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In an extremely short meeting Tuesday night, the Green River City Council approved several grant requests to fund several needs within the city’s fire department, as well as transportation and swimming lessons for programs hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department. The fire department’s requests are for a new pumper/tender truck, 40 sets of turnout gear and funding to provide training. The three grant requests will be made to the 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant and, if all three reques...
By STEPHANIE THOMPSON People Editor The Special Purpose Use Tax, also known as the sixth-penny tax, will stop April 1. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, Chairman Reid West said Sweetwaer County treasurer Robb Slaughter is sending a letter to Kim Lovett, of the Excise Tax Division of the Wyoming Department of Revenue, requesting the collection of the Special Purpose Use Tax stop as of April 1, 2018. The $81.2 million tax was voted on and passed in the 2012 electi...
A Green River legislator seeks to ease restrictions for patients to legally purchase CBD, an oil extract from hemp plants its proponents claim can be used to treat a variety of medical problems. Stan Blake, D-Green River, plans to submit a bill to the Wyoming House of Representatives that would allow for any physician to prescribe CBD, also known as Cannabidoil, for use in medical treatment. Currently, the law only allows for a neurologist to recommend CBD. Blake’s bill, which is in draft f...
A Green River family got to experience the excitement of being on a television game show, with the episode airing locally Monday. Mary Williams, along with her sons Stephen and Ryan, daughter Erika Johnson and her husband Joe competed on "Family Feud," the long-running gameshow hosted by Steve Harvey. The episode airs during the two-episode block starting at 3 p.m. on KUTV Mary said the process started when Erika contacted her about a audition taking place in Salt Lake City in January, 2017. At...
Editor’s note: Due to the graphic nature of one of these particular cases, as well as a need to protect the victims’ identities, the affidavit information supporting either case will not be published. Max Allen Louderback, 66, of Green River, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing to two counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, four counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and a third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Louderback ple...
Mary M. Sundeen, 100, resident of Lakota, N.D., died Jan. 1, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota. Mary Mae Cole was born May 20, 1917, at Doyon, N.D., the daughter of Frank and Ann (Nixon) Cole. She attended Hope Consolidated School in Southam, N.D., and graduated from Southam High School in 1933. Mary married James Sundeen on March 9, 1934. To this marriage, Marlys and Gemia were born. James died Aug. 28, 1938. Mary married Nils Sundeen Dec. 23, 1941. To this marriage, Norris, Dennis,...
Shirley Perry, 88, of Green River, passed away Jan. 7, 2018, at Cedarwood Assisted Living in Sandy, Utah. She was a long time resident of Green River and former resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on June 25, 1929, in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Melvin Butcher and Lovena Schofield Butcher. Perry attended schools in Salt Lake City, Utah She married Charles Perry Nov. 4, 1946, they had three sons and later divorced. Perry was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a clerk for...
Henry David Herwaldt, 63, of Green River passed away Jan. 12, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Jan. 29, 1954, in Elmhurst, Ill., the son of Raymond Herwaldt and Joyce Wade Herwaldt. He attended school in Phoenix and graduated from Central High School. He also attended Central Arizona College for law enforcement training. He worked as a police officer for many years for Pinal County and Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Henry married Jackie Ryan Aug. 28, 1976, in Salt...
John Sidney Jackson, 76, of Rock Springs, died Jan. 11, 2018, at his home. He was a long time resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Leadville, Colo., Jackson died following a three-month illness. He was born Jan. 3, 1942, in Paul's Valley, Okla., the son of Silas M. Jackson and Ruby W. Eggleston. Jackson attended schools in Climax, Colo., and graduated from Leadville High School with the class of 1962. He married Merry L. Baltzell on Jan. 1, 1970, in Leadville, Colo. Jackson was a...
Marian Armstrong Hautala, 84, of Rock Springs, died Jan. 9, 2018, at Sage View Care Center. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born in Rock Springs April 4, 1933, to Robert and Eliza Poulsen Armstrong. Hautala attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1951. She married Roy G. Logan in 1951 and they were later divorced. She began working for the Bureau of Reclamation in January 1952, and resigned in February 1957, when she married...
Deborah "Debbie" Anne Flores, 56, of Green River passed away peacefully Saturday Jan. 13, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 29, 1961, in Nottingham, England, the daughter of Michael Lynch and Linda Swift Lynch. She attended schools in England and graduated from Green River High School with the class of 1979. Debbie married Marco Flores July 6, 2001, in Green River. She was a member of the Green River Fraternal Order of Eagles 2350 and Dog Rescue Group. She was also a member of...
Brice Richard Bartlett, 64 of Rock Springs, passed away Jan. 8, 2018, at his home. Bartlett was a long time resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Casper. He died following a lengthy illness. Bartlett was born Sept. 7, 1953, in Craig, Colo., the son of Robert Charles Bartlett and Deborah Trevenen He attended schools in Casper and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1971. Bartlett was a carpenter for many years, retiring September 2012. He was a member of the carpen...
