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The Powell Panthers closed the door on any opportunity the Green River Wolves had at securing a playoff game this year. The football teams clashed Friday night in Powell, ending with a victory for the Panthers, 26-14. Green River struggled with pushing the ball into the endzone, scoring two touchdowns despite four opportunities. This season, Green River has been unable to score more than 14 points a game. Green River's woes started early in the first quarter, where a fumble two plays into the ga...
A motion to reduce Bradley Setzer’s bond to $250,000 was denied by Circuit Court Judge Craig Jones last week. Setzer is charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly attempting to shoot his wife through the front door of the couple’s Green River residence Aug. 25. Setzer appeared at a preliminary hearing Oct. 16 to determine if evidence presented against him supported probable cause and is strong enough to send the case to District Court. During the hearing, Setzer’s attor...
A second solar farm might join the Sweetwater Solar facility off of Highway 372 if plans come to fruition. The second facility, referred to as the Raven Solar project, would be placed at the southeast corner of the Sweetwater Solar facility and is anticipated to generate 61 megawatts of electricity and have 24 megawatts of battery capacity on site. The site would encompass 350 acres of land. The project is being spearheaded by Energy of Utah, LLC of Sandy, Utah. The company's website describes...
Members of the Green River City Council believe funding a future sixth-penny tax should be based on a timeframe to pay the tax off, not an arbitrary cap on request amounts. Comments from Council representatives resulted from a meeting where city officials presented potential sixth-penny tax projects to the Sweetwater County commissioners Tuesday morning. Commissioners have vocally supported a future tax ballot amounting to $80-$100 million, with Chairman Wally Johnson saying he supported request...
For many, drug addiction is an illness that can be a struggle and can involve social, legal and health problems that can follow them throughout their lives. For the past 15 years, Treatment Court of Sweetwater County has aimed to help addicts who end up in the criminal-justice system by providing them with support to improve their lives. According to Agusta Clayton-Davis, coordinator for treatment court, it gives people a chance to learn skills and tools to become productive members of the...
Amendments to Green River’s ordinances regarding smoking in public places passed its first reading Tuesday night. The amendments include definitions for electronic vaporizers and other similar devices, effectively banning them from areas smoking tobacco products are prohibited. A public hearing on the proposal also took place, with no one commenting if they supported or opposed the proposed amendments. According to City Prosecutor Bobby Pineda, the amendments were drafted after Councilman Gary K...
Following a lengthy executive session involving student discipline, potential litigation and personnel issues, the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a retirement request from Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo. Chairman Brenda Roosa said the day-to-day operations of the district would transfer to Assistant Superintendent Jamie Christensen. Little-Kaumo originally said she planned to retire at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. However,...
Green River High School’s head tennis coach Phil Harder was honored with the South Conference Girls Coach of the Year award after the conference tournament in Cheyenne Sept. 20. The award is his fifth regional coaching award, winning it twice as the boys coach and three times for coaching the girls. Harder said the award is a recognition of the coaching staff he works with throughout the season. “It’s a group effort,” Harder said. “When they recognize me, they’re also recognizing the coachin...
Wearing T-shirts reading “Support our team Oscar and Brian,” members of the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 transportation department attended the board of trustees’ monthly meeting Tuesday night, wanting to know what’s next for the group. During the public comment portion of the meeting, bus driver Laura Pearson approached the board and spoke of how the department was broken. “I don’t even recognize it,” she told the board. Before she could continue, Board Chairman Brenda Roosa stopped...
The retirement for the first unit at Jim Bridger Power Plant will take place in 2023, according to a presentation released by Rocky Mountain Power last week. The presentation was given at a meeting hosted by RMP Oct. 3-4. Jim Bridger Unit 1, which produces 351 megawatts, is set to be retired in 2023. Naughton Units 1 and 2 near Kemmerer are set to close in 2025. The third Naughton Unit will be converted to natural gas next year. The second Jim Bridger Unit, producing 356 megawatts, will be...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) believes the Democrats have wanted to impeach President Donald Trump since in election win in 2016. Barrasso, who was in Green River Monday, said Democrats wrote articles of impeachment against Trump in December 2016, a month prior to when he took office. “They’ve been beating the impeachment drum since day one,” Barrasso said. Barrasso claims Democrats have been obsessed with impeaching the president to such a degree that it’s holding up pieces of legisla...
Members of the Green River High School marching band spend their mornings practicing on the football field. The group practices marching in formation and playing songs heard at the high school's home athletic events. As they play and march, Band Director Quinn Kalinski and his assistants help fine tune the band's performance While most people think of morning practices with the high school swimming programs, the morning practices give the band an opportunity to run through their routines. The...
At face value, “Super Mario Bros.” is weird. Really weird. It’s about a pair of Italian plumbers, Mario and Luigi, who grow by eating magic mushrooms, jump on their enemies and run their way through the Mushroom Kingdom as they attempt to rescue a princess from an giant, evil, fire-breathing turtle. As a character, Mario had played both hero and villain in the first two “Donkey Kong” games and was joined by Luigi in “Mario Bros.” when the duo worked to clear pests from pipes in a sewer under N...
