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More water is coming from the Fontenelle Dam as releases were increased to 8,500 cubic feet per second Wednesday. Prior to the increase, releases from the dam amounted to 7,500 cfs. The increased flows started at 10 a.m., with an increase of 500 cfs. A second increase took place at 4 p.m. with another additional 500 cfs. According to Jed Parker, an engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the flows were increased in anticipation of increased inflows to the Fontenelle Reservoir. Flows have i...
An officer accused of murdering a 2-year-old boy is asking the court to reduce his bond. Jacob Anglesey, 35, a Green River Police officer, who is charged with first-degree murder, is scheduled to appear in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for a bond hearing. Anglesey is currently being held on a $1 million cash or surety and is requesting the bond be reduced to $500,000 cash or surety, which is an amount he still can’t afford to pay, the court documents state. According to the mo...
The Green River City Council will have a major decision to make in regards to if it will continue offering residential solid waste services or if it will franchise the business to private industry. “It seems to me most cities have gone to privatization quite some time ago,” Mayor Pete Rust said. Rust said he’s received emails about the issue every day, but said he hasn’t received a lot of communication from residents regarding the issue. Also, according to Rust, the response he has received hasn...
John "Brownie" Majhanovich, 94, of Rock Springs, passed away May 24, 2017 surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs Majhanovich died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Sept. 27, 1922, in Rock Springs, the son of Robert and Mary Ivankovich Majhanovich. Majhanovich attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate of 1939. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II. He married Angela Bogataj on Nov. 23, 1946, in Rock S...
Brenda Jo Kempton Barney, 50, of Green River, passed away May 24, 2017, at her home following a brief illness. She was a resident of Green River for the past 42 years and former resident of Utah. She was born on March 21, 1967, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Kenneth Charles Kempton and Marlene Toyn Cox. Barney attended schools in Utah, Arizona and Wyoming and graduated from the Green River High School with the class of 1985. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Larry Pete Gomez, 43, passed away May 11, 2017, in Salt Lake City. He was born Oct. 21, 1973, in Rock Springs, the son of Pete Gomez Jr. and Debra Steigman. He attended schools in Washington State and Rock Springs. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Larry enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding with family and friends, watching sports, especially the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his children. Survivors include his mother, Debra Steigman of Aberdeen,...
James Wilhelm Keller was born June 23, 1940 to Ecil Anna Vivian Barbee and Benjamin Keller in Cody. He attended Elementary School in Thermopolis and High School in Cody. On Dec.13, 1959, he enlisted in the Army and served with the Second Armored Calvary division as a tank commander. He was stationed in Germany. He remembered being on the German-Russia border with 30 U.S. Patton tanks facing a greater amount of Russian Panther tanks, possibly about to go to war and only having one pack of...
Many readers have no doubt heard about newly-elected Montana governor Greg Gianfonte “body slamming” a reporter from UK-based news organization The Guardian. Regardless of where individual opinions lie with what happened, one thing we can all agree on is we’re living in a very peculiar moment in American history where the people tasked with reporting on events are eyed with an incredible amount of suspicion. We do think Gianfonte is in the wrong for using physical violence on the reporter as there isn’t a situation that would call for that ki...
Spring has sprung, and with the change of weather comes a new slate of construction projects throughout the City of Green River. Several Sixth Penny projects are currently active in the city. This includes the completion of Second South Street, the start of Hitching Post Drive, and the Rock Springs Water Line Project. Last year’s Sixth Penny Project, Second South Street, is nearing completion as we finish up the wiring to the new lights and other various odds and ends. We expect the final items to be completed in the next few weeks. This y...
Older Americans may be in for a rough ride if the changes Washington politicians are considering come to pass. Because good, explanatory journalism is in short supply and TV shouting matches don’t tell you much, I decided to use this space to discuss some of the possible changes that could soon affect millions of people in their 60s and older. First, let’s consider Medicaid, the federal-state program that finances healthcare for the poor and long-term care for the middle class. Virtually all the talk about cutting Medicaid by more than $800 bil...
It was a quiet Friday morning at the Golden Hour Senior Center's pool room. Usually, one could here the sound of men joking with each other and laughing before entering the pool room. For some reason, whether it be the weather or that the guys playing pool were tired, it was quite in the room. Every once in a while, the sound of the cue ball striking another ball could be heard. Usually the men are heckling each other, but they were quite subdued. Occasionally, one player would tell another...
The children are all lined up in a row on both sides of the gym waiting for their next set of instructions. They are obviously excited about performing in front of the crowd. Some are jumping up and down looking for their parents or grandparents. As soon as they spot their relatives, they smile big and wave. Jackson Elementary School kindergarten teachers Kelly McCully and Farrah Hamel were making sure the children stayed in line and remained somewhat focused in spite of the gym being packed....
Mosaic artist Gregory Gaylor is opening his studio to the public on June 3 from noon to 5 p.m. The studio is at 813 Muir Ave. in Rock Springs. New artwork as well as a few older pieces will be on display. Former Green River resident and artist Peter Butler will be a special quest for the afternoon. Five years ago, Gaylor’s studio and much of his artwork was destroyed in a fire. Since then, Gaylor rebuilt his studio, painstakingly cleaned a few pieces that were able to be saved, and started creating new work. “On April 10, 2012, the studio bur...
It’s time for Summer Reading at the Sweetwater County libraries. Every summer, the libraries host the Summer Reading Program to encourage children to read throughout the summer while they’re not in school. Signups for the program, which has the theme Build a Better World, began yesterday. Children are encouraged to track their reading throughout the summer and to turn in reading logs to collect prizes. Each reading log that the kids turn in equals an entry in the prize basket drawing of their choice. Summer Reading isn’t just for child...
Three Green River Lady Wolves Soccer players were named to All-Conference and one was named to All-State last week. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the Lady Wolves usually have five to as many as eight girls named to All-Conference, but this year, they had three. It speaks to how well the whole west conference is improving, which is something Wyant said is needed. “The competition is a little more fierce than it used to be,” Wyant said. It shows the whole west conference is improving, which is som...
Mountain bike enthusiasts from throughout the county will have a chance to ride with guided tours of the Wilkins Peak Trail System Saturday morning at FMC Park. The Sweetwater Mountain Biking Association, along with the Green River Chamber of Commerce, will host the annual Trail Day event starting at 8:30 a.m. and will take place throughout the morning. Rebecca Eusek, chamber director, said Trail Day is in its sixth year and continues to attract locals and visitors alike. Last year,...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked Arctic grayling in southwest Wyoming, providing anglers an opportunity to catch this unique fish. Artic grayling were stocked in Kemmerer Community Pond, Lower UP Ice Pond near Evanston, Rock Springs Pond, Mountain View Pond, Sweetwater Kids Pond in Jamestown, and Murray Reservoir, southwest of Mountain View. “This is a great opportunity for anglers to catch a unique fish and we were excited to stock them into waters, not only in Pinedale, but across the state, just in time for free f...
