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A three-year-old boy in Green River accidentally shot himself in the hand after discovering a loaded handgun Monday morning. According to a release from the Green River Police Department, emergency personnel responded to an undisclosed address on East Teton Boulevard at about 10:16 a.m. Monday. The boy, whose name was not released by the department, was playing in a bedroom with another child when he discovered a .380 caliber handgun that was thought to have been unloaded. The release states the bullet passed through the child’s hand, but did n...
Another legislative session in Cheyenne closed last week, giving Green River’s two representatives from the Wyoming House a chance to reflect on the 2015 session. Rep. John Freeman, D-Green River, said the session was a mixed bag for him. For him, some of the successes coming out of Cheyenne included bills killing the state writing assessment, delaying teacher accountability and allowing students to apply for Hathaway scholarships after they’ve graduated early or received a GED. With del...
I don’t think it’s something I’ll forget anytime soon. Months ago, while driving down Foothill Boulevard in Rock Springs, a pickup truck with a flat bed was puling out of the K-Mart parking lot, onto Foothill Boulevard. That in and of itself isn’t anything unusual, but the “cargo” on that flat bed is what caught my eye. Two medium-sized dogs were riding along on the flat bed, both struggling to maintain their balance as the truck drove over a dip between Foothill and the parking lot. No railing to keep them in, just a basic flat bed with tw...
The halls will be alive with the sound of music at Green River High School. The school will host performances of "The Sound of Music" next month, April 16-18. The play focuses on the von Trapp family in Austria prior to the beginning of World War II. Currently, students are working hard on not only learning their lines, but building the sets and finalizing makeup and costume design for the play. "We're basically trying to finish as fast as we can to stay on schedule," Hannah Braithwaite, one of...
Last Thursday, a gathering of Green River's senior residents were seated at Golden Hour Senior Center's dining hall to hear from the city's new mayor. Mayor Pete Rust spoke to residents about his background and a few of his early ideas. A major point he brought with him to the senior center is the benefits of volunteers bring to the city, saying volunteerism will accomplish goals without spending a lot of money. "One of the greatest assets of this, or any, community is its people," Rust said....
It was the unusual message that made Don Boyer suspicious. The Green River resident came home to find a recording on his answering machine that would have made many people think twice. The message was from a man claiming to represent the IRS, saying the organization planned to file a suit against Boyer over back taxes he allegedly owed. The message included a number for Boyer to call the man back at, something he never did. “I knew it was a scam,” he said. Boyer said he watched a news report broadcast on television about people receiving simila...
Capping off a process that's lasted several months, the Green River City Council voted to hire a new city administrator Tuesday night. The council voted to place Reed Clevenger, a resident who originally grew up in Green River, in its top administrative role. Clevenger previously headed up the Sweetwater One Foundation in Rock Springs and is a board member for the Green River Chamber of Commerce, a position he intends to resign from as a result of his appointment. Rebecca Eusek, director of the...
In its attempt to convince state officials that locating an industrial megacomplex on par with Alberta, Canada’s Industrial Heartland, within southwest Wyoming, Sweetwater County commissioners sent a draft joint county resolution to neighboring counties. Commissioner Wally Johnson said a letter with the draft resolution was sent to county governments in Sublette, Lincoln, Uinta and Carbon counties. Johnson said he’s received favorable feedback from officials in Carbon County, but also said the proposal is meeting some reluctance in Sub...
While spring-like weather has been the norm in Green River for the past several weeks, March came to the city like a lion and dumped several inches of snow on the city. According to reports from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, 4.5 inches of new snow was reported to have fallen in Green River during the past few days. The community, known as CoCoRaHS, is a network of volunteers who measure precipitation through North America. The National Weather Service observatory in Riverton recorded reports of between one and five...
Leads have run dry in the investigation over a window being shot out at City Hall. The incident was recently featured by Sweetwater Citizens Crime Stoppers, a service offering cash rewards for information about crimes occurring in the county. A window on the second story of City Hall was shot out Jan. 25 at about 10:40 p.m. Numerous calls were made regarding gunshots fired near City Hall and after investigating the claims, discovered a bullet had entered an unused second story office on the south side of the building. The cost to repair the...
The city officially hired a new city prosecutor Tuesday night and looks to hire a new city administrator next week. Prior to hearing a presentation by the Flaming Gorge Days Committee, the council met in an special session to approve Bobby Pineda as its new prosecutor. The vote was unanimous, with no discussion about Mayor Pete Rust’s appointment prior to the vote. After the meeting, Councilman Ted Barney said Pineda will represent the city well, having known him while working for the public defender’s office. Barney said the candidates app...
A week after explaining their plight to the Sweetwater County Commissioners, members of the Flaming Gorge Days Committee approached the Green River City Council to explain their situation and, possibly, receive some funding. After several years of declining revenues, the committee’s reserve funds took a severe hit last year when the 2014 celebration resulted in a $54,000 loss the committee blames on poor weather during the Friday night concert. The loss cut their reserve funding to approximately $120,000 and placing the board in a situation w...
