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While candidates have filed to run for positions on the Green River City Council in Wards 1 and 3, no one has filed to seek election for Ward 2. Councilwoman Lisa Maes’ term in Ward 2 expires at the end of the year. She did not file for re-election. According to Green River Finance Director Chris Meats, the elections laws have changed since the last time the city was faced with this situation. Meats said the primary ballots in Ward 2 will have a write-in option and the two names with the h...
Green River Fire Department Chief Mike Nomis pleaded not guilty felony theft and wrongful appropriation of public property charges during an arraignment last week. Nomis appeared before Third Judicial District Court Judge Suzannah Robinson Thursday morning through a video conference. His trial was set for 9 a.m. Oct. 5. Nomis and his wife face charges after allegedly taking money from the Green River Fire Department Foundation’s various accounts. If found guilty of the felony change, Nomis f...
People driving along Flaming Gorge Way Monday morning would have seen the line. Several people waited outside the Sweetwater County Courthouse’s south entrance on the first day the courthouse would open after an extended closure resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Once inside, temporary employees met with visitors to find out what they needed to do and placed them into different lines associated with different county functions. According to Garry McLean, the county’s human resources dir...
As more summer events throughout southwest Wyoming get cancelled due to concerns of spreading COVID-19, Green River Main Street still plans to host its popular Farmer’s Market in July. At least, that’s the plan right now. Jennie Melvin, Green River Main Street/URA administrator, said the organization isn’t sure what the recommendations from the state will be in July. As such, Main Street is moving ahead with the market, though only in a tepid fashion. Normally, Melvin would have had the vendo...
Stan Blake is seeking another term in the Wyoming Legislature. Blake, a Democrat, is announcing his bid for re-election to House District 39. "I wish to say it has been a humbling experience, and an honor to represent the citizens of Green River, Rock Springs, Jamestown and other parts of Sweetwater County that are in House District 39," Blake said. Blake is employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a switchman. He is a member of the SMART-Union, Transportation Division Local No. 1857. Blake...
Green River’s municipal buildings will remain closed until May 18, according to a press release from the city. The extension was made after consideration of the federal, three-phase process to open the economy. Despite the extension, the city is working to reopen its public buildings. According to the release, the city wants to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 within the community and amongst city employees. The release cites several questions that need to be answered, stating that the city will modify its policies as those questions a...
From the Green River Tree Board The city’s tree board will be giving away free trees May 9 in front of Ace Hardware. The tree board hosts an annual Arbor Day celebration every year in May. Due to COVID-19, this celebration was canceled, due to recommendations by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The tree board members wanted to keep the celebration alive as much as possible, by still giving the members of the community the chance to receive a tree for their yard. At 9 a.m., the board and the city representatives will be setting up the trees in...
Graduation ceremonies for Green River High School and Expedition Academy have been finalized after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cancellation of public gatherings. Last week, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 announced graduation ceremonies would be streamed through YouTube and Facebook. Starting Tuesday and ending May 8, students and parents will attend individual live ceremonies with administrators from both schools to receive their diplomas, with photos taken for the video to be on May 18 for GRHS and May 19 for EA. Both videos will b...
The Green River City Council approved a water improvement project on North 3rd West Street, scheduled to take place later this year. The project approval was originally tabled by the Council April 7. According to Council documents, the project originally consisted of the replacement and installation of water mains and other components beneath the street and an adjacent alley. Mark Westenskow, public works director for the city, said the original project would have run up the street from...
John Freeman is retiring from the Wyoming Legislature. Freeman, a Democrat representing Green River in House District 60, announced he will not seek re-election to the position he's held since 2011. Currently, a race has developed on the Republican side of the ticket between Mark Baker and Ted Barney and with Freeman opting not to run, leaves the Democrat side of the ticket empty as of press time. Filing for public office is scheduled to take place from May 14-29. House District 60 encompasses...
Former Green River City Councilman Ted Barney will seek election to the Wyoming Legislature's House District 60. Barney will run as a Republican, setting up a primary election contest between him and Mark Baker, who announced his intent to run for the legislative seat earlier this year. John Freeman, the Democrat who has represented House District 60 since 2011, has announced he won't seek re-election. Candidate filing is scheduled for May 14-29. "Basically, the reason I'm running is I enjoy...
Green River residents can start shopping at Bomgaars this week. Located in the former Shopko building next to Smith’s, Green River’s Bomgaars store opened Tuesday. Bomgaars is a general merchandise retailer with an emphasis in farm and ranch supplies and offers automotive wares, power tools, and clothing departments, among other wares. “Everyone’s been happy with the store,” employee Ken Rhodes said. Rhodes said the store was consistently busy throughout opening day and said he heard a number of...
Following on an announcement from President Donald Trump about a three-phase plan to re-open the American economy, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon announced the COVID-19 public health orders will remain through April 30. “You have done what was asked and have helped to flatten the curve,” Gordon said. “We are, and have been open for business.” Gordon said the state’s health orders are consistent with phase one of President Trump’s Opening Up American Again guidelines. Many of the guidelines...
Schools in Green River, McKinnon and Granger won’t be re-opening for the remainder of the school year. In an announcement last week, Interim Superintendent Jamie Christensen said the school year will conclude under the district’s Adapted Learning Plan after discussions with local health officials. Students were allowed back into school buildings to collect their belongings. “Uncertainty around a decision about the end of the school year seems to be creating more stress than simply making the decision and allowing parents, teachers, and stude...
COVID-19 isn’t just impacting spring and summer events throughout the Cowboy State, it’s hampering the state’s justice system as well. The jury trial of Bradley Setzer, originally set to take place May 11 at 9 a.m., before Third Judicial District Court Judge Richard Lavery, was postponed to July 13 at 9 a.m. A pretrial conference, originally scheduled for April 22, at 1:30 p.m. was rescheduled to June 15 at 1:30 p.m. Setzer was originally arrested last August after he was alleged to have tried...
Flaming Gorge Days 2020 won’t happen. An announcement canceling event was released Tuesday afternoon, citing the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as the main reason for the event’s cancellation. “We have been carefully monitoring updates from the CDC and the State of Wyoming, as well as those from our local officials. This event requires several months of pre-event preparation, which would be incompatible with the state health orders and guidance on social distancing,” the statement from the Green River Development Fund reads. Postpon...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s lunch program is being expanded to give children lunch over the weekends. In an announcement to parents, Leah Kenison, director of the district’s food service program, said the district received approval to hand out weekend meals. On Friday, three bags will be given to children, one for each day. These meals are available to any child or teen in Green River, free of charge. This comes after the district started sending meals out on buses throughout Gre...
Green River’s sole grocery store has started limiting the number of customers inside the building as part of an escalated response to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Smith’s Food and Drug started limiting the number of people inside its building Tuesday, according to a release issued by Smith’s parent company, Kroger. The limit results in only 50 percent of the international fire code’s building capacity in the store at one time. In Green River, that means 346 people will be allowed inside at one tim...
