Articles from the August 26, 2020 edition
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10 seek school board seat
While the Primary Election season concluded with last week’s election, candidates have filed for the upcoming General Election in November. This time, several positions on local boards and...
All West questioned about change
All West Communications updated the Sweetwater County commissioners about its activities, which resulted in a company representative getting questioned about plans to drop traditional television...
Ward II nominates candidate
With nine votes, residents in Ward II nominated Brian Hughes to campaign for Lisa Maes’ seat on the Green River City Council last week. As of Tuesday morning, Hughes hadn’t accepted his...
Final plat of Ranch View subdivision approved
The final plat for housing development west of Jamestown was approved last week by the Sweetwater County commissioners -- paving the way for the development of homes near Rolling Green Country Club....
WWCC cuts jobs, degree paths
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — Western Wyoming Community College will eliminate job positions and degree pathways in the days ahead. The decision was announced to employees on Monday, Aug. 17, and is due to state budget cuts, declining...
CFAC seeks quilts
The White Mountain Library is calling all quilters to display their creative quilting projects. Quilters are invited to enter up to three quilted pieces each. Pieces can be anything from Wall Hangings to clothing and table runners. Pieces must be...
Donnette Butters Petersen
Donnette Butters Petersen, 100, passed away August 24, 2020 at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. She was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for 90 years. She was born on November 10, 1919...
David Perez Rios Smith
My loving husband and best friend of 15 years David Perez Rios Smith, 34, passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020 in Rock Springs, Wyoming holding his beloved son. He was a resident of Rock Springs...
Cooper Smith
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved son Cooper Smith at the age of 7 he passed away on August 6, 2020 in his daddy's arms in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a lifelong...
Our View: State has better things to do than match campaign
It’s fair to say the University of Wyoming is facing some serious budget problems, like almost every other governmental entity in the state. A recent article from the Casper Star-Tribune reported the university prepared to take a cut of at least...
Letter: Newspaper should report other issues
Dear Editor, Overall nobody is all that concerned about another abuse case involving family members. Let the law handle it. Why not publish an investigative report on the federal budget deficit that involves every American? When have you and your...
Older voters decide elections
Kate Sarosy is the AARP Wyoming State President, but you may know her as the former mayor and city councilman in Casper. She says during her campaigns in the 2000’s it never occurred to her to specifically court the age 50+ vote. She isn’t alone....
Wyoming Legislature continued its rightward march in primaries
There’s nothing like knocking off a few bruised and battered “Republican in name only” incumbents in a Wyoming primary election to make self-proclaimed “real conservatives” whoop and holler. Four-term moderate Sen. Michael Von Flatern (R-Gi...
Staff sheds light on 1919 murder case
New information regarding a century-old murder discovered by staff at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum is shedding light on the acts leading to that murder. According to a Wyohistory.org...
Green River Main Street to host street fair in Sept.
Green River Main Street will host a street fair Sept. 12. Many other organizations joined together in order to host the event, including the Green River Development Fund and local businesses. The street fair will feature many different types of...
County concert association hosts Wendy Woo
The Sweetwater County Concert Association is presenting Wendy Woo as their next featured artist. Woo’s concert will be an extra performance outside of the concert series presented by the association for the season. Woo is a Colorado artist who has...
Resolution against health orders gets rejected by Carbon County
GILLETTE — Campbell County Commissioners will not adopt a resolution against the state’s coronavirus public health orders. At a directors meeting Monday, Commissioners Del Shelstad and Colleen Faber said they had received questions from residents...
Legislators pass COVID-19 immunity bill
CHEYENNE — A bill concerning immunity and liability during a pandemic was approved to be sponsored by the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee in the upcoming legislative session. The bill was brought up in light of the COVID-19 pandemic because...
Mayors push lawmakers to consider tax options amid budget crisis
CHEYENNE – With Wyoming facing a projected $1.5 billion revenue shortfall over the next two years, a few mayors from across the state asked lawmakers Monday to start seriously considering new taxation options. In response to the budget crisis ...
Wolves sweep Torrington Fri.
The Green River High School tennis squad showed how competitive they are in a series of contests with three other schools over the weekend. The team swept Torrington Friday in Laramie and nearly...
WGFD issues summer fishing advisories
Summer days are a beacon calling anglers to the water to cast out a fly and see what bites. But, those fishing in the hottest months should be aware of the effects warmer water has on fish, especially Wyoming’s trout. “Low water flows combined...
Sports network to air Cowboys games
The Cowboy Sports Network and the University of Wyoming athletics department announced Monday that 13 classic football games will be aired on Saturday afternoons from September through November on the Cowboy Sports Network. “We’re excited to...
