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The 15th annual Fall WYO Quarter Horse Ranch Sale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The fall sale is the second of two sales each year featuring the horses of Bill and Carole Smith, Jack and Becky Wipplinger and Dr. H.B. “Woody” Bartlett. The “Parade of Geldings & Two-Year-Olds” video display will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at the fairgrounds. A performance preview is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The auction this year fe...
Crews work on demolition of the old Pizza Hut Thursday in preparation for a remodeled Pizza Hut building and parking lot....
Left, Damien Oliver, co-owner of One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company at 528 Broadway, gives a tour of the brewing process during their grand opening on Saturday. Taproom attendant Drew Carroll prepares an order for one of the many guests who attended....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners received an update from GDA Engineers on the progress at the new county airport west of Thermopolis at their second meeting of the month of August. GDA has been working with High Plains Power and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) on the road closed gate that will be placed just past the entrance to the new airport. Per the agreement between WYDOT and the county, the county will be responsible for a new meter on the gate, however, WYDOT will take over the maintenance of the gate and meter after...
Although students have been away from their desks for the summer, that doesn’t mean everything came to a halt in the school district. Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland filled the Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors in on what projects had been done over the summer during their meeting Thursday, Aug. 20. Most have probably noticed a lot of paving going on in the parking lots at the schools, and Apland says that is now all completed, including striping, just waiting for the firs...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had just over $10 million to work with this budget season, but with a little trimming here and there, they managed to cover everything. While some requests for funding were significantly higher, the commissioners were frugal in their spending knowing next year the monies coming in will be tighter. They did have to dip into the cash reserve fund to meet their total appropriations - the amount was just $200,000. Large cuts were made to the requests from the... Full story
Imagine what you might see in 100 years. If you ask a child, they might say, "Aliens and flying ships!" If you ask a retiree they might say something more like, "Economic changes and technological advancements." For Thermopolis resident Glenna Tippets, however, she could tell you quite a few true stories of what she actually has seen in her 100 years. Born August 31, 1915, Glenna remembers her childhood in Hurricane, Utah with the passing of both parents and being raised by a stepmother and six...
If you've been to Bicentennial Park lately, you may have noticed a lack of greenery. Last week, the town maintenance crew removed the majority of the rose bushes lining the South end of the park next to the playground. "Safety and maintenance," were listed by Fred Crosby, Assistant to the Mayor, as the primary reasons for removing a large section of the rose bushes. He mentioned that the rose bushes collected trash, have had to be trimmed regularly to keep them from encroaching into the...
4-H Static Exhibits Foods and Nutrition Luke Dickey: My Plate Sack Lunch – red, Peanut Butter Dog Treats – purple, Banana Cookies – blue, Oatmeal Cookies – blue, Beef and Cheese Dog Treats – purple, Canned Green Beans – red, Canned Sliced White Peaches – blue, Blueberry Spice Jam – blue, Chocolate Zucchini Bread – purple. Jeremy Gibbel: Multi-Grain Chewy Cookies – blue. Destiny Harris: Blueberry Pie – purple/3rd overall State Fair Foods, Canned Peaches – purple, Canned Green Beans – red, Blue... Full story
Several FFA students competed at the Wyoming State Fair. Results include: Logan Bartholomew entered 19 agronomy at state fair and his cross bred senior gilt. He received numerous blue ribbons for his plant samples. He plans to attend next year with two gilts and a boar. Rebecca Clouse took her red market steer to the state fair. She showed him in the WVATA Jackpot and in the Youth Market Steer Show. She also exhibited 8 agronomy samples and was very successful. She plans to add a heifer to her program next year. Strite Daniels took his Grand Ch...
New officers for the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center board were elected last week. Doris Ann Ready will be serving this next year as chairman of the board. Phyllis Baker was elected as vice chairman. Filling the remaining positions are Carol Shaffer, treasurer and Kathy Wallingford, secretary....
Three young men from Thermopolis recently graduated after 10 weeks of military basic training for Wyoming National Guard. Private Second Class Sean Miller was stationed at Fort Jackson, SC where he was assigned to an infantry unit. Private Adam Hanson and Private Alex Brawley were receiving artillery training at Fort Sill, OK. The basic training was for male and female soldiers in the National Guard, Army, and Army Reserves around the United States. Each platoon to which they were assigned had a...
The Independent Record office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 in recognition of Labor Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the Sept. 10 issue is noon Friday, Sept. 4 and the IR office will close for the day at that time. The deadline for editorial/news content for the Sept. 10 issue is noon Tuesday, Sept. 8....
