Thermopolis Independent Record - Your source for news in Hot Springs County

Do you want to know what your city, county and school districts are up to?  As a responsible taxpayer and citizen of your community, of course you wa...

In case you’re unawares, this past Thursday the Wyoming Senate committee advanced Senate File 17, a bill that calls for removing some of the public...

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, State Superintendent of Schools Jillian Balow, Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Liz Cheney all seem to...

The editor of this paper felt like she heard a collective gasp last week as people read a letter to the editor on this page of the January 14 edition...

It has been a week and many are still trying to wrap their minds around what happened at our Nation’s Capitol January 6. For some it clearly marks t...

Humans love to shame and blame others in the best of times, but bring on a public health crisis and it turns hard core. Add the speed and reach of...

The challenges and uncertainty of this past year have made many of us look forward to the New Year like we have never before. We are ready to turn...

This Christmas, along with the upcoming New Year, is almost certain to be unlike any before. Physical distancing and public health orders have changed...

A list of businesses receiving CARES Act COVID-19 business relief in Thermopolis and other towns around the state of Wyoming relief is available to...

The changes we’ve experienced this year have affected everything and that includes how the school Christmas programs are going to be presented this...

For the 24th year, Community Christmas Baskets of food are available for those in need. Individuals or families may sign up by call the H.O.P.E...

Businesses and members of our community have always been known for their generosity. This year has been difficult for families and businesses and it...

The Thermopolis VFW Post, as well as others across the state and country, along with many other businesses and organizations, have a long standing...

Once the 2020 election has come and gone, please remember your neighbors are still your neighbors. People who live in a small community have the most...

We need to get through this time and tighten our belts, just as we have through two World Wars, terrorist attacks and other epidemics. Newspapers in...

Still coming off the sugar high from the bags of candy passed out at Halloween — not to mention the discounted bags picked up at the stores...

It began as the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, with people dressing in costumes and lighting bonfires to ward off ghosts more than 2,000 years...

It doesn’t seem like it should be nearly November already, but here we are. Nearly all the leaves have changed or fallen, sports seasons have or...

Freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, of assembly and to petition the government are woven, like stars in the flag, into the fabric of the...

Questions that often come up from time to time when you work in the newspaper industry are “How do you remain objective in your writing?” or...

In the current political climate in the United States its sometimes hard to discern what is real and what isn’t. I don’t just mean the difference...

On the front page of this edition, you might notice we toot our own horn a bit, as we’re partnering with Hot Springs Travel and Tourism to...

There’s something to be said about a flag at half-staff. It certainly is noticeable when we see our stars and stripes flying not as high as they...

By Tuesday most residents in Hot Springs County probably realized the smoke from various fires in the state had worked its way to us. The biggies are...