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A SWAT raid initiated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement resulted in multiple arrests and the members of the county’s SWAT team targeting the wrong house. According to a media release from the Green River Police Department, a search warrant was served at 355 Fir Street, utilizing the county’s joint SWAT team. The team was mobilized because investigators believed people at the residence were armed, citing the search warrant operation was a high ris...
As winter's chill melts away, residents of Green River come out to play. The sun was shining and the weather was warm Friday afternoon in Green River. Even though it's not quite spring time on the calendar, conditions were prime at Green River's Area 51 Skate Park, and people are enjoying it. Kids of all ages frequent the skate park throughout the warmer Wyoming months, and some even do while there is still snow on the ground. The skate park has been a place of enjoyment, betterment and escape f...
The Green River Animal Shelter will host its biannual discounted vaccine clinic Saturday. The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the shelter on 80 E. Teton Blvd., and will be cash-only payment. The Green River Animal Shelter is partnering with Castle Rock Veterinary Center for the event. Veterinarian Kevin O’Neall and his staff will administer the vaccinations. Vaccinations for cats and dogs will be done at the clinic and horse vaccinations will be available for purchase as well. All v...
Jason Normand, who was arrested by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation Thursday evening during a SWAT-backed search warrant, was initially targeted by DCI after agents allegedly purchased methamphetamine from him late January. According to court documents, Normand allegedly sold a confidential informant 7 grams of methamphetamine from his residence at 355 Fir Street Jan. 15. During the sale, Normand also offered to sell the informant a firearm, telling the informant he owned a lot...
Officers responded to a nuisance property complaint on Evans Street. Officers responded to a parking complaint on Wind River Drive. The owner of the vehicle was contacted and moved the vehicle. Officers tagged a vehicle following a parking complaint on Elk Mountain Drive. Animal control officers responded to a call of a dog at large on Crossbow Drive. The dog was described as a red and white dog with a blue collar. The dog was located and taken to the animal shelter. Animal control officers received a call of two dogs at large that chased an...
A SWAT action initiated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement resulted in an accidental raid on an unrelated home in Green River. According to the Green River Police Department, members of the county’s joint SWAT team and DCI agents served a warrant at an undisclosed address on Fir Street. Tom Jarvie, Patrol Lieutenant for the GRPD, said a house not related to the operation was accidentally targeted. Jarvie said a joint media release will be issued regarding the operation and steps they plan to take to av...
A week after announcing their intent to take ownership of The Villa, Mission Health Services CEO Gary Kelso spoke to the Sweetwater County Commissioners regarding a proposed change in services. Mission Health seeks to take over ownership of The Villa by expediting its lease with Castle Rock Hospital District. Mission was originally set to take over ownership at the end of the six-year lease, but offered to pay the remaining bond amount the hospital district is paying for renovations made to The...
Residents will see some changes in their city utility rates in the future. Last night, the Green River City Council approved a city-wide rate study, which is expected to start at the end of April. The study will determine what future water, garbage and sewer rates will be for the city. The study will be carried out by NewGen Strategies and Solutions for the amount of $48,330. The city chose NewGen Strategies and Solutions out of six other proposals for the job of the study because the group has...
People driving over the bridge on Uinta Drive during the past couple nights may have noticed a very brightly lit train sitting in the Green River rail yard. It may even have resembled city building lights or a row of street lights they were so bright. What it was, was the Loram rail grinder train coming through town, grinding and maintaining the main rail lines as it goes through Green River and on toward Denver. The rail grinder comes through Green River about once a year. So if residents didn'...
Officers responded to a report of a hit and run vehicle collision on Miller Street. It was reported a vehicle struck a mailbox post and left the area. Officers completed a report regarding the incident, which is under investigation. Officers met with an individual who reported accidental damage to a door on their vehicle, at 375 West Flaming Gorge Way. Officers issued a vin check at 375 West Flaming Gorge Way. Officers posted a notice to abate on a nuisance property and tagged two vehicles as abandoned, on Spring View Drive. Officers attempted...
Seeking to alleviate losses amounting to $10,000 a month, Mission Health Services seeks to take ownership of The Villa and change its care model. Last night, the first step towards that move was signed in a lease amendment between Mission Health and Castle Rock Hospital District. Gary Kelso, president of Mission, said while the company is a nonprofit entity, it has lost $120,000 in the last year in operating The Villa, a longterm-care facility that is part of the Mission at Castle Rock...
A number of improvements made to the Castle Rock Ambulance Service have resulted in faster response times and better care. John Taylor, director of the ambulance service, said since they’ve started staffing paid ambulance crews, the service’s response times have dropped from 15 minutes to 2 minutes. Taylor said ambulance crews have beat Green River Police Department officers in responding to an emergency call. Taylor said the service has had a busy month so far as well, with ambulance crews res...
Two burglaries occurred within four days at the Family Dollar on Uinta Drive. The two reported burglaries are currently under investigation by the Green River Police Department. Officers arrived on scene at about 10:50 p.m., after the store's alarm sounded Tuesday night. The glass door leading into the store was broken into. Family Dollar's surveillance camera showed an image of a person wearing tan-colored pants and a blue-green turquoise hooded sweatshirt inside the store at the time of the...
