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After arriving home around 4 a.m., the last thing a Green River couple thought they would see upon waking up is an officer standing near their bed. On Sunday morning at about 8:15 a.m., Josh and Crystal House were woken up by Green River Police Department officers and Green River Fire Department firefighters. Josh said the whole experience was hazy and he’s not sure if it’s because of the gas he inhaled when their home had a gas leak, being overly tired from a long trip home or a combination of...
The Green River Urban Renewal/Main Street Agency would like to see Love’s support downtown Green River if the company is granted a conditional use permit and builds a truck stop west of Jamestown. The organization’s comments were submitted to the county’s land use department July 23 by Sherry Bushman, the organization’s chair. According to the comments, the agency was approached by businesses concerned with the proposal. They recognize the commissioners are the decision makers, but state t...
With Sweetwater communities already talking about the need for a sixth-penny tax to complete projects within the county, a discussion took place on how the process to obtain tax approval works. At the Sweetwater County Commission meeting Tuesday, the commissioners asked Sweetwater Deputy County Attorney John Deleon to go over the process with them. Deleon said in order for the sixth-penny tax, also known as the specific-purpose tax, to come before the commission, it must have a two-thirds vote...
Construction began on a new clinical facility for Castle Rock Medical Center with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning. According to Bob Gordon, the chairman of the hospital district’s board of trustees, the current facility is showing its age and was built when the medical business differed from what it has become. Originally, the medical center was designed to allow medical providers to rent office space from the hospital district and provide services from those offices. However, G...
Work on the Green River Transfer Station will start soon. The Green River City Council approved a bid for mechanical and electrical work at the transfer station Tuesday night. The bid was awarded to Electrical Connection, Inc., for $224,427.03. According to the city’s finance director, Chris Meats, the station should be operational after the work is completed, though a roof replacement project for the station is still needed and won’t take place until next spring. Meats said the city’s goal...
On Aug. 1, 2019, John Lloyd Gonder went home to be with our Lord after having succumbed to a lengthy battle with mesothelioma cancer. John is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janice Gonder, their son Gary, and daughter Vicki. He had six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. His care and concern was always for the betterment of his family. His love for the Lord was always evident as he would share, "We don't know what tomorrow holds, so please get to know Jesus." He was a faithful attender...
John Griffiths, 56, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Mesquite, Nev. He was a resident of Mesquite for the past six years and is a former resident of Green River, where he resided for 45 years. Griffiths was born July 18, 1963, in Rock Springs; the son of Tom Griffiths and Jean Higgins. He attended schools in Green River and was a 1982 graduate of the Green River High School. Griffiths worked at OCI for 15 years. John enjoyed collecting knives; hunting, fishing, restoring old cars and...
Norman LeRoy Lange, 50, of Rock Springs passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at the Strawberry Reservoir in Heber, Utah, following an ATV accident. He was born Nov. 13, 1968, in Rawlins to Mary Lanham Lange and Orval Dean Lange. Norman grew up and attended school in Rawlins. He later moved to Rock Springs. He enjoyed spending time with his children and watching their activities, music, riding ATV's and motorcycles, camping, hikes with his dogs, holding his snakes, playing pool, and watching...
In loving memory of Jerry Mark Lucas, born July 31, 1962, died Dec. 15, 2018. Jerry was our sweet music man and is survived by his four children: Leah, Michael, Tera and Thorn. He was blessed with six grandchildren, two granddaughters from Michael and four from Tera (two boys, two girls). Jerry was great at making friends and had many we are unable to reach so hopefully this will be a gentle way to say, Our good friend has gone to be at peace. He was living and loving peacefully in Rocky Mount,...
Ashley Marie Skorcz was born Feb. 8, 1996, to Adam T. Skorcz and Kevalin Sherry Skorcz in Rock Springs. She passed away July 28, 2019. She graduated in 2014 from Farson-Eden High School. Ashley's biggest pride and joy was her daughter Emma Mri Skorcz. Ashley was a proud and loving mother, daughter and sister. She loved to use bright colors in everything she did, which included coloring with her daughter and family. She worked at Remedies. Her ability to always lend an ear or a helping hand never...
Edwin John (Sody) Soderlund quietly left us on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, to join his wife of 63 years, Connie. He is also preceded in passing by his daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Carl Nordstrom, parents John and Tynne Soderlund, great-grandson Jayce Soderlund and sister Elsie Pandalis. Sody was born in Ironwood, Mich., May 10, 1922. He attended schools in Miami, Arizona and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School and the University of Wyoming. He married Cornelia Duzik in...
Wyoming is one of the best locations in the country for highly-sought big game, and each year the number of hunting applications the Wyoming Game and Fish Department receives increases. The May 2019 application deadline was no different, with higher application numbers for all licenses and types. “The interest in Wyoming hunting is remarkable,” Brian Nesvik, Game and Fish director said. “We work hard to provide top-notch opportunities throughout the state. We were able to offer more licenses for limited-quota elk, deer and antelope this year....
