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A letter from Sweetwater County responding to a draft assessment of the Ashley National Forest disputes findings that the forest and Flaming Gorge are minor contributors to the economic and social well-being of the region. The draft assessment report examines the ecological, social and economic conditions influencing the Ashley National Forest. A majority of the forest is located in Utah, but much of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir within the national forest’s boundaries is located within Wyoming. A...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners approved the annual mill levy distributions Tuesday morning. The mill levies represent property tax distributions to the county’s school districts, as well as special districts such as the Castle Rock Hospital District and the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District. A mill levy is a rate applied to a property’s assessed value. One mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value within a district or the county. The county itself receives a 12 mill levy, whi...
An investment by Rocky Mountain Power will bring workers to Sweetwater County as part of a project to complete a segment of the Gateway West transmission line the company intends to complete in 2020. The company’s plan, known as Energy Vision 2020, involves a $3.5 billion investment from Rocky Mountain Power focusing on growing and upgrading its wind energy projects. By 2020, the company intends to have up to 1,100 megawatts of new wind generation through improving the company’s current win...
A 22-year-old man who got a boy drunk and then raped him will be serving at least eight years in prison. Patrick Beltran Gomez of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to two felony counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and two misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. In exchange for Gomez’ guilty plea to one felony count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and one misdemeanor count of f...
Gretchen Knowles, 72, passed away July 27, 2017, following an accident at her home. She was born April 23, 1945. She was a cat lover and a great grandmother. She will be dearly missed. Survivors include her son Charlie Cossey, granddaughter Tera Price, grandson Derrick Cossey, great granddaughter Jasmine Harrison and great grandsons Cody Price and David Price....
Tierra Nicole Williams, 21, of McKinnon, passed away July 29, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Tierra was born April 1, 1996, in Logan, Utah, the first of twins. Her twin brother followed right behind. Her parents are Ernest and Linda Cordova of McKinnon and Lonnie Williams of Rock Springs. She attended school in Vernal, Utah and Manila, Utah. She was a cheerleader all four years at Manila High School, earning a trip to Hawaii as an All American Cheerleader at cheer camp....
Jack E. Walsh, 83, of Rock Springs, passed away Nov. 2, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Farmer City, Ill., the son of Jack G. and Ruth Ann Medley Walsh. Walsh attended schools in Gloucester, N.J., and graduated in 1948. He then attended West Point and later graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., where he obtained a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. He married Ruthanna Donges in Conshohocken, N.J., Aug. 5,...
Robert Sassman, 77, passed away July 24, 2017, in Green River. A longtime resident of Phoenix and former resident of Rock Springs and South Dakota, Sassman died following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct.17, 1939, in Gregory County, S.D., the son of Dale John Sassman Sr. and Christine Ann Preslicka Sassman. Sassman attended schools in Murdo, S.D. He was the owner of Sassman and Sons. Sassman worked for the past 70 years and he retired in 2010. His interests included spending time with family e...
Verna Beutel Wunneburger, 92, of Green River, passed away July 24, 2017, at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 17, 1925, in Brown County, Ill., the daughter of Hayes Ferrell and Lula Hunsaker Ferrell. Verna married John Beutel in December of 1939 in Marion County, Mo. They were later divorced. She married Elwood "Tex" Wunneburger. He preceded her in death Dec. 19, 1989. Verna had worked as a waitress and cashier at the Teton Restaurant at Little America for many...
Jeanne M. Prevedel, 86, of Rock Springs, passed away July 28, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Prevedel died following an illness of a year and one half. She was born April 28, 1931, in Toronto, Canada, the daughter of James and Gladys Bell. Prevedel attended schools in England. She moved from Manchester, England, in 1950 to the United States through Ellis Island. She then met her husband Lawrence D. Seymour and they moved to Texas. They later...
Early in the morning of July 26, 2017, Richard Allen Vehar passed away peacefully in his sleep due to kidney failure. He was born June 12, 1935, in Rock Springs, to Erwin John Vehar and Hannah Mae Vehar. He was the eldest of three sons and spent most of his young life in Green River, where his parents owned an electrical contracting business. He graduated from Lincoln High School and later attended the University of Utah. He served a mission for the LDS church in the Swiss Austrian Mission from...
Rebecca "Becky" Davis passed away July 24, 2017, in Green River. She was born to George and Margot Peverley Dec. 17, 1959, in Laramie. She grew up in Laramie, Cheyenne and Rawlins, graduating from Rawlins High School in 1978. There she was active in drill team and drama. Upon completion of high school, she attended Laramie County Community College and teller training school where she studied banking. She worked for the Rawlins National Bank for 11 years. She married Mike Davis on May 10, 1980....
