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The Sweetwater County Assessor will no longer have a chief deputy. After an hour-long discussion, the Sweetwater County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a motion denying a request to replace the chief deputy assessor’s position. Previously, the Commissioners asked the county assessor and the county’s human resources director to review the position and come up with a solution to eliminate the chief deputy position and make it a county position similar to the other positions. During the...
Donnalee Bobak is seeking another term as the Sweetwater County Clerk of District Court. The Green River resident, a Republican, is finishing her second term in the office. “I want to thank the citizens of Sweetwater County for their confidence in allowing me to serve them, and humbly ask for your continued support,” she said in a press release announcing her candidacy. For the past year, litigants have been able to pay search fees, fines, child support payments and other fees with a debit or credit card, which Bobak said has resulted in a not...
A legal notice published in this week’s Green River Star signals the city’s intent to allow the Wyoming National Guard to make improvements on the landing strip at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport. The notice states the improvements will include grading on the runway, taxi areas and an approach road. The improvements made will create better drainage at the site and make the area safer for aviators using the spaceport. The runway work would be done as a training exercise. Green Riv...
Residents driving along Second South may have noticed some of the lights along the street not working properly. It’s a problem that’s undergoing trouble shooting, according to Public Works Director Mark Westenskow. He said the troubleshooting process started with easier fixes and moves to more difficult repairs. The lights were placed when the street was repaved as part of the sixth-penny tax infrastructure improvements originally approved in 2012. Westenskow said they believe the issue ste...
Dale Majhanovich seeks another term as Sweetwater County Coroner, offering residents more than three decades of experience in the position A Rock Springs native, Majhanovich graduated from the Rock Springs High School and went to Western Wyoming Community College and the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, earning two associate’s degrees. He has been registered with the Conference of Funeral Services Embalming Board since earning his Wyoming State Embalmers License in 1979. Majhanovich was first appointed a deputy county coroner in 1...
The Green River City Council approved a resolution allowing horse race wagering in Green River last night. The motion was not unanimous, with Gary Killpack voting against the measure, Robert Berg abstaining and Allan Wilson absent from the meeting. The resolution is not the final word on if wagering on races will be allowed in Green River. The Sweetwater County Commissioners will also be asked to approve the measure before the Wyoming Downs board decides if it will approve the request, which ini...
A lot of people like to complain about how Green River and Sweetwater County are being run. For some, they’re upset with how the city’s schedule for street and sidewalk replacements is set. Others think the county should refocus its priorities, putting more of its budget in public safety than it did last year. Fortunately for those who think they could do a better job at helping guide local government, the opportunity to put their ideas into public discourse is fast approaching. Election season is around the corner. This year, along with sea...
The morning of the NFL Draft, a few ghosts of Josh Allen’s past came back to haunt him. Tweets Allen had made as a teenager using racist language started circulating that morning and became a major story in both national and international media. Allen quickly apologized for the tweets and the University of Wyoming quickly followed up with a short statement from the Cowboys’ head football coach Craig Bohl backing Allen up. “I know Josh has apologized for the Twitter comments he made while in hi...
What may seem like a great idea to some is nothing more than a nuisance to me. What is it that has this well-mannered journalist all riled up? Group texting. Now before I get started, I am going to come clean and admit that I have been guilty of sending a group text too, but I try to do it on an extremely limited basis. About the only time I have sent a group text is when I needed to quickly inform my choir that due to inclement weather practice would be cancelled. I didn’t want anyone on the n...
Six Sweetwater County students were honored when they learned they had placed at the Wyoming Young Authors Competition. The county students receiving the awards were told by their schools after both school districts’ young authors coordinators were notified. Thirty eight entries were sent to state this year from Sweetwater County and of those, six students received awards. One student at Lincoln Middle School received two. “The students were ecstatic,” Fredrick Schwartz, Sweetwater County Schoo...
This year’s Wyoming Writers Conference will take place in Dubois June 1-3 and a lot of talented guest author’s are scheduled to attend. New York Times best selling author William Kent Krueger will give the keynote address at the 44th Annual Wyoming Writers, Inc. Krueger is one of four workshop instructors who will inspire both professional and rookie writers. The conference also provides contact with publishing agents, which has resulted in several contracts for books in past years. All the events will be at the Headwaters Arts and Conference C...
