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A longtime member of the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees resigned. Robin Steiss, a seven-year member of the board, announced her intent to resign from the board. The board is now accepting applications to fill the remainder of her term, which expires at the end of 2022. Letters of interest and a list of qualifications are being accepted until Jan. 11 at 4:30 p.m. The school board will then review the submissions and schedule interviews with selected candidates....
Two Sweetwater County men face felony-level charges following an alleged armed robbery on Interstate 80 Dec. 7. Green River resident Jinyi Isaiah Benjamin Martinez, 24, and Rock Springs resident Nicholis Roy Roberson, 24, are being held at the Sweetwater County Detention Center awaiting trial. Martinez is charged with aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit a felony, kidnapping and theft greater than $1,000, all of which are felony-level charges. Roberson faces charges of aggravated robbery,...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 7 At 12:59 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance on Schultz Street. Officers met with individuals who reported an altercation and damage to a window of the residence. No contact with the suspected individual was made at the time officers completed a report of the incident. The case is still under investigation. At 1:33 a.m., officers, while on scene for an unrelated incident on Schultz Street, observed accidental property damage and completed a report of the incident. At 7:29 a.m.,...
An alleged threat made at Green River High School resulted in disciplinary action and was investigated according to Superintendent of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Craig Barringer. Barringer issued a press release regarding a comment made by a student at GRHS and the actions following the incident Tuesday afternoon. He said anytime the district is made aware of a potential threat, the top priority is to ensure the students and staff are safe. The district works with the Green River Pol...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 30 At 8:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the parking lot of Green River High School. It was reported one vehicle was attempting to park in a parking spot adjacent to another vehicle, which was parked and occupied, when the front passenger side of the first vehicle struck the driver’s side rear bumper of another vehicle. At 12:32 p.m., officers responded to a report of a found bicycle at the intersection of Uinta Drive and East 4th South Street. Officers l...
Stormie Prime remembers the day she decided to enroll in Climb Wyoming. The Green River native had noticed an advertisement for the program, which aims to help single mothers learn job skills in high-demand and high-paying fields such as truck driving and nursing, and quickly became interested in what it offered. An unemployed recovering alcoholic who wanted to provide a better life for her children, she talked a friend into enrolling with her. That was the day when Prime began to feel...
High inflation for construction materials and a discrepancy in the low bid has prompted the Green River City Council to reject bids for the city’s planned wastewater treatment plant. The city received two bids for the project that exceeded the $26.7 million loan it secured for the project. COP Construction LLC, a regional construction company with offices in Wyoming, Utah and Montana, submitted a bid for $42,550,000, while Bodell Construction of Salt Lake City submitted a bid for $36,272,850. Ac...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 22 At 7:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at Soul Studio. Officers met with an individual who reported their vehicle missing. The vehicle was later located and returned. It was reported an individual mistakenly took the wrong vehicle home. Officers completed a report of the incident. Nov. 23 At 8:58 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two vehicle collision on East Flaming Gorge Way. It was reported that one vehicle was backing out of a parking spot facing west when...
Monday afternoon, a group of residents stood on Monroe Avenue outside the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Central Office and protested a vaccination clinic hosted by the district. Melissa Moffat, one of the protesters, said the protest was against the vaccine clinic itself, which she claims is extending the pandemic more than helping end it, as well as the fact the district could receive $5.6 million in ESSR funding from the Biden Administration for COVID-19-related uses such as to help...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor Supply chain problems and inflation are impacting capital construction projects throughout the county and have resulted in Green River’s long-planned wastewater treatment plant being pushed backed. According to Mark Westenskow, public works director for the city, bids for the wastewater treatment project came in with materials’ pricing increased by between 30-50% from when initial estimates were made. Westenskow said the increased costs have caused the city to seek add...
