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While the Primary Election season concluded with last week’s election, candidates have filed for the upcoming General Election in November. This time, several positions on local boards and management districts are up for election. One of those boards is the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Ten people have registered for election, including incumbents Brenda Roosa, Steve Core and Mark Sanders. Those three face challenges from Cristy Pelham, Robbie L. de Leur, Danielle S...
With nine votes, residents in Ward II nominated Brian Hughes to campaign for Lisa Maes’ seat on the Green River City Council last week. As of Tuesday morning, Hughes hadn’t accepted his nomination. Election results were certified by the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office Friday. Hughes received 11.69% of the write-in votes tallied in Ward II. Others collecting more than one write-in vote were George Jost with four votes, Maes with three votes and Carol Ross, Daniel Wilson, Sherry Bushman, Willy...
More details about a new soda ash plant project near Green River have emerged as work continues with state and federal agencies. The site is located west of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and will utilize a solution mining process. The company behind the project, Pacific Soda LLC, is conducting core hole drilling in the area. A Research and Development License application through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Land Quality Division is in its public comment phase, which will r...
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — Thera Leanne Siler, 41, of Green River has been convicted of a felony charge of abuse of a vulnerable adult for an incident involving her father. A jury returned with a guilty verdict during a trial in Sweetwater County District Court on Monday and Tuesday. Siler was not convicted on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. She remains in custody at the Sweetwater Detention Center awaiting sentencing. The Green River Police Department responded to a report of domestic violence on Sept. 14, 2019, at the h...
Green River has recently completed a series of energy-efficient projects which will save the taxpayers thousands of dollars each year. The city’s parks and recreation department completed six different projects over the course of three years, which will result in an estimated cost savings of $56,000 yearly. The streets department replaced city-owned streetlights with LED lights Aug. 7. These streetlights are located along Flaming Gorge Way, the overpass to Second Street, Scotts Bottom Road as well as Spur Road. In total, 115 LED corn bulbs w...
A new soda ash plant might be in the cards for Green River’s future, bringing with it jobs and other benefits at a time when economic uncertainty is prevalent throughout the state. Jim Zimmerman, the code enforcement specialist for the county’s land use department, said a company called Pacific Soda and American Soda has started the permitting process with the county. “They contacted us, they want to start (the process,)” Zimmerman said. Little information is available about the propose...
The first reading of an ordinance that would allow local daycare operators in R-1 and R-2 zoning areas to increase their child counts from 10 to 15 generated a lot of discussion last week. The Green River City Council expects more discussion and public participation in the coming weeks. The ordinance was brought forward by Welcome to the Jungle Daycare, but has had stiff opposition from some neighbors. The change would still require a daycare to seek a conditional use permit before being...
The Wyoming National Guard began their summer training on Saturday at The Greater Green River Intergalactic Space Port. According to a press release, 34 soldiers started working on leveling out the dirt airstrip as well as adding drainage. This guard unit, when sent overseas, will be building airstrips much like this one. The guard will be located at the airport until August 17. In an earlier press release it was discussed that the guard’s training would last from the 7-21, however it was later decided that the training could be completed in n...
A gas leak caused by construction work on Knotty Pine Street Monday resulted in four homes being evacuated. According to a media release from the city, clipped a 2-inch line and no injuries resulting from the leak were reported. The Green River Fire Department and workers from Dominion Energy responded to the leak. Residents evacuated from their homes have since been allowed to return. Gas service on Reynolds Street was also impacted by the leak. The work on Knotty Pine Street is a project funded through a specific purpose tax commonly known...
Voters in House District 60 will have to choose two candidates for the upcoming General Election in November. The candidates were asked a series of questions by the Green River Star and their responses to those six questions can be found below. 1. In three sentences, describe yourself and why you’re seeking election. Ted Barney (Republican): I have been a resident of House District 60 my entire life. While serving on the Green River City Council I learned that I really enjoy representing people and researching current issues as well as p...
A foul smell coming from the wastewater treatment plant has made its presence well known amongst residents. A media release from the city attributed these smells to “turnovers” that occur during extended warm periods. These turnovers allow odors trapped in the deeper parts of the lagoon to come to the surface. The release also stated that the increase in the number of RVs dumping their waste at the plant’s dump station caused an overload, which only furthered the bad smells. According to Mark Westenscow, the director of public works, there...
Several local nonprofit groups are set to benefit if the Green River City Council approves its yearly community service agreements. The Council was set to vote on the measure Tuesday night, approving the agreements in its consent agenda. The funding, which amounts to more than $104,000, was included as part of the 2020-2021 budget. The agreements don’t include the full list of organizations the Council budgeted this year. A $90,000 grant was budgeted for the Green River Chamber of Commerce, b...
A Green River Police Department officer tested positive for COVID-19 Monday afternoon, leading to the officer being isolated at home. According to a press release from the city, the patrol officer is in good condition and the department believes it is a single positive case. The officer was not named in the press release due to HIPPA regulations. The officer’s partners were directed to quarantine for the 14-day incubation period and the department is investigating where the officer may have contracted the novel coronavirus. Sweetwater Public H...
The Green River City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that will alter the maximum number of kids permitted in a home daycare Tuesday night. This ordinance will also allow a daycare center to be included in an R-1 or R-2 zoning district. The Welcome to the Jungle Daycare, located on Hitching Post Drive, has been working on the change since November 2019. Welcome to the Jungle is the only daycare that moved to have the change added to the ordinance. There has not been a change to this ordinance since 2012. The reason the daycare...
The city is seeking impact assistance funds related to the Ciner expansion project. Last week, the Green River City Council voted to send a letter to Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to become a party in future Industrial Siting Council meetings regarding the project. On June 8, Ciner filed an application with Wyoming DEQ to build its Unit 8 refinery and associated facility to increase its soda ash production by 1.1 million tons a year. According to Wyoming DEQ, the project will...
Kids will be returning to their schools Aug. 19 if its reopening plan is approved by the state. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board of trustees approved its Smart Start Plan, which creates the three-tiered opening plan for the school year. The district will open in the first tier, but will change what tier it operates under depending on guidelines issued from county and state health officers. The first tier allows for in-person classes and activities as appropriate and buildings...
Trona Capital of the World, Launching Point for Powell’s Expedition and now Purple Heart City. Green River has another moniker. Flaming Gorge Way was recently included in the Purple Heart Trail, a system of roads landmarks and other monuments designed to give tribute to men and women who have earned the Purple Heart, according to the program’s website. This is the first such designation in Wyoming. According to a release from the city, resident Josh Coursey approached Jennie Melvin with the city’s Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street organ...
