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The Green River Fire Department, along with other first responders, law enforcement and EMS, have been keeping busy lately, responding to fires, accidents and rescues. Motel fire At 1:43 a.m. Nov. 27, Green River Fire Department, Green River Police Department, and Castle Rock Ambulance were dispatched to a report of a structure fire on East Flaming Gorge Way. It was quickly determined that the fire was located at the Flaming Gorge Motel, according to a GRFD press release. Police officers... Full story
The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners is hoping to improve county-wide communication by expanding the duties of the Public Relations Director for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, making the position a Public Informations Officer (PIO) for the county. “For some time now there’s been some discussion about creating, or expanding the duties, more appropriately, to the public relations director role,” Gary McLean, the Human Resources Director, explained at Tuesday’s county co...
Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced Dec. 2 that Spencer Dale Cottrell, age 51, Bryan Roland Foster, age 39, and Gage Mercer, age 31, all from Rock Springs, Wyoming, have been sentenced by United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson for crimes related to improvised pipe bombs. Cottrell was also sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, on February 14, 2021, the Rock Springs Police Department attempted to stop Cottrell for a traffic... Full story
Joann Adell Zickefoose, 81, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at her home in Green River, WY. She was born June 11, 1941 in Newark, Ohio, the daughter of William Norton and Pauline Norton. Joann attended school at the Newark Catholic School and was a 1960 graduate. She married Herbert Wayne Zickefoose October 23, 1972 in Lusk, WY. Joann worked for the county clerk's office for 21 years until her retirement in 2007. She was a member of the past matron eastern star in Lusk, WY. Joann enjoyed... Full story
Michael May, 53, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs. He was born on June 19, 1969 in Rock Springs, WY, the son of Robert May and Elizabeth Rose Bernard. Mike graduated from the Rock Springs High School and worked as a mechanic for Whislers. He married Jennifer May in Rock Springs, WY. She preceded him in death on December 26, 2008. Michael enjoyed spending his time outdoors, he loved hill climbing motorcycles, hunting, camping, searching for antlers. He also... Full story
Terri Lyn Greene, 69, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Western Peaks Specialty Hospital in Bountiful, Utah. She was a life-long resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Greene passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 9, 1952 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of James Arthur Robinson and Mary Marlene McPhie. She attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and graduated from Rock Springs High School Class of 71. She married Edward Greene Sr. on May 29, 1976 in Ro... Full story
Oscar Tellefson, 92, passed away November 27, 2022 peacefully at his home in Rock Springs, WY after an extended illness. He was born in Edgerton, WI, on April 15th, 1930. He attended Willow Prairie Elementary school and then graduated from Edgerton High in 1948. Shortly after graduation, he joined the Air Force and spent time in the Korean conflict. He was later transferred to Chanute Air Base where he met the love of his life, Nancy Jean Collins. They were married on July 12th, 1953. Oscar and... Full story
Donna Jean Kumpula Chabre passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at The University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a life-long resident of Wyoming. Donna was born November 16, 1945 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Gustie Kumpula and Frances Bercich Kumpula. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1964 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Michael R. Shaw Sr., on June 16, 1965, and they later divorced. Her younger years were spent raising her two... Full story
Clyde LaVell Siler, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Green River, Wyoming. Mr. Siler was born November 27, 1940 in Green River, Wyoming; the son of Findley Fernard Siler and Genevieve Ruble. He attended schools in Manilla, Utah. Mr. Siler married Judy K. Simmons in 1958 in Evanston, Wyoming, they had five children from this union and later divorced. He was a United States National Guard... Full story
Marlene McFadden, 82, passed away peacefully with family by her side Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. She was a life-long resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. McFadden died following injuries she sustained due to a fall. She was born April 27, 1940 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Alex Nobel and Dorothy McIntosh. Mrs. McFadden attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1958 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Michael F. McFadden... Full story
Barbara Hartley, age 86, died peacefully at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming on December 4, 2022 with her family by her side, under the care of Sweetwater County Hospice. Barbara was born January 16, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, to Bernard and Ruby (Jerrigan) Glidewell. Barbara attended schools in California and graduated from Redondo Beach Union High School in 1954. Throughout the years when not busy raising her family, Barbara held multiple jobs. Barbara had a passion for singing, especially... Full story
Avery Michael Lee, 37 passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming for the past seven years and former resident of Laramie and Green River, Wyoming. He was born December 2, 1985 in Woodward, Oklahoma; the son of Mark Alan Lee and Rebecca Ann Lee (Sawyer). Avery attended schools in Green River, Wyoming and was a 2003 graduate of Green River High School. He attended the University of Wyoming for three years. He worked for... Full story
Last weekend was full of Christmas cheer at the Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday night and Golden Hour Senior Center's Christmas Craft Fair on Friday and Saturday. Photos by Stephanie Peterson...
Imagine how great it would be if you or your family didn’t get sick from a respiratory infection. What infections are these you may ask? They include, for example, flu, flu-like illness, adeno virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), common cold, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, Coxsackie virus, Streptococcus, Pneumoccous, tuberculosis, and more. Providers at the Specialty Clinics of Sweetwater Memorial, as well as the physicians in the emergency room and on the medical/surgical floor at M... Full story
Dear Editor, In politics, all decisions do not reach the same level of importance. Some decisions matter very much in the moment but will be forgotten within a decade. Others will be viewed by future generations as a turning point that causes generational harm. Public Servants who understand the importance of those moments, and vote with future generations in mind, define the very word, “Statesman.” Senator John Barrasso made such a decision this week. In voting against a bill with a name right out of an Orwellian novel (the so-called “Respect...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 25 At 8:54 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance. Officers met with an individual who reported they found an object in their yard they believed could be a threat. Officers gathered information and completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 11:24 p.m., officers conducted a field contact with a vehicle occupied by two individuals at Hilltop Baptist Church. The occupants of the vehicle were found to be consuming... Full story
While the story of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption is a well-known Christmas classic, The Horizon Theater's production of "A Christmas Carol: A New Musical" will be both the regional premiere of a new version of the old story and an ambitious undertaking for the new community theater company. A regional premiere While doing their last show, Cory and Sarah Schaeperkoetter, the husband and wife founders of The Horizon Theater, were already thinking ahead to their next production. They knew they...
Christmas lights, hot cocoa, and a photo-op with the Clauses will all be part of the Green River Arts Council's first annual Light Fest this weekend. "The Arts Council is always looking for different ways to raise funds to do different art projects or programs in the community," Katie Duncombe, the Arts Council city liaison, explained. "They wanted to do [the Light Fest] as a fundraiser and to just bring something new and exciting to the community that is kind of arts-based for the holidays,... Full story
Those who need to get their pets microchipped or need help registering their pets’ microchips are invited to attend Green River Animal Control’s Holiday Microchip Event this Saturday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “It’s beneficial for the pet, the owners, and us for them to be microchipped,” Jade Winters, an Animal Control Officer with Green River, explained. Having a pet microchipped is the best way to ensure reunification if a pet is ever lost, according to Winters. Collars and name tags...
Millions of visitors flock to Yellowstone National Park each summer to gawk at geysers, waterfalls and charismatic megafauna like elk. Bugling bulls and their harems of cows are a major part of the draw to the iconic western park that's been protected for the past 150 years. Down the Yellowstone plateau dozens of miles to the east, however, the landscape is privately owned, increasingly valuable and changing rapidly. And the same elk spend much of their lives there. "These herds are important...
