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Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved its audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017. Prior to the town’s approval of the audit, Mayor Mike Mortimore noted council had received the audit previously and had time to look it over. Mortimore also commended the work done by Koerwitz, Michel, Wright and Associates in completing the audit. Michael Wright reported to council regarding the audit, noting one finding that has shown up in the past and will continue to in the future. He f...
For those who find themselves the victims of any crime, it can be hard to know what to do next. The Hot Springs County Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program can provide assistance in those cases. Victim witness coordinator, Ranae Baldes said the program, which began around 1990, is for the victim of any crime in Hot Springs County, but also can be used by victims outside the county. It can help those victims navigate the judicial system, she said, to make sure of their victims’ rights. “We...
A semi struck one of the decorative light poles along Sixth Street at about 4:40 p.m. Monday. Information was collected from the truck driver, Levi G. Tackett of Las Vegas, to charge the vehicle insurance for the pole. The poles cost over $3,000 to replace, and about three to five are damaged each year....
The Fountain of Youth Inn has a new business right inside it front doors, as the Copper Rooster Diner officially opened its doors on Friday, Dec. 8. Dottie Pahl, who owns the hotel with Jeff Pahl, said they felt the restaurant would complete the hotel theme and experience for their patrons, and would be something for the public to enjoy as well. The diner serves breakfast all day, as well as hot sandwiches, soups, salads and homemade daily specials. Desserts include malts, shakes and homemade...
"I'll tell you right now, this is a great place. I hope they don't ding it up," Jerry Schlager said, speaking to the recent talk of possibly privatizing The Pioneer Home. Schlager was born in Scottsbluff, Neb. in 1935. His grandparents lived there, he said, so that's where he was born, before going home to Hawk Springs with his parents. In 1942, the family moved to Torrington, then on to Casper in 1949. He explained his father, Walter, was a farmer and had just bought a different place....
The Bureau of Reclamation will be releasing higher than normal flows in the Wind and Bighorn Rivers downstream of Boysen Dam and also in the Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Dam. Fall reservoir storage has been very good following the record spring reservoir inflows this year into both Boysen and Buffalo Bill Reservoirs. In addition, the fall inflows to the reservoirs have been the highest in the last thirty years. As a result, the reservoir releases from both reservoirs will be higher than normal for the winter months. The release from...
While the holidays are filled with plenty of celebration, it’s can also be a time of stress. WellSpring Counseling executive director, Al Braaten, said this time of year there is certainly more stress on people, but not just from bad things. He further explained if you look at a stress chart, some of the highest stress points are things like having a baby or getting married, things that you might think are related more with joy. Around this time, Braaten said, there are several things that c...
Last Thursday, Dec. 14, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce voted to add another level of membership. In addition to its membership levels for individuals, businesses, non-profits, churches and other organizations, the chamber will now have a level specifically for candidates and political action committees (PACs). The decision came following a lengthy discussion concerning political advertisements for 2018, as it is an election year. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush prompted...
Please make note of early deadlines for upcoming editions of the Independent Record as the Holidays proceed. December 28 deadlines: Legal ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 22; display and classified ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 22 and news/editorial content by noon, Tues. Dec. 26. January 4 deadlines: Legal ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 29; display and classified ads by noon, Fri., Dec. 29 and news/editorial content by noon, Tues., Jan. 2. Our offices will be closed on Christmas day and New Year’s day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff at the T...
Margie Molitor, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO, accepts a $4800.00 donation from the Owl Creek Foundation presented by William Alldredge. The money will be used for continued hospital operations....
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has announced that on December 7, Red Rock Family Practice (RRFP) joined Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. This is the culmination of several months of discussion and consideration on how best to provide healthcare to Hot Springs County. A press release from the hospital states, “In order to strengthen our healthcare foundation and protect the future of healthcare in Hot Springs County, it was important that we partner with primary care physicians. As h...
In 1947, the Wyoming Pioneer Home was established in Thermopolis as an assisted living facility. Owned and operated by the Wyoming Department of Health, under the department’s Aging Division, the Pioneer Home has been home to countless seniors over the past 70 years. The Pioneer Home and the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin are both under the purvey of Tom Forslund, Health Department Director. Lisa Osvold is under Forsland as the Aging Division Director. Funding cuts by the state put the P...
