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Residents will see slight increases in rates paid for water, sewer and trash collection once the city’s new budget is finalized June 16. According to City Administrator Reed Clevenger, the rates reflect increasing costs associated with managing the various services. However, during the next year, Clevenger said the city will have their rates professionally audited to ensure they’re not over or under charging residents for services. “We’re going to try to be more fair with those fees,” Clevenger said. The fees won’t take effect until the n...
A woman who is accused of murdering her infant daughter will undergo another psychiatric evaluation. An order for a second competency evaluation was filed in the Third District Court in the Amanda Dawn Triplett case. Jacob Anthony Joseph Triplett and Amanda Dawn Triplett had appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and two counts of child abuse. If the couple is found guilty of the first-degree murder charge, they can face life in prison without parole or life in...
As a potential plan to manage sage grouse awaits review and approval from Governor Matt Mead, Sweetwater County seeks to extend recognition of a core habitat to the rim of White Mountain. At their next meeting, the county will vote on a resolution supporting the expansion of core habitat area to White Mountain’s rim, and if approved will be sent to Gov. Mead’s office in Cheyenne. If the governor believes the core habitat area should be extended, he has the power to do so before finalizing and...
Much of the livelihood of Sweetwater County and Green River residents is contributed to the mines located nearby. Many of Green River’s residents are employed by the mines. The mines are a large contributor to the areas economic growth and sustainability. One such mine, Tata Chemicals North America, one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality soda ash, hosted the dedication of Shaft seven on Monday. Shaft seven is a new ventilation shaft at the Green River mine. The Green River min...
Carla Jean Pershin, 83, passed away May 27, 2015, at the home of her daughter in St. George, Utah. A longtime resident of Green River and St. George, Utah, Pershin died following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 5, 1931, in Green River, the daughter of the late Howard and Twila Moffitt. Pershin attended schools in Green River and graduated in 1949 as valedictorian. She married Rudy V. Pershin on Oct. 23, 1949, in Green River and he preceded her in death on Sept. 10, 1984. Her interests...
Walter Duane Seeley, Sr. died in his home May 26, 2015, after a long struggle with multiple physical ailments, including cancer. However, it is the belief of his sons and close family that perhaps the major trial of his last two years was with profound sadness and loneliness that came from never being able to move past the loss of the love of his life, Alma "Cookie" Seeley. He was born in Oak Creek, Colo., on Feb. 18, 1932, and resided there through high school. After high school, he moved to...
Clifford "Dutch" Clark, 91, of Rock Springs passed away, May 31, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Clark died following a sudden illness. He was born on Aug. 30, 1923, in Rock Springs, the son of the late Clifford Clark Sr. and Ella Lassila Clark.Clark attended and graduated from the Rock Springs High School. He married Annalee Pennington in Rock Springs on May 26, 1946, and she preceded him in death on Aug. 26, 2005. Clark was employed with Mo...
Amanda Jean Allgier Allee, 32, of Green River died suddenly on May 23, 2015. She was born on Dec. 27, 1982 ,in Rock Springs, the daughter of Conrad Allgier and Jill Ann Bruder Allgier. She attended school in Kamiah, Idaho, and graduated from Green River High School. She attended Western Wyoming Community College where she earned her associate's degree in applied science in 2010. She had two daughters with Ray Martinez. She married Davy Allee Nov. 16, 2013, in Green River and took his two boys...
Kenneth Leroy Brandner, 78, of Green River, passed away June 1, 2015, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Green River, Brandner died following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 20, 1937 in Lasalle, Ill., the son of the late Clifford Leroy and Virginia Maggio Brandner. Brandner attended schools in Green River and was a 1955 graduate of Lincoln High School. He attended Western Wyoming Community College and received an associate of arts degree in...
Ron Ferguson, 81, of Green River, died June 1, 2015, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 10, 1933 in California, Mo., the son of Curtis Ferguson and Ann Zey Ferguson. He graduated from high school and attended the University of Southern California. He served in the U.S. Army as special operations ranger. He was a member of the Green River Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Church of Christ. His interests were motor cycle racing and horses. Survivors include his companion Joann...
Trona and the City of Green River have developed an inseparable relationship. The white ore supports a great deal of Green River residents with high-paying jobs. The first soda well was drilled in Green River. Trona is responsible for massive growth the area experienced when the mines were developed to exploit the plentiful resource. If the city wants to bring more tourism dollars in, it should develop that relationship further. In many ways, much of the foundation for tourism based around trona has been laid out. The Mining Memorial Park at...
Last weekend, the rain finally cleared and we saw the sun. Is it safe to say summer is officially here? We certainly think so at the library and officially started the library’s summer reading program for children, teens and adults on Monday. If you haven’t already, stop by the library and sign up for the reading program and learn about all the fun activities and events the library has planned to keep people of all ages busy this summer. We have story times, middle school and high school activities, children’s events every week at Exped...
The Green River URA/Main Street Agency was established to help improve the overall business environment of Green River, and to revitalize the downtown main street area of our city. It has been our goal to serve the citizens by helping existing businesses grow, become more visible, and increase in number. Also, we are tasked with the revitalization of our urban areas of influence to assist in beautifying, and decreasing the blight that may occur over time due to the neglect of property, both business and residential. This blight would only add t...
