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Representative John Freeman, D-Green River, is seeking re-election to his House District 60 seat. Freeman has served HD 60 in the Wyoming House since winning his first election in 2010. During Freeman’s tenure as a representative, he has served on the House Education Committee, Joint School Facilities Committee, the Management Council, The Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, the Select Natural Resource Funding committee, among others. He was also selected to be on the Wyoming Distance Education Task Force. Freeman thi...
Green River High School’s 2018 hall of fame inductees include a World War II airman, a professor of engineering from the University of Wyoming, a doctor and two girl’s basketball teams. Athletics Director Tony Beardsley announced the inductees in a media release Tuesday afternoon. The inductees will be honored during the school’s hall of fame weekend Sept. 6-8. The festivities kick off at a social gathering Sept. 6 at 6 p.m., followed by a halftime presentation of the inductees during the Green River-Rawlins football game Sept. 7. The weeke...
Green River resident Stan Blake is seeking another term as the House District 39 representative in the Wyoming Legislature. Blake, a Democrat, has served in the legislature since 2007, spending the last 11 years representing HD 39. “I wish to say it has been a humbling experience, and an honor to represent the citizens of Green River, Rock Springs, Jamestown and other parts of Sweetwater County that are in House District 39,” Blake said in a press release. Blake has served on the House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Com...
Sweetwater County Attorney Daniel Erramouspe announced that he will be seeking a second term as the county attorney. A Republican, Erramouspe was elected in 2014. "Working alongside the fine officers of local law enforcement, I believe that the county attorney's office has met the prosecutorial standard that I wanted to achieve in 2014," Erramouspe said. "I am proud of my staff and the work we have done and would like the opportunity to continue to bring diligence and integrity to the position...
A relative newcomer to Green River seeks the Ward 1 seat on the Green River City Council. Sherry Bushman announced her intent to run for election on a Facebook page she created, Friends of Sherry Bushman, Green River Ward 1. According to an announcement posted on the page, Bushman wants to serve the city by applying her leadership skills and education. She believes fiscal responsibility and ethical decision making will secure the city's economic vitality and wants to foster partnerships amongst...
Green River City Councilman Gary Killpack is seeking another term as Ward 3's representative. "It is my love for this area that motivates me to continue serving the most important part of Green River - the citizens," Killpack said in his announcement. "We have a wonderful community and it's because of the people." Killpack has enjoyed serving Green River's residents and admits the last few years have been a challenge for the city council. Killpack cites decreased tax revenue as the main...
Jim Zimmerman has his sights set on becoming a member of the Green River City Council. Zimmerman, who works as a code enforcement specialist with the Sweetwater County planning and Zoning Department, seeks election for Ward 1. "Since this is my first campaign for any office, I will be running on the basis of my beliefs in family values and my work experience," Zimmerman said in a campaign announcement. "I believe that this will qualify me to make important and sometimes tough decisions for the...
Donnalee Bobak is seeking another term as the Sweetwater County Clerk of District Court. The Green River resident, a Republican, is finishing her second term in the office. “I want to thank the citizens of Sweetwater County for their confidence in allowing me to serve them, and humbly ask for your continued support,” she said in a press release announcing her candidacy. For the past year, litigants have been able to pay search fees, fines, child support payments and other fees with a debit or credit card, which Bobak said has resulted in a not...
Dale Majhanovich seeks another term as Sweetwater County Coroner, offering residents more than three decades of experience in the position A Rock Springs native, Majhanovich graduated from the Rock Springs High School and went to Western Wyoming Community College and the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, earning two associate’s degrees. He has been registered with the Conference of Funeral Services Embalming Board since earning his Wyoming State Embalmers License in 1979. Majhanovich was first appointed a deputy county coroner in 1...
Sweetwater County Assessor David Divis seeks election to his first full term this year. Divis, a Democrat, was selected to replace Pat Drinkle when she retired earlier this year. After he was appointed to the position in February, Divis said he planned to run for the office. Divis worked as the chief deputy Sweetwater County Assessor since 2012, when Drinkle was selected to replace David Rauzi. Prior to that, Divis worked at the Sweetwater County Treasurer's Office since 1991, working his way...
Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter will seek another term in office and plans to campaign for Sweetwater County Treasurer. Slaughter, a Democrat, issued a campaign announcement Wednesday morning. "The next few years will be a period of growth and change here in Sweetwater County, and I would like to continue as an integral part of it," Slaughter said in his announcement. "I am running based on the belief that I can continue to manage the office of treasurer in a professional manner and...
Like J.C. Penney, Hastings, K-Mart and Sports Authority before it, Herberger’s in Rock Springs will close its doors. Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which owns Herberger’s, announced on its website Tuesday that the company will wind down operations after a winning bid for the company’s assets was accepted. The company filed for a court supervised corporate restructuring Feb. 4. The Rock Springs store was not listed in a previously announced group of store closures issued by Bon-Ton Jan. 31. According to a press release on Bon-Ton’s investor relatio...
Residents with unwanted prescription drugs can take them to a drop off box at Smith’s Food and Drug Saturday. The drop off is sponsored by the Green River Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration and takes place from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m. The event is designed to give residents a chance to safely rid their homes of unused pills and patches. The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles. The service is free and anonymous. During a similar event last fall, Americans turned in 456 tons of prescription drugs at more than 5,300 drop off sit...
