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Sweetwater County’s leaders are celebrating a recruitment document the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition produced to get a leg up on other counties being considered for proposed nuclear facility Rocky Mountain Power and TerraPower plan to build in Wyoming. The document, titled “Powering the Heartbeat of America,” is 52 pages and provides an overview of Sweetwater County, highlighting education and workforce, recreation, quality of life and healthcare, as well as providing demog...
Former U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi died late Monday after being seriously injured in a bicycle accident in Gillette on Friday. A post on Enzi's Facebook page said the former Wyoming legislator died Monday at the UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado, where he was flown for treatment after the accident. "Former Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi passed away peacefully (Monday) surrounded by his family," the post said. "His family expressed their deep appreciation for all of the prayers...
“Lawyers put their mistakes behind bars, doctors put their mistakes in the ground and we put our mistakes on the front page for all to see,” Mark Twain once observed about journalism. Over the years, we’ve taken our rightfully-earned lumps for typographical errors appearing in print. The English language can be a challenging beast at times and we understand the pain of proofreading something and finding a word with transposed letters or an issue where an article jumps to the wrong page only after the ink has dried. Publications of any size...
Dear Editor, I was gravely disappointed in the Sweetwater County Commissioners and their decision to cut Golden Hour Senior Center $68,000. Over 800 senior citizens depend on the many services they offer. One of the primary services is the program for meals. This program was started in Rock Springs at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County by Rita Steinbeck, director of dietary services for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Sweetwater County is not just Rock Springs, but made up of Green River and various smaller communities. Rock...
The pandemic never ended. It is not over in Japan, where the Olympic Games are being hosted in Tokyo, as an outbreak of COVID-19 infections is occurring. It is not over in the United States, where the seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections has quadrupled between July 1 and July 24. The pandemic is certainly not over in Wyoming, where the highly-contagious Delta variation of the COVID-19 coronavirus is the most prevalent strain. Wyoming won’t ever shut down as it did last year -- the p...
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — Jason Lee Fletcher has been sentenced to eight to 14 years in prison in the shooting death of his wife Lena Fletcher on June 29, 2020, at their home in Clearview Acres. He appeared before Judge Richard Lavery for the July 19 argued sentencing hearing. In Wyoming, involuntary manslaughter is a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years. The prosecution argued for the maximum penalty, and the defense recommended a suspended five- to seven-year sentence with supervised probation including the possib...
Terry Leonard of Green River, Wyoming passed away suddenly at his home in Green River on July 26, 2021 at the age of 59. He was born February 15, 1962 in Greybull, WY to Brooks and Janet Leonard. He attended schools in many areas until his parents settled in Green River, WY where he attended high school and achieved his GED in 1981. Terry married Kathrin Gardea in 1979 and welcomed daughter Jessica in 1980. Terry and Kathrin would later divorce. He worked at Tuckers Garage from 1979 until he bec...
Karen S. Yenne, 64, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Yenne died following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 13, 1957 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Hamilton Smith and Mollie Burnett Smith. Mrs. Yenne attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1975 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Edward "Ed" Yenne on September 26, 1981 in Rock Springs,...
Leonard "Lennie" A. Kaumo, 67, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Kaumo was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. He was born November 26, 1953 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Leno Kaumo and Leola Carter. Mr. Kaumo attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1972 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He also attended The University of Wyoming where he earned a Bachelors' of Science in Anthropology...
Joyce Arden McGill Zimmerman Warlow, 94, of Green River, passed away at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs, WY on Monday, July 19, 2021. She was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming for the past one year and former resident of Green River, Wyoming for six years. Joyce was born September 7, 1926, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Dorothy Warlow. She attended schools in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and was a 1945 graduate of the Lebanon High School. She grew up during the Great...
Green River Police Department reports for July 19 At 11:23 a.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny on Cumorah Way. Officers met with the reporting party, who advised they believed a bicycle belonging to them had been stolen from their residence. Officers obtained a description of the bicycle and completed a report of the incident. At 3:28 p.m., officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision River View Drive. Officers met with the reporting party who advised they had backed into a low cement wall causing damage to the...
