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The school calendars for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years were brought to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The board’s vote was not available as of press time. According to Interim Superintendent Jamie Christiansen, the two calendars were created through input received by surveys issued to staff and parents, as well as the board. Christiansen said the calendar doesn’t change drastically from the district’s current calendar. He said the board wanted to keep the end of the first semester in li...
The State Lands and Investments Board gave conditional approval for a $27.6 million loan Green River intends to use towards the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. Green River Mayor Pete Rust said the approval was granted Thursday. He said the conditional approval is based on the city’s ability to prove it can pay back the loan, which he isn’t concerned about. The city intends to gradually raise its sewer rates to pay back the loan. The city currently treats wastewater thr...
The spirit of Christmases past is on display at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum throughout December. An exhibit features toys, a Christmas tree, and other sights from what Christmas would look like decades ago. “Christmas exhibits are fun to do,” Brie Blasi, executive director of the museum, said. “It’s more about a feeling and the time of year.” One of the toys featured in the display is board game based off of journalist Nellie Bly’s attempt to recreate the feat originally proposed in Jules Verne’s “Around the World in 80 Days.” Th...
A man accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old while at work will serve prison time. Bradley A. Baugh, 23, appeared in the Third District County of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to one count of third-degree sexual assault and three counts of fourth-degree sexual abuse of a minor. In exchange for Baugh’s guilty plea to third-degree sexual assault, the other three felony charges were dismissed. Baugh was given a five-to-nine year prison sentence with credit given for 229 d...
With Wyoming Waste Systems starting to accept curb-side recycling this week, the company is working to educate residents about what is and isn’t acceptable in their recycling bins. According to a flyer the company will distribute, residents must clean their recyclable items before placing them in the bin. People should place the items directly in the bin, and not in plastic bags, Residents can place printed materials such as junk mail, newspapers, magazines, catalogs and phone books in the bin. They can also placed clean paper, milk cartons, p...
Green River police officers issued citations to an individual they claim eluded an officer Nov. 10. According to a press release from the Green River Police Department, Dalton Kunz, 23, Green River, was given citations for alleged hit and run and eluding a police officer. The release states officers identified Kunz after an investigation indicated Kunz and the vehicle he drove were involved with the crash. A pursuit occurred during the early morning hours of Nov. 10. At 4:31 a.m., a GRPD officer attempted to stop a vehicle. A short chase...
A Green River attorney working in the Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office received a public censure from the Wyoming Supreme Court after misleading investigators about a female sex offender’s place of residence. John DeLeon received his censure last week for violating Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct. Specifically, he violated Rule 8.4(c) for conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation and Rule 8.4(d) for conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. He was req...
Work continues on bring the city’s solid waste transfer station back online, with workers currently repairing electrical systems in the building. Mark Westenskow, public works director for the city, said lighting has been installed and wired throughout the facility. Workers are currently set on repairing the building’s automatic doors. Westenskow said the fire also severely damaged a lot of materials with lower melting points, which include both wiring and PVC piping. Much of the damaged mat...
When she was only 3 years old, she started singing in front of an audience. Now, she has the chance to perform with students in a choir of more than 100. Chatney Tirrell, a Green River High School junior, is the only Sweetwater County singer going to perform in the Northwest American Choral Directors Honor Choir in March. According to Jacob Gantz, GRHS and Lincoln Middle School vocal music director, Tirrell is one of nearly 100 Wyoming singers chosen for the honor. Gantz said Tirrell is in the...
The death of a Green River woman has been ruled an accident. Aubree Shanae Corona, 28, who went missing July 13 after she left a campsite near New Fork Lake by Pinedale, was found Aug. 20. Fremont County Coroner Mark Stratmoen said since Corona was found more than a month after she went missing, the date she was found becomes the date of death. According to the coroner's report, the death was ruled an accident and the cause of death was due to complications of environmental exposure and...
