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The Green River Chamber of Commerce claims it didn’t intend to promote support for the failed 1% general purpose tax proposal. Last week’s special election resulted in a massive defeat for the proposed tax, with 5,359 voting against it and 1,300 voting for it. The chamber issued a one-paragraph press release Monday afternoon stating the chamber was asked to help encourage voters to show up at the polls last week. “Specifically the Chamber was asked to provide signage on the proposed gener...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is one of six school districts included in a lawsuit aiming to overturn health orders related to COVID-19. According to the Casper Star-Tribune, the suit was filed last Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Wyoming and centers on a Laramie High School student who was arrested for trespassing after refusing to comply with the school’s mask mandate. Grace Smith and her father Andy are joined by 17 other guardians of Wyoming students ranging in age from 4 to 17...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 2 At 1:05 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual with an active warrant at Probation and Parole. Officers met with the individual, confirmed the warrant, and placed Travis Moon Hernandez, 49, of Farson, under arrest per the active warrant. Officers transported Hernandez to the Sweetwater County Detention Center and completed a report of the incident. At 1:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of domestic violence. Officers met with the individuals involved in a verbal dispute and...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 24 At 11:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired on Wilson Street. Officers canvassed the area but did not locate any individuals involved and completed a report of the incident, which is still under investigation. At 2:56 p.m., officers responded to a report of vandalism on Bridger Drive. Officers met with an individual who reported the tire on their vehicle had been slashed. Officers observed the damage to the tire and completed a report of the incident. At 6:55 p.m., officers...
Two Green River residences were saved from being damaged in a fire thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor and first responders. At 4:25 a.m. Oct. 22, the Green River Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at Desert Trails Trailer Park at 700 Schultz Street. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Erdmann said the fire was in a shed located between two trailers and was able to be extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries. “Dispatch got the call in at 4:24, and we were paged out at 4:25, so it w...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 16 At 2:27 a.m., officers responded to a report of threats or harassment. Officers met with an individual who reported a verbal altercation with an individual. Officers completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 4:29 p.m., officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at Smith’s. It was reported the first vehicle was traveling east in the parking area and left the lane of travel to cross through open parking spaces. The second v...
Those wanting to enjoy a spooky good time and benefit local students can head to Green River High School's haunted house. The Halloween event is hosted by the GRHS Student Council. "It's all of our Student Council kids who put it together," Student Council Supervisor Marisa DeClercq said. Council members design, create and run the haunted house, along with the help of FFA, DeClercq explained. The students build the rooms, sometimes making or bringing props from home and often working together...
Solid waste rates charged to Green River residents will increase in 2022 according to Michelle Foote, site manager for Wyoming Waste Systems. Through the city’s contract with Wyoming Waste Systems, the company can increase its prices based on increases in the Consumer Price Index, an average of costs consumers pay for goods and services. Between Sept 2020 and Sept. 2021, the CPI rose 5.4%. Additionally, Foote said Solid Waste District No. 1, which landfills garbage from the city, also plans t...
As election day looms closer for a 1% general purpose sales tax in Sweetwater County, efforts to sway voters are intensifying. Signs paid for by the Sweetwater GOP urging votes against the tax can be seen in Green River and Rock Springs while a mailer aiming to educate residents about the tax was sent out this earlier this week. In Green River, opinions vary about if the tax should be approved and if it’s needed in the first place. “No, probably not,” Kent Neil, a resident walking his dog at Expedition Island Monday, said. “We’ve got plenty of...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 12 At 8:53 a.m., officers responded to a report of accidental damage at Rocky Mountain Car Wash. Officers met with the manager at the car wash who reported a spray bar had struck a vehicle, then the vehicle had left the area, and there was damage to the spray bar. Officers contacted the driver of the vehicle and completed a report of the incident. At 8:58 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Wind River Drive and Hitching Post Drive. It was reported...
