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The Sweetwater County Commissioners and members of the Castle Rock Hospital District board decided to put the past behind them and move forward. During the Commissioners meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Commissioners were approached by members of CRHD. The agenda item up for review was the renewal of CRHD’s contract. This wasn’t the first time the Commissioners had reviewed this contract. About one month ago, they reviewed it and did not approve it. Included in the contract, which was part of the...
The city is $100,000 richer after selling two tracts of land from the former Lincoln High School Tuesday night. The land was sold to New Peak Construction through a unanimous Council vote, with Gary Killpack abstaining from the decision due to his relationship with the owners of New Peak. The sale conforms to the original specifications of the bid request the city issued last year. The two tracts were appraised for $100,000 and New Peak was the sole bidder for the land, bidding $100,000. The...
Like J.C. Penney, Hastings, K-Mart and Sports Authority before it, Herberger’s in Rock Springs will close its doors. Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which owns Herberger’s, announced on its website Tuesday that the company will wind down operations after a winning bid for the company’s assets was accepted. The company filed for a court supervised corporate restructuring Feb. 4. The Rock Springs store was not listed in a previously announced group of store closures issued by Bon-Ton Jan. 31. According to a press release on Bon-Ton’s investor relatio...
It’s up to Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell to balance his budget and determine if he needs to ask for a budget amendment. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners discussed what happened at a meeting April 10 between members of the sheriff’s office, attorney’s office, human resources and county clerk’s office. The meeting was set to go over the projected shortfall in the sheriff office’s budget. “It does not appear that there’s anything we n...
A Green River man accused of excessively spanking his stepchild with the belt was charged with felony child abuse. Joshua Gautreaux, 29, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at and arraignment to child abuse where he pleaded not guilty. If found guilty of the felony, he could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place at 9 a.m., June 11. According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2018, a Green...
Residents with unwanted prescription drugs can take them to a drop off box at Smith’s Food and Drug Saturday. The drop off is sponsored by the Green River Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration and takes place from 10 a.m., to 2 p.m. The event is designed to give residents a chance to safely rid their homes of unused pills and patches. The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles. The service is free and anonymous. During a similar event last fall, Americans turned in 456 tons of prescription drugs at more than 5,300 drop off sit...
Green River’s residents can expect to see the county’s 2018 Notice of Value statements this week. The statements, according to Sweetwater County Assessor David Divis, are what are used to determine property tax statements, which will be mailed in September. A release from Divis states residents who have signed up for the eNotice program will receive their statements Wednesday. According to the release, home values are set by calculating the new replacement cost, subtracting the depreciation and then trending for sales. The Wyoming Dep...
Connie Rae Bromwich, 65, passed away April 11, 2018, at her home. She was a resident of Granger for the past nine years and former resident of South Dakota. Bromwich died following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 16, 1952, in Chamberlain, S.D., the daughter of Chandler Berdean Moore and June Nannette Pulse. Bromwich attended schools in Chamberlain, S.D., and graduated from the Chamberlain High School with the class of 1970. She married Percy Dean Bromwich in Gillette Sept.16, 1976....
Susie Medina, 52, passed away April 14, 2018, surrounded by family at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Medina was a lifelong resident of Green River. She died following a lengthy illness. Medina was born March 3, 1966, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Aurelio Medina and Jennie Vigil Medina. She attended school in Green River and a graduate of Green River High School with the class of 1984. She was employed by TaTa Chemicals as a human resource person for 14 years. Her interests...
Randy Pitt, 53, passed away unexpectedly April 9, 2018. He lived a full life. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt, camp, fish, and go boating. Some of the greatest memories Randy's children have with their father is doing these things with him. He loved spending time with his family. Randy was also a great cook and loved to cook for his family and friends. Randy had the biggest heart and he would do anything to help anyone in any way he could. Randy was also a hard working man. He...
Mary Louise Slagowski of Mountain View passed away peacefully April 6, 2018, at home, surrounded by family, at the age of 88. She was born to Orson Chamberlain and Josie Emeline Hallett July 11, 1929, in Millbourn. She married Albert Lyle Slagowski April 25, 1977, in Elko, Nev. Mary owned and operated Mary's Beauty Shop in Mountain View for many years. Later in life, she worked as a librarian for the Unita County Library in Mountain View and also worked at and was a great asset to the Wasatch...
Green River is paying its city administrator too much. This isn’t to say the administrator, Reed Clevenger, isn’t doing a good job. We think he’s done a fine job for Green River in the three years he has worked for the city. However, the pay outline in his new contract doesn’t reflect well with other city administrators across the state nor on a city that has cried poverty for the past few years. Including Clevenger’s $600 a month vehicle allowance, he will earn $154,490, according to the new contract that is up from $138,612.50 specified...
