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Without board members, can there be fire protection? That's the question and concern that board members of the Jamestown/Rio-Vista Fire District brought to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners this week. "We have served for many years, and we're coming to the end of our terms," Dave Buller explained, adding that the board has kept the fire service in Jamestown going. "Our concern is, in the first part of the year, how does that continue without a board?" Buller and Patsy Moody,...
By the end of this week, I'll probably have been to the movie theater as many times (or more) in the past month as I typically go in a full year. I've now seen "Wicked" (twice), "For King and Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas," and "The War of the Rohirrim." I'm also going to see if I can sneak in "Gladiator II" before it leaves this week, pushed out by the next wave of new releases. It's nothing new for lots of highly-anticipated films to come out around the holidays, but this year felt...
Jordan Andrew is ready to hit the ground running when he gets to college. The Green River High School senior recently committed to compete in cross country and track at Central Wyoming College, and celebrated with a signing ceremony with family, friends and coaches. Andrew said he is very excited to attend Central Wyoming in Riverton, where he will compete with the Rustlers. "I chose this college mainly because it's close to home and it's also very affordable," Andrew explained. "It also offers...
Connections are an important part of Christmastime. From the connections of a community to the connections between individuals, the holiday season is a good time for examining how all our lives intersect with one another. One way to do this is through theater, and the shows coming up the next two weekends accomplish this through songs and stories. "Christmas Through the Ages" will be performed by The Horizon Theater this weekend, presenting a showcase of festive music from community members....
Two Green River Christmas traditions are returning this weekend, with the Live Nativity presentation on Saturday and the Handel's "Messiah" Interfaith Community Choir performance on Sunday. The Live Nativity is being put on for the fifth year, continuing a relatively new tradition. The event began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when the "Messiah" performance had to be canceled. Since then, the event has remained popular and has continued to be put on. The nativity also continues to grow,...
Roughly halfway through the budget year, the county commissioners are reevaluating capital projects and considering where funds could be moved around and whether projects that were initially put off can now be moved forward. Amid general discussions of adding additional capital projects to the budget during their December 3 meeting, the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners approved a budget amendment moving money out of the capital reserve fund and approved a $4.6 million project to...
Roy Lloyd is being remembered as a bright light and a strong force in Sweetwater County, both by his friends and family and those who worked and served with him. Lloyd, who was 50, passed away November 21 at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, only weeks after it became generally known that he was diagnosed with cancer. The community rallied to support Lloyd after his cancer diagnosis, and are now supporting his family after his passing. Many are also taking time to recognize...
County revenue that comes from mineral tax valuations often goes up and down. Recently, it went down in a larger amount than is typical, meaning several local entities will take a significant decrease to their funding. An error in reporting for valuations led to adjustments needing to be made, which will "reduce the amount that's going to be distributed on the next distribution from the treasurer's office in the neighborhood of about $750,000," County Assessor Dave Divis explained. Divis spoke...
Some of my favorite childhood memories are connected to holidays like Thanksgiving, and the time I spent with my family during them. Growing up, we always went to my Grandma and Grandpa Romero's house for Thanksgiving with all the extended family on my dad's side. We had aunts and uncles and great aunts and uncles and all the cousins. It was always packed and noisy and fun. I remember sticking black olives on my fingers, liking to play with them more than I liked to eat them. I remember Grandma...
Green River resident Timothy Laboria recently shared a reading of "The New Colossus," the poem by Emma Lazarus that is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," a famous line from the poem reads. "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Laboria used a lampstand as a prop for the reading. "I want to do it justice," Laboria said of the poem....
On a recent Monday, new hires at Genesis Alkali went through onboarding and orientation. The next day, they received a letter telling them they were going to be laid off. On Tuesday, November 5, employees at Genesis were informed that there would be a reduction in workforce at the company. When the United Steelworkers Local 13214 union was informed of the layoffs, they were told 30 employees would be let go, according to Union President Marshal Cummings. He was also told the company was aiming...
While she still has one season of high school softball left, Green River High School Senior Izzy Kelley is already planning ahead to her college career. Kelley recently committed to play softball for the Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartans. She celebrated her choice with a large group of family, friends and coaches this week. The Spartans recently welcomed a new Head Softball Coach, Chris McKenzie, who reached out to Kelley personally. "His energy was so good over the phone,"...
As the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport continues to work on a new terminal and plan for the future, Airport Director Devon Brubaker says that things are going "phenomenally well." Brubaker gave an update on the airport to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners during their November 5 meeting, going over the progress being made on the new terminal project, the funding the airport has received to cover the project, and some considerations and plans for the future. "It is on...
