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For the 2018 election, the Thermopolis Independent Record is running initial candidate announcements for free as we have for decades. Our policy is to allow up to 300 words for candidates to introduce themselves to voters. This free service is mentioned each week in our letter to the editor policy and was also mentioned in our June 7 editorial. Candidacy announcements will run as they are received on a space available basis. Candidates may submit their announcement to news@thermopir.com, drop it off at our office at 431 Broadway or call us at... Full story
Mike Chimenti is among the candidates filed for mayor of Thermopolis. A Wyoming native, Chimenti was born in Fremont County and raised and educated in Dubois. In 1974, he moved to Thermopolis when he accepted a job with the Thermopolis Police Department. He retired from the Thermopolis PD in 2016, and stated he has no other obligations other than serving the people. “After a two-year break I feel it is time to serve again,” Chimenti stated. “Thermopolis is home and I want to do what is best for the community. I am community oriented and ready...
Rosemary Deseyn is one of the candidates filed for county clerk. A resident for 22 years, Deseyn moved here from upstate New York. She was born in Ohio and received schooling at Kent State University. Of her 22 years here, she’s worked for Hot Springs County for 14 of them, having worked in the county clerk’s office, the treasurer’s office and currently in the district court clerk’s office. Deseyn stated, “I feel I have intensive experience having worked in the three offices. I know the behind the scenes workings that so many people don’t get t...
Among the candidates for Hot Springs County Sheriff is Jeremie Kraushaar. Kraushaar graduated from high school here but moved away for a couple years before returning and working for the Town of Thermopolis prior to joining the Sheriff’s Office, where he’s been for a little over 14 years. Kraushaar noted he has over 2,000 hours of Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified credit. Among that training, he said, is a lot of drug interdiction and classification, and he is one of only 60 drug recognition experts in the state. He...
On the ticket for Hot Springs County Sheriff is Daniel Pebbles. Pebbles was born and raised in Hot Springs County and lived most of his life here. In 1986, he hired on as a detention officer and was in the position through 1990 before getting into electrical line work. He came back to law enforcement full time at the Hot Springs Sheriff’s Office in 1992. In his experience with the sheriff’s office, he’s have 5.5 years as a detention officer, 14 as a jail administrator, 10 years as a lieutenant/undersheriff and more than 15 years doing crimi...
Among the candidates in the running from Hot Springs County Sheriff is Michael Nelson. A resident of Hot Springs County for the past 10 years, Nelson is the son of the late Donald and Trenna Nelson, who were longtime residents of the town. As requests came in he decided when 10 people asked him he would consider it; when that number reached 16, he registered. He has 13 years of diverse law enforcement experience based out of south western Wyoming. Among that experience being a patrol officer, field training officer, detective, firearms...
You’ve probably moved from talking about how high your heating bills were this past winter to shuddering at the thought of what your air conditioning bills will be like with these high temperatures coming this summer. Don’t despair, there are some things you can do to not only keep that air conditioner or swamp cooler running well all summer, but even cut your bill a bit in the process. If you happen to have a swamp cooler, its a good idea to check the pads on all three sides to ensure they are...
According to an order signed by District Judge Norman Young on May 25, a lawsuit filed by Joe and Barbara Campbell against Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) co-operative, a motion for class certification was granted. The Campbells, named as the plaintiffs in the case, were also approved as an adequate representative of the class defined as 825 former members (more or less) of TCT, according to the order. It was further ordered that TCT and the individually named defendants, including TCT...
Thermopolis has been selected by Expedia as one of the most beautiful towns in America in their second annual list. Although beauty is subjective, the company looked at destinations with downtowns oozing with character, sparkling waves under the glow of a sunset, wide-open ranges void of human handprints, and much more. Thermopolis is sixth on the list of 30, beating out locations such as Grand Canyon, Ariz., Haleiwa, Hawaii and Grand Lake, Colo. for its spot in the top ten. According to Chloe Mulliner, who composed the list, “There's no d...
With the Hot Springs County Commissioners appointing Commissioner Phillip Scheel to the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism Board at their June 5 meeting, it raised some questions as to whether Scheel was able to serve on the board, as it was in direct conflict with Travel and Tourism’s articles of organization. The position to which Scheel was appointed was required to be filled by someone who is representative of the travel and tourism industry. Travel and Tourism conducted a meeting with S...
Wyoming State Statute 7-19-303 (c) (ii) (iii) requires that residential neighbors within seven hundred fifty (750) feet of a registered sex offender's residence be notified. If you are a property owner in this area it is your responsibility to notify any renter or lessee of your property that there is a sex offender residing in the neighborhood. Name: Gary Philip Rice Address: 630 Mondell Date of Birth: Dec. 27, 1940 Place of Birth: California Date/Place of Conviction: Nov. 7, 1996/Adams... Full story
This funnel cloud was captured June 6 at approximately 6:30 p.m. from the high school parking lot looking southeast....
The state convention of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (E.S.A.) was held June 1-3 in Gillette. Members of Alpha Phi Chapter No. 1148 attending were: Brenda Barnes, Jenifer Grimm, Kendi Heinze, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky, and Linda Ziegler. The following awards were received. First Place: Outstanding Chapter of the Year 6-15 Members; Gold Link Award for Excellence in Reporting Educational Programs; Distinguished Athenian Award for Educational Director — Shelly Brown; Outstanding Educational Program; Best Reporting Chapter Chaplain ...