Officers responded to the intersection of East Flaming Gorge Way and Uinta Drive in reference to a report of a vehicle accident. Officers responded to an address on Logan Street in reference to a report of a parking problem. The owner of a residence advised someone was parking their vehicle in the driveway without permission. Officers contacted the owner of the vehicle who said they would move the vehicle out of the driveway. Kristian Mason, 30, of Green River, was arrested for alleged child abuse. Officers assisted personnel with Castle Rock...
The Family Dollar in Green River store was burglarized Tuesday night. The Green River Police Department is investigating the reported burglary. Officers arrived on scene at about 10:50 p.m., after the store’s alarm sounded. The glass door leading into the store was broken into. Family Dollar’s surveillance camera shows an image of a person wearing tan-colored pants and a blue-green turquoise hooded sweatshirt inside the store. “At this point, we don’t know if anything was taken or damaged beyond the door,” GRPD public relations officer L...
A Green River Police officer was placed on administrative leave, after he was indicted for a first-degree murder charge. Last Wednesday, Feb. 3, Jacob Anglesey, 34, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James in front of a grand jury. The jury convened to determine whether or not there was enough probable cause to charge Anglesey for first-degree murder, which stemmed from the 2009 death of Konnor Allen, a 2-year-old boy. Allen was the son of Phylicia Rasdall and Corry Allen. "He...
The Green River City Council rejected a bid for the city’s electrical maintenance at Tuesday’s meeting. The city’s previous electrical contract agreement is now expired. The bid proposed by Mountain West Electrical Inc. was 50-61 percent higher than the previous city electrical contracts. By rejecting the bid for a city-wide electrical contract, this allows the various city departments can call any electrical work provider for a quote, and will contract out individually for each project or wo...
A Green River man who was indicted for first-degree murder Wednesday could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of the crime. Jacob Anglesey, 34, of Green River, was indicted by a grand jury convened by Judicial District Court Judge Nena James for the 2009 death of Konnor Allen, a 2-year-old boy. According to information released by the Sweetwater County Attorney's Office, on March 9, 2009, emergency crews responded to Allen’s home in Green River after receiving a call from A...
Give the next project or business a boost with the Green River Community Chest. The Green River Community Chest, a nonprofit 501 (C) 3 organization, has been in existence since 2007. The Community Chest is a totally autonomous entity formed for the purpose of aiding entities such as the Green River Art’s Council, the Sweetwater Mountain Bike Association, the Green River Chamber of Commerce, Green River URA/Main Street Agency and other charitable organizations that are not 501 (C) 3, but fit the criteria in education, for public good, youth a...
School district officials fear a “double whammy” of cuts if the Wyoming Legislature follows through with cuts to education. Speaking last night to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said the proposed cuts, when combined with anticipated drops in student enrollment, will result in larger funding decreases to the district. The Joint Appropriations Committee recommended a 3 percent funding cut to the K-12 fund during the next bie...
An alleged stabbing and two spitting incidents lead to numerous felony charges. Keith Allen Rhodes, 40, of Rock Springs, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to five felonies, two counts of aggravated assault and battery, interference with a peace officer and two counts of aggravated assault and battery on a detention officer. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place May 2 at 9 a.m. The two aggravated assault and battery on a detention officer charges...
The city of Green River is now fire friendly, to an extent. After three readings, discussion and revisions, the council voted on a motion to approve the ordinance at the city council meeting, Feb. 2. "I think we ironed out the issues," councilperson Lisa Maes said. "There were some people that had concerns. I talked to some residents on the phone and told them, 'I think all of their concerns are addressed in the ordinance and if they have a problem, to call the police. It was a problem before,...
Green River residents continue to be the target of phone scams. Det. Luke Benson with the Green River Police Department said they’ve received a number of calls regarding phone scams the city’s residents are reporting. While tax season is underway, Benson said they haven’t gotten complaints about scams focused on delinquent taxes. A previously reported scam involving the IRS revolves around a person calling and claiming the intended victim owes delinquent taxes. The caller demands a payme...
Animal control officers received a call of a brown dog at large on Evans Street. Animal oontrol officers attempted to locate a dog described as chasing deer in the area on Easy Street. Animal control officers met an individual at the shelter who wanted to turn their dog over to the animal shelter. Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Astle Avenue and Uinta Drive. It was reported a vehicle was stopped at a traffic light northbound on Uinta Drive at the intersection with Astle Avenue. The vehicle was struck from behind by a vehicle...
The current Green River City Council members are rarely divided on many issues. The second reading of the proposed new city ordinance concerning disorderly conduct however, raised disagreements at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The council was well divided on how to proceed from the reading after Councilman Ted Barney voiced concerns pertaining to a portion of the ordinance. The portion of the ordinance raising concern states “Who loiters, prowls or wanders upon any public place, or upon the...
