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Make the change for yourself, prevent high cholesterol
by Marissia Schaefer, CNP Many of us have likely been educated on how to be healthier, which includes the foods we should consume, and the...
UW and HSC Library offer blood pressure cuffs for checkout
Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at the library in Thermopolis. The kits are offered through a...
Suicide impacts people of all ages and backgrounds
Suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families and communities. There are many factors...
Coping with the 'out of our control' reality of agriculture
by Curstie Konold, MPH, CSW, QMHP Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the Ag community. It is prevalent...
What a difference 30 years can make
The article to the right appeared on the front page of the June 24, 1993, Independent Record. Now, 30 years later, Hot Springs County School Board...
Buffalo are dangerous
Tourist season has officially begun, here and around Wyoming. Nearly as soon as Yellowstone National Park (YNP) opened, reports began rolling in of...
Running away from problems
by Bryan Golden Do you have problems, adversity, and obstacles in your life? If you said yes, then you are like everyone else. Even the most...
School's out for summer
Some of you may remember jamming out to School’s Out by Alice Cooper to celebrate the end of a school year and the long anticipated start of summer...
Memorial Day ceremonies
On Monday, May 29, Memorial Day programs will be held at Monument Hill Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery and Park Street Bridge. The program at Monument...
Profane flag flying criticized
In last week’s Thermopolis Independent Record’s “On the record” section, there was a call regarding a profane flag flying but the deputy deter...
No zero days
by Mark D. List, MD Is there something about your health you’d like to change? For most Americans, this question usually triggers a wide...
Proud of all the high school graduates
The 2023 graduating class at Hot Springs County High School features 38 students with bright futures ahead of them. An insert in this paper is dedicat...
The gift of a kidney donation
by Jill Kruse, DO The first successful organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954. The donor was the identical twin of the recipient. The new...
Hopefully YNP has successful year
by Amber Steinmetz, Cody Enterprise It’s that time of year once again. Last Friday, the East Entrance to Yellowstone Park opened for the season,...
It's always construction season for the body
by Andrew Ellsworth, MD Like a car racing along the interstate, exiting onto a highway, and finally reaching the family farm along a dusty gravel...
Thank you to former park superintendent
I would like to say that Thermopolis has a Real Hometown hero in a gentle man who kept people coming to this small community year after year and telli...
Citizens go from shock and disbelief to an outpouring of support in a matter of minutes
Citizens in Thermopolis and Hot Springs county are not used to hearing or reading about shootings in our community and we find it shocking and scary w...
Shopping for your garden
Gardening season is finally here! You may be envisioning all the herbs, flowers, and vegetables you’ll harvest at the end of the season. But you’l...
Hacker's Brief
Scams we all need to be aware of. Wedding Anniversary Gift: A Sheridan citizen who owns a small business has been receiving similar emails every co...
You have something special to offer
I am concerned with the teens in our county. It seems this suicide trend is just that, a trend toward destruction. This little note is worthy of pu...
Defending Owl Creek Water District's position
We’d like to respond to and expound upon the article about the HSCRWJPB meeting on April 20th to clarify Owl Creek Water District’s (OCWD) positio...
Educate yourself before jumping into animal ownership
After several years and the efforts of a number of community members, chickens and selected other small animals, are now allowed to be raised within...
Thank you for efforts toward limited urban ag
Thank you to all the supporters of the Limited Urban Agriculture program. From the local 4H and FFA, the Wyoming University extension office and the...
Survival requires a leap of faith
by Stephen Dow, Cody Enterprise Meeteetse, like many Wyoming small towns, is on the verge of disappearing. It isn’t hard to imagine a near future...
Reporting Hageman's statements as facts
I’ve fact checked just three items Hageman had listed in her lengthy article, and each one is false. Although President Joe Biden tapped into the...