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A months-long investigation into the suspected embezzlement of donated funds from the Green River Fire Department Foundation culminated Monday with the arrests of the department's chief Mike Nomis, 50, and his wife, Stephanie Nomis, 46. Court documents were not available as of press time. Additionally, city representatives and the GRFD declined to comment on the situation. In November of last year, sheriff's detectives served search warrants to obtain bank records associated with the...
Jeffery M. Travis, 47, passed away Feb. 26, 2020, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a lifelong resident of Green River. A celebration of Jeff’s life will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 14, 2020 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. Condolences may be left at www.vasefuneralhomes.com...
Sweetwater County is prepared to combat the Corona virus according to the Sweetwater County Emergency Management. “Sweetwater County Emergency Management is in contact with the State Response Coordination Center (SRCC), as well as Sweetwater County Public Health and others as we monitor the situation,” said Judy Roderick, Sweetwater County Emergency Management Coordinator. “We are advising individuals to use the same preventative measures as they would with other viruses: wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; avoid...
Castle Rock Veterinary Center is under new ownership. Dr. Kevin O’Neall and his wife Ellen have owned the practice for almost 30 years and were able to provide great service to the community, but are ready to retire and enjoy life outside of veterinary medicine. Castle Rock Veterinary Center will now be under the name Castle Rock Veterinary Hospital. The hospital will provide three new veterinarians that will staff the hospital to provide area pets quality and progressive medicine and will strive to provide quality customer service, using t...
CASPER - At least three people died in a wreck involving 80-100 vehicles Sunday on Interstate 80, while a second crash on I-80 involving at least 30-40 vehicles occurred around the same time, just miles away. The larger crash came amid winter conditions on westbound I-80 at milepost 184 near Creston Junction. Videos posted to social media depict a chain-reaction wreck involving cars, trucks and tractor-trailers on icy roads with poor visibility. Three people are known to have died from that cras...
Our dear father left us on Thursday, February 27, 2020, after a lengthy illness. Harry Karician was born on November 18,1930, to Misak and Lousig Karician. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and a lifelong resident of Green River, WY. He enlisted in the United States Army. After serving his country, he returned to Green River where he met and married Elaine Widic Kutz on May 7, 1961. Harry and Elaine owned and operated the Green Gander Bar for many years where pot luck dinners and live...
Ramona Mae Knight, 86, of Rock Springs, Wyoming passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Arizona, Mrs. Knight died following a lengthy illness. Following cremation, private family services will be conducted March 14, 2020....
Florence “Floss” Cilensek, 96, of 333 “I’ Street, Rock Springs, Wyoming passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 Cremation will take place and there will be no services at her request....
Harris Foster, 78, passed away Feb. 18, 2020, at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. He was a resident of Green River for 27 years. Following cremation, a celebration of life will be conducted at 11 a.m., March 7 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface Street, Green River....
A massive land deal might make a lot of sense for the state, but Sweetwater County’s residents should be weary of such a purchase. With more than 1 million acres of land and 4 million acres of mineral rights in play, it’s hard not to frame it as a great opportunity for the state. However, for residents who like the open spaces and ability to recreate, the purchase may cause problems in the coming decades if it goes through. The mineral rights at play are the key acquisition to be concerned with. A state desperate to keep the mineral rev...
Dear Editor: I am writing to remind the community that comments on the proposed Raven Solar project are due to the BLM by March 12. I am opposed because it will negatively impacts antelope. Already stressed from winter, they are having to expend valuable calories to move around the 600+-acre enclosure of the current Sweetwater solar project. Now the Raven project (400+ acres) is proposed right next to it. The developer also promises he has a “boatload” of projects in the works (his word). The BLM needs to deny the Raven right of way (and any...
Delbert Zorn, 93, of Green River, passed away on Sunday February 23, 2020 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Moab, Utah, Mr. Zorn died following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. He was born on April 4, 1926 in Soldier Summit, Utah, the son of George P. and Mary M. Fennel Zorn. Delbert attended school in Price, Utah. He married Deloris Margaret Joan Robinson in Wells, Nevada on May 24, 1949 and she preceded him in death on May, 26, 1997. Delbert was...
