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Residents will have a chance to meet some of Green River’s police officers Saturday as the department hosts its annual National Night Out festivities. According to Green River Police Chief Tom Jarvie, the department has hosted National Night Out since 2004, though he admits the department hasn’t publicized the event until recently. “We’ve been doing it for quite awhile,” he said. Residents can host barbecues and block parties in their neighborhoods and register them with the police departmen...
“Now you’re playing with power!” Nintendo’s marketing in the 80s always focused on power. The company’s magazine was named “Nintendo Power.” Some of the company’s television advertising featured lightning bolts and thunder. The Nintendo Entertainment System being a powerful entertainment tool was an idea the Japanese company pushed heavily on its customers. I bought one of Nintendo’s NES Classic Editions a few months back, thinking back to about how, 27 years ago, I would have to wait until afte...
Several large wildfires started in Sweetwater County, burning thousands of acres of land. According to Sweetwater County Fire Warden Mike Bournazian, multiple wildfires were reported Saturday, starting at about 11:30 a.m., and continued into the early evening. Firefighters from throughout the county and the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management responded to the blazes quickly after they were reported, but conditions worked against their efforts. “But due to the extremely hot, dry and windy w...
As Kael Jasperson sees it, a lot of opportunities will open up for the Jamestown-Rio Vista area in the coming years. The area recently completed a water pump and reservoir project that has been more than 15 years in the making and one desperately needed by residents of the area. A short ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District took place last week at the reservoir and treatment plant, which overlooks Jamestown and Rio Vista, as well as Interstate 80 and...
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be stopping in Green River Friday afternoon, giving residents a chance to see the horses and get a photo with them near the newly-installed mural on Flaming Gorge Way. According to Amanda Cavaz, communications administrator for Green River, the event is part of a two-day public relations campaign Western Wyoming Beverages is hosting in Rock Springs and Green River. The horses arrive in Green River at 1 p.m., at the Hitching Post Restaurant. Cavaz said the...
I’m going to start out with a few rhetorical questions. These may not seem related, but stick with me, it will come together. When was the last time you got together with your neighbors? Do you know them well, or is it more of a quick wave from the driveway? And secondly, are you familiar with the police officers in your community? Do you know what services they provide, how to reach them, and when? These two sets of people make up an important part of our community experience, at an individual level and collectively. Police-community p...
Two years ago in this space I told the story of a Mississippi woman, Katherine Green, who got caught in the unsavory business practices of the air ambulance industry that has trapped many more Americans since then. Green, a college history professor, chose to fight the company that transported her late husband to a Jackson hospital after he suffered a fatal fall in their home. The ambulance company Rocky Mountain Holdings, a subsidiary of Air Methods, billed her $50,950. Her husband’s insurance company, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of M...
"It was a great feeling," Robbie Lee, president of the Sweetwater Aquatics Team said. The team, competing at the state USA Swim meet in Gillette July 20-22, took the state title, marking the first time in about 20 years a team outside of Gillette has done so, according to swimming coach Randy Walker. The team, known as SWAT, is the unification of the Rock Springs and Green River teams. Walker said the unification was done to help swimmers throughout the county compete better against other teams...
Governor Matt Mead made an appearance in Sweetwater County last week to celebrate the completion of several Sweetwater County facilities. Mead flew to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport near Rock Springs Wednesday and was present for a ribbon cutting on its new general aviation and hangar complex. According to Devon Brubaker, airport manager, nearly all of the funding for the complex came from state and federal sources, which totaled $5.78 million. The only local expenditures made by the airport...
Improvements to the Green River Recreation Center and the Greenbelt were approved by the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The council approved a bid award to R&D Sweeping and Asphalt Maintenance in Rock Springs for $58,975. The project will focus on crack seal, gap repairs and seal coating to extend the life of the paved sections of the Greenbelt. According to Brad Raney, director of the Parks and Recreation Department for the city, the project cost is about one-tenth the cost of...
While much of the excitement focused on the National High School Finals Rodeo is in Rock Springs, Green River is also host to some of the competition. Monday and Tuesday, competitors in the NHSFR light rifle event converged at the outdoor shooting range the city operates near FMC Park. The shooting sports competition also includes a trap shooting event, which takes place at the Sweetwater Trap Club in Rock Springs. According to information from the NHSFR, the shooting events were introduced to...
A familiar sight on Roosevelt Drive returned to Green River last week. The Green River Farmers Market started its weekly visit last Wednesday. The markets take place every Wednesday from 4 -7 p.m. According to Jennie Melvin, administrator for the Green River URA/Main Street organization, said many of the same vendors residents have enjoyed shopping from plan to return this year. The URA/Main Street organization will sell Beehive Cheese to raise funds for its facade improvement program and other...
