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  • 'Off to a good start'

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Dec 7, 2023

    A little over a year after Castle Rock Hospital District took over a unified ambulance service for Sweetwater County, leaders from Castle Rock had a positive report for the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners.  Castle Rock CEO Bailie Dockter, CFO Todd Toolson, and new Ambulance Director Kim White gave a quarterly update on the ambulance service during Tuesday's commissioner meeting.  "So far for the ambulance service things have been going about as expected," Dockter said. She...

  • Gov. Gordon hosts Town Hall for mental health

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Dec 7, 2023

    A recent visit from Governor Mark Gordon to Sweetwater County gave local leaders and residents a chance to discuss ongoing issues and celebrate successes both around the state and locally.  Governor Gordon has been hosting a series of Town Hall meetings across Wyoming, primarily to address the topic of mental health care. The latest Town Hall was on November 29 at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs.  "Governor Gordon is prioritizing improving access to mental health resources,"...

  • Commissioners consider State Shooting Complex future

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Nov 30, 2023

    Is Sweetwater County interested in being the home of a shooting sports complex? That's the question Sweetwater Commissioner Island Richards has been asking himself more and more lately. Bringing a state of the art shooting sports facility to Wyoming has been a state-wide subject of discussion since the beginning of the year, when Senate File Bill 169 was introduced and passed during the legislative session, creating the State Shooting Complex Development and Oversight Task Force. One of the...

  • Gathering RMP input

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Nov 22, 2023

    Making sure the Bureau of Land Management hears the perspectives and concerns of the public when it comes to the Resource Management Plan (RMP) draft for the Rock Springs Field Office is a priority for many people and organizations, both locally and around the state. To that end, public workshop meetings were held in Sweetwater County last weekend to gather feedback for a task force appointed by Governor Mark Gordon.  The workshops were facilitated by the University of Wyoming's Ruckelshaus...

  • Carbon capture Project Bison moves forward

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Nov 22, 2023

    Carbon capture efforts continue to move forward in Southwest Wyoming, with Project Bison from Carbon Capture Inc. and Frontier Carbon Solutions steadily making progress. The two companies hosted a town hall meeting for Sweetwater County at the end of October, where they explained their plans and gave updates on their progress. "We're really excited to invest here," Matt Bright, the Director of External Affairs for Carbon Capture Inc., said at the meeting. Bright explained that Carbon Capture...

  • Law enforcement warns about local scams

    Staff Report|Nov 22, 2023

    Sweetwater County residents often face scams that claim to be coming from local organizations and businesses. The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office recently warned people of a scam that claimed to be from the sheriff's office. "We are aware of a recent high volume of fraudulent calls allegedly coming from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office demanding payment for outstanding arrest warrants and/or the failure to appear for jury duty," the sheriff's office posted on Facebook on November 9....

  • Cut taxes, cut services

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Nov 16, 2023

    An initiative gathering signatures around Sweetwater County and Wyoming is designed to lower property taxes, but could also lower funding for local education and county services. The "People's Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner's Property Exemption" is a ballot initiative looking to cut property taxes in half by making 50% of the assessed value of a primary property exempt from property taxation. However, there are concerns regarding the ways the initiative is being...

  • Rock Springs massage parlor searched in human trafficking investigation

    Jason Mower, Sweetwater County Sheriffs Office|Nov 16, 2023

    The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with the Rock Springs Police Department, served a search warrant Tuesday afternoon at a downtown Rock Springs massage parlor as part of a months-long human trafficking investigation. Sheriff's office spokesperson Jason Mower said, "Earlier this year, we began investigating the alleged performance of sexual acts at an Asian massage parlor in the 600 block of Broadway in Rock Springs." Mower said that during the investigation, detectives devel...

  • Acting on the BLM's RMP

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Nov 9, 2023

    With the recent extension of the public comment period for the Bureau of Land Management's Resource Management Plan (RMP) draft for the Rock Springs Field Office, discussions about the RMP have continued in full force, with local and state government officials trying to find ways to fight the draft and keep the public informed. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon recently announced that public meetings will be held in Sweetwater County to help inform and guide recommendations on the RMP. The Green...

  • More time to comment

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 26, 2023

    After much discussion in Sweetwater County and across Wyoming concerning the Bureau of Land Management’s Resource Management Plan (RMP) Draft for the Rock Springs Field Office, the BLM has agreed to extend the comment period on the draft, giving the public an additional 60 days to weigh in on the RMP. “At the request of the state of Wyoming and other stakeholders, the Bureau of Land Management is extending the comment period on the Draft Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, Draft...

  • Community College president resigning

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 26, 2023

    Dr. Kim Dale will be resigning as the president of Western Wyoming Community College. Dale spoke with Western's Board of Trustees during their normal meeting last Thursday, October 19, and presented the board with a letter explaining her resignation and requesting release from her contract. "After much reflection and a heavy heart, I am requesting release from my current three-year employment contract as president of Western Wyoming Community College, effective July 12, 2024," Dale stated in...

  • County jail changes service providers for residential communications

    Jason Mower, Sweetwater County Sheriffs Office|Oct 26, 2023

    The Sweetwater County Detention Center today announced an upcoming change in communication service providers for offenders housed at the facility. The variety of communication services provided to residents housed at the detention center remains unchanged. Effective Thurs., Oct. 26, the sheriff's office will, however, use a new prepaid communications service provider, NCIC Inmate Communications. For facility residents, all outgoing phone calls (local, long-distance, and international) will be billed at a per-minute rate, with no connection...

