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Rock Springs, the Home of 56 Nationalities, is hosting its 14th annual International Day Saturday. International Day is an event that celebrates the many different cultures that are present in the area. The event features a wide range of entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. There will be local, regional and international entertainment. There will also be a variety of exotic foods to try, festive costumes, exhibits and live entertainment. The festival will have over 20 imported beers from around the world to try. The festival is...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners approved a budget of nearly $50 million last week. The budget resolution was approved in a special meeting Wednesday evening that Commissioner Wally Johnson said aimed to give residents a chance to comment on the proposed budget before it was approved. While the general county budget totals $49,614,061, the total appropriations approved in the resolution fund county agencies to a total of $171 million. A majority of those funds belong to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s budget, which lists a total $...
It was solemn and quiet as people walked along the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall. The wall, located at Western Wyoming Community College’s Rock Springs campus for four days, was heavily visited. During those visits, some stood in awe of the wall, while others searched for names of loved ones lost to the Vietnam War. Tony Blair, American Legion Post 24 member, lifetime member of the VFW Post 2321 and event organizer, said people came for various reasons. Some, were seeking closure. According to a...
A former Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded not guilty to for felony perjury charges. Sean Christopher Henry, 44, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to the four felony perjury charges. During the arraignment, Henry was notified of the maximum sentences and fine prior to pleading not guilty to the charges. If found guilty of all four charges, Henry could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Oct. 13 at 9 a...
The spring rain is a cause for fires in the dry summer heat. Thanks to a rainy May, the area is very green with a lot of moisture. Although the rain is great for vegetation growth, when all of those plants dry up in the summer sun, they act as fuel for fires. “When it’s cool and raining, vegetation grows, I’d hate to say it, but like wildfire,” Green River Assistant Fire Chief Mike Liberty said. When it’s hot and dry, the plants that have grown start to dry out and makes it easier to start fires. When the vegetation dries out, fires spread qu...
Hospice of Sweetwater County may have a building to move into for its long-desired care facility, but questions about seismic stability may postpone its installation. Sweetwater County plans to provide $2 million in seed money and give hospice space at the former county hospital building on C Street in Rock Springs. However, Jelaca and Hospice Board of Directors Chairman John Kennedy said information about the building’s earthquake stability have prevented a cost estimate to install their facility from being generated. Jelaca said hospice m...
The 36th annual re-ride of the Pony Express National Historic Trail passed through Granger Saturday. The National Pony Express Association (NPEA) started their annual re-ride June 15 in St. Joseph, Mo. and will end in Sacramento, Calif. June 25. This year is the 155th anniversary of the historic mail service. Each June, a re-ride is done over a 10-day period. They carry real letters in a mochila, which is a removable leather pack that fits on the horse's saddle that was used in the original...
A former employee at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum faces two felony charges after allegedly helping herself to museum funds. Cynthia Jaye McCullers will be charged with larceny and theft, facing a possible maximum $10,000 fine as well as 10 years imprisonment for each charge. McCullers’ initial appearance to the charges is scheduled to take place July 7 at 10 a.m. in Green River Circuit Court. According to court documents, McCullers’ charges stem from an internal audit the Sweetwater County Museum Board’s Treasurer, Tim Winger, condu...
For Marilyn Halsey, her attempts to understand family history were stonewalled. The Lewiston, Idaho resident and her husband traveled 800 miles to Green River to trace the history of his grandfather, a Hungarian immigrant who worked in the Gun coal camp outside of Rock Springs. Records she found painted the picture of a very proud American citizen who helped with local elections. Research conducted at the Sweetwater County Courthouse revealed the county paid him $6 for his work in a local election in 1915, shortly after he became naturalized....
A pair of eyes on display at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum compete with 25 historical artifacts in the running to be named one of Wyoming's Most Significant Artifacts. Eyes are often referred to as the windows to the soul, but the eyes on display are actually a window into the Chinese influence within Sweetwater County during its early days. The eyes are decorative glass pieces originally part of a dragon that would be paraded through Rock Springs during the late 1800s. The dragon...
A woman accused of 27 felony forgery-related crimes, asked the court to disqualify the entire Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office from the case. Tina Linkenauger, filed the motion to disqualify the Sweetwater County Attorney’s Office from her case in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James. Linkenauger is charged with six counts of possession of forged writings, 16 counts of forgery, one count of unauthorized use of personal identifying information and four counts of false written statements to obtain property or credit. All of these cha...
Gov. Matt Mead visited Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the successful efforts made to keep the center running. Sage View was facing closure, and what could have been a disastrous story, ended up being a great example of how a community can work together. About a month ago, Sage View was notified that they would be facing closure. Deseret Health and Rehab owned Sage View as well as a care center in Saratoga and facing the same troubles. Sage View Administrator, Melissa Elliot called EmpRes Healthcare to see...
A woman who is accused of murdering her infant daughter will undergo another psychiatric evaluation. An order for a second competency evaluation was filed in the Third District Court in the Amanda Dawn Triplett case. Jacob Anthony Joseph Triplett and Amanda Dawn Triplett had appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and two counts of child abuse. If the couple is found guilty of the first-degree murder charge, they can face life in prison without parole or life in...
