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Are you leaking urine? Do you have pelvic pain? Sarah Warren can help. Warren is a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor disorders at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. “I have been interested in pelvic floor rehabilitation for many years,” Warren said, who has a doctorate in physical therapy. “This population of patients tends to be underserved because many people don’t know that they can seek evidence-based treatment for problems that they may see as ‘too personal’ to discuss.” Pelvic floor dysfunction is common, but y...
Sweetwater County has a new pediatrician. Dr. Lucy Ryan has joined the staff at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She is a board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years of experience. At Sweetwater Memorial, she will not only serve as a pediatrician in the outpatient pediatric clinic, but will also provide inpatient pediatric care. “I love seeing kids from birth through adolescence and enjoy helping them with their medical and emotional needs,” Dr. Ryan said. “I like being a part of their lives as they grow up.” Before moving to Swee...
Proposed amendments to the county’s public hearing process and utility-scale solar development regulations will give stakeholders more input in public zoning and development processes. The amendments were introduced to the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, through their vote was unavailable at press time. The regulation changes will be brought before the Sweetwater County commissioners next week. These amendments stem from issues that arose from both the trona industry...
A $7.5 million project to extend sewer service through Jamestown and into land west of Green River was pitched as a potential addition to the growing list of potential Sixth Penny Improvement Tax projects local governments are compiling for a vote during the 2020 elections. The project would extend a wastewater collection line from Jamestown to a lift station near the Joint Powers Water Board treatment facility. According to Kael Jasperson, vice chairman of the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and...
More than 1,000 antelope were bottlenecked near the Sweetwater Solar facility west of Green River over the weekend as they attempted to migrate to winter ranges. The antelope were forced onto Wyo. Highway 372. According to Mark Zornes, Regional Wildlife Management Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, pronghorn have traditionally migrated through the area because it’s a spot where snow blows away from a nearby ridge, creating an easy passage for wildlife. However, those a...
The iconic red suit is a giveaway for who it is, but it isn't often people see the big man sitting at an organ. The Marguerite Santa returned to the Rock Springs Historical Museum Monday for the museum's annual Christmas display at the building's firehouse window. The display was originally seen at the front window of the Marguerite Gift Shop in Rock Springs from the mid 1940s until 1977. The shop closed in 1978. Generations of residents remember looking at the mechanical, music-playing display...
A Sweetwater County commissioner wasn’t afraid to publicly voice his displeasure about Rocky Mountain Power’s plan to retire two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. During the commissioners’ meeting last week, Commissioner Wally Johnson discussed an 18-page letter sent to U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. He said during his recent trip to Washington, D.C., he met with the all three to discuss important issues facing the county and one of those was RMP’s...
Bradley Setzer pleaded not guilty to charges filed against him during an arraignment Monday afternoon in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery. Setzer is charged with felony first-degree attempted murder and misdemeanor interference with a peace officer following an incident Aug. 25 where he allegedly tried to kill his wife and was allegedly uncooperative during his arrest. He faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted of the felony. A trial date was set for May 11. During...
The Wyoming Public Service Commission recently launched an investigation into Rocky Mountain Power’s Integrated Resource Plan. The plan’s preferred portfolio, filed with the commission Oct. 18, includes changes the company anticipates making with coal-fire power plants in Sweetwater and Lincoln counties. The plan outlines the early retirement of two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant near Point of Rocks, one of which would occur as early as 2023. The plan also highlights a desire to replace th...
In an effort to provide more sustainable business, Sweetwater Medics ambulance service is going to raise its rates. During the Sweetwater County Commission meeting Tuesday morning, Sweetwater Medics director, Ron Gatti addressed the Commission about the proposed rate increases. “We need a long-term way to create a system in the county that’s more sustainable and better for the county,” Gatti said. The decision to raise rates came when Gatti learned from a Safetech Solutions consultant Sweetwater...
An airport funding request to renovate its west hanger for a client arriving in 2020 didn’t go over well at a commissioners’ meeting. During a recent Sweetwater County commissioners meeting, Southwest Regional Airport Director Devon Brubaker told the commissioners a project he had scheduled to start in a couple of years, will now need to be completed by June of 2020. This project is the renovation of the west hanger, which has been vacant for years. Brubaker said the need for the hanger to hav...
