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Determining what to do with the old Carnegie Library is something the county is hoping a grant can help out with. During a recent Sweetwater County commissioners meeting, the board unanimously approved a resolution allowing the county to apply for one or multiple grants so a structural engineering firm can assess the structure. Human Resources director Garry McLean said the facilities committee has been reviewing its master plan for county-owned structures and is trying to figure out what to do...
A few candidates reported raising and spending several thousands of dollars in their election bids, according to campaign finance documents reviewed by the Green River Star. Candidates are required to report the amounts they raised and spent on their campaigns during and prior to the elections. Along with candidates seeking positions on the Green River City Council and Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, candidates for county offices, as well as the committee involved in p...
A shooting involving the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and the Rock Springs Police Department was ruled a justified use of force by Sweetwater County Attorney Daniel Erramouspe. According to a press release from the county attorney’s office, officers and deputies were dispatched to the Elk Street Kum & Go Nov. 21, to respond to a call regarding an agitated man striking nearby vehicles with a hatchet. The man, identified as Austin Pacheco, 26, allegedly failed to respond to orders to dro...
There’s only a few more days until the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Memorial Hospital Foundation kick off the Christmas season with their How NOVEMBER Stole Christmas event. The halls of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County will be transformed into its very own MHSC-Whoville complete with games, cookie and ornament decorating activities, food, carolers, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special guest appearance from one of MHSC-Whoville’s very own citizens. Free to the community, How NOVEMBER Stole Christmas is this Fri...
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to prioritize eliminating the Japanese tariff on U.S. natural soda ash during the U.S.-Japan trade agreement negotiations. While the United States currently supplies nearly 50 percent of the Japanese soda ash market, from 2014 to 2017, U.S. exports of natural soda ash to Japan decreased by 2 percent, while Chinese exports of synthetic soda ash to Japan increased by 73 percent. In their letter, legislators...
Michael John Carnahan, 65, of Farson, passed away Nov. 16, 2018, at his home. He was born May 1, 1953, in Oakland, Calif., the son of Edward Carnahan and Myrtle Langford. Carnahan attended Albany High School in Albany, Calif., and was a 1971 graduate. He married the former Judy Cardwell in 1997 in Reno, Nev., and she preceded him in death in Paradise, Calif., Oct. 23, 2010. He was employed as a refer mechanic and previously a commercial salmon fisherman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and...
Sharon Kay Hopkins Kobernick passed peacefully on Nov. 22, 2018, at 9:40 a.m., at Mountain View Rest Home in Bozeman, Mont. She was born Jan. 21, 1944, in Craig Colo., to Hugh and Leona Self. She loved taking rides to Yellowstone National Park and enjoyed watching the river rafts on the Gallatin River. She loved camping and being in the mountains. She also loved going up to the ski resorts and watching the skiers on the slopes. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Stewart, of...
Debra Jo Tomich, 64, passed away Nov. 20, 2018, at her home in Rock Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Wyoming. Tomich was born on Feb. 1, 1954, in Laramie, the daughter of Carl C. Tomich and Violet L. Smith. She attended schools in Farson and was a 1972 graduate of the Farson-Eden High School. Tomich enjoyed cooking, hiking, camping, making pottery and she was an avid rock hunter. Above all else she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include three sons, Jason Tomich of...
Sally Winters, 57, passed away Nov. 18, 2018, at her home. She was a resident of Green River for the past 28 years. She died following a sudden illness. Winters was born Feb.1, 1961, in Rawlins, the daughter of Elmer A. Erickson and Ara F. Miller Erickson. She attended schools in Rawlins and was a graduate of the Rawlins High School with the class of 1979. Winters also attended Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colo., earning an associates degree in business. She married William "Bill"...
Glenn D. Mason, 76, of Rock Springs passed away peacefully Nov. 16, 2018, at the Mount Olympus Rehabilitation Center in Salt Lake City. He was born Dec. 14, 1941, in Rock Springs, the son of Ernest and Laura Fletcher Remz Morrow. Cremation will take place and services will be announced in the spring....
What will happen to the Carnegie Library building in Green River? Right now, it’s safe to say no one really knows what the future holds for one of Green River’s landmark buildings. However, we believe if the building can be saved, it should be. The most important reason for preserving the building is its historical and aesthetic value it gives the city. Generations of residents remember going to Sweetwater County Library when it was housed in the building, while others attest to the building housing the most beautiful courtroom in Wyoming whe...
