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Anyone looking at the Green River during the past week may have questioned if the river needs a new name. Dirt and sediment flowing from the Big Sandy River has caused the river to change color to a more muddy hue. The additional particulates have also affected how water treatment is conducted at the Joint Powers Water Board’s treatment facility. Bryan Seppie, director of engineering and planning for the water board, said the large spike in particulates in the water is a result of the recent spring storms occurring throughout the state. “I thi...
A new summer meal program will give kids free meals from Sweetwater County School District No. 2. Linda Martin, food service director for the district, said the district will provide free breakfasts and lunches to any child between ages two and 18 living within Sweetwater County, not just those within the district’s boundaries. The program is the result of collaboration between the district and local Housing and Urban Development-sponsored housing on Bridger Avenue. Martin said representatives from HUD wanted to initiate the program and c...
Green River Councilman Ted Barney suggested defunding a $24,000 budget request from the Flaming Gorge Days Committee because of their alleged refusal to waive booth fees for the city’s Urban Renewal Agency. Prior to the official Council meeting, Council members discussed funding requests from community groups during a budget workshop. Barney made his suggestion, saying he wasn’t happy with the committee because of its decision. Saying he supports Flaming Gorge Days and realizes the importance the event has to Green River’s economy, however he b...
A Green River woman who is accused of collecting about $23,000 through alleged welfare fraud pleaded not guilty to a felony charge. Maria Magana appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to a felony charge of public welfare benefits fraud. If found guilty of this charge, Magana could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and maximum fine of $10,000. According to affidavit information, on May 17, 2012, the Department of Family Services Fraud and Recovery Unit received an anonymous letter which asked how M...
Residents and visitors alike may have an easier time navigating Green River if it receives a grant to help pay for the placement of directional signs throughout the city. Last night, the Green River City Council voted to apply for up to $25,000 from the Wyoming Business Council’s Business Ready Community Planning Grant. Signs and way finding in Green River isn’t a new issue. The problem with navigating to certain locations was identified in the city’s “Blue Canopy” study and action plan, as well as the city’s strategic plan originally...
The New Studio collection, which contains photos encompassing nearly a century of Sweetwater County’s history, has a new owner. The Sweetwater County Historical Museum completed the purchase last week, which contains photo equipment and more than 75,000 film negatives from the early 1900s to the mid 1990s. “I’m glad this is staying together as one collection and will be available to the residents of Sweetwater County,” Brie Blasi, interim director of the county’s museum, said. Blasi said many similar collections have been split up through s...
A Green River man who admitted to injuring his fiancee with a baby gate was placed on probation. Brian A. Setzer appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to aggravated assault and battery. In exchange for Setzer guilty plea, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor reckless endangering. He was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and placed on one-year unsupervised probation. He was ordered to pay $2,187.91 in restitution to the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General, Division...
As spring takes hold in Green River, mementos from the heavy winds and careless litterers can be seen throughout the city. Trash, often accumulating during the winter months, can be seen piled along fence lines and alleyways in Green River and in an attempt to combat the gradual accumulation of refuse, the city’s chamber of commerce will host its annual spring cleanup next month. According to Destinee Rael, the Green River Chamber of Commerce’s public relations and marketing specialist, the cle...
Students throughout Sweetwater County School District No. 2 will be seeing some new math books in the next year. Earlier this month, the school district’s board of trustees voted unanimously to purchase new math curriculums based on recommendations from a committee formed to research materials submitted by textbook publishers. According to Sheryl Wilson, the district’s curriculum director, the committee selected the “enVision Math Program” for the kindergarten through fifth grade classes, the “GoMath Program” for the sixth through eighth grad...
Walk for those who may not be able to walk for themselves. This is the message those participating in the Walk for Multiple Scleorsis want to get out. Lorraine Gardea, event participant, said for the first time in 25 years the MS Walk will take place in Green River. The walks always took place in Rock Springs, but after several people with MS participated in the event; and told the organizers the walk was not a good one for those with MS, the location was moved. The walk is scheduled to take place at Expedition Island Saturday. Registration...
