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A local credit union recently purchased a Green River-based bank, resulting in a credit union with more than $218 million in assets. Trona Valley Community Federal Credit Union purchased State Bank in a deal designed to bolster Trona Valley’s presence in Green River and Rock Springs. The deal was announced through a media release from Trona Valley. Despite purchasing a bank, Jeremy Gibson, the President and CEO of Trona Valley said it will remain a credit union. Gibson said while deals where c...
¡Yo quiero Taco Bell! Green River residents may get the chance to quote the Taco Bell Chihuahua soon as plans for the restaurant have been submitted to the city’s community development office. The restaurant would be placed between O’Reilly Auto Parts and Sweetwater Coach, facing the two buildings. Laura Leigh, director of community development for the city, said a site plan review was completed for the proposed Taco Bell location, but construction drawings or a permit application have yet to b...
It may have been a while since plans were formed to put in a new water line from Green River to Rock Springs, but the project is now underway. With construction starting, residents on Railroad Avenue, were wondering what the city was doing and why plans were in place to remove several large pines from the property. This property is the grassy area located next to the Railroad Depot, often referred to as a park. According to Mark Westenskow, the city’s public works director, back in 2013 the c...
A soldier, whose remains were found near Green River in the 1980s was finally put to rest last Wednesday. According to Dana L. Pertermann, Western Wyoming Community College associate professor of anthropology and geology, director of Center For Southwest Wyoming Archaeology and director of the Federal Artifact Repository, the soldier was excavated in the 1980s on the bluffs near Green River. This occurred when survey work was being conducted for the freeway. According to Philip Parnell, WWCC...
An unidentified inmate of the Sweetwater County Detention Center attempted to harm himself during a court hearing in Green River Friday morning. According to a media release from the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred in Judge Nena James’ court at about 11:30 a.m. The inmate was removed and transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he was treated for his injuries and was placed under observation. An update issued Tuesday evening stated the inmates injuries were not life threatening. Sheriff Mike Lowell sai...
Discussion Tuesday night amongst the Green River City Council caused us to realize the future of affordable garbage service in Green River is in privatizing it. This isn’t a knee-jerk reaction to a slick sales pitch, but a realization after looking at a comparison presented during the Tuesday night discussion. In short, the city stands to save money, up to approximately $1 million a year after five years while receiving more than $100,000 in franchise fees each year. Residents would be projected to save as well, saving $10 from the projected c...
You may be aware that the trees near the Depot are being removed. Here is some information on how and why this decision was made. In late 2013, the city of Rock Springs approached the city of Green River about the alignment of one of their proposed sixth-penny projects, a second water main from the Joint Powers Water Board plant in Green River to Rock Springs. Both cities buy water from the same treatment plant, located in Green River, but Rock Springs has to pump their water a lot further. Because the water treatment plant is physically locate...
Federal funding for meals on wheels is on the chopping block. The Trump administration budget blueprint released in March calls for the elimination of two federal block grants: That’s money the federal government gives the states for social welfare programs, and those programs include home-delivered meals and meals served in senior centers. Most of the nation’s 5,000 meal programs also rely on money from the Older Americans Act passed in 1965 to fund about 35 percent of the cost of the meals they serve. Those funds are also in jeopardy. The...
It's do or die time for the Green River High School Boys Soccer Team. In their upcoming game against Jackson Thursday at Kelly Walsh, a victory will advance the Wolves to the state tournament in Casper, while a defeat will end their season. The Wolves have been victorious over the Broncs during their last two meetings, with a 3-1 win April 17, and a 2-1 overtime win April 29. Scoring a third win against the Broncs means the Wolves will have to bounce back from two defeats in the last week. Tuesd...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves Soccer team secured a spot at the state tournament when they clinched the second-seed spot in the Southwest 4A conference. Last weekend, the Lady Wolves finished the regular season by playing Natrona County and Kelly Walsh. On Friday the Lady Wolves took on Natrona County and won, 2-0. “I felt the game went really well,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. “Each time we meet them we know the team has improved. It doesn’t matter if we beat them the first time, we...
On May 2, the more experienced competitors and top qualifiers for State headed North to Casper for the Casper Classic. Generally referred to as The Best of The Best, top qualifiers regardless of their division compete against each other, since at state they will only be competing within their conference. Leading the way for the Lady Wolves, junior Andri Dewey finished second in the 200 meters with a season best time of 26.52. Erika Wilson was the only other Lady Wolf to place as she finished second in the high jump and seventh in the long jump....
