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Officers responded to a medical call at an undisclosed address. Animal control officers met an individual at the animal shelter who was picking up their dog. A VIN check check was conducted on Riverview Drive. Animal control officers picked up a contained black lab without a collar on Hillcrest Way. The dog was taken to the animal shelter. Officers met with an individual at the police department who reported an attempted scam. The reporting party was contacted by an individual, in reference to a sweepstakes. The reporting party suspected it to...
Fall is slowly giving way to winter and one more week until the start of the holiday season. In Sweetwater County, a majority of us are blessed in one way or another. There are good jobs here, we live in a place where a short drive means escaping civilization, and we have a lot to be thankful for. However, for some of the county’s residents, the holiday season is a difficult time. Many seniors living off of small payoffs from social security or pension plans are forced to make tough budgetary choices that can cause them to choose between n...
Dear Editor, This is the time of year when we take time to ponder the many things that we are grateful for. One of the items at the top of my list is that I have sufficient food to feed myself and my family. That is not the case with many people in Sweetwater County. Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to visit with Kathy Siler, the director of the Sweetwater County Food Bank. Since it was the second Tuesday of the month, she was in Rock Springs serving the food need of the people there. When I asked about the number of people the food bank is...
“All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five Sometimes I wish that time didn’t take so long. I know that sounds strange, but I’m sure you’ve been in situations in which time seems to pass very slowly. A recent example for me is a road trip back from a funeral in Illinois. It was a 17-hour drive to get back home to Green River, and for some of it, it felt as though we were traveling in slow motion. We saw cornfield after cornfield and farmhou...
Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28, falling between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to encourage people to support small, local businesses. So why shop local? Because spending money locally: Stimulates the local economy When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather than nationally owned stores, about 70 cents of every dollar stays local. Only 40 cents of every dollar spent stays local when shopping at a big box store. Preserves community character The unique character of our local community is defined in large part by the businesses that...
