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“This is probably the least lean budget we’ve put together in the last five years,” Green River Finance Director Chris Meats said Tuesday. The Green River City Council approved its operating budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The budget totals $17 million and utilizes $3.7 million in reserve funds to balance it off of $14.9 million in revenue. Meats said the budget is larger than previous years, but still represents a conservative revenue forecast of $850,000 a month...
Both Castle Rock Ambulance Service and Sweetwater Medics will continue to be funded by Sweetwater County until the services can be combined into a countywide ambulance service, which could take place by the end of the year. The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners voted to extend their agreement with Castle Rock Ambulance Service and renew their contract with Sweetwater Medics during Tuesday’s meeting. The commissioners agreed to pay Castle Rock $348,000 annually during the next f...
Sharon Cuthbertson, 74, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the past 48 years and a former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She died following a sudden illness with her husband by her side. She was born March 21, 1948 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Ritchey O. Stanton Sr. and Margaret Thomas. Sharon was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1966. She married Bob Cuthbertson in Rock...
Forrest Lee Fry, 72, of Green River Wyoming, passed away, Sunday, May 22, 2022 unexpectedly while on vacation in California with his beloved wife Gay. He was born in Canon City, Colorado and later he met Gay in Fort Morgan, Colorado. They married on Feb. 15, 1970 and just celebrated their 52nd year of marriage. After he graduated high school in 1968, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and proudly served his country in Vietnam. In 1976 he graduated from Western State College in...
Billie Dee Sarcletti went to her Heavenly Father on June 11, 2022 at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah surrounded by her family. She was born on January 15, 1941 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the daughter of Rex Willis and NaDee Thompson. She lived in Dines, Wyoming, a coal mine camp north of Rock Springs with her grandparents, Merrill and Irene Thompson. She attended schools in Dines, Reliance and Rock Springs. She met Ray Sarcletti while attending Rock Springs High School. They...
Madelene Pacheco, 73, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a long-time resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and former resident of Dragerton, Utah. Mrs. Pacheco was born November 24, 1948 in Dragerton, Utah, the daughter of Bill Celes Vallez and Maxine Reta Greigo. She attended schools in Dragerton, Utah and Rock Springs, Wyoming and obtained her General Education Degree. Mrs. Pacheco married Louis Pacheco January 21, 1965 in Manila, Utah. She worked for G...
Gloria J. Gonzales, 67, passed away surrounded by her family Thursday, June 16, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming for the past 42 years and former resident of Rawlins, Wyoming. She was born December 3, 1954 in Rawlins, Wyoming; the daughter of Eufracio Martinez and Antonia Martinez. Mrs. Gonzales attended schools in Rawlins, Wyoming. She married Raymond Patrick Gonzales on December 5, 1970 in Rawlins, Wyoming. Mrs. Gonzales worked for Sweetwater County School District #1 for 17 years having...
Gene Edwin Harsha, 81, passed away June 14, 2022 peacefully at his home in Green River, Wyoming. Gene was born February 19, 1941 in Green River, Wyoming; the son of Richard Henry Harsha and Mable Mae Doty Harsha. He was the youngest of 11 children. He married Mary Bolinger Huff November 22, 1966 and to this union was born Lorena, Fred, and Mary Jean. They later divorced and he married Cindy (Snyder) August 14, 1993. She brought with her 5 more sons - Josh, Jeff, Jake, JJ, and Robert. Cindy prece...
“What we want, and what we shall have, is the royal American privilege of living and dying in a country town, running a country newspaper, saying what we please when we please, how we please and to whom we please.” — William Allen White Those words are printed on the copy of “Community Journalism” I’ve had since being a student at the University of Wyoming. The book was written by Bruce Kennedy, who once owned the Green River Star through his Sage Publishing Company. While I’ve read through that...
Green River Police Department reports for June 14 At 10:37 a.m., officers responded to a report of an unattended death at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and the Villa. Officers assisted staff and contacted the coroner. Officers completed a report of the incident. No suspicious circumstances are suspected. At 1:53 p.m., officers responded to a report of larceny at The Hitching Post. Officers met with an individual who reported political signs missing. Officers gathered information and completed a report of the incident. At 3:46 p.m., officers...
Eight Green River High School students were among the 6,000 participants from 1,500 schools who made their way to Louisville, Kentucky last week to take part in the National Speech and Debate Tournament. The Wolves Speech and Debate team members all participated in the six initial rounds of the tournament, with several students competing in multiple events. While none of the students "broke through" to the later rounds, according to Head Coach Dan Parson, they still worked hard through their...
The University of Wyoming lists 62 students from Sweetwater County on the 2022 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Green River Joseline Alatorre Hailey Allison Jacob J. Angelovich Kelsi Angelovich Samuel A. Bay...
Leesa Kuhlmann wants to bring balance to Wyoming's state government, which is why she's running for election to Senate District 13. "The only way you can make change is to get involved," Kuhlmann said. "And I think Wyoming needs a change." Senate District 13 includes "most of Green River and part of Rock Springs," Kuhlmann explained. She will be unopposed in the primary election as the only Democratic candidate. The two Republican candidates running for the same district are incumbent Tom James...
Elk hunt area 124 south of Interstate 80 in the Red Desert, has been held up as a poster child for what’s wrong with the way Wyoming distributes special hunting licenses to landowners. The hunting zone reaching from Rock Springs to Baggs is 70% public land, and its northern half is dominated by the checkerboard-style land distribution which complicates or prevents the public from accessing federal lands. Limited-quota licenses to hunt a bull elk are hard to come by, especially for non-residents: 10 were available in 2021. And seven of those c...
The Green River Knights had a rough weekend while competing at the Powell Father's Day Tournament last weekend. The Knights were completely shut out when taking on the hosting team, losing 15-0 during the first day of competition. The Green River team fared better against Lovell the following day, but came up short in a game ending 9-8 in Lovell's favor. The Knights will have a chance to dust themselves off Saturday when they take on Evanston in a double header scheduled for noon and 2 p.m. The...