Dear Editor, National Volunteer Week is April 15-21. A “Word on the Street” column in the Rocket Miner, shortly after Christmas, the question was “What can we do to get people more engaged and volunteering in the community?” Here were some of the responses, “A lot of people don’t know where they can volunteer;” “... Make up fliers and put them on people’s vehicles” and “I think it is just a matter of ... getting people more aware of the opportunities.” Just Serve.org is an easy way to find volunteer opportunities. It is a website where organiza...
Yes. I can fully admit I was and still am a bookworm. Growing up, my family used to tease me because I was usually found with a book in my hand. Whether it be on the couch while everyone else was watching TV, on my bed or even in the barn. That’s right. I would read in the barn while milking cows. I would cover the book in plastic to prevent it from getting barn smell or the occasional splatter on it. And I must also add that I never took a school book, library book or The Bible into the b...
For the past several years, Sweetwater County has requested that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manage our federal lands in a balanced manner that supports our mineral economy while protecting the open spaces, wildlife and outdoor recreational opportunities that help sustain our high quality of life. Currently, this balance may be threatened by potential BLM oil and gas lease sales within the Greater Little Mountain Area (GLMA) and the Hoback to Red Desert Migration Corridor (Migration Corridor). This is especially true if these lease...
Green River High School’s football program recruited a head coach with nearly 30 years of experience under his belt. Athletics director Tony Beardsley announced the district selected Marty Wrage to be the next head football coach for the Wolves. Wrage’s contract was approved by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board last week. Wrage will be a physical education teacher at GRHS. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a great football program and an outstan...
The Green River Lady Wolves soccer team had a tough weekend on the east side of the state and came home with two more losses. On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on Natrona County and lost in double overtime 4-3. The loss hurt. “We were the better team,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. “The score would not represent how we played.” Wyant said the Lady Wolves were doing really good thing throughout the entire game, but when they didn’t score off five break aways, it left room open for Natrona County to...
With the unpredictable spring weather causing havoc on the track season throughout the region, and meets canceled or rescheduled to different days, the Green River track team split some of their competitors this past week. A small contingent of the team traveled to the Okie Blanchard meet in Cheyenne Wednesday, which had nice, but windy weather, while others competed in the Roy Peck Invitational in Riverton, enjoying nice weather on Saturday, according to head track coach Dan Hansen. Leading the girls, scoring points and finishing in the top ei...
The Green River High School boys soccer team showed they're a force to be reckoned with on the field, earning two more victories and battling a team to a tie during the past week. The Wolves scored a victory over Natrona County Friday in a match that ended 1-0 in favor of Green River. The next day, they fought a tough Kelly Walsh squad to a 1-1 tie and scoreless overtime, before earning a commanding 3-0 win over Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Chris Bieber said he wasn't sure what to expec...
During Kids in Motion, the biggest task a child may have is trying to decide what to do first. With toys, blocks, balls, wedge mats, a trampoline, tumble track balance beam and more, it's tough for a child up to 5 to decide. If that wasn't enough for them to pick from there are also various instruments they can play, a tube to crawl through or a basketball hoop to throw balls through. This is what the Kids in Motion program is like. On Monday, more than 10 kids were at the Kids in Motion...
Those who want to learn the ins and outs of theater will want to sign up for Green River’s drama boot camp. Green River High School’s theater students are hosting a one-day drama boot camp this Saturday for children in third through seventh grades. To participate, children must fill out a registration form and pay $45 per camper. Forms are available on the GRHS theatre’s Facebook page. This camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GRHS theater. At the end of the camp, students will...
A well-known performer will take the stage for the Sweetwater County Concert Association’s last performance of the 2017-18 season. On Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Middle School in Green River, Cahal Dunne, will perform. Dunne, “Ireland’s Happy Man” is a composer, classically trained concert pianist, story teller, comedian and television personality. His style is rich and deep, reflecting the many strands in his distinguished career. He has performed with Bob Hope, Al Martino, Tony Orlando and has performed for several American Pre...
In 2005, the Bigler family and OCI Chemical, predecessor to Ciner Resources, partnered to establish a scholarship to honor Terry A. Bigler and carry on his legacy. The scholarship is intended to help students enrolled at Western Wyoming Community College who are entering their second year of a degree program. The scholarship is need-based with preference given to students enrolled in either mine maintenance or trades and industry programs as well as those having graduated from a high school in southwest Wyoming. Bigler is remembered by his...
A retreat created to honor Wyoming women and their journeys from the proud moment of Women’s Suffrage in 1869 to the today’s accomplishments has been scheduled. Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism is proud to present the “Proud Wyoming Woman” Retreat, June 1-3 Rock Springs and Green River The “Proud Wyoming Woman” Retreat (PWWR) will focus on networking, arts and culture, female health and wellness activities that incorporate outdoor activities such as fly fishing, yoga, self-care, a 5k/10k race and much more. The PWWR was created and develope...
