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Animal control officers received a call that two dogs got out of a garage and were at large on West Teton Boulevard. The dogs were located and returned to their owner. Animal control officers responded to a report of a dog at large at 2200 East Teton Blvd. A traffic warning for speeding was issued on Shoshone Avenue. Animal control officers received a call of a dog at large at 1445 Uinta Drive. Officers located the dog and determined it belonged on the property. Officers were dispatched to a 911 hang-up call from an undisclosed address....
Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s Board of Trustees did a good job in recognizing and prohibiting vaporizers and e-cigarettes in a series of policy updates last week. While one of the policy updates was voted down, it was done so for the right reason of bringing it in line with the other policy changes brought before the school board. It’ll be brought back and we’re sure it’ll pass next time. While some may look upon the district’s decision to take a strict stance on vaporizers as an over-reaching move, especially in the case of studen...
Now, we have a school lockout at, of all places, 6,000 feet up in the mountains, in Green River -- for possible terrorism? Baloney! A local lawyer, out walking his dog across a high school parking lot with what appears like a cell phone and a walking stick in hand is a threat? Yeah, sure. Look closer. Sounds like kids in a closet scaring themselves with ghost stories. Simply refine that photograph. It can be done, even with only a poor cell phone shot. Ask any photographer, they know how to do it! Stop raising pointless alarms when a simple...
As 2015 comes to a close, we begin looking ahead to next year and all that we’d like to accomplish. The Green River Urban Renewal/Main Street Agency will have their strategic planning session in January to set the goals of the organization. One thing we know we will be working on in 2016, is developing an Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Business District in downtown Green River. The city has been awarded a Business Ready Community Planning Grant from the Wyoming Business Council for the purpose of completing this plan. Why do we need a...
An investment scheme that’s become a cliched mystery plot attracts new interest in the digital age. Most everyone reading this will probably not know what a tontine is, but they’re likely familiar with the concept. For example, a small circle of people are in a pool to determine the inheritor of a fortune and members of that circle start turning up dead. Sound familiar? Tontines, according to the Washington Post, once represented a majority of the American insurance market, holding 7.5 percent o...
With the holiday season well under way, life may seem hectic. Between shopping, decorating, working, volunteering and going to holiday parties, stress can overwhelm what should be a time to relax and celebrate. If you’re looking for a great way to reduce your stress load this season, pick up a book and read. Reading is one of the best and fastest ways to reduce stress, according to a study by the University of Sussex. That study concluded that reading for just six minutes can be enough to reduce your stress levels by more than two-thirds. T...
