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A Green River man who admitted to having intercourse with a 14-year-old girl was sent to prison. Marshall L. Mechling Jr., 21, of Jamestown, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to second degree sexual abuse of a minor. In exchange to Mechling Jr.’s guilty plea to second-degree sexual abuse, he was given a four to 10-year prison sentence with credit given for four days pre-sentence confinement. This sentence is to run c...
A few tricks were reported by county residents as costumed trick-or-treaters made their way throughout their neighborhoods Monday evening. According to the Green River Police Department, officers responded to an undisclosed address in reference to a report of a larceny. The reporting party told officers they watched two juveniles steal their inflatable Mickey Mouse decoration. The person also reported several pumpkins that had been smashed on their property. A detailed vehicle description was given and officers gave the description to other...
An unattended burning candle was the cause of a Green River house fire. Last Thursday, around 3 p.m. the Green River Fire Department responded to 2265 Hitching Post for a report of a fire. GRFD Chief Mike Nomis said the volunteer fire department had a quick-response time for that time of the day, which was when all of the schools were being let out. Due to the quick reaction of the firefighters, the fire was contained to the living room. The living room was pretty much burnt up, but the rest of...
The decision to release a lien on the Tomahawk Hotel was tabled again as the city waits for assurance it will receive a $100,000 payment if the building is sold. A legal question regarding two agreements Green River Futures Inc., the owner of the building, made with the city is at the center of the issue. In 2009, the city entered into one agreement with the economic-development organization to utilize funding from the Wyoming Business Council to buy and renovate the historic hotel. That...
Students, parents and teachers walked into the high school gym, many of them with shocked looks on their faces. A few had tears in their eyes as they hugged and reminisced, wearing camouflage out of respect for their friend. Green River High School hosted a remembrance for Maicy Braden, the 17-year-old student killed in a vehicle crash in Green River last Monday morning. Students filled the bleachers as they listened to Principal Darrin Howard and welding teacher Tom Wilson speak to the...
Surrounded by her students, Jackson Elementary School Principal Stacey Court waited for the inevitable. The students, armed with cans of silly string, let her have it. In a few short moments, Court was covered in webs of neon colored sting. What some may consider the ultimate way of getting back at the principal was actually a reward for students meeting fundraising goals during a recent Jackson PTO sales drive. Students were tasked with selling items to friends, family and neighbors, with the p...
Survey questions about whether or not the city should start a deer-culling program were passed onto the Green River City Council for its review. Green River city administrator Reed Clevenger said the 20 survey questions city employees put together have been sent to the City Council for it to consider. “We are just waiting to get the green light on it,” Clevenger said. Once the questions are finalized, this will be the second time Green River residents will be asked to answer questions about whe...
A 17-year-old Green River High School student died in a crash on Flaming Gorge Way Monday morning According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Maicy Braden was driving a 2002 Chrysler 300 at the intersection of Flaming Gorge Way and Uinta Drive. Braden was traveling south and attempted to drive through a red light when her vehicle was struck by a 2006 Volvo commercial truck driving west on Flaming Gorge Way, driven by 38-year-old Travis Holcombe, of Wisconsin. Another vehicle, a 2001 Ford van...
New principal at Monroe Intermediate School, Anne Marie Covey, recently took charge of a renovated building with a history that is close to her heart. The school originally opened in September of 1963 under the administration of Tony Katana, who happens to be Covey’s grandfather. Katana, who passed away in 2013, was a well-respected educator and administrator who spent 20 years as principal at Monroe. Covey is proud to carry on the heritage of her grandfather who, she says, was, “a humble man, but a great man who had a huge impact on his tea...
For Donna Little-Kaumo, Thursday presented her with something she hadn’t faced during her 10 years in Green River. Thursday morning, the state received an email detailing a wide-reaching bomb threat involving multiple state and local government buildings, as well as unnamed schools. “There are 50 pounds of RDX and PETN plastic explosives hidden across 40 Wyoming schools, and 10 schools have had their fire sprinkler systems filled with napalm,” the anonymous email stated. “Today Wyoming will be...
