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Before leaving for the start of the 68th Wyoming Legislature this week, local legislators stopped by to talk to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners and see what main areas of concern, like property taxes, may need to be addressed. During the public comment portion of the January 7 meeting, Senator John Kolb and Senator Stacy Jones spoke with the commissioners about topics that may come up during this year's legislative session, with an emphasis on bills that may be put forward...
With the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) having released the Record of Decision regarding the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office, Sweetwater County is considering what a future under the new RMP could look like, as well as hoping that future doesn't come. While the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners recently met with Governor Mark Gordon to discuss the RMP on the same day that the Record of Decision was released, the commissioners still took time to...
As the first local government meetings of the year got underway this week, the elected officials leading the community acknowledged the changes and continuations to their governing bodies. For the Green River City Council, two incumbent members and one newly elected member were sworn in at the start of the January 7 meeting. Current Council Members Sherry Bushman and Robert Berg, alongside new Council Member Jessica Maser, took the oath of office Tuesday night, led by Judge Jason Petri. The...
Green River and Sweetwater County kept moving forward all throughout 2024. From making progress on ongoing issues, to addressing new challenges, to finding room for growth and improvement, the city and county, and the community as a whole, worked together to keep making progress. Changes in the city The City of Green River saw some exciting new features and developments added in 2024. The Green River Greenbelt Taskforce had a busy year, making progress on long-standing projects and celebrating...
A community is nothing without the people it's made up of. From those who lead in positions of authority to those who work behind the scenes, everyone has an impact. From those who share their resources to those who share their time and energy, everyone working together to give what they can is what makes a community strong. In 2024, the people of Green River and Sweetwater County consistently did what they could to step up, have fun together, help those in need, and keep our community moving...
Boys Swimming The Green River High School Boys Swimming and Diving team worked hard to keep growing throughout their season at the start of 2024. While it was a young team overall, the Wolves kept at it and made steady improvements. They picked up qualifiers for State at meets throughout the season, ultimately taking 17 athletes to compete. The team had an exciting and successful time at the 3A Conference Championships, where they took third place and had several athletes finish with...
As the year ends and the nation prepares for the incoming of a new presidential administration in January, the hotly-debated fate of public lands in Southwest Wyoming seems to hang in the balance. When he was in town last Friday, Governor Mark Gordon met with the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners and local legislators to discuss the latest developments with the Bureau of Land Management's plans for the Rock Springs Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP). On the same day, the...
"Nice house!" The young people smiled as they called out from behind the rolled-down windows of their truck driving by. Robert Bostick chuckled as they drove away, then turned back to contemplating his plans to improve the waterfall made of Christmas lights cascading down from the roof. The waterful is just one of many features in Bostick's elaborate light display, which includes scenery and animals native to Wyoming. In addition to drive-by praise, Bostick regularly receives feedback on his Chr...
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...