As a potential plan to manage sage grouse awaits review and approval from Governor Matt Mead, Sweetwater County seeks to extend recognition of a core habitat to the rim of White Mountain. At their next meeting, the county will vote on a resolution supporting the expansion of core habitat area to White Mountain’s rim, and if approved will be sent to Gov. Mead’s office in Cheyenne. If the governor believes the core habitat area should be extended, he has the power to do so before finalizing and...
Much of the livelihood of Sweetwater County and Green River residents is contributed to the mines located nearby. Many of Green River’s residents are employed by the mines. The mines are a large contributor to the areas economic growth and sustainability. One such mine, Tata Chemicals North America, one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality soda ash, hosted the dedication of Shaft seven on Monday. Shaft seven is a new ventilation shaft at the Green River mine. The Green River min...
November 2014 marked a resident-voted change in Sweetwater County; the raise in Sweetwater County’s lodging tax. With the raise in lodging tax from 2 percent to 3 percent, the travel and tourism board is able to implement a more extensive marketing plan to increase visitation to Sweetwater County. “The board is very appreciative of the local voters and their support of the lodging tax increase,” Executive Director Jenissa Bartlett, said. “We make sure every effort is measurable and increasing visitation, or we will alter our strategy.” State st...
Fifty years ago, a disaster was averted that could have significantly impacted the City of Green River. The Fontenelle Dam, completed in 1964, had sprung a leak that threatened the town and the ranches and homes located down river from the reservoir. Without swift action and some luck, reservoir water could have swept up everything in its path as it burst through the earthen dam. The near catastrophe was revisited at Golden Hour Senior Center Friday when a dam safety officer for the National Parks Service discussed the lessons that could be...
Sweetwater County will be home to a historic byway recognizing the area’s trona industry. The Trona Trail Historic Mine Byway will get recognized May 30 during a dedication ceremony at 1p.m., at Centennial Park in Green River. The byway is the latest route included in the Historic Mine and Byway Program managed by the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. The program started in 2005 with approval from the Wyoming Legislature. The Sweetwater County Historical Museum approached the Wyoming Monuments and Markers Advisory Committee to c...
Since November of 2010, children ages birth to five years old had the chance to register for and receive free books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, however, due to lack of funding the program may be cut back. Kelly Frink, executive co-director for United Way of Southwest Wyoming, said the program provides one free book, each month to kids birth through five years old who registered for the program in Sweewater, Uinta, Lincoln and Sublette counties. “Once they turn five, they receive a graduation book,” Frink said. This book...
Two years ago, the Kellum family shared the story of their daughter Trinity and asked the community for help in purchasing a wheel-chair accessible van. For various reasons, only $2,000 was raised toward the purchase of that van; and as Trinity continues to grow so does the need for that van. Although Trinity continues to grow, her condition has remained about the same, mother Kimberly Kellum said. Two weeks after Trinity was born, she was diagnosed with lobar holoprosencephaly (HPE). According...
A 19-year-old man was arrested after he and an unnamed passenger were involved in an escalating engagement with a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper outside of Green River. Ronnie Rake, 19, of Nice, Calif., was arrested Friday and plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of interference with a peace officer and speeding Monday in Judge John Prokos’ Circuit Court in Green River. Rake was sentenced to 19 days in the Sweetwater County Detention Center, with three days credit served. The trooper, identified as Richard Rhoades in the affidavit information, w...
The Community Fine Arts Center and the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services are hosting ArtCamp again with many creative ideas and projects. Fifth through ninth grades students will complete nearly a dozen projects including drawing in different medium, collage, watercolor and pastel painting, and sculptural projects. Students will receive a sketch book and learn to draw from the world around them. Registration for ArtCamp takes place at the Community Fine Arts Center starting Monday, May 4. A class fee helps cover the supplies...
Blake Tyler Olson Damion and Jaime Olson of Green River recently announced the birth of their son Blake Tyler Olson. He was born April 9, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Braxton Branard Petrie Hines Victoria Hines of Pinedale recently announced the birth of her son Braxton Branard Petrie Hines. He was born April 20, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Ellie Marie Johnson Richard and Katie Johnson of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Ellie Marie Johnson. She was born April 22, 2015, at...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County won’t be building their proposed ambulatory surgery center in the near future. The Sweetwater County Commissioners voted unanimously against allowing the hospital to apply for revenue bonds it sought to pay for the center, which is estimated to cost approximately $50 million to build. The commissioners heard a presentation from hospital representatives two weeks ago regarding details about the bonds, but declined to act afterward in an attempt to give residents a chance to comment on the proposal. Yesterda...
County deputies and detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Arrest Group unit arrested two people wanted on various charges on April 17. Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell said Deputy Sheriffs Amanda Buller and Mike Merkley followed up leads Friday evening on the whereabouts of 19-year-old Morgan Bauer, wanted for alleged possession of methamphetamine, that took them to an address at 45 Purple Sage Road, located west of Rock Springs. While arresting Bauer, another wanted person, 29-year-old Joshua Hunter of Rock Springs, was l...
