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A drug and fugitive apprehension sweep conducted by county deputies and the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Arrest Group team resulted in eight arrests Thursday night. According to Sheriff Mike Lowell, Adam Fulmer, 20, of Rock Springs was arrested for alleged delivery of a controlled substance, alleged conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, and alleged possession of marijuana. Adam Wesley Benton, 25, of Rock Springs was arrested for an alleged probation violation on an original charge aggravated assault was wanted by Powell County, M...
Burger A Go Go. The mere mention of the business' name will cause a few residents to start drooling. The business was known around the town for its maxi burger, also known as the hubcap. Stephen Barrera, son of Faye Bussart who owned Burger A Go Go, said his mother special ordered the buns for the maxi burger from a bakery in Colorado. The buns, which were 8 1/2 inches around, were delivered every couple of days to meet the demand. Barrera said his mother opened the business in the early 70s. Pr...
With Sweetwater County seeking support from its neighboring counties towards a jointly shared industrial megacomplex, the cities of Rock Springs and Green River have offered up their support as well. Green River Mayor Pete Rust said he, Rock Springs Mayor Carl Demshar and County Commissioner Wally Johnson decided a unified approach, with the cities and county sending a unified message would help bring attention to the county. Rust said the city sent a letter to Gov. Matt Mead supporting the project. “I think it’s hugely important in reg...
A Green River woman who pleaded guilty to one charge of falsifying bacteriological reports sent to the Environmental Protection Agency will be sentenced at a later date. Margaret R. Jones appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea to five felony forgery counts. These counts comes from five separate incidents. According to court documents, in April of 2014 a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s deputy met with Tara Donn with the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Donn told the officer there was an investi...
Seeking to represent the county and state, Commissioner John Kolb attended a policy convention in Washington, D.C., in late February. The convention was hosted by the National Association of County Officials. Kolb believes the expenditure was well worth it to the county, noting that the trip cost him more in family time and lost income than the amount charged to the county. According to receipts released by the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office, Kolb charged $3,971.73 to the county for airfare, meals, hotel accommodations, a rental car and r...
With its eyes firmly set on bringing an ambulatory surgery center to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, the hospital’s board of trustees presented their proposal to the Sweetwater County commissioners Tuesday. The commissioners are needed to sign off on the use of revenue bonds, which the hospital seeks to use in paying for the $40 million project because the county owns MHSC. Irene Richardson, chief financial officer for the hospital, said taxpayers would not be affected by a potential b...
Late last week, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Green River and Rock Springs police departments, arrested three people in Green River on drug charges. That same week, the sheriff’s office helped capture a Rock Springs woman in Colorado who was wanted on a felony theft charge. Both incidents were handled by the sheriff’s office newly-formed SNAAG unit. SNAAG, the Sheriff’s Narcotics and Arrest Group, has had a busy month working warrants and drug investi...
Thanks to the internet, entertainment options are plentiful. From streaming video websites such as Netflix, Hulu and Youtube, to online offerings from AMC, NBC and HBO, the internet has helped create an all-you-can-eat buffet of options for almost anything in existence. However, that wasn’t always the case and it wasn’t too long ago when the only options for television entertainment consisted of three different channels, all of which were black and white. The Sweetwater County Historical Museum’s oral history files include a presentation and d...
In 1872, an adobe and wood building was constructed on 125 E. Railroad Ave. Over the years, this business changed owners and names, but it always acted as bar, even illegally during prohibition. According to historical documents from the Sweetwater County Historical Museum, prominent businessmen, Joe Payne and George Spinner owned the building in the 1800s. The first known business was called the U.P. Saloon. An advertisement for the U.P. Saloon appeared in a Green River Star's 1891 proclaiming...
In 1968, Green River celebrated its 100th anniversary. While some towns of similar sizes may not have witnessed substantial growth in their first century, this was certainly not the case for Green River, the town entered 1968 thriving. Just a quick look back at the Jan. 4, 1968 issue of the Green River Star showed that the town was rapidly expanding with a boom in energy related expansion as well as a thriving downtown area. The lead story on the front page focused on not only substantial mine and trona refinery construction, but also a great...
