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As illness caused by the novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout the world, with many states throughout the country reporting cases, local awareness continues to grow. The new strain of coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, causes a respiratory illness similar to the flu. However, according to the World Health Organization, about one in six people become severely ill and develop problems breathing. Elderly people, as well as those with underlying medical issues like high blood pressure or...
An emergency meeting hosted by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Sunday evening resulted in a decision to close schools across the district. The decision was made in response to developing information and concerns related to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus which has continued spreading across the country. The board unanimously voted to close the district starting Monday to April 3. All 12-month employees of the district will still need to report to work Monday....
It’s easy to panic during the public health crisis the COVID-19 virus has created throughout the world. I can’t blame anyone for feeling unnerved or worried about current events. We’ve seen our schools and recreation center close and grocery stores sell out of a wide variety of foods and items. This is a truly unprecedented time. Despite all that we’re facing, I want to reiterate something to everyone in Green River: We will make it through this. The residents of Green River have shown themselve...
Public buildings operated by the Green River city government will close until further notice in the latest response local officials have made to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. City Council meetings will occur behind closed doors, but will be broadcast and streamed until the risk of spreading the disease ends. The announcement was made Monday evening, taking effect immediately. “Even though we have not had a confirmed positive case here, we need to focus on slowing the t...
Documents related to Green River Fire Department Chief Mike Nomis’ criminal charges alleged he and his wife Stephanie had used the firefighter’s foundation accounts to pay for personal expenses, ranging from furniture and appliance purchases to meals at local restaurants and checks written for cash. Mike is charged with felony theft and misdemeanor wrongful appropriation of public property, while Stephanie faces a single charge of felony theft. Felony theft is publishable by not more than 10...
The Green River City Council voted to approve a memorandum of understanding between the city, the Rock Springs City Council and the Sweetwater County commissioners in regards to the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition. “This agreement will allow the continuation of the SEDC,” City Administrator Reed Clevenger told the Council last week. “I will allow the move to the county, which has already been approved in previous meetings.” The coalition was originally formed under the Rock Springs...
PINEDALE - The High Desert District's wild horse draft environmental impact statement and proposed Bureau of Land Management revisions for its management are open for public comment through April 30. The BLM's "preferred alternative" would remove about 74 percent or 1,529 of the wild horses from four herd management areas or HMAs, where populations are well above its current appropriate management levels or AMLs. HMA acreage where BLM actively manages wild horses would be reduced by about 87 per...
Green River’s Wild Horse Canyon might only be a name if the Bureau of Land Management moves forward with its preferred plan to contain wild horses found across the checkerboard to a section of land around Adobe Town. The horses are an important cultural resource in Sweetwater County. Western Wyoming Community College’s mascot is the Mustang, we have a tour called the Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Tour and the annual distance run hosted during River Festival is the Run with the Horses Marathon. Beyond the cultural heritage, local wild horse her...
As insurance companies push doctors to save money by switching their patients to generic drugs, complaints about those generics appear to be on the upswing. That’s the observation of journalist Katherine Eban, who has written a book, “Bottle of Lies,” that tells a very dark tale about the generic drug industry and the safety of generic drugs Americans are increasingly taking. “My inbox is full of communications from patients who were on a drug that worked but were switched to a generic that didn’t work,” she told me. “Patients find themselv...
If there was anyone left in Wyoming who hadn’t yet gotten the memo, lawmaker activity during current legislative session has made it abundantly clear: The state needs to find some funding solutions. Toward that end, lawmakers have considered bills that would change the sales tax rate, alter the flows of severance and mineral royalty revenues and reduce dependence on the state’s general fund — which was the major motivation behind the lodging tax passage. The House Appropriations Committee even brought forth House Bill 186 – K-12 and local g...
Twice a week, competitors at Golden Hour Senior Center gather for a friendly game of 10-pin bowling. Golden Hour doesn't have a private lane for bowlers, but it does have a large television and a copy of Wii Bowling. Wii Bowling is a 2006 game packaged with Nintendo's "Wii Sports," a video game that was included with the company's Wii video game console. The game served as a demonstration for the Wii's motion sensing capabilities. The game became a must-have title for many people who wouldn't...
From the Community Fine Arts Center Green River artist Cherrie Dittman is the featured artist at White Mountain Library for the month of March. Dittman has been working for some time on a process called monotype which creates a one of a kind, unique piece of artwork. It is the simplest form of printmaking, requiring only pigments, a surface on which to apply them, paper and some form of press. Monotypes are a form of printmaking in which images are drawn or painted on a metal, glass, or...
From Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Sweetwatermemorial.com has never been easier to use. Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County collaborated with Scorpion, a marketing and technology company that serves the healthcare industry, for the design of the hospital’s new, easy-to-navigate site. “Every bit of information included on our new website was done with our patients and visitors in mind,” said Deb Sutton, MHSC Marketing and Public Relations Director. “The many specialties and services we offer are now much easier to access.” The site...
Jennie Medina, 76, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 surrounded by family. Mrs. Medina was a lifelong resident of Green River, Wyoming and died following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Medina was born October 25, 1943 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the daughter of Rufino Lee Vigil and Rose Archuleta. She attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She married Aurelio Medina in Rock Springs at the Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church on July 8, 1960 and he preceded her in death on November 6, 2012....
CHEYENNE — Oil prices worldwide suffered a major hit over the weekend, reaching a four-year low in the United States, and the rapid changes in the global economy could have major implications for Wyoming. U.S. oil prices were down by as much as 34% on Monday, largely due to two factors: a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and dropping demand as the coronavirus continues to spread globally. The effects of the rising supply and dropping demand of oil could be felt in Wyoming, where oil extraction is a linchpin of the state’s eco...
LARAMIE — Barring any dramatic line-item vetoes from Gov. Mark Gordon, the University of Wyoming’s base support from the Legislature for the upcoming fiscal biennium will be essentially unchanged from its current status. While there’s a dollar increase to account for inflation, the House and Senate voted Monday to finalize the budget bill with a “standard budget” for UW — meaning just enough for the university to maintain its current operations. The Legislature sent the budget bill to Gordon’s desk with $175.4 million in base funding for e...
There are 90 members of the Legislature, but the fourth week of its 2020 session ended with fewer than 20 negotiating, often behind closed doors, the outcome of key budget session issues. As members of the House and Senate appropriations committees and other leading lawmakers negotiated, the majority of lawmakers were sidelined. Leaders sought compromises on the more than $7 billion two-year budget, state-funded construction and the potential purchase of 1 million acres of land and 4 million acres of minerals rights from Occidental Petroleum. D...
The Green River Wolves Girls and Boys Indoor Track team took the long journey north this past week to the Campbell County Recreation Center Field house in Gillette to participate with 23 other teams in the State indoor track championships. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves as they have done in previous meets this season were senior Mariah Brady and junior Muriel Jones. Brady established her season’s best time in the 55-meter dash by taking 15th out of a field of 70 sprinters in 7.74. Brady also recorded her best time of the season in the 5...
From the University of Wyoming University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Monday that head men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards will not be retained as coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. Edwards will be paid for the one year of base salary currently remaining on his contract. That base salary is $220,008. Edwards has served in his current position as head coach of the Cowboys for the past four seasons (2016-17 through 2019-20). “I appreciate the contributions that Coach Edwards has made to Wyoming Basketball as a head coach and pr...
From the University of Wyoming Four Wyoming divers will compete at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships hosted by University of Utah at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.. The competition is set to begin on Monday with the Cowgirls set to compete in the 1-meter event while Byrnes will start off his Zone championship by competing in the 3-meter event. Beginning Thursday, 18 members from the Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming teams will participate in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship at the Busbey Natatorium in Cleveland,...
From the University of Wyoming The Wyoming Cowboys magical run in the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championship came to an end in an 89-82 loss to second seeded Utah State in the semifinals on Friday evening in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The Cowboys were the first ever No. 11 seed to play in the semifinals of the tournament. The Pokes tied the game at 66-66 with 4:45 left in the game, but the Aggies responded with 13-0 run to take a 79-66 game with just over 1:28 left to go in the game. The Aggies hit...
Both Green River High School basketball teams are headed to state. Following successful appearances at the Regional tournament in Evanston over the weekend, they will travel to Casper for one last tournament. The girls will play Cheyenne Central at 9 a.m. while the boys will take on Thunder Basin at 1:30 p.m. At Regionals, The girls won their first appearance, defeating Cody 58-42. The Lady Wolves then took a narrow loss to the Rock Springs lady Tigers in a game that ended 60-51. The Lady...
The impacts of coronavirus have hit home as several closures related to limiting the spread of the illness were announced last week. Aside from schools throughout Green River, Golden Hour Senior Center and the Sweetwater County Library System have also announced they would close until further notice. Jackie Grubb, executive director of GHSC said their closures started Monday. She said the home delivery meal program will continue to function and GRHS is offering a drive-through meal service to pe...
