Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 29
Movement toward eventually building a new wastewater treatment plant started Tuesday evening after the Green River City Council approved a proposal by Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for design work. The total amount approved was $970,291 and the design is anticipated to be completed in a year. Mark Westenskow, director of public works for the city, said the city had been turned down on a few of the grants they applied for, which was initially intended to pay for the design work....
Jacob Anglesey, a former Green River Police officer, was sentenced by Third District Court Judge Richard Lavery today and was given a 16-to-20 year prison sentence with credit given for 679 days served on the aggravated homicide charge. Anglesey was originally charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 death of two-year-old Konnor Allen....
The Sweetwater County Commission agrees that Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is a good name to the rename airport. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners voted unanimously to support the airports proposed name change from Rock Springs/Sweetwater County Airport to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport. Commission chairman Reid West informed the other Commissioners that at the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport Joint Powers Board meeting, the...
An ordinance creating zoning rules for the construction and placement of wireless communications towers passed its final reading before the Green River City Council Tuesday night, with some clarification regarding what the ordinance does and does not allow. Citing incorrect information published earlier this week, Laura Leigh, director of community development for the city said the ordinance does not allow telecommunications companies to take privately owned property to build their...
Jacob Anglesey is stuck with his no contest plea to aggravated homicide. Anglesey’s plea, initially entered through a plea agreement with the Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office, dismisses the original charge of first-degree murder in the 2009 death of two-year-old Konnor Allen. Anglesey’s attorneys attempted to convince Third District Court Judge Richard Lavery to allow Anglesey to change his plea last week, citing a desire to change their defense strategy as a result of recently uncov...
Anyone looking at the photo collection at the Sweetwater County Courthouse may come across a rather benign looking photo of the Sweetwater County Fairgrounds. The photo shows a man standing behind a sign next to a line of cars driving into what was then a community park north of Rock Springs. The sign asks residents if they did their part in supporting the park in big, bold letters. Taxes have become a dirty word amongst people over the past several decades. The image of an uncaring government squandering someone’s hard-earned money on a u...
Dear Editor, I would like to thank the teachers and especially the children for taking the time for writing the Christmas cards to our troops. The troops will greatly appreciate their kindness. I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. Harry Holler Green River...
Counting down the final days of the Trump administration, it can’t come soon enough, and Wyoming is in an existential crisis. That is, who and what are we? What do we like and dislike? Do we have any values? Here we are, a well-educated people, we mostly associate ourselves with the ideals of democracy and Christianity and high moral standards. Yet on November 8th of last year, this state overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. 70%, the highest in the nation. It’s really perplexing, especially given that we had ample warning. What does this say...
Tuesday’s vote in the House of Representatives and today’s vote in the U.S. Senate will place Wyoming’s $675 million per year federal mineral royalty payments annually to the state of Wyoming in jeopardy. Four states, Wyoming, Alaska, New Mexico, and Montana could face the loss of $1.3 billion dollars in lost FMR’s if the tax cut passes. Since neither the House or the Senate plan has enough money to pay for itself, the tax cut would go into sequestration which requires all federal agencies to have budget cuts across the board. This act include...
From the City of Green River The Green River City Council recently voted to enter into a contract with a private firm, Wyoming Waste Systems, to collect residential and commercial trash within the city, and to operate the city’s newly constructed Transfer Station. Since the city’s garbage has historically been collected by city crews, many residents and businesses are wondering what impact this change will have on their garbage service. Wyoming Waste Systems hosted a town hall meeting on Dec. 11, following a letter they sent to all res...
Dear Rusty: My wife and I got the annual notification of our Social Security earnings starting Jan. 1. UNBELIEVABLE! I will get a gross COLA increase of $31 a month, but I will only get $6. The remaining $25 will go into the increase in Medicare. The last four years I got nothing in each of the years. It all went into Medicare. My wife in the last 4 years got no increase at all. It all went into Medicare. And guess what? Starting in January, all her COLA increase of $14 will go into Medicare. That makes 5 years in a row that she will get no...
Finding a temporary shelter if there is an emergency is hard enough for a family, but what about for those who are dependent on others. At the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Thursday, the Commissioners asked for more time to consider a request from Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center to make Golden Hour Senior Center its temporary shelter in case of an emergency. The request for more time was made by the Commissioners when they discovered they would need to draft memorandums...
