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The sixth-penny general purpose tax election will continue as is. The Sweetwater County Commissioners initially planned a discussion for amendments, alternatives or a rescission of the ballot question during their Tuesday meeting. However, after an executive session regarding the special election prior to the discussion, the commissioners voiced their support for the election and the need for a 1% general purpose tax, then voted unanimously to provide information to residents about the tax....
The purple lights currently illuminating the trees by the clock tower have a specific purpose — shining a light on the issue of domestic violence and spreading the message of awareness and prevention during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While domestic violence is a serious problem year-round, October is set aside as a month to focus on and address the issue more specifically. Every year, YWCA of Sweetwater County uses the month to share information and host activities to bring more a...
Wiley J. Morgan, 84, passed away Oct. 1, 2021 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greely, Colorado. He was born on January 31, 1937 in Wewoka, Oklahoma; the son of James Henry Thomas Grover Cleveland Morgan and Mary Jo Adams. Wiley graduated from Carlsbad High School in New Mexico with the class of 1955. He worked for the City of Green River as supervisor of the streets and sanitation department for 24 years until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Morgan won awards for the City of Green River from...
John Michael Gauthier, 69, of Clanton, Alabama passed away October 4, 2021 at UAB, Birmingham, Alabama. He was born February 6, 1952 in Arkansas, son of the late Richard Gauthier and the late Renee Gauthier. He was an Instrument and Electronics Technician at Williams, Inc. Surviving are his Loving Wife, Sylvia Gauthier; Son, Micheal P. Gauthier; Step-Son , William C. Scruggs; Daughters, Dana Gauthier, Michelle Jones; Sister, Dona Staton. He was preceded in death by his Father, Richard J....
Alejandro Ariel Maldonado, age 43 of Evanston passed away Tuesday September 28, 2021. He was born April 3, 1978 in Rock Springs. He was the son of Antonio Maldonado and Carol Uriarte. He attended Green River High School and later would finish in Anaconda, Montana. He worked as a supervisor for Franks International in Evanston. Following cremation there will be a celebration of life at a later date. Condolences may be made at www.crandallfh.com...
Christine Ann Maruskin, 64, passed away September 30, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Christine was born on January 3, 1957 in Alliance, Ohio; the daughter of Kenneth Roberts and Ida Cummings. She attended schools in Sebring, Oh and graduated with the class of 1975. Christine married John Maruskin on November 23, 1991 in Green River, Wyoming. She worked for Finer Cleaners for 15 years as a seamstress, First Security Bank, and also...
Michael Buckner, 62, passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River, Wyoming and former Odgen, Utah. He died following a courageous battle with Covid. He was born June 30, 1959 in Middleton, Ohio; the son of Calvin Buckner and mother Stella Thompson. Mr. Buckner attended schools in Ogden, Utah and was a 1978 graduate of Ben Lomond High School. He married Debra Buckner on August 24, 1989 in Green River,...
It’s hard not to feel defeated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Just as things begin to look up, something happens that casts doubt on if this thing will ever end. We have several widely-available vaccines now — that’s awesome! Oh wait, Wyoming only has a 38.2% vaccination rate. That’s not so awesome. The vaccines were meant to be an important tool in curbing COVID-19 transmission. “Tool” is the important word here as nothing short of an actual cure for the disease itself will single-handedly end the pandemic once and for all. Vaccines ar...
October is a month dedicated to the spooky, the grotesque and the scary and the video game industry certainly doesn’t have a shortage of titles focusing on those themes. This month, I thought it might be fun to focus on some of the games that have had the largest impacts on the industry and we’re starting with one that people who don’t play video games have likely heard of. The Mortal Kombat franchise has left an impression on the video game industry since its introduction in 1992. Ever wonde...
Hoping to inspire the community’s creative spark and submissions for its literary journal, Western Wyoming Community College plans to host workshops throughout the semester. “Boars Tusk” is a yearly literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and photography. Although the journal was started many years ago, it fell by the wayside according to Michelle Zuppa, the publication’s faculty advisor. The journal was rejuvenated by Western faculty members Christopher Propst and Ric...
