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The 2018 Wyoming State Legislature is underway, and Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar said Monday that he plans to keep to his commitment of prime sponsoring one bill and co-sponsoring two. He added he committed to this because of the budget issues across the state. The bill he will prime sponsor addresses the Federal Electronic Logbook Mandate. The bill calls for an act relating to commercial vehicles, specifying that federal rules requiring electronic logging devices are not...
The Supreme Court of the State of Wyoming recently issued rulings with regard to cases from Hot Springs District Court against David A. Hicks and Rikki L. Dietrich. Hicks was sentenced on June 5, 2015, to terms of 13.5-15 years in prison for third-degree sexual assault and 8-10 years in prison for intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult. The charges stem from a June 10, 2014 incident during which he molested an Alzheimer’s patient, and the prison terms were ordered served consecutively. In 2017, Hicks filed a motion to correct an illegal s...
The fate of the longest running event in Hot Springs County, the Gift of the Waters Pageant, was discussed Tuesday evening at an open meeting where members of the community voiced their opinion on whether or not the pageant continues. Based on the original gift of the mineral water to the white-man from the Shoshone, it not only tells the story of the gift, but lays the foundation for our community. First performed in 1925, the pageant has been running continuously since 1950. This summer will... Full story
Cory Gilbert was named Fireman of the Year during the annual Thermopolis Volunteer Fireman's Banquet Saturday evening at the fire hall. Firemen recognized for their milestone years of service include: Obadiah Bishop and Forrest Coleman-Weisz, 5 years; Chris Paris, 10 years; Dion Robbins, 15 years; John Fish and Mark Collins, 25 years and Opie Love, 30 years. The firemen then attended their annual ball at the VFW Club. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department is made up of 30 members that all... Full story
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce voted for the Citizen, Business and Nonprofit of the Year. Joining the regular board was chamber past president, Reg Filkey, who was named the first Citizen of the Year in 1968. The award winners will be announced during the 97th annual Chamber Banquet, March 24 at the fair building. Prior to voting, Chamber Executive Director, Meri Ann Rush, read the reasons why each candidate was nominated. Deb Tudor reported Main Street...
Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners is looking for someone to fill an opening on the HSC Library Board that will end on June 30, 2020. Residents of Hot Springs County interested in applying should submit the county board questionnaire, available on the county’s website at hscounty.com or at the clerk’s office, no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 1. Applications will be considered and appointment made at the commissioners meeting on March 6....
For the coming year, the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center’s Board of Directors will continue to meet on the third Tuesday of each month, but have changed their meeting time to 2 p.m. The new meeting time will begin with the Feb. 20 meeting....
Joe Doak, a member of the 307 Officials Association, has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the 1A West regional boys and girls basketball tournament Feb. 24-28 in Lander. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members Jennifer Paris, Debra Ackerman, Christopher Paris, Ingrid Larson, Lindsay Simpson, Sadie Ingram, Bree Christiansen and Connie Hart, and Med Student Stephen Asay completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association...
Wednesday, May 7 was National Signing Day, and at Hot Springs County High School Noah Schwalbe and family members were on hand to witness Noah signing to play for the Eagles at Chadron State College (CSC) in Nebraska. As for his decision to go to CSC, Schwalbe said he went to the campus and it just felt right to him. Having not made any verbal commitment to a school at the time, he didn't say yes to CSC's offer right away but did so after a walk around the campus. Schwalbe will attend on a...
During the comment period for mayor and council at Tuesday night town council meeting, the topic of water, particularly with regard to South Thermopolis, was raised. Council member Tony Larson was concerned the town was selling South Thermopolis good water, but they are making the town look like the bad guy. In his opinion, once prices in South Thermopolis are raised to make them pay the same as town residents they claim the town is rotten and is selling bad water, and start looking for other...
Hot on the heels of Thermopolis Middle School teacher Shannon Hill's receiving the prestigious Milken Educator Award, the middle school has been named one of three finalists for the Solution Tree third annual DuFour Award. The award honors one high-performing school that is recognized as a Professional Learning Community At Work™ model school. Established in 2015, the award is named in honor of the late Dr. Richard DuFour. An award-winning educator and best-selling author, Dr. DuFour was r...
The Wyoming State Legislature is slated to convene on Monday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. in Cheyenne. House District 28 Legislator, Nathan Winters, said in an interview on Tuesday that after three years, the revenue for the state has stabilized. “The decline started in 2014,” Winters said, “but things are at about the $94 million mark again. That doesn’t make up for the $750 million loss over the last three years, but it has at least stabilized. We still need to be very wise with our spending.” With all...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners gave the nod of approval to Emergency Management to begin a county river and stream awareness program to start on March 1. Emergency Management director Bill Gordon, presented the plan to the commissioners that will include changeable signage at the various boat docks along the river and in Hot Springs State Park that will be color coded from green to red to indicate the safety of the river. In addition, each week the Independent Record will run a color...
