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A Green River Parks and Recreation Department employee died after a work-related incident at the Green River Recreation Center last week. Dave Hyer, a maintenance worker at the recreation center, was hospitalized after a lift Hyer was using tipped over at the recreation center’s gym Sept. 14. According to city administrator Reed Clevenger, Hyer was working on a motor used to raise the basketball hoops in the gym using a lift. While working on the motor, the hoop near the lift started to raise, t...
Anyone trying to look at information on the city of Green River’s website was greeted with an unfamiliar sight Monday. The website was replaced by a message the domain had expired, cutting off access to the website. According to the city’s IT specialist Brandan Corthell, the city’s domain registration had lapsed. A web domain is essentially the name of a website. People and businesses running their own websites often have to register their web domain to operate the website and ensure no one e...
Green River made a great showing at the state tennis tournament in Gillette, with two players being named to the All-State Tennis team. Patrick Marchal and Laura Cecilia were named all state at the end of the competition. Patrick, playing in the Singles No. 2 division fought his way to the finals before losing his first match of the season to Matt Paris of Kelly Walsh High School, taking second in the tournament. Cecilia, playing in Singles No. 1 for the girls, also made her way to the champions...
Following an executive session taking place during the Green RIver City Council meeting Tuesday night, the Council voted to continue negotiations with Wyoming Waste Management and prepare an employee severance package should the Council vote to privatize its solid waste service. Prior to the start of their scheduled meeting, the Council hosted a workshop to hear an update about solid waste department. City Administrator Reed Clevenger said the city issued a request for proposal and selected two...
Work on a crude oil distillation and storage tank facility near Reliance has stopped after the company behind the project allegedly failed to pay a Utah-based firm working at the site. BH Inc., of Vernal, Utah, initially filed a lien against Rock Springs Energy Group, LLC., April 26, claiming the RSEG failed to pay for work conducted by the company. According to documents filed with the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office, RSEG paid $39,186.19 of an initial charge of $94,083.49 billed Dec. 31, 2...
A proposed ordinance dealing with how alcohol is served in Green River has the American Legion Post 28 concerned with how it would impact its functions. The ordinance adopts changes to state liquor laws enacted by the Wyoming Legislature earlier this year and deals with access minors have to businesses serving alcohol to their customers. The issue impacting the American Legion, as well as the Eagles, is a change in how a dispensing area is defined by the ordinance. According to Mary Seppie, who...
With a short performance and a chance to run through an obstacle course, students at Jackson Elementary School had a chance to end the day in a fun way Friday afternoon at the Green River Recreation Center. Students who completed the Sweetwater County Library System's summer reading program were rewarded with the fun outing. According to Becky Iwen, children's librarian at the Sweetwater County Library, said she has wanted to work with the elementary schools as part of the summer reading...
The Green River High School tennis team may have had some struggles at regionals in Cheyenne last weekend, but the team finished strong, taking third place in both the boys and girls divisions. On the boys side, the team took third with 38 points, finishing behind the tied teams from Laramie High School and Cheyenne Central, which both scored 52 points. For the girls, the Lady Wolves scored 38 points as well, getting edged out of second place by Cheyenne Central with 39 points and behind Central...
The state of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 was discussed in a far-reaching presentation Tuesday night. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said enrollment trends throughout the district have remained stable during the past several years. As of Tuesday, the total number of students enrolled was 2,611, making the district the 10th largest in the state. Of that group, Little-Kaumo said 17.5 percent are on an individual education plan, 2.2 percent are homeless, 3.2 percent have limited...
No contest. That’s the plea Jacob Anglesey made during an 11th hour change-of-plea hearing Friday afternoon, a few days prior to the scheduled start of his first-degree murder trial. “We were set to go to trial on Monday,” Third District Court Judge Richard Lavery said. As part of a plea agreement, Anglesey changed his plea to no contest to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of two-year-old Connor Allen. No contest is a plea made when a defendant does not admit or de...
An Idaho man who robbed Wyochem Federal Credit Union was sentenced recently for the robbery. Donald Sample, also known as Donald A. Sheriff, 60, of Pocatello, Idaho, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for bank robbery and use of a firearm. He was ordered to pay $178,375 in restitution in addition to his sentence. Sample was convicted after a jury trial June 30 in U.S. District Court and was sentenced Sept. 5. He was sentenced to 23 years for the bank robbery and seven years for...
A weekend trip to Cheyenne to compete against the capital city’s three high schools has the Green River High School tennis team in a good position for the upcoming regional tournament at Cheyenne South High School. Tournament seeding was not released as of press time, but head coach Phil Harder believes many of the players, both girls and boys, will be placed in good positions. “We should have some decent seeding,” Harder said. While the team did lose against Central, the tennis players found...
