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Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has six COVID-19 patients in its ICU and healthcare workers are concerned about another jump in infections after the Thanksgiving holiday. During a virtual update to community leaders Tuesday afternoon, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer’s prognosis for the upcoming weeks was grim. “We’re about to face the consequences of that have been happening,” Dr. Jean Stachon said. “We don’t have it under control here. As of Tuesday, 230 people across Wyom...
An early morning house fire Saturday claimed the life of a Green River woman and resulted in another man being sent to Utah for treatment. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Erdmann said the Green River Fire Department received the emergency call at about 5 a.m. and responded to 1610 Idaho Street. According to information provided by the Green River Police Department, officers met with three juveniles that had escaped the house and assisted in the rescue of a man still inside the home. Erdmann said...
While jury trials have been postponed by the Wyoming Supreme Court, work in the state’s judicial branch hasn’t completely halted. Throughout the state, CARES Act funding, federal money approved for pandemic-related uses, has been spent in various courtrooms in Wyoming, including in Sweetwater County. The judicial branch has spent nearly $270,000 at the Sweetwater County Courthouse in Green River to upgrade audio and video equipment in courtrooms utilized by Third Judicial District Court Judges Richard Lavery and Suzannah Robinson, as well as...
The Green River Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was sustained Nov. 8. The calling of Stake President was extended to Michael Earl Nelson II, who succeeds David W. Young. Young served as Stake President for nine and a half years. The change in leadership was conducted by Elder Shayne Bowen, a member of the Quorum of Seventy. Nelson will be assisted by First Counselor Martin Rose of Manila, Utah and Second Counselor Joel A. Robertson of Green River. The church is led by a...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) visits with Green River's SrA Norrissa Chitica in Qatar. Barrasso spent Thanksgiving day with enlisted service members from Wyoming as well as members of the Wyoming Air National Guard stationed in Qatar who support airlift operations and medical evacuations in the Middle East. Photo courtesy of Sen. Barrasso's office...
The world lost a beloved Mother and Grandmother on November 26th, 2020 as she gained her wings and reunited with our Dad. Marilyn Kay Rosette, 79, passed away at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming from a brief illness. She was born February 6th, 1941 to George C. and Mary Berlogar Harris in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was the 4th child in the family of seven children. Marilyn was a lifetime resident of Rock Springs. She was a 1959 graduate of Rock Springs High...
Margaret Elizabeth Reay, 91, passed away peacefully in Loveland, Colorado on the afternoon of November 19, 2020. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Born September 20, 1929 in Lionkol, Wyoming. She was the daughter of George Osselton Sr. and Mary (Neeley – Timiln) Osselton. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School class of 1947. She married John Teasdale Reay in Rock Springs in 1955. He died in 1996. Later she married Stan B. Reay i...
Mary E. (Dadich) Timlin, 91, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at Skyline Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canon City, Colorado. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming, Mary was born May 12, 1929, in Rock Springs, and the daughter of Chris Dadich and Helen (Andrejasovich) Dadich, immigrants from Dalmatia (Croatia). She graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1948 and from Western Wyoming Community College with the class of 1988. Mary worked as the credit...
Chris Leventis, 88, passed away with his loving family at his side on November 22nd, 2020. He was a long time resident of Green River and most recently Cheyenne, WY. He was born July 6, 1932 in Zatouna, Greece, the son of George and Katherine Leventis. In 1948 at the age of 16, he immigrated to the United States. He proudly gained his American citizenship in 1950. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1952 and served as a Corporal in the Infantry Division during the Korean War. After...
Joseph Glass, 87, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River for fifteen years and former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Glass was born January 6, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the son of Joseph Glass and Mary Borres. However, he was raised by his foster parents, William and Helen Emery. Joseph attended schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Glass married Ruth Jean Hendrick in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on...
