Weather causes bus problems

Bitter winter weather conditions caused Green River schools to close Thursday and busses to break down Friday.

Last Thursday, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 declared a snow day, but it’s Friday’s two-hour delay that residents can’t seem to stop talking about.

Despite having taken preventative gelling up measures, such as plugging in the busses, the district still had more than 12 busses gel up Friday.

“We have fuel additive in all of our tanks so we weren’t too far off,” District No. 2 transportation supervisor Oscar Barton said.

However, 12 newer buses were giving the...