A vehicle chase early Sunday morning ended when a Green River Police Department officer determined the chase was too dangerous to continue. According to the GRPD, an officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle at 4:31 Sunday morning. The vehicle, which the GRPD declined to describe as of press time, sped up to make a turn onto Mississippi Street and continued northbound, not stopping for the officer. The vehicle attempted to make a right-hand turn onto Wyoming Drive, colliding with a parked vehicle on the street. The vehicle then...
A public hearing focused on reviewing the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project satisfied a requirement for a $27.6 million loan the city plans to apply for. According to Mark Westenskow, public works director, the loan would pay for the construction of the facility, which would be placed at the rodeo arena’s reserve parking area. Work towards replacing the aging sewer lagoons started in 2014 and the city has used a $2.4 million loan to progress through the plant’s design phase...
While at a recent meeting, employees from Castle Rock Hospital District were asked why they are moving forward with the construction of a new facility during an ambulance service funding discussion. The new facility will be built through a 40-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture loan. During the Sweetwater County commissioners meeting last week, Commissioner Randy Wendling wanted to know how the district can afford to pay for a new building when it has to keep asking the...
A man who pleaded no contest to kicking his girlfriend in the face with a steal-toed boot was placed on probation. Jeramia Rael, 40, of Green River, recently appeared at a change of plea and sentencing hearing in Third District of Judge Richard Lavery to a felony charge of aggravated assault and battery, a strangulation of a household member felony charge and one misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. In exchange for Rael’s no contest plea to the felony aggravated assault and battery charge, R...
Representatives from Castle Rock Hospital District were asked to return in January for another discussion on whether or not the county would continue to subsidize the district’s ambulance service. During the Sweetwater County commissioners meeting Tuesday, the commissioners spoke with district representatives about subsidizing the ambulance service for another six months from January through June. CRHD CEO Bailie Dockter said they have been attending the workshops about the possibility of c...
Transportation employees at Sweetwater County School District No. 2 continue to voice their support of two employees they claim were dismissed days before the school year started. According to Laura Pearson, an employee in the transportation department, they have started circulating petitions to support rehiring Oscar Barton and Brian Beckerman. Barton was the head of the transportation department and represented the group during board meetings. Beckerman was a mechanic in the department. Pearso...
Thanks to a joint effort, a new statue will appear in front of the Sweetwater County Courthouse. Green River recreation supervisor Katie Duncombe said a fox sculpture, which was purchased by the Green River Arts Council for about $5,000 through the Thomas and Mary Kourbelas Charitable Trust, will be located at the west entrance of the Courthouse. Ducombe said the statue will be located near the door the residents use to purchase registration tags. She said this location is very visible and once...
Nearly three months after shifting its printing operations from Rock Springs to Salt Lake City, the Green River Star is changing its printer a second time. The newspaper will print with Adams Publishing Group in Cheyenne. The newspaper was forced to change printing operations after the press in Rock Springs was closed in July. The Star moved to printing with Media One in Utah and adopted a Thursday publication date to accommodate added shipping time. According to David Martin, the newspaper’s publisher, the change came about after Media One p...
A man accused of threatening his father with a machete will undergo a competency evaluation to determine if he’s mentally fit to proceed. Robert Mandros, 20, Green River was bound over to the Third District Court at a preliminary hearing to aggravated assault and battery, a felony, and property destruction and defacement, a misdemeanor. However, he hasn’t been arraigned yet due to a court-ordered evaluation. According to a motion for mental examination and to suspend proceedings document, dur...
A new pharmacy is scheduled to open in 2020. Dr. Alma Killpack recently announced that K-PACK Pharmacy will open its first location in Green River in January of 2020. K-Pack Pharmacy will be a retail pharmacy with an emphasis on complete patient care. Patients in the area can fill prescriptions in a timely matter, along with access to other premium health and wellness products. Mail medications, drive-up window, and delivery services will also be available at the pharmacy. “We’re excited to be able to service our hometown,” a press relea...
