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Sunday afternoon Police Chief Julie Mathews arrested 43-year-old Jason Little from Meeteetse following a brief chase in town. Mathews received information that Little was driving a 2003 Ford extended cab pickup, and he was suicidal, heavily armed, wearing body armor and possibly going after an ex-girlfriend. She noted dispatch heard Wyoming Highway Patrol was looking for him, and he was involved in a felony property damage incident in Park County the previous night, in which he allegedly shot... Full story
Senator Wyatt Agar spoke Tuesday morning on the defeat of House Bill 66, which would, essentially, implement a statewide lodging tax. Though the bill passed out of the House with a 44-16 vote, it met its end in the Senate at 19-7. Under the bill, a five percent statewide tax would have been implemented on lodging, with three percent going to the Wyoming Office of Tourism and the remaining two going to the locality where it was generated. Agar, who was excused from the vote, said he felt the...
Wednesday marked the final day of this session of the Wyoming State Legislature. Representative John Winter reported on a few of the bills the house has looked at this past week as senate files moved to the house. SF0041, the County Fair Endowment bill passed the house on third reading, allowing counties to establish an endowment fund that will let them accept various grants and other monies to place in a special account to not only pay for fair expenses but construction and repairs as well as...
Tuesday night, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees amended the hospital’s capital budget for 2019. Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson said $400,000 was originally budgeted, and she requested $350,000 in capital money budgeted for a nuclear medicine machine in 2020 be moved to 2019, for a total $750,000 in capital expenditures for 2019. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor noted there would be a mobile nuclear medicine unit that would come in on a month-by-month basis while t...
Hot Springs County School District No.1, in partnership with law enforcement agencies, will be hosting a community informational meeting about the rise in use of vaping devices amongst our youth. The district will discuss school policy, and law enforcement will provide warning signs and information for parents and students. Parents and students are encouraged to attend this important community meeting. The meeting is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 in the school district auditorium....
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 Wednesday, Feb. 20 3:18 p.m. Report received for a male subject seen on property from which he was trespassed. It was found that the subject received a verbal notice and he was given a written notice. Thursday, Feb. 21 1:56 a.m. A deputy located an expired license a...
Though you might not hear about them on a regular basis, scams are still a large part of every day life and it’s important when you pick up the phone or receive an email, the person on the other end might not be trustworthy. Scams can be easy to spot, such as a message from a Nigerian prince offering a partnership in a lucrative business venture or a notice you’ve got some unclaimed money from a lottery or long-lost relative who recently passed. All that’s requested is your Social Security number or other pertinent information. Others play...
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has marked the month of March as National Nutrition Month® for 2019. Its not unusual for a person to jump from one diet to another in the hopes of losing those extra pounds, but the truth of the matter is not every diet is geared for every person. There is no magic pill or patch that is going to work for everyone, so your best bet for losing weight is sensible nutrition. Start your morning with a healthy breakfast that includes lean proteins, whole grains,...
Due to an earlier scheduling conflict, the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees met this Tuesday evening, a week later than usual. The district is looking to hire a student support and prevention specialist. Previously, their job description for the position passed its first reading, however, since then the Wyoming Department of Health took a look at the job description and said it would not meet the grant requirements. Superintendent Dustin Hunt, Chauncey Johnson and public...
A salute to our Bobcat winter sportsOf course we here in Thermopolis and the Big Horn Basin know how nice Hot Springs State Park is with its picnic areas, hot springs and colorful terraces, not to mention the Swinging Bridge. Recently the park has gained some additional recognition with a mention in the March edition of Martha Stewart Living and the annual AAA travel guide. In recent years, the park has become home to a series of summer concerts, and 2019’s schedule is set to include Two Tracks on June 20, High Country Cowboys on July 9, and J...
Tuesday night, Thermopolis Town Council discussed the possibility of a rate change for sanitation. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby pointed out there is a deficit of more than $24,000 in sanitation, per the January financial statement. In the past, Crosby said, they’ve let it play out until the end of the fiscal year in June, and if they are still in dire straits they may need to make some changes in sanitation and landfill, such as raising the cubic yard rate. Council member Tony Larson que... Full story
Senator Wyatt Agar has been keeping busy the past couple weeks with budget negotiations, but reported Tuesday afternoon that it has been finalized and both chambers voted for it. Agar noted the House added about $9 million over what the Joint Appropriations Committee — of which he is a member — had proposed, with the Senate cutting about $20 million from the committee’s recommendation, though following further negotiations both chambers wound up with about the same amount the joint commi...
Another busy week in the Wyoming State Legislature saw a lot of movement of bills out of committees and even some being forwarded to the Governor. One of the most important bills was Wyoming support for delisting the grizzly bear, a joint resolution between the two houses requesting a swift delisting of the grizzly under the Endangered Species Act. “I sponsored this joint resolution, along with co-sponsores Representatives Salazar, Sommers and Senator Agar,” Representative John Winter said, “re...