A man accused of using brass knuckles to hurt another man pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Joshua S. Moody, 31, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery and burglary. If Joshua is found guilty of both felonies, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on May 9,...
A daughter’s quick thinking is credited with saving her mother’s life Aug. 31. What started as a normal morning for Robyn Stoeger and her daughter CeAnna Sadberry became terrifying after a persistent cough Stoeger suffered from gradually worsened. “I felt kind of dizzy,” Stoeger said. “I was coughing because I couldn’t get air into my lungs.” As her cough worsened, Stoeger decided to go outside and get some fresh air, thinking that would alleviate the cough. Upon stepping out on to her porch,...
During the past couple of weeks, about 39 new informational signs have been strategically placed throughout the city. Project engineer Holden Wright said 22 large, metal signs at 5-feet wide by 12-feet tall, 14 small, metal signs at 5-wide and 4-feet tall and three little, metal parking signs at 2-feet wide by 31/2-feet tall were purchased; and almost all of them have been placed in the city. Wright said two more signs will go up after the street construction has been completed on East Teton...
An early morning house fire Tuesday was extinguished by the Green River Fire Department, containing it before it could cause serious damage to the home. At about 1:20 a.m., firefighters arrived to 221 East 2nd South with two command vehicles, a pumper truck and the department’s aerial fire truck, according to Fire Chief Mike Nomis. In total 18 firefighters arrived to the scene. Nomis said firefighters were able to knock the fire down quickly, isolating it to the home’s porch and overhang abo...
An unoccupied truck that rolled down a hill and into a power pole caused a power outage Thursday around noon. According to Luke Benson, Green River Police detective and public relations specialist, at around 11:55 a.m. the GRPD received a call about a truck hitting a power pole on Shoshone Avenue. The accident happened after a 1986 gray Chevy truck, which was being worked on by Green River resident Daniel Gilbert, 54, rolled 81 feet downhill into a power pole. Gilbert told officers he was...
Four years ago, there wasn’t much of an American Legion Post 28 to visit. The post, long dormant, was kept alive by infrequent meetings and a small, core group of members. It didn’t even have a physical post location. Fast forward to Sept. 4, and Post Commander Tony Niemiec is showing the newly elected National Commander of the American Legion, around their building on North Center Street. A simple blue flag with the words “Beat Navy” embroidered in the center, catches their attention. “One of...
A committee has formed to investigate how the empty portion of the Golden Hour Senior Center building should be used. Commissioner Don Van Matre said meetings have taken place involving the senior center’s board and representatives from the City of Green River regarding empty space in the center’s building. Golden Hour only takes up about half of the building’s total available space. Originally built as Roosevelt Elementary School, the county became the building’s owner after purchasing it from...
Deciding whether or not to allow for primitive camping in FMC Park is an issue the council will have revisit. During the last Green River City Council workshop, the Council gave its approval for several groups to start looking into the possibility of camping in FMC Park. Gary Wolfe, who was representing the Green River Greenbelt Task Force, Green River Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Sweetwater Mountain Biking Association, asked the council for permission to explore camping options for...
A registered sex offender who failed to report his change of residence, which happened to be near a school, will serve time in prison. Lonnie Phillip Moffitt, 41, of Green River was convicted in 1999 of third-degree sexual assault. Since then, he is required to notify the proper authorities on his employment or residential changes, however, he failed to do so. Moffitt appeared in Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to two felony charges and...
A deer with a drooping, broken antler, that was visibly distressed was helped by a local agency. A couple weeks ago, Green River resident Stan Blake was going into his backyard when he saw an injured buck. “I knew the deer was in distress,” Blake said. The buck was laying down and I could see its antler was broken. Blake called Green River Animal Control and officer Kim Wilkens responded to the call. It only took her a couple of minutes to decide she needed to call the Wyoming Game and Fis...
