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Two names are on the general election ballot for two four year positions on the Thermopolis Town Council Bill Malloy student taught school here in early 1963, then came back the next school year as a teacher, and remained with the district for 43 years; he still substitutes a good part of the year. Following his retirement, he wanted to keep busy, and was led to run for mayor; he was the mayor from 2007-14, during which there were some tough economic times, much like there are now. During his ti...
The Holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years — are upon us, and its time to start thinking about all those decorations. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department will be kicking off the decorating frenzy as they begin decorating the light poles along the highway on Nov. 12. According to Chief Mark Collins, if the weather doesn’t cooperate the 12th, they will move things to the following weekend, Nov. 19. The Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Main Street Thermopolis, will be payin...
Wyoming residents will be getting all new license plates in 2017, featuring the Square Top Mountain series. The Hot Springs County Treasurer's Office will be reserving numbers in various classes for persons who already hold certain numbers and would like to keep them. Those include passenger vehicles and trucks with plates numbered between 1 – 2200, small, large and camper trailers between 1 and 400, motorcycles, multi-purpose vehicles and commercial plates with numbers between 1 and 200 and h...
Tragedy was averted this weekend as two hunters located 82-year old Wayne Hockaday who had been missing since Wednesday. Hockaday left a note at his residence saying he was going hunting last Wednesday afternoon. When he had not returned after dark, the Sheriff’s Department was notified and Hot Springs County Search and Rescue activated. Search and rescue were out overnight on Wednesday, searching the Black Mountain area where Hockaday was believed to have gone. When he was not located that n... Full story
From 2000 through 2010, 649 million votes were cast in general elections, there were 47,000 UFO sightings, 441 Americans were killed by lightning and there were 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation. UFO sightings are more common than voter fraud. So is getting hit by lightning. With election time just around the corner, County Clerk Nina Webber and her deputies conducted the mandatory voting machine test last Friday morning. Each of the five voting machines are hand-loaded by the c...
A few months ago the Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC) set up a survey for people to share their thoughts on the county strengths and challenges, as well as items such as where they do their shopping and receive services such as medical and dental. Amanda Moeller, CEO for the EDC, said she hasn’t had time to really collate the information, but some of it stands out on its own. There were a total 101 respondents for the survey, though it allowed for people to s...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen and Mortimore Ambulance Service responded to a two-vehicle collision between the first and second tunnels in Wind River Canyon Friday night. First responders from Fremont County, specifically Shoshoni, were also on scene as the accident was across the county line in Fremont County. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol, there were three injuries with the accident. A Glenrock man was reportedly traveling north on US 20 toward Thermopolis when, for unknown reasons, he...
Thermopolis Police Department responded to a one-vehicle rollover at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. According to the report, Mona Riddle was southbound on Sixth in a Ford Explorer, when the accelerator stuck. The Explorer struck three other vehicles, a decorative light post and a traffic control sign before rolling near the 800 block of South Sixth. It was reported that three people in one of the struck vehicles suffered whiplash. Riddle stated she tried to apply the brakes to get the...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Samantha Messick was sentenced to three years of supervised probation. Messick who was arrested June 30 for her involvement in a high-speed chase on a stolen motorcycle, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to wrongful receiving, concealing or disposing of property and interference with a peace officer. A third charge of possession of a controlled substance was dismissed. Messick was sentenced to 2.5 to four years in prison on the conspiracy...
Recently, Kaila Jones placed fifth in the Open Class A Bikini division of the Yellowstone Classic. Jones said the Classic is a bodybuilding competition, where athletes train in different divisions, including Bodybuilding, Figure, Physique, Classic Physique and Bikini. She further explained competitions like Figure are judged more on muscle and how cut a person looks, whereas Bikini is focused more on the softer side, and not so focused on muscle. However, she pointed out "they still want you...
If you missed the Grand Opening of One Eyed Buffalo last Saturday, you missed a great time with a standing room only crowd. Under new ownership with Binky and Jennifer Fisher, along with their partner Darin Homer from Casper, the OEB is now a family friendly sports bar featuring nine big screen televisions and a whole new menu. Whether you're in the mood for a delicious flat bread pizza, smoked ribs, brisket or pulled pork, you'll find it at OEB. There is also a full bar now, including domestic...
Civil Air Patrol spotter Jerry Cowles looks on as pilot, Capt. Jeff Baum, center, and coordinator, Lt. Col. Mike Carlson, right, map out the flight plan for searching for missing hunter, Wayne Hockaday....
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees heard from Board Attorney Ron Jurovich, who presented on the potential transition of governance. Should the initiative to create a hospital district pass in the upcoming election, Jurovich noted there are still a number of proceedings that could happen — namely the dissolution and termination of the County Memorial Hospital. He stressed the hospital board may or may not vote to dissolve the hospital. Should the vote b...