  • Commissioners partner to protect the county

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 19, 2023

    Sweetwater County is using existing partnerships and looking to create new partnerships to continue protecting and promoting the best interests of the county and its resources. During the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, the commissioners spoke with Danielle Bettencourt from the Coalition of Local Governments (CLG) about making comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s Rock Springs Field Office Resource Management Plan draft and spoke to Consultant Jessica...

  • Panel discusses new industrial projects

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 12, 2023

    “Things are going to be fun in Sweetwater County,” Craig Rood, the Project West director of public relations, said. A number of new industry-related projects, such as Project West, are slated to come to the community within the next few years. From trona mining technologies to carbon capture to nuclear energy, opportunities in and around Sweetwater County are expanding. To provide more information on these upcoming projects, the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition hosted the “Southwe...

  • Man arrested after fleeing police pleads guilty

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 12, 2023

    Tracy Warren recently pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance of methamphetamine and a count of fleeing or attempting to elude police officers during a hearing in the Third District Court of Judge Suzannah Robinson. Warren was arrested May 18, one of many arrests made by the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) around the same time frame for drug-related offenses. Warren initially appeared before Judge Robinson on July 7 for an arraignment, where he was...

  • Fighting the BLM's RMP

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Oct 5, 2023

    Last week, roughly 1,000 Sweetwater County citizens showed up to get information about the Bureau of Land Management's Resource Management Plan (RMP) draft for the Rock Springs Field Office and voice their concerns over the plan. Both local and state government leaders are also voicing their concerns, to the point of writing letters to the BLM asking for a withdrawal of the plan. Public outcry By 3 p.m., when the BLM's open-house style public meeting about the RMP was set to start, a line of...

  • Concerning safety

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Sep 28, 2023

    When it comes to ambulance service, safety is always a top priority, for both the patients and the ambulance employees. Recently, safety concerns among employees of Castle Rock Ambulance Service have led to discussions of whether or not a union could be formed, the resignation of the ambulance service's director, and changes to things like schedules to try to address concerns. Safety concerns Over the summer, employees of the ambulance service started to express concerns over some aspects of...

  • For the youth

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    When it comes to helping the youth of Sweetwater County, it is important to understand the risks they face, the factors that could lead to future problems, and the available — and unavailable — resources that can help. The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners heard a Juvenile Needs Assessment presentation addressing these topics during Tuesday’s meeting. The commissioners approved the assessment in June and awarded a contract to Corona Insights to conduct the study. The...

  • City and county approve inmate housing agreement

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    With prices going up, local agreements need to be adjusted, including the agreement between Sweetwater County and the cities of Green River and Rock Springs concerning inmate housing contracts. The contract change came before both the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners and the Green River City Council during their meetings on Tuesday. “The City of Green River currently has an agreement with Sweetwater County to use their detention facility to house municipal offenders sentenced...

  • RMP meeting moved, leaders ask for public comment period extension

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Sep 21, 2023

    The Bureau of Land Management's Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office has been the topic of much discussion lately, from government leaders to local wildlife groups. Amidst the discussion, many are preparing for the upcoming meetings hosted by the BLM, and some are hoping for even more time to weigh in. The only BLM meeting on the RMP taking place in Sweetwater County is scheduled to be in Rock Springs from 3 to 6 p.m. next Wednesday, September 27. This week the BLM...

  • RSPD responds to active shooter at restaurant

    Staff Report|Sep 14, 2023

    The Rock Springs Police Department responded to a call concerning an armed suspect and shots fired last Saturday. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on September 9, the RSPD was dispatched to Santa Fe Southwest Grill restaurant. “Dispatchers were informed that there was a male suspect walking around the restaurant with two guns and that shots were fired,” an RSPD press release explained. “The staff of Santa Fe Trail evacuated all customers and employees while officers were en route. Once Rock Springs Police Department officers arrived on scene,...

  • RMP concerns

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Sep 7, 2023

    "This proposed plan has the very real possibility of destroying Sweetwater County's economy," Commissioner Island Richards said of the Bureau of Land Management's recently-released Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office.  The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners discussed the RMP during Tuesday's meeting, expressing their support for conservation in areas like Greater Little Mountain but also their concern that the BLM's preferred plan goes too far and...

  • Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office announces increased enforcement for out-of-state tags

    Jason Mower, Sweetwater County Sheriffs Office|Sep 7, 2023

    Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office today announced that it will be increasing enforcement efforts of the registration of out-of-state license plates for non-residents working in the state. By state law, any non-resident who is employed in Wyoming, either temporarily or full-time, and who owns or operates a non-commercial (personal) vehicle while in Wyoming must immediately upon employment purchase a temporary registration or obtain a valid Wyoming registration. The only exceptions to the law include full-reciprocity agreements with Idaho,...

  • Memorial Hospital program saves patients $4.5M

    Deb Sutton, MHSC Marketing Director|Aug 31, 2023

    ROCK SPRINGS — Patients of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County saved $4.5 million during the last fiscal year thanks to one program – Patient Financial Navigation. The program was created to help patients and their families address financial needs and to help reduce barriers and stress related to healthcare costs, visits, and treatment. Patient Navigators Melida Marin and Megan Benedict work directly with each patient to explain and assess obstacles and needs. They help patients understand out-of-pocket expenses, health insurance coverag...

  • Project West progresses

    Hannah Romero, Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    Project West, a project aiming to bring a new solution trona mine and soda ash processing facility to Sweetwater County, is making progress towards its goals. The most recent steps in the process included getting approval for a zone map amendment from the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners and hosting informational open house meetings in Green River and Rock Springs. Planning for Zoning Project West representatives came before the commissioners during the August 15 meeting for the...

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