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(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect corrections made to Mr. Pasborg's name.) "Who the heck is burning their trash at 4:00 in the morning?" Ryan Pasborg muttered this question to himself when he first saw the flames. Pasborg was driving along Highway 374 near Jamestown on his way to work Tuesday, Feb. 1. He was running a little late. It had been a late night, and he'd let himself sleep in more than usual - getting up closer to 3:50 a.m. instead of his usual 3:15 since he...
June 24th, 25th, and 26th 2022 marks the 65th event for Flaming Gorge Days and this year’s theme is Wyoming Proud. The Committee knows the community will come out to show their pride and support of this iconic event. “I’m really looking forward to Flaming Gorge Days being a great event after two years of missing out,” Committee Member James Chavez said. “This year’s line-up is going to be a lot of fun,” Susan Mitchell, the grant writer for the committee said. Starting off “Flashback Friday” will be local favorite, Nowhere Fast: a classic r...
The Green River Star was recognized for excellence in several categories during the Wyoming Press Association’s 123rd winter convention in Casper last weekend. Staff writer Hannah Romero received two Pacemaker awards from the WPA. She earned first place in general news writing for her article “Advocating for missing indigenous peoples” and second place in arts and entertainment writing for coverage of plays hosted by the Actors’ Mission and Western Wyoming Community College. Editor David Martin received four Pacemakers. He placed second...
Green River Police Department reports for Feb. 1 At 10:03 a.m., officers responded to a report of property damage on South 7th West Street. Officers met with an individual who reported that a semi truck had caused minor damage to a vertical wooden fence post on the south east corner of their lot as the truck had attempted to negotiate a turn from South 7th West onto the dirt access road. Officers met with the truck driver and completed a report of the incident. At 12:37 p.m., officers responded to a report of a violation of a protection order....
More than $300,000 in various summer projects received approval from the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. A majority of the costs involved focus on work at Green River High School, but other schools and the transportation department will receive attention as well. The projects also include a $30,000 expenditure from the district’s recreation mill levy to place a marquee sign at Truman Elementary School. Regarding the marquee, Trustee Steve Core said the d...
Smith’s Food and Drug in Green River will likely see a new gas station kiosk built near the long-running grocery store. The first step of realizing this plan hinges on a zone change on land currently occupied by the United Pentecostal Church, which would be demolished to build the fuel center. The land is currently zoned as B-2, downtown business, which excludes gas stations. The proposal would rezone the land to B-1 general business zoning, which requires approval from the Green River City C...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 25 At 10:06 a.m., officers responded to a report of an ongoing nuisance barking problem on Monroe Avenue. Officers met with an individual who reported the nuisance barking and filed a complaint. Officers attempted to make contact with the dog owner, left a message, and completed a report of the incident. At 5:31 p.m., officers responded to a report of domestic violence. Officers met with the individuals involved in an altercation. The parties were separated and officers completed a report of the in...
Investigators say there are not any updates regarding an investigation of who called in a threat against the Sweetwater County Courthouse earlier this month. According to Green River City Police Department Chief Tom Jarvie, detectives have investigated several leads, but they have not led to the culprit. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for comment. The first meeting of 2022 for the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners was interrupted Jan. 4 when someone called into the Sweetwater County Combined C...
The deer population within Green River appears to be stable according to a recent survey of deer. Police chief Tom Jarvie said several officers and volunteers conducted a visual count last Thursday morning throughout the eight sections of the city. While the deer count this year was lower than the last couple of years, there were some notable changes in where the deer were located. There were significantly fewer deer found in the Hutton Heights area than previous years and significantly more in the area that included Pioneer Park, with...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 18 At 11:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of found drugs on Barnhart Street. Officers met with an individual who was remodeling and located suspected drug paraphernalia. Officers collected the paraphernalia and completed a report of the incident. At 3:19 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Uinta Drive and issued the driver, a juvenile, 16, of Green River, a citation for alleged speeding. At 6:28 p.m., officers responded to a report of domestic violence. Officers met with...
