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The first snow day in more than 30 years last week has resulted in another day getting added to the school calendar in Green River. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board voted unanimously to add a school day on May 25, which now replaces May 24 as the last day of school. The following staff days after the final day of school were also adjusted to accommodate the change. The district will decide next month how the snow day will impact the McKinnon school’s schedule as its calendar d...
Bitter winter weather conditions caused Green River schools to close Thursday and busses to break down Friday. Last Thursday, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 declared a snow day, but it’s Friday’s two-hour delay that residents can’t seem to stop talking about. Despite having taken preventative gelling up measures, such as plugging in the busses, the district still had more than 12 busses gel up Friday. “We have fuel additive in all of our tanks so we weren’t too far off,” District No...
A sudden termination of an agreement between Castle Rock Hospital District and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has left administrators at CRHD surprised. “The affiliation was terminated without cause,” CRHD CEO Bailie Dockter said in a media release. “We were surprised by the news, as (MHSC) had never informed us of any dissatisfaction with the affiliation. Because of our commitment to patients, we would have promptly and conscientiously addressed any the hospital’s concerns.” The agree...
A Rock Springs City Councilman believes increased internet shopping has resulted in sales tax declines seen in both Green River and Rock Springs. David Halter, a councilman who works as the information technology director for the Sweetwater County Combined Communication Joint Powers Board, said sales tax revenue, which has declined in Sweetwater County for the past several years, has fallen partly due to the oil and gas industry not making large purchases within the county. However, Halter also...
JoAnn LaVerne Schanno Behrman, 78, of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 5, 2017, at her home. She was born on July 13, 1938, in Vernal, Utah, the daughter of Francis Elmo Schanno and Thelma LaVerne Andersen Schanno. Behrman attended school in Vernal, Utah. She married Austin Hugh Murray June 2, 1953, and he preceded her in death Aug. 18, 1954. One son, Steve was born to this union. She then married Floyd Gordon Nov. 22, 1957, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 1960. One son, Mike was born to...
Velma Jean Walker Wonnacott, 90, of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 3, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, following a brief illness. She was born Jan. 26, 1926, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Gene and Josephine Crippa Walker. She attended school in Rock Springs and graduated with the class of 1944, and she obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming. She married Paul Sterling Wonnacott in Rock Springs June 28, 1952, and he preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1993....
Dorothy I. Deichmueller, 93, of Green River, Wyoming passed away Jan. 5, 2017, at the Sublette Center in Pinedale, following a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong resident of Green River. She was born on February 13, 1923, in LaMoine, Neb., the daughter of Cecil Bingham and Necy Braden Bingham. Deichmueller attended schools in Nebraska, Missouri, Wyoming and Utah. She married Arthur William Deichmueller in Green River Dec. 6, 1939, and he preceded her in death Nov. 13, 2000. Deichmueller was a...
Velois Ann "Pat" Timlin, 82, of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 7, 2017, at Sage View Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 70 years and former resident of Rosiclare, Ill. She was born July 9, 1934, in Rosiclare, Ill., daughter of William H. "Peg" O'Neal and Agnes O'Neal. Timlin attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1953. She married John Timlin on June 19, 1953, at George Air Force Base...
Miriam J. Corhn, 54, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 3, 2017, at her home after a sudden illness. She was born Jan. 15, 1962, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John Taucher and Lucille McElfish Jordan. Miriam attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1980. She married David G. Corhn Nov. 1, 1979, in Rock Springs. She enjoyed playing bingo, online poker, and visiting with family and friends. Survivors include her husband...
Clifford "Cliff" Leroy Gibbons, 66, of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 6, 2017, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct. 23, 1950, in Wallace, Idaho, the son of Grant Leroy Gibbons and Edna Martina Ball Gibbons. Gibbons attended schools in Rock Springs and later attained his GED. He was a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War as a sergeant and served from 1968 until 1974, when he received his honorable discharge. Gibbons married Carol Kay Keelin May 5, 1970, in Rock...
Bobette Martin, 66, of Green River, passed away Jan. 8, 2017, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, after a brief illness. She was born May 9, 1950, in Greeley, Colo., the daughter of Bob Jackson and Shirley Marley Jackson. Martin served for the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office for more than 20 years. She loved reading mystery novels, spending time working in her yard, wildlife and enjoying her family, especially her great-grandchildren. Survivors include her children Lisa...
Jon Lee Fletcher, 66, of Green River, passed away Dec. 31, 2016, at his home after a short illness. He was born March 15, 1950, in Onawa, Iowa, the son of Wilmert James Fletcher and Ardath Ione Martin Fletcher. He attended schools in Clarion, Iowa and graduated from Clarion High School with the class of 1969. Jon was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed for Texas Gulf/FMC until his retirement in 2013 after 40 years. He was a member of the NRA and also...
