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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

At the next city council meeting our new city council is poised to pass an ordinance to allow farm animals in town. Residents of Thermopolis your voic...

I am constantly amazed at the unprofessional behavior of the Hot Springs County School Board. Most recently, the sarcastic remarks about a concerned...

I would like to express my gratitude to both Jean Skelton and to Andrea Miller for their presentation to the Hot Springs County School Board during...

The Lazy Fox will be closing the beginning of April.  Our business survived the pandemic, the only other food business on the block burning down and...

I am a Hot Springs County School Board Trustee and am writing a response to the article written about our last board meeting. I would like to thank th...

If you are a Veteran in crisis or concerned about someone who is, help is here. In January, the new COMPACT Act went into effect across the U.S. The...

I feel uplifted and blessed by having attended the World Day of Prayer gathering Friday at the fair building. We find such goodness in Thermopolis!...

Is the handwriting on the wall? ; Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. Interpretation: Mene - GOD has numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. Tekel - Thou art...

This month, we will have a speaker that is specializing in woke culture. As a college graduate with a well traveled life, I would really like this...

Are we being oppressed?  Oppression - 1. dominate harshly: to subject a person or a people to a harsh or cruel form of domination   2. inflict str...

Governing a diverse people is difficult – a lot like trying to manage a family of children, all with different needs, wants and interests, all...

World War II was in its third year in 1944.  The Allies were slowly gaining on the Germans and Japanese on the European and Pacific fronts. After...

We’d like to respond to the 1-26-2023 article regarding the Hot Springs Joint Power Board reorganization and to provide additional information,...

I have wanted to write this letter to the editor for years. I started driving farm equipment here in the 60s, as did most of my classmates from the...

What has N.A.T.O. done? It was formed after WWII to make sure that no country would ever be taken over by oppressors again. Ukraine has been...

A long time ago in the distant future, a cloud of gloom hovered beneath the North Pole. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) went South for the...

Each Thursday the IR arrives in the mail, and I typically go right to “On the Record” and the Obituaries to confirm I’m not mentioned in...

I was disappointed with a few of our candidates who are running for school board trustee. They seem to feel they do not have to answer questions from...

In the October 20 issue, the newspaper ran an editorial about the local school board race. First off, I would like to make clear that I am addressing...