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Last night, the Green River City Council voted to enter into a remediation agreement with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for upcoming work at the Union Pacific Depot building. The agreement is part of the groundwork needed to start work on the building, utilizing approximately $200,000 granted to the city in a Brownsfield Cleanup grant awarded to the city last year. The grant is not related to the $1 million grant awarded by the Wyoming Business Council the city ultimately returned last year. Mark Westenskow, the city utilities...
The city’s new parks and recreation director started Monday, taking the position that had been vacant since Allan Wilson retired and was subsequently voted on to the Green River City Council last year. The new director, Brad Raney, comes to Green River after working in Casper as the city’s recreation supervisor for seven years. According to a press release from the city, Raney has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from BYU and a master’s degree in physical education and athletic administration from Idaho State University. While in Casp...
Completion dates for construction occurring at the new Expedition Academy and the renovation at Monroe Intermediate School have been delayed, according to Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo. While discussing the district’s construction projects last night at the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board meeting, Little-Kaumo said completion for two of the three sections at Monroe will be April 15, while Expedition Academy’s completion will be March 6. Little-Kaumo said work at both locations costs approximately $10 million, an amount she...
A Utah woman remains behind bars after being arrested for a number of charges, including the alleged theft of a vehicle in Green River. Rose Mary McKell, 28, of Magna, Utah, was arrested Jan. 5 for felony theft, along with misdemeanor-level charges of driving while under the influence and driving while suspended. The felony charge is punishable with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine while the misdemeanor charges are each punishable with a jail sentence of up to six months and a $750 fine. According to court documents,...
A man accused of injuring his fiancee with a baby gate, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge. Brian A. Setzer appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery. If found guilty, he could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum find of $10,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place April 13 at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on Nov. 2, 2014, a Green River Police officer was called to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County to check on a possible...
The Green River City Council decided to change the job requirements for its city administrator position, allowing people who have equivalent experience in the private sector an opportunity to apply for the position. Interim City Administrator Chris Steffen said the change was made to accommodate applicants who didn’t have municipal experience. The job will be advertised for another 10 days, with any applications submitted going to the hiring committee. Steffen also said previous applications wouldn’t be discarded after the change is pub...
A Monroe Intermediate School student was struck by a car Monday morning while using the crosswalk. According to a Green River Police Department press release, at about 7:20 a.m. officers of the GRPD and employees of Castle Rock Ambulance responded to the area of Monroe Avenue and Bramwell Street, in reference to a child being struck by a vehicle. A 12-year-old male student, who attends school at the Monroe Sixth Grade Campus, located at the old Expedition Academy building, was crossing Monroe Avenue from south to north while using the...
A number of vehicle crashes occurring in Sweetwater County have resulted in law enforcement telling residents to be cautious while driving. In Green River, officers responded to a number of crashes occurring throughout the city during the last week. Det. Luke Benson said the city experienced one of the larger snowfalls of the year last week, which resulted in the police department calling for help from the city's streets department to clear snow. However, Benson also reminded residents to drive...
A whitetail doe deer was rescued from the Green River Sunday morning after residents reported seeing her fall through the ice. According to Det. Luke Benson with the Green River Police Department, officers were flagged down by residents near Expedition Island at about 8:15 a.m. Sunday morning, reporting that a deer had fallen through the ice and was partially submerged. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, along with the Green River Fire Department, were contacted about the struggling doe....
A Green River man pleaded not guilty to eight felony charges and nine misdemeanor charges, which stemmed from a four to five-month relationship. Joseph Daniel Kunkle, 30, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to all 17 charges. The felony charges were, strangulation of a household member, three counts of battery against a household member, two counts of child abuse, stalking and third-degree sexual assault. The misdemeanor charges are unlawful contact without bodily injury, interference with...
After nearly eight years of work, two sections of land owned by the Bureau of Land Management will be sold off next year. The sections of land, formally known as Sections 10 and 12, contain 390 acres and 260 acres of land respectively. The land is located west of Green River, outside of Jamestown. For much of his administration, Mayor Hank Castillon worked to have the land sold, which requires an act of congress to accomplish. It was initially seen as a way to help Green River expand outside of...
A man accused of pulling a gun on three others claims he is not mentally fit to proceed. Raymond Price pleaded not guilty by reason of mental deficiency in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to three counts of aggravated assault and battery. According to an order suspending proceedings and for examination by a designated examiner under the provisions of Wyoming Statute 7-11-303, which was filed in the court on Dec. 4, 2014, Price will be examined by the Wyoming State Hospital within 30 days of Dec. 4, 2014, to...
