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The Class of 2017 received a total $249,561 in scholarships on Tuesday, May 16. Of those, $51,675 was in local scholarships. Jake Maksin was named Outstanding Boy, and Shaynie Bauer was named Outstanding Girl. Those receiving scholarships include: 4-H: Jessie Pennoyer Alma Cannon: Scholarship: Brant Turner American Petroleum Institute: Jessie Pennoyer and Korey Smith Bowling Scholarship (Worland): Caleb DeCroo Bowling Scholarships: Caleb DeCroo Career Outstanding Athlete: Jake Maksin and Jules W...
Hot Springs County Emergency Management would like to ask residents on western streams, particularly Owl Creek, to be aware the State Engineer’s Office and Bureau of Reclamation fell there is potential for very high spring snow melt runoff this year. Though a lot of snow below 9,000 feet has already melted, a large snowpack remains in the high altitude peaks at the far west end of our county. Those peaks stretch over 12,000 feet, so the melt is not expected to begin for two to three weeks. Despite planning and management efforts the runoff m... Full story
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners selected Eileen Johnson for the first Garden of the Month this year for the month of May. Among the blooms at Johnson's home are various colors of tulips and iris....
Valedictorian Maggie Ryan I was advised to give a speech about “looking towards the future,” but as I sat and pondered that topic, I realized that I probably just know an ounce more than a five year old. So with that in mind, I went to the elementary school and asked five to six year olds about life as a grownup and their advice for us. They had a lot to say, so I narrowed it down. Here are the “Top 19 Life Tips Straight from the Mouths of Five and Six Year Olds.” The hardest things about being a grownup is having to go to work every day. An...
by Mark Dykes The Bureau of Reclamation issued its forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin. According to the report, inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast to be 1,500,000 acre-feet (af), which is 278 percent of the 30-year average of 540,000 af. Approximately 132,800 af of the forecasted amount flowed into Boysen during April, leaving approximately 1,367,200 af of inflow forecasted for May through July. Releases from Boysen Dam to the Wind River are scheduled...
by Cindy Glasson Hot Springs County School District #1 held their consolidated grant planning meeting for stakeholders on Tuesday, May 9, discussing each of the various grants and what they are used for. District staff, parents and members of the public attended the meeting learning that funding for schools comes from two basic areas, state funding and federal grants. Superintendent Dustin Hunt made it very clear that the grant monies cannot be used to supplant programs, but are intended to be... Full story
Hot Springs County High School graduation will be Sunday, May 21 in the high school gym beginning at 2 p.m. Forty-nine members of the class of 2017 will receive their diplomas. Speakers will be Senator Mike Enzi and school board member Tobi Johansen. Valedictorians are Shayna Bauer, Chloe Crosby and Margaret Ryan. Salutatorian is Caleb DeCroo. The class motto is “Chase your dreams, but always know the road that'll lead you home again,” by Tim McGraw. Class flower is a white daisy. Class song is “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley with class c...
by Mark Dykes Tuesday evening, Thermopolis Town Council approved proposals of $25,000 and $30,000, for the Thermopolis Police Department to provide services to East Thermopolis. Currently, East Thermopolis pays $22,680 for police and animal control. The $25,000 figure is for law enforcement only, and the $30,000 is for both services. Should East Thermopolis decline the proposals, it would mean less income for the town. Additionally, Police Chief Steve Shay noted, the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office would then become the primary e...
As always, the end of the school year is a busy time for students and parents at Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) and Thermopolis Middle School (TMS). Friday is field day for RWE and the track will be filled with fun and games for students from kindergarten through fourth grade from 9 a.m. til 10:30 a.m. “Move up” day for RWE is next Tuesday, May 23. Fourth graders will make a trip to TMS to take a look around while kindergarten through third graders will have a chance to take a peek at their cla...
Hunting and recreational shooting are some of the best things about Wyoming. In an effort to keep the western heritage of shooting alive, the Governor’s Office has implemented a series of shooting competitions at various locations throughout Wyoming. The Thermopolis Gun Club will be hosting one of the competitions on Wednesday, May 24 at the Bob Milek Memorial Gun Range on Highway 120, about eight miles west of town. The shoot will be from 4-8 p.m. The only fee will be that the shooter must h...