Diane Lake, 77, passed away Feb. 29, 2020, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a lifelong resident of Wyoming. Lake was born on March 25, 1942 in Rawlins; the daughter of Monte J. Lake and Ruth Evert. She attended schools in Rawlins and was a 1960 graduate of Rawlins High School. Lake married Earl Seiloff Aug. 12, 1958 in Kemmerer, and they later divorced. She then married Tim Harnden on Oct. 25, 1970 in Laramie, Wyoming, and they later divorced. Diane worked as a clerk for...
CASPER — Wyoming had the second-highest suicide rate in the United States in 2018, according to data released earlier this month. More than 25 Wyomingites out of every 100,000 died by suicide that year, a sweeping report by the American Association of Suicidology found. That was well above the national rate of 14.2 and barely trailed New Mexico, which had the highest rate in America. It was, however, lower than Wyoming’s rate in 2017, when the figure was more than 27 people per 100,000. “It’s one of our top priorities, easily,” said Lindsey M...
CHEYENNE - A 5% lodging sales tax proposal won final approval from the Senate on Friday afternoon, marking passage of the only tax measure aimed at putting a small dent in the roughly $200 million revenue deficit facing the state in the next few years. If signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon, who has stated his support for such a proposal, House Bill 134 would implement an additional 5% sales tax on in-state lodging services. Three-fifths of that tax revenue would go to an account to promote tourism in the state, while the remaining two-fifths...
Green River High School released its lists of students on the principal’s honor roll. To be placed on this honor roll, the student must obtain a 4.0 GPA during the semester. Those listed are: Luciana Adams, William Allen, Ezeekeil Allison, Hailey Allison, Genesis Anderson, Kelsi Angelovich, Day’isha Apperson, Jade Arnell, Madison Bauers, Addee Beardsley, Katelin Beck, Ashelynn Birch, Sierra Bird, Carlee Boden, Allison Brown, Eliza Burgess, Hannah Burgess, Braden Cantrell, Kaylee Carson, Paxton Castillon, Emma Christiansen, Megan Cleary, Hay...
The Green River High School basketball teams are headed to Regionals this week, aiming for a shot to play at the State basketball tournaments next weekend. The girls varsity team continues to be a dominant force, earning victories against Rock Springs Thursday night and Star Valley Friday. Playing in Green River, the Lady Wolves took a 66-56 win against the Lady Tigers, then defeated Star Valley 60-44. The boys have had a few struggles as of late, losing to the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday...
The Wolves were crowned state champions, but were later told they took second after what was described at a clerical error awarded Kelly Walsh with the points needed to take first place. The decision is being contested by Sweetwater County School District No. 2 after a meeting between school officials and members of the Wyoming High School Athletics Association Monday. According to Tony Beardsley, athletics director for the district, a hearing to determine which team is in fact the state champions has yet to be scheduled. Overall, the Wolves...
5K Results 1. Ryan Achatz, Rock Springs, 18:51.3 2. Jason Maes, Rock Springs, 20:11.0 3. Ethan Sholey, Rock Springs, 20:36.4 4. Quinton Smith, Rock Springs, 2:23.9 5. Justin Schumacher, Green River, 22:27.4 6. Brian Redmond, Rock Springs, 22:41.1 7. Sadie Valdez, Rock Springs, 22:46.7 8. Rilee Rodgers, Rock Springs, 24:01.4 9. Anthony Hodges, Green River, 24:03.2 10. Jacob Eddy, Rock Springs, 24:06.4 11. Ethan Bundy, Green River, 25:56.2 12. Cody Gray, Green River, 26:03.2 13. Martha Walrath, Green River, 26:04.5 14. Shyla Sims, no hometown giv...
From the University of Wyoming The Cowgirls (17-11, 12-6 MW) trailed by as many as 16 points in the second-half of their quarterfinal matchup against Utah State (8-23, 2-16 MW) before Wyoming surged back to take a 64-59 victory. It is the largest comeback for the Cowgirls since a 17-point comeback against New Mexico in the 2018 Mountain West Tournament. The Cowgirls were caught off guard early, but slowly battled back to pick up the thrilling victory and advance to the Mountain West semifinals for the third-consecutive year. The Cowgirls will...
