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At a forum last week, the five local candidates for the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees shared their ideas on both the present and future of Green River Schools. Christy Magagna, Christine Montgomery, Ann Rudoff, John Malone and Robin Steiss talked briefly about their backgrounds and qualifications and the well-qualified candidates all seemed to be in unison when discussing what’s best for the future of the district. The top three will win a seat on the board. MAGAGNA Born and raised in Sweetwater County, Christy M...
With the general election less than two weeks away, candidates have been flocking to various forums to talk about their views on subjects impacting local, county and state offices. Wednesday night was Green River’s mayoral candidates’ turn to face questions, this time posed by the Green River Chamber of Commerce and city residents. Candidates Mark Peterson and Pete Rust discussed the city's problems and the importance of economic development in Green River. Rust currently works as the transportation director at Sweetwater County School Dis...
Residents running for Green River CIty Council spoke about how they wanted to represent the city if elected. Lyneen Murphy, a candidate for Ward I, said she moved to Green River 16 years ago and is better known as the organizer for the annual pond and garden tour. She was selected as the outstanding citizen by the Green River Chamber of Commerce in 2010. “Green River has a lot of issues and some of them are serious,” she said. Ted Barney is a lifelong resident of Green River. Working as an investigator for the public defender’s office, Barne...
In 2012, Wyoming school districts witnessed a drastic change when the state board of education adopted new common core standards. At a board meeting last week, Sweetwater County School District No.2 Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo shared results of the 2013-14 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) for Green River students and explained how the new standards have affected those scores. In an interview Tuesday, Little-Kaumo said what they know about the common core standards is they are much more rigorous than the old Wyoming stan...
A bus owned by SW-WRAP was severely vandalized during the weekend, resulting in damages that the nonprofit organization says it can't cover. Cathie Hughes, director of SW-WRAP, said she first noticed the damage to their van Sunday morning, after deciding to do some work. Every pane of glass installed on the small bus was damaged or completely shattered. According to Det. Luke Benson with the Green River Police Department, the case is being investigated as a felony-level vandalism. Those cases in...
A man suspected of robbing a Utah bank pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors. Robert David Bingle appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing to a felony wrongful taking or disposing or property and a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, heroin. Bingle pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Under the plea agreement, Bingle was sentenced to 17 days in the Sweetwater County Detention Center with credit...
The Green River City Council will likely fund an indoor shooting range at the city's police department building after discussion last night. Meeting in a workshop to discuss possible uses for about $333,000 in consensus grant money from the State Lands and Investments Board, the shooting range was the major topic of discussion. The shooting range would be located in the bottom floor of the new police and court building. Chris Steffen, Green River's police chief and interim city administrator...
By STEPHANIE THOMPSON People Editor A case involving a father who was accused of burning his six-year-old boy with a cigarette lighter was dismissed. Robert William McMullan submitted an order to dismiss without prejudice in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James on a felony child abuse charge. The request was granted. Pursuant to a plea agreement with McMullan’s juvenile case, the case was dismissed without prejudice. Prior to the plea agreement, McMullan and his wife Bree attended a nurturing parenting class offered by the Sweetwater F...
Anyone having attended a meeting in the Council Chambers room at City Hall would notice it. At the new Green River Police Department and Municipal Court building, visitors walking into the courtroom space would have noticed a design similar to how the city council’s current meeting space is set up. A long table, with enough microphones and chairs to accommodate the mayor, city council members, city administrator and city attorney is present, along with space to accommodate dozens of people. While speaking to seniors at Golden Hour Senior C...
Residents may see additional donations to the Mining Memorial Park near the green River Visitors Center next year. Jeiremy Gomez, a member of the Green River Arts Council, said many companies are interested in donating equipment to the park. Gomez said QEP, an oil and gas company, plans to donate a compression station similar to the ones used to discover trona west of Green River 70 years ago. Gomez said other companies haven’t committed anything yet, but may plan to do so next year. The park, located at the Thomas Moran overlook, currently h...