“Now you’re playing with power.” I remembered the cheesy slogan from an old Nintendo Entertainment System commercial back from the mid-1980s when I found and bought one of Nintendo’s NES Classic Editions recently. Sure, video games look much better and shinier than they did 30-plus years ago, but I have fond memories sprawled out on the living room floor playing “Super Mario Bros.” and “Donkey Kong.” Decades later, these games still put a smile on my face. As I make my way through the sys...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees approved their 2018-2019 budget Tuesday evening. The budget, according to Chris Dean, business manager for the district, works to align the district’s resources to student achievement. With Enrolled Act 64, Dean said the district fared better than officials expected. The act came at the end of a legislative standoff between the state House and Senate in regards to education funding. The first year of the act takes the solution provide...
Concerns continue to grow regarding proposed oil and gas leases the Bureau of Land Management intends to sell in the Greater Little Mountain area. Large portions of the area were listed in a fourth quarter lease proposal released by the BLM earlier this year. For Joshua Coursey, Muley Fanatics Foundation CEO in Green River, protecting the Greater Little Mountain Area comes down to wanting to promote a healthy game population in the area, as well as preserving some of the few places in...
A Republican member of the Wyoming House seeks election as the next Wyoming State Auditor. Nathan Winters, a pastor from Thermopolis, wants to provide efficient and transparent service in the State Auditor’s Office. He has served in the Wyoming Legislature since 2013 in House District 28. The district encompasses the entirety of Hot Springs County, as well as parts of Park, Big Horn and Fremont counties. “I know what it means to represent small communities,” Winters said. While the state audit...
The Green River City Council agreed to support a resolution that would seek to place a 4 percent lodging tax on the November ballot. Sweetwater County already levies a 3 percent lodging tax at its hotels and if approved by voters, will raise the tax by 1 percent. The tax funds the Sweetwater County Joint Travel and Tourism Board, which then provides operating grants to the chambers of commerce and the Sweetwater County Events Complex. Grant funding to the chambers is done to help them function...
Green River residents seeking face-to-face interaction when it comes to All West Communications services will have to go to Rock Springs from now on. The Kamas, Utah-based company closed its office on East Flaming Gorge Way Tuesday morning. According to Vice President of Finance and HR Jenny Prescott, two part-time employees and one full-time employee was impacted by the decision. She said the three employees were offered severance packages. “We have come to realize that this location would n...
Sheridan Norberg knows how dangerous a tow job can be. “Dad took three trips to the hospital,” Norberg said. “I went once.” While working a car wreck outside of Rock Springs, Norberg was clipped by a speeding vehicle. He was sent over the wrecked car he was working on. The incident resulted in a concussion, his left fibia cracked, he suffered a sprained ankle and was in a cast for six weeks. “I was 18 when it happened,” Norberg said. “I had just graduated high school a few months before.” Norb...
Director of Public Works Mark Westenskow said the upcoming closure of the Second South underpass is due to the Rock Springs waterline project. Westenskow said the project has hit a snag and due to the geology of the surrounding area, they will need to open cut 50 feet of road along the street to place the waterline. “If there were a way around this, they would do it,” he said. Wesenskow said the work is scheduled to take place during a three-week timeframe, starting July 16. He does ant...
There’s a new law in place. As of July 1, Wyoming’s Move Over law has been broadened. Drivers must now move over in the far left lane for maintenance, construction and utilities workers and vehicles, and emergency responders when traveling on Wyoming’s interstates and highways. Hopefully this is something you already do. It’s more than a courtesy. Anyone who has found themselves stranded on the side of a busy interstate knows how dangerous it can be to get out of your vehicle. First responders, tow truck operators, and even good samarit...
Last week, we received an email from Anne Backstrom of Green River, regarding typos appearing in the newspaper. I thought it is an important topic to address, as I can’t deny there hasn’t been a problem with that occurring. What follows is her email, followed by my response: From Anne Backstrom On the front page of this week’s paper there is an article by the paper’s editor. My question is: who actually edits and proofreads your paper? Each week there are numerous misspellings and word omissio...
Books regarding the Rock Springs Chinese Massacre and a guide originally written for treks into Browns Park were recently published by the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. Both books are available at the museum bookstore and through Amazon.com According to Brie Blasi, Sweetwater County Historical Museum director, the two books are republications of previous works, but include supplemented information and photographs from the museum’s archives not previously available. The first book, ...
An oil and gas lease auction set to start July 11 has members of the Wyoming Outdoor Council concerned about possible drilling in sensitive areas located in Sweetwater County. An auction hosted by the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments lists 187 parcels throughout the state, consisting of 65,422 acres of land. More than 29,000 acres of that land is within Sweetwater County. One parcel, labeled Parcel 166, is primarily within the Sand Dunes Wilderness Study Area, with the exclusion of...
It was a scene not unlike any other Independence Day celebration. Grilled meats and soft drinks available to all. Children playing while the adults enjoyed a chance to chat. However, the purpose behind the gathering is what set it apart from every other Fourth of July festivity in Green River. They were firefighters and their families waiting for the inevitable call. The gathering is a tradition for the Green River Fire Department. As residents celebrate congressional approval of the...
