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A large number of Republican candidates have filed for Sweetwater County’s leadership positions, leading many races to be decided in the Republican Primary Election Aug. 16 if independent candidates are not added to the Nov. 8 General Election ballot. The filing period for many local and state offices ended Friday. The largest field of candidates is the group vying for the three available positions on the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, with nine Republicans filed to run. No D...
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It’s time for everyone to dive into “oceans of possibilities” with this year’s Sweetwater County Library System summer reading program. The program, which encourages everyone to read by offering prizes and activities throughout the summer, will run from June 6 to August 6. Sign-up started Tuesday and will continue through Saturday. The first 500 kids to sign up receive a book bag, and kids who sign up by Saturday will receive a free book. Kids can also pick up a coloring sheet and turn it in bef...
Jakob "Jake" Arthur Taggart gained his angel wings on May 25, 2022 at 2:22 am. He was born July 11, 1986 in Rock Springs to Stephen C. Taggart and Maxine M. Yeager. Jake grew up in Green River. He attended Washington Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School and graduated in Green River with class of 2006. He attended Salt Lake Community College and majored in auto technology. Jake grew up loving anything outdoors, his brothers, his friends and most of all baseball and the Broncos! Jake was a...
Forrest Lee Fry, 72, of Green River Wyoming, passed away, Sunday May 22, 2022 unexpectedly while on vacation in California with his beloved wife Gay. He was born in Canon City Colorado and later he met Gay in Fort Morgan Colorado. They married on February 15th, 1970 and just celebrated their fifty second year of marriage. After he graduated high school in 1968, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and proudly served his country in Vietnam. In 1976 he graduated from Western State...
Gerald Ray Springsguth, 77, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 in Rawlins. Gerald Ray Springsguth known as Jerry was born on Feb. 26, 1945 in Manitou Springs, Colorado, to parents Raymond and Zelma Springsguth. In Jerry's teenage years into his early twenties, he worked at a tree and plant nursery, harvesting trees, and landscaping yards. From there he worked at ranching. At age 28 he moved to Rock Springs and went to work at the startup of Bridger Coal as the 11th employee to be hired. At...
Green River residents will have some choices to make in the Nov. 8 General Election that will impact the makeup of the Green River City Council. Mayor Pete Rust is seeking his third term, but is being challenged by Mark Peterson for the position. This will be the third time Rust and Peterson have run against each other for the position. In Ward I, Ronald Williams and Jon Fernandez are seeking election to the Council seat Jim Zimmerman will vacate at the end of the year. In Ward III,...
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A letter Gov. Mark Gordon has signed with 16 other governors shows the state’s leadership is firmly ignoring the present when it comes to energy companies. Gordon’s office issued a press release regarding him joining a group of governors in a letter opposed to a proposed rule that would require publicly-traded companies make disclosures about climate change risks and greenhouse gas emissions related to their operations. The release claims the proposed rule is prejudiced against business and does a disservice to investors by “increasing compl...
Sometimes, it’s the simple games that are the most enjoyable. Think about “Tetris” for a moment. The game is perhaps the perfect video game because of its simplicity and how only player’s skill determines its difficulty curve. “Tetris” is a game that will be enjoyed for generations to come. Another game that hits that same skill and difficulty point is Nintendo’s “Pinball.” It was recently released as part of the Nintendo Switch’s Nintendo Entertainment System game library last week, which is...
Green River Police Department reports for May 22 At 1:22 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of East Flaming Gorge Way and Uinta Drive and issued the driver, Cody Phelps, 18, of Pinedale a citation for alleged speeding. At 7:05 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance on Evans Street. Officers were advised that there was a person outside screaming and yelling. Officers met with the individual and were able to calm them down. Officers completed a report of the incident. At 9 a.m., officers...
The Horizon Theater is a brand new community theater group in Sweetwater County whose debut performance will be "A Dreamer's Showcase," a performance of songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with four performances next weekend. The husband and wife team of Sarah and Cory Schaeperkoetter are the founders of the The Horizon Theater. Sarah grew up in Green River and was active in theater from a young age. Cory grew up in Rock Springs and got involved in theater in high school. The two eventually met and fe...
The annual Knights Invite wood bat invitation didn't end the way anyone would have wanted this weekend. Rainstorms persisted throughout the weekend, causing the Sunday slate of games to get canceled due to field conditions. However, that didn't stop the Green River Knights from notching a couple of wins Saturday. The Knights first took on Evanston in a game that saw the Knights take an early 5-0 lead. Evanston was unable to make the deficit up as the Knights enjoyed receiving eight walks and...
Memorial Day Weekend kicked off the first races of the season at Sweetwater Speedway, with the rainy weather not holding back any of the action. Races focused on five divisions consisting of International Motorsports Competition Association (IMCA) Modified, IMCA Sportmod, IMCA Stock Car, Cruiser, and Dwarf Cars. The two nights of racing featured a car count of more than 114 vehicles, many of which were driven by racers making their first appearance at the track. While a large car count is special enough, spectators were also treated to the...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will release an extra 500,000 acre feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to help maintain hydroelectric generation at Lake Powell’s Glen Canyon Dam amid drought conditions that have parched the West for more than two decades. The action will draw down Flaming Gorge Reservoir’s surface about 10 feet by August and possibly a total of 15 feet later in the fall, according to the BOR. News of the Flaming Gorge release follows calls on two other river systems in Wyoming in April. Those actions were also pro...