Both actors and audiences will embark on a "journey to the past" with this weekend's production of "Anastasia" at Western Wyoming Community College. The large musical is a "huge undertaking," according to Director Stephen Cramer, and bringing it to life has been "quite a project." Cramer, who is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Western, has been wanting to do a large-scale show for the theater department. His ultimate bucket-list show to produce and direct would be "Les Miserables,"...
Plans for the future of public lands in Southwest Wyoming continue to be debated as the Bureau of Land Management's proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office goes through some of the final phases of the review process before the BLM's final decision. "Since the BLM announced their draft RMP back in August of 2023, Wyoming's State Agencies, counties, industries, and stakeholders have all worked tirelessly to wrangle this document into a workable, legal, and...
The Women's Club of Sweetwater County has been busy finding ways to give back to the community. Last Thursday, members of the Women's Club stopped by the Green River Police Department to give the officers a donation of comfort bags. The Women's Club has made regular donations of comfort bags to the GRPD over the last few years, and has continued to make sure the officers have enough bags to use as they work with children. "We do forensic interviews here on kids, and the idea behind it is that...
Ghost stories from the Sweetwater County Library in Green River have been shared, and officially documented, for decades. In addition to the everyday haunted happenings that people report, around Halloween the public is specifically invited to go to the library and reach out to the spirits. The Ghost Walk Crew and the Sweetwater County Library Foundation host ghost walks at the library each year. These walks provide an opportunity for those who are curious about ghost hunting, or about the...
Candidates running for election to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees recently had a chance to explain why they are seeking election and to share their policies and opinions on current issues. A forum for the candidates was hosted by the school district and the Green River Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday, and livestreamed on the school district's YouTube channel. Almost all the candidates running for school board positions participated in the forum - Tate Davis,...
Come one, come all, to the "CarnEvil." The Green River High School Student Council has put together another haunted house for the public to enjoy, along with the help of Green River FFA and the GRHS band. This year's haunted house features a "haunted carnival" theme, with carnival games, mirrors, balloons, a fun house, and scary surprises around each twist and turn. This is the fifth year in a row that the GRHS Student Council has put together a haunted house under the leadership of Student...
Let's do the time warp again - but make it neon green. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is returning to Sweetwater County this weekend, but may look a little different this time around. This performance will be the third time the musical has been produced locally in the last three years, with The Starling Company Founder Kenny Starling having directed and starred in it each time. This year, Starling wanted to bring the popular musical back, but with a few changes. "We're taking a totally fresh...
Projects at Riverside Memorial Park are both moving forward and being put on hold. While new playground equipment is being put in at the park this month, plans for a riverbank armoring project are being postponed for now. The City of Green River has been working on projects at Riverside Memorial Park for some time, according to Public Works Director Mark Westenskow. Originally, the playground and riverbank projects were combined into one. However, when the city put the project out to bid, they...
The Green River Police Department recently promoted another patrol officer to the rank of sergeant. A pinning ceremony was hosted for newly promoted Sergeant Lars Nandrup during the October 15 City Council meeting. "From day one he showed relentless passion to be the best officer that he can be," Police Chief Shaun Sturlaugson said of Nandrup during the pinning ceremony. Sturlaugson explained that Nandrup chose to pursue a career in law enforcement later in life, and has been with the GRPD for...
Well-made plans have a nasty tendency of not working out the way they’re supposed to, especially when you’re traveling. I’ve experienced both the joy of a plan working out perfectly, and the heartbreak of a plan being so thrown off that it has to be abandoned. I’ve been on trips that were planned out with a detailed schedule and printed itinerary (shout out to my best friend and best travel planner, Marissa), and trips where our group was completely winging it and it’s amazing anything...
The people of Green River, and Sweetwater County as a whole, regularly come together and show their willingness to go the extra mile to help people – or, sometimes, to go the extra 1,800 miles. That's what Tracy Bernard and Mary Ward-Bernard did when they decided to take donations to hurricane victims in North Carolina. And they're not the only ones who have recently been encouraging the community to rally together to help people in need, both across the country and close to home. Helping h...
If you walk into the science classroom at Expedition Academy, you might see students doing worksheets while lizards climb on their arms, or Instructor Daniel Parson teaching with a colorful chameleon resting on his shoulder. These animals are part of what Parson refers to as his "classroom critters," which can be found in tanks and aquariums and terrariums all around his teaching area. The animals are not just pets, but are an important part of the class's curriculum, and a powerful tool for...
