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While budget amendments are often a regular part of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioner’s meetings as adjustments are made at the end of the fiscal year, the latest budget amendments dealt with unique situations for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Road and Bridge Department. At their last meeting, postponed from Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April 6 due to the winter storm at the beginning of last week, the commissioners approved budget amendments of $3 million f...
Amendments to the city’s animal-at-large ordinance aims to make the law more clear for pet owners in Green River. The updated ordinance was introduced last week during the April 5 Green River City Council meeting and specifically bans animals not leashed or in a kennel when not at their owner’s property, excluding areas deemed off-leash areas by Green River City Administrator Reed Clevenger. On their owner’s property, animals need to be fenced in to prevent them from escaping, restrained with...
Lily Jo proudly displays one of the eggs she found at Evers Park during the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by The Radio Network....
Connie Lucas, 66, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at her son's home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. She was born December 7, 1956 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Blaine Potter and Florence Delgado. Connie attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She enjoyed spending time with her family especially grandchildren; watching history and cooking shows; watching football and sushi. Connie was an avid John Wayne fan. Survivors include her three...
Steven Ray Williams, 57, passed away at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Green River. Steve was born October 9, 1965 in Lancaster, California; the son of H. Ray Williams and Kathryn "Irene" Harris. He attended schools in Green River, Wyoming and was a Green River High School graduate in 1984. Steve received his Certificate in Computer Science at Denver Institute of Technology. He worked for Haliburton for 12 years as a Training and Safety Coordinator. Steve...
Patricia Ann LeFaivre, 87, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a long-time resident of Green River, Wyoming and former resident of Laramie, Wyoming. She was born May 30, 1935 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Freeman Huntley and Madalena Anselmi. Ms. LeFaivre attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1953 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in teaching at the University of W...
Elaine Lucille Marcov passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Elaine was born on February 21, 1940 in Montreal, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Gerard and Betty Decaire. Elaine worked for the San Diego School District as a kitchen aide before retiring. She lived in many places throughout her life such as Canada, New York, Iowa, California and Wyoming. Elaine enjoyed spending her time traveling, dancing, working puzzles, reading and being...
Steven West, 68, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Monday, March 27, 2023 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident. Steve died following a brief illness. He was born September 22, 1954 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Charles Keith West and Marjene L. Hansen. Mr. West attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1973 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He married Fran Kovach and they had three daughters from this union...
Jill Roosa, 66, of Rock Springs, passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, at Deer Trail Assisted Living where she had been a resident for the past year due to an aggressive form of dementia. She was born on January 16th, 1957 in Rock Springs to Harold Leslie (Red) and Veda (Vee) Fern (Pierce) Brangham. She was the youngest of 4 children, surprising her parents 10 years after they "thought they were all done having kids." She lived in Green River until her...
Laura Anita Harris was born to Samuel Vaude Brown and Irene Francis Moore in Safford, AZ on August 23, 1940. Anita met her first husband, Samuel L. Weaver, a local Miner and they were married in Telluride, CO June of 1960. They had a daughter, Dondalee (Weaver) Southern August 27, 1962 in Moab, UT. and a son, Samuel Wade Weaver was born on April 8, 1964. Anita married her second husband, Carl W. Hamann, a Construction Worker in Reno, Nevada in 1968. They had twin daughters, Connie and Gayle...
Jose (Joe) Iribarren received his angel wings April 4, 2023, in Cheyenne, Wy. Joe was born to Pedro and Josefa Iribarren in Santesteban, Spain December 1, 1940. Joe came to work in the US at the young age of 18 as a sheep herder, after a few years he picked up some English and went to work in Green River, Wy. Where he met his soul mate Mary Maldonado, they married in 1968. Joe and Mary had three children Joseph Jr, Michael, and Marissa. He was also a proud grandfather of two wonderful grandchildren Micah and Inez. Joe was totally devoted to...
Joshua Ryan Mauch, 46, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at his home in Rock Springs, WY. He was born on January 18, 1977 in American Falls, ID, the son of Deborah Gayle Phelps and Kevin Bruce Mauch. Josh was a 1997 graduate of American Falls High School. He married the love of his life, Heather Mae Palmer, on November 5, 2004 in Pocatello, ID. Josh worshipped God and his family. He raised his kids to be strong and independent. Josh enjoyed endless talks with his brother and kept in constant...
