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Without board members, can there be fire protection? That's the question and concern that board members of the Jamestown/Rio-Vista Fire District brought to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners this week. "We have served for many years, and we're coming to the end of our terms," Dave Buller explained, adding that the board has kept the fire service in Jamestown going. "Our concern is, in the first part of the year, how does that continue without a board?" Buller and Patsy Moody,...
Green River Public Works Director Mark Westenskow announced Tuesday during the City Council meeting that the City of Green River will be receiving an added $10 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant for the completion of the Water Treatment Plant Replacement Facility. The Office of State Lands and Investments has recommended an amendment to the grant the city originally received, increasing the amount by $10,530,307. This amendment raises the total grant amount to $16,775,307....
Santa always joins the Wyoming division of the Pony Express to help deliver Christmas cards, but this year he was also joined by Fred Leslie, left, the First Vice President of the National Pony Express Association. The Pony Express's 23rd annual Christmas card ride from Green River to Rock Springs took place last Saturday....
Tata Chemicals is pursuing the use of nuclear microreactors to help power its Green River manufacturing site. Tata Chemicals North America recently announced that its subsidiary, Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC, has signed a letter of intent with BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC to explore the deployment of up to eight nuclear microreactors. The two companies have been collaborating since September of 2023 on the feasibility of integrating BWXT's Advanced Nuclear Reactor for electricity and...
Gordon Huddleston passed away Wednesday, December 4 after a six-year battle with prostate cancer. He was born December 22, 1948, near Richland, Washington to Gorden and Dorothy (Pershall) Huddleston. In 1950 his family moved to Plattsburg, Missouri, where he attended school until the age of 10. The family then moved to Wilsall, Montana in 1959 where he attended school and graduated from Wilsall High School in 1966. He was active in all sports and academics there. He was the first member of his...
Barry William Tippy, 60, passed away Monday, December 16 at his home surrounded by his family in Green River after fighting courageous battle with cancer. He was a 27-year resident of Green River. He was born May 17, 1964 in Carbondale, Illinois, the son of James William Tippy and Moira Glacken Tippy. Barry lived a life filled with devotion to family, community, and service. His early years were shaped in New Jersey, where he attended Cherry Hill East High School, graduating in 1982. Barry's jou...
Johnni Atherton, 69, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024 at his home. He was a 49 year Rock Springs resident and former resident of Longmont, Colorado. Johnni was born September 21,2024 in Longmont Colorado; the son of John Gordon Atherton and Olive Juanita Parker He attended schools in Longmont, Colorado Johnni worked for WH Smith and Associates formerly Choice Engineering for 10 years and retired in 2018 as a Field Inspector. He was a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post #24. Johnni...
Ray Miller Hardy, 88, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Mission at Castle Rock Villa in Green River, Wyoming. He was a 42-year resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and former resident of Utah and Canada. He died of causes incident to age. Ray was born March 23, 1936 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; the son of Clinton R. Hardy and Della Miller Hardy. He spent a happy, adventurous childhood on his family's wheat farm in Stirling, the oldest of five children. He played hockey, baseball, and...
Kimberly "Kim" "Timmy" DeLambert, 63, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a four year resident of Farson, Wyoming and former resident of Lander, Wyoming. Kim was born November 23, 1961 in Boulder Colorado; the daughter of Donald Junior Nolde and Joyce Ilene Duncan Nolde. She attended schools in Lander, Wyoming and she was a 1980 graduate of Lander Valley High School . Kim attended cosmetology school and received her...
By the end of this week, I'll probably have been to the movie theater as many times (or more) in the past month as I typically go in a full year. I've now seen "Wicked" (twice), "For King and Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas," and "The War of the Rohirrim." I'm also going to see if I can sneak in "Gladiator II" before it leaves this week, pushed out by the next wave of new releases. It's nothing new for lots of highly-anticipated films to come out around the holidays, but this year felt...
Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-WA) wrote a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning expressing their concerns with its final Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA). “While the Biden-Harris administration spends its final days catering to its radical climate change base, farmers, ranchers and landowners across the west will bear the consequences of its catastrophic failures for years to come,” said Lummis. “In...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 10 At 8:01 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and issued the driver, Declan Meeds, a citation for alleged speeding in a school zone. At 10:48 a.m., officers responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle. At 11:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of a violation of a court order. At 1:15 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and issued a warning for alleged speeding. At 2:20 p.m., officers responded to a report of...
