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The Centennial Celebration for the Swinging Bridge and Bison was chock full of events on Monday, July 4. It began with music, food and drinks for residents in Hot Springs State Park, followed by presentations by President of the Pioneer Association Ray Shaffer and Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates. Barb Vietti began the presentations by singing the National Anthem, for which everyone in the park stood and participated. Shaffer provided history on the Swinging Bridge, explaining...
The heat has dried up grasses in the area so much they make for easy kindling, and while human carelessness with fire and flammable materials can certainly cause some scorched acreage, thunderstorms can be just as dangerous. Hot Springs County Fire District Chief Mark Collins said a fire at around 1 a.m. June 30 in the Zimmerman Butte area was ignited by a lightning strike, and was 66 acres in size. Local crews were on the scene from 1-6:30 a.m. and got it under control. Collins estimated roughl...
Freedom Run Bikers play giant Jenga at the Meet and Greet registration event for the Poker Run at One Eyed Buffalo on Friday evening....
The boat ramp at Wedding of the Waters access area near Thermopolis will remain open during a scheduled parking lot expansion project July 11-15. Brad Sorensen Cody Region Habitat and Access supervisor said instead of closing the entire site during the construction process, the public will have access to the boat ramp on the Bighorn River to launch or take-out watercraft. “Although the boat ramp will remain open to the public, no parking will be available during the week scheduled for the parking lot expansion,” Sorensen said. Wind River Can... Full story
Pastor Harvey Seidel lead a covered wagon full of kids down Broadway. The trip was part of the Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church last week. The overall theme of the school was "To The Edge."...
Left to right, Kevin Simpson, Lindsay Simpson and Cody McLean participated in the Red, White and Blue golf tournament at the Thermopolis Golf Course on Saturday....
Republican Charles Curley is running alongside committeewoman candidate Toni Casciato for Hot Springs County Precinct 2. Curley's platforms include grass roots control, training, attendance and delivery. Curley said the Republican Party needs the grass roots far more than the grass roots need the Republican Party. He also said a major problem for volunteer organizations is turnover, the best response being to train new people as they come in and move them up in the organization. As for...
Town Hall, Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. is the site for a public hearing, though only a few people are in attendance. One of them is Ciciley Basse, who plans to open a daycare at her home. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby explained these hearings, specifically for home-based businesses, provide a chance for anyone to come in and voice their complaints. They are more of a formality, he noted, as there is a checklist of performance standards that is part of the application process. This checklist i...
A performer trapezes for an audience of locals near the Quality Inn on June 29, as part of the one-day-only Candy Land Circus....
When disaster strikes — be it natural or man-made — it’s important to get out as much information as possible so people know what’s happening in their community. Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon explained once a year CodeRED gets a database download of landlines. However, having cell phone numbers in the system is just as important, and the only way to get these numbers is from the owners. When a natural disaster, or something more dangerous happens, voice message...
The Fourth of July and Centennial Celebration for the Swinging Bridge and Bison brought residents out to celebrate the holiday. The night began with the Centennial Celebration (bottom right and left), followed by the lighting of the bridge (middle) and ending with the fireworks display from T-Hill (top)....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held a year-end budget meeting on June 30, wherein they made amendments to the 2015-2016 budget because of over expenditures. During a public hearing on the budget amendments, Hot Springs County Clerk Nina Webber said the county had three areas in the 2015-16 budget where they had overspent in the total amount of $48,348. Webber said the Commissioners budget overspent by $2,009, the airport budget overspent by $37,165 and the emergency management budget was...
The 2016 final assessed value for Hot Springs County is in, and some reductions to entities in the county will have to be made. Hot Springs County Assessor Shelley Deromedi said that last year’s total assessed value was $230,839,867 and this year the value has plummeted to $139,392,004. This means that last year one mill would generate approximately $230,839 and this year one mill will generate approximately $139,392. This is almost a 40 percent decrease in what one mill will generate. D...
The Legend Rock petroglyph site northwest of town is one of living history, helping tell the story of the area. Among those who formed the rock art thousands of years ago, Jordon Norris wasn't likely. The name appears on one of the rocks at Legend Rock, however, and Parks Superintendent Kevin Skates said he was notified of the vandalism about two weeks ago; the Sheriff's Office is helping investigate it. There is no Jordon Norris listed in the registration book, Skates noted, and while there...
