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A general purpose tax initiative being voted on in November has garnered opposition from the Sweetwater GOP as government leaders grapple with how they can inform county residents about how it will be used. The tax proposal would specify 75% of the tax to be spent to provide emergency ambulance services and funding to the Sweetwater County Joint Powers Combined Communications Board, which handles emergency dispatch services throughout the county. The other 25% would be used for economic...
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sweetwater County came together to honor and remember those who lost their lives. On Saturday morning, the Rock Springs Fire Department hosted a Memorial Walk to honor 343 New York City firefighters who gave their lives while working to save victims of the attacks. Residents were invited to join firefighters in climbing Grant Street in Rock Springs. Four lengths of Grant Street simulated the 110 stories of the World Trade Center buildings. A...
Mack (Makayla) Anne Kramer passed away Sept. 7, 2021 in Laramie. Mack was born to Richard and Marlene Kramer in Rock Springs on June 12, 2002. Mack attended schools in Rock Springs starting with preschool at Little Lambs and then attended Northpark, Sage, and Pilot Butte Elementary Schools. Mack attended Rock Springs Junior High and was a 2020 graduate of Rock Springs High School, being named Valedictorian of the senior class. Mack was a member of National Honor Society and received the...
Katie Lorraine Wells, 36, passed away on September 10, 2021 at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She was born on October 15, 1984 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the daughter of Shawn Arthur Wells and Kelly Lorraine Williams. Katie was an aviation operations specialist in the Army. She worked at Stockman's Steakhouse in Pinedale, Wyoming. Survivors include her parents Shawn Arthur and Kelly Lorraine Wells of Del City, OK; boyfriend Andrew Randall Johnson of Pinedale,...
Miles King Walker, 61, passed away August 23, 2021 in Green River, Wyoming. He was born, November 5, 1959, in Ogden, Utah; the son of Alfred King Walker and Betty Lucille Snowden. The only son, in the middle of two older sisters and two younger sisters. He was raised and educated in Ogden. At a very early age, he worked as a helper for his dad in his plumbing and heating business. In 1978, he moved to Wyoming and started work with FMC, working until his passing. He was married and divorced...
Janis Faye Collins-Hutton, 67, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at her daughter's home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She is a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born on September 8, 1954 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Dan Harvey Collins and Ruth Salone Ingram. Janis attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1972 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Education at Dickinson State University. Janis also earned an Ass...
Dale R. Remine Jr., 35, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River for the past two years and former resident of Utah. He was born on August 7, 1986 in Douglasville, Georgia; the son of Dale R. Remine Sr. and Katherine Lynch. Mr. Remine attended schools in Utah. He earned his diploma through Job Core. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter day Saints. Mr. Remine enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He...
Green River Police Department reports for Sept. 7 At 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on West Teton Boulevard. Officers contacted the owner and arrangements were made to have the vehicle moved. Officers completed a report of the incident. At 3:03 p.m., officers responded to the GRPD lobby to collect medications from the prescription drop off box. The medications were collected and booked in for destruction. At 5:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny on Mansface Street. Officers met with an...
As smoke from summer Western wildfires spreads all the way to Maine, the entire country finally realizes what the West has long known: America’s forest-management policies are not working. This record-breaking fire season has seen more than 5 million acres burn in 81 large fires across 10 states. California’s Dixie Fire has torched more than 700 homes and now totals nearly 1 million acres. It is approaching the size of Rhode Island. Oregon’s Bootleg Fire is now so large it’s generating its own weather, including lightning. In my home state o...
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise throughout Sweetwater County, Golden Hour Senior Center is working to both keep people safe and continue to offer meals and activities. Although the senior center was open and operating at full capacity for a while, the decision was made to go back to previous restrictions and precautions at the beginning of September. GHSC is now requiring masks, practicing distancing and limiting the number of people who can participate in activities. The decision was base...
