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While discussions about Green River joining Solid Waste District No. 1 continue to occur at City Hall, there may be another route for the city to get involved in a solid waste district. Chris Meats, finance director for the city and a member of solid waste district no. 1’s board, said Green River was involved in discussions to form a Sweetwater County Solid Waste District No. 3 during the 1980s. He said the district never came to a vote and a mill levy, a portion of property taxes reserved f...
More than 1,000 Sweetwater County residents have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and some resources are being stretched thin. According to Dr. Jean Stachon, the county’s health officer, the county has seen a 40% percent increase in positive COVID-19 cases since Halloween, growing to 1,075 as of Monday from 480 at the end of October. “That’s not an uphill slope, that’s a vertical raise,” Dr. Stachon said Monday afternoon. At the end of September, the rate of positive...
Some of the days on Golden Hour Senior Center's calendar of events look as busy as they did before the coronavirus pandemic started. On Tuesday, the center's calendar showed events for open pool, line dancing, a TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meeting, Wii Bowling, lunch, bridge, a watercolor class and modified bunko. Events started at 8 a.m. and wrapped up by 3:30 p.m. Pandemic response guidelines continue to be observed, with patrons required to wear masks while in the building and strict limi...
The mayor of Granger is facing allegations he used municipal funds for personal use, which include purchasing a furnace part for a rental home he owns in New York state. Bradly McCollum, 55, was arrested and charged last week with felony theft and misdemeanor wrongful appropriation of public property. The felony charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000 while the misdemeanor carries a possible sentence of up to one year in jail and a fin...
If the General Election last week proved one thing about Sweetwater County’s voters, it’s that they’re overwhelming Republican. Democrats seeking office, both longtime fixtures in the Wyoming Legislature and newcomers looking to take over for retiring Democrats were cast aside as voters sought to support President Donald Trump. According to election results certified by the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office Friday, 16,698 ballots were cast both prior to and during Election Day. During the Pre...
COVID-19 infection rates continue to increase in Sweetwater County. As of Monday evening, Sweetwater County recorded 200 active COVID-19 cases, with another 46 probable, but unconfirmed cases. In Sweetwater County, the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests conducted surpassed 20% during the weekend. As infections continue to increase locally, some have started calling for a mandate to require masks in public places. Bailie Dockter, CEO of Castle Rock Medical Center, asked the Green River City Co...
The cold, the rain and the wind wasn't enough to keep the city from celebrating their victory Saturday night. The Green River High School girls swimming and diving team earned its first State title in 44 years Saturday, coming home as the 3A State champions. For head coach Colleen Seiloff, it was her first state title win as a head swimming coach. It was also an emotional end to a unique season she hopes future teams won't have to experience. "This one was pretty special -- our first year in...
The Green River Parks and Recreation Department received a prestigious award from the National Recreation and Park Association for its management of the city’s parks and its public programs. The city received the Gold Medal Grand Plaque for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management Monday evening during the Green River City Council meeting. The city joins four other communities in receiving the award this year, with the city being chosen for municipalities of 30,000 residents or less. The c...
The CEO of Castle Rock Medical Center is urging the Green River City Council to draft and pass a mandate requiring people to wear masks in public places throughout Green River. The request comes after Sweetwater County recorded its third COVID-19-related death and as contact tracing and testing efforts are being overwhelmed locally. Bailie Dockter, CEO of the medical center, said the spread of COVID-19 in the community has been slow, but steadily increasing. The medical center is one of two...
An agreement approved by the Sweetwater County commissioners Tuesday would allow the county a seat on the Joint Powers Telecommunications Board. Now, both cities and the Wyoming Attorney General’s office need to approve the agreement. Tim Knight, the county’s information technology director, said the board provides high-speed fiber internet connections to local government agencies and works with local internet service providers. While the county has utilized internet from the tel...
Friday afternoon, a line stretched from the early polling station established on the ground floor of the Sweetwater County Courthouse to the Sweetwater County Land Use Office down the hallway. On Monday, the line was visible from Flaming Gorge Way as people lined up out the ground entrance and down a nearby sidewalk. "We just wanted to get it done and in early," Kristine Daugherty, a Rock Springs resident said Friday. "This year will be nuts I think." Daugherty said she didn't want to wait in...
Members of the Green River High School Girls Swimming and Diving team had their final chance to qualify for state Thursday evening during the last chance meet the team hosted. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said no one qualified at the meet, which means 17 ladies will be sent to Laramie to compete at the State swim meet. She said a few of the girls were close to hitting their needed times, but were unable to break through those times. Seiloff said many swimmers qualified in multiple events, which...
Genesis Alkali is calling some of its workers back following layoffs at its mine this summer. David Caplan, the company’s communications director, described the number of people being called back as “modest,” but said the market outlook going into 2021 has the company feeling confident about bringing more employees back. Caplan said one of the main reasons the company is calling workers back is that many of its older workers, some of whom have worked for more than 40 years at the facil...