Fireworks are only allowed to be set off in the designated area near the Skate Park from 7-11 p.m. on July 4. Any other use within town limits is prohibited. All use of fireworks is prohibited in East Thermopolis, and use in Kirby is prohibited as of 12:01 a.m. July 1. Use of fireworks is permitted on private property with permission of the property owner. Use on public lands is prohibited. Additionally, greater restrictions may be enforced at any time due to fire danger....
The family of 23-year-old Kendra Foley is seeking information about her whereabouts. She has not been seen or heard from since June 22. She is currently living in Omaha, Neb. and may have driven to Sioux Falls, Iowa with an older male named Larry. Her tracphone is now "no longer in service." Her family states prior to that they had received calls from her phone with garbled male voices on the other end. Foley lived in Hot Springs County with Leigh and Travis Dobbins from approximately 2002-2009...
At their regular meeting June 20, the Hot Springs County Republican Party appointed Josh Brown as the precinct committeeman for Precinct 1. As Party Chair Chuck Carver has resigned, Vice Chair Harold Hutson automatically became the new Chair. Mike Baker is the new Vice Chair. The Party is still seeking someone to fill the position of committeewoman in Precinct 2, and is looking to make a decision on the position at their next meeting, July 18. Interested persons must be registered Republicans...
Shurie and Phillip Scheel and more than two dozen members of the Rotary Club are heading to Kenya July 6 to bring clean water to children in rural schools. Shurie said there is no better way to find yourself in the world, than to lose yourself in the service of others. “When you take your time, energy and resources to serve others, you are the one who benefits the most,” she said. “We have made the best friendships and grown so much as people through serving this community, and we hope to have...
There’s no doubt the public restrooms located next to Town Hall are a convenience for those who are walking the downtown area or out for a drive. Mayor Mike Mortimore said the restrooms are something they try to keep open during the week — 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday — but the vandalism to them is often ridiculous. He added the restrooms are closed in the winter for that reason. The downtown restrooms are not alone in this, as those at Candy Jack Park see their fair share, with people climb...
The Independent Record office will be closed Monday, July 4 in recognition of Independence Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the July 7 issue is 3 p.m. Friday, July 1. The deadline for editorial/news content for the July 7 issue is noon Tuesday, July 5....
High wind gusts on Tuesday caused a tree to fall at the Thermopolis Golf Course, temporarily blocking Airport Road. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts reached 56 miles per hour for a short time....
"Messy, untimely and completely out of the box" is how artist Jackson Hendrickson describes himself. Using spray paint as his medium, some might see him as a "graffiti" artist, though Hendrickson believes a lot of the terminology gets lost in translation and "graffiti" is often used as the go-to word; rather, he sees what he does as mural artwork. His art helps "get the boring out of the walls," and gives people something to look at. At a recent meeting, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of...
The 2016 Hot Springs County High School Athletics Hall of Fame has been announced. Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame Chairman Mark Whitt said the Hall of Fame was established in 2006 as a way to recognize the many great athletes, coaches, teams, administrators and community members that have been a part of Bobcat athletics over the years. The Hall of Fame induction will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 15 at the Hot Springs County High School Commons. The class of 2016 Hall of Fame includes...
It was recently reported the draft budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 comes in at $220,120, though additional information provided was in regard to examples of items that have been done, such as the tourism app. The proposed draft budget for the fiscal year 2016-2017 includes: Revenue: Total $220,120 — $55,000 Beginning Balance, $165,000 Lodging Tax and $120 Income Interest Expenses: Total $220,120 — $10,050 Administrative, $30,375 Billboards, $41,595 Publications, $62,295 Mar...
The proposed budget for the Owl Creek Irrigation District was approved by Judge Robert E. Skar on Monday, June 27. The budget calls for itemizing money to be raised by assessment against lands in the amount of $138,017.18 which is by assessment of $21.81 per acre against 4,378.89 acres of land in the Lower Area or Lucerne and Dempsey Areas at $4.58 per acre on 9,286.17 acres of land comprising the Upper and Middle Areas of the district. With this income and with income from other sources, the...
