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Stan Blake is seeking another term in the Wyoming Legislature. Blake, a Democrat, is announcing his bid for re-election to House District 39. "I wish to say it has been a humbling experience, and an honor to represent the citizens of Green River, Rock Springs, Jamestown and other parts of Sweetwater County that are in House District 39," Blake said. Blake is employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a switchman. He is a member of the SMART-Union, Transportation Division Local No. 1857. Blake...
A second person was hospitalized last week after testing positive for COVID-19. According to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, a Green River woman in her 40s was admitted to the hospital’s emergency room May 5 and was tested using a fast-acting COVID-19 test. She was discharged the following day. “We are saddened that we have another person hospitalized with this virus,” Kim White, MHSC Incident Commander, said. On Monday, a 13th positive confirmation was announced. The man, a resident of Rock Springs in his 20s, self isolates at home and...
An Iowa man was arrested last week in conjunction with several cold case investigations occurring in Wyoming and Tennessee, leading to charges in the murder of a woman known only as "Bitter Creek Betty." Clark Perry Baldwin, 59, of Waterloo, Iowa, was arrested May 6 at his home by agents from the FBI and Wyoming DCI and investigators from the 22nd Judicial District Attorney's Office in Tennessee. Baldwin is charged with first degree murder in Sweetwater and Sheridan counties, as well as two...
Officials from Sweetwater County School District No. 2 decided not to appeal a decision that stripped the State 4A wrestling title from Green River High School, giving it to Kelly Walsh. During the 2020 State wrestling tournament, GRHS was originally named the state champions, but a scoring error was discovered that allowed Kelly Walsh to leave with the title. After meeting with officials from the Wyoming High School Athletics Association, the district announced it would file an appeal. According to a press release from the district, administra...
The Foundation of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming recently granted each congregation in the state $10,000 to distribute in their towns for COVID-19 relief projects. St. John’s Episcopal Church determined to spend the funds on several projects. The first and largest project was to grant $400 each to multiple servers who had lost their jobs due to the closure of restaurants. “These people are among the hardest hit by the economic changes resulting from the virus. These are people who serve us every day and we wanted to help them during the...
The headlines have been grim. Seventeen bodies piled up in the morgue at a New Jersey nursing home. Fifty-five residents dead in Brooklyn, N.Y. In one week, 104 residents dead in a facility in western Pennsylvania and 102 dead at a home in San Antonio. In Detroit 26 percent of nursing home residents and staff test positive for the coronavirus. Residents in nursing homes had been at risk long before I began reporting on them in the 1990s, and care facilities have continued to be the subject of press inquiry all across the country. Staffing...
We’ve had some beautiful weather in southwestern Wyoming over the past week. The blue skies, warm temperatures and the greenery sprouting everywhere is enough to make someone forget about work and the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic to enjoy a day surrounded by nature. Sweetwater County has a lot of beautiful vistas and outdoor adventures waiting for residents just outside of town. Enjoying the outdoor opportunities afforded to us is the perfect way to relax after a very odd two-month period of social distancing. A short weekend camping trip at...
Sheri Marie Roach, 65, of Eden, Wyoming, passed away peacefully at her home on May 4, 2020. She was born in Wray, Colorado on March 17th, 1955, to Martin and Rosalia Cecil. She attended Ft Collins High School and later received her GED. She was employed with Sweetwater County School Districts #1 and #2 for 25 years as a bus driver. She loved and created a special bond with all of the children that rode her bus. She retired in 2017. Sheri had an immense love for God and reading His word. He...
DeAnna (Dee) Kenison passed away peacefully at home in Laramie, Wyoming on April 30, 2020. She was born in Hamilton, Montana on January 25, 1941. Because Dee survived polio as a child, she used a leg brace and crutches throughout her life. This never slowed her down and she earned a degree in Home Economics from MSU. She taught classes in cooking and sewing to children and adults. She also founded the Prairie Puppet and Costume Company. As a master seamstress, most of the inventory of both...
Landyn Nash Arnoldi Willmore, infant son of Sean Michael and Avalon Marie Arnoldi Willmore passed away on May 6, 2020 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Landyn was only carried for a moment but will be loved for a life time. He was too special for this world. Survivors include his parents Sean Michael and Avalon Marie Arnoldi Willmore of Rock Springs; one brother Gannon Arnoldi-Willmore of Rock Springs; grandparents Branden and Jennifer Gotschall, Robert and Nissa Homan, Michael Willmore, and Shawn and Lacey...
Bruce D. Williams, 73, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a lifelong resident of Wyoming. He was born on July 19, 1946 in Jackson, Wyoming; the son of John G. Williams and Martha Pickell. He attended schools in Wyoming and was a graduate of Pinedale High School. Bruce married Mary Elizabeth Elliott on May 17, 1980 in Green River, Wyoming. He worked as a miner for 35 years at Texas Gulf and FMC until his retirement in 2009. Bruce was an...
Charlene Bozner, 82, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born on June 10, 1937 in Onalaska, Texas, the daughter of Charlie Edgar Cook and Flossie Edith Sheffield. She was a 1955 graduate of Livingston High School in Texas. Charlene loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also loved sewing, crosswords, and playing SkipBo. Survivors include her sons, Frank Bozner Jr. and wife Tracie of Paige, TX, Charles "Tony"...
On Monday May 11th, 2020, Lavern "Vern" Jones, loving husband, father of four and Papa to many passed away at the age of 83 in his home surrounded by his family. Vern's story starts on October 18, 1936. He was born in Concordia, KS, the 3rd child of Armel and Helen (Schaffer) Jones. Vern grew up in Concordia where he and his brothers worked with their dad on the family farm. He enlisted in the Army on March 14, 1954 where he was a proud Airborne Paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division in...
(Editor's note: This article was updated from the print edition published 5/13/20 to include comments regarding the Ciner facility.) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy across the globe, some of the local trona mines are facing decisions about the best way of moving forward. At Solvay Chemicals, an unspecified number of employees will be furloughed sometime near the beginning of the month. Todd Brichacek, the site manager at the Solvay facility, said the issue for Solvay is...