A bill aiming to provide protection to homosexuals and transgender people against discrimination in Wyoming failed in the house Tuesday, following what Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, called a close vote. Blake said Rep. Mike Madden, R-Buffalo, worked to strip the bill of many initial provisions before the vote, keeping its basic protections. However, that wasn’t enough to gather the necessary votes in the Republican-dominated House. “I knew it was going to be close,” Blake said. “It was almost 50-50.” The final vote came to 33 against,...
Sometimes after I read an article, I’m left wondering how the future will turn out while other times I’m left dreading it. After reading about a legislative committee in Oklahoma voting to move a bill cutting funding for advance placement American history courses, I felt that unique feeling of dreading what the future may bring. Currently, the bill is being reworded after criticism about what the bill would do for students and the state’s school system was aired by parents and teachers. Howev...
With recent discussion about the future of Flaming Gorge Days and its committee’s financial woes, some have preemptively spoken up about how the weekend event supports their business. Robert Berg, manager of Green River’s Arctic Circle, said he’s forced to start preparing for the June event as early as March. “Flaming Gorge Days kicks off my weekend,” Berg told the Green River City Council last night. He said Flaming Gorge Days is often the busiest time of the year, with sales traditionally being double or even triple their average amounts....
Green River police are looking for a couple alleged to have stiffed a local restaurant on a $100 meal. According to information from the Green River Police Department, the incident occurred at the Krazy Moose Feb. 14 during its Valentine’s Day dinner service. A man with long hair described as wearing a turquoise shirt and woman ate a meal and left without paying. The department speculates the couple could have been passing through the area, but haven’t ruled out the possibility of the couple living locally. While somewhat rare, Krazy Moose co-...
Anyone walking into Truman Elementary School's gym last Wednesday would have seen a somewhat peculiar sight as aides and custodians at the school were busy tearing off strips of duct tape from numerous rolls and placing them in easy to reach places. The strips hung from baskets, gym mats and even the brick wall itself. Moments later, Greg Figenser, Truman's principal, walked in wearing a long sleeve shirt and looked at the tape and a wall he would soon be stuck to. "Last time I did this, I...
What once was large blocks of ice became works of art depicting cartoon characters, dragons, and even a drum set. Ice carvers from throughout the U.S. came to Green River to take part in the Crystal Classic’s ice carving competitions hosted at Expedition Island. Coming in from as far as Wisconsin and Nevada, a number of carvers said they come to Green River because of its relative closeness to their locations. Marco Villareal, a carver from Las Vegas, said the Crystal Classic is much closer than a majority of carving competitions, which take p...
Look up the date Aug. 15, 1945 in any search engine and one will find a wealth of information about the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. Look up that week in the Green River Star, and a person will see a side of the conflict that doesn’t appear on Google, Yahoo! or Bing. A big, bold, headline reading “Green River rejoices war ending” spans the top of the page originally published Friday, Aug. 17, 1945. Below that headline are stories about the community’s role in the war, how the city’s residents celebrated the war’s end 12 minu...
Editor's note: This story was changed to reflect a correction made to a misprinted name. The original story identified Scott Varley as the treasurer for the Flaming Gorge Days Committee but, the actual treasurer is Andrew Varley. The Star apologizes for the error. After losing approximately $53,000 during the 2014 Flaming Gorge Days celebration, the committee in charge of setting up the yearly event is in a position where a similar loss this year could kill the long-running weekend of fun. “If we lose money again, we don’t believe we’ll be ab...
The hiring committee seeking a new city administrator for Green River is focusing on candidates from the city itself, according to one councilman. Ted Barney, one of the councilmen involved with hiring a new administrator, said the group isn’t looking at candidates from outside Green River. The city did receive applications from outside of the area and re-advertised the position to include experience gained from working outside of the government sector. The council engaged in a lengthy executive session last night, as they have after most of t...
A paved runway and general aviation airport could be possible for Green River, but the city would need to address a hump on the landing strip before any work could begin. Last night, Rick Patton, an aviation planner for GDA Engineers presented the final master plan needed for any improvements the city may decide to make to the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport’s runway. “You guys are unique in Wyoming,” Patton said. “You’re the largest community in the state without an improved landing strip.” Patton said Green River’s landing strip c...
As I don’t have children yet, I’ll probably get a bit of flack for writing this, and that’s OK, but I honestly don’t understand the culture around the anti-vaccination movement. Measles isn’t a disease a person typically hears about these days, but it came roaring back when an outbreak in California was reported in late December. According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this year, as of Feb. 6, 121 cases have been documented in 17 states, including our neighbors...
Despite interest amongst council members, changing the city’s Charter Ordinance might not bring about the changes some councilmen want to make. Last night, the Green River City Council discussed language used in its Charter Ordinance, an ordinance that creates the city administrator position and outlines the powers and responsibilities the council, mayor and city administrator have. The discussion, according to Councilman Gary Killpack, is roughly eight months in the making. Killpack said he wanted to have the discussion about the ordinance s...
With the newly completed renovation at the Clock Tower Park on Flaming Gorge Way, the sound of chimes now echoes throughout downtown Green River. While a physical set of chimes isn’t installed in the clock tower itself, electronic chimes are played through speakers in the park. “I hear the chimes every 15 minutes,” Sweetwater County Historical Museum Director Ruth Lauritzen said. “They seem to make the day go by faster.” Lauritzen said she is getting used to the sound, noticing them less than...