Dustin Lee Zumpfe, 47, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Wyoming. Mr. Zumpfe was born December 30, 1972 in Casper, Wyoming; the son of Victor Zumpfe and Catherine Markisich. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1991 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Dustin also attended Western Wyoming Community College where he earned an Associate's of Welding Degree. Mr. Zumpfe married Karen...
It’s a smell I’ll never forget. I’ve had the unfortunate duty of covering house fires over the years and the smell always takes me back to the time I experienced it firsthand. Over the weekend, a Green River family awoke to the terror a house fire can bring and sadly, not everyone survived. Elizabeth Andrews, along with two pet dogs, died in the fire. Anyone passing by the home as they drive up Colorado Street or along Idaho Street can see the story first hand. The home is a complete loss -- al...
Dear Editor, Your recent letter writer is apparently not getting the reaction to her weekly missives that she desires (witness the longer, more strident, and IN CAPS in case we missed HER POINT letter). So, risking that no one will come threatening me with their long guns for offering my opinion here’s another side of the mask “debate” for local citizens to consider. First of all, there’s the issue of rights. Somehow in all the noise generated by the 24-hour “news” cycles, we’ve lost sight of the fact that rights entail not only one’w own rig...
The Legislature’s Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration rarely makes headlines. Its meetings are lengthy, the subject matter is complex and tangible results are slow-developing. The vast majority of time during early committee meetings is spent listening to expert presentations. Yet, public-school-finance policy impacts every community in the state and we overlook its crafting at our peril. This year of vastly shrinking state revenues it holds added significance with potential changes to the funding model itself. Past state S...
Built in 1896, the Wagon Bridge in Green River was the only non-railway span across the entire 730-mile length of that waterway until 1910. The Overland Stage Route, established in 1862, crossed the Green River at the Green River stage station ford at the current site of the Wyoming Game and Fish building on Astle Avenue and a ferry operated downstream, but in the late 19th century Sweetwater County and the Green River's town council agreed to put up $2,000 apiece to finance construction of a br...
A coalition between the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition, Western Wyoming Community College and the Beech Creative Group will provide a free virtual business education series for county businesses starting in January. The educational series, titled The Sweetwater Virtual Business Lounge aims to provide businesses with information and tips to improve local businesses. Attendees will register for 30-minute programs with knowledgeable presenters discussing monthly topics. Registration for the first program, “Tips for Surviving Your 2...
Western Wyoming Community College was able to use CARES funding for educational advancement and to help faculty accommodate students both in and out of the classroom. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the world, and Western is proud of the way its faculty and staff have diligently worked to ensure student learning outcomes are not compromised. Faculty, with the help of Western’s Center for Teaching Learning and Innovation (CTLI) and Information Technology (IT) Departments, are able to strengthen their online practices and continue t...
CASPER — A lawsuit filed this month against the Food and Drug Administration in U.S. District Court alleges the owner of Cody Labs misled federal regulators when it moved production of a drug from its Cody manufacturing facility to upstate New York last year. Competing drug company Genus Life Sciences filed the suit in the District of Maryland Southern Division seeking to overturn approval of a drug the FDA approved earlier this year. It alleges that drug company Lannett lied to federal regulators when it stated in numerous documents it w...
CASPER — Leading environmental groups in Wyoming have come out in fierce opposition to a major pipeline project proposed for the state, over concerns the development could disrupt sensitive wildlife habitat and exacerbate climate change. If approved, the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative would formally designate about 1,100 miles of public land for future pipelines, constructed primarily to deliver carbon dioxide to oil sites. An additional 900 miles of private and state land would also be interspersed throughout the corridors. Proposed o...
The Green River High School winter sports teams are gearing up for their seasons. Practices have already been underway at the high school. While the high school athletes continue to sharpen their skills in preparation for their first competitions, they're doing so under several new rules designed to limit the potential spread of COVID-19 and make contact tracing easier to accomplish. "We have protocols in place to reduce the risk of transmission, Josh Wisniewski, head wrestling coach said....
