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An emergency contract totalling nearly $200,000 has been approved for cleanup of mud slides and big rocks near U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 inside Wind River Canyon, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation District 5 maintenance engineer Pete Hallsten of Basin. The $199,200 contract has been awarded to Pab Good Trucking LLC, of Greybull. "This project is scheduled to begin this Thursday, June 4, and will clear the ditches of slide debris and rocks from the highway's clear zone," Hallsten said. "Traffic will be controlled with flaggers, and...
According to information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, water levels at Boysen Reservoir are expected to rise approximately 2.5 feet in the coming days. The added water will fill the reservoir’s flood pool and will flood some of the reservable campsites at the State Park, as well as several regular and group campsites, especially in the Tough Creek area. Persons with reservations at the affected sites will be contacted by the Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails. The high water level is not expected to require the c...
Mother Nature reared her ugly head over Memorial Day weekend, bringing rain to the Big Horn Basin, which created unstable conditions in Wind River Canyon south of Thermopolis. After a week of rain, things turned loose in the canyon on Sunday bringing rocks, trees and mud, up to eight feet deep in some places, down on the roadway as well as the railroad tracks. According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) there are a total of 10 areas along the 13-mile stretch of canyon road...
Things are going to get “shook up” a little at Hot Springs County High School next fall with some changes Principal Scott Shoop reported to the School Board at their meeting last Thursday night. One of the things that will change is the bell schedule for students. In past years, high school students who wished to leave campus for lunch were out at various fast food places at the same time as most businesses were having their lunch hour, too. This sometimes created issues with students being tar...
State Rep. Elaine Harvey, R-Lovell, gave some advice to the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board during their meeting Tuesday. However, Harvey pointed out before she gave advice that she was hesitant to do so. She informed the board that they need to be the ones actively seeking out a hospital district if they want one, as hospital employees do not receive positive responses from the public. “Since you don’t have a hospital district, you need to get one,” she said. As the chairman of the House Labor, Health and Social Services committee,... Full story
Sheldon Skelton used a boat to get down the lane to his house on Kirby Creek Sunday to take his children, Elizabeth, left, and Samuel to the neighbors house during the flooding....
There’s a new coffee roaster in town that is bringing the freshest coffees from around the world to the main street of Thermopolis, and it’s called Jackrabbit Java. Owner/Operator Ellen Reed has been selling coffee, books, and gifts at Storyteller for six years. Her coffee bar offers everything from black coffee to breves and iced coffees to Italian sodas. “Our goal is to bring the freshest coffee with unique flavors from around the world to Wyoming. Drinking coffee should be an experience, not...
Last Thursday was a day not only of celebration for fifth graders at Thermopolis Middle School who completed the DARE program, but the last ceremony to be presented by long-time program coordinator, Cindy Magelky. Magelky began her career after graduation from college as a teacher, teaching music in the school district for many years. A change in careers brought her to the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department. Five years after Magelky started with the county, then sheriff DeLloyd Quarberg...
The Thermopolis Town Council approved a contract Tuesday to have Carr Coatings of Lovell do painting repairs to the Cedar Ridge tank at a cost of $98,925. Town engineer Heath Overfield recommended the company following their in-state bid rate being lower than the competition. “I’ve never worked with them, but based on their resume they can do it,” Overfield said. Carl Leyba was appointed to the Travel and Tourism Board following a discussion about four applicants for the position. The applicants were Angie Guyon, Rick Tudor, Carl Leyba and B... Full story
Salutatorian Haylee Hoffman had the following to say: Class of 2015, time flew by so fast, and we are now anxiously waiting for that diploma. Congratulations on your achievements and hard work. Like the great rapper Drake once said, "Started from the bottom, now we here." I would like to take this time and thank everyone in the gymnasium today for coming and celebrating the class of 2015. We owe a lot of gratitude to all of you. To our present and past teachers, thank you for sharing your time,...
The Travel and Tourism Board approved offering a renewed one-year contract to Cowgirl Consulting to the tune of $42,500, a five percent increase according to state park superintendent Kevin Skates. Also, the board approved giving $1,000 to the Smoking Waters Golf Tournament for their advertising. “They bring a lot of tourists in,” Skates said. He said the tournament brought in approximately 120 golfers last year. Amanda Moeller explained that most of these people stayed the night after the tournament, many because they decided to celebrate afte...
Tuesday’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners was an eclectic mix of approvals for various items, continued discussion regarding a fueling system at the new airport, a request from the Hot Springs County Counseling Center and a room filled with folks looking for some changes at the county jail. Hot Springs County Airport One item that is going to be a necessity at the new airport is a fueling system, both for local traffic and for those planes that come in and out of the airport f...