Sandra "Sandy" Louise Mitchell passed away peacefully at home May 8, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. Sandy was born an identical twin Aug. 27, 1957, 6 minutes after her sister Cynthia. She was born in Ackerman, Miss., to Melville E. and Gloria Woods Mitchell. She attended St. Georges Episcopal Day School and Coahoma County High School in Clarksdale, Miss. She received her bachelor of arts from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and...
Margaret JoAnn Wright, 75, of Rock Springs, passed away May 2, 2017, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Wright died following a lengthy illness. She was born July 29, 1941, in Elkhart, Kan., the daughter of Raymond McCrea and Margaret Ruth St. John McCrea. Wright attended schools in Elkhart and obtained her general education degree at Western Wyoming Community College. She married Donald Eugene Wright in Elkhart, Kan., May 29, 1957. Wright was...
James "Jim" A. Rafferty, Jr., 62, passed away April 9, 2017, in Denver. Jim was born March 4, 1955, in Rock Springs, the son of Beverly L. and James A. Rafferty, Sr. He served in the U.S. Army for nine and a half years, from 1978 to 1988. He was then employed by Texas Gulf Soda Ash for ten years until 1999, when he was no longer able to work due to Multiple Sclerosis. Jim enjoyed horses, team roping, volunteering for the MS Society, watching sports, and spending time with his family and...
Peter John Radman, 90, of Rock Springs, passed away May 3, 2017, at Salt Lake Regional Hospital in Utah. He was born on July 7, 1926 in Oakland, Calif., the son of Patrick and Elizabeth Slakich Radman. He married Patricia DeWulf on April 30, 1950, in Rock Springs. Radman was employed with Questar for many years and retired as a petroleum engineer. His interests included his family especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors include his wife Patricia Radman of Rock Springs;...
Thomas Guy Ames was born Jan. 10, 1943, to Thomas “Patrick” and Helen Ames in Greybull. Raised in Cody and Midland, Texas, Tom graduated High School in Midland, Texas, with the class of 1961. He attended college at Texas A&M where he learned vet skills and horseshoeing. Dec. 30, 1964 he married Sharon Collins in Sheridan. He adopted her two boys Monte Ames and Jeff Ames. They had two children Stephanie Ames and Thomas “Dean” Ames. The family returned to Cody where Tom worked as a hunting guide in the North Fork Crandall Creek area. They la...
Inez Eva Arellano, 59, passed away May 8, 2017, at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, she died following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 23, 1957, in Rawlins, the daughter of Tony Gonzales and Praxcedes Herrera Gonzales. Arellano attended schools in Rawlins and was a graduate of the Rawlins High School with the class of 1975. She married Danny Arellano in Rawlins, Dec. 31, 1977. Arellano was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Her interests included traveling to visit her family espec...
The "Star Wars" film franchise is one of the most enduring pop culture icons in cinema history. The original story of a young farm boy who goes off to become a Jedi and fight the evil galactic empire has expanded over the course of the last 40 years and continues to be relevant today with Disney pushing a new film every year since the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." May 4, unofficially known as May the Fourth by fans due to its similarity to "May the Force," was celebrated by teens...
In a packed room, Korean War Veterans and their families gathered together to reflect on the war and to receive a peace medal. According to Doug Uhrig of the Wyoming Veterans Commission, the Korean War, was on of the bloodiest wars, but due to lack of public attention, it's often referred to as "The Forgotten War." "It was a short, but exceptionally bloody," Uhrig said. According to www.history.com, about 5 million people died in the war and half of those were civilians. Forty thousand American...
County residents between the ages of 12 and 17 have a chance to see how the Green River Police Department operates. The department will host its Junior Citizen’s Academy June 6-9 from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m., and will accept applications to the academy through May 31. The academy is limited to 20 participants, who will undergo a background check. The four-day program consists of classroom and hands-on demonstrations regarding the department’s operations and include functions performed by the GRPD’s animal control, patrol, investigations and speci...
Milena Andrea Melo and Mark Phillip Luzmoor, together with their parents David and Mireya Melo and Phillip and Kathy Luzmoor, recently announced their engagement and upcoming marriage, which will take place on June 24, 2017, on the beach in South Padre Island, Texas. Melo is a 2006 graduate of Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, Texas, University of Texas-Pan American 2009 graduate with bachelor of science degree in biology, a 2011 graduate master of arts in interdisciplinary studies and...
Zairian Dalton James Mariah Schneider and Chase James of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their son Zairian Dalton James. He was born April 21, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Delta Mae Hower Mark and Leslie Hower of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their daughter Delta Mae Hower. She was born April 17, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Emberlie Joan Brazell Shaylee Brazell of Green River recently announced the birth of her daughter Emberlie Joan Brazell. She was born April 11, 2017, at...