The Gift of the Waters Pageant Committee will host a “town meeting” to discuss the future or fate of the annual Gift of the Waters Pageant on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Big Horn Federal meeting room. The committee is a group of dedicated individuals who have striven to continue the production of the Pageant every year since 1950. For many years, local and community support was high and the Pageant was a vital part of summer activities. However, over the past few years interest has declined and it’s become nearly impossible to conti... Full story
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Hanes Hall Jr. was sentenced to 6-8 years in prison. Though the sentence was originally suspended for five years of probation, Hall admitted to violating that probation by using methamphetamine so the original sentenced was imposed. The prison sentence is for aggravated assault. Hall was found guilty of the crime, as well as interference with a peace officer, following a short trial in August. According to the charges, on Jan. 15 he drew a firearm,...
The National Weather Service in Riverton, Wyoming recognized Hot Springs State Park as StormReady® on Tuesday, February 6. "Through a partnership between the National Weather Service and emergency management community, the StormReady® program encourages communities to take a proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations and public awareness," said Tim Troutman, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service Riverton, Wyoming forecast office....
Another empty building will see some new life, as the former High Country Trading Post building on South Sixth becomes home to Renegade Guns. Owner Lawrence Burgess said his business has been around for about 5-6 years, and has been operating out of his house south of town. He worked a lot with non-profits, such as the Elks Foundation, Pheasants Forever and Friends of the NRA, and also did some firearm transfers. He will open his doors as a full on gun shop, he said, and the building’s l...
When it comes to an emergency the goal is to ensure everyone in the community gets precise information at the right time in order to make decisions regarding their own safety. In order to do this, we must know the population, where people live and work, and the best way for them to receive emergency information. At-risk populations are especially vulnerable during emergency situations. In order to maintain consistency with the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Hot Springs County is developing a Community Outreach Information...
Named to the Hot Springs County High School Honor Rolls for the first semester are: Superintendent, 4.0: McKenna Bomengen, Ashley Brawley, KyAnn Calhoun, Stormy Cox, Brianna DeVries, Kaylee DeVries, Kolby George, Hannah Hu, Tahja Hunt, Tyler Kay, Barbara Kissel, McKayla Layman, Dakota Leonhardt, Daniel Leonhardt, Haley McDermott, Ashley McPhie, Tyson Medina, Breeze Petty, Lane Randall, Lauren Reed, Hyrum Rich, Alexandra Russell, Mary Ryan, Reagan Severance, Madeline Stam, Jeffery VanAntwerp, Tyne Vialpando, Elisa Weber, Olivia Weyer and...
Thermopolis Middle School recently released the lists of students achieving straight A’s and having perfect attendance for the first two quarters of the school year. Straight A’s Quarter 1 Fifth Grade — Maddison Andreen, Christian Arends, Kaylee Bazzle, Gage Bowman, Aspen Brooks, Brendan Butler, Sophia Conrad, Brailee DeVries, Timber Eckley, Hannah Hill, Tera Kraushaar, Zoey Larson, Rylee McConkie, Hayden Overfield, Sydney Peterson, Brody Potter, Brooke Richter, Austin Slagle, Brody Sorenson, Zane Stam, Ben Weaver and Rosalie Willson Sixth Grad...
Monday at the Percy Metz Courtroom in Cody, the courtroom was full for a partial summary judgment hearing in a case against the Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) co-operative. A motion was made in October seeking return of the company to the co-op owners. Litigation began against TCT in December of 2015, when Joe and Barbara Campbell, on behalf of themselves and others, filed a class action lawsuit. That suit claims TCT board members robbed owners of the co-operative of the value of their...
In spite of speculation on social media over the weekend, the sighting of two Blackhawk helicopters over Thermopolis on Saturday was nothing more than a routine training mission out of Cheyenne by the Wyoming Air National Guard. The pair of choppers were headed to Powell on Saturday and stopped at the Hot Springs County Airport to refuel on their way home. The group was a high altitude rescue team that has seen action in both Iraq and Afghanistan. They do rescues at 10,000-11,000 foot... Full story
During the Tuesday night meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Board of Trustees, Board Chair, Bill Williams, and hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, spoke about their recent trip to Cheyenne to visit with the SLIB board. The hospital’s SLIB application for $1.5 million was not recommended for funding, Molitor said, and there were two main reasons. There were $11.6 million worth of requests for SLIB grants, and they only have about $4 million to give. “At this point in the game with the bie...
At about 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Chandler Maddock of Thermopolis was reported as a runaway. Maddock left a note behind stating he was leaving. He is a junior at Hot Springs County High School. It is assumed Maddock is with someone else, as he did not take his vehicle. There was no description of the vehicle he might be in. He does have his phone with him, but it is turned off. He is dressed in Western style clothing. Anyone with information on Maddock is encouraged to contact the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office at 864-26... Full story
Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Thermopolis Police Department received a reported that two juvenile females had gone missing from the 700 block of Arapahoe at around 7:40 p.m. While one of the juveniles was found within a short time, it was quite a few hours before the second was located. The Thermopolis Police Department expressed appreciation for the community coming together to search for the juveniles, as people drove up and down streets looking for them or did walking searches with flashlights.... Full story