Wyoming’s greatest natural resource doesn’t lie beneath the earth. Sure, those minerals provide for the livelihoods of many residents across Wyoming, but when someone mentions our state to another person, the image that comes to mind is not of a miner or the oil fields. Wyoming’s greatest natural resource is its wildlife. When people think about Wyoming, they think about the abundance of wildlife that can be spotted throughout the state, from Yellowstone to Devil’s Tower, Adobe Town to Curt Gowdy State Park. One of the main reasons people...
It is no news that there is perineal shortage of doctors in the rural U.S. While about 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, only around 9 percent of the physicians practice in rural areas. Rural medicine poses a number of problems for patients and the doctors who want to practice there. Patient’s plight They suffer due to lack of doctors and particularly due to lack of specialists. Distance and weather conditions pose a unique problem in harsh areas like Wyoming. For the aging population who is in real need for specialist s...
The Muley Fanatics Foundation is drumming up support for a legislative bill that would help create wildlife crossings through the purchase of special license plates. The bill, known as House Bill 39, would allow someone buying plates for their vehicle to opt for a special conservation place that would support conservation efforts within the state transportation system, including game fences, wildlife corridors, crossings and signage. Under the bill, anyone interested in purchasing the plate woul...
Jackson Elementary School students laughed, exclaimed and just sat there with their mouths wide open when they learned some interesting bird facts. Last Wednesday, two employees from Scales and Tails Utah were happy to tell the students everything they wanted to know about the birds they had in the show. During the first show, students learned about birds and in the second show, they taught the kids about reptiles. Drew Webb told the kids all birds are unpredictable. He then asked the children...
Children will have nice, warm hats to wear this winter thanks to a group of senior citizens. Last Wednesday, seniors representing Golden Hour Senior Center stopped by the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center's Green River facility to donate 120 hats. Senior Shirley Okerson said the knitted, crocheted or loomed hats were made by more than 30 volunteers. The volunteers not only made hats for the CDC, but Truman Elementary School. While at the center, children picked out hats they liked and...
Students at Monroe Intermediate School competed with one another to determine who the best spellers were at the school last week. The school hosted its annual spelling bee Thursday, featuring students who scored high enough on a previous written exam to make the cut. "It's harder than you think," principal Anne Marie Covey said. Covey said it can be easy to students and adults to misspell even the most recognizable words because they're required to vocally spell out the word, an act that many pe...
Even though the speech team hadn’t competed in about a month, it was able to come home with another first-place finish. This weekend, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Casper to compete in the Kelly Walsh Tournament. In the 4A Division, GRHS took first place with 117 points, followed by Cheyenne East with 61 points and Natrona County with 38 points. “Kelly Walsh was a highly competitive tournament,” assistant coach Jason Grubb said. Eighteen teams from across the s...
Members of the Lance Corporal Chance Phelps Detachment, Marine Corps League of Wyoming, recently made two charitable donations from funds raised during its annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball, which took place in November. The money was raised through raffles and an auction on the evening of Nov. 11. Each year, the Marines choose a charity to receive a donation. In the past, the funds have been used to support the Chance Phelps Foundation in Dubois, and the Semper Fi Fund based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. This year, two local orga...
Western Wyoming Community College is pleased to invite residents to the 2018 Southwest Regional Science Fair, Thursday, Jan, 25. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students, in grades sixth through 12th, who entered will show their work. The fair is an opportunity for students to apply their STEM knowledge, engage in scientific thought, and gain new ideas and knowledge from peers and educators. Local STEM teachers dedicate much of their time to prepare their students for this educational opportunity. The Regional Science Fair is...
The Wolves added two more games to the win column during the weekend, defeating the Cheyenne South Bison 46-36 Friday evening, and the Laramie Plainsmen 69-41 Saturday afternoon. The Wolves started their match against the Bison trailing behind by only one point through much of the first quarter as a result of a three-point shot by the Bison. The Wolves ultimately overcame that deficit by the end of the quarter and was able to maintain the lead for the rest of the game. One area the Wolves did...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves team split the weekend with a loss and a win at home. On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on Cheyenne South High School and came out on top with a 54-40 win. “I think we played our most consistent game of the year,” head coach Rick Carroll said. The Lady Wolves were good on defense and kept track of each other better. Even though the Lady Wolves were more consistent, they still struggled with turnovers, missing free throws and not waiting to take the rig...
The Green River High School boys swimming team traveled to Cheyenne and came home with a second-place finish. On Friday, the team competed in duals at Cheyenne Central and beat them in the duals. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said duals are scored differently than invites and so it’s hard to tell how the team is going to do. The most a team can score in an event is three people. Sometimes the teams can beat another team at an invite, but not at a dual and vice versa. On Saturday, the team c...
Editor's note: Due to the graphic nature of these particular cases and a need to protect the victim's identity, even the redacted court documents supporting the charges will not be published. Green River City Councilman Allan Wilson is in the Sweetwater County Detention Center awaiting official charges. He was arrested in Sweetwater County for a charge stemming out of Lincoln County and one charge in Sweetwater County. A detention officer confirmed that Wilson is in the Sweetwater County...