A sentencing for Darren Dumas scheduled for Monday has been continued. On April 19, Dumas was found guilty of strangulation of a household member and domestic battery. The charges state he beat Christy Dumas from Sept. 23-26, and impeded her breathing on Sept. 26. During the trial, the jury heard testimony regarding the couple’s relationship, as well as the injuries Christy received, though two different scenarios were presented as to how things got to the point of physical injury. The prosecuti...
by Mark Dykes During Friday’s Shop Local meeting, Economic Development Company (EDC) CEO and Main Street Board Member Amanda Moeller spoke with regard to the former Fair Deal Furniture building and two neighboring store fronts. The properties have sat empty for a number of years, and while structurally sound for the most part there is plenty of junk and debris that needs to be cleaned up, water damage to address and a roof that needs replacing. Moeller said there are two options regarding the b...
The public is invited to join members of the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office and the Thermopolis Police Department in a memorial service this weekend, to honor and pay tribute to those in law enforcement who have given their lives in the line of duty. The service is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Monument Hill Cemetery....
The Independent Record office will be closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day. Our deadline for the June 1 edition for display, classified and legal advertising will be Friday, May 26 by noon. Our deadline for editorial content will be Tuesday, May 30 by noon. Have a safe and fun weekend....
Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved a motion to gift the Hessenthaler billboard south of town to Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism. The billboard had been an issue of discussion among the two entities over the past couple months. The chamber leased the ground for the billboard from Kent Hessenthaler, and then leased out the billboard to Travel and Tourism. However, the five-year lease with Hessenthaler is up this year so discussion began as to what was...
While there were not enough board members to provide a quorum during the Hot Springs Travel and Tourism board’s Tuesday meeting, Director Amanda Moeller spoke with regard to the upcoming hospitality training, May 31 at Hot Springs County Museum. Moeller has been working with Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush to provide the intensive training, presented by Ginny Garner, a hospitality instructor from Casper College. There will be two three-hour sessions, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1...
Plans are continuing right on schedule for the solar eclipse passing over Thermopolis on August 21. Emergency Management coordinator, Bill Gordon, has been working with various agencies, including the Wyoming Highway Patrol, local law enforcement and first responders on an interoperable communications system that will allow all the agencies to remain in constant contact throughout the week of the eclipse. Gordon said their main base of operations will probably be in the firehall, however, that...
As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) and its Wyoming Affiliate recognized four high school ladies for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology. The group also selected one Wyoming educator. Hot Springs County High School’s Shianne Yarrington, a junior, received an honorable mention at the group’s awards ceremony in April at the University of Wyoming. Yar...
It’s still a few weeks before the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo, scheduled for June 23-24 this year, though the days of bucking and roping will be here before we know it. Gayla Mead-Ellis said this year’s rodeo theme is “Live the Legacy,” and speaks to the rich history the rodeo has here. The first known rodeo took place in 1895. Four men from Big Horn country decided to take a trip to the hot springs, horses packed with fiddles and a telesco... Full story
Cody Glasson, left, and Calvin Turnbaugh with Samba Roofing install a new roof on the home of Mable Rangel, free of charge with materials donated from a company in Casper. Rangel, who has lived in the home since April of 2012 and in Thermopolis since November of 1999, said her roof was leaking and incoming water had already ruined a bit of the ceiling. Her neighbor, Tracy Allen, was aware of the situation and spoke to Glasson, who decided to take on the project. Rangel said she had no money or...
A verdict in a case against Anthony Haire was reversed, and the case itself remanded for a new trial, following a decision by the Wyoming Supreme Court on Monday. Haire was sentenced about a year ago to 8-10 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He was also given a one-year probation sentence on a reckless endangerment charge. The charge itself states on April 13, 2015 Hair shot and killed his stepfather-in-law, Jamye Don SoRelle, following... Full story
A slide on Thursday afternoon closed a portion of the Black Mountain Oil and Gas Field on public land on the Washakie/Hot Springs county line. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates the landslide to be approximately 10 acres with a depth of 20-30 feet. It destroyed the road to nine wells at the eastern end of the oilfield in Section 31. Approximately the last mile of the Black Mountain Road, from the landslide to the top of Black Mountain, is signed and closed until further notice. Due...
According to information from Hot Springs County Deputy Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, a call was received about 11 p.m. Saturday from a business owner, who was concerned she had not seen a regular customer, 50-year-old James Michael Pigott of Texas, for a couple days. She also noted his vehicle was located by Anchor Dam. The hotel Pigott was staying at had not heard from him either for a few days. Pigott's vehicle was located in the parking lot by the gates at Anchor Dam, Kraushaar said, and its... Full story
by Mark Dykes Monday in Hot Springs District Court, two subjects had hearings regarding probation violations. John Baker’s probation was revoked, so he will face three to four years in prison. Baker received the sentence in November. However, it was suspended on a split sentence, resulting instead in a short jail sentence, followed by three years of supervised probation. The sentence was on a charge of felony endangering a child. Additionally, Baker was sentenced to 180 days each for three m...
