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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...
Tom Wilson has decided it’s time to move on. The longtime teacher, coach, and current activities director for Sweetwater County School District No. 2 announced earlier this month he planned to retire at the end of the school year. Wilson said he has been taking the steps towards retirement the past several years, but he wasn’t sure when the absolute right time would be to step down from the position he’s held for the past 14 years. “The deciding factor was that it was my oldest grandson’s 16th birthday in January and I had to be here for a tou...
A man accused of having sex with a minor pleaded innocent to all three felony charges. Scotty Don Anderson, 23, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to three counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. If found guilty of all three charges, Anderson could face a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison and a maximum fine of $30,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place June 8, 2015. According to court documents, on Jan. 14, 2015, a Rock Springs...
A kitchen fire required the attention of the Green River Fire Department Tuesday evening. The fire department received the house fire call at 6:07 p.m., responding to 455 East Fifth South Street. Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said the fire started when the resident was cooking a meal. The fire ignited from the stove top, quickly burning the overhead cabinets and scorching the ceiling. After the department was contacted, Kennedy said the resident was able to kill the fire by the time the emergency resp...
Last week, the Green River City Council voted to waive traveling vendor fees for the annual farmer’s market. According to city documents, the city has historically waived the fees for the market vendors. Without that waiver, merchants attending the weekly even would be required to pay a $10 fee for a traveling merchant license each week they participate. Last year, the Main Street board opted to waive its booth fees, as well as convinced the Council to waive its license fee. This year, approximately 30 vendors are anticipated to take part in t...
A Green River woman accused of hitting a building and a vehicle with her car pleaded not guilty to three felony charges and two misdemeanor charges. Heather L. Ortega appeared in the Third District Court of Judge James at an arraignment to felony charges of aggravated assault and battery, two counts of property destruction and defacement and misdemeanor charges of duty to stop vehicle where accident involves damage to attended vehicle or property, failure to maintain liability coverage (first...
More and more Green River residents are catching a ride with the Sweetwater Transit Authority. Judy Owens, executive director of STAR Transit, said ridership by Green River residents continues to increase. Last year, Green River residents accounted for 18,844 of the total 67,133 rides recorded by the service. Owens said a number of residents use the bus to travel to Rock Springs for work or errands, utilizing the shuttle service available on Railroad Avenue. However, 10,439 rides were taken within Green River; a number Owens said represents a...
With a few rooms emptying out at the old Roosevelt Elementary School building, Golden Hour Senior Center is looking at expanding into some of the freed-up space. Executive Director Beth Whitman said the center’s offerings are expanding and with additional space in the building as a result of relocations to the county’s Health and Human Services building in Rock Springs, believes the senior center can utilize more space. “We are very busy,” Whitman told the Sweetwater County Commiss...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor Reed Clevenger started his post with the City of Green River Monday. Clevenger, who was hired to be the new city administrator, said his biggest focus right now is on the budget, which will be taking center stage with the governing body in the coming months. The city hosted a workshop session last week to allow Chris Steffen, Chief of Police for Green River, and Laura Profaizer, director of community development, to discuss staffing needs in their respective departments....
A Green River man who faced eight felony charges and nine misdemeanor charges had all but three of those charges dismissed. Joseph Daniel Kunkle, 30, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to all 17 charges. The felony charges were strangulation of a household member; three counts of battery against a household member, third offense; two counts of child abuse; stalking and third-degree sexual assault. The misdemeanor...
A 17-year-old Green River girl is sought after she reportedly ran away from home Sunday. The Green River Police Department is seeking information regarding McKayla Cuthbertson, who had left home without permission and has not returned. Det. Luke Benson of the GRPD said the department is unaware of where Cuthbertson could be headed. She is described as being 5'5" tall, weighing about 185 pounds, having brown eyes, brown hair with purple tips. She also has a tattoo on her right shoulder of a tree...
During a session that had been described as “a mixed bag” and “disappointing” by local representatives in the Wyoming House, there was one success that is expected to have an impact on local educators. The Wyoming Legislature passed an external cost adjustment for Wyoming school districts, which means an additional $1 million will flow into Sweetwater County School District No. 2. The money will go to boost teacher salaries and help update some of the aging technology across the district. “We’re very excited,” Sandra Bowling, president of...
A three-year-old boy in Green River accidentally shot himself in the hand after discovering a loaded handgun Monday morning. According to a release from the Green River Police Department, emergency personnel responded to an undisclosed address on East Teton Boulevard at about 10:16 a.m. Monday. The boy, whose name was not released by the department, was playing in a bedroom with another child when he discovered a .380 caliber handgun that was thought to have been unloaded. The release states the bullet passed through the child’s hand, but did n...
It was the unusual message that made Don Boyer suspicious. The Green River resident came home to find a recording on his answering machine that would have made many people think twice. The message was from a man claiming to represent the IRS, saying the organization planned to file a suit against Boyer over back taxes he allegedly owed. The message included a number for Boyer to call the man back at, something he never did. “I knew it was a scam,” he said. Boyer said he watched a news report broadcast on television about people receiving simila...
Capping off a process that's lasted several months, the Green River City Council voted to hire a new city administrator Tuesday night. The council voted to place Reed Clevenger, a resident who originally grew up in Green River, in its top administrative role. Clevenger previously headed up the Sweetwater One Foundation in Rock Springs and is a board member for the Green River Chamber of Commerce, a position he intends to resign from as a result of his appointment. Rebecca Eusek, director of the...
Every morning, 14-year-old Alexa Rouggly, wakes up to her mother not only telling her to get up, but to complete her breathing treatments and exercises. Shawn Jasperson, Rouggly's mom said Rouggly must complete the treatments twice a day so she stays healthy, but that can become a challenge as sometimes the teenager, like most her age, would rather just sleep. "I just roll out of bed and do my medical stuff," Rouggly said. Rouggly and her mother joked about how a typical morning conversation...
While spring-like weather has been the norm in Green River for the past several weeks, March came to the city like a lion and dumped several inches of snow on the city. According to reports from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, 4.5 inches of new snow was reported to have fallen in Green River during the past few days. The community, known as CoCoRaHS, is a network of volunteers who measure precipitation through North America. The National Weather Service observatory in Riverton recorded reports of between one and five...
