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Comments are pouring in to the Sweetwater County Commissioners regarding what should be done with the Bureau of Land Management’s Wilderness Study Areas within the county. According to Mark Kot, the county’s public lands specialist, the county has received numerous comments from throughout the state. While the county has received some comments from county residents, a vast majority come from outside the area. Residents can send comments to the commissioners through the county’s web site, www.s...
David Divis will take over the Sweetwater County Assessor’s Office after a 4-1 vote Tuesday by the Sweetwater County Commissioners. John Kolb was the only dissenting vote. Divis takes over for Pat Drinkle, who retired Feb. 3. Divis worked in the assessor’s office for the past six years, serving as Drinkle’s chief deputy. He worked in the Sweetwater County Treasurer’s Office prior to that, beginning his employment in 1991. Following state statutes, the Sweetwater County Democratic Party forward...
Tom Jarvie can drop the word “interim” from his title. The longtime Green River Police Department employee will officially head up the department, three months after he was appointed interim chief. “It’s exciting,” Jarvie said. “It’s an honor to serve my community.” Jarvie’s selection was announced Tuesday night at the Green River City Council meeting. He will be officially sworn in as the city’s police chief during the Council meeting March 6. City Administrator Reed Clevenger said one...
A missing zero will cost the city $20,000 according to a change order approved by the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The change order is for the Hitching Post Drive Reconstruction Project. Mark Westenskow, public works director, said a typographical error in the bid form resulted in the problem. Council documents state that a line item for a new concrete sidewalk was off by a factor of 10, with the bid document calling for 1,560 square feet of concrete as opposed to the needed 15,600...
A Utah man was found guilty last week of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder at a Rock Springs hotel in 2016. Bradley Ross Fairbourn, 20, of Draper, Utah, was found guilty Thursday afternoon after five hours of deliberation by a jury. The trial started Feb. 7 and wrapped up Feb. 14. According to Teresa Thybo, deputy Sweetwater County Attorney, sentencing will take place after a presentence investigation is completed. She said the investigation could take anywhere from 60 to 90...
The Green River High School wrestling team had a lot of success at the 4A West Regional Meet in Evanston. The team took first in the competition, earning 217 points. Second place went to Kelly Walsh with 208 and Rock Springs rounded out the top three with 176 points. Individually, Dominic Martinez and Clayson Mele worked their way to the top of the 106-pound division, meeting one another in the finals. Martinez took first place by rule over Mele, who finished second. Cody Price took fourth in th...
If the Rock Springs Tigers’ wanted a similar game to their first meeting with the Wolves, it was a wish that would not be granted. The Wolves came out strong and with a dominant first half, defeated their 4A rivals 78-69. The Wolves poured it on heavy and thick throughout the first quarters, led by scoring from senior Cameron Morris. The Wolves developed a solid lead by the end of the half, up 16 points 40-24. The Tigers wouldn’t be down so far during the second half however, attempting to cla...
While many of the Make-A-Wish fundraisers over the past two weeks have involved high school students and residents taking part in activities ranging from dodgeball and basketball to hosting a bonfire at Green River High School, students at Truman Elementary School did something a little different. They taped a teacher and their principal to a gym wall. Friday afternoon, students purchased strips of duct tape to adhere principal Greg Figenser and fourth-grade teacher David Asselmeier to a brick...
Students in Green River and Rock Springs have come a long way since the first Make-A-Wish fundraiser the two schools hosted in 2004. That year, the schools raised approximately $1,500. "It may seem like a small amount, but those students ... started a tradition," Morgan Legerski, CEO of Make-A-Wish's Wyoming Chapter said. Thursday, the schools announced that tradition raised nearly 38 times that amount, $56,947.97. That figure excludes $1,279.06 raised from Truman Elementary School Friday. The...
Ten school district employees, one administrator and nine teachers, signed up to take a volunteer separation program. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees approved the employees’ separation Tuesday evening, which will take effect at the end of the fiscal year. Board members had mixed emotions about their decision, happy the 10 had taken up an offer intended to avoid layoffs within the district, but disappointed with the reason why they’re forced into offering the pro...
The Green River City Council issued special use approval for placement of a cell tower near Mansface Tuesday evening. According to Council documents, the tower was requested by Verizon Wireless and will be a 99’ monopole. Laura Leigh, director of community development for the city, said the city had to issue the special use permit because the tower’s location placed it in what’s known as the Bronze Belt Overlay District. Leigh said the district was created to protect the city’s scenic bluffs lik...
Following a weekend of success in Natrona County, the Wolves fell to opponents from Evanston and Jackson in two home games last week. The Wolves came up short in overtime against the Red Devils 77-72 Friday night, and lost a close heartbreaker to Jackson 63-62. Head coach Laurie Ivie said the team has dealt with illness in the past week and thinks the team came out “flat” against Evanston, though she was happy with the Wolves’ defense Friday night. “It was a gritty game down the stretch...
This season will be a bit different for the Lincoln Middle School girls swimming and diving team. With changes in how the season was scheduled, head coach Michele O’Melia said she’s lost about 20 swimmers to the Sweetwater County USA Swim team, which is preparing for its state swim meet in early March. However, despite the challenges posed by conflicting swim seasons, O’Melia said the team made a strong showing at its first meet in Rawlins over the weekend. She said many of the girls on the team...
