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Members of the Sweetwater County commissioners voiced their displeasure with Green River representatives’ list of projects they’re seeking sixth penny tax funding for. During a special commissioners’ meeting about the tax and various proposals made by local governmental agencies to use the tax, Mayor Pete Rust said the city came to the county with $44 million in projects because the city views all of the projects it identified as important uses of a potential sixth-penny tax. “The Council...
A Green River man faces a charge of first degree murder after a child’s death at Primary Children’s Hospital. Christopher James Nielsen, 26, was initially arrested Nov. 14 and charged with aggravated child abuse, but those charges were amended last week following the child’s death at the hospital Thanksgiving Day. He was placed on a $1 million cash or surety bond and is in the Sweetwater County Detention Center. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Dec. 11. According to court documents, the Green...
Proposed amendments to the county’s public hearing process and utility-scale solar development regulations will give stakeholders more input in public zoning and development processes. The amendments were introduced to the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, through their vote was unavailable at press time. The regulation changes will be brought before the Sweetwater County commissioners next week. These amendments stem from issues that arose from both the trona industry...
The school calendars for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years were brought to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The board’s vote was not available as of press time. According to Interim Superintendent Jamie Christiansen, the two calendars were created through input received by surveys issued to staff and parents, as well as the board. Christiansen said the calendar doesn’t change drastically from the district’s current calendar. He said the board wanted to keep the end of the first semester in li...
If things continue as they’re going, we’re likely to see more solar development in Sweetwater County in the coming years. Along with the current Sweetwater Solar facility west of Green River, a second facility is being proposed in the same area. As most residents are aware now, Rocky Mountain Power’s Integrated Resource Plan calls for the early retirement of two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. It also lists potential solar projects that would replace energy lost from the plant’s retirement. It isn’t a stretch of the imagination to think...
Years ago, a family brought a 25-year-old farmer into the emergency room with a gunshot hole over his heart and with no pulse or breathing for more than ten minutes. It was a self-inflicted wound and this young farmer would farm no more. The family was besides themselves with loud and sorrowful wailing that wrenched my soul. They told me that the impending harvest looked poor, the loan was coming due, and he had been isolating himself, drinking more and getting angry at every little thing. They had no clue he was at risk of suicide. Sure, he...
Make no mistake, the state of Wyoming is experiencing an epic crisis of magnificent proportion that must end. We hear it time and time again that our young people are leaving Wyoming in search of better jobs and careers. Certainly, this is true, but there is more to it than just economic prosperity. I refuse to believe that our young buckaroos that were raised in Wyoming, see the dollar as their primary basis in life. Young people today want to live, thrive, and foster their families in communities that support their values, hopes, and dreams....
The State Lands and Investments Board gave conditional approval for a $27.6 million loan Green River intends to use towards the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. Green River Mayor Pete Rust said the approval was granted Thursday. He said the conditional approval is based on the city’s ability to prove it can pay back the loan, which he isn’t concerned about. The city intends to gradually raise its sewer rates to pay back the loan. The city currently treats wastewater thr...
The chips flew to the center of the table and the players continued to raise each other. A tense showdown ensued as players quietly revealed their cards to each other. A wide smile quickly forms on Dottie Krauss' face when she realizes she has the best hand. She stands up and pulls the pile of chips towards her section of the table. Conversation suddenly resumes as the group talks about the pot Krauss won and the more cheerful banter resumes. Amongst the activities and games offered at Golden Ho...
CASPER — In 2016, the Russian government successfully hacked America’s elections. It hijacked messaging, assisted certain candidates and, in some cases, even managed to breach a state’s voter registration system. With the 2020 election approaching, states around the country are working diligently to avoid further influence in their elections, doing everything from upgrading their voting systems to taking a magnifying glass to their own practices in-house. But election interference, according to the nonpartisan Alliance for Securing Democ...
Over the past few seasons, the Green River High School boys basketball team have continually improved. Last year, they made their first appearance at State since 2009 and head coach Laurie Ivie and her team have one expectaion this season. "It's the same for all of us -- to raise the bar and get better every, single, day," Ivie said. Ivie said the early season practices have focused on the team's non-negotiables: urgency, purpose, and spirit in everything they do; communication; give and...
The Green River High School boys swimming and diving team are working hard to make a splash in their final year of 4A competition. The Wolves will compete in 3A next year. The group, consisting of 29 competitors, has a few returning seniors on the team. This group includes state qualifiers from last season, Dade Lucero and Trevor Moser. While head coach Colleen Seiloff has a number of swimmers returning to the team, she said almost half the group is made up of freshmen. "We're young this year,"...
Following a fifth-place finish at state last year, the Green River High School girls basketball team looks to improve and build on its previous successes. Now in his 26th year as a head coach at GRHS, Rick Carroll said his staff is trying to cover everything in the early season practices, ranging from basic conditioning to improving the players' skills. Carroll said he's watching the players closely to see which levels they're playing at. "We're really busy trying to hit everything we can,"...
The Green River High School wresting team will hit the mat for the first time this weekend at an invite in Evanston and a varsity meet in Reno, Nev. According to head wrestling coach Josh Wisniewski, his team is busy bringing the team into wrestling shape. "It's going to take a couple weeks, but usually our wrestlers get into pretty good shape," he said. "We will knock the rust off." The coach said it takes both practice and live competition to get them into shape, saying wrestling is a grind...
The Sweetwater County Library has a new exhibit of paintings by Debora Soule on display through Jan. 30, titled “And a Bison, too.” Soule is the director of the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs. Consisting of 27 paintings, the show is a series of animal and bird images. “It all started with wanting to paint a portrait of my daughter’s dachshund,” Soule said. “She has such a fun personality that I wanted to capture.” Expanding to ravens, Soule and Rick Kempa collaborated on an exhibit last spring featuring Kempa’s essays and poem...
Western Wyoming Community College will host the second annual Homecoming Chili Cook-Off in Downtown Rock Springs Feb. 8 from 10:30 a.m., to 1:30 p.m. Western will accept red or green chili registration forms until Jan. 24. Both businesses and individuals in Sweetwater County are invited to enter the event to win cash prizes. The contest is free to enter. Chili must be prepared and cooked in a licensed kitchen. Western’s dining hall, Mitchell’s, will open its doors to contestants. To schedule time to cook in Western’s kitchen, email Audre...
The Sweetwater County Pony Express is preparing to ride again. The group will host its 18th Christmas card ride Dec. 14, carrying card on horseback from the Green River Post Office to the Rock Springs Post Office. The deadline to have cards mailed through the Pony Express is Dec. 13 at p.m. All cards also must have the correct postage paid and be ready for mail. Cards will be placed in mochilas carried by horses during the ride and will feature a special Pony Express stamp when delivered. Businesses are asked to limit their cards to not more...
