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Seeking to address recent complaints and rumors about ambulance service in Sweetwater County, the Castle Rock Hospital District Board of Trustees and Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners hosted a joint special meeting last week. The meeting was set up by the commissioners out of a desire to establish more open lines of communication with the Castle Rock board, according to Commission Chairman Keaton West. West noted that the commissioners have received complaints from former and...
While the Wyoming Legislature's 2024 Budget Session is underway, having convened on Monday, February 12, local legislators from Sweetwater County prepared beforehand by receiving feedback from the community. A legislative town hall meeting was hosted by the Sweetwater County GOP at Western Wyoming Community College on February 1, and Rep. J.T. Larson, Rep. Cody Wylie, Rep. Clark Stith, Rep. Tony Niemiec, Rep. Bob Davis, Rep. Scott Heiner, Sen. Stacy Jones, and Sen. John Kolb all gathered to...
Betty Jo Cole, 81, passed away at home in Choctaw, Oklahoma, on Thursday, February 1, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's/Dementia. Betty was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 13, 1942 (Friday the 13th, which she always considered her lucky number) to Homer Franklin and Wanda Obera (Gamel) Foster. Betty grew up on an army base near Sidney, Nebraska, and has lived in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. She lived the last 51 years in Choctaw. She retired from Tinker Air Force Base after 28...
Wayne Michael Overton, 62, passed away Monday, February 5 in Smithville, Missouri. Wayne was born October 3, 1961, in Perry, Iowa, to Don and Carol Overton. He was a proud alumni of St. Patrick's and graduated from Perry High School in 1981. Wayne was a barber for over 30 yeas, and had shops in Colorado, Wyoming and Missouri. Wayne enjoyed spending time outside, and had a passion for collecting antique barber supplies. In death he rejoins his parents, Don and Carol. Left to cherish Wayne's...
Marilyn Virginia Nehring, born 5 January 1944 passed away peacefully at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah on 22 January after a long illness. Marilyn was a college educated school teacher and taught school at the elementary and high school levels in Rock Springs, Wyoming for many years. She lived a very adventurous life & had many friends in Wyoming & Idaho. She is survived by a brother Richard in South Ogden, Utah and a brother, niece & nephew in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She will be missed. May you rest peacefully there in beautiful...
Fredrick Ray Grisham, 79, passed away January 28, 2024 at his home in Granger, Wyoming. He was a former resident of Basin, WY. Fredrick was born on January 2, 1945 in Greybull, WY, the son of Shedrick and Bertha Grisham. He graduated from the Greybull High School with the class of 1964 before enlisting in the Army. Fredrick was a Vietnam Veteran. He married Eloise Chapman in Sweetwater County on December 23, 1996. Fredrick worked at the local trona mines until his retirement. He enjoyed being...
Ernest Edwin Blunk passed away January 26 at the Mission at Castle Rock after a short illness. He was born March 14 1927 to Dorothy (Wiggen) Blunk and Ernest Blunk in Lysite. A resident of Sweetwater County most of his life, he joined the Army in 1945 and stationed as a switchboard operator at the Panama Canal until 1946 and later stationed in Tokyo during the Korean War. Upon leaving the armed forces he worked for Sweetwater County School District No. 2, Union Pacific and the trona mines,...
William H. Ebert, 73, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident for many years and former resident of Longmont, Colorado. Mr. Ebert died at his home from a lengthy illness. He was born on November 27, 1950 in Phoenix, Arizona; the son of William J. Ebert and Mary E. Parker. Mr. Ebert attended schools in Wickenburg, Arizona. He married the love of his life Virginia B. Mendez in 1987 in Longmont, Colorado. Mr. Ebert served in the United States Army. He...
Jay Pearson, 60, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away peacefully at his home following a lengthy illness on January 25, 2024. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 13 years and a former resident of Pinedale, Wyoming and Rupert, Idaho. He was born March 7, 1963 in Rupert, Idaho; the son of Duane James Pearson and Edna Viola Gohl. Jay married Laura Deonne Young in Rupert, Idaho on November 14, 1987. They were married for 36 years until she preceded him in death February 19, 2019. He got his...
Marlene Ellen Kudar, 77, passed away peacefully January 31, 2024 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming with her husband by her side. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Marlene was born December 23, 1946 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Louis Tenenbaum and Esther Weiss. She attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1964. After graduation she attended Arizona State University in 1965 and University of Colorado...
Robert Lowell Farley, 79, passed away Monday January 29, 2024 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of, Fort Collins, Colorado; Dunlap, Iowa and Augusta, Kansas. He was born June 22, 1944 in Dunlap, Iowa; the son of Lowell Earl Farley and Catherine Mary Quirk. Mr. Farley attended schools in Dunlap, Iowa and Augusta, Kansas. He was a 1964 graduate of Augusta High School. He served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam Era....
Allan Shipley, age 65, passed away peacefully at his home, on January 27, 2024, after a two year battle with esophageal/stomach cancer. Allan was a long-time resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming, where he has been appreciated and loved by many. He was born to Robert and Lola Shipley of Pocatello, Idaho. Allan later completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Idaho. During this time, he also found a great passion in music and playing guitar. Allan moved to Rock Springs and where he proudly built...