Fallout from the Green River Chamber of Commerce purchasing campaign signs a week before the special general-purpose tax election Nov. 2 continues as the Sweetwater GOP has opted to end membership with the chamber. The Green River Chamber of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment prior to press time. The Sweetwater GOP’s chairwoman, Elizabeth Bingham, said the decision did not relate to the chamber paying for signs supporting the general purpose tax election Nov. 2. “That would mea...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 16 At 10:58 a.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny on Madison Avenue. Officers met with an individual who reported they purchased items from an individual on Facebook Marketplace and suspected the items to be stolen property. Officers were unable to determine if the items were stolen property and completed a report of the incident. At 11:54 a.m., officers responded to a report of a larceny at Family Dollar. Officers met with the manager who reported they suspected an individual of...
Green River High School is on track to renovate its culinary arts room following action by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees two weeks ago. The board agreed to seek a construction manager at risk for the upcoming renovation project, with costs not to exceed $1 million. GRHS Principal Darren Heslep said the project seeks to update the program into something that will provide more job opportunities for students. Currently, the program focuses on helping students learn how to prepare meals for a family, but he says the...
The Green River Chamber of Commerce issued a statement Monday clarifying its role in the production of signs it claims were intended to encourage people to vote in the special general-purpose tax election Nov. 2. “First and foremost, the board’s position is to be a neutral party in these matters,” the press release states. The chamber board claims it was neither for or against the proposal, but only wanted to educate people about the upcoming election and the proposed use of the addit...
The Green River City Council agreed to add more than $10,000 to the water improvement project on Indian Hills Drive to accommodate for additional materials. The change order was approved unanimously. Mark Westenskow, director of public works, said the additional costs came from additional piping and valves needed for the current project and future water service project planned for the area. He said the current inflationary problems impacting construction projects didn’t play much of a factor i...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 10 At 9:35 a.m., officers responded to a report of a welfare check and ascertained one of the individuals had an active warrant. Officers placed Gary Brewer, 52, of Green River, under arrest per the active warrant and transported Brewer to the Sweetwater County Detention Center. Officers completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 11:41 a.m., officers responded to a report of a subject removal at the Super 8. Officers met with an individual...
Residents driving up Uinta Drive this week may have noticed a white water tower on the hill above Castle Rock Medical Center being torn down. This tank is one of two that the city of Green River is having removed. The second tank is at the end of Knotty Pine Street. Both of these tanks "have been out of service for over 20 years," according to Mark Westenskow, the city's director of public works. "These particular tanks were used at a particular time, but they've become obsolete," Westenskow...
The Green River Chamber of Commerce claims it didn’t intend to promote support for the failed 1% general purpose tax proposal. Last week’s special election resulted in a massive defeat for the proposed tax, with 5,359 voting against it and 1,300 voting for it. The chamber issued a one-paragraph press release Monday afternoon stating the chamber was asked to help encourage voters to show up at the polls last week. “Specifically the Chamber was asked to provide signage on the proposed gener...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is one of six school districts included in a lawsuit aiming to overturn health orders related to COVID-19. According to the Casper Star-Tribune, the suit was filed last Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Wyoming and centers on a Laramie High School student who was arrested for trespassing after refusing to comply with the school’s mask mandate. Grace Smith and her father Andy are joined by 17 other guardians of Wyoming students ranging in age from 4 to 17...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 2 At 1:05 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual with an active warrant at Probation and Parole. Officers met with the individual, confirmed the warrant, and placed Travis Moon Hernandez, 49, of Farson, under arrest per the active warrant. Officers transported Hernandez to the Sweetwater County Detention Center and completed a report of the incident. At 1:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of domestic violence. Officers met with the individuals involved in a verbal dispute and...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 24 At 11:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired on Wilson Street. Officers canvassed the area but did not locate any individuals involved and completed a report of the incident, which is still under investigation. At 2:56 p.m., officers responded to a report of vandalism on Bridger Drive. Officers met with an individual who reported the tire on their vehicle had been slashed. Officers observed the damage to the tire and completed a report of the incident. At 6:55 p.m., officers...
Two Green River residences were saved from being damaged in a fire thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor and first responders. At 4:25 a.m. Oct. 22, the Green River Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at Desert Trails Trailer Park at 700 Schultz Street. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Erdmann said the fire was in a shed located between two trailers and was able to be extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries. “Dispatch got the call in at 4:24, and we were paged out at 4:25, so it w...
