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Green River lost a beloved teacher and state legislator with the passing of Bill Thompson. Thompson, 80, died Thursday at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. Services took place Wednesday morning. Thompson will be interned at Milburn Cemetery in Fort Bridger. “I considered Bill my mentor,” Sen. John Hastert (D-Green River) said. “I felt privileged to have served with him.” Thompson served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010. Hastert said he learned a lot from Th...
A proposed plea agreement fell through Friday afternoon after Ryan Flatten failed to follow through with the guilty pleas as outlined in the agreement. Flatten was arrested earlier this year in connection to clandestine videos he allegedly recorded in Sweetwater and Uinta Counties. The hearing Friday took place in District Court Judge Nena James’ court. Flatten’s case involves two separate proceedings in Sweetwater County as well as one in Uinta County. Flatten faces 46 counts of felony voy...
A 48-year-old Utah man drowned while competing in a fishing derby Saturday afternoon. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Lance Heninger of North Ogden, Utah. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, Heninger and two companions, Carson West of North Ogden, Utah and Scott Gorder of Ogden, Utah, were competing in the Ducks Unlimited Fishing Derby and had launched their boat from Buckboard Marina early that morning. The men did not return home later that night and concerned friends and family found the tri...
It’s still unclear whether or not a sixth-penny tax initiative will form in time for this year’s election, but some officials have already voiced opposition to it. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, a few of the Commissioners voiced opposition to the cities bringing forth a sixth-penny tax initiative. Chairman Reid West said it sounds like the cities are going to want to discuss getting a sixth-cent initiative. “We already have a position on it,” West said. That positio...
Sean Smith, 52, passed away June 21, 2018, at her home in Rock Springs. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Texas. She was born Feb. 1, 1966, in Wichita Falls, Texas, the daughter of Daniel T. Smith and Ann More. Smith attended schools in Electra, Texas and was a graduate of the Electra High School with the class of 1984. Her interests included spending time with her grandson, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, bird watching in the backyard, her pets and enjoying...
Charles Goffinet, 69, passed away June 25, 2018, at his home in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 40 years and former resident of Idaho. Goffinet was born in Tooele, Utah Jan. 28, 1949, the son of Clarence Emmett Goffinet and Bulah Lee Allen Goffinet. He attended schools in Idaho. Goffinet married Kathy Jean Shaw in Rock Springs in May 1989. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2007. He was a veteran having served the United States Army during the Vietnam war. Goffinet was a member of...
Edward Richardson, 71, of Fredonia, Ariz., passed away June 21 at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah. He was born in Rock Springs March 20, 1947, to Roy and DeEtta Richardson. He was the oldest of 11 children. In his younger years he grew up in Manila, Utah. He often spoke of his time growing up in Manila, Utah. His family moved to Green River where he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966. He was on the football team, which was his joy during this period of time. After graduating, he joined the Marines and served for seven...
William "Bill" Leigh Thompson, 80, passed away June 21, 2018, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. He was a resident of Green River for the past 56 years and former resident of Midwest. Thompson was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Casper, the son of Charles William Thompson and Edith M. Schultz Thompson. He attended schools in Wyoming and Utah. He was a graduate of Midwest High School with the class of 1955. Thompson earned an associates degree as well as his masters degree in education. He married...
Mary Lou (Jorgenson) Kershisnik, 88, passed away June 1, 2018, at Columbine Commons Health and Rehabilitation Center in Windsor, Colo. Mary Lou was born in Minneapolis Jan. 28, 1930. She and her family moved to Rock Springs, WY when she was two years old. She graduated from Rock Springs High School and earned an associates degree in education at the University of Denver, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She returned to Rock Springs and taught school at Yellowstone Elementary...
Dear Editor, This is a shout out to the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church leaders, school fund raising organizers and even the City of Green River. This is a letter about community. We are a community not only by the physical boundaries we live in, but also a community of good people. We care about our city. We care about our neighbors. We do care about our neighbors and neighborhoods, but we don’t always have time to lend that extra needed hand. That helping hand when someone, due to health or unforeseen circumstances, can’t care for their pro...
As the campaign season heats up throughout the summer, candidates are talking more about how they would work within the office they’re elected to. For many candidates seeking election as the next governor of Wyoming, this has inevitably led to discussions about the state’s economy and spending. We’re disheartened to see the Republican candidates continuing to talk about the importance of belt tightening without discussion of widening the tax base to support services provided by the state. We’re not arguing against fiscal respons...
On Feb.18, State Auditor Cynthia Cloud made us refile our open records request for the state checkbook and then charged us $8,000 in fees. But production has been slow. At this pace, we’ll receive all the records by 2048. Why would it take 30 years to produce just five years of state spending? Wyoming receives an “F” in transparency from the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. This should be embarrassing for Wyoming elected officials. It shouldn’t take a search warrant, subpoena, or litigation to force open the state checkbo...
It is exciting to see newspapers and others—inside and outside the State of Wyoming—talking about spending transparency. The people of Wyoming pay for our government with hard-earned dollars, and the ability of any interested citizen to “follow the money” is vital to accountability, public trust, and good government. Some private sector advocates say it well: “Every Dime. Online. In Real Time.” During my tenure as your state auditor, I have worked to lay the foundation for this initiative. First, we had to make certain that we are actually tr...
If you’re looking for more customers for your business, you might want to consider the world’s largest purchaser: the U.S. Government. You might be surprised at what federal, state and local governments are looking to buy from Wyoming small businesses. Here are 10 products and services government agencies are looking to purchase right now: Bread products: The Sheridan VA Medical Center is seeking sources to provide assorted bread products including 700 slices of Texas Toast, 625 hotdog buns and 312 English Muffins annually. Office rental: The...
When Jasmine Taylor was 29 years old she discovered a lump in her breast. She can recall the first time she felt it. Taylor was playing with her four-year-old son when she bumped her breast and felt a lump. Taylor, who was still producing breast milk to donate to mothers who couldn’t produce any thought it was just a blocked milk duct. However, when the lump didn’t go away in a couple of weeks, her family and friends strongly encouraged her to get it checked out. “Luckily, mine was caught early...
Both Green River High School students attending the 76th session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State felt the experience reassured them of becoming active community members. Seniors Mary Harris and Abigail Alcorn recently attended Girls State, which was a week-long event hosted at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne. According to a press release, upon arrival, the girls are assigned to different “cities,” where they live during Girls State. During the program, which is ope...
For the second year in a row, one Green River student is going to take a break from regular summer activities to help others in another country. For Jarin Mandros, a Green River High School senior, summer isn’t just about hanging out with friends, it’s about helping others and having new experiences. According to a press release, “Mandros will join other high school students from around the world in Patate, a small Andean village, where they will live in the community, get to know the local...
Each week, crafters arrive at Golden Hour Senior Center center ready to try their hands at a new project. Thursday morning, a handful of crafters were working on various projects. Craft instructor Judy McClellan said one of the crafts the ladies were making was a wooden skewer mirror. The mirror is created by attaching wooden skewers to the back of a round mirror. "At the stores, they run like $50," McClellan said. However, the ones they were making cost a fraction of that price, between the...
