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The Independent Record office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 in recognition of Labor Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the Sept. 8 issue is noon Friday, Sept. 2 and the IR office will close for the day at that time. The deadline for editorial/news content for the Sept. 8 issue is noon Tuesday, Sept. 6....
Brad Cline, a Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Hot Springs County Museum from noon-2 p.m. and on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Hot Springs County Senior Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cline is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. Cline can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. C...
The proposed budget for the 2016-2017 budget year and the Christmas ornaments were discussed at the August Main Street Thermopolis meeting. Treasurer Meri Ann Rush presented the proposed budget for 2016-2017. “With our income, we had quite a bit of sponsorship last year and hopefully we’ll have that again this year,” she said. “We are going to split some of the sponsorship to work on it. I was conservative on the income part.” With expenses, Rush said she added some that they had not submitted w...
Some people run for fun, others for sport, but a dozen women recently took on the Grand Teton Relay, a 180-mile race that started 5:30 a.m. Aug. 19 in Ashton, Idaho and ended at 5:30 Aug. 20 p.m. in Teton Village, Wyo. Sabrina Stuckey said Jacque Griffin mentioned the idea to some folks. In March, Stuckey told her, "If we're going to do this, we've got to start right now," as there is a lot of planning involved. The two started getting women together, and had a team, but people slowly started...
Several Hot Springs County youths made a strong showing at the Wyoming State Fair Aug. 13-20 in Douglas. 4-H Strite Daniels outperformed others in his class to bring home the overall grand champion 4-H senior beef showmanship award. He also had the division 2 grand champion market beef, first place in class breeding heifer and fifth in class in the Maine Anjou show. Jessie Pennoyer placed third in class in the Hereford Association Breeding Show and fifth in class in youth breeding heifer. She...
The Thermopolis Independent Record will be doing stories over the next few weeks on the new staff and teachers in Hot Springs County School District. This week we start with Chauncy Johnson and Brenna Huckfeldt. Chauncy Johnson has taken on the position of Business Manager for the Hot Springs County School District. Originally from Sheridan, Johnson said he used to spend summers working on his grandfather's ranch west of Thermopolis. His mother also graduated from Hot Springs County High...
Brenna Huckfeldt has taken over as the school nurse for the Hot Springs County School District. Huckfeldt was born and raised in Denver. She attended the University of Northern Colorado for two years before she transferred to the University of Wyoming. In 2007, she graduated with a degree in kinesiology and health promotion with an emphasis on exercise physiology. After graduating, Huckfeldt said she started nursing school in the fall and graduated in 2009. She spent her first year after...
Lola Vialpando, 34, is currently charged with 13 counts related to forgery and thefts that resulted in a $157,593.24 loss. According to court documents, Vialpando faces 10 counts of felony forgery, one count of felony larceny and two counts of felony theft. Affidavits of probable cause allege that, during Vialpando’s employment with Smith Oil Field Services, Inc., between Jan. 1 and Aug. 1 she issued 10 checks drawn upon an account belonging to the company in the total amount of $14,056. She signed each with the name of Kevin Smith, the a...
The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center faces $50,000 in state budget cuts. Executive Director at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center Chanda Waddell said the center was fortunate to receive no county or federal budget cuts. “We were very fortunate that the county saw the importance in our programs and in our demographic,” she said. “They did not cut us and we were one of the only entities that did not get cut, and we’re incredibly grateful.” Waddell said two state-spe...
Recent state budget cuts have affected Wyoming Department of Family Services programs, specifically LIEAP and WAP. LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) is a program that is both state and federally funded to help low income people pay home heating bills November through June. The program helps cover the costs of electricity, propane, natural gas, diesel heating, wood, oil, coal and pellets when used for heating a home. LIEAP Program Director Brenda Ilg said the program is still...
Jolie Ann Herring, Celeste Nelson and the new school nurse, Brenna Huckfeldt, play a relay race game with straws and rubber ducks at the Ralph Witters Elementary back to school carnival Tuesday evening....