Brenda Jean Lake, 75, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness. Lake was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. She was born Nov. 19, 1942, in Russellville, Ark., the daughter of A.D. Williamson and Emma Carinton Williamson. Lake attended schools in Wyoming. She married Jack D. Lake in Lovell on Oct. 26, 1959. He preceded her in death on March 31, 1998. Lake was employed by Sweetwater County School District No. 1 as the driver of food... Full story
Stevan Smith, 67, passed away April 25, 2018, at his home in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Farson. He was born Oct.14, 1950, the son of George Samuel Smith and Melva Marie Fiscus Smith. Smith attended schools in Farson and was a graduate of Farson High School with the class of 1967. He attended Western Wyoming Community College and received his associate's degree. He married Patti Kay Evanoff in Manila, Utah, June 27, 1968. Smi... Full story
Bill James Kalivas, 88, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away April 25, 2018, surrounded by his family after a long battle with gastric cancer. He was born March 22,1930, in Cheyenne, to the late James and Efthemia Mandros Kalivas. Survivors include his two daughters, Rose Gallegos (Ron) and Barbara Borrowman (Darrell), son John Kalivas (Erica), 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, with one on the way, and many nieces and nephews. Bill is proceeded in death by wife Phyllis; his parents, James... Full story
Brian James Sanford, 42, passed away April 26, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 33 years and is a former resident of Fort Madison, Iowa. Brian was born July 21, 1975, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of James D. Sanford and Judith I. Sanford Boyce. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1994 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Brian also attended Western Wyoming Community College for two years. He married Lois Bohm in Moberly,...
Connie Irene Reed, 80, passed away April 22, 2018, at the MAF Center in Circle, Mont. She was born Sept. 27, 1937, to Thomas and Wanda Cook, in Wellington, Utah. She moved to Manila, Utah, with her parents and four siblings, Delores, Yvonne, Larry, and Dean, where they ranched at Sheep Creek. There she met Doral Pallesen and they were married at Buckboard, April 11, 1953. They had three daughters, Katherine Isaacs (John) of Circle, Mont.; Peggy Back (George) of Meeker, Colo.; and Vickie Bryan of... Full story
James Earl Travis, 75, passed away April 26, 2018, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He was a lifelong resident of Green River. Travis was born on May 22, 1942, in Rock Springs, the son of James F. Travis and Maxine King. He attended schools in Green River and was a 1960 graduate of the Green River High School. Travis also attended the University of Wyoming and earned a bachelor's of arts degree. He married Linda Birch in Evanston on April 29, 1966. Travis worked at a route driver... Full story
Hugh Crouch Jr., 88, passed away April 24, 2018, at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. He was a resident of Green River for the past 71 years and former resident of Dines. Crouch was born July 17, 1929, in Dines, the son of Hugh Crouch Sr. and Elizabeth Bean Crouch. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of Green River High School with the class of 1947. Crouch served with the United States Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Stauffer Chemical as a hoist man for 40... Full story
While much of the excitement surrounding spring sports in Green River focuses on soccer and outdoor track, the Green River High School tennis team also had their chance to shine during the season. The tennis team's five-week season wraps up this week with home matches against Rawlins, Natrona County High School and Kelly Walsh. The Wolves' meeting with the Rawlins Outlaws takes place Thursday, starting at 2 p.m. Their final matches against the Casper-based high schools take place Saturday, with...
The Wolves notched up two more wins over the weekend, defeating both Evanston and Jackson on the road. The Wolves shut out the Red Devils 2-0 Friday evening, then came home and hit the road again to defeat the Broncs 2-1. Head coach Chris Bieber said previously the road trip would be tough on the team, as the amount of time they would be spending on the road could impact their ability to play in Jackson, but their victory waved away any doubts. The team is hitting the road once more this...
While on the road, the Lady Wolves soccer team picked up their second conference win, but then lost one on Saturday. On Friday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Evanston to take on the Lady Red Devils and they came out on top, 2-0. This not only was the second time the Lady Wolves beat the Lady Red Devils, but it was the second time in conference play. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the Lady Wolves did really well passing the ball to one another in the game. Prior to the Evanston game, the Lady Wolves...
The Green River High School track team split up last week as eight competitors traveled north to the Casper Classic, while a number of the remaining members competed at the Mountain Man Invitational in Pinedale. The Classic is a meet in which athletes need to prequalify by having one of the 10 best marks in their event for all events except the sprints and hurdles,. With sprints and hurdles, it is only the top eight that qualify regardless of the school’s division. Green River’s girls had three qualify amongst the best in the state as Mar...
