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The decision to release a lien on the Tomahawk Hotel was tabled again as the city waits for assurance it will receive a $100,000 payment if the building is sold. A legal question regarding two agreements Green River Futures Inc., the owner of the building, made with the city is at the center of the issue. In 2009, the city entered into one agreement with the economic-development organization to utilize funding from the Wyoming Business Council to buy and renovate the historic hotel. That...
A 640-acre solar-energy project, which would be located 11 miles northwest of Green River, is attempting to get off the ground in Sweetwater County. The project is being fronted by Sweetwater Solar, LLC., a subsidiary of the Hanwha Group, a company that manufactures solar cells and develops solar energy projects. Betsey Biesty, a representative of the Hanwha Group, said the company is from South Korea and has been involved in more than 35 utility-scale projects. The company works primarily in...
A woman who admitted to stealing about $40,000 from a local construction company will serve time in prison. Janette M. Klapel, 34, of Rock Springs, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to 31 counts of felony forgery charges and four counts of felony theft charges. In exchange for Klapel’s guilty plea to three felony forgery charges and two felony theft charges, all of the other felony charges were dismissed. Klapel was g...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners agreed to support a speed study the Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to conduct near Jamestown. According to Public Works Director Gene Legerski, WYDOT has received a number of complaints about the 70 MPH speed limit change that occurs near the town on Wyo. Highway 374, which cuts through the unincorporated town. He said while WYDOT has jurisdiction over the highway, they seek support from the county as the community is located on county land. The speed limit shifted from 65 MPH to 70 MPH earlier...
Theresa Ann Stephens, 59, of Green River, passed away Sept., 29, 2016, at her home. She was born June 25, 1957, in Carlsbad, N.M., the daughter of John "Jack" Bennett and Angelina Quintana Bennett. She attended schools in Green River, San Mateo, Calif., and Rock Springs. She graduated from the Aragon High School in San Mateo and attended and graduated from the Western Wyoming Community College and obtained an associate of arts degree in business machines. She was employed at Solvay Minerals for... Full story
Mary G. Kalivas, 91, passed away Oct. 18, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Green River, Kalivas had been in ill health for the past year. She was born on July 16, 1925, in Katarraktis, Greece, the daughter of Miltiathis and Auryero Thomas Varkaris. Kalivas attended schools in Katarraktis, Greece. She married Gus Kalivas in Green River Jan. 6, 1951, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 24, 2013. Kalivas was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church... Full story
Fredrick Lee French, 71, of Rock Springs, passed away Oct. 8, 2016, at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, French died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 12, 1945, in San Francisco, the son of James Lee and Cosby Harrison French. French attended schools in Cheyenne. He was employed as a crane operator for many years and was a member of Local 800 Operator Union. French was a member of the Superior Baptist Church. His interests were hot... Full story
Jody Wade Fortuna, 38, of Rock Springs, passed away on approximately Sept. 5, 2016, in Gillette. He was born on July 5, 1978, in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph Raymond Fortuna and Gail Ann Schurman Fortuna. Fortuna attended schools in Rock Springs and obtained his GED. He was a self-employed general contractor. His interests included hanging out with his family and friends. He loved fishing and rock hunting. Survivors include his mother, Gail Fortuna of Rock Springs; one brother, Kevin Fortuna... Full story
Jose Leon Perez Flores, 60, of Rock Springs passed away Oct. 13, 2016. He was born on April 19, 1956, in San Jose Texopa Tlaxcala, Mexico, the son of Candido and Elena Flores Perez. Flores attended schools in Mexico. He married Ramona Morales Totomox in Xaltocan Tlx, Mexico in December of 1976. Flores was employed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens as a contract laborer. He enjoyed working and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife Ramona Morales Totomox of Rock Springs; one son,... Full story
Phillip Robert Brewer's life was taken suddenly on or around Sept. 5, 2016, in Gillette. Brewer was born on March 29, 1983, in Rock Springs. Phillip enjoyed spending time with his family and being in the outdoors. He especially had a great time snow machining in the Upper Green, fishing, and enjoying time at the family cabin. He will be most remembered as a kind and caring brother, son, uncle and father who was funny and loved to joke around. He leaves behind a mother and father, Rosa and Allen... Full story
This presidential election has been one of the most venomous in history. The amount of mud slung during the primaries in both the Democratic and Republican races for the presidential nomination, as well as the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, cannot be understated. Even now, the venom continues to spew across the county. A Republican election office in North Carolina was firebombed recently, with the words “Republican Nazis get out” painted nearby the gutted office space. Some Republicans have claimed there will be an armed rev...