Roberta Ann Erich, 89, passed away peacefully Friday, February 2, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She is a resident of Washam, Wyoming for 55 years and former resident of Daggett County, Utah. She was born September 22, 1934 in Isabel, South Dakota; the daughter of Roy Arthur Morris and Ruth Isabel Strong. Mrs. Erich attended schools in Warren, Montana, Edmonton, Canada and Deaver, Wyoming. She was a 1952 graduate of Deaver High School. She married the...
Angela Amanda Cunningham, 32, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 at her home. She was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. Wyoming. She was born November 7, 1991 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Richard Karl Hall and Ronda Amanda Coyle. Ms. Cunningham attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 2010 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She worked many jobs in her lifetime including the Rocket Miner; Pretzel Maker; Coach House Gifts; Footlocker; Majestic Lube; Elk Horn Construction;...
Rose Behunin passed away from sudden illness in Nampa, Idaho at an assited living facility. She was a Green River, Wyoming resident most of her life. Her parents were Mel Behunin and Betty Behunin of Mckinnon, Wyoming. She loved the outdoors, arts, and looking for an "ugly stick" as she called them. Survivors include sisters Jean Price, Ann Gunyan, and Jackie Simmons; her children, Ray Christensen, Melvin Christensen, Rhonda Christensen, and Rick Christensen; and her grandchildren and great...
Zachary Robert McQuillan, 33, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Boyce, Louisiana for six years. He was born on July 3, 1990 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Bay Michael McQuillan and Cyndi Lee Clayton. Zachary attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He married Jesse George April 1, 2014 in Pineville, Louisiana and had two children from this union; they later divorced. Zachary held very physical...
Cynthia Ann Key, 65, passed away January 30, 2024 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming for the last 50 years and was a former resident of Colorado, Texas, Montana, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, as well as a former resident of Casper, Glenrock, Rawlins and Evanston, Wyoming. She was born October 9, 1958 in Craig, Colorado; the daughter of Robert C. Myers and Janice M. Cure. Cynthia attended school in Wyoming. She was a...
John Michael Bryden Maser, 45, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024 surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, he was born October 13, 1978 to Bob and JoAnn Maser. John attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated high school in 1997. He spent much of his career in the oilfields throughout Wyoming and Colorado and shared the same passion for the oilfield as his father and many family members. John was a lover of all things outdoors, music, concerts, carpentry, family,...
Jerry Olachia Elizondo, 72, passed away February 3, 2024 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born March 14, 1951 in Baytown, Texas, one of 8 children to Manuel and Janie Elizondo. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy where he met his future wife Mary Gail Rule. They were both in the helicopter squadron HC-6. Jerry and Mary Gail were soon married and after he got a surprise leave and realized they would be welcoming a baby daughter whom they named...
Gordon "Lee" Balka was born to Otto and June Balka July 1945 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up in Shelley, Idaho. After graduating from High School, he went on a LDS mission to Switzerland. On return to home, he attended college and graduated from University of Utah Medical School. The Military was very important to him after serving over 36 years, of active duty and reserve time. He was in the Medical Corps and retired as a Colonel in 2006. He was associated with the US Army Medical Dept....
Carol Elaine Hurtado, 71, passed away January 23rd,2024 at home, surrounded by family. A long-term resident of Green River, WY, she passed following a lengthy illness. Carol was born April 3rd, 1952, in Palmer, Alaska; the daughter of Merlyn Raymond Franz and Patsy Elizabeth Franz nee Sutt. She married Charles Raymond Hurtado. They later divorced. He preceded her in death on February 10th of 1991. Carol enjoyed her morning soap operas and spicy dramas like Outlander and Bridgerton, any Judith...
Green River High School hosted "Green River's Got Talent" on Monday night as one of this week's Make-A-Wish fundraisers. Performances: Ryann Bode- Playing bass and singing simultaneously to: You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison by My Chemical Romance. Austin Tanner-An Original Dance- Bad Feeling Jaicee Steen-Playing a short, instrumental version of Runaway by Kanye West on piano (she got 3rd place) Alex Hudson-I will be performing the song "The Night We Met" by Lord Huron, on guitar...
After the ongoing questions about ambulance safety, it was encouraging to see the Castle Rock Hospital District Board sit down with the Board of County Commissioners last week to open an honest discussion and channel of communication. It was especially encouraging to see that Castle Rock is taking strides to being more open and accessible in general, and that some of the concerns we brought up in a past editorial (“Castle Rock Hospital District needs to be more accessible,” published September 28, 2023) are being addressed. Just from wal...
By Representatives John Bear (HD 31), Scott Heiner (HD 18), Ben Hornok (HD 42), and Tony Locke (HD 35) In late 2023, Governor Gordon submitted his state budget. The Governor described his budget as ‘disciplined,’ ‘business like,’ ‘forward-thinking,’ ‘fiscally conservative,’ ‘realistic,’ ‘practical,’ ‘balanced, ‘prudent,’ ’sustainable,’ and ‘living within our means.’ The Wyoming Freedom Caucus has thoroughly reviewed the Governor’s budget and would ourselves describe it as UNAFFORDABLE and UNSUSTAINABLE. This is the largest budget in the history...
Green River Police Department reports for Feb. 5 At 10:27 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop and issued a warning for alleged speeding. At 1:55 p.m., officers issued a citation to Billy Dodd for alleged public intoxication - third or subsequent offense. At 3:55 p.m., officers responded to a report of trespassing. At 6:34 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance. At 9 p.m., officers responded to a report of a hit and run. Feb. 6 At 8:32 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop and issued a warning for alleged vehicle exceeding...