Don Hafner, of Overland Park, Kan., his friend, Jeff Howell, of Jefferson City, Mo., and Howell's two children Dax and Kate stopped at Hot Springs State Park on Monday during a long journey to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. They named their adventure 'National Park 100 Road Trip.' Within nine days, Hafner and Howell will go from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone, stopping at numerous National and State Parks along the way. They...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office and Thermopolis Police Department teamed up Monday at about 7:50 p.m. to stop a driver coming into town at over 100 miles per hour. Sheriff Lou Falgoust said Deputy Daniel Eggli clocked a red 2005 Toyota Corolla travelling 109 mph at mile marker 1 on Highway 120, and turned around to give pursuit. The deputy further requested assistance in stopping the vehicle. Falgoust noted, however, this was not a pursuit case. They simply wanted to get the vehicle stopped, and with the assistance of Police Officer K... Full story
It was a beautiful day for the VFW picnic Sunday at Hot Springs State Park....
Some might do construction simply as a hobby or as their profession, but for Anthony Vargas and Rojelio "Ro" Dominguez, the work means much more. The two started Abel Construction Aug. 1, and Vargas said they began after he felt Jesus calling him to do the work. Dominguez said he was in church when he had a feeling like his questions would be answered if he helped Vargas. The two knew each other for a couple years before. Vargas explained their name "Abel Construction," is two-fold, as it...
Angie Guyon, the general manager for the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, was the winner in the Business/Business Services category in the fourth annual Wyoming Business Report's Wyoming Women of Influence award ceremony Aug. 11. Out of 12 nominees in the category, of nine overall categories, Guyon won first place. Guyon has worked at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for 15 years. She is also a member of the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board. When she was initially nominated, Guyon said she felt...
Local Hannah Weyer was one of 83 Wyoming high school students who participated in a University of Wyoming Summer Camp that prepares students for careers in the healthcare field. During the sixth annual Wyoming Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Healthcare Careers Summer Camp at UW, students were exposed to a variety of healthcare career options. Students had the option to participate in one of two five-day sessions in July. Students were provided an opportunity to explore several healthcare...
John Roberts Y Pan Blanco perform at Hot Springs State Park as part of the Arts in the Park program. Roberts describes the music as a mix of American Soul and Funk, African and Cuban. The energetic mix had plenty of people out of their seats and dancing, and the band even showed off some of their moves....
The Gottsche Rehab Center recently announced the hiring of full-time speech therapist Raegan Stanley CCC-SLP to Thermopolis. Stanley officially began Aug. 1. Though hailing from Pennsylvania, she noted she spent the summer as a wrangler on a dude ranch, and she is both familiar with and a fan of the Western culture. Having a cleft lip and palate as a child, Stanley said she went through about 10 years of speech therapy, which definitely had an influence in her becoming a speech therapist. She's...
Archer Price is having a great time battling Carl Amos with his balloon sword during the RWE back to school carnival Tuesday....
Though Xavian Vargas hit the dunk tank target with a ball, the seat did not release, so he took matters into his own hands to drench Student Council President Maddie Stam during the back-to-school carnival at Thermopolis Middle School....
Three write-in candidates received the required three votes in Hot Springs County’s primary election Aug. 16, to obtain a place on November’s general election ballot. If he accepts the nomination, William “Bill” Malloy will be added as a candidate for Thermopolis Town Council. He would join Dusty Lewis on the ballot for two open council positions. Jessica Slagle and Irene Hurley were nominated as Kirby Town Council candidates. If they file an application and meet the terms, they will be placed on the November ballot to run for two open Kirby c...
The Independent Record office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 in recognition of Labor Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the Sept. 8 issue is noon Friday, Sept. 2 and the IR office will close for the day at that time. The deadline for editorial/news content for the Sept. 8 issue is noon Tuesday, Sept. 6....
The deadline for filing for school board trustees, fire protection districts, cemetery district and conservation district is Aug. 29. The Hot Springs County School District has openings for four trustees to serve four-year terms. So far, two have filed — Nichole Weyer and Clay Van Antwerp. The Hot Springs County Rural Fire Protection District has openings for one district director to serve a four-year term. The Hot Springs County Conservation District has openings for one at-large district s...
David Hansen and Frank Toth recently competed in the Unified Golf program of the Wyoming Special Olympics in Casper on Aug. 19. The duo shot a score of 46 — with alternating shots — to win Division I by 12 strokes. Unified sports are dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared training and competitions. Through the program, people with and without intellectual disabilities are joined on the same team, though they have similar age and ability. Unified Golf began in 2004, and Toth and...
