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If you live in Wyoming, without a doubt, somewhere along the line you've heard what a huge issue predators are to livestock. However, unless you are a rancher, you probably don't understand what all of the issues are and what costs they create to the producer. Federal surveys of the problem produce limited information on Wyoming specifically. In order to have a better understanding of Wyoming's situation, Dr. John Scasta, Ph.D., from the University of Wyoming took on an investigation into...
At 1:04 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office received a report from Billie Jo Norsworthy, of a 2014 white Ford truck stolen from her residence. The vehicle was later stopped in Riverton, and it was discovered the driver, 43-year-old Christopher Mitchell of Cody, was involved in a chase leading across several counties. It is believed Mitchell had a separate vehicle that he abandoned prior to taking the truck, and the pursuit originated in Park County before going into Washakie, Hot Springs and Fremont counties b... Full story
Thermopolis Middle School teacher Kristin Ryan was recently awarded a $2,000 Unsung Hero Grant from Voya Financial. The firm awards grants to K-12 educators nationwide in honor of their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects and ability to positively influence their students. Ryan's idea, "TMS Living Wax Museum," which was held May 2 at the school, brought history through about 100 seventh and eighth grade students dressed up as national and local historical figures. People...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council, with council members Tony Larson and Dusty Lewis absent, approved the first reading of an ordinance which increases the sewer and solid waste collection rates for users with in and customers of the Town of Thermopolis by revoking Ordinance 826, Resolution 500 and Resolution 493, and establishing an effective date. According to the ordinance, wastewater charges for commercial or nonresidential users outside corporate limits of Thermopolis shall be the...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a busy agenda during their meeting on Tuesday covering things from Youth Alternatives to the Senior Center along with other business. Barb Rice, director of the Youth Alternatives program, reported to the commissioners that the eight students she currently has in the program have been working hard this past month, doing a lot of community service. The students worked at the Hot Springs County Fair, did some work for the Master Gardeners, helped serve brea... Full story
There was a new face at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees. Melissa Johnson was approved to fill the board position recently vacated by Breez Daniels. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said Daniels enjoyed being on the board, but being the Grade 5-12 principal for the school district took priority. The decision to appoint Johnson to the position was made during a special board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23, and she was officially sworn in Aug. 29. During...
Anthony Haire will go to trial again Oct. 23 in Washakie County, on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Sentenced in early May, 2016 to 8-10 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, as well as a year of probation, Haire appealed the case on May 27, 2016. On May 8, 2017, the verdict was reversed and the case remanded for new trial. The charges stem from an April 13, 2015 incident, during which Haire shot and killed his stepfather-in-law Jamye Don Sorelle,...
With fires to the north and hurricanes to the south, there’s been plenty of coverage of natural disasters across the country, as well as the impact they’re having on the communities in their wake. As the effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to be felt in Texas, several churches here in Thermopolis, though a thousand miles away, are doing what they can to help. Pastor Chuck Cooper of the Federated Community Church said the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is already at work in pro...
Sometimes, life throws you a curveball and suddenly you find yourself in a situation where you can’t pay your bills, or perhaps there isn’t enough food to get you through the end of the month. The path to finding out who can help and what you need to do can be a daunting task. That’s where the Help Center at Common Ground comes in. “We help people find help,” said Ron Philips, one of the folks there to help. The Help Center recently received a grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming to conti...
The Hot Springs Conservation District, working in conjunction with the Hot Springs County Planning Office, has recently been awarded a grant from the Wyoming Agriculture Department to conduct a study of groundwater conditions in the Red Lane area. The study will test certain privately-owned wells over a two-year period, to evaluate trends in water quality and also to observe variations in groundwater depth throughout the year. In particular, the influence of the Bighorn River on groundwater...
Within just a few days of the Maverik store closing, the building as well as the former home to the south were torn down to make room for the new store. At their meeting this week, the Thermopolis Town Council approved closing the 500 block of Amoretti for about five weeks as new gasoline tanks are put in and the area is prepped for the new building....
Hot Springs County School District #1 welcomed a number of new teachers for the 2017-18 school year. New teachers at Ralph Witters Elementary were featured in the August 24 edition of the Independent Record. This week, we are featuring new teachers at Thermopolis Middle School and Hot Springs County High School. Ayni McGee At Thermopolis Middle School, Ayni McGee will be leading the sixth grade students. McGee graduated from high school in Worland in 2013, then earned her bachelor's in...
