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After 10 minutes of discussion, the Sweetwater County Commissioners appointed Lauren Schoenfeld to fill the vacant seat. At the previous commissioners meeting, the commissioners were deadlocked on who they wanted to fill the vacant seat left open after Commissioner Don Van Matre's death. Commissioners Randy Wendling and Jeffrey Smith wanted Lauren Schoenfeld, while Commissioners Wally Johnson and Roy Lloyd supported Island Richards. The third, candidate, former Commissioner John Kolb, didn't...
An emissions report claims a truck stop west of Jamestown would produce “very low levels” of pollutants compared to other facilities in the area. The report, produced for Love’s Travel Stops by Terraconn Consultants of Minnesota for the proposed truck stop, was released last week by the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Office. The report identified sources of emissions associated with the proposed truck stop, as well as calculating the expected amount of emissions and modeled how those emis...
People from around the country and Canada traveled to Sweetwater County to participate in the Tiffin RV Rally, which took place at the Sweetwater County Events Complex. Sweetwater County Events Complex marketing and events coordinator Lena Warren said the complex has been trying for four years to get the Tiffin rally to come to Rock Springs. The Tiffin company hosts three to four rallies a year. This is the first year they decided to make a stop in Sweetwater County. With the complex having 1,235 RV spots with complete electrical and full...
Improving patients’ experiences is something the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has created a plan to address. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, MHSC CEO Irene Richardson gave a presentation to the board about the hospital’s strategic plan. According to Richardson, MHSC has created a three-year, strategic plan that identifies areas where the hospital needs improvement. Currently, the hospital is focusing on five key areas including, patient exp...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners could not decide who would replace Don Van Matre. Despite hosting interviews with three Republican candidates, the commissioners were at an impasse as to who would be a better representative on the board. During the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday afternoon, former commissioner John Kolb, Island Richards and Lauren Schoenfeld were interviewed. After the interviews, each commissioner spoke to which candidate they felt would be the best for the job. C...
A letter addressed to Wyoming’s congressional delegation and signed by four Sweetwater County Commissioners addresses impacts the commissioners allege are a result of a war on coal usage. The letter comes after news that Rocky Mountain Power plans to deactivate four power-generating units at two Wyoming power plants, including two at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. Wally Johnson, chairman of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, said the letter was inspired by decisions made that wil...
A shining relic from the United States' involvement in World War II was on display at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, conjuring images and memories of a bygone era. The B-17 Flying Fortress known as Sentimental Journey, an aircraft from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, made a stop at the airport as part of the museum's summer Flying Legends of Victory Tour. The bomber was designed for unescorted bombing missions over Europe during World War II. The plane is one of eight B-17s...
A former county commissioner, an involved member of the Sweetwater GOP and the former executive director of the YWCA were the three selected by county Republicans as people the Sweetwater County commissioners will consider to fulfill the remainder of Don Van Matre’s term. John Kolb, Island Richards and Lauren Schoenfeld were chosen at the end of a process involving 16 candidates and lasting more than five hours. While Kolb and Richards were clear favorites at the end of the day, with Richards r...
By DAVID MARTIN Publisher Several county residents have applied to fill the vacancy created when Sweetwater County Commissioner Don Van Matre died in May. According to posts from the Sweetwater GOP website, 16 people have filed. Those individuals are John Henning, Lester Mauch, Island Richards, Bill Taliaferro, Ted Barney, Sherry Bushman, Mary Thoman, Ralph Obray, Tim Savage, Gary Killpack, Terrance Andrews, Allan Jarnagin, John Kolb, Luz Rossy, Lauren Schoenfeld and R. Cody Bramwell. The...
Despite one resident’s concerns about the lot size of the proposed subdivision near the Rolling Green Golf Course, the project is still moving forward. At a Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting two weeks ago, the group unanimously approved a minimum lot size variance request from Randy Laughter and Lane Fillingim for the Ranch View Estates subdivision. This approval will allow the developers to change the lot size from 2-acre lots to 1-acre lots. The lot-size variance request is only for p...
The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport did not receive funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for its commercial airport terminal upgrades. “To say we are disappointed, would be an understatement,” Airport Director Devon Brubaker said. However, Brubaker knew there was a lot of strong competition with 2,652 applications totaling $10.9 billion for airport projects. The funding available for this round was $779 million. “According to our discussions with the FAA, our application was w...
Anyone interested in filling the remainder of Don Van Matre’s Sweetwater County Commission term have until June 4 to apply. In a press release from Teresa Richards, chairman of the Sweetwater County Republican Party, people interested in filling the term are asked to submit an application and show up to a special central committee meeting at the Outlaw Inn in Rock Springs, at 1630 Elk St., June 8 at 11 a.m. During this meeting, three people will be selected as candidates for the commissioners t...