Though nearly four months past, the total eclipse across Wyoming and the country is still being talked about and likely will be for months to come. The Wyoming Office of Tourism recently released the 2017 Eclipse Economic Impact Study Summary of Findings, and according to the report, Hot Springs County saw 2,000 visitors staying at hotels and motels, 3,900 who were camping, 1,200 staying at private homes with friends or relatives and 800 that made other arrangements. There were a total 7,800 overnight visitors and 800 day visitors, for a total...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, a trial was scheduled for Jan. 16 in a case against James Folsom, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree sexual assault of a minor. Alternatively, he is charged with sexual assault of a minor. An alternate charge means the judge, or jury should the case go to trial, could find him guilty of either. If that happens, the two charges would be merged. Essentially, there is one count, but two ways in which Folsom could be found guilty. According to the charg...
Public Health Response Coordinator Mary A. Gordon, from Hot Springs County Public Health, recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), in Anniston, Ala. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and is the only federally-chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training facility in the nation. The CDP develops and delivers advanced training for emergency response providers, emergency managers, and other government officials from s...
Please make note of early deadlines for upcoming editions of the Independent Record as the Holidays proceed. December 28 deadlines: Legal ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 22; display and classified ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 22 and news/editorial content by noon, Tues. Dec. 26. January 4 deadlines: Legal ads, by noon, Fri., Dec. 29; display and classified ads by noon, Fri., Dec. 29 and news/editorial content by noon, Tues., Jan. 2. Our offices will be closed on Christmas day and New Year’s day....
A rock along the canyon wall flies apart with the help of some explosives on Thursday, Dec. 7. The rock, which Wyoming Department of Transportation geologists determined needed to be removed, was pulling away from the wall. A link to the video of the blast is available on the Thermopolis Independent Record Facebook page....
There will be a new face in the Hot Springs County Assessor’s office soon as County Assessor Shelley Deromedi put in her retirement notice to the County Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Hot Springs County since 1986,” Deromedi said, “and to work with the various Boards of County Commissioners for the betterment of our county. I am extremely proud of the quality of work that we have done during my association with the Assesso...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club had an amazing weekend at State Drama in Casper last week. "They worked so hard and I received so many comments about how talented, respectful, compassionate, and responsible my students were," said Drama coach Mary McGillivray. The one act play "Flowers for Algernon" took first place in the Proscenium category over all schools in the category. With that honor, the Bobcats were featured on KTWO-TV, with interviews with McGillivray and Tyler Kay over... Full story
A two-hour closure of U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 on Thursday, Dec. 7, in Wind River Canyon is intended to help a contractor successfully and safely bring a large rock off the canyon wall to the edge of the highway. Wyoming Department of Transportation geologists have determined that the large rock needs to be removed from the rock wall prior to winter near the Fremont-Hot Springs county line. "The two-hour highway closure is scheduled between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., weather permitting," said WYDOT resident engineer Kaia Tharp of Thermopolis. "Leaving the...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved new franchise agreements with RT Communications and Wyoming Gas. The agreements are for 10 years, and each franchise saw an increase in the percentage they pay to the town. While previous agreements saw both utilities paying two percent of their gross revenue, under the new agreements RT will pay five percent and Wyoming Gas will pay 3.5 percent. The figures were suggested at a previous board meeting to match other franchises, as Charter pays...
Sheriff's Deputy Jerimie Kraushaar and Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon unwrap a rough-legged hawk they rescued from the side of the road north of town. Gordon had seen the bird and turned around to check on it, noticing it didn't fly away as he approached. He and Kraushaar nabbed the bird in a blanket and it was transported to a local vet before being taken to Cody for rehabilitation. Kraushaar said the hawk is dong fine and is expected to make a full recovery....
The 18-year old son of a local teacher has been missing since November 29. Kyle Ryan Burton, son of Ralph Witters Elementary teacher Ashlee Burton and her husband, Gerry, was last seen in the River Heights/Logan, Utah area. It is believed he may be hiking back to his home in Lovell, but left without a coat or his cell phone. He likes the outdoors and camping. Burton stands 5’10” with brown hair and blue eyes. He weighs 210 pounds and has a surgery scar on his left knee. The disappearance of the...
Well, we’ve officially had a couple of big snows in town, with the occasional power outage no less, and with each the Town of Thermopolis and Wyoming Department of Transportation has been busy keeping our streets and highways clear. But just as important is the responsibility residents have of clearing their sidewalks and drives. Under Ordinance 7-513 of the Town Code, people have 72 hours, or three days, of each snowfall to remove any snow that may render the public sidewalk unusable or hazardous. Those who do not could be found guilty of a mi...
The Hot Springs County Education Endowment is currently accepting community requests for funds for 2018. If yo or your organization has an educational project or need, go to their website and complete the request form or write a letter detailing the request, the purpose for the funding, the amount you are requesting and information on other fund-raising. Requests for the funds must me received by January 1, 2018. The website for the Education Endowment is hotspringsendowment.org. Their mailing address is Hot Springs County Education Endowment...