The Hot Springs Count Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Thermopolis Police Department, recently executed several drug related search warrants. These search warrants were a result of an ongoing criminal investigation. Several arrests have been made and charges ranging from misdemeanor to felony have been filed. The amount of information gained from the investigation, search warrants and arrests will likely result in more search warrants and more arrests in the near future. Law Enforcement has obtained records that indicate names, phone n...
Hot Springs County High School 2015 graduate, Hannah Channel, will be one of two representatives from Wyoming attending the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia this summer. The camp honors, awards and encourages excellence in science, something Channel intends to pursue as she plans to go into health and medicine in college starting in the fall. Held at Camp Pocahontas in Bartow, West Virginia, Channel will experience lectures from a spectrum of scientific disciplines, have hands-on...
WYO Quarter Horse Ranch had the most successful sale in its 32-year history last weekend at the Hot Springs County fairgrounds with $933,550 brought in at one of the nation's elite quarter horse gelding sales. According to Carole Smith, owner of WYO Quarter Horse Ranch, along with her husband, Bill, said there were buyers from 25 different states with Wyoming being the top state for purchases of the exceptional animals. One of the Smith horses will find its new home in Peru. "It was a great...
The Independent Record office will be closed Monday, May 25 in recognition of Memorial Day. The deadline for classified, display and legal advertising in the May 28 issue is noon Friday, May 22. The deadline for editorial/news content for the May 28 issue is noon Tuesday, May 26....
The “Pretty Little DI’ers” are currently attending the National Destination Imagination competition in Knoxville, Tenn., thanks to the generosity of businesses and individuals throughout Hot Springs County. The girls flew from Denver International Airport on Tuesday for the week-long adventure that will include not just the competition, but additional challenges and learning activities with a twist of fun, all at the University of Tennessee campus. Everything kicks off with an Olymp...
The Thermopolis 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is gearing up for May 30 & 31. Deadline for registrations Monday, May 25 at 6 p.m. PST. To register you can go online at www.woming3x3thermopoils.com, fax entry forms to 888-510-1128 or mail them to 4354 Towncenter Blvd., Suite 114-258, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. Registration fee is $140. For more information visit the website or email HoopWrld2@aol.com....
Natasha Kozlowski graduated from United State Coast Guard boot camp May 8 in Cape May, NJ. She finished her degree in December, 2014 from Alaska Pacific University with a bachelors in Marine Biology and because of her degree, she graduated as an E-3 Seaman. Kozlowski will be stationed in Newport, RI. She is currently working to become a commissioned officer. She is a 2009 graduate of Hot Springs County High School....
Deb Law A mix of satisfaction and sadness was stamped on Debra Law's face as she talked about teaching in Thermopolis. "This is 30," Law said. "Next week is 30 years." Even with those years under her belt, Law said teaching wasn't always her goal. "I remember telling my guidance counselor 'I don't know what I want to do, but I don't want to be a teacher,'" Law said. From a young age Law said she used to play with her sisters and her dolls, and the game was often school. "I'm one of those people...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped and relocated a sub-adult male grizzly bear May 14, 2015. The bear was captured for killing domestic sheep on private land northwest of Thermopolis. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Shoshone National Forest, the bear was relocated to the Fox Creek drainage of the Clarks Fork River approximately 15 miles northwest of Crandall, Wyoming. The release site is located in currently occupied grizzly bear habitat. Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool afforded bear managem...
Public comment is requested by the Wyoming Division of State Parks Historic Sites and Trails until June 12, on draft alternatives for the future development of Hot Springs State Park. The alternatives are for a 20-year Master Plan which will guide management of recreation, natural and cultural resources. The planning process has included a series of steering committee meetings and community outreach. Three alternatives are presented. They range from a limited action plan which maintains existing facilities and amenities to the legacy plan...
It’s been more than 10 years in the making, has been through it’s ups and downs and has been a source of controversy in the eyes of the community, but the new Hot Springs County Airport is just months away from accepting its first landing. During a final walk through for phases III and IV with the state inspector from the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division, the county commissioners and GDA Engineering last Friday morning, the goal is to have the new airport up and runni...
Thank you all for coming here today. Will anyone with small children or sensitive hearing please cover their ears. (Jim lash says runners to your mark, get set, bang) I want to apologize right away for the vast use of symbolism, analogies, or allusions, along with many pop culture references and any inside jokes that we as a class are apart of. I will do my best to keep it appropriate and comprehensible for all: for example the symbolism behind the starter pistol has many different approaches....
Welcome family, friends, and Hot Springs County High School class of 2015. As Paul Ryan once said, "every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together." Throughout high school, our class was able to work together to achieve many things.. Now, I would like to recognize some of these successes. If I name an accomplishment that you have participated in or plan to in the future, please stand up. •Drama club 4 peat state champions. •The aw...
