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As he looks upon a picture of his platoon when they were in Korea, or at the Purple Heart he received during his service, one knows how important the military has been in the life of DeWain Raasch. Currently a resident at the Pioneer Home, in 1930 Raasch was born in Wauwatosa, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee. A flag featuring the Green Bay Packers hangs behind his bed at the home. He came out to Wyoming in 1976 after leaving his job of installing and repairing passenger and freight elevators. When...
For decades, the month of December has been declared as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. During this month filled with holiday parties and travel, it is imperative to be aware of how much you have had to drink at the company Christmas party or the New Year’s Eve bash at a friend’s house, and make sure you make it home safely. The number of drunk driving incidents and fatal crashes peaks this time of year, from Thanksgiving through New Years, all across the country, and Wyoming is no...
Tis the time of year when Clark W. Griswold comes out in all of us. That is, Christmas decorations abound both inside and out. There are, however, some safety tips you should be aware of that Clark obviously didn’t follow. When it comes to your lights, be sure to inspect each of the light strings, looking for frayed wires, broken bulbs and loose connections. If you happen to find any of these problems, it is suggested you throw those strings out and replace them. When doing your outdoor decorati...
Christmas is known as the “Season of Giving,” and what better way to celebrate the season than giving to others? The annual Department of Family Services (DFS) Elf Tree will be available again this year for those needing a little helping hand for Christmas. Sign-up sheets for the tree are now available through Dec. 15 at the DFS office. The tree will be put up at Thermopolis Hardware on Nov. 16, allowing those who wish to give a chance to pick their ornaments from the tree, do their shopping, and gets the surprises back to DFS by Dec. 20, jus...
The final date for signups for the 2017 Community Christmas Baskets will be Friday, Dec. 8. Sign ups are held at the H.O.P.E. Agency, 426 Big Horn, or at the Help Center at Common Ground, Fifth and Arapahoe, noon-3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Pickup and delivery of the baskets will be Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish Hall, 642 Arapahoe. Non-perishable food donations for the baskets can be left at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church entry, marked “Christmas Baskets.” Monetary donations can also be made to “Ch...
This past Thursday brought with it many reasons to be thankful, and one of those was the unusually high temperatures seen in the area for the day and leading into the weekend. Tim Troutman, the warning coordination meteorologist from the national Weather Service office in Riverton, said data was not used directly from Thermopolis, but readings from nine miles northeast of town showed a high temperature of 69 degrees, a record high and a temperature that’s 23 degrees above the norm. There was a... Full story
Monday and Tuesday, Thermopolis was home to a meeting of the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs. Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar noted the interim committees meet three times, and each meeting lasts two days, essentially providing six days to discuss the various bill drafts and choose those they plan to pass or sponsor. Agar, who was only able to attend the meeting Monday morning due to other obligations, requested discussion regarding the draft bill 18LSO-0151...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a short meeting last week, covering a bid opening and a contract as well as discussing an offer regarding Title 25. The commissioners opened the bids for a drain project that will be done in conjunction with the roofing project at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. The project will require removal of some cement near the north side of the building as well as some of the asphalt in the north parking lot. A drain will then be installed that will...
Joshua Hoyer was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 2-4 years in prison for possession of a controlled substance with intent. In August, he agreed to plead guilty to the charge in exchange for dismissal of charges of possession of methamphetamine and delivery. The State of Wyoming, as part of the agreement, would not argue for a sentence of more than 5-8 years. The charge to which Hoyer pled stems from a Dec. 4, 2016, incident during which he was contacted by Autumn Boyle, who asked him to obtain...
Monday afternoon saw an additional two sentencings in Hot Springs District Court. Arthur Grieve was sentenced to a total seven years supervised probation and five years unsupervised probation in three cases against him. In the first case, Grieve previously pleaded guilty to a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 4-6 years in prison on the charge, though that sentence was suspended for seven years supervised probation. In the second case,...
Sherry Brunson used to come to Thermopolis to visit and fell in love with our little town. Now she has made the permanent move from Oregon and with 35 years of experience in the healthcare field, she is now offering home health and hospice care. If you have a loved one at home that you are caring for, Brunson offers respite care as well as shopping, housekeeping, helping with showers or doctors appointments and even pet care. “I am dedicated to this,” she said. “I do it from the heart.” Brunson brought her fur-family with her, Cosmo, Cramer...
