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Home to 900 petroglyphs, Legend Rock is a draw for tourists and researchers. Thanks to a recent land donation, the site will remain protected....
Legend Rock, located 27 miles to the northwest, is home to more than 300 prehistoric petroglyph panels and over 900 petroglyphs. The site recently appeared in American Archaeology, and thanks to a landowner donation and the Archaeological Conservancy the site will be around for generations to come. In early February, the Board of County Commissioners looked at a request from the Archaeological Conservancy, representing landowners Legend Rock Resources, Inc., care of Richard Wagner, and the State...
John Kissel, line foreman at High Plains Power, began his career in Thermopolis in 1980 at the ripe age of 26. He stayed with the company until he retired on Wednesday after 36 years of hard work. "I've been truly blessed to have worked in one profession for this long and this is only my second job ever," Kissel said. "God has blessed me in that respect. To walk away from it, that's the hardest thing. It isn't easy, but it's been a great life for me." Kissel said helping others was the most impo...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office recently registered with www.bodycameradonations.com, which assists law enforcement agencies in registering for publicly funded donations of police body cameras. The department is looking to outfit at least four officers with WOLFCOM VISION Police Body Cameras. Sergeant Deputy Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar is coordinating the department's donation effort. Kraushaar explained people could make monetary donations via the site, which will go toward purchase of...
The Hot Springs County School Board met March 15 to discuss new food service plans for students, sportsmanship initiatives and student contracts. School business manager Colleen Anderson and Cindy Wallingford, food service director, shared information regarding their plans for food services for the 2016-17 school year. Their plan included controlling labor costs through modification of employee schedules and through food cooperative evaluation as well as customizing the menu based on age levels....
The Grizzly Plan is a joint resolution put forth in the 63rd legislature of the state of Wyoming 2016 budget session that is taking steps to remove the grizzly bear and the gray wolf from the endangered species list in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting public comments on the plan until April 14. Senator John Barrasso said it is just as important for the citizens of Wyoming to give their input regarding the plan as it is to delist these species to help...
The Help Center at Common Ground, located at 124 N. 5th St., helps individuals with everything from GED tutoring, telephone and internet access, a copy machine, a fax machine and much more. "What we do is kind of hard to describe because we do it on a case by case basis," Reverend Ron Philips said. "Essentially what we do is sit down with them, have a cup of coffee and discuss what they need help with." For those looking for work, the Help Center can aid in that process also. "We can sit down...
Each year, VFW Post 2281 honors the memory of Sergeant William T. McCormick, by providing a scholarship for Hot Springs County High School students in his name. McCormick was born Oct. 28, 1947 and raised in Thermopolis, and was a star athlete. He was also very scholarly and well respected. While attending high school, McCormick participated in activities that included Student Council, Language Club and four years of T-Club, in which he served as vice president. He was a member of the National H...
For those who might be concerned about a renewal for a lodging tax on the ballot this November, the overall impact on the town is a positive one. For the fiscal year thus far, which began July 2015, lodging tax receipts have totaled $149,936.85, broken down as such: July - $14,034.08, August – $17,376.97, September – $29,657.22, October – $29,797.15, November – $18,983.17, December – $20,168.84, January – $5,661.29, February – $7,106.25 and March – $7,151.88. Amanda Moeller, Hot Springs County...
Several residents showed up to release balloons in honor of Brenna Rankin Sunday afternoon....
Winners of the Business of the Year, Non-Profit Organization of the Year and Citizen of the Year will be announced at the 2016 Chamber of Commerce Banquet Saturday, March 19 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Business of the Year nominees include: A Cut Above, Bank of Thermopolis, Black Bear Café, Broadway Bygones, Finishing Touches, Martin’s Appliance Repair & Sales, Merlin’s Hide Out, New York Life, One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company, RT Communications, Thermopolis EyeCare, Thermopolis Petro & Tire and Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Non-... Full story
There is a world of art out there to see from paintings, sculptures, charcoal or ink, but in some areas of Wyoming it is not feasible or convenient to visit an art museum to experience it. Queue the Ann Simpson Artmobile from the University of Wyoming; a traveling art museum directed by educator Erika Ramsey that visits small towns in Wyoming. They go to K-12 schools, libraries, senior centers and other available community areas to display and analyze these pieces with those who may never have...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss Wyoming Public Lands Initiative participation, funding for the Hot Springs County Weed & Pest to control mosquitoes, a grant amendment for the Public Health Reserve Corps as well as the implementation of a Diabetic Education Problem and updates on both the airport and the master facility plan for Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Resident Larry Bentley discussed the WPLI program participation with the commissioners,...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council met, with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent, approved bids from Brad Lofink of Plowboy Auto and Jacque Michel for unused vehicles. Lofink’s bids were $950 for a side load garbage truck and $900 for a rear load garbage truck, and Michel’s was $400 for a Crown Victoria. The council also approved closing a grant for a sewer replacement project on First Street. All of the bills have come in, and with everything taken out there is $45,973.82 left over. The unu...