Green River drama students received All-state honors, multiple honorable mentions and some were offered scholarships at the State Drama competition in CAsper. On Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 35 Green River High School theater students attended Wyoming State Drama Competition at the Casper College Campus. “This year, we simply allowed students to sign up for categories they were interested in,” theater director Bradlee Skinner said. “Next year, we hope to continue building the program to a point where stude...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team grabbed second place this weekend. The team traveled to Cheyenne to attend the Cheyenne East Holiday Classic Speech and Debate Tournament. Twenty four teams from Wyoming and Colorado were in attendance. Green River took second place in the 4A division, finishing behind Kent Denver School, while Cheyenne Central High School took third place. “This is the highest place we have ever had at this tournament,” head coach Carina White said. “I am ve...
The Green River speech and debate novice team gained competition experience, while varsity learned how to host a tournament. The Green River High School Speech and Debate varsity team had a break from the competition Dec. 8-9 when they hosted GR’s tournament. Although they had a break from competition, that didn’t mean they weren’t working hard. “Varsity went above and beyond. It was one of the best ran tournaments we’ve hosted. Everything stayed on schedule. No major problems,” Jason Grubb, ass...
Robert Lynn Cudney, 59, of Green River passed away Dec. 17, 2017. He was born June 30, 1958, in Rock Springs, son of Bobby Joe Cudney and Donna June Lewis. His family moved to Utah and he attended schools in Sunset and Clearfield. He returned to Green River in 1976 where he has lived for the last 41 years. He began his mining career at Allied Chemical as a shot fire at the young age of 18. Over the years, he often told his kids stories about how much he had enjoyed getting paid to play with...
Charlene "Char" Kay Hemphill, 61, passed away Dec. 17, 2017, in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs since 1995, Hemphill had been in ill health for the past eight years. She was born March 11, 1956, in Ponca City, Okla., the daughter of Grady Neely and Marina J. Birchett. Hemphill attended schools in Tonkawa, Okla., and was a 1974 graduate of the Tonkawa High School. She also attended Northern Oklahoma College and earned a bachelor's degree in business. She married Timothy Hemphill in...
Bruce E. King, 89, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at his home. He was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the past 75 years and former resident of Clarksville, Arkansas. He died following a decline in health in the past 30 days. He was born in Clarksville, Arkansas on September 13, 1928, the son of Winfred King and Ethel Hayes. King attended schools in Clarksville, Ark., and Rock Springs and was a 1945 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He married Evelyn Price Oct. 1, 1949, in...
Amy Fay Pivik, 89, passed away Dec. 18, 2017, at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Pivik died following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 26, 1928, the daughter of John Schnauber and Fay Barber Schnauber. Pivik attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1946 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She attended Doane College in Crete, Neb., for one year and also the University of Wyoming. She married Antone F. Pivik on June 12, 1949, in Rock Springs. She was employed by...
John Leon Nosich Jr., 80, passed away Dec. 11, 2017, at Sage View Care Center surrounded by family. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs and Superior. Nosich was born Dec. 14, 1936, in Rock Springs, the son of John Nosich Sr. and Mary Knezovich. He attended schools in Superior and was a 1955 graduate of the Superior High School; he also attended a trade school in Idaho, where he earned an electrician certificate. Nosich married Joan Angelovich Dec. 31, 1959, in Rock Springs. He served in the United States Army and was later honorably...
Don Maggi has stepped down from his position as head coach of the Wolves varsity football team. Maggi gave his resignation Monday. “It has been an honor and pleasure to serve as head coach of the Green River Wolves. I am proud of our accomplishments on the field and in the development of young men. The support from the administration has been appreciated and I am thankful for the opportunity,” Maggi said in a press release. “I wish nothing but the best for the program in the future.” According to the press release, Maggi said he wants to give...
The Green River Wolves did well at their home pool by taking top honors at the first regular meet of the season. "I think they showed some strong swims. I was pleased with the way they swam," head coach Colleen Seiloff said. With this being their first meet, it was nice for it to be at home, she said. It was also nice because between the Gillette Pentathlon and Green River Invitational, the team has already qualified six, some of those are qualified in more than one event. "It definitely helps t...
