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by Durward D. Jones A loss was felt in Thermopolis when Canyon Sporting Goods closed their doors last year. Fast forward to today, and it has found a new home at White Horse Country Store. Canyon Sporting Goods will be opening Saturday, Feb. 1. Dave Denton, owner of White Horse Country Store, purchased the sporting goods store from Eileen Johnson. Denton and Johnson, long time friends, had discussed being partners for many years and the right pieces finally fell into place. The two have been working since December to make the deal happen, allow...
If you have walked past the old Thermopolis EyeCare building at 110 N. 5th and wondered what is going on inside, you are not alone. Behind the wooden enclosure is the beginning of Thermopolis’ newest storefront: S Squared Designs. Named after the two co-owners, Stefanie Gilbert and Stephanie Conrad, the store found its beginnings in conversations with local artisans who produce unique, handcrafted works of art. Gilbert and Conrad, who have in the past produced handmade wooden signs and r...
The familiar face of Greg Willson has moved his New Youk Life office from his previous location in Storyteller to the corner spot in the old Klink building. Wilson has accepted a promotion from agent to manager for New York Life here in Thermopolis. With the move, Willson is planning on more agents and hopes to find them in Thermopolis. From the time he was a little boy, Greg has been part of this community and is proud to provide his services here....
The school board met on their new scheduled date and time, the third Tuesday of every month, on Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The board worked on several items during the meeting from staff recommendations to recovering a lost day due to a snow day in December. The school district needs to make up the snow day from December. The district decided on extending the hours for two Fridays to make up the lost time. Letters were sent out notifying parents of the dates. Superintendent Dustin Hunt shared that...
The H.O.P.E. Agency has begun an all out battle against sexual assault. With any victory in battle, knowledge is power and can often dictate the victor. The H.O.P.E. Agency is working hard to educated people to help prevent sexual assault. Working from a three year grant, the H.O.P.E. Agency in a tri-county collaboration with Hot Springs, Big Horn and Washakie Counties, are working together to stop sexual assault. They are educating young teens to recognize a bad situation that could lead to an...
Jennifer Domhoff from the H.O.P.E. Agency presents a Bobcat Be The Solution mug during a sexual assault prevention work session with local teens at the high school....
Community members take part in the Thermopolis Eyecare grand opening Thursday....
Carter Mascorro, Talyah Myers, Paris Strumfa, and Dyllan Myers make wire sculptures as Sue Hurd provides inspiration and materials Friday afternoon at the Hot Springs County Library....
After over a month of serious deliberation over plans to the new hospital Master Building Plan, the architectural firm Erdman presented their updated plans for facility renovation to the hospital board. The Tuesday night meeting was highly anticipated because it was a crucial next step in the facility renovation process; after six different designs for renovation were presented to the board over a month ago, the members picked one design and asked Erdman to draw up a number of options based...
The Mayfield family of Roy, Billee and their son Cody have found themselves in need of some community support. Roy Mayfield has been fighting cancer since September of last year. This battle has put the family under financial and emotional strain. To help the Mayfield family, there will be a dinner and a cookie jar auction at the VFW Saturday, Feb. 6. A bean pot dinner will start at 6 p.m. and an assortment of cookie jars to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Mayfield family. For...
Colton Blakesley fishes for the letters of his name during a kindergarten orientation Wednesday night at Ralph Witters Elementary....
During last week’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners, Martin Bader, Tom Christensen and Arnold Pennoyer brought forward concerns about the fairground’s Multi-Purpose (MP) Building roof, which was replaced by Atlas Roofing in 2013. The MP building was in need of a new roof a few years after an addition was added to allow for more room inside. The old portion of the building was in need of repairs because of age and leaking problems throughout. It was decided to put a new roof on the whole building to solve the leaking issues and...
With the life of the former Hot Springs County Airport coming to an end, the County Commissioners are seeking public input on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. The commissioners are applying for the grant to pay for a study to determine redevelopment options for the former airport. A public hearing will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at the County Annex at 114 North 4th Street. The process of applying for a CDBG grant will help offset the costs of the proposed Scope of Work study by GDA Engineers, who planned...
Thermopolis Town Council member Dusty Lewis took over the Tuesday meeting in place of a absent Mayor Mike Mortimore. He and his assistant Fred Crosby were away on business. The long awaited opening of the new Pizza Hut was announced during the meeting. Representatives from the restaurant were present as the council voted on their dispensing change. The change was just a formality for the new building. Town engineer Heath Overfield spoke to the council per request from the Mayor. Overfield gave...