A Depression-era April Fool's Day bank robbery in Green River and the chain of events that followed it are the subject of a new article on WyoHistory.org. Early on the afternoon of Saturday, April 1, 1933, 29-year-old cashier Ed Taliaferro had just locked up the First National Bank on Railroad Avenue when two men rapped at the door. They were there to inquire about a rental property managed by the bank, they said. When Taliaferro let them in, one of them produced a gun and the pair forced him...
The Green River City Council approved a grant that would allow the Green River Police Department to place two officers on the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigations’ Southwest Drug Enforcement Team. The grant, a sub-contract award, comes from federal funds allocated through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Generally, only one position on the enforcement team is available for the police department. According to Council documents, staff changes at the Sweetwater County S...
Tom Wilson, the former athletics director and industrial arts teacher for the district, was tapped to fill an unexpired term on the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Wilson was one of three applicants considered by other school board members, the other two being Darren Casey and Brandon Mandros. The board named their selection following a special meeting to interview the three candidates Monday evening. Wilson replaces Robin Steiss, who resigned from her position last month. The unexpired term ends in November,...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 11 At 7:26 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance on Indian Hills Drive. Officers met with the resident and advised of the noise complaint. Officers issued a verbal warning and completed a report of the incident. At 11:42 a.m., officers responded to a report of a subject removal at Smith’s. Officers met with the store manager who requested an individual be removed from the property and issued a trespass warning. Officers met with the individual, issued the trespass warning, and c...
Working from a group of eight applicants, the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees selected three to interview during a special meeting scheduled for Monday. The special meeting takes places at the district’s central administration building on Monroe Avenue, beginning at 6 p.m. Residents will not be able to make comments at the meeting or ask applicants questions, though questions submitted to the board will be considered. The applicants were selected during a closed executive session that also involved a student d...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 4 At 6:45 a.m., officers and EMS responded to a report of an unresponsive individual. EMS attempted life saving measures and the individual was pronounced deceased on the scene. No suspicious circumstances are suspected. The case is still under investigation. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 9:20 a.m., officers along with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department, Department of Criminal Investigations, and Rock Springs Police Department responded to reports of t...
Out of a desire to give students more hands-on experience with agriculture and livestock, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is hoping to swap land with the city in order to build barns for Green River High School’s Future Farmers of America program. Liz Thoman, the agriculture and natural resources teacher at GRHS, spoke at Tuesday’s city council meeting “to chat about a proposed land swap to help benefit our high school and FFA program.” Thoman is also the director of the FFA program...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 26 At 10:18 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two vehicle collision at Trail Drive and Winterview Drive. Officers met with the driver of a snowplow who advised that while plowing the roads he traveled down a hill on Winterview Drive and attempted to slow down to make a turn, but due to the icy road conditions was unable to and slid into a vehicle which was parked in a driveway. Officers observed the damage to the vehicle and completed a report of the incident. At 7:41 p.m., officers...
The year started with two new members of the Green River City Council being sworn into office. George Jost replaced a retiring Lisa Maes in Ward 2, while Sherry Bushman replaced Tom Murphy in Ward 1. They were joined in the ceremony by Councilman Robert Berg, who had won re-election to a second term in the 2020 election. The Green River City Council would also resume in-person meetings in February, following several months of virtual meetings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax revenue was...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 16 At 12:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny at Maverik. Officers met with the manager who reported several individuals had come into the store, one of the individuals made a purchase and took another item, and believed the other individual concealed several items on their person, then left the store. Officers located the suspected individuals and the stolen property. Officers issued Nathaniel Lee, 24, of Rock Springs, and Anthony Bryson, 19, homeless, citations for alleged...
The Green River City Council approved a lease agreement with JS Construction to develop two tracts of the former Lincoln High School property into residential housing. The council approved the bid for $70,000 for the B and C tracts of land Tuesday night. According to Council documents, the city only received the bid from JS Construction during a bid opening Nov. 10. The property was originally bid in 2017 for $100,000, but the builder working the project, New Peak, was unable to develop the two...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 11 At 7:47 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual causing a disturbance and assaulting an individual at the Buck’n Bar. The individual left prior to officer arrival, but during the attempt to locate the individual the individual returned to the bar. Officers located the individual who was acting disorderly and was intoxicated. Officers placed Michael Medved, 38, of Green River, under arrest for alleged public intoxication and interference with peace officer. Officers transported M...