Novel coronavirus infections continue to increase throughout the Cowboy State, leading to fears the state’s healthcare system will be severely impacted by hospitalizations. The deaths of nine residents were reported by the Wyoming Department of Health Monday evening, as well as an increase of 277 active COVID-19 cases. Five of the deaths were of residents living in Big Horn County, all of whom had health conditions known to contribute to a higher risk of severe symptoms from the disease. Only o...
A small aircraft crashed while attempting to take off from the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m., Monday after a single-engine Belanca Decathlon had refueled and was taking off during a cross-country flight. Upon takeoff, the plane crashed and came to a rest on Taxiway Delta. The aircraft’s single occupant received medical treatment at the scene by Sweetwater Medics. The airport remained operational throughout the incident, with o...
Green River residents have shown interest in having the city join the Sweetwater County Solid Waste District No. 1, according to Sweetwater County Commissioner Randy Wendling. Speaking during the county commissioners’ meeting Tuesday, Wendling said the county has received comments about Green River joining the solid waste district. However, the county isn’t involved with the decision. “I’d like to have people realize that waste district is a special district ... that special district has its...
A straw poll conducted by the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce shows support for Democrats to represent chamber members in Cheyenne, while favoring Republicans in national races. The straw poll also showed members favoring the two Republican candidates for seats amongst the Sweetwater County Commissioners. The poll consisted of 68 responders queried by the Rock Springs Chamber last week. Democrats Stan Blake, Lindsey Travis and Liisa Anselmi-Dalton were favored in their respective races. Blake,...
The girls swim season is coming to an end in a few short weeks and the Green River High School team continues to be a strong team within the region. The girls competed at home over the weekend with two quad meets, hosting Worland, Rawlins and Cody Friday evening and Worland, Sublette County and Rawlins Saturday morning. The Wolves came out on top both days. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the Lady Wolves had a standout weekend featuring several accomplishments for swimmers. The pool record was...
The Lady Wolves Volleyball team took two more losses over the last week, but show signs of improvement according to head coach Rikki Shantz. The Lady Wolves lost in three sets against Evanston Thursday night, struggling against the Lady Red Devils in a game that ended 25-11, 25-15 and 25-10. Their road trip to Jackson also ended in a loss, but the Lady Wolves were able to have a set win during the competition, taking the second set 25-21. However, Jackson's squad took the first set 25-16 and...
Someone is more than $2 million richer after a winning Cowboy Draw lottery ticket was sold in Rock Springs Monday. The winning draw took place Monday afternoon, with the winning numbers of 1, 7, 28, 30 and 34 being tracked to the Kum & Go store at 1540 9th St. The total cash prize amounted to $2,251,267. Jon Clontz, the CEO of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation, said a man has come forward to claim the prize, but hasn’t decided if he wants to make his name public or not. The lottery’s rules in Wyom...
Similar to voting for city and state officials, residents in Wyoming have the option to retain circuit court, district and state supreme court judges or have them removed from the bench and the Wyoming Bar Association is weighing in through a publicly-available poll surveying its members. The association releases an advisory poll prior to each general election and surveys attorneys on their opinions of judges they’ve worked with. Graded on a five-point scale, the survey asks opinions r...
A long struggle for a win finally ended for the Lady Wolves volleyball team Thursday night. The team won both their first set and first game Thursday night at home when they took on Riverton. The Lady Wolves took the game by winning three out of the four sets played. Riverton took an early lead winning the first set 25-20, but the Lady Wolves rebounded in the final three sets, winning 25-22, 25-20 and 25-16. That momentum didn't last as the Lady Wolves lost their Saturday game against Cody in...
A Green River High School student will get his first taste of mixed martial arts competition when he competes as an adult in Mississippi. Beck Shields, 16, will fight in an amateur mixed-martial arts competition in Biloxi, Saturday at the Biloxi Civic Center for the Empire FC promotion. He currently trains at both Rocks Boxing and Wyo. Faction gyms in Rock Springs. “I’m more excited than anything,” Beck said about his upcoming fight. His mother Jamie said they decided to take the fight because t...
It was a question Phil Harder heard throughout the summer. "Will we get to play?" For the head coach of Green River High School's tennis teams, it was a question he didn't know the answer to. The spring sports season, which includes a tennis season, was canceled once the coronavirus pandemic hit Wyoming and while the team was able to have summer workouts, nobody knew if they would even have a fall season. That lingering uncertainty didn't keep athletes from showing up. Harder said his students...
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been kind to commercial airports. As the lockdown and the subsequent health orders have dissuaded people from using air travel, airports around the country have reported large decreases in commercial air travel. The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is no different, reporting a 74% decrease in passenger county from last year. In 2019, the airport reported 30,083 passengers utilizing commercial air service out of Rock Springs at the end of September, while only h...