A Green River couple faces charges for allegedly raising fighting roosters at their home. Edgar Pena Cota, 39, and Maribel Escalante, 40, both face one charge of aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony, which carries a maximum possible sentence of up to two years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. Additionally, if convicted, they may be forced to give up ownership of the animals and pay the costs associated with caring for them, as well as being prohibited or limited in their future capacity to...
"I will play for anyone, anywhere," Shandryn Trumble said as she set up for her performance last week. Being the highlighted performer at the weekly Concert at the Clock Tower, Trumble had a chance to play and share her love of music with Green River's residents. Trumble is a Green River native who began pursuing music early. Growing up in a musical family played a big part in that. "There was definitely a love and appreciation for music in the house," Trumble said. She took piano lessons as a...
Julia Kershisnik-Sweedler has always known she would one day return to Sweetwater County. The Rock Springs native is the new Director of Acute Care at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, overseeing the hospital's Medical-Surgical Unit, the Intensive Care Unit and Outpatient Services. A registered nurse, she comes to MHSC with 23 years of extensive managerial experience, a broad skill set, and a comprehensive knowledge base in nursing. During her career, she has worked as program chief...
While the Actors' Mission is performing "The Rocky Horror Show" this week to raise funds for the group's new building, Kenneth Starling has other big goals for the show - and what it could mean for the future of the Actors' Mission and the arts in Sweetwater County. Starling is not only directing the production, but also starring as Frank N' Furter, one of the main characters. The bright red high heels they wear are familiar territory for them. "It's in my heart and soul," Starling said of the...
Meghan Casey has been a ventriloquist since the age of six, and this week she shared her performance with local children during a Sweetwater County Library System event. The Sweetwater County Library System hosted Megan for two performances Tuesday at the Broadway Theater in Rock Springs. The show featured five different puppet characters and told the story of a safari adventure. The performances were free and open to the public, and many kids and parents came out to laugh and learn together....
A first-degree murder charge filed against Rodney Alcala, a man known as the Dating Game Killer, will be dropped in Sweetwater County following his death. Alcala, 77, died July 24 while awaiting execution in California according to a press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He died of natural causes. “We did not extradite him due to prison officials stating that he was not ambulatory,” Sweetwater County Attorney Dan Erramouspe wrote in an email to the Sta...
With smoke from wildfires across the west being carried into Wyoming, residents are urged to be aware of health problems the air can bring and take precautions. As of July 28, the National Interagency Fire Center reported 81 active large fires were burning across 12 states. Wind can carry smoke from wildfires across multiple states, affecting air quality conditions. On July 26, Airnow.gov showed air quality to be “moderate” and “unhealthy for sensitive groups” throughout most of Wyoming...
Sweetwater County is currently in Stage One Fire Restrictions and Sweetwater County Fire Warden Mike Bournazian predicts these restrictions could extend through the summer. Under the restrictions, fireworks are prohibited; campfires are only allowed at residences or campsites with a fire ring centered within a minimum of a 15-foot radius cleared of burnable materials; charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted; and several other activities that could start a fire, including the use of...
A new exhibit is opening Tuesday at Sweetwater County Library in Green River with 17 picture quilts made by local quilter Veronica Edwards. The majority of the quilts are landscapes and outdoor themes since Edwards finds inspiration from the Wyoming outdoors. She describes her technique as using fabric instead of paint for the images. The texture and depth is created with the various fabrics along with thread to embellish through the quilting process. “My projects are usually 30x20 inches. I find that this size or smaller works best for these t...
As Lake Powell dropped to its lowest-ever level Friday — a decline that has forced dam tenders to unexpectedly release 125,000 acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir — Wyoming stood behind five projects that could divert tens of thousands more acre-feet from waterways in the troubled Colorado River Basin. Powell’s surface elevation dipped to 3,555.09, lower by 12 hundredths of an inch than the previous post-completion nadir of April 8, 2005. The new benchmark is “probably worth noting,” Wayne Pullan, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamati...
