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With the approval of the city budget, city departments are feeling the effects of budget cuts. The approved budget is $30 million, which is close to $2 million less than last year’s budget. The fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2017. “Throughout the budget process with the city administrator and other department heads, we worked at looking at specific programs within each department and prioritized them based on importance and need with the department and also how that ties into the need and importance of the service to the city res...
A former Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Deputy was placed on two years supervised probation for a felony perjury conviction. Tuesday morning, an emotional Sean Christopher Henry, 45, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an argued sentencing hearing. In March, Henry’s case, which included, three felony perjury charges, went before a 12-person jury. It took the jury five hours to make the decision to clear Henry of two out of the three felony perjury charges against him...
With the Fourth of July just around the corner, firefighters want to again warn residents not to shoot off fireworks within city limits. First off -- it is still illegal to do so. Secondly, conditions are just too dry. Luke Benson, a detective with the Green River Police Department, said residents who are caught shooting off fireworks within city limits could be charged with a $225 fine. If their fireworks cause property damage, such as a fire, they could also face restitution charges as well....
A train derailment occurring west of Green River resulted in no injuries Monday night. According to Calli Hite, a spokesperson for the Union Pacific Railroad, the derailment occurred around 7 p.m. Monday. The intermodal train originated from Chicago and was traveling to Los Angeles. Intermodal trains are used to transport goods as part of a larger transportation network. The UP is investigating the derailment’s cause. Hite said trains are currently being held back to allow work crews to clear t...
The attacks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and their respective (if not respectful) followers trow upon one another is enough to make a citizen fear for the Republic. But in reality, these barrages are nothing new. Time has a way of healing the wounds of personal destruction and so we are left believing that our founders were not only political geniuses but also politically genial. But that’s just not the way it was. Treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life were Thomas Paine’s assertions in a Letter to the Editor abo...
Sweetwater County is a beautiful place to live. It may not match the definition of beauty involving lots of trees and greenery, but the rock formations, sagebrush and wildlife make for a unique beauty. While many may overlook that beauty, it’s undeniable that garbage carelessly left behind mars the high desert landscape we live in. When a fisherman from Florida stopped by our office last week and showed us the haul he brought to town from Lost Dog, we were angered and embarrassed to see the w...
Editor’s note: This is the second portion of a column submitted by the Green River Historic Preservation Commission. School, sports, the opposite sex, and the outdoors occupied the minds, motives and actions of the older students. Their new driver’s license and – hopefully – access, opened a new door. Mobility, personal space, and freedom could be yours. So we all worked to get enough money for a car and gas. If lucky, we got the old car when the family bought a new one. However, to get full benefits of it you had to go, and stay, in school....
The Green River High School tennis team is passing their love of the sport to a new generation. The team's first tennis camp attracted 31 students, ranging from first to eighth grade. Coach Phil Harder said the camp also functioned as a fundraiser for the team, as they charged $30 for the three-week camp. Students learned the fundamentals of tennis, something smaller children don't typically have the chance to do in Green River. Harder said before the team started the camp, tennis players...
A group of 32 wrestlers from Green River traveled to the University of Wyoming for a team camp June 19-22. The camp hosted teams from Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Montana. Each team competed in nine duals over three days and an individual tournament the last day. The Wolves went 9-0 in the duals, outscoring their opponents 558 to 120, while multiple Wolves won their brackets in the individual tournament. There were four technique sessions throughout the four days where the wrestlers were able to pick up some things they can work on to...
The mule deer population is on the rise as a result of good spring moisture for the past three years. The doe:fawn ratio has shown a favorable increase in the last two years, leading biologists to take notice. “For mule deer, research has shown we need a ratio of 66 fawns for every 100 does to maintain or increase the population size. The average number of fawns in key mule deer herds statewide over the past two years has been 75 per 100 does,” Ian Tator, Wyoming Game and Fish Department statewide terrestrial habitat manager, said. “This is li...
Kids had a blast with the various types of entertainment at Festival in the Park during Flaming Gorge Days. More than a dozen kids were keeping cool while screaming and running through the Splash Park. Some stood under buckets of water waiting for the water to drop on their heads, while others ran through shots of water coming up from the ground. Many of the children and families present were brought out by the Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament. One McKinnon resident said if it were not for F...
Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents, employees and family members enjoyed Saturday's parade. This year, numerous residents saw the parade from a new perspective -- riding on the float or in the CRRC bus. Destinee Rael, CRRC admissions specialist, said residents, employees and family members worked together to transform an ATV trailer into a float. Rael said employees decided to make a 50s-themed diner to go with this year's Flaming Gorge Day Parade theme, "Nifty 50s." The...