Years of persistence has allowed the Sweetwater Events Complex the opportunity to host the 2020 Newmar Kountry Klub International Rally. “I have been actively recruiting them for about four years,” Lena Warren, events complex marketing and event coordinator, said. “The great thing about these events is they are going to be staying for a week.” The rally is scheduled to take place Aug. 24-28 at the events complex will bring more than 1,000 visitors to the area and is estimated to bring $818,00...
For the last time, Judge Nena James pounded the gavel to adjourn the Third District Court of Sweetwater County. After 18 years as Third District Court Judge, James knew it was time to retire and end a more than 30 year judicial career. James began her career in 1974 after she graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School. James said she knew she was going to move to Sweetwater County and open up a private practice because the county was booming at the time. After she opened up her law...
As the sixth-penny special purpose tax requests start to pour in, the Sweetwater County commissioners will need to start prioritizing the projects. Sweetwater County cities and towns presented their sixth-penny project requests amounting to $151 million to the commissioners last week. This amount did contain the hospital’s request, but not the Sweetwater County Events Complex’ request, which would be an additional $24 million. The commissioners, especially Chairman Wally Johnson, have spoke pub...
A second solar farm might join the Sweetwater Solar facility off of Highway 372 if plans come to fruition. The second facility, referred to as the Raven Solar project, would be placed at the southeast corner of the Sweetwater Solar facility and is anticipated to generate 61 megawatts of electricity and have 24 megawatts of battery capacity on site. The site would encompass 350 acres of land. The project is being spearheaded by Energy of Utah, LLC of Sandy, Utah. The company's website describes...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County representatives are asking for $19.5 million of the sixth-penny tax funding. The request was divided up into three projects, which can be done separately or all together. How the hospital will proceed depends on how much will be placed on the sixth-penny tax request for the county and hospital. “If we needed to, we could postpone a project,” MHSC CEO Irene Richardson, said. Richardson said they want to make sure the hospital is maintained so it can con...
For many, drug addiction is an illness that can be a struggle and can involve social, legal and health problems that can follow them throughout their lives. For the past 15 years, Treatment Court of Sweetwater County has aimed to help addicts who end up in the criminal-justice system by providing them with support to improve their lives. According to Agusta Clayton-Davis, coordinator for treatment court, it gives people a chance to learn skills and tools to become productive members of the...
The Sweetwater County Detention Center inmate who died at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after deputies discovered him unresponsive and experiencing an apparent medical emergency in his cell. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office press release, at about 2 a.m. Sunday Zachary Colton Griffiths, 28, Green River, died. Deputies discovered Griffiths unresponsive in his cell during a routine cell check and immediately began to render life-saving measures until emergency medical services arrived. Ultimately, the inmate was t...
The retirement for the first unit at Jim Bridger Power Plant will take place in 2023, according to a presentation released by Rocky Mountain Power last week. The presentation was given at a meeting hosted by RMP Oct. 3-4. Jim Bridger Unit 1, which produces 351 megawatts, is set to be retired in 2023. Naughton Units 1 and 2 near Kemmerer are set to close in 2025. The third Naughton Unit will be converted to natural gas next year. The second Jim Bridger Unit, producing 356 megawatts, will be...
The Third District Court will have a new judge when Judge Nena James retires in October. According to a press release, Governor Mark Gordon appointed Suzannah Robinson to be the District Court Judge for the Third Judicial District serving Sweetwater County. Even though James' retirement is effective Oct. 18, Robinson isn't sure if she'll start then. Robinson was one of three finalists, including Sweetwater County Attorney Daniel Erramouspe and Green River Municipal Court Judge Jason Petri....
The Sweetwater County Events Complex needs improvements and would like sixth-penny projects sales tax to pay for the estimated $24 million is would cost to complete them. Events Complex Director Larry Lloyd addressed the Sweetwater County Commission with his request for a portion of the sixth-penny tax. He said he is presenting the county with a list of what he and the complex board believes should be funded. The list included three items: the expansion and renovation of the exhibit hall for an...
