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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...
In the latest development of a case involving Joe and Barbara Campbell, as well as 10 anonymous plaintiffs, against Tri County Telephone Association, TCT has filed an appeal on an order to the United States Court of Appeals. The appeal, filed July 2, contests the judgment entered on June 4, on the cross motions for summary judgment in the case. The judgment ordered in June by the U.S. District Court of Wyoming was that the federal claims made by TCT against Joe Campbell be dismissed. Further,...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Timothy Hoyer to four years of supervised probation. The sentence is on felony charges of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and delivery of a controlled substance. As part of a plea agreement, a fourth charge of accessory before the fact to deliver methamphetamine was dismissed, and the four to six years of prison time Hoyer was looking at was suspended for the proba...
Late last month, Wyoming Wireless, 601 Broadway, was purchased from Verizon by one of their authorized retailers, CellOnly. CellOnly has been an authorized retailer of Verizon products for several years and has a good track record for service and professionalism across all their Midwestern stores. The addition of 18 new stores, including our Thermopolis outlet, brings the company’s holdings to 33 stores, including Buffalo, Cheyenne, Gillette, Green River, Jackson, Laramie, Pinedale, Powell, Rawlins, Riverton, Rock Springs and Sheridan. ...
A $2 million pavement improvement project has started on U.S. 20/WY789, about 7 miles north of Thermopolis. Asphalt pavement milling started July 29. The scope of work for prime contractor Mountain Construction Co. of Lovell includes milling of existing asphalt pavement, asphalt paving, chip sealing and other work on 6.8 miles of U.S. 20/WY789. Chip sealing only will take place on the first 2.2 miles of U.S. 20, and a pavement overlay and chip seal will take place on the remaining 4.6 miles. The Lucerne North project begins at milepost 139.8,...
When it comes to getting a license, the things that most often spring to mind are being legally able to drive or making sure our pets are tagged. But licensing a bicycle can be just as important. Thermopolis Police Officer Bobbi Byrd said those with bicycles should bring them to the Joint Law Enforcement Center to obtain a license. There is no cost, and owners need to provide only a few pieces of information such as make, model, serial number and a brief description of the bike. This information is logged into a computer at the center, and...
About 78 years ago, Nancy Haynes came into the world in Sunnyside, Wash., in a building that was a combination nursing home and hospital. “I have a picture of it,” she said of the building, noting her friend bought the house several years ago and currently lives there. “It still had the original wiring in it.” Haynes said her grandparents, her father and his family had come from Iowa to Sunnyside, where his uncle had a pear and apple orchard. She recalled working at a restaurant in Oregon later in her life when the assistant manager informe...