While the city continues to seek a new city administrator, it was able to sell off one of the holdovers from former administrator Marty Black’s tenure. Black left the city in June and was replaced by Police Chief Chris Steffen on an interim basis. Two weeks ago, the Green River City Council approved a $26,000 offer for Black’s city-provided vehicle, a 2011 Jeep Rubicon. The offer came from First Choice Ford in Rock Springs. Initially, the city tried to sell the vehicle as one of its surplus items. However, no one bid on the Jeep, which cit...
Nearly 20-years ago a group of local residents started what has become a New Year’s Day tradition. They started the new year with a quick swim in the cold water. This year will be no different, with the 18th annual Polar Plunge slated to take place at either Expedition Island or at the Lucerne Marina. Event organizer Randy Walker is asking those interested to meet at Expedition Island at 10 am. and they will then make a decision to do the plunge in the Green River or on the swimming beach at Lucerne. Walker said for about the past decade t...
The Green River City Council approved a request for State Lands and Investment Board funding to build a shooting range in the new Green River Police Department building. The request will now go to the Sweetwater County Commissioners for final approval before being sent to the SLIB board. The commissioners and SLIB are needed to approve the request because the range construction utilizes county-wide consensus block grant funding provided by the Wyoming Legislature, which requires the governing...
After complaints from residents and police calls regarding salesmen, a door-to-door sales permit was revoked by the city’s community development department. Last week, the Green River Police Department responded to calls complaining about salesmen from Northwest Distribution Inc., a company based in Fort Collins, Colo., violating the Green River Ordinance. According to police reports, officers responded to reports of suspicious activity on Fir Street, Elm Street and Riverview Drive. People later identified as salesmen were reported to offer r...
During Tuesday night's workshop meeting, the Green River City Council was presented with three possible options it could pursue in dealing with the deer living in the city. One method the city could use involves shooting darts at female deer that have a temporary sterilizing agent loaded onto them. Police Chief and Interim City Administrator Chris Steffen said one of the benefits of darting deer is if the deer are darted twice, it doesn't harm them. Initially, he said deer would need to be shot...
A Green River woman who admitted to drugging her infant grandchild with Ambien will serve time in prison. Lisa Ann Alexander recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to one count of distribution to a person under 18. Under a plea agreement, Alexander pleaded guilty to one count of distribution to a person under 18, which focused on her distribution of Ambien to the grandchild. The other two felony counts, one charge of child abuse, and one count of distribution to a person under 18, were dism...
Some enjoy it for the adrenaline rush, while others enjoy doing something to help the community. Regardless of the reason, The Green River Volunteer Fire Department has always attracted gung-ho, community-minded people into its ranks. Currently, they’re seeking a couple more. The department is accepting applications from residents interested in joining the volunteer department and plans to host a basic level firefighter class in February or March. For Assistant Fire Chief Mike Liberty, he initially took the course because he thought it would he...
Results of a deer survey issued by the city show the city is divided in regards to how it should approach the deer living in Green River. Police Chief and Interim City Administrator Chris Steffen said residents returned 1,064 surveys of a total 4,300 sent out in the September water bill. The survey contained five yes and no questions, while also giving residents a chance to voice their opinions about what should be done with the deer. According to the results, residents are split on a number of questions. The first, asking if deer are a...
People speaking before the Green River City Council about the city’s resident deer herd were just as divided as the results from the city-issued deer survey results. Tuesday night, residents shared opinions ranging from living with the deer to culling and controlling the population in town. One of the residents who has made peace with the deer is Patsy Sorensen, who also sat on the city’s working group focused on the deer. A resident of the city for the past 30 years, Sorensen, like others talking to the council, said they didn’t initi...
The search of a new city administrator reached a new point when the application period closed Nov. 30. According to Interim City Administrator Chris Steffen, the city received 19 applications from people interested in the position. Locally, three residents living in the city are amongst applicants Steffen said either meet or exceed the requirements posted in the city's job description. Steffen said the city also has three applicants from the Wyoming, Colorado and Utah region that either meet or...
A 19-year-old of man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl will serve prison time after he violated his probation. Edward Charles Buckendorf appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a probation of revocation hearing to an original charge of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Judge James revoked his probation and sentenced him to three to five years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary, with credit given for 48 days served. On. Aug. 28, Buckendorf entered a guilty plea to the felony charge under Wyoming...
