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Castle Rock Hospital District will have to publish its positions and salaries in the county’s designated paper. In a heated discussion at the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Castle Rock Hospital District board members approached the Commissioners asking for a wording change in their contract. The request was denied when no commissioner would make a motion on it. Prior to the that non action, CRHD chairman Bob Gordon said this year is the first year the commissioners put the a...
Following an executive session taking place during the Green RIver City Council meeting Tuesday night, the Council voted to continue negotiations with Wyoming Waste Management and prepare an employee severance package should the Council vote to privatize its solid waste service. Prior to the start of their scheduled meeting, the Council hosted a workshop to hear an update about solid waste department. City Administrator Reed Clevenger said the city issued a request for proposal and selected two...
Work on a crude oil distillation and storage tank facility near Reliance has stopped after the company behind the project allegedly failed to pay a Utah-based firm working at the site. BH Inc., of Vernal, Utah, initially filed a lien against Rock Springs Energy Group, LLC., April 26, claiming the RSEG failed to pay for work conducted by the company. According to documents filed with the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office, RSEG paid $39,186.19 of an initial charge of $94,083.49 billed Dec. 31, 2...
A proposed ordinance dealing with how alcohol is served in Green River has the American Legion Post 28 concerned with how it would impact its functions. The ordinance adopts changes to state liquor laws enacted by the Wyoming Legislature earlier this year and deals with access minors have to businesses serving alcohol to their customers. The issue impacting the American Legion, as well as the Eagles, is a change in how a dispensing area is defined by the ordinance. According to Mary Seppie, who...
A former Green River resident on the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list was arrested in Montana for probation revocation on original charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping and conspiracy to commit felony theft. The sheriff’s office announced the arrest of 18-year-old Hayden Anthony Riggs Tuesday evening. Riggs was involved in an attack on a worker at the Sweetwater Youth Crisis Center which left the employee tied up and injured. The worker was treated for injuries to her throat after the attack. Riggs and his...
James Griffin, 61, passed away Sept. 18, 2017, in Thayne surrounded by family. Griffin was a resident of Thayne for the past six years and was a former resident of Farson. Griffin was born Nov. 4, 1955, in Joplin, Mo., the son of Emmett Griffin and Lorena Ann Sailor. He attended schools in Farson-Eden and was a 1974 graduate of the Farson-Eden High School. Griffin married Sheri McWilliams in Farson Aug. 20, 1974. He was a longtime self-employed general contractor. He retired from CenturyTel...
Kathleen "Kathie" Bride Grooms of Green River passed away Aug.19, 2017, in Clearfield, Utah, after a prolonged illness. She was born May 30, 1944, in Yankton, S.D., to Joseph and Helen (Schneider) Bride. She was the youngest of five siblings, the late Patricia Kreber; Joseph Bride, Larry Bride and David Bride. Kathie grew up on a farm and attended country school. She later moved to Yankton, S.D., and graduated with honors from Yankton High School in 1962. She had a beautiful voice and loved...
Barbara Kessner, 86, passed away Sept. 12, 2017, at her home in Rock Springs. Kessner was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Kessner was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Rock Springs, the daughter of David G. Wilde and Mayme E. Savela. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1948 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Kessner also attended the University of Wyoming and received a bachelor's of science degree. Kessner married John E. Kessner Dec. 31, 1952, in Laramie. She was a teacher for...
Arthur Terry Maestas, 60, passed away Sept.11, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Maestas was a long time resident of Green River and former resident of Reliance. Maestas was born April 1, 1957, in Rock Springs, the son of Tomas Maestas and Laura Marie Carillo. He attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and was a 1975 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Maestas also received his mechanical maintenance certification. Maestas married Susan Marie Hernandez in Rock...
Gary Lee Peterson, 71, passed away Sept. 15, 2017, at his home in Green River. Peterson was a lifelong resident of Green River. Peterson was born on May 24, 1946, the son of Leslie LeRoy Peterson and Alberta Martian Rendter. He attended schools in Green River. Peterson married Stephanie Roderick Sept. 11, 1965. He worked at OCI as a underground mine supervisor for 36 years until his retirement in 2002. Peterson enjoyed spending time with his family especially his grandchildren, building hot...