A Green River man who admitted to threatening his wife with a knife was placed on supervised probation. Richard Dean Wheeler appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at change of plea and sentencing hearing to aggravated assault and battery. In exchange for Wheeler’s guilty plea to aggravated assault, he was given a three-to-five-year suspended prison sentence and placed on three years supervised probation. According to court documents, on March 1, Green River police officers responded to a call on Wilson street regarding an...
Castle Rock Ambulance Service is hiring a full-time crew to help improve its service to the city's residents. Ambulance service director John Taylor said the move won't create a privatized ambulance service, but will ensure its first ambulance is staffed and ready at a moment's notice. Currently, the service operates strictly as a volunteer operation, with ambulance calls being handled by people who rush up to the ambulance station, then staff an ambulance to respond to the emergency they're...
With Halloween just around the corner, one of the more crowd-pleasing family events will take place Saturday in downtown Green River. The Green River Main Street Trunk or Treat is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on N. 1st. East. “This is definitely one of our more popular event and the biggest in the downtown area,” Green River Main Street Administrator Jennie Melvin said. This year’s event will include kids games, a photo area with a professional photographer, a costume contest for both kids and pets, truck or treating, pumpkin...
The skies over Green River may have been dreary throughout the weekend, but that dreariness didn’t follow people into the new American Legion Post No. 28 Saturday. The Tom Whitmore Post No. 28 welcomed visitors during an open house and grand opening celebration at its 38 North Center Street location. “It’s a great organization. It’s a safe place for veterans to meet and hang out,” Mike Erickson, an army veteran and post member said. For Erickson, it’s also a place where he can talk about his experiences and the equipment he’s used and know...
An 18-year-old of man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl is once again facing possible prison time after allegedly violating his probation. Edward Charles Buckendorf, 18, appeared in the the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea hearing to second-degree sexual abuse of a minor on Aug. 28. During this hearing, Buckendorf entered a guilty plea to the felony charge under Wyoming Statute 7-13-301. This statute is designed for first-time offenders and can only be used once. Under 7-13-301, Buckendorf...
The youth services desk at the Sweetwater County Library is usually a busy post, even during the school year. Anyone walking by the desk will often see Youth Services Director Ellie Davis working on a project behind the desk or talking about the latest books with children. Tuesday morning, she helped a trio of students from the Thoman Ranch School. The students, dressed in their best for school picture day, walked through the rows of shelves while Davis made suggestions and chatted about her vis...
Yes. It's that time of the year again. Flu shot time. While most of us tend to cringe at the sound of getting a shot, some think of it as a shot now, no flu later sort of a deal. According to the Center for Disease Control website, www.cdc.gov/flu, the "CDC recommends an annual flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and older. Flu activity is low across the United States now, but usually begins to increase in October and most commonly peaks between January and March." Sweetwater County...
By JACK H. SMITH Staff Writer Looking back at her childhood, Cori Potter has fond memories of her sister Jolene Potter. Some of her favorite memories of her older sibling by two years were camping trips when they were little. The family would ride four wheelers, fish and go backpacking. She also remembers her as a loving mother to her sons Rylan and Nate, and while she was often times working two jobs, she would still always find time to get the boys to and from their activities. Jolene also...
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 change of plea hearing to felony charges of child abuse, and two counts of distribution to a person under 18. Under a plea agreement, Alexander pleaded guilty to one count of distribution to a person under 18, the Ambien charge. The other two counts should be dismissed. Even though Alexander...
Options to deal with Sweetwater County’s spatially-challenged court facilities were released Tuesday, with two of the three options involving the creation of a unified circuit court building near the Sweetwater County Detention Center. Previously, a study into what the cost and possible configuration of the Sweetwater County Courthouse’s second story was presented to the commissioners, outlining a possible plan that would extend the life of the facility through the creation of a second district courtroom. This study builds upon the pre...
Flights will continue out of the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport with financial help from the Green River City Council last night. The council voted to approve paying $158,000 for its contribution to subsidize commercial flights at the airport. The airport subsidy has been a topic of concern for the Sweetwater County Commissioners during the past few months, believing the council’s support of the subsidy to be waning due to the amount of money they’re required to pay. Concerns about the amount the subsidy has cost the city were rai...