On the night of Thursday, Jan. 14 John Cannon, 43, of Clearfield, Utah, had the scare of his life. Cannon was driving a semi-truck on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789. The semi began to slid on the slick roadway and Cannon found himself inside his semi, with the trailer and pup still attached, clinging to the bank of the river in Wind River Canyon. Cannon was hauling bulk sugar, as he rounded a corner known as Big Windy inside the canyon. Cannon's trailing pup lost traction and slid into the guard rail. Mome...
With substantial county budget cuts on the horizon, the Hot Springs County Commissioners began the difficult job of discussing budget cuts during their afternoon meeting Tuesday. “I think we all agree there’s concern about where we're going this next budget year,” said commissioner John Lumley to open the discussion of budget cuts. The commissioners, alongside County Attorney Jerry Williams, then discussed the possibility of certain groups overspending their allotted budgets. “My concern...
Lucas Manuel Cruz was born early in the evening of Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, taking the title of the first baby born in Hot Springs County for the new year. He is the first child of Gisselle and Hector Cruz of Thermopolis. The family received a gift basket from merchandise the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary collected from local businesses. Gisselle explained she and Hector wanted a name that can be pronounced in Spanish as well as English. Both parents of Mexican decent wanted...
The Thermopolis Economic Development Company (EDC) issued a last minute release at press time for the Independent Record stating the Red Rock Business Park has sold. According to the release, the “Wyoming Dinosaur Center has bought the entire business park and the EDC looks forward to the great things that the relocation of the museum will bring.” Independent Record staff contacted EDC members on Tuesday and they would not comment on the sale which was apparently finalized Wednesday morning. The IR staff be following this story for further det...
Local rancher and businessman, Wyatt Agar, will seek the Republican nomination for Wyoming State Senate District #20, which consists of Washakie and Hot Springs Counties, as well as South Big Horn and portions of Park and Fremont Counties. Agar stated, "At a time when the very foundations of our livelihood and lifestyle in rural Wyoming and America are under attack, we need strong conservatives to push back. Our constitutional rights, individual rights and private property rights are constantly...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire District have elected new officials for the coming year. Mark Collins, who has served since 1992, was elected Chief for the 13th time. Bryce Gilbert, who has been with the group since 2011, was elected Assistant Chief. Clint Huckfeldt, who has spent five years as a volunteer fireman, was elected Lieutenant. Cory Gilbert was elected Captain. Gilbert has been with the firemen for four and a half years. Two members were elected to positions for the first time in their careers Tuesday. Ryan Georgius, who...
The Travel and Tourism Board meeting opened to news that the lodging tax revenue hit a record low of 41 percent, but the yearly revenue is still up 11 percent. Speculation from board members suggested it was caused by a mass exodus of crew workers. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller reported to the board they would not be charged for the Waltman billboard new Dino-opolis design due to the fact the company put the wrong one up to begin with. The current design has two emerging dinosaurs from a...
John Corbin’s eight grade civics class recently began a project about participation in politics; a number of the students chose to write letters to their representatives in Washington, D.C., expecting nothing in return. What they got, however, forever changed their minds about American democracy. Corbin gave his class three options for their “How Can I Participate in Politics” project: creating a poster to “get out the vote”, contacting an elected representative in Washington, or making a...
Hot Springs County celebrated five of its unique and great individuals by inducting them into the Hot Springs County Hall of Fame. Each of the inductees were recognized for contributions to improve and make Hot Springs County the place it is today. The inductees were county historian Dorothy Milek, the first woman senator in Wyoming Dora McGarth, pioneer of medicine in Hot Springs County Dr. Dana Carter, the former president of Empire Oil Co. John Herring Sr. and World Champion Bronc Rider and f...
Thursday’s Chamber Board meeting was one of the fastest on record, but the brief meeting does not mean that the board will be inactive in the coming months. In fact, there are three important Chamber events upcoming that involve the community entire. The first upcoming event is the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) resource seminar, which is slated to take place on Jan. 28 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum. The roundtable event will feature SBDC professionals w...
After a tenant received a Notice to quit, a request from a landlord to his tenant to quit the premises leased and turn possession over to the landlord, the tenant became suspicious because he felt the notice was not legitimate. Although the notice was properly posted and signed by a law enforcement official, he felt something was not quite right and brought it to law enforcement’s attention. Law enforcement officials began an investigation after obtaining the notice. They felt it was very e...
