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Get ready for Wyo Wednesdays
by Suzanne Samelson Main Street Thermopolis has plans for the spring season, starting with Wyo Wednesday on April 7. The first Wednesday of the mo...
Be aware of numerous scams
CyberWyoming releases information on recent scam activity. Residents and businesses are reminded to never give out information over the phone...
Community Chatter: Coffee Talk
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce has been working on our strategic plan. We have identified three areas to focus on; Member...
Dumb idea with bad timing: canceling newspaper published legal notices
by Bill Sniffin, Cowboy State Daily Using both tight budgets and a Covid pandemic as excuses, the dumb idea of limiting printed public notices in...
COVID closure impact on students
by Catelyn Deromedi RWE Principal Ralph Witters Elementary school would like to expound on last week’s article written in the Independent Record tit...
Community Chatter - Moving Veteran's Day speech
Thermopolis VFW Post 2281 marked Veteran’s Day last Wednesday at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month with words from the post...
The Psychology of Smoking Cessation
by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. As a primary care physician, I commonly encounter patients who smoke cigarettes. Most people, including those who...
Our view - Stay informed
It’s a battle that’s been waged for a long time now and it doesn’t show any signs of letting up. There’s a movement amongst state legislators...
Prairie Doc Perspectives
by Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D. It is a classic presentation: The middle-aged man who develops a painful, swollen, great toe the morning after...
Our view - Bobcat homecoming
The 2020 Bobcat Homecoming week activities will be held throughout next week. In the three schools of Hot Springs County School District, various...
Our view - Remembering 9/11
The editorial that appears to the right of this editorial ran in the September 13, 2001 Thermopolis Independent Record following the 9/11 terrorist...
Our view
Scams have been circulating for many years but it seems there are always new ones popping up to try to scam people out of their money. The following...
Our view - Take a stand
As if things weren’t hard enough for Wyoming’s small businesses, news comes that there are plans to claw back a chunk of the Paycheck Protection P...
Our view - Enjoy the fair
The Hot Springs County Fair kicks off on Saturday, July 25 with the Horse Show beginning at 8 a.m. All events will be held at the HSC Fairgrounds....
Community Chatter - Update on SMART Start Back to School plans
Greetings HSCSD #1 Patrons, I am writing with an update to our SMART Start Back to School plans for school this fall. HSCSD #1 is planning on as...
COVID-19 offers scammers opportunity
by Sam Shumway State Director, AARP Wyoming In the year 2019, AARP’s FraudWatch Network reported 24 percent of all scam calls reported in Wyoming...
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The choices we make
I’m in a rather philosophical mood today. I think it started when I stepped out my back door and...
Some final words
For those of you who haven't heard yet, this will be my last official personal column at the Thermop...
Keeping up with tech
I’ve been pretty lucky to be “tech savvy” up to this point. Sure, I’ve had to ask my kids...
The pros and cons of chickens in town
“I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. Now I’m just waiting to see which one comes...
Love-hate relationship with snow
I have something of a love-hate relationship with snow. On one hand, I really don’t like driving...
Enjoy it while it lasts
“The sky’s blue again!” These were the excited words of my boys as they headed out to the car...
Things will slow down
I think one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves as adults is, “after this week things will slow...
Bobcats prepare for homecoming
Homecoming football games have been a decades long tradition for Hot Springs County High School,...
Kind of like a squirrel
I believe fall is my favorite season of the year. I can pull out my sweaters and other snuggly, soft...
