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Tuesday evening, the City Council motioned to appoint members of the Airport Advisory Board for Green River’s Intergalactic Spaceport. The motion confirmed the Mayor Pete Rust’s appointment of Gordon Gunter, Ed DeCastro, Barry Tippy, Ed McPherson, Dorothy Krauss, Holden Wright and Councilman Brett Stokes to the Green River Airport Advisory Board. It was Councilman Alan Wilson who moved the motion with another council member’s second. Councilman Gary Killpack opposed the motion, and the motion carried regardless, with two motions to carry...
Thursday evening, at 5:20 p.m., a vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Uinta Drive and Riverview Drive that condensed traffic. A white Dodge Journey was driving north bound, down Uinta and was attempting to turn left onto Riverview Drive on a green light for oncoming traffic going straight, with a yellow turning light when the crash occurred. The second vehicle, a white Jeep Liberty, was driving south bound on Uinta, going straight through the intersection in the outside, right hand lane. Approaching the intersection, neither driver...
The Green River Animal Control Shelter has several roles in the community, but their ultimate goal in every situation is to care for the animals. They are part of the police department and all calls dealing with animal situations go to them. They patrol for animals, capture both wildlife and domestic animals and issue citations and warnings to animal owners violating laws and regulations. Animal control are law enforcement officers, but there is another side to animal control that some people tend to overlook. Animal control’s primary role i...
An employee at the Shopko Hometown store employee got a shock Sunday morning when she saw a mountain lion between the store and the Grace Tabernacle Church. The Green River Police Department responded to the call, but were unable to locate the animal, however possible mountain lion tracks were found around Stratton Myers Park. Det. Cpl. Karl Bode of the GRPD said the sighting occurred about 6 a.m. He said the department will respond to such calls with police officers as opposed to animal control due to the type of animal involved. He also said...
After 30 years and two months, GRPD Sgt. Dan Friebel is putting aside his badge and officer uniform and donning his fishing pole and boating gear once again. Retirement has been a long time coming for the 57-year-old officer. His career in law enforcement started May 1, 1985, at age 27. Before he started work as a police officer, he was working as a taxidermist at Fred’s Taxidermy. One of the customers, Sgt. Mike Keneberg told him he’d make a good cop. So, he went for it. “I hadn’t thought of being a police officer before that, but apparently i...
During the winter months and holiday season, most are in the giving mood and naturally the Food Bank of Sweetwater County benefits from this. However, in the summer months donations are needed just as much, which is why the Food Bank is hosting a summertime food drive. Food bank executive director Kathy Siler said currently the Green River facility is serving 100 families twice a month, while Rock Springs is serving 250 families twice a month. “The need is actually great in Rock Springs right n...
(Editor's Note: The original version of this article incorrectly identified the sign as being placed outside Exit 87, not Exit 91. The article was updated to correct that error.) For the past few weeks, visitors and residents in Green River have probably noticed the large, illuminated sign at the intersection of Flaming Gorge Way and Uinta Drive. Installed in time for Flaming Gorge Days, the sign is the fruit of the Green River Chamber of Commerce’s 15-month project. “It was seriously a long project,” Chamber Director Rebecca Eusek, said. The s...
The sky was gray but it didn't stop the community from checking out the Green River Farmers Market. The first farmers market of the summer was last week. There were quite a few local vendors as well as visiting vendors. About 32 vendors signed up with 23 in attendance. Many different types of products were being sold all the way from fresh fruit and vegetables to woodwork to soaps. The produce vendors are always a community favorite, as well as the Daily Knead and Pink Sink Luxuries. "Crazy...
What can Brown do for you? For two Green River residents, they can say a member of the united problem solvers helped save their house. A UPS delivery man’s quick thinking and action are credited in extinguishing a lightning-caused roof fire Monday night. The fire occurred after 7 p.m. when a bolt of lightning struck the peak of the roof at 1725 New Mexico. Mindy Larson, the resident, said she was in the kitchen opening the microwave door when the bolt stuck, momentarily giving a bright illumination to the room. At that moment, she also heard w...
Imagine trying to get from the house, to the grocery store, while being wheelchair-bound and with no vehicle. The short trek from the home, down the street to pick up a prescription and groceries could potentially be a dangerous one. For those living in Rock Butte apartments on Bridger Drive. The sidewalk at the intersection on East Teton Boulevard and Bridger Drive has no wheelchair ramp to use to stay on the sidewalk. Instead, you are forced to drive your wheelchair scooter along the street until the next driveway entrance to the parking lot...