More than 1,400 pounds of food were donated as part of an Eagle Scout project to help residents in Green River. Thursday afternoon, Green River High School senior Dallin Hoyt brought a truckload of food to the Green River Food Pantry, the result of a drive he initiated Aug. 30. Hoyt said he started asking people about what would best help the community while considering his Eagle Scout project. "(The food drive) stuck out as something that would help the community the most," Hoyt said. Hoyt...
Despite having funding cuts from both cities and the Sweetwater County Commissioners, the Sweetwater County Transit Authority continues to report more riders utilizing the service. Speaking to the Green River City Council Tuesday night, Judy Owens, director of STAR, said they provided 1,212 additional rides during the 2016-2017 fiscal year, bringing the total number of rides provided by the transit authority to 44,251 during the fiscal year. Of that number, 14,727 originated in Green River...
A water main break on Flaming Gorge Way impacted businesses Thursday morning as city workers rushed to repair the pipe. According to a Facebook post from city administrator Reed Clevenger, the break occurred beneath the intersection of Flaming Gorge Way and North 1st East Street at about midnight Thursday morning, with water flooding down nearby streets. The break occurred when a 2 1/2 foot cast iron pipe burst beneath the street. “It took some time to find the leak due to the difficulty of l...
The longtime owners of Sweetwater Cable TV have decided to sell their business to a Utah-based company, ending 64 years of involvement in the cable business they built from the ground up. All West Communications of Kamas, Utah, announced its acquisition of Sweetwater Cable Television Company in a press release Friday. According to Marty Carollo, the manager for Sweetwater Cable, the closing date has not been finalized but should happen sometime in September. FCC licenses have already been...
Genesis Energy L.P. announced Friday it completed its acquisition of the Tronox Alkali mine west of Green River. “We’re expecting business as usual,” Dave Caplan, director of corporate communications for newly-formed Genesis Alkali, said. “We’re excited to begin our new journey with Genesis.” According to a corporate press release issued Friday, the mine was purchased for $1.325 billion. The mine is the world’s largest producer of natural soda ash, which is used in a number of commercial an...
Wish a commanding victory over the Lander Tigers, the Green River High School varsity football team is off to a strong start. Head coach Don Maggi said he’s happy with how much the team has worked since starting practices Aug. 9. “We’ve gotten a little better with each practice,” Maggi said. The team’s offensive line has improved a lot over the past few weeks and quarterback Chance Hofer has played well during the jamboree with Mountain View, as well as their first game against Lander, h...
Green River High School’s tennis team is hitting the courts hard this season and racking up a few impressive showings along the way. During the last week, the team lost only one match in its road trips to Rock Springs and Rawlins, with its previous week of competition almost faring as well with the team dropping one match against Rock Springs and three against Natrona County. For head coach Phil Harder, the main goal right now is for the team to stand out at regionals Sept. 14 and 15 at C...
The Green River High School tennis team continues to be a dominant force, sweeping matches in Rock Springs and winning all but one in Rawlins. “We played well,” head coach Phil Harder said. Despite dominating both their opposing teams during the weekend, Harder said there’s always room to improve, saying both the coaching staff and the players themselves know where they should focus during practices and games. “The kids set goals for themselves everyday,” Harder said. With the regional...
While many activities have recently started long seasons that will take them through the fall semester, the Green River High School golf team is nearing the end of theirs. Head golf coach Karly Eyre said next week will be the team's last week of competition as those qualifying for state will take part in the 4A Wyoming State Golf Tournament in Evanston. A smaller inter-squad competition is planned at Rolling Green Country Club Thursday and Friday to act as a last chance opportunity for players...
With less than two weeks until the start of Jacob Anglesey’s trial in the 2009 death of Connor Allen, his defense sought a postponement due to concerns of not receiving everything on file at the Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office. A motion filed to postpone the trial was denied by District Court Judge Richard Lavery, keeping the Sept. 11 date to start the trial. However, the judge also said the county attorney’s office would have to file affidavits certifying that all information perta...
Two contests at home proved the Green River High School tennis team has what it takes to be competitive, earning victories over Rock Springs and Natrona County last week. Head tennis coach Phil Harder said he was pleased with how his team played Thursday and Friday, saying the young team has worked hard throughout the month. That hard work has paid dividends to the team. "They're doing well, boys and girls both," Harder said. Against Rock Springs, the only game the Wolves dropped was the girls...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners voted in favor to approve a voucher from Alpha Petroleum, a company owned and operated by Commissioner John Kolb. The voucher, totaling $933.75, was for two tests for the underground fuel storage tanks at the county’s road and bridge building in Rock Springs. According to Kolb, one of the tests involved cathodic protection, a test required every three years. The test measures corrosion protection in underground pipes and tanks. The second test was an annual i...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County ended its fiscal year with 91 days of cash on hand, meaning it will not default on its bond issue. During a presentation Tuesday evening, Interim CEO Irene Richardson said the hospital ended its fiscal year above the 75 days of cash on hand minimum that would have triggered a default on its revenue bonds, which would have caused the hospital board to seek a management company to run MHSC. Other measures the hospital administration had to worry about were...
