicle pulled over due to not having an illuminated rear license plate. The officer observed open...
Senator Wyatt Agar was certainly easy to spot as he kept busy during the Hot Springs County Fair this month, he’s also been keeping busy during the interim of the Wyoming Legislature. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Agar said he’s been dealing with the results of the Blackjewel mines closing a month ago. That closing, he noted, meant a loss of $78 million in federal mineral royalties. Agar explained the state fronts those royalty monies for the first 18 months, so essentially the...
You may have noticed a sign change along Sixth Street last week, as Finishing Touches became the Hot Rod Station. But the sign is just something of a formality, as owner Dennis Leonhardt said for a year he ran under the Hot Rod Station but didn't have signs up. "We changed the business," Leonhardt said. "We were going to do more old cars - hot rods, street rods, rat rods, modified vehicles and customs." He had previously been doing body and paint work, and just a few weeks prior to getting the...
One Stop Repair & Service Center will be celebrating 15 years with a customer appreciation lunch open to the public on Friday, Aug. 16. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. there will be pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers and various sides at the business, located at 525 South Fifth. There will also be door prize drawings for prizes such as discounts on tire sets and oil changes....
It’s just a couple weeks before school starts up again, which means increased foot, vehicle and bicycle traffic going to and from the schools. Drivers should be sure to keep their eyes on the road and be aware of other drivers, particularly since there will be some newly-licensed drivers in the coming months. The school year also means the buses will be a more common part of the traffic. Buses are equipped with amber and red lights to notify drivers when they’re slowing and stopping, as well as an extendable stop arm. This stop sign app...
During the 2019 Labor Day holiday, the Thermopolis Police Department will be working overtime to get drunk drivers off the roads and save lives. The high-visibility national enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, runs from Aug. 14 through Sept. 2. During this period, police will show zero tolerance for drunk driving. There will be increased messaging about the dangers of driving impaired and additional officers on the road, who aim to drastically reduce drunk driving on our roadways. Statistics prove there’s a lot of work to do t...
The Thermopolis Independent Record office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2 in recognition of Labor Day. The deadline for classifieds, display and legal ads for the Sept. 5 edition will be noon on Friday, Aug. 30. The deadline for editorial/news will be noon on Tuesday, Sept. 3...
The 2019 Junior Livestock Auction at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Friday night was a success, with total sales amounting to $123,146. Along with sheep, swine and beef, there were lots of baked good that went on the auction block, too, from cookies to cakes and even coffee. The baked goods sold for $6,775 with the high seller being Silas Dickey, whose basket of goodies sold to ABL Consulting for $775. Nineteen head of beef came through the ring this year, two more than went up for auctio... Full story
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council approved rate increases for water and sanitation, as well as landfill charges. Council approved Resolution 555, which amends Ordinance No. 841 to raise the base rate from $18 to $18.90 per month for all in-town and out of town users for each single unit and per single unit in a multiple unit. The rate for water usage of 1,000 gallons per month is not affected by the rate raise. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby said the last water incr...
While the current infestation of grass hoppers in the county are a problem for farmers and those growing gardens, they have created a good month for the Hot Springs County Airport. Nate Messenger, FBO for the airport told the Hot Springs County Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting that the airport had sold more than 7,800 gallons of jet fuel with 3,700 gallons of that going into the planes that have been doing spraying for the hoppers. For the month of July, there were 251 operations at the...
