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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” — Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 Of course the founders of our country did not wholly agree that all men were created equal. Certainly not Black Americans, or Indigenious people, or even women for t...
Green River High School incoming junior Isabell Salas was one of four high school golfers in the state chosen to be a part of Wyoming Girls Junior America's Cup golf team. Players were chosen from a combination of high school and WSGA/WJGT scores, personal statements and a written essay. The Girls Junior America Cup includes 18 teams and each team consists of the top four girls from each state or country. The tournament is a 54-hole competition with teams counting three scorers and throwing out... Full story
SHERIDAN — Wyoming is a state blessed with bountiful natural resources ranging from coal to natural gas, Wyoming governor candidate Brent Bien said Tuesday, but “our children are our greatest natural resource.” That might be why several of the governor and superintendent of public instruction candidates speaking at the second night of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum Tuesday emphasized the importance of protecting children from potentially dangerous world views that could invade the public school classroom, from cr...
Two men descended from members of Major John Wesley Powell's epic river expeditions of 1869 and 1871 down the Green and Colorado Rivers and the Grand Canyon recently visited the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River. Eric Peterson of San Marcos, Texas, is the 2nd great grandson of Frank Goodman, who took part in Powell's first (1869) expedition. A young Englishman who fought during the Civil War with the New Jersey Volunteers and afterward became a trapper for the Hudson's Bay... Full story
Dear Editor, I was disappointed to learn that the C&M circus will be in Green River on July 1. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, operated by Eugene “Trey” Key III and Key Equipment Inc, was cited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for failure to provide shelter to animals from the elements, proper veterinary care, nutrition, and handling. In addition, USDA had confiscated an underweight tiger cub from the circus. And its license was suspended for six months by an administrative law judge. The link to all the violations is...
LARAMIE — As nuclear energy makes its way into Wyoming, local scientists will join a nationwide effort to learn more about emerging nuclear technologies and potential impacts on communities. University of Wyoming has been awarded an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a nationwide program to expand nuclear research. DOE awarded $61 million to support projects at universities in 29 states. The UW research will focus on impacts of the advanced nuclear demonstration project meant to replace Rocky Mountain Power’s Nau...
“This is probably the least lean budget we’ve put together in the last five years,” Green River Finance Director Chris Meats said Tuesday. The Green River City Council approved its operating budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The budget totals $17 million and utilizes $3.7 million in reserve funds to balance it off of $14.9 million in revenue. Meats said the budget is larger than previous years, but still represents a conservative revenue forecast of $850,000 a month...
“What we want, and what we shall have, is the royal American privilege of living and dying in a country town, running a country newspaper, saying what we please when we please, how we please and to whom we please.” — William Allen White Those words are printed on the copy of “Community Journalism” I’ve had since being a student at the University of Wyoming. The book was written by Bruce Kennedy, who once owned the Green River Star through his Sage Publishing Company. While I’ve read through that... Full story
A second-grade teacher at Monroe Elementary School known for trying new things in the classroom was named Sweetwater County School District No. 2's Teacher of the Year. Heather Phillips earned the accolade Tuesday night, receiving the award during the district board of trustees meeting. Phillips was one of eight nominees from throughout the district. Mike Aimone, the principal at Monroe, complimented Philips on her dedication to her students while introducing her to the board. "She's always,... Full story
After 15 months of ignoring a court order, the Biden Administration recently announced the long-overdue resumption of federal oil and gas lease sales – at a greatly reduced scale. With the available acreage significantly cut back and royalty rates hiked, it’s hard to see the move as anything other than a grand gesture to appease the critics who want more energy security and those who want fewer fossil fuels. A grand, but empty gesture that will offer few actual solutions to building up our domestic energy reserves, leaving us continually vulner...
The Lady Wolves’ softball season this year was a complete 180 turn from their first season. A team with no wins in 2021 made it to the state tournament and notched nine wins throughout the season, five of which were in conference games. “I’ve never seen such a turn around of a program at the high school level,” Athletics Director Tony Beardsley said. “We did not win a game in year one of our softball program.” That turnaround impressed other coaches in the conference, resulting in them voting...
POWELL - Unprecedented rain, combined with fast melting late season snow, has flooded nearby communities and forced the closure and evacuation of Yellowstone National Park and nearby attractions. Visitors in Yellowstone National Park were being evacuated Monday, as several roads in the park were closed due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides from the recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall. At 10:45 a.m. Monday, the park closed all entrances to inbound traffic due to hazardous con...
A special-purpose tax for area infrastructure won’t be the only tax request voters will decide on this November. They will also decide the fate of the long-running lodging tax which supports the Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism Board’s promotional efforts. Funding generated by the tax is used for event grants used to promote events within the county, grants to the county’s two chambers of commerce to act as visitors centers, the Sweetwater County Events Complex to recruit and promote event...
