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A proposal from Gov. Matt Mead’s office would result in access to more water in the Fontenelle Reservoir, but requires the reservoir to be drained during construction. Representatives from the state hosted a meeting Monday evening to discuss an upcoming study about the proposal. The proposed project is one of many reservoir projects the state is interested in pursuing, all of which are part of the state’s water strategy, which was originally released in 2015. The Fontenelle project would arm...
A couple who pleaded no contest to charges related to the death of their infant have both been scheduled for sentencing hearings. It’s been more than two years since the death of the infant, but now Jacob Anthony Triplett, 28, and Amanda Dawn Triplett, 26, both of Rock Springs, are scheduled to appear in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James for a sentencing hearing. Jacob’s two-day sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place Oct. 24 and 25, while Amanda’s is set for Nov. 21 from 9 a.m...
For Donna Little-Kaumo, Thursday presented her with something she hadn’t faced during her 10 years in Green River. Thursday morning, the state received an email detailing a wide-reaching bomb threat involving multiple state and local government buildings, as well as unnamed schools. “There are 50 pounds of RDX and PETN plastic explosives hidden across 40 Wyoming schools, and 10 schools have had their fire sprinkler systems filled with napalm,” the anonymous email stated. “Today Wyoming will be...
Bomb technicians from the Sweetwater Bomb Squad dealt with what was suspected to be a pressure-cooker bomb on Interstate 80 Monday. The pressure cooker ultimately was found not to be a bomb. Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell said the Wyoming Highway Patrol was notified Monday afternoon that a suspicious item had been spotted on the ground at a truck parking area along the eastbound lane of I-80 at mile marker 142, about 35 miles east of Rock Springs. WHP Trooper Barry Tippy was dispatched to the scene, where he found an upright pressure...
John Michael Iribarren passed away at his home in Apple Valley, Utah, Sept. 22, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. His family, Marcy, AJ, Jocelyn, and Jude were by his side. John was born in Rock Springs, July 13, 1955, the son of John Peter Iribarren and Rose Marie Doty. He married the love of his life, Marcelle (Marcy) Durrans May 17, 1980, in Green River. They had 36 great years together. He is survived by his wife; a son, Anthony John; two daughters: Brandy Leigh Powell and spouse Jimmy and Jocelyn Rachelle; four grandchildren, Ju...
Valle "Merle" Butler, 95, of Moscow, Idaho, died Sept. 15, 2016, at Good Samaritan Moscow Village. Merle was born June 19, 1921, in St. Louis, Mo., to Harry and Grace McMillen Johnson. She moved to Pueblo, Colo., at a young age and lived there until she graduated from Centennial High School in 1939. She married the love of her life, John Paul Butler, on Oct. 13, 1945, in San Francisco. They moved to Moscow in 1949 where John passed away in March of 1959, leaving her with four children under the...
Francisco "Pancho" "Panchito" Grimaldo, 70, of Green River passed away peacefully Sept. 25, 2016, with his wife by his side at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born June 7, 1946, in Pihuamo, Jalisco, Mexico, the son of Jesus Suarez and Maria Grimaldo Madrigal. He married Carol D. Carter in 1995 in Redbluff, Calif. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He enjoyed gardening, pets and cooking. Poncho worked as a cook at Don Pedro's in Green River for 16 years....
Benjamin "Gayle" Seals, 75, of Rock Springs, passed away Sept. 19, 2016. Garyle was born in Lander Dec. 8, 1940. He graduated from Riverton High School in 1959 and continued on to receive a technical certificate from Weltech Electronics in 1964. Gayle was married to Elizabeth (Beth) Ratliff June 9, 1962. They were married 54 years. Gayle worked as a microwave technician for Rock Springs Phone Company (now Century Link) for 41 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, metal detecting, coin...
We realize safety is a major concern, however that doesn’t mean we should shut everything down the moment a threatening email is received. We think cooler heads could have prevailed Thursday, especially when looking at the email from a logical perspective. Hiding 500 pounds of plastic explosives across 40 schools across the state would take an impressive amount of coordination. Couple that with filling 10 school fire-sprinkler systems with napalm, hiding 650 pipe bombs in government buildings, 50 sets of C4 explosives at Cheyenne Regional Airpo...
Recently I got a note from a reader of these columns who lives in Warren, Ohio. He had seen conflicting reports about next year’s insurance premiums. The man was skeptical of an article he had read, which reported that insurance premiums are cheaper than they were in 2010, and that the Affordable Care Act will cost $2.6 trillion less than estimated. Somehow that didn’t compute with what he had read about premiums going up. He was right to be skeptical, and his comments are important because they zoom right in on the spin that’s been circu...
On Sept. 27, the City of Green River was the guest presenter for the Green River Chamber’s “Lunch and Learn” series they have each month. This is the second time they presented the “State of the City,” for chamber members and guests, and they did it to a packed house. What’s good to share at these events is the many programs, projects, and updates from different department head perspectives and governing body representatives. This year we also had a guest speaker from the state director for the office of the Corporation for National an...
Last Thursday, Expedition Academy students learned the importance of community service by serving lunch at the Golden Hour Senior Center. At the AARP luncheon, students were busy setting up tables, serving food and coffee to residents and picking up dishes. All the while, the students were smiling politely to those they were serving. Expedition Academy principal Ralph Obray said before assigning students to help with a community-service project, they look at which students are doing well at scho...
Senior citizens attending the AARP luncheon focusing on medication were not disappointed with the speaker. Last Thursday, Renee Petty, a registered pharmacist with Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, gave a presentation called "Let's Talk About Meds." Petty covered numerous areas of concern, gave out tips, and answered attendees questions. According to Petty, the average 45-year-old person takes four medications every day, while the average 65-year-old takes an average of nine medications ev...
Thousands of students have learned how to hold their own ground in the art of public speaking and debate thanks to the help from this Green River coach. For more than a decade, Dan Parson has been involved in speech and debate on the local and state level. Parson, who is the Wyoming High School Forensics Association president, was recently inducted in the Wyoming Speech and Debate Coaches Hall of Fame. According to the National Speech and Debate website www.speechanddebate.org, “The highest h...
On a miserable, windy and rain-soaked night, the Green River Wolves recorded their first shutout in 77 straight games to move their record to 4-0 and remain undefeated on the year against the always tough Powell Panthers. With a torrential downpour occurring during a good portion of the game, Green River had a tough time handling the ball as there were numerous high snaps and a number of fumbles. The Wolves were able to recover themselves on all but two of the occasions. The slippery ball and...
The Green River High School ‘s tennis teams came back with great seeding in the upcoming state tournament, as well as a regional title. The boys won the regional title, edging out Cheyenne Central by one point, finishing the tournament with 45 points. The girls finished fourth place with 37 points, behind Central, Torrington and the champions Laramie. At state in Gillette, Gillette High School will be seeking a repeat state title in the boys tennis competition, while the girls from Cheyenne C...
The Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team returned from the Casper Invitational with a little more experience under their belt. This past Friday and Saturday, the Lady Wolves played a few teams at the tournament. According to the Wyoming High School Activities Association website, www.whsaa.org, on Friday the Lady Wolves once again took on Kelly Walsh, which is one of the toughest teams in the 4A division. The Lady Wolves lost both their sets, 22-25, 18-25. On Friday, the Lady Wolves also played Hulett, winning both sets, 25-10, 25-15; and th...
