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A lodging study commissioned by the Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism reveals leisure visitation increased by 5 percent. According to a media release from the organization, the study measures if visitors to the area come for work or vacation. Leisure visitation has increased from 24 percent in 2016 to 29 percent in 2018. According to the release, the boost in leisure occupancy has helped offset fluctuation in occupancy from the energy sector. At the Green River Chamber of Commerce, the...
After 10 minutes of discussion, the Sweetwater County Commissioners appointed Lauren Schoenfeld to fill the vacant seat. At the previous commissioners meeting, the commissioners were deadlocked on who they wanted to fill the vacant seat left open after Commissioner Don Van Matre's death. Commissioners Randy Wendling and Jeffrey Smith wanted Lauren Schoenfeld, while Commissioners Wally Johnson and Roy Lloyd supported Island Richards. The third, candidate, former Commissioner John Kolb, didn't...
An emissions report claims a truck stop west of Jamestown would produce “very low levels” of pollutants compared to other facilities in the area. The report, produced for Love’s Travel Stops by Terraconn Consultants of Minnesota for the proposed truck stop, was released last week by the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Office. The report identified sources of emissions associated with the proposed truck stop, as well as calculating the expected amount of emissions and modeled how those emis...
People from around the country and Canada traveled to Sweetwater County to participate in the Tiffin RV Rally, which took place at the Sweetwater County Events Complex. Sweetwater County Events Complex marketing and events coordinator Lena Warren said the complex has been trying for four years to get the Tiffin rally to come to Rock Springs. The Tiffin company hosts three to four rallies a year. This is the first year they decided to make a stop in Sweetwater County. With the complex having 1,235 RV spots with complete electrical and full...
With Flaming Gorge Days approaching and the levels of the Green River nearing the top of the banks, city officers are asking residents and visitors to take extra care when near the river. According to United States Bureau of Reclamation's website www.usbr.gov, a total of 6,400 cfs is being released from the Fontenelle Reservoir and traveling downstream through Green River. A press release states the reservoir is at an elevation of 6,498 feet, which is 82 percent of live storage capacity....
A woman allegedly bit a Green River police officer following an altercation at her home June 6. Jeanette Wilson, 63, of Green River, is being charged with two counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult and one count of interference with a police officer. The three charges, all felonies, each carry a potential sentence of not more than 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. If found guilty of all charges, Wilson could face up to 30 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. According to documents from Sweetw...
Jack D. Stainbrook, 80, of Rock Springs, passed away June 18, 2019, at his home. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Jackson and Evanston. Stainbrook died following a lengthy illness. He was born June 17, 1939, in Jackson, the son of John Joseph Stainbrook and Reva Rae Avery Stainbrook. Stainbrook attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1957. He married Carolyn Ruth Mills July 27, 1957, in Rock Springs....
Mary M. Robinson, 86, of Rock Springs passed away June 23, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She was born Oct. 22, 1932, in Rock Springs, the daughter of William McPhie and Althera Blacker. Mary attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1950 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married James Robinson in Rock Springs in June of 1950. He preceded her in death in January of 1998. Mary was a clerk in retails sales for many years...
Patricia Toone, 92, passed away peacefully June 20, 2019, at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. Pat's parents were Matthew and Lillian Noud. She was a farm girl born in Kansas and one of 12 children. She met her future husband, Dorland Toone, while visiting family in Green River. They lived their 70-year marriage in Green River with a brief move to Idaho. Pat retired from the Union Pacific Railroad after a career of 40 years. She enjoyed working and spending time in her gardens which...
William "Bill" B. Logan, 95, passed away June 20, 2019, at his home in Rock Springs. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Logan was born Nov. 2, 1923, in Rock Springs; the son of William B. Logan Sr. and Rose Marie Teters. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1939 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Bill also attended the University of Wyoming, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. Logan married Betty Hughes on June 7, 1947, in Rock Springs; she...
Tina Marie Harsha, 54, of Green River passed away June 18, 2019, at her home after a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 8, 1965, in Grand Rapids, Mich., the daughter of Robert D. Wurm and Maria Elaina Molinski Wurm. Tina attended school in Green River and graduated from Green River High School with the class of 1983. She married Ronald W. Harsha Aug. 13, 1983, in Green River. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She drove school bus for Sweetwater School District No. 2 for 32 years. Tina had...
After winning 13 of their last 14 games, the Green River Knights are looking to topple the first-ranked Riverton Raiders in double-header baseball action Thursday. The games are scheduled to start at 5 and 7 p.m., respectively at the Stratton Myers Park ball field. When talking about the Knights' successes, head coach Benjamin Lail credits the team's hard work, as well as his coaching staff and the four senior leaders on the team. Those leaders are Joe Schultz, Dallan Serrano, Ramsay Taliaferro...
Minerals will likely play a vital role in Sweetwater County’s economy regardless of what coal’s future will be, but tourism will be an increasingly larger player in the coming years. With Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism’s announcement that leisure visits have increased by 5 percent, we think attempts at marketing Sweetwater County to travelers are paying off. One thing to realize is Sweetwater County will likely never be the destination for most travelers, Rock Springs and Green River are convenient stopping points for people traveling thr...
Anyone looking through the games released on the Nintendo Entertainment System would notice there’s something odd about some sequels released for many long-running series people are familiar with. In 2018, the video games industry posted $43 billion in sales and of the top 10 best selling games of the year, “Marvel’s Spider-Man” was the only game that wasn’t either a sequel or reboot of a previous game. The top five best sellers were western outlaw sim “Red Dead Redemption 2,” followed by m...
Miracles still happen. Some think that the scourge of smallpox was present around 12,000 years ago, however, we know for sure it was here 3,000 years ago as it was found on the face of an Egyptian Pharaoh mummy. We know that it caused many large and devastating epidemics killing about 35 percent of infected adults and 80 percent of infected children. Even during the 20th century, smallpox still resulted in 300-500 million deaths world-wide. Pictures of people suffering from this miserable viral illness show skin of face and body breaking out...
The Golden Hour Senior Center is in need of volunteers to deliver meals to home-bound residents. Melynda Lenling, GHSC home-delivered meal coordinator, said the program provides meals to home-bound residents who are unable to leave their homes. On Mondays through Fridays, regardless of the weather, drivers deliver the meals to the patrons. Even though meals aren’t delivered on the weekends, the patrons still receive frozen meals, a fruit cup and a drink during the week to use on the weekends. T...
Teens who attended the library's Dippin' Dots program learned the science behind making ice cream. Marc Straub of Cool Science visited the Sweetwater County Library last week showing the teens how they can use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream and Dippin' Dots. First, he started off the program by asking the teens where milk for ice cream comes from. Most of the teens answered cows, however after Straub said any mammal can produce milk teens added goats, cats, dogs and camels to the list. He...
Learning how the government and court system works were just a couple of the highlights for one student. Green River High School junior Alexander Shafe recently traveled to Douglas to attend Wyoming Boys State, which is sponsored by the American Legion. Shafe's trip was paid for by the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post 28. "This wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for the legion," Shafe said. According to the website www.wyoboysstate.com, Boys State takes place annually in June and is a cha...
Several local ham-radio enthusiasts conducted a real-life, 24-hour emergency practice scenario. On Saturday, the Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club members gathered in Rock Springs near the Rock Springs Coal sign downtown to participate in Amateur Radio Field Day. From noon Saturday until noon Sunday, the enthusiasts gathered with campers, food and anything else they needed to make 24 hours. Sweetwater club president Rick Breininger, call sign N1TEK, said when hurricanes hit Puerto Rico and Florida,...