Green River Police Department reports for Sept. 28 At 10:05 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on East Flaming Gorge Way and issued the driver Riese Allison,19, of Green River, a citation for alleged speeding. At 10:49 a.m., officers responded to a report of a scam on Edgar Street. Officers met with an individual who reported they purchased an item from an individual and had not received the item. Officers contacted the individual, who made arrangements to deliver the item. At 11:32 a.m., officers responded to a report of trespassing on...
Exclamations of excitement, surprise and occasionally disgust filled the multipurpose room in the library last Thursday as a group of teenagers conducted a blind taste test of freeze-dried candy. Becky Iwen, the Sweetwater County Library System's Youth Services Manager, organized the taste test as one of the activities for the weekly Teen Thursdays program. Iwen owns a freeze dryer that she bought for her family to make food for backpacking. After buying it, she saw people on the internet...
When you drive past the clock tower this month, you'll notice a display with colorful ribbons and a sign with the words "encouraging the fighters, supporting the survivors, remembering the taken." October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County started the month with events and displays, including the one at the clock tower, to raise awareness. MHSC held the Green River ribbon ceremony and proclamation on Sept. 30. The display was set up and residents were...
The Sweetwater County Foster Care program’s emergency clothes closet is severely depleted and Peterson Beckner Industries (PBI) has made it a mission to help restock it. PBI is a steel erection company from Houston, Texas, currently working at the Genesis Alkali Granger facility. The work is expected to last until the spring. Even though many local workers were hired by PBI, several company representatives have made Sweetwater County their home for the duration of the project. “Everywhere we go we try to give back to the community,” Rick Haydo...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is taking a different tack in how it deals with quarantines related to COVID-19 exposure. “What we’re doing now is not working,” Superintendent Craig Barringer told the district’s board of trustees Monday evening. The board opted to update its Smart Start guidelines and change when students are sent to quarantine. The approved update now allows students who are masked, vaccinated or in an environment that allows for social districting that are exposed...
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine boosters are available at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s COVID-19 Vaccine Drive-thru. The drive-thru is open from 3-6 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday at 1200 College Drive. The vaccines are free and no appointment is necessary. Please bring your vaccine card with you. Sweetwater Memorial is only offering Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines at this time for those 18 and older. For details, call 307-352-8561. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available for the f...
Green River traveled north to take on the powerful 4-0 Jackson Broncs last week, suffering another loss at the end of the night. Jackson wasted no time in their first possession as they opened up their strong passing attack and took a quick 7-0 lead. The Wolves took over and ran six plays with the help of a 15-yard personal foul against Jackson, but Dylan Tayor ended up punting to the 35 yard line with Hayden Roberts making the tackle on Jackson’s receiver. Jackson would soon extend its lead to 13-0, unable to capitalize on a P.A.T., f...
Central vs Green River & Evanston (Oct. 1) Dual Results Green River (123) vs. Evanston (49) Central (98) vs. Green River (76) 200 Yard Medley Relay 2. GRHS A (Tanith Smith, Brianna Uhrig, Hailey Uhrig, Chezni Rubeck), 2:01.89 5. GRHS B (Hailey Luth, Mallery Lyon, Avah Kellhofer, Madison Moffat), 2:18.56 200 Yard Free 2. Courtney Clark, 2:11.48 4. Amaya Spartz, 2:16.54 8. Mikayla Green, 2:40.53 11. Maya Wiekhorst, 2:47.69 12. Kelcee Seiller, 2:52.34 200 Yard IM 4. B. Uhrig, 2:36.58 6. Kellofer, 2:45.33 8. Moffat, 2:55.15 9. Lyon, 2:56.93 10....
The Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition and Wild Sage Market are teaming up to work together on Wild Sage Market’s goal to start a co-op grocery store in Green River. Kayla McDonald from SEDC and Nick Walworth and Laurie Carollo from Wild Sage Market spoke with the Sweetwater County Commissioners Oct. 5 to inform the commissioners about their partnership and their goals for the project. McDonald said SEDC was approached by Wild Sage to find a way to partner together in getting the word out...