Recently, a friend of mine raised an issue with a recent announcement that NASA plans to spend millions for an unmanned probe to be sent to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate the possibility of life existing within the moon’s theoretical liquid oceans. He argued that the money would be better spent helping the people we know live on Earth, seeing a problem with spending such a large sum on space exploration. While I agree more humanitarian efforts should take place at home and abroad, I res...
As more and more presidential hopefuls put their names in, I can’t help but wonder how much will be spent this time around. During the 2012 campaigns, both the Republican and Democratic parties raised more than $1 billion to support their candidates Mitt Romney for the Republicans and President Barack Obama, who was seeking a second term for the Democrats. Of course, we all know how that ended, but I am still stunned by the amount spent. Yes. I did have that first statistic is right, not $1 mill...
With the Green River Splash Park officially open, the park was already filled with children trying to beat the heat. On Tuesday morning, children were running through the park screaming and laughing. At first, they all said they were warm, but the moment they ran into the water, they would start to scream. The cold water hitting them, always sent the children running the other way. Younger kids were not too sure of the water. One mother said this was already their third trip to the splash park,...
Ladies dressed in their best, enjoyed an afternoon tea party at the Golden Hour Senior Center on Friday. The china was set, the water was hot and the weather cooperated. The tea party menu included an assortment of teas and delicate refreshments including chocolates, strawberry scones, lemon cookies, banana milkshake cakes, cucumber tea sandwiches and egg salad sandwiches. "I was amazed when all this came out," Carmen Tune said. The ladies had a leisurely afternoon enjoying the fine food and...
Seven years of scouting, will leave a lasting impression on one Green River student. Christopher "Tom" Schalow joined Green River Boy Scout Troop 312 as a Tiger Cub; and has remained in the scouts ever since. "I had friends in Cub Scouts and then I just continued through the entire program," Schalow said. Over the years, Schalow has participated in numerous scouting activities, including city-sponsored cleanup projects and helping senior citizens move. Regardless of the activity, Schalow was...
Helping others is something this Boy Scout learned during his time in the scouts. Green River High School graduate Paul Wright bas been in the Green River Boy Scout Troop 312 for the past 11 years. “I got started because my troop used to be in my church; and I joined because my troop looked cool,” Wright said. Over the years, Wright has participated in numerous scouting projects, but some of his favorites came when he helped other scouts obtain their Eagle Scout awards. “I have been involved in five or six Eagle Scout projects, including trash...
Interested in fly fishing and how custom bamboo rods are made? Local woodworker Fred Pickett will be giving a talk and demonstration on the craft of making these special fishing rods Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferrero Room at Rock Springs Library. This event came from the display Pickett had at the Community Fine Arts Center this winter of his rods, a canoe and kayak, as well as skis and marquetry designs. The process on the art of making bamboo fly fishing rods from start to finish will be explained in photos, narratives, and examples of the...
Six members of the Sweetwater County Children’s Honor Choir, sponsored by Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services, have been selected by their conductor to perform in the 2015 Wyoming ACDA All State Children’s Honor Choir. Jadyn Fernandez, Kristin Lee, Maggie Smith, and Catie Spann have been selected to perform Saturday in Gillette. Also selected for this honor choir, but unable to attend are Trinity Chrisawn, and Sandra Figenser. The 135-voice choir will be under the direction of Dr. Thomas G. Hardaway III. He is the artistic dir...
"We're ready," player McKenzie Lucas said. "We know that we can beat Rock Springs because we've done it, we just have to keep our heads and play our game," player Payton Bartlett said. And they were ready. They kept their heads and played their game. And won. The Green River High School girls soccer team took fifth place in the state soccer tournament last weekend in Rock Springs. They made their goal, the consolation championship, which is the highest GRHS has placed in state soccer. To get to...
The Green River High School boy’s soccer team fought a hard battle at state in Rock Springs last week. The team finished 6th in the tournament, winning one of the three games they competed in, eliminating Natrona County High School from the tournament. In their first game, Green River lost to Cheyenne East, who would eventually play and lose against Cheyenne Central in the championship game. Green River battled Cheyenne East at Rock Springs High School in a game that would be delayed by lightning. In their second match, Green River came a...
The Bittersweet Bombshells won their first home game of the year Saturday. It was pandemonium at the Rock Springs Family Recreational Center when the Bombshells clashed with Big Horn Basin’s Wreck on Wheels. The Bombshells took the game 197-166. “It was exciting and they made us fight for the win,” player Melissa Crowell said. This was not the first time the Bombshells played against the Wreck on Wheels. The Wreck on Wheels won their previous bout. “We came out with a strong vengeance,” Bombshell Michelle Balzly said. “They adapted and we were...
Mountain bikers from across the region will gather at the Wilkins Peak Trail System Saturday as the Sweetwater Mountain Bike Association and the Green River Chamber of Commerce host their annual Trails Day. Trails Day allows the community to come out and enjoy the bike trails around the town. “It’s a great time for people to come out and have fun, and learn the trails,” the chamber’s executive director, Rebecca Eusek, said. There are approximately 25 miles of trails within the trail system. Different trails are available for beginner, interme...