Jeanette Ragsdale, 93, of Green River, died Sept. 17, 2017. Ragsdale was a resident of Green River for more than 60 years. She was a former resident of Anna, Ill. She was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Cobden, Ill., the daughter of Bliss Bullington and Edna Simmerman Bullington. Ragsdale attended school in Anna, Illinois. She married William Calvin Ragsdale in Jackson, Mo., Aug. 3, 1940. He later preceded her in death March 26, 1998. Ragsdale was a member of the First Baptist Church. She was a...
A few weeks back, Sweetwater County Commissioner John Kolb made a few comments about Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. This isn’t uncommon for the commissioner, as he serves as the commissioners’ liaison to the hospital board of trustees. While updating the commissioners about recent developments at the hospital is part of his duties, Kolb isn’t doing anyone any favors when he decides to deride the hospital’s former administrators and trustees. We understand the hospital was in a difficult and unsustainable position at the end of Jerry K...
Across America, we have aging roads, bridges, dams and water systems. Our crumbling infrastructure is threatening public safety, slowing economic development and costing us all. A recent study by the American Society of Civil Engineers found that American families are losing $3,400 per year in disposable income because of crumbling infrastructure. This comes in the form of wasted time in traffic, higher grocery bills or unreliable water and electricity services. It is time we address our long-neglected public works. As chairman of the Senate Co...
It hadn’t even been a week; and already my son had his first braces injury, which left him with a couple of broken brackets and a cut lip. Of course this incident would have to happen right before bedtime. My boys, John, 5, and Matthew, 7, were supposed to be getting ready for bed. Instead, I hear all sorts of noises coming from John’s bedroom, which led me to believe that they weren’t getting their pajamas on or ready for bed. As I approached the closed door, which is something I don’t allow m...
With a short performance and a chance to run through an obstacle course, students at Jackson Elementary School had a chance to end the day in a fun way Friday afternoon at the Green River Recreation Center. Students who completed the Sweetwater County Library System's summer reading program were rewarded with the fun outing. According to Becky Iwen, children's librarian at the Sweetwater County Library, said she has wanted to work with the elementary schools as part of the summer reading...
A new craze is taking over the county and maybe even the state. No. It's not "Pokeman Go" or geocaching. It's something one must find, yet not even know they are looking for. They'll know it when they find it. It all started when one Sweetwater County resident found a rock while she was visiting Colorado. Sandy Cheeseman said she was leaving a store in Craig, Colo., when she found a painted rock. On the back of the rock was information about the Moffat County Rock program. Cheeseman followed...
He was diagnosed at a young age. His mother, Sara Hamilton, noticed when Jimmy was around two years old that he wasn't developing the way he should. "He's my fourth child, so I knew he wasn't meeting benchmarks," Sara said. Sara made sure Jimmy received the help he needed and didn't allow an autism diagnosis define him. "I don't want to limit him," Sara said. With that attitude in mind, Jimmy, 11, hasn't been limited, he's done just about anything he's wanted to try, including dirt bike racing,...
The No. 2 ranked team in 3A division football, the Green River Wolves hit the road and took on the Worland Warriors in their conference opener Friday. The Wolves, on a cold, wet night in Worland, came out on top with their third straight win of the season to remain undefeated at 3-0 overall. The Wolves have outscored their opponents to date by a score of 138-40. The Wolves started quick as they have in each of their previous games, going up 14-0 on their first two drives, while shutting out Worl...
The Lady Wolves High School volleyball team traveled to take on two tough teams and came back with one win. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves took on power house Kelly Walsh and lost in three sets, 14-25, 12-25, 14-25. “We didn’t play normal Green River volleyball,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. “Their tough serves kinda took us out of our game. They are a very good team.” Shantz said during the game against Kelly Walsh, the Lady Woves adjusted to the team and played pretty good defense. “I did no...
The Green River High School tennis team may have had some struggles at regionals in Cheyenne last weekend, but the team finished strong, taking third place in both the boys and girls divisions. On the boys side, the team took third with 38 points, finishing behind the tied teams from Laramie High School and Cheyenne Central, which both scored 52 points. For the girls, the Lady Wolves scored 38 points as well, getting edged out of second place by Cheyenne Central with 39 points and behind Central...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming team finished first in both of its meets this past weekend. On Friday the Lady Wolves traveled to Rock Springs and shined at the meet. They not only broke pool records, but added to their list of state qualifiers. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said it was nice that the team didn’t have to travel that far for a good, competitive meet. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves didn’t have to travel at all since they hosted the Green River Invite. It was nice for th...
