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A Green River woman accused of falsifying bacteriological reports sent to the Environmental Protection Agency pleaded not guilty to five felony forgery charges. Margaret R. Jones appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to five felony forgery counts. If found guilty of all five counts, Jones could face a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison and a maximum fine of $50,000. According to court documents, in April 2014 a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputy met with Tara Donn with the United States E...
A former employee’s removal from the Golden Hour Senior Center left many residents wondering what happened. On Oct. 21, 2014, former activities coordinator Kelly Harsha was asked to leave the GHSC after she was voicing her opinion on Executive Director Beth Whitman’s decision to not accept Harsha’s two-week notice, but ended Harsha’s employment the following workday. Although stories vary slightly, on Oct. 21, Harsha was asked to leave the GHSC and did leave the building when a couple of board members said she should have lunch with them. When...
The city’s bowling alley recently got a new owner and with it, a new name as well. Now called The Fish Bowl Bowling Center, the alley will soon see the reopening of its bar and restaurant as well. Owner Perri Rubeck said they’ve made a number of renovations to the building to clean and update its look. “Everything’s getting a new face,” he said. While a grand opening is being tentatively planned next year, Rubeck plans to have the bar open soon and the restaurant will open in early December. He said the restaurant will feature a new menu and...
For the past several weeks, the Sweetwater County Library System has hosted a series of political forums to allow local residents the chance listen to candidates discuss their platforms in a handful of local races. While there has been a positive turnout for most of the forums, perhaps the biggest crowd was on hand Monday night at the White Mountain Library in Rock Springs to listen to the three candidates running for Sweetwater County Sheriff. Incumbent Republican Sheriff Rich Haskell, Democrat and Rock Springs Police Chief Mike Lowell and...
Angie Costantino, 95, of Rock Springs died on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Costantino passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1919, in San Pietro Avallena, Italy, the daughter of Emilio Mariani and Rosa Nicolo. Costantino attended schools in Italy, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1937. She married Aldo Costantino in... Full story
Lora Marian Mills Foster, 88, of Trumbull, Conn., died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at the Deseret Health and Rehab in Rock Springs, with family at her side. A resident of Trumbull, Conn., Foster passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Westport, Conn., the daughter of Robert R. Mills, II and Lois Althea (Stevens) Mills. Foster attended schools in Westport, Conn.,and graduated from Staples High School with the Class of 1944. She also earned a degree as a Registered... Full story
Frances N. Begovich, 90, of Rock Springs died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Begovich passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs Oct. 14, 1924, the daughter of Mike Begovich and Natalia Begovich. Begovich attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1942. She worked as a secretary for various companies throughout the years.... Full story
In less than a week, Sweetwater County voters will have the opportunity to have their voices heard in several key races. We hope the public will come out in droves to vote for the general election. Voting is truly the democratic process at its best, and it’s a little hard to criticize politicians if you don’t get out their and vote. During the past several months, we have done our best to inform the readers with in-depth articles about candidate forums and we also have a political edition running in this week’s paper. During this time perio...
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to inform the residents of Green River about an alarming issue that is developing at the Golden Hour Senior Center. Last week, my mother was released from her position as the Activities Director at the GHSC. This is a right-to-work state, so her dismissal is a nonissue. When she returned the following day, no longer employed by the GHSC, to retrieve the last of her belongings and say her goodbyes to a few friends, she was disrespected, insulted, and completely humiliated for no justifiable reason, other...
Dear Editor, After leaving the theatre auditorium at the GRHS Saturday, I have two interesting, significant questions regarding “The Miracle Worker” production: written beautifully by William Gibson. I wonder why more people were not in attendance to view such a wonderful story, as in the director’s notes -- “This story is (also) about teachers and students, real life heroes (gifted) that forever changed how society thinks about being disabled.” And more, of course. I wonder who we don’t do more of these type of educational endeavors,...
As the Executive Director of the Green River Chamber of Commerce and on behalf of the staff and board, it is vitally important that we work together to inform local residents of the benefits of the Sweetwater County Lodging tax that will be on the ballot this Nov. 4. This tax is an all or nothing vote and we encourage your support in favor of it, as it benefits us all. The Green River Chamber staffs our Visitor Center and gathers information on those visitors to our area that come through the...
Do you believe in ghosts? I know to some it’s kind of a asinine question, and for a long time I thought there was no way they could exist. I did grow up watching a lot of scary movies and I must say that the clown from the movie Poltergeist is still something that frightens me to this day. My Grandma Smith once bought me a clown for what must have been my eighth or ninth birthday and I swear that thing would come alive at night and try to smother me. It ended up in the trash without anyone e...
About five or six years ago, a coworker and I decided we would spend a night in the so-called haunted library, better known as the Sweetwater County Library. I had been thinking about it for a while and decided safety in numbers would be the best way to approach the situation. After getting permission, we started making plans on what we would do in the library. My coworker and I were really good friends and thought it might be an adventure to be there all night. We packed cameras, flashlights,...
