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A 4-3 vote to move money from the city’s U.P. Depot fund to pay for a shooting range at the Green River Police Department reflected a major division amongst members of the Green River City Council. The city will move $210,000 originally earmarked to help seal the U.P. Depot on Railroad Avenue to cover a shortfall seen in bids the city received regarding the shooting range. The council also approved a bid award for the range totaling $550,000 from Rawlins-based Sheppard Construction in a unanimous vote. Mayor Pete Rust and Councilpersons Lisa Ma...
A former Sweetwater County Museum employee accused of stealing money from the museum pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Cynthia J. McCullers, 51, of Green River, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to a felony larceny charge and a felony theft charge. She pleaded not guilty to both charges. If found guilty of both felonies, McCullers could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. Documents also state a...
Green River will soon be without a garbage landfill. Green River’s landfill will close in 2017, but not before the city’s garbage transfer station is built by late 2016. The transfer station will be used as a holding facility for Green River’s residents garbage before transporting it to the Solid Waste District No. 1 landfill, near Rock Springs. Meaning, Green River residents will still have a location to take their garbage to in town. Residents will not have to travel, but their garbage will. T...
The city of Green River will apply for a loan through the state’s revolving fund program to pay for design work on a planned wastewater treatment facility. The loan application, approved by the City Council last night, will total $1.2 million. Another $1.2 million grant application was approved a month ago for the same project. Mark Westenskow, the city’s engineer and utilities manager, said the design work will take approximately one year, but anticipates the treatment facility construction to...
The Green River Police Department responded to a number of calls throughout the last week, including: Officers issued a traffic warning for speeding on East Flaming Gorge Way. Officers were dispatched to an alarm on Maple Circle. While traveling to the address, officers were advised a proper alarm code was received for the residence, the property was checked and everything appeared OK. VIN checks took place at the Green River Police Department. Officers tagged a vehicle for a five-day parking violation on Upland Way. Officers were dispatched...
A Green River woman who pleaded guilty to welfare fraud of about $23,000 will need to pay the money back during her supervised probation. Maria Magana appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to a felony charge of public welfare benefits fraud. In exchange for Magana’s guilty plea to the felony charge, she will be placed on two-years supervised probation. If Magana completes all of her probation terms and conditions, then the charge w...
An agreement to conduct topographic survey services for phase four and five of the sixth-penny projects was passed at the Green River City Council meeting, Oct. 6. The sixth-penny projects are a series of street improvement projects the city voted on in 2012 to carry out using six-penny tax money from sales taxes. The first year’s project was street improvement on East Teton. The second project, just finished this year, was street improvements on Wind River, Locust, a block of North 4th East a...
A few years ago, the city of Green River thought about disbanding the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo, a Green River tradition for many years. Numbers of contestants and spectators were consistently down. A new committee took charge of the rodeo in 2013 and have been on a journey to get the rodeo back on its feet, or hooves. Rodeo committee member spokesperson Chris Davis, presented new numbers to the Green River City Council at the Oct. 6 City Council meeting, and they are up. This year, at the...
Visitors are flocking to Green River. For the third year, visitations to the Green River Chamber of Commerce’s Visitors Center have increased. According to Rebecca Eusek, director of the chamber, the summers are a busy time for her staff. “About 35 percent of our time is spent answering questions or giving directions,” she said. Walk-in visitation increased by 4 percent during the last year, while during 2014, walk-in visitation increased another 4 percent from 2013. Eusek said part of the r...
The Green River Police Department responded to the following calls for service during the last week: Officers were dispatched to a welfare check on an individual who had not been heard from in a while. Officers contacted the individual who was OK and advised they would contact the concerned party. Stephany Leasor, age 32 of Green River, was arrested per an active Sweetwater County Warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of domestic battery. Officers responded to a report of an individual reportedly drawing on a building with a pen...
A Green River man who admitted to sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl will serve at least 10 years in prison. Kasey D. Manley, 23, of Green River, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to attempt to commit sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, attempt to commit sexual assault in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree. He pleaded guilty to second-degree...
The Green River Police Department responded to the following calls for service during the last week: Officers removed a deceased cat from the roadway on Apache Avenue. Officers assisted Castle Rock Ambulance personnel on a medical call at an undisclosed address. Animal control officers met an individual at the animal shelter who was there to pick up their pet. Animal control officers responded to an address on Cedar Street for a cat in a trap. Officers responded to a report of shoplifting at 400 Uinta Drive involving juveniles on Sept. 30. Offi...