Green River’s residents can expect to see the county’s 2018 Notice of Value statements this week. The statements, according to Sweetwater County Assessor David Divis, are what are used to determine property tax statements, which will be mailed in September. A release from Divis states residents who have signed up for the eNotice program will receive their statements Wednesday. According to the release, home values are set by calculating the new replacement cost, subtracting the depreciation and then trending for sales. The Wyoming Dep...
A media release sent from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday evening disagrees with claims made by the Sweetwater County Commissioners. During their meeting Tuesday, the commissioners claimed the sheriff’s office was over budget by approximately $291,000 this year. However, Sheriff Mike Lowell disagrees with the commissioners’ assessment, saying the amount the office will be over budget is much less than what the commissioners claim. “There are many factors that come into play in a budget assessment such as this,” Lowell said, “an...
The Lady Wolves soccer team started of the season with two tough games on the road and returned home with two losses. This past weekend, the Green River High School soccer team traveled to Cheyenne where they played Cheyenne East on Friday and Cheyenne Central Saturday. In the game against Cheyenne East the Lady Wolves lost 6-0, while in the Cheyenne Central game they lost 10-0. This week, the team will prepare for another away game against their biggest rivals, the Rock Springs Lady Tigers. This game is scheduled to take place in Rock Springs...
The Green River High School’s hall-of-fame committee seeks nominations for the 2018 GRHS hall of fame. The hall of fame can be found in the main hallway at GRHS. Plaques honor students from GRHS for their sacrifice, achievements and athletic prowess. Previous inductees include multiple state-winning sports teams, former Green River mayors, a member of Seal Team 6, a Las Vegas police officer who gave his life in the line of duty and many others. Nominations are due April 9 and can be submitted by mail, email or fax. Nominations do not have a s...
A 45-year-old Green River man died in a two-vehicle crash near Bairoil Monday afternoon. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Thomas Nisbet died after his 2002 Toyota Camry collided head-on with a tractor-trailer combination on U.S. 287 South. Nisbet is being investigated for improper use of seatbelt and driving while impaired at the time of the collision. The WHP was dispatched to milepost 29 on U.S. 287 at 1:15 p.m. According to the WHP, Nisbet was traveling southbound when his vehicle crossed over the center line, into the northbound...
Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell is seeking a second term. The former Rock Springs police chief announced his candidacy in an email Friday afternoon. Lowell, a Democrat, was elected in 2014 after defeating then-Sheriff Rich Haskell. Lowell credited the sheriff’s office employees’ hard work and dedication as a team in helping him reorganize the office based on merit, as well as increasing patrols and services within the county. In 2017, the sheriff’s office logged more than 23,000 public service hours, a 20 percent increase from the previ...
Hard work and dedication paid off for the Green River middle school swimmers in Rock Springs. The team took first at the Rock Springs Invite Feb. 22, earning 268.50 points. Rock Springs took second with 267 points, while Evanston took third with 222.50 and Rawlins finished fourth with 171 points. “The girls have been working hard and the majority of them have dropped times in one or two events,” coach Michele Omelia said. The Green River girls competed against two teams that outnumbered them, but the team worked hard to persevere. Omelia sai...
While Green River Police Department’s new chief, Tom Jarvie, will take his oath Tuesday, a longtime GRPD officer will also be recognized for the number of years she’s served. The Council will recognize Debbie Tippy for her service to the community Tuesday night. Tippy is one of several long-serving employees to retire from the GRPD. The Council will also decide if it will support a request to cosponsor the annual Western Wyoming Karate Tournament, a memorandum of understanding with the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo committee and the annual Wor...
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office had a busy week, headlined by two arrests. According to Dick Blust, public information officer for the sheriff’s office, the sheriff’s office helped arrest an armed fugitive Friday afternoon in Rock Springs. Jerry Joseph Romero, 41, of Salt Lake City, was arrested for an alleged probation violation on an original charge of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, after he was tracked to a residence at Gateway Village in Rock Springs. A release Blust sent out states Det. Matt Wharton found Romer...
A Rock Springs man made an initial appearance at Circuit Court in Rock Springs Tuesday, facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after allegedly killing a woman in a situation witnesses believe was accidental. Stephen Jeffrey Taranovich, 41, could face life in prison from the charge. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, prosecutors have filed to enhance the penalty due to Taranovich’s previous felony convictions. Involuntary manslaughter otherwise carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, a potential fine of up to $10,000,...
A man arrested in Green River Friday had his bond set at $25,000 cash or surety after being charged with 16 counts of felony voyeurism. Ryan Flaten, 28, is in the Sweetater County Detention Center following his arrest. While voyeurism is often a misdemeanor charge, it becomes a felony when a camera or other recording device is used in the crime. Each felony count carries with it a penalty of not more than two years in prison and a potential fine of not more than $5,000. Flaten was also arrested in Lyman on Nov. 17, 2017, and charged with...
Sweetwater County residents looking for legal information from the county government will be able to find it in pages of this newspaper. The Sweetwater County Commissioners named the Green River Star its newspaper designee for 2018 after a unanimous vote Tuesday morning. The last time the Star was the county’s designee was in 2010. The county’s designee publishes legal information for the county, including meeting minutes and public notices. This information will be found in the legals section of the newspaper and will be available in this iss...