A traveling exhibit about rural towns is making its first stop in Wyoming at the Green River Visitors Center. “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” was installed at the visitors center last week and focuses on the challenges and opportunities rural American towns currently face. Carol Harsh, director of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, said the exhibit was inspired by a desire to focus on rural America for the program’s 25th anniversary. She said rural America is not widely...
Local members of Healthy Wyoming will host a candlelight vigil in Rock Springs next week to honor and remember our neighbors who have died and who are suffering because they cannot afford healthcare. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Bunning Park. Everyone is invited to attend. The vigil in Rock Springs is part of a series of events hosted by the Healthy Wyoming coalition in communities across our state this month, mostly on Sept. 17. Vigils are scheduled in Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Rock Springs, Sheridan, and Gillette. Others...
Stan Blake was chosen to receive the Labor Leader of the Year award at the Wyoming State AFL-CIO convention last weekend. The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is a federation of 56 national and international labor unions. The Wyoming council is "one of nearly 500 state and local labor councils," according to wyomingaflcio.org. The Wyoming AFL-CIO hosted its 58th annual convention in Sheridan last weekend. The convention takes place each year the...
Lucinda (Cindi) Ann Holcomb, 63, of Eagle, Colorado succumbed to her three-year battle with cancer on the evening of Aug. 25, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Cindi grew up in Green River, where she met and married the love of her life, Chuck Holcomb. She enjoyed work at Riverside Nursery before the family relocated to Eagle. Cindi worked as an early childhood educator and continued her passion for working with plants at Spring Valley Nursery. She enjoyed spending time with family and...
Susan "Sue" Lee (Randolph) Heslep passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on September 4, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming at age 75. Sue was born in Lander, Wyoming on January 21, 1946 to Beverly and Vern Randolph and grew up in and around Riverton, Wyoming with her sister, Sherry and brother, Vernie. She attended Riverton High School and wed her high school sweetheart, Larry Heslep. Sue and Larry were married for 58 years. She was a dedicated mother and...
The Green River High School golf team is headed to the state tournament next weekend after a strong season, with the girls leading the way. The girls team has won all but one tournament this season. At the Star Valley Invite they came in second, but still had one of the lowest overall scores the team has seen. Most recently the team won the Conference tournament in Pinedale last weekend. "Our girls maintained a commanding lead," Coach Karly Eyre said. The team won Conference with a 96-stroke...
The Green River High School girls swim team has started their season with multiple wins, taking first place at their home meet and beating Lander in a duel meet last weekend. Green River girls came in first in seven out of nine individual events. This coming weekend, the swim team will face off against Rock Springs High School before returning home for another Green River Invite. Last year the team brought home the state championship. This year Coach Colleen Seiloff hopes the girls will continue to work hard to earn their place. “The way you g...
The high school tennis season is winding down in Wyoming as the Wolves prepare for Regionals in Cheyenne this weekend. Since the start of the year, the Wolves coaching staff have worked to improve the boys and girls to get them excellent seeding for the tournament. Head coach Phil Harder said earlier in the season the girls were ready for that level of competition shortly after the season started as the Lady Wolves had a wealth of experience in several areas. With seniors Gabrielle Heiser and...
The Lady Wolves ended Thursday night with a loss from their rivals, the Lady Tigers from Rock Springs. The match consisted of four sets, with the Lady Tigers winning the first 25-21, the Lady Wolves taking the second 25-22 and the Lady Tigers finishing the night with 25-21 and 25-14 wins. During the first set, the Lady Wolves faced an early rally by the Rock Springs team when they scored nine unanswered points. After several back and fourth rounds, the Lady Wolves would find a groove and score six unanswered points, overcoming the Lady Tigers...
The Green River Wolves took the long bus ride north Friday to take on the 1-0 Buffalo Bison. Learning from their defeat in Lander, theWolves showed significant improvement from the previous week with 316 yards of total offense, 261 yards of which came through Green River’s passing game. The Wolves had eight passes of more than 20 yards and picked up an additional 55 yards on the ground. The other significant improvement from week one was the Wolves took better care of the ball, having only one turnover throughout the night. The Wolves won t...