Boaters, fishermen and those who swim in Boysen Reservoir are asked to be aware the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has discovered a potentially harmful blue-green algae bloom on the northeast portion of the reservoir. On August 24, the DEQ visited the area to investigate and collect samples to determine whether the bloom exceeded the cell density and/or toxin concentrations identified in the Wyoming DEQ’s action plan. Using an Abraxis test strip, a sample was collected at the n... Full story
Friday afternoon, following about an hour of deliberation, a jury returned verdicts of guilty for aggravated assault with a drawn deadly weapon and interference with a peace officer, in a case against Hanes Hall Jr. According to charges, on Jan. 15 Hall drew a firearm — later identified in the trial as a fully loaded high standard nine-shot .22 Magnum — on Hot Springs Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Jeremie Kraushaar, and fought the sergeant while being arrested. The trial began Thursday after...
Cheering crowds at the peak of totality marked the end of the 2017 solar eclipse, but not the end of all the preparation that went into making it a wonderful event in Hot Springs County for all the visitors. A final eclipse “wrap up” meeting was held last Thursday to go over the final outcome of months of planning and preparation. “We really had no accurate information on how many people were coming to Wyoming and certainly no information on which directions they were coming to get here,...
Beginning Sept. 1, the Farmers Insurance office will move from its current home at the former A&W restaurant on Shoshoni Street. At the same time, the business is changing hands. Julie Lehman has been the local agent for over three years. She said the business has always been a segway for her from nursing to giving the former restaurant some new life as the planned dinosaur-themed Raptor’s Family Grill and Pub. However, she doesn’t want to try and do insurance while taking on a second bus...
The Independent Record will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 in honor of Memorial Day. In order to ensure your classified ad, display ad or legal makes the Sept. 7 edition, our deadline has been moved to noon, Friday, Sept. 1. Dealine for editorial content or news will be noon, Tuesday, Sept. 5. Have a safe and fun weekend....
Bobbi Ingram has the Red Dirt Master Gardeners' Garden of the Month for August. In addition to space for the colorful plants outside her home. Ingram also built an indoor space for them to weather the cold....
Wyoming State Parks have had a program in place for six years that allows the different parks across the state to bring in volunteers to work in their areas for the summer season. Budget and staffing cuts across the board called for some kind of help to keep the parks in tip-top shape, so a volunteer coordinator for the state was hired in Cheyenne to gather a list of volunteers and where they would like to help out. This year, Hot Springs State Park hosted four such volunteers, Glen and Arlene...
School is in full swing at Ralph Witters Elementary, Thermopolis Middle School and Hot Springs County High School, and the overall student numbers increased slightly compared to the start and end of the 2016-17 school year. According to the numbers, there are 700 students enrolled in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 as of Aug. 24, compared to 687 on Aug. 25, 2016 and 663 on May 26, 2017. To find how much each class increased or decreased, compare the student total from a class at the end of the 2016-17 year to the total of the next...
This past Saturday, Jim Wilson received the 2017 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award, presented by the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) during a ceremony at Elk Mountain Ranches. Wilson said the ceremony during which they presented the award, which includes a bronze statue sculpted by Wyoming artist Jerry Palen, was attended by about 225 people. Prior to the ceremony, there was a tour in the afternoon of the conservation easements WSGLT has on the ranch. Other activities included a picnic...
It was pretty hard not to notice the increase in traffic through Hot Springs County during eclipse time, but the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has released numbers that will give an accurate accounting of just how many vehicles there were. The state, overall, experienced historic traffic volumes on Monday, Aug. 21, the day of the eclipse – 494,000 vehicles, a 63 percent increase. In Hot Springs County, on WY 120W (Thermopolis to Cody), the five-year average on Wednesday, Aug. 1... Full story
Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees met Aug. 15, the last meeting before the start of the new school year. Laurie Graves, principal at Ralph Witters Elementary, gave a presentation to the board on how summer school went this year with the recent financial cutbacks. Graves said it was a little different, but Kinder Camp had a good three days focused on letter and word recognition. There was a 90 percent attendance rate for the little ones, which is a great turn out. First through fourth grades had almost a 100 percent...
On Aug. 14, an officer spotted a vehicle pulling a trailer fail to stop at Sixth Street and Shoshoni. The officer later observed the vehicle make an unsafe/unlawful lane change, as the driver did not utilize his turn signal. The officer performed a traffic stop, informing the driver, identified as Corey Bloom, of the traffic violations. During the stop, the officer noted a distinct odor of burnt marijuana, though the smell was not consistent. The officer also asked why there was no registration... Full story
Though a break was scheduled so those summoned for jury duty in a case against Joshua Hoyer could enjoy the eclipse, the trial was cancelled in light of a plea offer. It is important to note that, as of Tuesday afternoon, this offer had only been presented and there was no signed order from the judge. Hoyer was charged with possession of methamphetamine, delivery and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. However, a plea agreement would dismiss the possession and delivery charges, should he plead guilty to possession with...