Green River youth interested in learning about the city’s police department and how it functions will have a chance to attend a four-day academy hosted by the GRPD. The department is accepting application for its Junior Citizen’s Academy through May 28. The course is limited to 20, with applicants required to be between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. The applicants will also undergo a background check prior to their admittance. The academy consists of classroom and hands-on instruction covering police functions such as patrol and inv...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Wellness Committee 5K Fun Run/Walk will take place May 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Centennial Park. Check in begins at 9:15 a.m. in the park. The adult entry fee if made before May 5 is $25. After May 5, the registration fee for adults is $30. For students, the registration fee will be $5 before May 5. After May 5, the registration fee for students will be $10. Children five years old and younger are free. The Wellness Walk is to help raise money for Cowboys Against Cancer and celebrate Arbor Day. The City of...
Kindergarten students from Washington Elementary had a chance to check out where Green River's police officers work and train Thursday afternoon. Det. Luke Benson and Det. Karl Bode treated kids with a tour of the Green River Police Department building, showing them the department's inner workings. Children were also given the opportunity to check out a police car as one of the detectives explained the importance of the equipment and why drivers should pull over to the side of the road when...
After nearly 14 years with the City of Green River, Finance Director Jeff Nieters is saying goodbye. His last day will be June 2. Nieters said he plans to move to Cheyenne to join his wife, who was recently hired as a nurse at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. He said he aims to find a job in the nonprofit sector as well. "I really like Green River, but my job here is done and it's time to move on," Nieters said. He said one of the best aspects about his tenure working as the finance director...
The dust and the mud have gotten to be too much for residents along one Green River street and they’re asking the city to pave it. During the public comment portion of last night’s Green River City Council meeting, Jim Rockhold approached the governing body with a written request to pave East Third North Street. The street is more narrow than other streets in the city, often resembling an alley way than an actual street. Rockhold said he first approached the city in 2011, when he was told the city didn’t have money for a paving project. He co...
A Green River businessman accused of theft and trying to obtain property by false pretenses pleaded not guilty to the two felony charges. On Monday Jeffrey T. Wharton appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to felony charges of theft and obtaining property by false pretenses. If found guilty of both charges, Wharton 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 in August. According to court documents, on June 27, 2014, a Green R...
While the Green River-based Southwestern Wyoming Recovery Access Programs is undergoing an administrative change, its services to its clients won’t change according to its interim CEO. Last week, Cathie Hughes, CEO and founder of SW-WRAP, resigned from her position. The board then selected former Green River resident Gene Smith to fill in as the organization’s temporary CEO until a new hire can be made. While the organization is making administrative changes, Smith said the services it offers won’t be impacted. “The changes are interna...
A Green River woman faces five more charges after she allegedly used her car as a deadly weapon for the third time within the last five months. Heather L. Ortega, 41, was scheduled to appear for an arraignment in the Third District Court of Judge Lavery on three felony charges of aggravated assault and battery and two misdemeanor charges; possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and failure to maintain liability insurance. However, the arraignment on these charges never occurred and an order for an evaluation for competency to...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted to approve a new kindergarten concept aiming to help kindergarten students who have difficulties transitioning into their new environment. Specifically, the junior kindergarten concept targets students whose birthdays are celebrated during the summer months, as well as those turning five years old in September, prior to the kindergarten cutoff date. According to Lu Kasper and Greg Figenser, the principals of Harrison and Truman Elementary Schools respectively, many of the...
A trip to Cheyenne resulted in $295,000 in additional funding for the city’s landfill closure and transfer station projects. Mayor Pete Rust said the city received the funding through the State Lands and Investments board during its annual meeting last week. SLIB is headed up by the five top elected officials in the state and provide funding and grant assistance to communities throughout the state. Rust said he was surprised when he was told elected officials from other communities don’t often travel to SLIB meetings to help present their fun...
Residents who enjoyed "The Sound of Music" film will not want to miss the Green River High School Theater Department's musical production of the classic. The department is scheduled to perform "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Songs such as "The Sound of Music," "Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" "My Favorite Things" and "So Long - Farewell," will be performed by the students Thursday and Friday nights a 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. at the GRHS theater. Theater director...