The Green River of today is a far different place than it was 60 years ago. What was once a small railroad town, has increased in population by 9,000 since 1950, and the amount of land in Green River has grown exponentially. Businesses have come and gone, and longtime local families have been joined by a steady stream of newcomers, who are always welcomed with open arms. The railroad has remained a pivotal part of the community, and the six decades have witnessed the area becoming the "Trona...
Theater, hotel open after The Morris Mercantile burns down. Interim Sweetwater County Museum director Brigida Blasi said the Morris Mercantile was built in 1891 owned by Edward J. Morris. He was the son of Esther Hobart Morris, who was known in the community as the first female Justice of the Peace in South Pass City. Edward Morris was the first Green River mayor and a member of the constitutional convention to make Wyoming a state. The Morris Mercantile Company was known for providing Green...
(Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Green River Star in 1992.) Green River had a sawmill from the time of the origin of the town in 1868 and operated up until 1920 when the Union Pacific Railroad expanded its railroad yards to the east. The sawmill was located on the north bank of the Green River just above the mouth of the Bitter Creek. There were five enterprising men that could foresee the future of the local area. In 1867, Charles Deloney contracted with the Union Pacific Railroad Company to furnish ties for the r...
Today, Green River is a small city with nearly 13,000 people and hundreds of businesses, ranging from small, home-based businesses to franchised restaurants and corporate-owned stores. However, a little more than a century ago, Green River’s size and population were much smaller. In fact, a business directory spanning 1908 and 1909 lists only 38 businesses and professions in and around Green River. A transcribed conversation kept at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum between Henry F. Chady and Wiley F. Shaver, occurring October 1970, s...
Over the course of a century, many things tend to come and go. Ideas, technology, goods and even services crop up, but get buried in the wake progress creates. This happens with businesses too. However, there are those that survive the test of time and continue on almost like they have when they were first founded. Rock Springs Hide & Fur is one such business. One of the oldest family-owned businesses in Rock Springs, it joins other long-lived businesses including RSNB, Superior Lumber Co.,...
While many look back at the economic boom occurring in Sweetwater County throughout the 1970s through the lens of Dan Rather's report on Rock Springs during a segment on "60 Minutes" or though hazy recollections involving wild times, one thing people don't often recall is how the boom left a lasting mark on Green River. An interview stored in the Sweetwater County Historical Museum's collection of oral histories sheds a little light on how Green River was impacted by the boom. The interview, tak...
(Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the Green River Star in 1994.) In 1888, Mr. Robert Morris and Mr. Hunter established the Morris and Hunter Bank and operated it in conjunction with the Hunter & Morris General Merchandise, which was located in block 20 in the Railroad yards on the north side of West Second South, across from the present apartments at 95 South Second West Street. The Morris brothers, Robert and Edward, purchased the Hunter & Morris General Merchandise and the Morris Hunter Bank, forming the Morris M...
The Sugar Bowl, which was just a white building with a white sign in front of it on Flaming Gorge Way, was the main hangout for teenagers. Green River Resident Richard Watson said he can recall the summer of 1947, he was 23 then and had returned with a seismograph crew to look at an oil expansion project. "I was a little bit old for the Sugar Bowl, because it was kind of a teenage place and I was 23," Watson said. However, that did not stop him from at least checking the place out. According to...
The postal sorting facility in Rock Springs is set to close later this month, but residents in Sweetwater County shouldn’t notice decreased service according to a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson. David Rupert, a spokesperson for the USPS in Wyoming and Colorado said processing will be done in Salt Lake City, but residents should still see the same two-day mailing time to locations in southwestern Wyoming. Rupert said the transition should be seamless, without any operational delays. The Rock Springs facility sorts mail for the 829, 831 and 8...
While he has said the 2015 legislative session was somewhat disappointing for him, Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, said he’s definitely happy with one bill he helped pass. House Bill 70, which was sponsored by the select water committee, grants funding to a number of water projects throughout the state, included the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District’s proposed water line in its funding bill. The bill gives $4.2 million in grant in funding to help start the project. The funding amounts to 67 percent of the estimated project cost, of w...
The Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center hired a Green River educator to take the helm of the organization. Last week, the CDC announced the center’s board offered the position to Lu Kasper, who currently works as the principal at Harrison Elementary School. A starting date has yet to be determined, but her employment will start after the current school year concludes. Kasper was one of 21 candidates applying for the position and one of three finalists contacted for interviews. Her job offer came after an executive session hosted d...