Sweetwater County needs a new sheriff. I’m not going to say who should be supported in the race, but the one thing I think is certain is we need a new sheriff. Sheriff Rich Haskell has done some good things admittedly, like initiating the inmate work crew. However, his use of county resources and funds hasn’t given him a positive track record in those regards. The obvious issue following Sheriff Haskell is his use of county funds. Money we all pay as taxes got used in a irresponsible way und...
At a forum last week, the five local candidates for the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees shared their ideas on both the present and future of Green River Schools. Christy Magagna, Christine Montgomery, Ann Rudoff, John Malone and Robin Steiss talked briefly about their backgrounds and qualifications and the well-qualified candidates all seemed to be in unison when discussing what’s best for the future of the district. The top three will win a seat on the board. MAGAGNA Born and raised in Sweetwater County, Christy M...
One thing was very clear at a forum Monday night for the two candidates running for Sweetwater County Attorney -- they both have a great deal of respect for each other. At the forum at the White Mountain Library, Republican challenger Daniel Erramouspe and Democrat Bob Reese not only discussed their common admiration for their opponents, but also why they’d be the best person to fill the seat of current county attorney Brett Johnson. The first to speak, Erramouspe said he has an extensive experience in the field of criminal law, as well as havi...
With the Sweetwater County Library’s history it’s no wonder why many residents, employees and former employees believe that it is haunted. The library, located at 300 N. 1st East used to be a cemetery, which was established the city in 1892. The site remained a cemetery until 1926, when a federal CWA project moved the bodies and old grave markers to the Riverview Cemetery, which was just up the hill and still remains as the cemetery today. Sweetwater County Library reference librarian Micki Gilmore said when the gravesite were moved cof...
With unexplained occurrences, comes more curiosity as to what is causing them. Due to the overwhelming questions and requests about the Sweetwater County Library’s unexplained occurrences, in 2009 the first Ghost Walk, which was open to the public, happened. Although, a similar program started in 2006 with the youth, it was the first time adults were invited to visit the library at night and see for themselves or experience for themselves just what some of those unexplained occurrences were. These ghost walks were so popular they are still t...
Kent and Valerie Broadbent of Green River recently announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Jessica Broadbent to Jay Gabe Lackmeyer, son of Michael and Suzy Lackmeyer of Belton, Texas. The bride elect is a University of Wyoming graduate. She is a broadcast traffic and media manager at Grande Communications. The prospective groom is a Baylor University graduate. He is a software systems engineer at USAA. Co matron's of honor are Mackenzie Thomas and Angela Sitzman, sisters... Full story
With Halloween this Friday, the Green River Police Department is encouraging pedestrians and motorists alike to use caution when going to their destinations. GRPD public relations officer Luke Benson said younger children who are trick or treating should be accompanied by an adult; while older children should always travel in groups. Motorists are encouraged to approach each intersection with extra caution, while pedestrians should only use designated crosswalks. As for costumes, Benson said if a costume is light in color it should be easy to...
Edward Eugene Dale Fletcher Courtney Fletcher and Tom Devine of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their son Edward Eugene Dale Fletcher. He was born Oct. 16, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Nehemiah Thomas Tyler Noah and Kaitlyn Tyler of Green River recently announced the birth of their son Nehemiah Thomas Tyler. He was born Oct. 20, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County.... Full story
On a perfect fall night for football, Green River made it very clear from the get-go -- they were not going to leave the field without their first victory of the season. The Wolves scored twice within 12 seconds early in the first quarter last Friday night on their way to a 42-20 victory in their regular season finale against Worland. Following a botched Warrior kickoff on the first play of the game, Green River quickly pushed the ball down the field and scored with 9:39 remaining in the first...
Looking back at the 2014 season, Green River High School cross country coach Steve Boyd was pleased with his teams’ performance. The Wolves wrapped up the year last Saturday at the Wyoming 4A State Meet in Sheridan. “It was a good year, with a nice and hard working group of kids,” Boyd said. Green River junior runner Josie Givens once again showed she is one of the better runners in Wyoming and finished the 4A meet in third place with a time of 19:02. She finished behind first-place runne...
The Green River High School volleyball team will have a distinct advantage at this weeks 4A West Regional Tournament. For the first time in six years, the Lady Wolves will host the tournament with games scheduled to take place starting Friday at 11 a.m. Fifth-seeded Green River will open the tournament Friday at 1 p.m. against fourth-seed Evanston. The Lady Red Devils defeated Green River last week in five sets. Head coach Rikki Shantz said her team did not play very well and was still almost...
Last week the Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team found themselves in two down to-the-wire matches. Unfortunately, neither ended in their favor as they lost two five-set matches. They lost Tuesday on the road against Evanston and than Friday on senior at night at home against Riverton. In the match against the Lady Red Devils, Green River dropped the first two sets, 25-16 and 25-20, before winning the next two 25-17 and 25-20. Evanston won the fifth and final set, 15-13. Head coach Rikki...