We’ve been pretty fortunate to be nearly through November and just a single snowstorm on the books, but that isn’t going to hold for long. With winter, pet owners need to think about keeping their dogs, cats and other furry family members safe and warm. Just because they sport their own fur coat does not mean they aren’t susceptible to the cold. Just like people, pets’ tolerance to the cold can vary from pet to pet, based on their coat, their body fat stores and even their overall health. You may need to shorten the length of their walks o...
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors accepted the audit for the financial statements of the business-type activities of the hospital, as of and for the years ended June 30, 2017, and 2016. Michael Wright, who presented findings of the audit to the board, noted there were no instances of noncompliance on the part of the hospital. As part of obtaining assurance as to whether the hospital’s financial statements are free from material misstatement, c...
At their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, Thermopolis Town Council, with council member Tony Larson absent, approved bonuses of $1,000 per person for 29 full-time town workers and $500 per person for two part-time workers, for a total $30,000 in insurance rebates/bonuses. Mayor Mike Mortimore explained there was money set aside from a failed fountain project, to allow for bonuses over the next couple of years. He further explained, with regard to insurance, there is a pool with, at minimum, a...
Fish feeders were recently installed in Hot Springs State Park as part of a "Park Tank" contest, much like "Shark Tank" on TV. The idea had to be something new, an event or project and HSSP won $2,000 to put in feeders and food. Friends of HSSP will receive the proceeds from the feeders for future park projects....
Educators from Hot Springs County School District #1 reported to the school board last week regarding their attendance at the first Wyoming Autism Summit held in Jackson. Autism is the largest growing population of Special Education (SPED) in schools across the state, and right here in Hot Springs County, we have autistic students in all three schools. Autism covers a wide range of issues in both children and adults and they discussed a number of types of autism within the spectrum and how to...
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... Full story
A Bighorn Sheep wandered into Hot Springs State Park Friday morning. A motorist reported the sheep came off the end of T-Hill, went across Highway 20 and then dropped over an embankment to the railroad tracks. He headed south along the tracks and came out near the Swinging Bridge, then headed back north along the railroad tracks.... Full story
The Thermopolis Police Department recently received a report from a local bank regarding fake $100 bills circulating in the area. The bills have been found in other locations in Wyoming as well. The bills are easily identified through Chinese characters located on the front and back sides of the bills, as well as pattern of black double lines in the corner. There may also be previous counterfeiting check marks on the bills. The fake money is actually used by Chinese banks to train their tellers... Full story
Last Friday and Saturday, the Wyoming Republican Party's State Central Committee met in Thermopolis. Precinct 2 Committeeman and State Committeeman Charles Curley, and Hot Springs County GOP Chair Jim Collins said one of the items of note during the meeting was the election of the new vice chair. He further added it was interesting because there were three candidates and two ballots, both of which were very close. In the end, Jared Olsen won the position. Curley said Olsen is an attorney as...
Due to incorrect information provided to the Independent Record regarding water quality through the South Thermopolis Water and Sewer District, the article that appeared in the November 16 edition of the Independent Record titled “South Thermop water quetionable” indicates the water quality is much worse than it actually is. Original information given to the IR shows milligrams per liter rather than micrograms per liter, making the numbers 81.025 milligrams per liter when it should have bee...
Recently, compliance checks were done at businesses that serve alcohol in the county and East Thermopolis. Though the full data has not been received, preliminary information shows that at least one subject was cited for selling alcohol to a minor. In compliance checks, the subjects are cited, not the business, though the business is also reprimanded. Times when compliance checks are done varies, but are usually done at least once per year by someone who looks to be of age to buy alcohol but is...
One of the first things one might notice upon visiting Kay Bjorklund's residence at the Pioneer Home is the abundance of pictures decorating her walls. Some are framed, while others are stuck up with pins or leaning against stands on desks. Above her bed is mounted a quilt with screen printings worked into the design. But, with three children, eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, it's easy to see how she would have plenty to put up. Born and raised in Newcastle, she graduated high sch...
Signs were being installed this week alongside highways on the Wind River Reservation to bring attention to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes’ Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO). The Wind River tribes are paying the Wyoming Department of Transportation to manufacture and install the signs at nine locations along state and U.S. highways where the highways travel through the Wind River Reservation. “This type of cooperation represents a long-standing and continuing partnership between WYDOT and the Wind River tribes,” said...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees Robin Walker, Trina Slover, Phillip Reints, Jennifer Paris, Dawn DuBeau, Lindsay Simpson and Linsey Brooks recently completed a Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Program. The program is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information to improve newborn deliveries....