Remember when we used to have Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas on separate days? I do too. It used to be the holidays were more separated. Now, it seems like the commercialism of it all has completely taken over. I thought it was bad enough when Christmas items were out before Thanksgiving, but this year some stores had Halloween and Christmas items on sale in the same aisle. To me that’s just nuts. The only time Christmas items should ever be in the same aisle as Halloween is if it’s a S...
The Food and Drug Administration just announced it would once again try to regulate tobacco products. This time the target of the agency’s regulatory hand is what it believes is the growing menace of flavored e-cigarettes and other tobacco products used by young people who’ve turned to vaping and smoking. The FDA said about 3.6 million kids under age 18 now admit they use e-cigarettes. That’s an alarming number and is worrisome because FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has noted that almost all current smokers started when they were kids....
What did the dog say when he sat on a piece of sandpaper? Rough. As the father of five, I am no stranger to lame “dad jokes,” but a new study suggests laughter is a large component of maintaining positive mental well-being, brain health, and even decreased instances of dementia. According to data recently released by The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH), an ability to maintain a positive sense of mental well-being is related to better brain health and even lower dementia rates in older adults. The GCBH defines mental well-being as a per...
Sometimes a politician is fortunate enough to hold the right office at the time when their service is needed the most. Such is the case with Rep. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, the outgoing and incoming House speaker. Traditionally, the leader of the House serves one two-year term and then retires from politics altogether or takes a break before running for Senate. But a majority of Harshman’s Republican colleagues were savvy enough to realize a week ago that it would be for the good of the chamber, and the state, for him to remain the speaker. H...
Anyone stopping by the Sweetwater County Library Monday morning would have seen a small group of toddlers and their parents playing Peek a Boo. According to Becky Iwen, the youth services manager at the library, the game can give infants and toddlers the opportunity to learn about their bodies. She said the game can be played with babies that are a few weeks old and can incorporate other activities which allow for learning. Monday's Toddler Time did just that and gave parents additional...
Armed with Nerf guns, the seniors set their sights on the target -- balloons with turkeys drawn on them. Sometimes they would hit one and other times they would miss, but the goal was always the same: to shoot as many turkeys as possible before running out out ammo. Last Wednesday afternoon, Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents kicked off Thanksgiving with a turkey shoot. CRRC activities director and volunteer coordinator said she got the idea from Pinterest, which is where...
A new item called the quesadilla burrito created by two Green River students will be added to a business's menu after they won the company's culinary competition. Vincent Leahy and Kassandra Reyes, both Green River High School seniors, recently won the Taco John's culinary competition in Wyoming. Their culinary arts teacher Marisa DeClercq said every year Taco John's hosts a contest encouraging high-school students to come up with a new and innovative recipe to add to its menu. She said Reyes...
First Bank, a Division of Glacier Bank, in Rock Springs recently made a $50,000 donation to the Western Wyoming College Foundation. The First Bank Endowment, set-up to help low to moderate income students, is an appreciated addition to the Foundation. “We were thrilled to receive this donation from First Bank,” David Tate, Community Relations director at Western Wyoming Community College, said. “First Bank has shown numerous times, its commitment to the community. This donation just furthers that commitment.” “First Bank is proud to support s...
A presentation about mega fires will cover the conditions that lead up to such fires and how they can be managed or mitigated. The Sweetwater County Fire Department, Rock Springs Fire Department, North 40 Productions, US Forest Service, Wyoming Rural Firefighter Association and Wyoming Fire Chief’s Association is pleased to bring the “Era of Megafires” by Dr. Paul Hessburg. The event will take place at the Historic Broadway Theatre, Thursday at 7 p.m. The firefighters are asking for nonperishable food items in lieu of any admission fees for t...
A career-high-tying 27 points from senior Marta Gomez and an inspired combined performance from Wyoming’s two centers, senior Bailee Cotton and freshman Tereza Vitulova, powered the Cowgirls to a 66-58 win over Montana State Tuesday night. “I’m very proud of this team,” veteran head coach Joe Legerski said. “It was a difficult basketball game against a quality opponent. I thought Montana State came out with all the energy in the third quarter. Trying to get us to find some energy in the fourth quarter was our biggest challenge. We just didn...
Senior Nico Evans and redshirt freshman Xazavian Valladay combined for 334 rushing yards to lead the Cowboys (6-6 overall, 4-2 MW) past New Mexico, 31-3 on Saturday afternoon in Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M. Wyoming is now Bowl Eligible for the third-straight season for the first time since 1997-99. “I couldn’t be prouder of our football team today, it was a convincing win,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “Our guys came out with great focus and we play well in all three phases of the game. I thought today was the best we have pl...