A vacancy was officially declared on the Board of Sweetwater County Commission Tuesday. After the death of Republican Commissioner Don Van Matre, the Commissioners had to officially declare the vacancy to allow the Sweetwater County Republican party 20 days to present the Commissioners with three names. Deputy attorney John Deleon said now that the Commissioners have declared the vacancy, the Republican party will have 20 days to obtain a list of applicants and narrow that list down to three. Th...
Making needed upgrades to the nearly 45-year-old exhibit hall is a priority for Sweetwater County. A press release from the Sweetwater County Events Complex states, the events complex board and its employees are focused on renovating, updating and expanding the exhibit hall, which was built in 1976-77. Lena Warren, Sweetwater County Events Complex Marketing and Event Coordinator, said for fiscal year 2019 the events complex received about $800,000 for capital improvements. This money will go to...
The Clerk of District Court’s office will add two more positions to help with the number of cases it is receiving. Donna Lee Bobak approached the Sweetwater County Commissioners about three personnel requests at the last meeting. The first was a simple request to fill a position left open after someone left the office. A motion was made and unanimously approved by the commissioners. The second request was to add a another position so the Clerk of District Court’s office would be back up to a t...
With the passing of Sweetwater County Commissioner Don Van Matre Thursday morning, the county commissioners will need to declare his position vacant. However, the commissioners decided to wait until their May 21 meeting to make that declaration. Chairman Wally Johnson said he wanted to give the Sweetwater County Republicans as much time as possible to find qualified candidates for the remainder of Van Matre’s term. “It’s a big responsibility,” he said. According to John Deleon, deputy Sweetwater...
The Sweetwater County Justice Center was recently selected for a design award for its innovative and functional design. The justice center was designed to house two Third Circuit Courts, the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department, Sweetwater County attorney's department and the Wyoming public defenders' offices. "It brought everything into one location," Sweetwater County Facilities Director Chuck Radosevich said. The success of the justice center has earned a BEST Award from the International...
Sweetwater County officially received its first Gateway West Impact payment Tuesday. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners heard an update from Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter about the impact funding the county is receiving. Slaughter said the county received its first payment of $254,155.56 Tuesday and is supposed to receive this same amount each month for the next 15 months from the Industrial Siting Council. Slaughter said the total...
Circuit Court Judge John Prokos set bond for Joaquin Leon-Guzman at $750,000 cash or surety Tuesday afternoon, citing Leon-Guzman as a flight risk. Leon-Guzman, 33, is charged with felony aggravated assault and battery and three misdemeanor counts of reckless endangering stemming from him allegedly shooting at bystanders in front of the Bareback Saloon in Rock Springs early Sunday morning. One person was injured in the shooting. If convicted, Leon-Guzman could face up to 10 years in prison,...
How an early retirement of two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant will impact the county’s valuation remains to be seen, but Sweetwater County Assessor Dave Divis said the valuation of the plant itself may change. Last week, Rocky Mountain Power released an updated study which suggested its customers could save $248 million if the company sped up plans to retire four coal using power units at two plants in Southwestern Wyoming. Two of the units are at the Jim Bridger plant, while the other t...
As 147 people prepared to board a direct flight to Wendover, Nev., for long weekend of fun Saturday afternoon, airport and emergency management officials prepared for a situation everyone hopes won't ever happen. The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport hosted an emergency response drill for several agencies, using an active-shooter scenario to test agencies' preparedness. The airport solicited volunteers to play the role of passengers caught up in the gunfire, some of whom ultimately needing trea...
For now, the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition will remain at the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, however a board to oversee the operations may still be formed. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Randy Wendling said the SEDC coalition, which consists of a representative from the city of Rock Springs, a representative from the city of Green River and himself, met with the SEDC to discuss the possibility of moving out of the chamber and the formation...
The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport will conduct its tri-annual full-scale emergency exercise Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The commercial airline terminal area, including the terminal and parking lot. will be closed to the public from 12:15-2:30 p.m.. Passengers departing on United Flight No. 5113 on Saturday afternoon will not be able to arrive to the airport prior to 2:30 p.m. The exercise will practice emergency response procedures to a simulated emergency scenario, and will involve the coordination of various agencies, including...
An updated analysis conducted by Rocky Mountain Power suggests it would lower costs for customers if it sped up the retirement of four power-generating units in Southwest Wyoming, including two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. The other two units are at the Naughton Plant in Lincoln County. However, while the company’s Integrated Resource Plan recommends early closure for the four units, RMP doesn’t have a plan in place. “We don’t know the plan of what we’re going to do,” RMP President a...
Despite a request, no names were put forward to represent the county on a county-wide economic board. The Sweetwater County Commissioners aren’t quite sure what the intentions are to move the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition office out of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce and form a board to oversee the SEDC. Currently, the SEDC is financed through three entities, Rock Springs, Green River and Sweetwater County. During the Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, Commissioner Randy W...
