Thermopolis Independent Record

31/10/2024

Enjoy this Halloween poem by our local Poet of Kirby Creek.

The Spectral Parade Noon, October 26, the Saturday before Halloween… ~ Eight there were in staggered line. The view unfettered by brush or by pine. With laughter and song wither they go. Their final destination, nobody knows. ~ Great bags they all carried. Parcels for travel. The mysteries therein...

09/10/2024

Little black bear came through the area, last seen around 6 miles outside of Thermopolis along Highway 20 North.

17/09/2024

On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S....

11/09/2024

The Town Hall has received several phone calls from concerned residents about our flag in the center of town not being at half mast. We do apologize for this, but unfortunately on Monday during the mini tornado, there was damage done to the rope and weight causing it to stick at the top. We, regretfully are unable to lower our flag. The fire department has the only ladder in town that is able to reach the top to fix this problem and with the fire that started Monday, they have been very busy. They are taking time tonight to help to get this situation fixed. Again, we apologize that we could not get our Old Glory to where she needed to be during this time of remembrance.

29/08/2024

Hot Springs Health postponed their door replacement. It will be Tuesday, September 10.

21/08/2024

Unofficial results from the Hot Springs County Primary Election have been posted.
See them here https://hscounty.com/elections
Challenger Bob Aguiar has won the Republican spot for HSC Commissioner. He will advance to the General Election. These are only HSC results and do not include other counties for our Senate and House District seats. We will update that information as it is available. It does look like incumbent Ed Cooper has won the Senate District 20 race and incumbent John Winter has won the House District 28 race. Full results will appear in the 8.22.24 print issue of the IR.

Hot Springs County Wyoming

16/08/2024

Regarding political advertising:

We are attaching the page from the official Wyoming Election Division Campaign Guide that explains the requirements of W.S. 22-25-110. Some ads fall under #4 and do not require a paid for by line. Recently, some ads ran in the IR that were determined to fall under #4. IR staff contacted the Hot Springs County Clerk, who in turn contacted an election official with the Secretary of State’s office, and it was determined the ads in question fall under #4, although they are in opposition to a candidate or candidates. The ads were paid for by an individual who is not a candidate or affiliated with a Political Action Committee or organization.

30/07/2024

UPDATE-- 9:57 pm

The east entrance of Yellowstone national park is closed to outbound traffic. You can still enter the park if needed. Park Rangers are closing the road on the west side of the fire at this time.

The USFS is evacuating the Wapiti campground due to heavy smoke and the fire is approaching the highway. Please do not go up to the area. We will post further updates as we know them. Use caution if you are up there as there are numerous emergency vehicles on the highway. The Wyoming Highway Patrol will be closing the highway until further notice at the forest boundary.

25/07/2024

05/07/2024

Tomorrow July 6th we will be testing the outdoor alert sirens at 12:00pm. You will hear the steady tone reserved for severe weather events.

05/07/2024

To manage downstream moss conditions and at the request of downstream irrigators, the outflow from Boysen will temporarily increase on July 10, 2024 to 4,400 cfs. At the completion of the
flush, the outflow will be maintained at 1,300 cfs.

July 10, 2024
0600 hours – Increase outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 2,200 cfs.
0700 hours – Increase outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 3,200 cfs.
0800 hours – Increase outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 4,400 cfs.
1700 hours – Decrease outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 3,200 cfs.
1800 hours – Decrease outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 2,600 cfs.
1900 hours – Decrease outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 2,000 cfs.
2000 hours – Decrease outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 1,700 cfs.
2100 hours – Decrease outflow from Boysen Reservoir to approximately 1,300 cfs and maintain
until further notice.

04/07/2024

The Wyoming Highway Patrol, in conjunction with WYDOT, is delivering this safety message to drivers of U.S. 20/WY789 inside Wind River Canyon: "Slower Vehicles, Use Turnouts."

In other words, if you're driving slow, be polite and pull over for safety's sake to allow faster-moving vehicles to get past you with safety in mind.

Thank you!

20/06/2024

15/06/2024

We look forward to seeing you on the 14th for the Poker Run and Cruise-In, and again on the 15th for the car show!

11/06/2024

The Boysen Crew will be completing maintenance beginning June 11, 2024 through June 12, 2024. The spillway will be used to maintain outflows
of approximately 1,800 cfs. Upon completion of maintenance, the river will be maintained at
approximately 1,800 cfs and the spillway gates will be closed.

08/06/2024

05/06/2024

Town of Thermopolis Mayor clears Chief of Police to return Sgt. Mascorro to full duty beginning Wednesday, June 5. See the attached press release for full details.

02/06/2024

30/05/2024

29/05/2024

02/09/2023

Reminder, today Saturday September 2nd at noon we will be testing the outdoor alert sirens. The tone you will hear today is the high low tone reserved only for the unlikely event of a Boysen Dam failure. Again, this siren test will be at noon. Sirens will sound for about 3 minutes.

20/08/2023