On the evening of December 9, the Sublette County Sheriff's Office was contacted to assist the LaBarge Police Department with a fleeing suspect. Sublette County deputies and the drone team responded after LaBarge Police had made contact with a subject, John Fowler, at a residence in LaBarge. During the interaction, it was discovered that Fowler had an active U.S. Marshals warrant for multiple felony charges. Fowler fled from the residence, initiating a search that extended into the early hours...
On Saturday, December 14, the participants of the Sweetwater County Treatment Court Program hosted a holiday dinner for family, friends, and supporters. According to program coordinator Kayla Kappers, this event is a unique way for the participants to show their appreciation for everyone in their community who has supported them through their sobriety journey. The participants, alongside some of the program team members, prepared the meal, decorated the tables, and put together raffle prizes....
The Medical Staff of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County recently elected new officers for the coming year. During a recent meeting, the medical staff elected Hospitalist Alicia Gray, M.D., as chief of staff, and Internal Medicine Specialist Israel Stewart, D.O., as vice chief of staff. Otolaryngologist David Liu MD, will serve as secretary/treasurer. General Surgeon Brianne Crofts, M.D., will serve as immediate past president. The MHSC Medicine Department re-elected Radiation Oncologist...
"The people" – that's what Jodi Cheese likes most about her job as Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's new practice manager of the Specialty Clinics of Sweetwater Memorial. "Taking care of staff so they can take care of our patients is an important and rewarding part of my job," Cheese said. It's what makes Cheese the perfect fit for the job, said CEO Irene Richardson. "Jodi's career at MHSC has followed a path that appears tailor-made for this management position," Richardson said. "We w...
Jordan Andrew is ready to hit the ground running when he gets to college. The Green River High School senior recently committed to compete in cross country and track at Central Wyoming College, and celebrated with a signing ceremony with family, friends and coaches. Andrew said he is very excited to attend Central Wyoming in Riverton, where he will compete with the Rustlers. "I chose this college mainly because it's close to home and it's also very affordable," Andrew explained. "It also offers...
The Green River High School Boys Swimming and Diving team dove headfirst into the season last weekend with two back-to-back meets in Laramie, showcasing their depth, versatility, and early-season grit. The weekend began with the Laramie Boys Relays, a meet focused solely on team relay events, followed by the Laramie Pentathlon, where each swimmer competed across multiple disciplines to demonstrate their strengths. At the relay meet, Green River athletes wasted no time finding their rhythm. The...
The Green River High School Boys Wrestling Team started the year at a large and prestigious regional wrestling tournament this past Friday and Saturday in Heber, Utah for the Wasatch Invitational. There were three teams from Wyoming with Kemmerer, Lyman and Green River competing, and eleven teams from Utah. The Wolves competed in duals against all eight of the Utah high schools in the tournament. Green River won six of the eight duals, losing two, with one of the loses by just one point, in a...
The Green River High School Girls Wrestling team started their season this year on the road, competing at the Star Valley Lady Braves Brawl in Afton Thursday, December 12. Teams competing included Star Valley, Mountain View and Green River from Wyoming; Skyview from Utah; and South Fremont, Sky View, Sugar Salem and Thunder Ridge from Idaho. The Lady Wolves finished fourth in the field of eight. Green River had seven wrestlers competing, including four freshman, two sophomores and one senior. Se...
The Green River Lady Wolves Basketball team played their first three games of the season over this past weekend in Casper. On Thursday, the team played Sheridan for their first game. The final score was 36 - 53, with the Lady Wolves losing by 17 points. Head Coach Clinton Landon explained that "the team was just a little bit nervous heading into their first game of the season." During the first quarter of the game, the Lady Wolves were tied with Sheridan at 11-11. "I felt they came out and just...
The Green River Wolves Boys Basketball team stepped onto the court this past weekend with their sights set on testing their resolve, facing a gauntlet of elite opponents, including Sheridan, top-ranked Laramie, and the formidable Arvada West. Though the results weren't in their favor, the Wolves walked away with heads held high and valuable lessons for the season ahead. "It was an incredible opportunity to measure ourselves against some of the best teams around," said Head Coach Laurie Ivie....
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