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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...
Those who have called into the law enforcement center the past few weeks might have heard a different voice answering their calls, that of Amé Longwell. Longwell has already made a name in the community, as she provided carriage rides in Thermopolis. Born and raised here, she moved back to town after managing a couple ranches in Colorado and became owner of Black Mountain Shires, raising horses that weighed up to 2,000 pounds each and were up to 19 hands high. The breed is one out of England,...
A Presidential Disaster Declaration has made 10 Wyoming counties, including Hot Springs County, and three Montana counties eligible for disaster assistance. Park and Fremont counties and the Wind River Reservation within Fremont County were declared as primary natural disaster areas and the surrounding 11 counties as contiguous disaster areas due to severe storms and flooding that occurred June 22-27. Under this designation, eligible producers with operations in any primary or contiguous county can apply for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency...
Several new teachers have joined Hot Springs County School District #1 this year. This week, the Independent Record is featuring the new teachers at Ralph Witters Elementary. Watch for stories on the the new teachers at Thermopolis Middle School and Hot Springs County High School in feature issues. Jessica Carswell Joining the team at Ralph Witters Elementary is K-2 Special Education Teacher Jessica Carswell. Carswell grew up in Thermopolis, and after high school earned her undergraduate degree...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has several projects in mind over the next five years for Hot Springs County. Using funding from the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), WYDOT is able to do capital improvement project state wide. Determining which projects are most needed comes down to input from the public, engineers, the Wyoming Transportation Commission and WYDOT. In 2018, East River Road will be seeing 4.3 miles of new guardrail installed and WY 20-789, Thermopol...
Summer vacation has again come to its end, and with the resuming of classes around town, it’s important for drivers to be aware of the increased foot traffic, particularly around the school buildings. Keep your eyes on the road and be aware of the other drivers as well, keeping in mind each new school year brings with it a batch of newly licensed high school drivers. Among the more common vehicles taking to the streets will be the school buses. These student transports are equipped with amber a...
Monday, Aug. 21 is just around the corner and we’re getting more and more excited about the solar eclipse and the thousands of people coming to Thermopolis and Wyoming to view it. What, really, is a solar eclipse? Well, sometimes when the moon orbits the Earth, it moves between the sun and the Earth. When this happens, the moon blocks the light of the sun from reaching Earth. This is known as a solar eclipse. Total solar eclipses are only visible from a small area of Earth. Those lucky ones w... Full story
Monday afternoon in District Court, Darren Dumas was sentenced to a total five to 10 years in the state penitentiary. Dumas was sentenced on three charges, including failure to register as a sex offender, strangulation of a household member and domestic violence-battery. The strangulation and domestic violence charges state he beat Christy Dumas from Sept. 23-26 and impeded her breathing on Sept. 26. As to the failure to register, Dumas was charged and convicted of the crime in 2015 and given fi...
What might have wound up a disaster instead resulted in an unorthodox landing Friday afternoon. Ray Arey, explained he was flying a 1946 Ercoupe for a friend, taking the plane from the old air port to the new, when the engine quit on him. He was the only occupant of the plane. After acknowledging the engine failure, Arey said his first thought was to try to restart it. When that didn't work, the only option left was to land it. Arey said, "this wasn't my first flight," indicating he has plenty...
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) recently announced that Jim Wilson will be the recipient of the 2017 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award. Wilson was born and raised in Thermopolis, leaving for only a couple years to attend Panhandle State College in Goodwill, Okla. He continues to live in Thermopolis, where he ranches with his wife Teri. The Wilsons are known for their practical and progressive agricultural practices and management techniques. The couple has led the way in the conservation of the Greater Sage Grouse, elk, deer and...
Monday afternoon in District Court, Kristy Samples entered a “no contest” plea to a charge of taking records without permission and was sentenced to five years supervised probation. Samples was originally charged with burglary, stemming from a Sept. 20, 2016 incident during which she allegedly stole money and notebooks from her employer after she was relieved of her duties. According to court documents, Samples’ former manager met with an officer and said two other employees had discussed some...
Due to the eclipse event, the Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office is implementing Stage 2 full fire restrictions for all BLM-administered public lands within the Wind River Bighorn Basin District on Aug. 18 for Washakie and Hot Springs counties. “Adherence to these temporary fire restrictions will greatly assist fire and other emergency responders during a time when thousands of people will be visiting Hot Springs and Washakie counties,” Worland Field Manager Mike Phillips said. Under the restrictions the following acts are pro...
