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Jackson Elementary School will close. Members of the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted 6-1 in favor of the elementary school’s closure Tuesday night, after additional data and parents’ opinions were presented to them. Board member Steve Core was the only vote against the closure, saying he thinks a school closure should be the last option, not the first. Core thinks the district could tap into its $7 million in revenues to offer an early retirement program, whi...
A school bus driver who is known for her colorful hair and positive demeanor says she’s floored by the continual support from her coworkers and the community. Tiffany Herren was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer May 31. The cancer, despite appearing to be a common form, wasn’t fueled by hormones and required 16 rounds of chemotherapy, an unusual amount for a stage two cancer. Herren underwent a double mastectomy Tuesday and awaits a final pathology report to determine what the next cour...
During the Monroe Intermediate School’s program on Friday, a local veteran shared with those in attendance what life was like in the Air Force. Mary Johnson, retired United States Air Force Capt., said when she was a child all she knew about serving was that her grandpa had served in World War II. As she grew up, she was trying to figure out what to do with her life. She had a strength and she knew what is was -- foreign language. With her strength in mind, Johnson decided to visit a recruiters...
With Veterans’ Day falling on a Saturday this year, veterans will have a few opportunities to join in on special lunches and programs. Pete Rust, Green River Mayor and veteran, said historically, taking care of one’s country and the values of that country is something that should be celebrated. “To celebrate that basic value, just seems to me, (is) very, very important to share that,” he said. “It just brings us all together.” Rust said Veterans’ Day is about the value this country has o...
The recent unveiling of a statue of Kenny Sailors, inventor of basketball’s jump shot, at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie has a few residents believing the university fouled on a beloved Green River artist. The statue, located at the Arena-Auditorium’s new entrance, displays a young Sailors making a jump shot at Madison Square Garden in New York, during the 1943 NCAA basketball championships. It was sculpted by Jay Warren, an Oregon-based artist. Warren wasn’t always the first selection for t...
With two votes, the Green River City Council effectively ended its solid waste division and contracted with Wyoming Waste Systems for its solid waste disposal. The Council voted unanimously to contract with Wyoming Waste Systems, followed by unanimous approval of a severance package for employees in the city's solid waste department. For residents, the switch to a private solid waste company means a monthly garbage bill, which Mayor Pete Rust said would be $31.50 for basic services. According...
It’s something the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents look forward to every year. “It’s always full. We have people standing in the hallway even after we put out every chair we have,” Heidi Schuh, activities director and volunteer coordinator said. Schuh was describing what it’s like during the Veterans program the center hosts annually. Each year, members from the Monroe Intermediate School Choir visit the center and sing American-themed songs to the residents. Any time...
Two days have been set aside for the sentencing of a man who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of a 2-year-old boy. Jacob Anglesey, 35, will appear in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery, Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. for a sentencing hearing to the felony charge. Anglesey, a GRPD officer at the time, was originally charged with first-degree murder, but three days before his trial was set to begin, he changed his plea on a reduced charge of voluntary...
The Green River Police Department is investigating several burglaries occurring within the city during the past several weeks. Burglaries recently occurred at Castle Rock Veterinary Center and Club 86, both of which were reported Oct. 25. The Green River Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion, The Hitching Post and the Embassy Tavern have all been burglarized during the past few months. Similar burglaries have been reported in Kemmerer, Evanston and Laramie, as well as other locations across...
Truman Elementary School was selected as one of 12 highest performing and most successful schools in Wyoming. This selection, was followed by a visit from Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA). APA was chosen by Wyoming's Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration to conduct a study of the state's Educational Program and Funding Model. As part of this statewide K-12 school finance study, APA is using a "successful schools" research approach and conducting case studies on the top 12...
Students upset with enforcement of Green River High School’s dress code voiced their disapproval to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees last week. Samantha Hardin, a junior at GRHS, said dress code enforcement has become a growing problem for students, saying girls throughout the school have been told to cover up and wear different clothing. She said students face detention for failing to adhere to those requests. She said the issue has been most prevalent for girls w...
A series of discussions between school district officials and residents regarding the proposed closure of Jackson Elementary School Tuesday resulted in other options being brought to the table. Many of those options, according to Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo, aren’t great replacements. According to information presented to residents, other options that could make up $1.4 million the district would save by closing the Jackson building include killing the art, music and physical education p...
“I couldn’t believe someone would do that,” Green River Fire Chief Mike Nomis said. “It’s disappointing.” The fire department was recently used by a scammer, who called residents and claimed to be soliciting donations to the department. The GRFD does have a foundation, which Nomis said only solicits through the mail. They never call residents. “That’s the only time we solicit for donations,” Nomis said. Scams are nothing new for residents of Green River and Sweetwater County. Residents have re...
Facing another round of budgetary cuts from the Wyoming Legislature and declining enrollment in its elementary schools, a Green River school was recommended for closure Tuesday evening. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo recommended closing Jackson Elementary School to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board, saying a combination of the building’s condition and the lower student population make it the best candidate for closure. A final decision won’t occur until November, with the dis...
What to do with the Carnegie Library was something the Sweetwater County Commissioners discussed last week. During the commissioners’ meeting last week, they spoke with a representative from Alliance for Historic Wyoming. The alliance has been around for 12 years and is funded through membership fees and federal and state grants, Alliance executive director Carly-Ann Anderson said. “We were originally founded to do national historical trails protection across the state of Wyoming of Wyo...
A late change of plea hearing Friday morning resulted in a trial for George Maestas being cancelled. His trial was scheduled to start Tuesday. Maestas, 68, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated homicide by vehicle and one count of driving while under the influence of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury. The three charges combined could result in a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison and a maximum fine of $25,000. Maestas plead without making a plea agreement...
One hundred fifty years is a milestone worth celebrating and the Sweetwater County Historical Museum, with help from the Sweetwater County Commissioners, are commemorating the county’s inception Oct. 17. The county was originally known as Carter County, named for Judge William Alexander Carter, by the Dakota Territorial Legislature. When the Wyoming Territory was formed in 1869, the legislature changed its name to Sweetwater County, named for the Sweetwater River. The county’s original bou...
A new police K-9 and some upgraded extraction equipment were possible through $5,000 donations from the Green River Assembly of God Church. Pastor Nathan Bloomfield said the church’s board of directors wanted improve the community in some way. He said the church already had the funds available and sought places to make donations. The day he walked into the Green River Police Department was considered divine intervention by Chief Chris Steffen. Steffen said Bloomfield approached the department sh...
Update: George Maestas appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James this morning, Friday, Oct. 6, and changed his plea to no contest on all three charges. For complete details on the hearing, grab an Oct. 11 Green River Star. A man accused of driving through a home with his vehicle and killing two people inside doesn’t want a plea deal. George Maestas, 68, of Green River, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at what was supposed to be a change of plea hea...