The Green River Bike Rides by the Sweetwater Mountain Biking Association are going again this summer. This week’s ride is 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting in parking lot B at Scott’s Bottom, FMC Park. The weekly bike rides will continue through October, with weather permitting. Sweetwater Mountain Biking Association They initially started in 1999 when the Green River Tourism Committee wanted to promote Green River’s bike trails. Land use issues occurred during the process and plans were cut short. The group tried again in 2009, this time a succe...
It was like any other Fourth of July celebration. Children were playing with one another in the parking lot while adults sat in groups and chatted beneath a clear sky. For volunteers with the Green River Fire Department, the yearly gathering is a chance to spend time with family and friends at the fire station, while remaining on-call for the inevitable fireworks-related fire. The firefighters’ gear was already prepared and on their assigned trucks. For added wild land fire protection, Sweetwater County Fire sent a small truck and crew to assis...
Say goodbye to those pesky mosquitoes, because the Green River Parks and Recreation Department have started mosquito fogging. Monday was the first day for residential mosquito fogging and it will continue throughout the week. The fogging is occurring between 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday night the Parks and Recreation department fogged downtown. Tuesday they sprayed the tree streets area. Wednesday they are spraying the areas by the horse corrals, Lincoln Middle School and up East Teton Boulevard. Thursday they are spraying by the Mission at Castle...
The hustle and bustle of Flaming Gorge Days is over. With the completion of the annual festivities comes the aftermath or lack of one, according to Green River Police Department Det. Luke Benson. “I think overall, it was a good weekend,” Benson said. In total, there were seven arrests over the weekend; two DUI arrests, four public intoxication arrests, and one underage consumption arrest, which also involved interference with a police officer. “It was a pretty safe and smooth weekend,” Benson said. “I want to thank the community for helping t...
The City of Green River’s budget for the fiscal year of 2015 is $21.7 million, compared to last year’s budget, which was 21 million. “It went up $700,000 in total mostly due to a couple specific projects,” Green River’s director of finance, Chris Meats said. The general fund itself went down about $200,000, while the capital projects fund went up $900,000, making a net increase in the total budget around $700,000. The decrease in the general fund was due to some significant cuts the city departments made. “What happened on that was the council...
Battle of the Bands, a contest in which two or more bands compete for the title of “best band”. Five local bands will be rocking out Thursday in a Battle of the Bands, to prove who’s the voted best. The winner’s prize? To open for the Flaming Gorge Days rock show on Saturday. The process started when The Flaming Gorge day committee posted a call for specifically rock genre bands local to the area, on their website and through social media. “We wanted to keep it to our local bands, keep it in the area, keep it as local as possible,” Flaming Gor...
Sweetwater Wyoming Recovery Access Programs, known as SW-WRAP, has a new CEO, and Beth Whitman is her name. “While we had the luxury of several well-qualified candidates, we chose Beth as being the best qualified and best fit overall to lead this organization into the future,” Interim CEO, Gene Smith said. About 20 applicants applied for the position. “She brought an organization to life with the Business Leadership Network, has human resource experience with a local company, and has done a wonderful job of leading the Golden Hour Senior Cente...
Airplanes took flight Saturday morning at the third annual Community Spaceport Day at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport south of Green River. The event was hosted by the airport advisory board and is a way to get have residents involved with the spaceport. The their motivation is to get the runway fixed up to meet safety standards. The city has an Airport Master Plan that explains the importance of an improved airport. "It would act as an economic generator in town," City of Green...
Green River City Council approved a nearly $22.8 million budget Tuesday night. This is the same amount approved as last year. As the budget remains the same for Green River, city fees are on the rise. “As costs go up normally we did small increases to cover those costs,” City Administrator Reed Clevenger said. Water, sewer and waste fees have been raised two percent. Among the sewer fees raised, monthly residential sewer user fees were raised 30 cents, from $16.61 to $16.94. Fees in solid waste and garbage rates, fees and charges went up. Mon...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor After three years and more than $650,000 spent in training and equipment purchases, preliminary wellness results amongst students in Green River are looking good. Three years ago, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 received a federal PEP grant totaling $662,000 towards improving physical activity within the district. PEP grants are often used to improve physical activity programs within school districts. In Wyoming, eight districts, including Sweetwater No.2 have received approximately $3 million for improvements....
A single-vehicle crash Sunday evening resulted in damage to the railing near the South Fourth West Street underpass and a man being arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Matthew Zupence, 32, of Green River, plead guilty to the charge Monday in Green River Municipal Court. He was fined $760 and was placed on two years unsupervised probation. According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the area at 6:24 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call from dispatch about the crash. When they arrived, Zupence was seen climbing...