The weather radar used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Riverton will be down for three days beginning Sunday, Oct. 30, for technicians to install an important technological upgrade. The work on the WSR-88D radar has been scheduled to minimize any potential impacts to office operations and will be delayed if hazardous weather is forecast. During the outage, some radar coverage is available from adjacent radar sites including Pocatello, ID, Billings, MT, Salt Lake City, UT, and Cheyenne. A crew will install a new signal...
Hot Springs County Clerk Nina Webber shows one of the computer chips that are sealed inside the voting machines prior to the election. Webber and members of the clerk's office ran a test of the machines on Oct. 17 before securing them. There is limited access to the secured area where the machines are kept and a "fob" system is used that records every person, time and date of entry into the area....
Carllena Farman, who served in the United States Army from 1981-89 — honorably discharged as a Specialist E4 — and who underwent triple-bypass surgery earlier this year, is still in need of financial assistance. Fellow veteran Jeff Dierks noted a fundraiser for Farman was held in August. Proceeds from that event have helped, but they are dwindling. Farman, who has lived in Thermopolis since 1991, has had some setbacks health-wise and has not yet been able to return to work. She is only abo...
Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon stopped into the offices of the Independent Record on Saturday morning to discuss Amendment A, an issue that will appear on the ballot Nov. 8. Currently, Wyoming’s funds are split into two areas – permanent funds and non-permanent funds. The Wyoming Constitution allows permanent funds to be invested in equities. According to Gordon, Amendment A would allow legislature to invest non-permanent funds in the stock market as well, as long as there is a two-thirds a...
by Cindy Glasson As anticipated, oil and gas production numbers and the money that production will bring into Hot Springs County is lower than it’s been in years. The value per barrel pulled from the ground is down $12.14 from 2015, coming in at $24.28 for 2016 and $36.42 per barrel in 2015. Nationally, we hear oil is coming in at $50 or so per barrel, however, in Wyoming it costs more to pump out and more to refine, keeping our gas prices higher than other areas of the country, and our price pe...
by Cindy Glasson In 2014, the Hot Springs County Commissioners, in conjunction with the Wyoming County Commissioners Association, Wyoming Department of Transportation and the State Transportation Innovation Council, authorized a study of county roads across the state. The results of the study have been recently released and our county roads in Wyoming are in pretty poor shape. Hot Springs County has 32 segments of paved county roads totaling 77 miles. We have just three percent of the county...
by Cindy Glasson The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a brief meeting on Tuesday evening covering program funding for Youth Alternatives, sage grouse issues, the status of hangars at the new airport and a discussion regarding Gooseberry Road. Barb Rice, director of the Youth Alternatives program approached the commissioners regarding an extension of the contract between the program and Volunteers of America (VOA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). VOA and...
by Mark Dykes The public will not be allowed to dump tires at the Thermopolis landfill for the next couple of weeks. Mayor Mike Mortimore, speaking at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, explained there have been issues regarding tires over the past several days, such as them being found in ditches. However, he said, a couple “entities” took out something to the equivalent of 1,000 tires each to the landfill. Council recently approved an ordinance that created a fee schedule for tire dumpi...
by Mark Dykes The Wyoming Dinosaur Center will celebrate the end of its most successful tourist season with a Dining with Dinosaurs Gala Saturday, Oct. 22 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the center, 110 Carter Ranch Road. Big Horn Basin Foundation Director and Wyoming Dinosaur Center Education Director Jessica Lippincott said the event will feature a string trio from the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra — Christine Dunbar on cello, Ben Winckler on violin and Jack Hess on viola — and guests will be ser...
Get your appetite ready for the Saint Francis Annual Harvest Dinner, coming Sunday, Oct. 30. From noon until 4 p.m., share food, laughter and fellowship with friends and neighbors at the Parish Fellowship Hall, across the street from the church at 808 Arapahoe. Tickets are $10 for individuals or $40 for a family. They may be purchased by calling Roxie Braley at 864-3444 or Kathy Wallingford at 921-1920....
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kummerfeld are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan, to Nolan Fraser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Fraser of Moorcroft, Wyo. Megan is a 2001 graduate of Hot Springs County High School and a 2009 graduate of the Denver School of Nursing. She is currently employed as an RN for Campbell County Hospital in the Ob department. Nolan is a 2003 graduate of Moorcroft High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Wyoming. He is employed by HDR Engineering in... Full story
by Mark Dykes As seen in the past few months, a hot topic for this year’s general election in Hot Springs County regards the formation of a hospital district. However, should the initiative for the district pass, it does not mean it becomes a permanent establishment. According to the 2015 Wyoming State Statute Title 35, Chapter 2, Article 4, the trustees of a hospital district may vote to dissolve and terminate the district. The plan to do so shall provide for payment of all bonded and other i...