"I didn't expect any of this," Ryan Pasborg said Tuesday night. Pasborg is credited with saving the lives of Stephanie Wadsworth and her son Weston in Jamestown earlier this year when a house fire erupted at the Wadsworth home. Pasborg was late for an early-morning shift and recalls smelling something burning before noticing the house on fire. Driving to the home, he encountered three children outside who informed him that two people were still inside the home. Pasborg entered the home twice to...
JACKSON — Two suicides have occurred in Teton County this year, both young adults in their early twenties and both by firearm. The first occurred March 28, a 20-year-old Teton County resident who was attending the University of Wyoming. The latest firearm suicide was a 22-year-old male resident who died Sunday. “Two suicides by handguns,” Teton County Coroner Brent Blue said. “One 20-year-old and one 22-year-old. This is craziness.” Blue said that of two suicides in 2022, both involved a firearm. Of seven total suicides in 2021, four involved...
A large number of Republican candidates have filed for Sweetwater County’s leadership positions, leading many races to be decided in the Republican Primary Election Aug. 16 if independent candidates are not added to the Nov. 8 General Election ballot. The filing period for many local and state offices ended Friday. The largest field of candidates is the group vying for the three available positions on the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, with nine Republicans filed to run. No D...
Green River residents will have some choices to make in the Nov. 8 General Election that will impact the makeup of the Green River City Council. Mayor Pete Rust is seeking his third term, but is being challenged by Mark Peterson for the position. This will be the third time Rust and Peterson have run against each other for the position. In Ward I, Ronald Williams and Jon Fernandez are seeking election to the Council seat Jim Zimmerman will vacate at the end of the year. In Ward III,...
Sometimes, it’s the simple games that are the most enjoyable. Think about “Tetris” for a moment. The game is perhaps the perfect video game because of its simplicity and how only player’s skill determines its difficulty curve. “Tetris” is a game that will be enjoyed for generations to come. Another game that hits that same skill and difficulty point is Nintendo’s “Pinball.” It was recently released as part of the Nintendo Switch’s Nintendo Entertainment System game library last week, which is...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will release an extra 500,000 acre feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to help maintain hydroelectric generation at Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon Dam amid drought conditions that have parched the West for more than two decades. The action will draw down Flaming Gorge Reservoir’s surface about 10 feet by August and possibly a total of 15 feet later in the fall, according to the BOR. News of the Flaming Gorge release follows calls on two other river systems in Wyoming in April. Those actions were also pro...
A long-planned dog park for Green River’s furry residents is anticipated to be completed this fall near the Green River Animal Shelter and city horse corrals, capping nearly four years of planning and fundraising. Representatives of Green River High School’s National Honors Society chapter, which has spearheaded the project, told the Green River City Council last week that after finding an area contractor to start building the park, they hope it will be completed in time for a ribbon cutting dur...
The reveal of Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism’s master tourism plan to the Green River City Council last week had me thinking about a tourism-based study the Rock Springs city government initiated in the early 2010s. Although it was just over a decade ago, Rock Springs and Sweetwater County were a different place. The residual momentum from the oil and gas boom meant money was still coming in from the activity, but local leaders knew things were coming to a close and were looking at a m...
Nearly a week into the filing period for candidates, two large races have developed amongst Republicans seeking office. Those interested in seeking office have until May 27 to file as a candidate. In Green River, only incumbents have filed for election so far. Mayor Pete Rust filed to seek a third term as the city’s mayor, while Mike Shutran and Gary Killpack have filed for re-election in Ward II and Ward III respectively. According to filing information from the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Off...
A plan to manage wild horses in Southwestern Wyoming will result in many herds being removed from lands they're currently living on if approved by the Bureau of Land Management. This new management plan, if approved, will see the forced removal of herds in many locations throughout Southwest Wyoming, leaving the herd living near Pilot Butte and the Wild Horse Loop Tour in the White Mountain Herd Management Area unaffected. Initially, the plan was to render the herd a non-reproducing herd, but...
Felony charges against three men and a minor were filed last week in Sweetwater County Circuit Court following an alleged incident where a Rock Springs man was held against his will and beaten. Charges were filed against Damon Ray Longfellow, 21, of Rock Springs; Dominick James McCall, 19, of Reliance; Tyler Jerome Billstein, 20, of Rock Springs; and Alex Carrier, 16, of Rock Springs. Carrier was charged as an adult for his alleged participation in the event. Longfellow faces felony charges of k...
Liz Cheney’s fight to keep her U.S. House seat is supposed to be a slugfest. How could it not be? There’s so much inherent drama: Cheney, the fallen GOP princess, locked in a duel against her party’s once (and perhaps still) king, Donald Trump. His hand-picked surrogate is a former friend and ally, Harriet Hageman, who claims Cheney betrayed their leader. If Wyoming votes out Cheney, can she still someday make it to the White House? Folks, it’s Survivor: Politicos of the Plains! Except this showdown for the heart and soul of the Republican Part...