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police calls” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire calls Thursday, March 10 4:19 p.m. Grass fire at 712 West Sunnyside. Sunday, March 13 1:12 p.m. Dumpster fire in the 500 block of Mondell. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, March 8 5:15 a.m. Subject reported striking a deer at mile marker 142 on Highway 20 North. 1:09 p.m. A gas drive off was reported at...
Mitch Carlisle explains some of his work during the Second Friday ArtStroll. This particular piece includes rawhide elk on copper barb wire and Russian olive. Carlisle said he is a found object artist, turning objects people might throw away into art....
Hot Springs County High School freshman Barbara Jean Kissel has received plenty of congratulations after tying for first place at the FFA district competition in Worland March 8. For her piece, Kissel chose a recitation of the FFA Creed, which all members believe in. She was inspired after an assignment to memorize the creed; in that assignment, she only missed two words, meaning she qualified in doing it. She then decided to participate in the district contest. Upon announcement of her name as...
Cody Glasson and Calvin Turnbaugh started Samba Roofing in December after receiving their LLC, according to Glasson. "We both got laid off from the oilfield and wanted to make some of our own money instead of making money for other people," Glasson said. Turnbaugh said co-owning a company gives him the chance to be responsible for his own future. "If you're going to have no security, you may as well be your own non-security," he said. Glasson, who has been roofing for most of his adult life, sai...
Thermopolis Middle School sixth grade science and social studies teacher Tom Olsen traveled to Cheyenne a few weeks ago, where he was presented his National Board of Teachers Certification. Olsen knew he had successfully completed the program in November, and explained it can be up to a three-year process. In his first year, he was required to submit four entries, each one averaging 25-35 pages. These entries must be submitted in early May, and he was also required to do six assessments in...
People attending the Ken Averill fundraiser Saturday top their Indian tacos with beans, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and onions. The event generated $5,044....
Ted Cruz won the Hot Springs County Republican Party National Delegate at the county convention Saturday. Jim Collins will represent HSC at the National Convention. Wyatt Agar and Kevin Dickey were elected to attend the Wyoming State Convention. Alternates include: Patty O’Brien, Benge Brown, Charles Curley, Jamie George and Michael Gear. They will join three others from Hot Springs County who will attend including party chairman Chuck Carver, state committeeman Jim Collins and state committeewoman Toni Casciato....
The 12th annual Big Game Banquet and Auction will be Saturday, March 26 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event is sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). A social hour featuring games and raffles begins at 5 p.m. The silent auction will begin at that time also. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with a live auction following. Gary Nash will donate his auction services. An item guaranteed to cause a lot of excitement will be a Wyoming Governor’s Hunting License which will be auctioned off. B...
The Relay for Life Kickoff is Friday, March 18 at the Armory building beginning at 6 p.m. You can register your team for the 2016 Relay for Life at the kickoff party and network with other participants while learning about this year’s Relay for Life plans. Dinner will be served followed by a bonfire. Relay for Life will be held August 12-13 in downtown Thermopolis. For more information about Relay for Life, contact Shurie Scheel at 307-460-0392 or shuriescheel@gmail.com. The local Relay for Life website is www.relayforlife.o...
About five years ago, on March 5, John Zupan was attending the purse auction when a discussion he was having turned toward him possibly donating his hair to Wigs for Kids. As the name implies, Wigs for Kids provides hairpieces for children who are suffering from hair loss, helping them maintain their confidence, self-image and self-esteem by providing them a means to keep their physical appearance. Ever since that day in 2011, Zupan has been letting his hair grow, enduring comments as to why he was doing it. That will come to an end at 9 a.m....
The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a flushing flow in the Bighorn River downstream of Boysen Dam, according to Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca. This operation is at the request of, and in coordination with, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “The purpose of the flushing flow is to improve trout reproduction by flushing fine sediments from spawning gravels in the river,” said Ronca. The flushing flow also improves insect production in the river by opening up interstitial spaces between gravels and cobbles. The flushing flow is gen...