Last Tuesday’s town council meeting started off with an announcement from Anthony Barnett, with the town engineer, that he had not yet received the notice to proceed from the approved company for the town chip seal project. Barnett requested that, when he does receive it, Mayor Mortimore be approved to sign the document. Council approved this action. Town attorney, Mike Messenger, gave a brief reading of the code update ordinance. With no questions from the council, the third reading was a...
Board education started Tuesday evening’s hospital board meeting with a discussion of a new coding system coming to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital: ICD10. The new coding system, developed in the ‘90’s, has become the norm for hospitals around the world but many hospital systems such as HSCMH are just now catching up. ICD10 is a numeric and alphabetized coding system (as opposed to only numeric with ICD9) that offers coders the opportunity to be much more specific. This specificity can b...
The main item for discussion at Tuesday night's Town Council meeting was the first reading of the water rate increase ordinance. Essentially, the rate increase would raise the base rate for all water users and then increase the per thousand rate (meaning the fee for every 1,000 gallons of water used will increase as well). From the Carl Brown study, the town base rate was identified as one rate that needed to be raised. Currently, the town’s rate is well below average base rates for c... Full story
Chairman of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board, Bill Williams, along with other board members, doctors and members of the community had a lengthy discussion with the Hot Springs County Commissioners on Tuesday regarding the future of the hospital. Williams told the commissioners his board has been working diligently over the past year to find a solution to the failure of the proposed hospital district in hopes of saving the hospital and the quality care given to the county's resident...
Wyoming’s Governor, Matt Mead, was traveling the state earlier this week with the elected officials from Wyoming Girl’s State, visiting with various county and town officials and made a brief stop in Thermopolis. Speaking with the County Commissioners and assistant to Thermopolis’ Mayor, Fred Crosby, Mead said the revenue expected this year paints a not-so-pretty picture. The revenue anticipation report will come out the end of October and with coal production being suppressed on a feder...
When it comes to tree maintenance and landscaping for the Medvigvy family, it truly is a family affair. The family business started last July is owned and operated by Steve and Sandy Medvigvy, daughter Chrissy Varney, and long-time boyfriend Steven Francis. Everyone in the family shares equal workload with no one person answering phones or handling the chainsaw. Although Francis and Steve Medvigvy have forestry and tree service experience, the idea is that everyone pitches in where needed - a...
One of the newest members of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is Susanne Samelson, an executive recruiter who comes to Thermopolis from New York. Samelson works as an independent contractor who matches up potential employees with employers looking for upper-middle and upper echelon executives to join their team. Most of her work involves the not-for-profit sector, looking for fundraising experts, those experienced in developing various programs and other staff positions. Samelson...
On August 9, a subadult male grizzly bear was captured and relocated for frequenting developed areas near Thermopolis. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bridger Teton National Forest, the bear was relocated to the Bailey Creek drainage in Bridger Teton National Forest approximately 15 miles northwest of Moran, WY. The release site is located in currently occupied grizzly bear habitat....
FFA Fair Building Exhibits Oats; Sheaf small grains – 1. Rebecca Clouse, 2. Jessie Pennoyer, 3. Logan Bartholomew Alfalfa; Sheaf forage or grass for hay – 1. Logan Bartholomew Alfalfa; Sheaf forage or grass for seed – 1. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 2. Logan Bartholmew, 3. Jessie Pennoyer Brome Grass; Sheaf forage or grass for hay – 1. Jessie Pennoyer, 2. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 3. Logan Bartholomew Brome Grass; Sheaf forage or grass for seed – 1. Jessie Pennoyer, 2. Kaitlyn Schmuck, 3. Dreama Thorpe Clover (A...
Advertisement was the theme of Tuesday’s Travel and Tourism Board meeting. Discussion started with the possibility of acquiring a Pandora Radio advertisement spot with Internet tiles and banners as well as audio spots that would target larger Wyoming communities. The ads would run for three to four months and cost approximately $6,000. The board had concerns as to whether this was the right type of advertisement at this point in time. Board member, Angie Guyon stated, “My personal opinion, I d...
It is that time of year again when drivers will start seeing school buses on their daily commute. One new thing they may not see, the law enforcement officer riding on the school bus. Officers from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department and Thermopolis Police Department are working jointly to catch those drivers who fail to stop for school buses picking up/dropping off kids throughout the county. Riding on the school bus is the best way to observe the violations.... Full story
New pencils, new backpacks, new clothes, it must be the start of the 2015-16 school year. Teachers have been busily getting their classrooms ready for the official start, which will be next Wednesday, Aug. 26 for all schools in the district. Classes start at 8 a.m. In an effort to make the transition from middle school to high school a little easier on the incoming freshmen, they will have a “rolling” start with classes beginning for them on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Parents of seventh grade stu...
