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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....
The National Weather Service has predicted slightly warmer temperatures through December, but they’ve also called for slightly wetter conditions, too, so while we’re enjoying these unusually warm November days, the snow is coming eventually. When the white stuff finally arrives, the first question is usually about snow removal. When will it start and what roads get cleared first? Thermopolis and the county actually have two entities that work on keeping our roads clear, starting with keeping Win...
At some point during the last year, nearly everyone has heard about the water issues in Flint, Michigan. The contamination levels in their water has rendered it undrinkable by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Hot Springs County residents receiving their water through the South Thermopolis Water and Sewer District (STWSD) were recently appraised of a situation with their drinking water that, while not undrinkable, it is above EPA standards for levels of disinfection byproducts.... Full story
Friday afternoon, the Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board hosted a public forum regarding the Children’s Nature Discovery Area of the center. The meeting was designed to bring together interested parties to discuss the project’s future. Toddi Darlington said the forum had 12 people attending, but those people represented the Children’s Resources Center, Chamber of Commerce, Hot Springs County Commission, Smoking Waters Art Guild and, of course, the Joint Powers Board...
A crane was brought in this past week to start setting the new Maverik store. Sections of the store are built at a separate location before being assembled here. The store is scheduled to open later this month....
If you've driven down Sixth Street lately, you're sure to have seen all the changes going on along the east side of the street. One of those changes is the opening of Jay's Sandwich Shop in the former Blimpie's building. AJ Magelky opened Jay's after deciding it was time to go out on his own and this sounded like a good adventure. "Of course, I'm wondering what I was thinking, now," he laughed. "Eighty hours a week. I'm a little tired." That doesn't stop Magelky from arriving early each morning...
A new business has sprung up in Thermopolis, Wild Flower Services, LLC, a commercial cleaning and lawn service business. Amanda Moeller, owner of Wild Flower Services said, “Starting another company was not something that occurred to me immediately. I attend so many meetings and community gatherings each year and there is often a common thread - clean up.” After seeing the overgrown yards on vacant properties listed for sale around the eclipse weekend, she decided that perhaps she should sta...
The Wyoming Department of Education recently released their school performance report for 2016-17, listing math, reading and science proficiency for each district based on PAWS and WY-ALT tests. Third and fourth graders at Ralph Witters Elementary took the PAWS tests with the following results: Third grade math: 15.22 percent below basic, 26.09 percent basic, 41.30 percent proficient and 17.39 percent advanced. Totals are 41.30 percent doing math at basic or below basic and 58.70 percent are doing math in a proficient or advanced level. Third...
Some folks are the highly organized types who have already mailed off their Christmas cards or gifts while others procrastinate until the very last minute. If you fall into the latter category, the U.S. Postal Service has set their deadlines for packages to arrive at their destination by Christmas Eve. First class packages must be mailed out by Dec. 19, with priority mail leaving by Dec. 20. Priority mail express will give you a couple of extra days as they don’t need to leave until Dec. 22. If you are sending mail or packages to someone in t...
