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The bond for a Green River man accused of trying to kill his wife Sunday was reset at $900,000 cash or surety Wednesday afternoon during a hearing in Circuit Court Judge John Prokos’ court. Bradley Setzer was charged with first-degree attempted murder, a felony, and a misdemeanor interference with a peace officer. The charges stem from an incident where he allegedly tried to shoot his wife, Jessica Setzer, while she was at the front door of the couple’s residence on South Carolina Drive. The...
A meeting Tuesday night amongst community leaders regarding a potential sixth-penny improvements tax revealed the tentative list of projects seeking funding is valued at approximately $230 million. That amount would take more than 12 years to pay off at current sales-tax receipt rates, though it is unlikely a ballot initiative for the full amount would make it on the 2020 ballot. The Sweetwater County commissioners, who ultimately decide if a tax will appear on the ballot, may decide to request...
Even though the Sweetwater County Commission decided to send out requests for proposals on the construction of two buildings, they aren’t sure if they will move forward or not. After more than an hour of discussion at last week’s meeting, the Sweetwater County Commission voted unanimously to approve an RFP for the construction of a building for Road and Bridge and the Sweetwater County Fire Department on Lagoon Drive, which is located off of Highway 191 South. Under the proposal submitted by...
Celebrating five years in Sweetwater County, the Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center invited residents to tour the facility and celebrate with them Thursday evening. The center is a partnership between Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. In its five years of existence, the radiation oncology department has had 434 patients, administering 8,599 treatments, utilizing 1,143 treatment devices and hosting 1,701 on-treatment visits and 623 follow up visits. Amongst...
Wyoming State Treasurer Curtis Meier says the state has millions in unclaimed property available to residents. Speaking to members of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce earlier this month, Meier said the backlog of unclaimed property amounts to $85 million. Residents can search the Wyoming.findyourunclaimedproperty.com website to see if they have unclaimed property listed. For people who don’t want to look online, Meier said they could call his office. “It’s your money,” Meier said. Propert...
Wyoming's Baby Miss All American Girl, Rylie McMullan, took her talents to the national stage and came home with two awards. Rylie, an 18-month-old from Green River, recently attended the All American Girl National Finals competition in Las Vegas. After competing, she came home fourth alternate and was given the national photogenic award in her age division. The national photogenic honor came with a crown and sash, which Rylie proudly put on while in the Green River Star office. Her mother,...
The right group of people can build anything and the members of Boy Scout Troop 312 decided they would build an A-frame structure to fly their flags at the annual Spaceport Days during the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport. According to Eli Thomas, who led the group in erecting the structure, the troop builds the A-frame for public events and summer camp because it looks better to fly their flags from. The troop usually builds a simpler H-frame structure for their flags outside of...
While our readers might be getting tired of reading about a push for a new sixth-penny tax initiative in 2020, one important question we should all ask ourselves is this: how much is too much? During a special meeting at the Sweetwater County Events Complex Tuesday evening, a total of $230 million in projects was presented and discussed by members of local governments and groups. In 2012, voters approved approximately $81 million in sixth-penny projects. Those projects were funded through special tax bonds, which the tax itself paid off over a...
It’s like a scene out of a movie depicting the perfect morning. A mother making breakfast, politely waking her kids up with the smell of bacon, pancakes and eggs she’s made them for breakfast, which they will eat with smiles on their faces before school. That’s how I picture my school mornings going, yet, it never turns out that way at all. Oh, I have the best intentions of making the house like a Disney movie, but let’s face it, that’s not reality. I do, however, always try to greet my youngest...
Randall (Randy) Glenn Miller of Rock Springs, passed away at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City Aug. 7, 2019, at the age of 59 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Randy was born June 26, 1960, and spent the majority of his life in Rock Springs. For many years he worked as a mechanic and truck driver working for such companies as Lewis and Lewis, Maxway and Tri-Mac. Randy's hobbies included building and racing stock cars and participating in demolition derby's. His...
Michele (Mick) Ann Smith passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 14, 1950, in Clearwater, Neb., to loving parents Delores and Robert Smith. Mick graduated from high school in 1968 and worked as a nurses aide for many years at hospitals and care centers in Illinois, Iowa, Arizona, Wyoming and Nevada. Mick eventually retired in Rock Springs to be near her beloved family. She was a faithful member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Community for many years...
Andra L. Tiede, 69, Rock Springs, passed away peacefully Aug. 25, 2019, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She was born March 28, 1950, in Somerset, Pa., the daughter of Chester Jack and Mary Louis Hay. She received her bachelor's degree from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky. Andra married Ken Tiede March 2, 2002, in Rock Springs. She worked at OCI as a lab tech for 35 years before retiring in 2009. She loved traveling, crafts, spending time with her grandchildren and catching f...
Robin Lee Zimmerman, 60, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, of heart failure in Columbia, S.C., where he had been living for the last five years. Robin was born Nov. 25, 1958, in Riverton to Jack and Yvonne (Collins) Zimmerman. He was baptized a member of the Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he and the family lived for more than 10 years. They moved to Green River, where he graduated from Green River High School. He lived most...