While Census Day doesn’t take place until April 1, 2020, Green River municipal officials are quietly preparing to take an accurate count of city residents. The city has formed a committee to initiate the census campaign and is receiving assistance from census workers in Denver to ensure the process is both smooth and provides and accurate resident count. The census is taken every 10 years and according to Communications Administrator Amanda Cavaz, plays a role in the sales-tax distribution t...
A man who was confined at Heart Mountain during World War II will speak to Green River High School students Oct. 10. Sam Mihara will present "Memories of Heart Mountain," which details his time as a prisoner at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center to GRHS students, which will then be followed by another presentation at White Mountain Library Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., according to Ruth Ann Foerster, a U.S. history and geography teacher at GRHS. Mihara is a second generation Japanese-American who was...
An article about Green River's U.P. Depot earned the Sweetwater County Historical Museum's director an award from the Wyoming State Historical Society. Brie Blasi took first place in nonfiction publication for the article, "The Green River Passenger Depot: A Symbol of Community and Prosperity." The article initially appeared in the Green River Star as part of the museum's long-running "Echoes from the Bluffs" column. The article was included in the fourth volume of the "Echoes from the Bluffs"...
The three Cheyenne tennis teams visited Green River Friday and Saturday, ending with two victories for the Wolves. The competitions also represented the last conference matches for the season. Head coach Phil Harder said the Wolves played well throughout the weekend, earning victories over South and East. The team ended up losing to Central. "Our kids know that they can compete against Central; we just came up short this weekend," Harder said. Harder said Megan Counts earned All-Conference...
The Green River High School cross country team had a chance to try the course set up for the State track meet in Afton Oct. 26 during the Wyoming State Preview over the weekend. A total of 17 schools and 214 varsity runners competed in the event. Green River's harriers continued cutting time at this competition. Head cross country coach Craig Leavitt said the course looks fun and believes the team enjoyed running it. He said junior Greg Sherwin cut time during the event, as did junior Evin...
While almost every written comment submitted to the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission was against placement of a Love's Travel Stop near Jamestown, people commenting at their meeting last week were more split on the issue. While some focused on issues like increased litter and traffic, others focused on what the truck stop could do for nearby development. Kael Jasperson, vice chairman of the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District said the district isn't advocating for the...
While mountain bikers hit the trails along the Wilkins Peak Trail System Saturday, a few children had a chance to participate in a bicycle rodeo at Scotts Bottom Nature Area. The Lil' Dirt Devil Bike Rodeo challenged kids to a series of obstacles and tests after they learned about bicycle safety. The challenges ranged from throwing a newspaper into a bin to navigating through a small portion of the nature area's paths. Afterward, the kids went on a guided ride, decorated their bikes and took...
While the Green River High School golf team was scheduled to play in Riverton over the weekend, the team ended up preparing for this week’s competition in Jackson at Mountain Dell Golf Course in Utah. According to head coach Karly Eyre, a miscommunication between Athletics Director Tony Beardsley and the athletics director and golf coach for Riverton High School resulted in the Wolves not being included in the match play competition hosted in Riverton. Eyre said the situation is frustrating for...
The Green River Cross Country team traveled to Soda Springs, Idaho, for the annual Cardinal Classic, which ended in one Lady Wolf taking a top 10 position at the meet. Madison Yoak took eighth in the junior varsity division, finishing the 5,000-meter run in 22:00.51. Other Lady Wolves competing were Shelby Carson, 131st in junior varsity, in 27:52.06; Tayana Eychner, 195th in junior varsity, in 33:41.58; Jazmin Winn, 200th in varsity, in 33:55.75 and Heather Allison, 208th in junior varsity, in...
A $27.6 million loan application for the construction of a replacement Wastewater Treatment Plant facility was approved by the Green River City Council last week. The loan request will be made though the Wyoming Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan program and, according to Public Works Director Mark Westenskow, will represent 100 percent of the anticipated construction costs if awarded. The loan would have a lifetime of 30 years at 2.5 percent interest. The treatment facility has been on the...
Discussion near the end of the Green River City Council meeting last week indicates the Council is willing to examine if vaping should be included on the city's smoking ordinance. During the Council comment period last week, Councilman Gary Killpack asked if the Council would be willing to examine the issue, saying he heard a complaint from a resident. Killpack said the resident was concerned that while smoking is prohibited in public parks, vaping isn't included in that prohibition and didn't l...
Sweetwater County School District No.2’s summer food program served up thousands of meals and brought some revenue to the district as well. Nutrition Services Director Leah Kenison told the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees the district served 13,639 lunches and 3,774 breakfasts at four locations throughout the summer. Compared to last year, the district served approximately 2,400 more meals this year. The meals were provided free of charge to residents 18 years old a...