Around the home of Melba Lee you'll find custom curtains, sheets, chair covers and mink throw pillows – pockets included – all handmade by her. Lee opened her sewing and mending business, Melba Lee Designs, last week and has already been busy with customers. She noted Doris Hurlburt called her last week and chose to refer any calls she gets these days on to Lee. Hurlburt said she officially closed up her shop on Jan. 31, but was waiting for someone to pick it up because she knew there are a lot...
Ashley Jurovich and Jack Martin made the President’s List at Central Wyoming College for the fall 2018 semester. Jessica Morris made the Dean’s List at CWC for the fall 2018 semester. Kameron Olsen has been named to the Dean’s List at George Fox University for the fall 2018 semester. Joe Doak, a member of the Northwest Officials Association, has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the 1A West Regional Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament at Lander Valley High School on Feb. 21-23....
Saturday evening saw the annual Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department Fireman's Ball at the VFW, with fireman, guests and community members in attendance. Ryan Georgius was recognized as the Fireman of the Year for 2018, and also received a pin for his five years of service. Others receiving service pins were Brandon Blakesley for 10 years, Corey Johnston and Justin Herring for 20 years, and Mark Nelson for 35 years. Nelson was also recognized as the Master Chef for 2018. This award is only in...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held their second meeting of the month on Tuesday afternoon, discussing a possible upgrade to their health insurance and a new IT policy for the county. Insurance representative Brad Johnson talked with the commissioners about a ‘concierge program’ that could be added to the current insurance policy that would let members somewhat pick and choose where they go for surgeries, orthopaedics and other proceedures through a contract system with various hospitals. Those facilities go under contract with the ins...
If the weather continues along this same pattern until spring, it looks as though we may not have the high water issues on the Big Horn River that we’ve had the past couple of years. According to the most recent reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), below normal snowmelt streamflow volumes are expected across several major basins in Wyoming, including the Wind and Big Horn. Current water year precipitation is averaging 95 to 105 percent of normal across the state with mountain snowpack at 85 to 95 percent o...
As adults, we hear a lot of talk about how all the technology our teens are exposed to is having detrimental affects. At Hot Springs County schools, some steps are being taken in an attempt to curb some of the effects things like smartphones and the internet are having on our children’s learning. High school principal, Breez Daniels said, “We are still trying to get the same message out this year about cell phones that we started sharing last school year. It is a challenge because our stu... Full story
This past week in the Wyoming Legislature has seen the transition of bills from one house to the other as Senate Files begin hitting the floor in the House. One house bill, HB0169, has moved on to the senate for approval. The Life Time Fishing Licenses for permanently disabled persons was passed on all three readings in the house before moving to the senate. A bill that would require the reporting of any gunshot wounds or stab wounds failed in the house on its third reading. Representative John...
On Feb. 7 a fatal crash occurred at milepost 5 on Wyoming Highway 120 west of Thermopolis. Around 3:20 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. A 2014 Ford F-550 was traveling southbound on Highway 120 when a northbound 2011 Honda Pilot attempted to turn into a driveway on the west side of the road, causing both vehicles to collide. The driver of the Honda Pilot was identified as 37-year-old Thermopolis resident Candis Peterson, who was a...
Our country has a constitutional responsibility to count every person in every household every 10 years. That time is creeping up on us once again as the 2020 census is just around the corner. Judy Carswell is under contract with Hot Springs County to head up the census this year, making sure all of the positions are filled and keeping track of all the little things that go into this decade’s count. According to Carswell, there will be a meeting to create a census committee on Tuesday, Feb. 2...
As drugs continue to be an issue in our community and our schools, two juvenile subjects were cited last Friday for possession of marijuana by consumption. Sheriff Jeremie Kraushaar said a quick urine analysis on the spot tested presumptive positive for marijuana. On Jan. 18, dogs from the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Lander Police Department and Fremont County Sheriff’s Office were used in a search of Hot Springs County High School for illegal substances. The sweep was done as the result of concern about...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Trapper Lahoe to a period of two to four years in prison on a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. The charge comes from a controlled buy that happened in March, though in exchange for his guilty plea to the charge, a second count of delivery of a controlled substance and an additional felony of accessory before the fact to deliver meth were dismissed. Also in District Court, Judge Overfield sentenced Marc A. Young to four years of supervised probation for pos...
Last year the Thermopolis Police Department responded to a total 2,098 calls, down slightly from the 2,148 seen in 2017. Among the more prominent offenses were: 346 animal problems, 202 citizen assists, 142 suspicious subjects or circumstances, 93 traffic violations, 72 thefts, 69 traffic accidents with damages, 60 abandoned vehicles, 54 controlled substance problems, 50 citizen dispute, 46 warrant arrests, 45 assists to other agencies, 43 REDDI reports, 40 fraud, 33 family fights, 33 juvenile problems, 31 noise complaints, 29 alarms, 27...
