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While some portions of the state are experiencing flooding from increased precipitation, flooding in Green River isn’t a concern. According to data from the National Weather Service, Sweetwater County received between 1 and 2 inches of precipitation in the last 60 days, with the Green River municipal area receiving between 2 and 4 inches. On average, 10 inches of snowfall is calculated as 1 inch of liquid precipitation, though the ratio can change depending on the type of snow falling as p...
A few Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board members are feeling frustrated at how the legislative session in Cheyenne is going. Board chair Brenda Roosa said she’s disappointed and believes legislators have already made up their minds regarding school funding, which could receive a cut of up to $91 million from school spending. School board members were prohibited from giving testimony in person during hearings, which board member John Malone said is the reason they go to Cheyenne. R...
A sibling fight is the reason for one woman being placed on probation. Misty R. Mares, 25, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing aggravated assault and battery, which was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangering. Mares pleaded no contest to the charge and was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and one year of unsupervised probation. According to court documents, on Aug. 17, 2016, officers...
The U.S. Forest Service has abandoned its presence in Green River after the previous employee found new work. Tuesday night, Rebecca Eusek, director of the Green River Chamber of Commerce said the forest service has left the visitor center with one less person to work during the summer travel months. “For summertime, we’ve lost one full-time employee,” Eusek said. “This is an issue.” The forest service subleases the visitor center as a location to greet people traveling to the Ashley National...
Residents will receive a yellow paper with their water bill detailing projected rates over a five-year period the city may charge for utilities. The estimates stem from a utility rate review commissioned by the city. Contracting NewGen Strategies and Solutions, the city council sought to create a long-term rate strategy and estimate if current rates matched expenses within different utility services offered by the city. The estimates cover rates charged for water, sewer, solid waste and storm wa...
A Green River Police officer, who is accused of murdering a two-year-old boy, has had his jury trial rescheduled. Jacob Anglesey, 35, was placed on administrative leave, after he was indicted for a first-degree murder charge on Feb. 3, 2016, in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James in front of a grand jury. At that time, the jury convened to determine whether or not there was enough probable cause to charge Anglesey with first-degree murder, which stemmed from the 2009 death of Konnor All...
Building permits in Green River during 2016 resulted in an increased annual construction valuation for the city. According to a report from the city’s Community Development Department, the construction valuation tallied in 2016 totalled $20 million, approximately $13.5 million higher than the 2015 valuation, $6.5 million. A severe hail storm during the summer is the main reason for the boost in valuation. Laura Leigh, director of community development, said the city issued 1,163 permits during 2...
During the past week, the Green River Police Department has dealt with a few calls regarding residents feeding deer, an activity against city ordnance. Feeding deer was a controversial topic in the past. The city council banned the feeding of deer in 2011 due to increased conflicts between residents and wildlife living in the city, with some residents reporting deer charging them as they walked outside their homes. Others believed it wasn’t an issue as the deer already live in the city and enjoyed looking at the wildlife walking through t...
City department heads and council representatives will start working on the new budget at the end of the month and already face a few challenges. The Green River City Council approved the placement of Gary Killpack and Lisa Maes on the city’s budget committee Tuesday night. For Killpack, his placement is a chance to be both a liaison to the rest of the city council, as well as have a small part in crafting the budget. Killpack served on the committee last year and hopes they will have enough f...
With New Year’s Resolutions still fresh in people’s minds, the Green River Recreation Center has seen a usage increase. However, that’s not the only reason the recreation center has seen an increase in its daily numbers. Recreation supervisor Katie Blood said the recreation center usually sees an influx in people not only for New Year’s resolutions, but when it gets cold out, which it has been in the past few weeks. “We want to encourage many people to come in,” Blood said. This type of influx u...
The Greenbelt might see some renovations if the city receives a $50,000 grant. Tuesday night, the Green River City Council approved a request to apply for a Doppelt Trail Development Fund grant. According to information provided to the council, the grant would be used for a new coating on the pathway, as well as crack sealing and filling from the Uinta Drive Bridge to Scotts Bottom. The grant the Green River Parks and Recreation Department seeks is known as a project transformation grant, which can range between $15,000 and $50,000. The trail...
The first snow day in more than 30 years last week has resulted in another day getting added to the school calendar in Green River. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board voted unanimously to add a school day on May 25, which now replaces May 24 as the last day of school. The following staff days after the final day of school were also adjusted to accommodate the change. The district will decide next month how the snow day will impact the McKinnon school’s schedule as its calendar d...
Bitter winter weather conditions caused Green River schools to close Thursday and busses to break down Friday. Last Thursday, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 declared a snow day, but it’s Friday’s two-hour delay that residents can’t seem to stop talking about. Despite having taken preventative gelling up measures, such as plugging in the busses, the district still had more than 12 busses gel up Friday. “We have fuel additive in all of our tanks so we weren’t too far off,” District No...
A sudden termination of an agreement between Castle Rock Hospital District and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has left administrators at CRHD surprised. “The affiliation was terminated without cause,” CRHD CEO Bailie Dockter said in a media release. “We were surprised by the news, as (MHSC) had never informed us of any dissatisfaction with the affiliation. Because of our commitment to patients, we would have promptly and conscientiously addressed any the hospital’s concerns.” The agree...
To lease or not to lease was a question before the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The council debated if it should allow the Green River Police Department the ability to lease two patrol vehicles to replace two vehicles totaled by lightning damage earlier this year, ultimately approving the request unanimously. Insurance pay outs were made to both vehicles, which totaled almost $45,000, though wouldn’t have been enough to cover the cost of the two vehicles. According to GRPD Chief C...
For Coree Bybee, opening a restaurant was something she has always wanted to do. The name was something that came easily to her. The viaduct, the long bridge spanning the railroad tracks, has been a symbol of the community and something Bybee played on as a child. That symbol would be the name for her Viaduct Grill, which opened in late November. Bybee grew up in Green River and despite leaving the city a few times throughout her life, she always came back. She returned most recently six years...
A man accused of sexual intrusion and hitting the alleged victim in the face claims he is innocent. Austin W. Pacheco, 24, of Green River, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to first-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault, battery and reckless endangering. The sexual assault charges are felonies, while the battery and reckless endangering charges are misdemeanors. If Pacheco is found guilty of all four charges he could face a...