Louis J. Flaim, 70, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Louis was born July 11, 1952 in Rock Springs; the son of Celestino Silvio Flaim and Sophie Flaim. Mr. Flaim attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1970 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He attended the University of Utah where he received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology and later attended Nova SE University...
John Ray Watterson, 73, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at his home. He was a resident of Green River for 20 years and former resident of Rock Springs and Farson, Wyoming. He was born March 8, 1950 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Claude Watterson and Elsie Bell Jamieson. John attended schools in Farson, Wyoming and was a 1968 graduate of Eden-Farson High School. He continued to reside in Farson, as he was employed by the Eden Valley Irrigation District. He was an Emergency Medical Technic...
Sometimes it can feel like spring doesn't exist in Wyoming, and like winter will never end. This year has especially felt that way. It didn't help when April started with one of the worst snowstorms we've had in an already long and hard winter. For many places in Wyoming, it was one of the worst storms ever. It broke records in Casper, dumped about two feet of snow on us here, even shut down I-80 between Green River and Rock Springs for the first time in a very long time. It's frustrating,...
March 31 At 5:24 p.m., officers responded to the Probation and Parole office at 140 Commerce Drive for a report of an individual with an active arrest and hold order. Officers met with agents and the individual, confirmed the order, and placed Tyler Leavitt, of Rock Springs, under arrest. Officers transported Leavitt to the Sweetwater County Detention Center and completed a report of the incident. At 7:27 p.m., officers responded to Green River High School at 1615 Hitching Post Drive for a report of a violation of a court order. Officers met wi...
Back in 2016, a small chihuahua named Greta got loose from her home in rural Texas. Her owners worried about the danger of coyotes and stray dogs, and when Greta didn't come back home as the years went by, they assumed she probably didn't make it. But Greta was a survivor. If she could talk, she could share her adventures over the past seven years and explain how she ended up over a thousand miles away from home. However she got there, Greta was found wandering around the TA travel center...
Zack and Ana Lindig of Rock Springs welcomed their son, Zephyr Lane Lindig, on January 27. Seth and Taylor Harris of Green River welcomed their daughter, Marigold Marie Harris, on February 16. Phillip and Katelyn Oberman of Green River welcomed their son, Preston Oberman, on March 2. Tucker Jordan and Estelle Foley of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter, Levie MyChelle Rose Jordan, on March 3. Jessica and Ronald Berg of Green River welcomed their son, Derick Julian Berg, on March 15. Krychalyn...
Cecilia Christina Montoya, 22, to Krystae Jade Oeder, 19, both of Rock Springs. Aaron Lee Hilyard, 45, to Lindsey Marie Marler, 38, both of Rock Springs. Michael Lee Anderson, 56, to Jessica (Garza) Flores, 44, both of Green River. Jacob Daniel Smith, 20, to Kiejara Jschonrae Call, 18, both of Rock Springs. Jose Ampelio Jara Deras, 25, to Blanca M. Rodriguez Guzman, 23, both of Rock Springs. Kolter Wayne Murphy, 27, to Alison Marie Johnson, 32, both of Green River. Justis Warren Fisher, 24, to Bridget Cory Lee, 29, both of Green River. Bradley...
After being one of the first athletes to play softball for Green River High School, Madison Yoak will be continuing her softball career at Glenville State University. Yoak recently signed her letter of intent to become a Pioneer at the West Virginia school. "They have a really nice facility and just an amazing program," Yoak said of the college. "The girls were all super nice and the coaches are really good, the way they coach and just the way they are outside of practice." During her senior...
While the Wolves Girls and Boys Track and Field teams were scheduled for a track meet in Cheyenne this past week, road closures put a damper on those plans. However, Green River and several other teams were able to secure entry into the D & D Track Invitational in Worland. The meet ended up hosting 31 teams with over 1,000 athletes, and over 200 runners in one of the events. Competition started at 10 a.m. and was concluded by 6 p.m. Green River took its own large contingent of athletes to the meet, which included a number of new first-time...
CODY - As the snow falls in thick sheets turning Meeteetse into God's personal snow globe, rancher Barry Zeller watches his son mounted on a horse drag a load of frozen calf carcasses piled on top of a sled through the frozen, white landscape. "The snow has been never-ending this year. It's come in December, and it's stayed all winter," Zeller said. "Calving this time of year is pretty tough. We try to make every one of them live because every one of them is a paycheck, but it's been a...