During the last week, the Green River Police Department responded to the following calls for service: Officers were contacted by Wyoming Game and Fish in reference to an agency assist regarding an injured deer. Officers posted a notice to abate at a nuisance property on East 2nd North Street. Officers responded to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Bus Yard, in reference to a passing a school bus violation. Officers completed a report regarding the incident which is under investigation. Animal control officers received a call of two...
The City of Green River might be forced to rethink their budget if sales tax revenues don’t increase. The 2015-16 fiscal budget was set with the anticipation of $900,000 being received monthly in sales tax revenue from the state. However, according to Chris Meets, finance director for the city, the average sales tax revenue has fallen to approximately $825,000, $75,000 lower than the amount the budget was set at. The last time the sales tax receipt was over the projected amount needed was F...
A Lhasa Apso taken to Castle Rock Veterinary Clinic last month became an example in the importance of taking care of one’s pets after the veterinarian was forced to put the dog down. “When the basic necessities are denied, who suffers? The pet suffers,” Mary Maestas of Castle Rock Veterinary Clinic said. “The stench of rotting flesh should alert the pet parent of a serious problem, but with some people, that too goes unnoticed until the poor pet that has been in excruciating pain for a very long...
A man who admitted to having sex with a teenage girl will serve prison time. Scotty Don Anderson, 23, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to three felony charges of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree sexual abuse; and the other two were dismissed. Anderson was given a two-to-four-year sentence to be served in the Wyoming Department of Corrections, with credit...
An accidental herbicide application on trees along Uinta Drive and other areas of Green River continues to be monitored by the city’s parks and recreation department. Earlier this spring, a new herbicidal spray was utilized by the department after discovering weeds were becoming resistant to previously-used sprays. However, as a result of close applications of the chemical to trees in the city, a number of trees were affected by the herbicide, harming or killing the trees. Brad Raney, d...
The UP Depot continues to generate discussion amongst the Green River City Council. Tuesday night, Misty Springer, the city’s grant’s administrator and public relations specialist discussed the various options available to the city regarding the building. The city originally received the building as a donation from the Union Pacific Railroad, but leases the land it sits on under a 30-year revolving lease from UP. In May 2014, the city received an EPA grant of approximately $200,000 to cle...
A man accused of physical elder abuse against his uncle pleaded not guilty to three felony charges. Kevin Andrew McCarrie, 38, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery, and two counts of abuse, neglect, abandonment, intimidation or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. If found guilty of all three felony charges, McCarrie could face a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a maximum fine of $30,000. The aggravat...
Green River may see a chance for future growth with help from water and the Wyoming Business Council. Water has a lot to do with a grant the city of Green River is applying for from the Wyoming Business Council. The grant would help build a new water lift station to replace the city’s now expired one. The city plans to submit the grant by December, 2015, for a hopeful total of $1.5 million. A water lift station is used to send water throughout different areas of a town’s sewer system. The wat...
Rocky Mountain Power will be able to continue its utility work with the residents of Green River under a new contract now lasting 10 years. Rocky Mountain Power’s franchise contract of 25 years with the City of Green River recently expired, meriting a renewal. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council approved an ordinance granting a franchise agreement to Rocky Mountain Power in Green River. The agreement will allow Rocky Mountain Power to continue administering their services without hav...
A woman accused of welfare fraud pleaded not guilty to one felony charge. Natasha York, of Green River, also known as Natasha Ann Crooks, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to public welfare benefits fraud. If found guilty of the charge, York could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and maximum fine of $10,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on Jan. 13, 2012, York submitted an...
A Green River man accused of hitting his daughter with a belt pleaded not guilty to child abuse. Ivan Jason Martinez appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to a felony charge of child abuse. If found guilty of the felony, Martinez could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents, on May 5, 2015, the Green River Police Department received an anonymous report of suspected child abuse. A GRPD...
No more guessing whether your child has homework or not. No more shenanigans. Parents will also easily be able to know within a few clicks or less about events going on for multiple schools, all at once. This and more will now be possible with Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s newly developed website, www.swcsd2.org, which launched Aug. 19. “We’re hoping it’s going to be very informative for parents, the community and staff alike,” Assistant Superintendent Jamie Christensen said. “We...