A 36-year-old Green River woman is in the Sweetwater County Detention Center following an incident where she is alleged to have attacked her boyfriend and damaged his home and property. Lynae Lee Hall was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with one felony charge and two misdemeanors. The felony aggravated assault and battery charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000, while the misdemeanor for domestic battery, second offense, carries a maximum...
Green River residents will receive mailers aimed to educate them on the need for a 1% sales tax increase this week, beginning efforts to inform voters before the Nov. 2 special election. Steve Core, communications administrator for the city, said the mailers were part of a multi-pronged strategy including digital outreach and a column to be submitted to the county’s publications. According to Core, the city has been an active participant throughout the process and said the plan amongst the g...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 5 At 7:58 a.m., officers responded to a report of a possible assault. Officers met with an individual who reported an altercation between two unknown subjects. Officers did not locate either subject involved in the altercation and completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 9:02 p.m., officers responded to a report of threats or harassment. Officers met with an individual who reported receiving threatening text messages from a known individual....
Green River Police Department reports for Sept. 28 At 10:05 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on East Flaming Gorge Way and issued the driver Riese Allison,19, of Green River, a citation for alleged speeding. At 10:49 a.m., officers responded to a report of a scam on Edgar Street. Officers met with an individual who reported they purchased an item from an individual and had not received the item. Officers contacted the individual, who made arrangements to deliver the item. At 11:32 a.m., officers responded to a report of trespassing on...
When you drive past the clock tower this month, you'll notice a display with colorful ribbons and a sign with the words "encouraging the fighters, supporting the survivors, remembering the taken." October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County started the month with events and displays, including the one at the clock tower, to raise awareness. MHSC held the Green River ribbon ceremony and proclamation on Sept. 30. The display was set up and residents were...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is taking a different tack in how it deals with quarantines related to COVID-19 exposure. “What we’re doing now is not working,” Superintendent Craig Barringer told the district’s board of trustees Monday evening. The board opted to update its Smart Start guidelines and change when students are sent to quarantine. The approved update now allows students who are masked, vaccinated or in an environment that allows for social districting that are exposed...
The Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition and Wild Sage Market are teaming up to work together on Wild Sage Market’s goal to start a co-op grocery store in Green River. Kayla McDonald from SEDC and Nick Walworth and Laurie Carollo from Wild Sage Market spoke with the Sweetwater County Commissioners Oct. 5 to inform the commissioners about their partnership and their goals for the project. McDonald said SEDC was approached by Wild Sage to find a way to partner together in getting the word out...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor A workshop regarding the deer in Green River underscores the difficulty the city faces in dealing with its resident deer herd. Reed Clevenger, Green River’s city administrator, said the issue is something that would be impossible to address and please all of the city’s residents. Citing a survey of residents conducted by the city, Clevenger said residents have a nearly even split regarding if the city should find ways to curb their numbers or leave them alone. Leading to...
When Brittney Montgomery showed up to Harrison Elementary School last Thursday, she was expecting another normal day of teaching first grade. She didn't know that after the morning Pledge of Allegiance, Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" would start playing over the school's speakers or that that she would be greeted with flowers, balloons and hallways lined with students holding up handmade signs and congratulating her for being named Wyoming Teacher of the Year. "I had no idea," Montgomery said,...
The Greenbelt is a widely supported resource according to results from a survey initiated by the city and the Greenbelt Task Force. With 768 people completing a survey, task force chairman John Freeman said the results were “overwhelmingly positive” in a media release issued by the city. The survey was conducted to help the task force update the Greenbelt Master Plan, a document that has guided the Greenbelt’s development for the past 30 years. According to the survey, 51% of respondents claim they’ve used the Greenbelt for more than 10 year...
Green River Police Department reports for Sept. 21 At 10:40 a.m., Animal Control Officers responded to a report of a dog bite on Mississippi Street. Officers met with an individual who reported their two dogs were fighting and they were bitten in the process of breaking up the fight. Neither dog had a current rabies vaccine and were impounded. Officers transported the dogs to the Green River Animal Shelter and they will be held on a 10-day rabies quarantine. Officers completed a report of the incident. At 10:44 a.m., officers responded to a...
