Green River, county year in review

The last year was a busy one in Green River.

During the elections, Mark Peterson decided to seek higher office as a Sweetwater County commissioner and declined to run for his spot on the Green River City Council. That decision resulted in a race between Tom Murphy and Ken Ball. Murphy ultimately defeated Ball in the General Election.

“He’s a nice young man, I’m happy he did as well as he did,” Murphy said after the election.

Brett Stokes lost his re-election bid to Robert Berg. Berg said the race between him and Stokes was a pleasant one. While campaigning door-to-door, Berg said he stopped by...