Spotting the crack in the cliff from the dry floor of the canyon, it looked to require an ascent of about 300 feet on loose scree, some bushwhacking, and then a short climb. What I was looking for, I didn’t know, but probably would once I found it. These kinds of hiding places abound in the west. In the interest of not having a lot of people flock to the location, I will only say that I was within Canyonlands National Park. Over the years I’ve done about 10 hikes in Canyonlands, always from four to 10 days. This is not extremely long, but lon...
Recently, the Wyoming Association of Municipalities produced its first Municipal Finance Report in an effort to address Wyoming’s economic downturn and potential solutions for the long-term financial health of cities and towns. This report was compiled by a team of Wyoming municipal leaders forming a Municipal Finance Task Force that met throughout the summer. Representatives from Casper, Cheyenne, Jackson, Lander, Laramie, Sheridan, Cody, Upton, and Green River, along with the WAM staff were tasked to come up with an action plan to review, a...
Fall foods are more than just caramel apples, pumpkin-spiced lattes and pumpkin pie. Of course, I like all of these things, but I also like baking cookies or trying a new snack. This weekend, I decided to try a recipe my friend had shared with me. It is called caramel marshmallow popcorn. My friend said the recipe was easy to make, kids like it and it’s delicious. All three of those sounded good to me. So my sons, Matthew, 6, and John, 4, and I set to work making this yummy popcorn treat. First,...
The seniors were moving slowing. Concentrating on moving an imaginary ball from one side of their body to the other side. Sometimes they would practice this move while watching their hands with their eyes; and sometimes they would complete this move while moving their heads to follow their hand's movements. This is just one of the many exercises seniors can do in the Golden Hour Senior Center's Moving for Better Balance class. This class is designed to help seniors develop better balance, which...
Residents looking for that special pumpkin for Halloween or fall decorations will not have to look far. Once again, the Union Congregational Church, which is located at 350 Mansface Street, is selling pumpkins and gourds as part of its fall fundraiser. Prices for the bigger pumpkins are based on size and range from $4 to $35. Some of the smaller pumpkins are between .50 cents to $3. Event organizers, Pam Kerr and Jeanne Beery, picked out example pumpkins and attached their perspective prices on...
Stained glass windows in churches has always been something special. One can tell a lot about what the members of a church believe by simply looking at the church’s stained-glass windows. Residents are invited by members of a dual-parish church to look at their new stained-glass windows this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church and Union Congregational United Church of Christ are the two congregations that share the church building at 350 Mansface Street. Rev. Jenny Bot...
A late-night exploration through the haunted library gets serious when the explorers are trapped in a puzzle-filled room. Teens had a chance to take on the Haunted Library Escape Room Thursday night at the Sweetwater County Library. Escape rooms are popular mind games tasking a group of people to figure out how to escape a room filled with logic puzzles within a set time limit. Youth Services Librarian Stacey Palmer said she worked on the puzzles for about a month on and off; and had other...
The Green River High School Cross Country team performed well at regionals at the Paradise Valley Country Club in Casper last week. The boys team finished fourth while the girls took fifth in the varsity competitions. The regional meet saw great finishes from the Green River runners, including Bradin Reichl, who took eighth in the boys varsity event and Kaisa Arnell, who finished sixth in girls varsity. The team has one more meet before the end of the season; the state meet in Sheridan. The state cross country meet takes place at the VA...
Down 12-0 after Cody scored their second touchdown of the game during the first play of the second quarter, the Wolves came back strong to outscore the Broncs 25-6 the rest of the way to move into a three way tie for first place in the 3A West. For much of the game, the Wolves were their own worst enemy incurring 13 penalties, but their defense which started slow and gained momentum in the second quarter. They played well the rest of the game, causing four turnovers, three fumbles which all were recovered by the Wolves and one pass interception...
The Green River High School girls swimming team showed they were a force to be reckoned with at the 4A West Regional swim meet. Having a chance to swim in their home pool, the girls ended the competition with the regional championship. The girls had a number great finishes in the competition, including a few first-place finishes. Green River's A Team in the 200-yard medley relay took first the event with a time of 1:55.53 in the finals. They finished at 1:56:68 in the preliminaries. Sophomore...
Despite improving and holding their ground more, the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team still lost two conference games. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves took on Kelly Walsh in Green River. The home-court advantage helped, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Wolves to beat Kelly Walsh. Green River lost in three sets, 16-25, 18-25, 22-25. “I was really pleased with how they played this weekend as a whole,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. The Lady Wolves didn’t have much of a chance to rest as they...