Anglers across Wyoming are catching trophy-sized fish, and lots of them. These fishermen and women have submitted more than 190 applications with photos, lengths and catch locations to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Master Angler program. The new program launched in June to inspire people to fish more. “Fishing is great in Wyoming, and it will only get better throughout the rest of the summer and fall,” Mark Smith, Game and Fish assistant fisheries management coordinator, said. “The numbers of trophy fish folks are catching is very im...
One important facet of Craig Bohl-coached football teams is development of a strong, physical running game, and that point was emphasized in Tuesday’s fourth practice of Fall Camp. Bohl said that his team dedicated a significant amount of time working on the running game during the Cowboys’ morning practice. “We had a physical practice today, even though we were in half pads,” Bohl said. “We’ll go full pads tomorrow. We worked heavily on the inside running game (today). Last year, we just didn’t run the ball nearly as well as what we needed to...
Residents discuss everything they were going to explore while at the fair and then carried out their plans. During a lunch provided by The Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center employees, CRRC and Villa residents discussed what they were going to do at Wyoming's Big Show and memories they had from prior fairs. Kathleen Vollmar, a Villa resident, said she used to come to fair with her grandson when he was little. Now Vollmar has three great-grandchildren and she's sure they would love the...
The need for a van 15 years ago sparked a fundraising effort to help veterans and it’s still going on today. The Rock Springs Disabled American Veterans Chapter 12 continues to raise money to help veterans in need. Louis Dale, former DAV Cmdr., said in August of 2004 the DAV was trying to get a new van to transfer veterans to and from Salt Lake City for medical appointments because the van they were using was in rough shape. “It was an accident just waiting to happen,” Dale said. “I went to...
Brylee Price won grand champion in the junior showmanship division while showing off her rabbit to the judge on Friday morning. This is her first year participating in 4-H with her eight-month-old silver fox rabbit. Brylee enjoyed the event and will be back next year to show another rabbit. "I'm really interested in rabbits," Brylee said. "The showmanship is my favorite part." While she did get nervous as the judge asked her questions and didn't know the answers to all of them, she enjoyed...
Delaney Gardea, a junior at Green River High School, participated in 4-H and FFA events at the fair this past week. This is Gardea's fifth year in 4-H. She entered into six events: cake decorating, photography, baking, visual arts, chickens and pigs. She took home five grand champion, three reserve grand, nine first place, four seconds, one fifth and one seventh place ribbons. Gardea worked hard this past year to prepare for her competitions. Putting in time with her pigs almost every day to...
Western Wyoming Community College recently announced its slogan contest winner, Hailee Coulson. From Jan. 25 to April 15, Western accepted slogan submissions from their service area in conjunction with the debut of their new mission statement: “Western is an innovative public college aimed at empowering, educating, and improving our students, employees, community and environment. Our focus is to inspire the next generation of visionaries by using Wyoming grit and individual development in a diverse array of learning and flexible services. W...
Western Wyoming Community College in partnering with Wyoming Works to help adult learners pay for college. The programs qualifying for Wyoming Works are those which meet labor and economic development needs. The Wyoming Legislature allocated $5 million to support the program, with $3 million to be used for individual student grants and the remaining $2 million to support program development. The $5 million will be shared by the seven community colleges in Wyoming. Western offers the following 16 degree programs which qualify for Wyoming Works:...
Recent comments by the Green River Urban Renewal/Main Street Agency regarding the Love’s Travel Stop proposal have us confused as to how the agency thinks the commissioners can implement its requests. According to the comments, the agency wants Love’s to partner with it and promote Green River businesses. It’s also asking the company to sponsor Main Street events. These requests aren’t out of the question, but we’re not sure why the county needs to be involved in communicating these requests. The people the agency should send these requests to...
To the Editor, Green River citizens and visitors using the Greenbelt from FMC Bridge along the river, behind the ball fields all the way to the horse corrals deserve a big thank you. As one of the people who pick up dog doo and trash left by others, I have noticed a huge change. One year ago, I removed 7-10 bags per month from those areas. This year, there is a noticeable difference, a half a bag here, perhaps 3/4 there. I’m sure everyone enjoys seeing a cleaner Greenbelt as we walk, bike and fish. Dawn Coyote Green River...
I got pulled over for speeding Saturday. I was in Rock Springs and driving near Veterans Park when it happened. The Rock Springs Police Department officer told me I was driving 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, which I can confirm because the knee-jerk reaction to seeing any sort of patrol vehicle is to quickly glance at my speedometer. The officer gave me a warning about the speeding and was genuinely pleasant during the stop. A mental error involving a dead cell phone and not printing my insurance cards resulted in a citation for not having that...
