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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...
Thursday, Jan. 5 Greenbelt Task Force meeting 6-7 p.m., city hall Friday, Jan. 6, Friday Night Skate Nights 7-8:45 p.m., Green River Recreation Center Saturday, Jan. 7 Float Time 1-2:30 p.m., Green River Recreation Center pool Space Mountain 1-2:30 p.m., Green River Recreation Center pool Monday, Jan. 9 Sweetwater County Library 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time Sweetwater County Library 6 p.m. Pens and Pastries -- teen writing club Tuesday, Jan. 10 City Council Workshop 6:30 p.m., city hall Float Time 7-8:30 p.m., Green River Recreation Center pool...
In 2016, one word dominated the headlines and discussion throughout local governments: funding. While the Green River City Council has dealt with decreased revenues for the past several years, the issue spread to the Sweetwater County government after a decline in the county’s valuation resulted in a 20 percent decline in the 2016-2017 budget. Wally Johnson and the other commissioners told residents layoffs would be a last resort and held true to that statement as county employees were not e...
A man accused of beating up his wife pleaded not guilty to two felonies and one misdemeanor. Darrel Lee Montez, 42, of Green River, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to two felony counts of aggravated assault and battery and one misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. If found guilty of the all three counts, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, six months in jail and a maximum fine of $20,750. According to court documents, on Oct. 2...
Sweetwater County might be the site for a new gun manufacturing facility. During an update given to both the Green River City Council and Sweetwater County Commissioners Tuesday, Kayla McDonald, the business development manager for the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition, said a company plans to scout possible locations this Spring for their facility. The manufacturer, though unnamed, is looking at the county after the SEDC responded to a Wyoming Business Council lead named Project Arms. A...
Secretary of State Ed Murray visited Green River to talk about the state’s upcoming challenges and opportunities, as well as speak with local officials about Sweetwater County. Murray said he was invited to speak to members of the Green River Chamber of Commerce after attending the annual Cajun Shrimp Boil during Riverfest in August. Murray believes Wyoming at a point of reckoning, where it will have to address the boom and bust economic cycles it has dealt with during the past several d...
A man accused of kicking his pregnant girlfriend pleaded not guilty to one felony charge. Hector Jaciel Perez-Villegas, 20, of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery. If found guilty, Perez-Villegas could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents on Sept. 18, 2016, a Green River Police officer went to Bridger Drive to check on a possible...
Friday, Dec. 23 Christmas Holiday City offices close at noon Sweetwater County Library closed Green River Star office closed Saturday, Dec. 24 Sweetwater County Library closed Sunday, Dec. 25, Sweetwater County Library closed Monday, Dec. 26 Christmas Holiday City offices closed Sweetwater County Library closed Friday, Dec. 30 Sweetwater County Library closed Saturday, Dec. 31 Sweetwater County Library closed 2017 Senior Class Fundraiser -- 3D Archery Shoot 12-6 p.m., White Mountain Archery Barn, (FMC) Cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child New...
A well-attended contractor meeting for the $6 million renovation project at Lincoln Middle School and the Wilson Elementary School building gives the administrators hope for competitive bids. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said the project is the largest school project in the state at this time. She said construction projects around the state have slowed due to the state’s economy. As a result, a number of contractors have expressed interest in the project, a situation that could be a...
For some, he’s a coach; while for many others he’s a teacher. A longtime Green River educator was recently awarded with a unique honor that comes with one of the symbols of the Cowboy State. Rick Barker, a physical education teacher at Monroe Intermediate School recently received the Pax Ricketts Award from the Wyoming Association for Health and Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. While many awards come with a plaque honoring the individual, the Pax Ricketts Award brings with it a Ste...
