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The long-discussed transfer station project was approved by the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The project, which was awarded to L.M. Olson, Inc., for $1.97 million, will replace the city’s landfill, which is scheduled to close by the end of June. Councilman Gary Killpack, while stating he’s in favor of the transfer station, asked why the city doesn’t plan to privatize the city’s trash collection. Public Works Director Mark Westenskow said the issue comes down to the level of service...
Phone conversations and video visits between a wife and her husband, who is in jail, can be used in court. Jacob Anglesey, 35, a Green River Police officer accused of murdering a two-year-old boy, filed a notice of intent to claim marital privilege in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery. In the notice, Anglesey asked the court to exclude the introduction of jail calls, video visits or statements derived from conversations he had with his wife, Chanelle Anglesey, under Wyoming State...
The Green River may look a lot higher than usual during the next week. The Fontenelle Dam is schedule to increase flows into the river to mitigate the high amount of water resulting from snowstorms occurring earlier this year. Releases increased Tuesday at 2,700 cubic feet per second and are projected to increase to 5,500 cubic feet per second Monday morning. Judy Roderick, coordinator for Sweetwater County Emergency Management, said the flows are higher than usual during this time of year, but...
In the weeks following a major shakeup at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, the employees continue to work on solving problems regarding the hospital’s cash reserves, as well as maintaining patient care as their top priority. On Feb. 7, three members of the MHSC board of trustees verbally resigned after a tense meeting with the Sweetwater County Commissioners involving the hospital’s fiscal action plan to reverse declining cash reserves. The commissioners then voted to remove two oth...
Lyle B. Kofoed, 85, passed away March 12, 2017 after a brief illness. He was the son of Clarence Henry Kofoed and Grace Baird Kofoed. Lyle grew up in Weston/Preston area of Idaho and graduated high school from Preston, Idaho in 1949. He went to the University of Utah on a swimming and diving scholarship and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict, leaving the service as a corporal. He loved sports and participated in every activity that had a ball, even in the service. He saw much...
Anthony "Tony" E. Lewis, 63, of Green River passed away March 13, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a lifelong resident of Green River. Lewis was born July 20, 1953, in Arcadia, Calif., the son of John Lewis and Rita Jo Gallbrath Lewis. He attended schools in Green River. Lewis served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war from 1971 until he was honorably discharged in 1977. He married Shauna Rae Searle on Aug. 27, 2004, in Green River. Lewis was the owner of the...
With all that has happened regarding Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, one of the areas not impacted is its most important service, healthcare, and shouldn’t impact donations given to its foundation. During her presentation to the board two weeks ago, foundation director Tiffany Marshall said public perception of the hospital had been impacted by news regarding the hospital the previous month and resulted in $8,000 of donation pledges pulled from the foundation. While it might sound like a good idea to pull a donation from an o...
Last month President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to be America’s next Supreme Court Justice. He is an admirable choice, not only because of his unquestionable legal experience, but because of his knowledge and understanding of the West. Western issues are not always the same as issues from other parts of the country. It is important that we have someone on the Supreme Court who has a shared perspective. Someone who understands the unique struggles that our history, geography, environment, industries and way of life present. With his W...
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 with the passing of the National Flood Insurance Act for the purposes of: guiding development away from flood hazard areas; requiring stricter construction standards for new and substantially improved buildings to minimize flood damage; transferring the cost of flood losses from the entire tax paying community to floodplain property owners through flood insurance premiums; and, providing aid to property owners after floods (including smaller flooding events which do not warrant...
The season didn't start well for either Green River High School soccer team. Both teams, taking on Cheyenne Central and Cheyenne East over the weekend, took two losses. For the boys, Cheyenne East defeated the Wolves 1-0 Friday while Central handed the team a severe 7-2 loss Saturday. For the girls, East shut the Lady Wolves out 7-0 while Central left Green River with a 5-1 win. For the boys team, it was a combination of injuries, overlapping seasons and missing some positioning that lead to the...
With 35 teams from Wyoming, Utah and Idaho and over 1,000 athletes competing, the Wolves kicked of their 2017 outdoor track season this past weekend. According to head track coach Dan Hansen, the weather was perfect 70 plus degrees and the kids got of to a good start. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves were Natasha Young in the throws with two top-five places placing fifth in the discus, 91’10” and second in the shot put 34’5.5” and Andri Dewey, finishing ninth in the 200-meter dash at 27.46, eighth in the 100 meters with 13.24 and seventh...
It’s a group representing both the cream of the crop in Green River High School athletics and many individuals who earned great success after their high school years. The school district’s athletics office now seeks recommendations to add to this prestigious group’s ranks. The Green River High School Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations for induction into the 2017 GRHS Hall-of-Fame. According to a letter sent by athletics director Tony Beardsley, the committee doesn’t have a formal nomination process. Residents who wish to nominate someone...
Seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center were trying their luck of the Irish during a St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt. Last Thursday, seniors who wanted to participate in the hunt were given a list of items they need to find throughout the center. Apparently, pesky leprechauns hid photos of Irish-related items throughout the center for residents to find. Participants were given a Ziploc bag to put all of the pictures in. The one who collected all of them the fastest and correctly took first...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team took all the sweepstakes awards available at the district tournament. The team not only took the overall sweepstakes award, but speech, debate and Congress sweepstakes awards as well at the Wind River District Tournament this past weekend. "This is our 10th district championship in a row and it speaks to the perseverance and diversity of talent this team possesses," head coach Carina White said. Districts is a double-elimination tournament so as...
A community continues to rally around the family impacted by a tragic accident. With the deaths of two Green River residents, who were hit after a vehicle drove through their house, residents are trying to find ways to help them out. One-year-old Stella Doak and Debra Devries died as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. Now, the community is trying to help the families out as much as they can. So far, two local construction companies, who haven’t been identified, have offered to fix...
Monroe Intermediate School recently released its third-quarter honor roll. Students making the fifth-grade honor roll are Ammon Adams, Adara Akin, Christopher Allee, Travis Archibald, Asher Austin, Terryn Avery, Mya Bangert, Tierra Bargeron, Raelee Barrett, Emalee Behling, Dusten Berg, Bryson Birch, Jayla Braden, Emily Brady, Janey Burd, Dallyn Buschelman, William Cantrell, Taylor Cary, Tyler Castillon, Ariadna Cazares, Adam Clark, Courtney Clark, Raygan Cochrun, Aidyn Davis, Wyatt Dickinson, Kylee Douglass, Zayn Draney, Allysa Drinkle,...
Lincoln Middle School recently released its third quarter honor roll. Students making the seventh-grade honor roll are Genesis Anderson, Jonus Aragon, Alex Atkinson, Alexa Barajas, Addee Beardsley, Allison Brown, Megan Counts, Allysa Cudney, Samantha De Medeiros, Brynlee Doak, Grace Duncan, Alyze Farris, Jacob Findlow, Austin Fox, Haylie Gavin, Kaelea Gibson, Alicia Harrison and Gabrielle Heiser. Also making the list are Makenzee Kight, Daryn Macy, Hayley Martinez, Abigail Mattson, Elissa Morris, Cole Murray, Addyson Neff, Camar Nunn, Richard...