In the June 7 edition of The Independent Record, the story “Local races heat up with close of filing period” listed the candidates in various political races, from the town, to the county, to the state. However, the story listed John Winter and Tim Morrison as Democrat candidates for District 28, when they are actually filed as Republican. The Thermopolis Independent Record apologizes for the error....
Each year the National Safety Council sets aside the month of June as National Safety Month. Each week of the month focuses on a different aspect of safety and for 2018 the areas they’re stressing are emergency preparedness, wellness, falls and driving. The unusual weather this past week has been exciting for some, while others have been very concerned about the outcome of the rain, hail, lightning and yes, even tornadoes that seem to have been popping up out of nowhere. Emergency p...
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with Hot Springs County High School, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries including Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy and Japan. ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family...
Gift of the Waters Inc. has received $2,500 for the Gift of the Waters Pageant through the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Awards. The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board awarded $215,177 to 28 projects around the state at their recent grant review meeting held in Jackson. This grant round was very competitive with 32 applications seeking more $405,000 in support. Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, from art and music festivals, artists in residence, concert and theatre equipment, historic preservation, documentary productions,...
The following students were named to the Hot Springs County High School Honor Rolls for the second semester of the school year: Superintendent (4.0): Naomi Bishop, McKenna Bomengen, Ashley Brawley, KyAnn Calhoun, Jasmine Collins, Stormy Cox, Oran Coyne, Brianna DeVries, Kolby George, Hannah Hu, Tahja Hunt, Deven Jaussaud, Kelly Johnson, Tyler Kay, Barbara Kissel, Dakota Leonhardt, Daniel Leonhardt, Haley McDermott, Ashley McPhie, Breeze Petty, Lane Randall, Lauren Reed, Hyrum Rich, Mary Ryan, Dayna Sandberg, Noah Schwalbe, Reagan Severance,...
Thermopolis Middle School has released the A & B Honor Rolls for this year. Those who had straight A’s were recognized during the school’s awards ceremonies. 5th Grade: Christian Arends, Kaylee Bazzle, Trenton Bledsoe, Gage Bowman, Nevaeh Brill, Aspen Brooks, Jason Capelle, Sophia Conrad, Joseph Crow, Tymber Eckley, Jonathan Freeman, Jordan Kelly, Dennis Korte, Rylee McConkie, Brianna Muller, Hayden Overfield, Sydney Peterson, Brody Potter, Brooke Richter, Michael Sinchetru, Jade Snyder, Brody Sorensen, Zane Stam, Lauren Thomas, Benjamin Wea...
Even though the calendar indicates summer isn’t officially here, the temperatures certainly seem to say otherwise. That means we are into growing season with our backyard gardens and there are a couple of things we have to watch when it comes to having a good crop of goodies this fall – temperature and humidity. In Wyoming, we’re not susceptible to the problems of too much humidity for our plants since the average humidity during the summer months is aroung 60 percent in the mornings, but drops...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners is asking Hot Springs County Residents to apply to serve on the Hot Springs Travel & Tourism Board for a three- year term. One applicant will be selected, and applicants shall be from the lodging and/or tourism industry. Residents of Hot Springs County interested in applying to serve on a Board should submit their letter of interest and County Board Questionnaire — available on the County website www.hscounty.com or at the County Clerk’s Office — to the Hot Springs County Clerks Offic...
A delegation of Democrats attended the Wyoming Democratic Party Convention and Central Committee meeting in Riverton at Central Wyoming College June 8-10. Delegates and attendees included Levi Shenkle, Howie Samelson, Elizabeth Straley (pictured), Suzanne Samelson and Gayle Phipps. Members participated in the creation and adoption of the 2018 party platform....
Current mayor Mike Mortimore has submitted his name for re-election, though his current four-year term hasn’t been his first. Mortimore was elected to a four-year term the town council in 1986, with the term beginning in 1987. He later served a total of five terms as mayor, back when terms were two years each, with a few breaks in between. 2000-2002 was his final two-year stint before getting out for at least 10 years. He then joined the town council and in 2014 was again elected mayor, this time to a four-year term. Mortimore said it’s not...
Among the candidates for mayor this year is Forrest Coleman-Weisz. An independent contractor since he was 19 years old, Coleman-Weisz said he’s been in a service-based industry and knows how to talk to people. Coleman-Weisz said he is a very civically minded person. “I own a business that’s in the public eye and provides a service. I joined the fire department in 2012 because it’s an all-volunteer fire department and I believe in this town . . . I feel like running for town council or, in this case, mayor is the next step in that. I believe...
Among the candidates for Mayor of Thermopolis is Bradyn Harvey. A Thermopolis native, Harvey said he’s wanted to run since he was a senior, and wants to make as big a difference as he can. Though born and raised in Thermopolis, Harvey moved away for college but was excited to come back to town. Having experienced towns outside of Thermop, he noted “the heart here is outstanding. The general community here is better than most places.” The biggest issue he sees is the drug problem, and he wants to assist the police department and sheri...
