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The standoff between the House and the Senate within the Wyoming Legislature has helped curb potential cuts proposed to education spending, however a final estimate as to how much funding for schools across the state could get remains unclear. Pete Brandjord, Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s business manager, said estimates from the Legislative Service Office state House Bill 140, which focuses on school finance, would result in a reduction of $135,000 for the school district. H...
In an effort to help the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center cover its costs, it will receive $100,000 this year and be paid two times a year instead of once each year after. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting last week, the Commissioners listened to CDC executive director Lu Kasper discuss the budget issues the CDC is currently having. Kasper said the revenues from the state have been cut by $1 million over the past three years. To help offset the costs, the CDC has...
This time the new Chamber CEO’s position was filled by someone who was already working at the Green River Chamber of Commerce. Lisa Herrera, was announced as the new Chamber CEO, which is effective immediately, according to a press release stated. “Lisa has stepped up a multitude of times as the interim CEO,” Chamber board chairman Angela Shutran said. “We felt she was the best pick for us.” Shutran said Herrera not only acted as the interim CEO after Rebecca Briesmaster resigned, but she acted...
Did you know that March 1 is National Pig Day and March 7 is National Crown Roast of Pork Day? It only seems fitting for March’s Artifact of the Month to be a handsaw used in a butcher’s shop. The saw is linked to Salt Lake City, but this saw has a richer history in Green River. It was used at the butcher’s shop in the Yellow Front Grocery. The grocery store was owned and operated by Kurt Hoffmann. He and Margaret, his wife, were German immigrants. Kurt came to Wyoming, first arriving in Rock Springs and worked for the Rock Springs Butch...
Aaron Million is at it again. Speaking to the Green River City Council Tuesday night, Richard Mathey, a member of Communities Protecting the Green, said Million has revised a pipeline project that would divert water from the Browns Park area in Utah to the Colorado Front Range. CPG is a five-member organization funded by local governments that keeps an eye on possible water projects that would impact Sweetwater County and the politics revolving around the water usage laws, which Mathey...
At first glance, it looked legitimate. A USPS priority envelope Green River resident Linda Fitzgerald received contained a check for $994 made out to her name and a sheet of instructions for what appeared to be a secret shopper assignment. Fitzgerald said she had done some secret shopper work in the past, but the envelope and its contents didn’t involve anything she had signed up for. At that point, the small details started to look suspicious. Fitzgerald said the amount of the check stood o...
A man who asked his girlfriend to send him photos is now facing two felony charges. Jacob Ariel Allen, 19, of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for an arraignment to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. On the first count, Allen allegedly induced a child to engage in making pornography. On the second count, Allen allegedly possessed the child pornography. According to court documents, On July, 28, 2017, during and unrelated...
While Green River Police Department’s new chief, Tom Jarvie, will take his oath Tuesday, a longtime GRPD officer will also be recognized for the number of years she’s served. The Council will recognize Debbie Tippy for her service to the community Tuesday night. Tippy is one of several long-serving employees to retire from the GRPD. The Council will also decide if it will support a request to cosponsor the annual Western Wyoming Karate Tournament, a memorandum of understanding with the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo committee and the annual Wor...
Portions of the Golden Hour Senior Center building will act as a temporary shelter for The Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center should they ever be faced with an emergency evacuation situation. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, the commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum or understanding between the county, GHSC and Mission. Under the MOU, Mission can use the GHSC building as a temporary shelter for its residents if an emergency occurs. A few months...
Tom Jarvie can drop the word “interim” from his title. The longtime Green River Police Department employee will officially head up the department, three months after he was appointed interim chief. “It’s exciting,” Jarvie said. “It’s an honor to serve my community.” Jarvie’s selection was announced Tuesday night at the Green River City Council meeting. He will be officially sworn in as the city’s police chief during the Council meeting March 6. City Administrator Reed Clevenger said one...
A missing zero will cost the city $20,000 according to a change order approved by the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The change order is for the Hitching Post Drive Reconstruction Project. Mark Westenskow, public works director, said a typographical error in the bid form resulted in the problem. Council documents state that a line item for a new concrete sidewalk was off by a factor of 10, with the bid document calling for 1,560 square feet of concrete as opposed to the needed 15,600...
Ten school district employees, one administrator and nine teachers, signed up to take a volunteer separation program. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees approved the employees’ separation Tuesday evening, which will take effect at the end of the fiscal year. Board members had mixed emotions about their decision, happy the 10 had taken up an offer intended to avoid layoffs within the district, but disappointed with the reason why they’re forced into offering the pro...
Paying students’ negative balances off is something residents in Green River are trying to help out with. With 776 students, or 30 percent of Sweetwater County School district No. 2, on the free and reduced lunch meal program, the need to help pay off balances for those who have to go on this program is increasing. Thanks to donations of more than $1,500, the community is helping out with those negative balances, Linda Martin, director of nutrition services, said. The money received through d...
The Green River City Council issued special use approval for placement of a cell tower near Mansface Tuesday evening. According to Council documents, the tower was requested by Verizon Wireless and will be a 99’ monopole. Laura Leigh, director of community development for the city, said the city had to issue the special use permit because the tower’s location placed it in what’s known as the Bronze Belt Overlay District. Leigh said the district was created to protect the city’s scenic bluffs lik...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has one of the highest graduation rates in the state, according to a recent report from the Wyoming Department of Education. The district had a 92 percent graduation rate during the 2016-17 school year, graduating 183 students out of an expected graduate count of 199. District No. 2 had the second largest number of expected graduates of the school districts surpassing the 90 percent graduation rate. Lincoln County School District No. 2 had a 90.5 percent g...
A man arrested in Green River Friday had his bond set at $25,000 cash or surety after being charged with 16 counts of felony voyeurism. Ryan Flaten, 28, is in the Sweetater County Detention Center following his arrest. While voyeurism is often a misdemeanor charge, it becomes a felony when a camera or other recording device is used in the crime. Each felony count carries with it a penalty of not more than two years in prison and a potential fine of not more than $5,000. Flaten was also arrested in Lyman on Nov. 17, 2017, and charged with...
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 accused of sexually abusing a minor, according to court documents from two counties. He was arrested last week for a charge stemming out of Lincoln County and one charge in Sweetwater County. A detention officer confirmed that Wilson was in the Sweetwater County D...
The Green River Chamber of Commerce has started its search for a new CEO. The chamber started publishing advertisements this week for the position, which was vacated after the chamber’s executive board released former CEO Irene Parsons prior to the chamber’s week-long break Dec. 20. Parsons was originally hired in August to replace Rebecca Eusek, who had been the chamber’s director for nearly five years. Eusek had accepted a position at the Wyoming Business Council....
