Articles from the December 2, 2015 edition


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  • Our View: Funding should be discussed

    Dec 2, 2015

    While some of the Sweetwater County Commissioners don’t think the county should pay for its proposed justice center with bonds when it can pay for the building with cash reserves, we believe investigating and possibly using bonds to pay for at least a portion of the building will help the county in the long run. During a discussion Tuesday about alternate funding methods the county could utilize for the justice center, Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter said the county may be in for a long economic downturn. Supposing this does h...

  • Library can help entertain

    Lindsey Travis, Sweetwater County Library System|Dec 2, 2015

    When it comes to the holidays, my family has a tradition – we decorate the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. At the same time, we break out the holiday music. Typically, we listen to the same two Christmas CDs that we’ve had for years. This year, however, we were able to break out of our holiday music rut, thanks to the Sweetwater County Library System. The library can help you spice up your music collection without having to spend any money. All you have to do is use Hoopla, a service that provides streaming music for the library sys...

  • Notes from Town Square: The mayor's tree lighting

    Misty Brodiaea Springer, Public Affairs and Grants Administrator|Dec 2, 2015

    This Thursday at 5:30 p.m. the city lights up the Mayor’s Tree in downtown Green River. Baring that in mind, we thought it might be amusing to share a bit of history about one of America’s most beloved Holiday traditions. If you are a fan of Christmas Carols you may be familiar with “O Tannenbaum,” and may even know that it’s a German carol made popular in America during the days when groups of singers went door to door serenading their neighbors or perched on bustling street corners as Christmas shoppers whirled by. But you may not know that...