It’s another year and another financial crisis looms overhead for municipal governments in Sweetwater County. Sales taxes, the lifeblood of any incorporated town or city, continues to be in decline and another round of budgetary shortfalls are expected if the trend isn’t reversed. With sales tax currently down 15 percent from last year, elected officials in Green River and Rock Springs will likely be forced to make additional spending cuts to balance their budgets. While it’s easy to blame the problem on a sluggish economy and declines in th...
Recently, the city of Green River activated the CodeRED Emergency Notification System to alert citizens of the no unnecessary travel advisory within the city limits of Green River issued by the Green River Police Department. So, what is the CodeRED Emergency Notification System and how does it work? Emergency Communications Network, LLC pioneered high-speed emergency notification services capable of reaching citizens in minutes. ECN’s sophisticated network supports a web-based product suite that enables local government officials to c...
Anyone facing a hospital stay for themselves or a family member should look at new data the government released right before Christmas showing that it penalized 769 of the nation’s hospitals for having high rates of patient injuries. The monetary penalties – a reduction for the year in their reimbursement for treating Medicare patients – do bite. Larger teaching hospitals could lose as much as $1 million or more. This is the third year the government has penalized hospitals in an effort to prevent avoidable patient deaths in hospitals, which...
Competing against the best teams from Colorado and Utah, the Wolves grapplers were able to finish tournament competition in Vernal, Utah, with fourth place in the varsity division and eighth in junior varsity. In varsity, Gage Byers finished first in his division, while Cyro Montoya and Jordan Tucker took second. Ira Dickinson and Kaycee Cochrane finished fifth, Nathan McCann and Blake Waite finished sixth and Justin Flores took seventh. Others competing in varsity were Kade Knezovich, Eric Clin...
With the ice fishing season arriving in Sweetwater County, the county sheriff’s office recently issued a safety advisory and some tips for safe ice fishing. Ice Fishing Safety Tips First and foremost, bear in mind the tried-and-true adage that there is no such thing as safe ice. Ice conditions can fluctuate drastically over short times and distances; water levels in lakes, and especially in reservoirs like the Flaming Gorge, can change - freezing and thawing weather patterns come and go, and submerged springs in certain areas can make a big d...
At a time when most people are either in bed or just waking up to start their day, a dedicated group of athletes are already honing their skills. Wednesday morning, swimmers in Green River’s USA Swim team were in the Green River High School Aquatics Center pool at 5:30 a.m., starting an hour-long practice involving swimming fundamentals. The program’s most dedicated swimmers meet at the pool three times a week: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The swim team is open to children as young as fiv...
For some seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center, craft time is something they do to hang out with their friends. During one of the Lets Get Crafty classes, crafters were busy making wreaths out of pipe cleaners, various colored mesh and wire wreath frames. "A couple years ago everybody was making them," crafter Theresa Stark said. Volunteer Judy McClellan said she bought a whole bunch of different colored mesh, cut it in half and brought it for the seniors to use. She just lays the mesh out...
The second part of the Green River High School’s Speech and Debate season was kicked off with a first-place finish in Powell. On Friday the team traveled to Powell to compete against 20 schools and around 300 students from Wyoming and Montana. With 218 points, Green River was declared the sweepstakes overall tournament winner, while second place went to Skyview High School of Montana with 184 points. Green River also took second place in the individual events sweepstakes category and first in d...
The Sweetwater County Library is hosting an exhibit of watercolor paintings by Green River resident Sandra Banks from now through the end of February. “Watercolor Retrospective” is 25 original watercolor paintings which include a variety of sizes and subjects – landscapes such as Jenny Lake and Green River, flowers, birds, still life and Chinese style brushwork. Banks has been interested in art throughout her life and at the age of 15, took a short correspondence course through the mail with Chicago School of Art. “Do you remember matchbo...
Cadet 3rd Class, Reece M. Clingenpeel, a sophomore at the United States Air Force Academy, was recently selected to join the 94th Flying Training Squadron to train to become a soaring instruction pilot at USAFA. Clingenpeel, a 2015 Green River High School graduate, is a computer science major and had been on the Dean’s list all three semester at USAFA. Clingenpeel hopes to attend undergraduate pilot training after graduating from USAFA. The 94th Flaying Training Squadron conducts the largest glider operation in North America, flying over 17,000...
Green River High School senior Eric Clingenpeel recently accepted an appointment to the class of 2021 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. All cadets at the USAFA who graduate earn a bachelor’s degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force. The USAFA is one of the country’s finest officer training programs. Appointments to the USAFA are awarded to about 1,200 of the USAFA’s 9,700 applicants each year. Clingenpeel’s previous accomplishments indicated that he has the potential to meet the demands...