Green River students gained a lot of experience at the National Speech and Debate Tournament. Last week, nine Green River High School Speech and Debate team members competed at the tournament, which took place in Salt Lake City. Gregory Marchal competed in extemporaneous speaking and extemporaneous debate. Patrick Marchal, Vabsi Ibarra, Maggie Taliaferro, Jesse Lauze and Haley Lauze made up the World School Debate Team for the Wind River District and had a chance to compete together as a team ag...
For a former Green River resident, writing a book for the Union Telephone Company was a unique experience. Terry Del Bene was contracted by the company to write a book about the company’s history for its 100-year celebration, which took place in 2014. The book titled “Phone Where the Buffalo Roamed: Connecting Neighbors in America’s Outback,” was a product of the contract and an interesting project for Del Bene to complete. “It does affect where you go in the book,” Del Bene said. “There might b...
For those hot summer days spent at the splash park, there is a new snack shack that aims to keep the community refreshed and satisfied. Liliana Villegas opened Chill Monkey at Evers Park because as a mother of four, she knows what it is like to forget drinks and snacks when spending a day at the park. “There are always times when you forget, or completely miss something that you might need, so I thought it would be a great idea to build a business to fulfill that need,” Villegas said. Villegas is happy to say her family has been involved in...
United Way of Southwest Wyoming is calling for projects and volunteers for its annual Helping Hands Day on Aug. 27. “Helping Hands Day is a volunteer event where we gather projects from local non-profit organizations, senior citizens and people with disabilities, and then teams go out and complete the projects for them,” Executive Co-Director Kelly Frink said. The number of volunteers usually ranges from 150 to 200 people. “A lot of them are workplace teams,” Frink said of the volunteers, but any interested people can volunteer. Teams are als...
Police arrested a 26-year-old Green River resident after he allegedly stabbed another man at the Hutton Heights Mobile Home Park. According to the Green River Police Department, officers arrived to the scene at about 11:32 p.m. June 22 and found an adult man, identified as Jakob Taggert, with a deep, L-shaped stab wound to his left thigh. Taggart was transported to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, then later the University of Utah Medical Center for treatment. Jordan Christiansen, 26, of...
Dennis M. Bearnson, 71, passed away June 19, 2016 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former longtime resident of Price, Utah, Bearnson died following a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 14, 1945 in Price, Utah and was the son of Merrill and Nina Bearnson. Bearnson attended schools in Price Utah. He married Donna Lahti in Manila, Utah. Bearnson was employed as a truck driver for Gorge Rock for 10 years, retiring in 2010. His interests included...
Charlotte A. Julian, passed away on June 27, 2016 at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 50 years and she was former resident of Cherokee, Kan. She was born in Cherokee, Kan. on March 21, 1937 to the daughter of Herman Madison and Madge Strode. Julian attended schools in Rock Springs. Her interests were spending time with her family, NASCAR, crocheting, beadwork, and gambling. Survivors include one son, Donald Tucker and wife Amy of Rock Springs; one...
Johnny Harry Stassinos, 52, of Rock Springs, passed away June 18, 2016. He had been a longtime resident of Rock Springs and briefly of Riverton. He was born on June 15, 1964 in Rock Springs, the son of Harry and Evelyn Stassinos. Stassinos attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a 1983 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He married Mary Adams in Rock Springs on September 29, 2012. Stassinos was a snubber operator for 11 years and was employed by Stassco and later Most Wanted Well...
Amelia Lee Rettig passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents June 24, 2016. Amelia was born on May 23, 2016 in Goldsboro, N.C. During her brief visit on earth, she enjoyed listening to her mother sing to her, cuddling with her lamb, and being held close by her parents. Amelia was able to grip her mother's finger and respond to her father's touch. She had a few wisps of blonde hair, her father's button nose and her mother's lovely face. A service to celebrate Amelia's birth and life...
Dan "Big Dan" Harland Ellifritz, 77, of Rock Springs passed away June 28, 2016 at Deer Trail Assisted Living. He was born on Dec. 6, 1937 in Ballard, Utah, the son of Alfred Hirum Ellifritz and Maggie May Greenhow. Ellifritz attended school in Utah. He married Carma Jeanne McCormick in Rangley, Colo. in 1957 and they later divorced in 1979. He worked in the oilfield as a wench truck driver and was also an owner and operator of a wench truck. His interests were panning for gold, helping others...
