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It feels like spring has finally arrived. Leaves are sprouting from buds, plants are pushing through the ground and newborn animals are exploring...

Easter weekend is upon us, a weekend traditionally dedicated to quality family time. It doesn’t matter if you’re spending Easter Sunday in...

The voice of the town, county and state agencies has been heard, as over the past couple weeks several letters went out to the Wyoming Department of...

Wyoming is our home. It is a pristine piece of heaven in the middle of our Nation, mostly untouched and sparsely populated, and that’s the way we...

This past year has seen a lot of change in our community. Familiar businesses are shutting their doors while new ones are popping up or coming under...

In Wyoming we really have just three seasons, not four – fall, winter and construction season. In Hot Springs County we do manage to sneak in...

A major step towards governmental transparency happened this past week, as Governor Gordon signed into law Senate File 57. This establishes a...

In like a lion, out like a lamb. We’ve heard that old saying forever in reference to how the weather is going to be during the month of March. With...

This past Sunday, what could’ve been a deadly incident was averted thanks to the vigilant and valiant effort of law enforcement — and not just...

As you flip through the pages of this week’s edition of the Independent Record, you’re sure to notice that the Thermopolis Bobcats had an...

As your newspaper, one of our primary responsibilities is to make sure people can read about and enjoy what is happening in our community. Pictures,...

Perhaps Wyoming’s State Appropriations Committee is learning you don’t mess with our elderly. Last week, in a last minute, last ditch effort, Repr...

As a newspaper, our primary goal is to inform our readers of what’s happening in the world, not just locally but on the state and, if necessary,...

Imagine how hard it must be to look for “something” when you really have no idea what that “something” looks like. Take the situation at our...

When the New Year rolls in, it’s often accompanied with the hope that this year will be better than the last. Unfortunately, a new year doesn’t...

Earlier this week Thermopolis and Hot Springs County experienced a changing of the guard of sorts with the swearing in of all the new folks elected...

What a week it’s been. Aside from the dump of snow we got for the New Year, as well as the resulting drifts, here at The Independent Record we’ve...

In a few short days we will be faced with a book filled with blank pages – 2019. Each new year is our chance to leave behind the previous year and...

We’re sure you’ll notice a little extra bulk in your paper this week, thanks to our annual printing of the Letters to Santa. While it’s quite a...

As we begin hanging our stockings with care, wrapping presents and dreaming of a white Christmas, there are those right here in our community that...

The leftovers of turkey and sides have dwindled and the snow’s sticking around a lot more, sure signs that we are well into the holiday shopping...

Old Man Winter certainly set the weather forecasters on their ear Saturday, proving once again that you can predict all you want to, but the reality...

The annual celebration of the turkey is upon us and hopefully this week finds you with friends and family, whether it’s at home or on the road, to...

Where are we supposed to park? That’s been the mantra the last few days as a high profile case out of Natrona County moved into the Hot Springs...

If you’re like us here at the Independent Record, last night you were anxiously awaiting the General Election results. This week’s front page...