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Any chance of sorting things out with your boss? Maybe speaking to him about changing his management style? I have a boss that tends to micromanage us as well, but he used to program - not sure if that makes it better or worse.
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Aside from salary (I don't know if that salary is good in your area, but it seems a bit low) I think you will struggle to find a junior willing to learn a language that was retired 20 years ago and, even if you did, the chances that you would manage to retain a junior working in a language that was retired 20 years ago would be slim. That would then defeat the point of the issue you are trying to address.
I would suggest you talk to your boss again, save the budget on hiring a junior developer and use it to rewrite the application in a modern up-to-date language. This would be good for you and good for your boss in the long run.
Don't misunderstand me, I loved VB6 back in the day, but that was back in the day, those days are long gone. Although tempting and may appear logical, I wouldn't consider moving straight to VB.Net either, have a look at alternatives first (C#, F#, Delphi), to try and find the best tool for the job. I moved from VB6 to C# (I flirted with VB.Net and did a lot with Delphi inbetween). It's also worth considering which languages give you a large pool of available development talent, these usually migrate to the environments that have the most earning/employment potential (not always the best).
I assume it is currently a desktop application, perhaps consider moving it to a more modern web framework. There's no advantage to it being a web app per se, this just increases the talent pool available to you. Your options are endless really. Then once you have that done, finding a junior should be easier, although, potentially more expensive. But then you wouldn't need a junior as your boss could replace you far more easily should you decide to move on.
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10 years ago Fortran was getting posting for juniors to learn because the upcoming cliff drop of retiring out of those developers.
when hiring - you can promote VB6, in 10 years, will be paying higher value for youngish experienced developers because that job pool will be dropping off and lots of cash cow products rely on it, and easier maintained then replaced.
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that's a great idea. I'll use it.
Repo Man
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I'm curious. What is the program for? I learned VB as my first programming language. If working remotely is an option, maybe I can help, even rewriting the application in a modern language. 
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Sadly, the boss won't consider working remote -- yet. Rewriting in a modern language, except for the website which I'm doing in VB.Net Web Forms, is out. I will keep you in mind however
Repo Man
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Oh wow, the boss guy really wants to shoot himself in the foot...
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Can we have link to the current website? Just curious.
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Yes, crescentradiator.com
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35K a year for a "junior" position?!
 
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Junior programmers aren't learning VB6. They're learning C#, Python, and Javascript.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'm hoping one will be desperate and flexible enough. 
Repo Man
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Believe me, I get it.
Repo Man
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I'm saying for $35k anyone you're going to get will either be a hopeless loser or someone taking a job because they're desperate for something in the short term and will be gone for greener pa$tures within a year or two. While I understand preferring to have someone local to make training easier; if that's all your boss can afford your only hope of getting someone qualified and willing to stay is to outsource to somewhere in Elbonia where $35k is a lot of money.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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I agree with others, I don't believe your chances of getting a local programmer at that salary are good, and if this person is any good, they will not be staying.
However, you might find a retired person who's looking for extra cash, especially if the position is remote. Unfortunately, that leaves the boss in the same situation, having an older person who could die or re-retire at any time.
I suggest you have a conversation with your boss, and bring up all the points you mentioned. He has a serious problem, having what sounds like an important or even critical program written in a dead language. He's sitting on a time bomb whose timer is ticking steadily downward. If the conversation goes badly or the boss simply refuses to accept reality, there's nothing more you can do.
Good luck and perseverance!
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You could look for a college intern. 35k for an internship with college credit is pretty good.
That might not help long term but the way you describe the job I don't think anyone is going to stay long term.
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While I agree with other commenters that you won't get anyone good with any experience for that price tag, you might try hiring a recent high school graduate that went to vocational school (Technical Education) for programming and expect to direct him to self train on VB.net and take some of your time learning to code.
Not to put a damper on your ideas, but we just had to pay 120K for someone with an AD who tested extremely well and so far seems very bright.
Dave B
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Talk to the CS/CIS instructors in your area. It could very well be an opportunity for an internship/apprenticeship for some 'undeveloped' future rockstar. 
In a way, migrating a solid, working application is a perfect opportunity for an entry level position...it allows one to focus more on the language and not the business logic. That part will come later from all the debugging/testing/dogfooding they will be doing. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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"Lurch" your boss. That proposition is untenable, even after reading all the replies below. If he is your friend and cannot understand the position he is in, he is doomed to be stuck anyway.
Anyway, your better bet is a senior programmer looking to retire in an "adventurous" town on the "sexy" gulf coast who thinks hurricanes are a thing of the past and retirement with some income with evening sailing is the cat's meow. Drive home the Mardi Gras home seat option.
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Because VB6 has been "dead" for so long (yes, I know it isn't really dead yet) you will struggle to get experienced staff - and if you do manage to find someone then they either won't be "junior" OR won't be as knowledgeable about VB6 as they claim to be.
My second-from-last contract was with VB6 and I got to charge 25k over the going rate because of my knowledge and experience of VB6 (and VB3 - just don't ask). I got the job through my professional networking.
I'd be very wary of using any of the "hire a programmer here" websites - quality is not guaranteed. If it was me, I would reach out to 2 or 3 recruitment agencies using something like LinkedIn to identity them.
Or as others have said, use this as an opportunity to rewrite to .NET - you probably still won't get the expertise at that pay grade but an opportunity to bring a junior up to speed, who is likely to have used VB.NET or C# at college/Uni.
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If any more jobs like that come open and you don't want it, let me know.
Wishful thinking.
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