The Hot Springs County Weed and Pest has funding available for Russian olive and saltcedar control projects. Interested landowners should contact HSCWP by Sept. 14 to be considered for cost share in this program. County Weed and Pest Supervisor Lindsey Woodward said projects include maintenance of removal sites from the past or new removal sites. The cost share would be based on how much interest there is. The program has slowed down in the past couple years, Woodward said, with larger sites taken care of and the focus shifting to smaller...
Last Friday afternoon, the area around Tumbleweed Propane Inc. and about a block in every direction was evacuated and traffic was detoured after propane began leaking from the bottom of a truck. The accident happened after the driver over-tightened a bolt and caused it to break. Police and fire personnel helped secure the area for caution, and the truck had to drain before the area was allowed to be re-entered....
The popular Maverik store along Sixth Street will soon be a memory as the old store is taken out and a new, larger one takes its place. Chief Marketing Officer Aaron Simpson said the store will shut down Aug. 27, and expansion work begins the following day. The company recently purchased the lot to the east, behind the store, and plans are to remove all structures on the lots, including the current store and pumps, to make room for the new building. The current store is several years old,...
Though there were not enough Travel and Tourism board members present to constitute and quorum for an official meeting on Tuesday, Director Amanda Moeller presented some incredible numbers for lodging tax receipts. According to the information for the fiscal year 2017-18, receipts for last month were $15,997.24, a $4,891.05 or 44 percent increase over the receipts from the same time last year. Continuing that trend, the receipts for current month are $25,734.17, an increase of $9,937.99 or 63...
During their regular meeting on Aug. 10, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce addressed vacancies on the board. There was no slate of nominees available to vote on to fill the vacant positions, and a motion was approved to give the nomination committee until Aug. 24 to submit a slate of names for nomination. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said she will email the list of names out, and the board has until Aug. 29 to reply as to whether they approve of the slate or not. Rush...
Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved two motions regarding spaces for events the weekend before and day of the eclipse. The first motion approved was a lifting of the open container ordinance for Thermopolis Liquors. Butch Hendrickson explained it would be only for a slab of cement outside the regularly enclosed patio area, on which he plans to put three picnic tables. He further noted there would be an additional barrier around the area, and requested the ordinance be lifted from...
Playground equipment has been taken out of Bicentennial Park. The slide sustained a large hole and the equipment was deemed unsafe. New equipment has been ordered and will be installed at a later date....
When talking about Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, it’s hard not to mention or think about the planned renovation and expansion of the facility. According to Shawn Warner, president of Sletten construction, the preliminary design and coordination activities are taking place for the project. On July 13, the hospital Board of Trustees approved Sletten as the design/build team for the project, and that team has begun preliminary measures for the design process. Among the measures are g...
Several people came out to support the county FFA and 4-H at the 2017 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale Friday night at the fairgrounds. The events saw a total of $103,963.60. The amount is down about $745 from last year. The total for baked goods sold was $5,225, with the high seller being Oakely Bowman with $550. The buyer was Road Runner Service & Supply. Thirty head of swine sold for a total $30,814.35. The average price per head was $1,027.15. Remington Ferree's grand... Full story
Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, chaired by Senator Ray Peterson and Representative Michael Madden, came to Thermopolis to meet and discuss revenue options available. The joint committee is tasked with looking at various revenue options for the state. Among the topics of discussion were the markups and taxes related to beer, wine, liquor and cigarettes, wind energy production taxes and gross receipts tax. With each topic, several people testified whether...
In order to take some of the strain off the 9-1-1 system for Hot Springs County during the upcoming solar eclipse, a special hotline number has been created for people to call with questions that are non-emergency related. With the influx of visitors expected up to a week before the eclipse, Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon thought a hotline number would be a good idea to redirect those just looking for information away from the emergency number, freeing up dispatchers to handle...
Those who have driven along the south side of 12th Street near Candy Jack Park in the past several weeks have certainly noticed the orange detour signs diverting them around the gaping hole in the street. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett said the valley pan of the street cracked during the winter as ice and water made its way into the ground, and the initial plan was to replace the concrete. However, as additional water infiltrated, the sewer line either heaved, or settled, or a combination of the...
Those who have been collecting the Main Street Thermopolis Christmas ornaments will be excited to know the newest ornament has arrived. This year, the limited edition ornament will feature the building housing the Messenger Law Offices. They will be for sale, soon, for the same amount as last year, $30 per ornament. Any businesses that decide to carry the seasonal ornament will get a slight discount per ornament. The Main Street committee went through their time line for projects and such for... Full story