Despite a narrow loss against Star Valley, the Wolves wrestlers has a successful week, earning victories against Evanston and Natrona County. The Wolves defeated Evanston at home 43-26, but took the loss against Star Valley at SVHS 38-24, before turning things around in Rock Springs against Natrona 48-31. “I thought we wrestled well,” head coach Josh Wisniewski said. “I felt like the duel against Star Valley was a lot closer than the score.” Wisniewski said the wrestlers competed hard, but bel...
Despite a narrow loss against Star Valley, the Wolves wrestlers has a successful week, earning victories against Evanston and Natrona County. The Wolves defeated Evanston at home 43-26, but took the loss against Star Valley at SVHS 38-24, before turning things around in Rock Springs against Natrona 48-31. "I thought we wrestled well," head coach Josh Wisniewski said. "I felt like the duel against Star Valley was a lot closer than the score." Wisniewski said the wrestlers competed hard, but...
This weekend the Lady Wolves basketball team lost both of their conference games by double digits, taking their conference record to 0-5. Head coach Rick Carroll said they Lady Wolves started of each game pretty good and during some points in the game they were playing consistent basketball and they had good defense. “We’re just really struggling to score,” Carroll said. “They never beat us bad every quarter, but they beat us every quarter.” Out of the eight quarters of basketball the Lady Wolves played against Natrona County and Kelly Walsh, t...
Local members of the Wyoming House of Representatives are expecting a difficult legislative session. The budget session, which starts Monday, is expected to bring about debates regarding the state’s budget and education spending. John Freeman, D-Green River, said the state has to decide how it will utilize its “rainy day” fund, the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account. At current spending projections, Freeman said the LSRA should last eight years, but could get spent down sooner shoul...
Revenues from the county’s lodging tax declined by 11 percent during the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to a report from the Sweetwater County Joint Travel and Tourism Board. Jenissa Meredith, executive director for the board, said the decline was due to declines in the county’s workforce and economy. She said 65 percent of the county’s hotel occupancy is tied to the workforce in Sweetwater County and declines in jobs resulted in declines in hotel occupancy. During the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has one of the highest graduation rates in the state, according to a recent report from the Wyoming Department of Education. The district had a 92 percent graduation rate during the 2016-17 school year, graduating 183 students out of an expected graduate count of 199. District No. 2 had the second largest number of expected graduates of the school districts surpassing the 90 percent graduation rate. Lincoln County School District No. 2 had a 90.5 percent g...
For a few weeks, I couldn’t escape a small mountain of Diet Mt. Dew. It’s a taste I can’t stand, representing everything bad about diet soda pop. That weird, unnatural sweetness the moment it hits your tongue to that unmistakable punch to the tastebuds at the end, it’s a soda letting you know in no uncertain terms of its diet status. It’s a terrible concoction and anyone who likes it must have some seriously messed up taste buds. My father enjoyed it. Whenever I came by to visit him, it was so...
The Wolves slide to 1-2 in conference basketball play after a 81-65 defeat from the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday night. The Wolves entered the contest after a mixed weekend, taking a 57-41 loss from Evanston and a 71-51 victory over Jackson. The Wolves initially stepped up to the Tigers' challenge. While finding themselves behind the Tigers throughout the night, the Wolves kept the deficit manageable throughout the first half. Both the Tigers and Wolves found difficulty finding the basket in...
The Green River High School grapplers traveled to Riverton to compete in the annual Ron Thon Memorial Tournament. The Wolves took ninth in the varsity tournament and 16th in JV competition, and learned a few lessons throughout the tournament. Head wrestling coach Josh Wisniewski, the team learned they need to put in the work needed to accomplish their goals and work on what they need to fix during practice. However, a few competitors did stand out. Wisniewski said Kade Knezovich had a great...
A Lady Wolf will receive a promotion when she takes to the soccer field as a Sheridan College General after graduation. Chezney Mamalis signed with Sheridan College Jan. 17 during a short signing ceremony at the Green River High School athletics office. Head girls soccer coach Tracy Wyant said the Sheridan team is lucky to have signed her, saying Mamalis puts in the work needed to be a better player. She also believes Mamalis will thrive at the college level, but also has high hopes for her...
The Green River High School Wolves wrestling teams competed at the Tiger Grizz Invitational in Idaho Falls, Idaho, last weekend, ending with the varsity squad taking fourth place and the JV wrestlers securing ninth. For head coach Josh Wisniewski, both the varsity and JV squads wrestled well. "I think we took a big step toward our season goals," he said. Wisniewski said the coaches are trying to instill championship habits in the team to help them accomplish their goals, one of which is to earn...
Editor's note: Due to the graphic nature of these particular cases and a need to protect the victim's identity, even the redacted court documents supporting the charges will not be published. Green River City Councilman Allan Wilson is accused of sexually abusing a minor, according to court documents from two counties. He was arrested last week for a charge stemming out of Lincoln County and one charge in Sweetwater County. A detention officer confirmed that Wilson was in the Sweetwater County D...