Nora Jean Wanamaker passed away at her home in Rock Springs July 22, 2017, surrounded by family following a lengthy illness. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past six years and former resident of San Diego, Calif. She was born March 13, 1958, in Highland Park, Mich., the daughter of George A. Delbert Wanamaker and Jo Anne (Broderdorp) Wanamaker. Wanamaker attended schools in El Cajon, Calif. She was employed by Albertson's as a cashier for the passed three and a half years. Wanamaker w...
Most Senate Republicans are licking their wounds this week after several failed attempts of replacing or repealing the American Care Act. While we’re certain Sen. Mike Enzi will undoubtedly blame those darn Democrats for those repeated failures, conveniently overlooking the fractured nature of the GOP, what politicians aren’t addressing is why healthcare is so expensive in the first place. The rhetoric circulating around the ACA essentially boils down to an argument about who and how the bill should be paid and doesn’t delve into quest...
(Editor note: This column is fiction, but reflects the writer’s views of where the country is headed) Maneuvering the artillery took months longer than anyone had imagined. The impatient commander-in-chief yelled and screamed and twisted and contorted his face more than was usual even for him. He shouted “You’re fired!” more times than anyone could count. On the periphery of the farms the barrage opened up. The formerly majestic windmills came crashing to the ground. They got twisted and crumpled and lay in the corn. Meanwhile the smashing crew...
Something wasn’t right. I was sitting at home a few nights ago, skimming through an endless list of movies on Netflix when I first realized it. Sure, I had the requisite bowl of buttery popcorn, glass of soda pop and was reclined for optimal viewing enjoyment, but something was off. It wasn’t until 15 minutes into an episode of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” when it dawned on me. I hadn’t left my house that whole day. At one point, not too long ago, something like this was a Jetsons-i...
I had long since forgot about these awesome cookies my mother used to make for us until my son showed me a photo of cookies he wanted me to make for him. My oldest son Matthew, 7, has been reading his latest Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, which just so happened to be about beavers, when he came across the recipe. When he was done reading the story on the beavers, he went to the back of the book where there was a recipe for beaver lodges. He brought the magazine over to me and asked "Can we make...
As head football Craig Bohl and his coaching staff enter their fourth year at Wyoming, the 2017 season will mark the first time that the Cowboys return their starting quarterback from the previous year. That returning quarterback is junior Josh Allen, who was recently named the 2017 Preseason Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year in voting by conference media members. Allen has also been named to three national preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. I...
All Wyomingites, especially landowners, are again being asked to assist in the management of the state’s sage grouse populations this summer by immediately reporting dead sage grouse to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department so they can be tested for West Nile virus. Past research has shown sage grouse have low resistance to the disease, which is usually fatal to the birds. Evidence of West Nile virus has been reported in northeast Wyoming and in surrounding states, including a sage grouse in North Dakota. Tom Christiansen, the Wyoming Game a...
The art of making sushi dates back centuries and involves using simple ingredients to create delicious pieces of food. Children visiting the Sweetwater County Library Thursday afternoon had a chance to make their own version of the Japanese delicacy, only replacing fish, rice and seaweed with Rice Krispies, Swedish Fish and Fruit by the Foot strips. Teen librarian Stacey Palmer said the idea came from a post she found on Pinterest, where common candies were used to create sushi. The basic piece...
For the past 20 plus years, Green River has had a pond tour, but some may not know how it really got started. The pond tour started with two families Wiley and the late Toni Morgan, and Lamar and Eileen Greene. With Toni passing away in the Spring, it seemed fitting for the Green River Pond and Garden Tour Committee to designate $1,058 raised through this year's raffle toward the purchase of a tree and plaque in honor of Toni. The plaque and tree will be placed along the Greenbelt. On Saturday,...
A Green River student will receive $1,000 to start community garden projects at local schools. Sarah Quick, 12, a future Lincoln Middle School student, recently returned home from a Fuel of to Play 60 Student Ambassador Summit, which took place in Minneapolis. During the summit, Quick participated in numerous activities, such as creating new pizza recipes, making a skit, and being involved with a talent show. She also had the opportunity to play flag football with a couple of NFL football...
Emergency bags filled with everything from a toothbrush to a notebook recently were donated to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County by the Relief Society of Green River’s 6th Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The idea originated during a Relief Society presentation by one of its members. The church member explained how her little boy had been hit by a car three years prior. She spoke to the church group about the events as they unfolded that day. Danel LaRose and Ivy Kropf were among those who listened to the p...
