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The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners is hoping to improve county-wide communication by expanding the duties of the Public Relations Director for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, making the position a Public Informations Officer (PIO) for the county. “For some time now there’s been some discussion about creating, or expanding the duties, more appropriately, to the public relations director role,” Gary McLean, the Human Resources Director, explained at Tuesday’s county co...
Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced Dec. 2 that Spencer Dale Cottrell, age 51, Bryan Roland Foster, age 39, and Gage Mercer, age 31, all from Rock Springs, Wyoming, have been sentenced by United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson for crimes related to improvised pipe bombs. Cottrell was also sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, on February 14, 2021, the Rock Springs Police Department attempted to stop Cottrell for a traffic...
Editor's Note: This is the full press release from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office about the sex offender who was recently sentenced. It includes details of sexual assault that may be disturbing. A 44-year-old registered sex offender, a foreign national from Mexico who has been living in the country illegally after being deported after a sexual assault conviction in Uinta County, Wyoming in 2001, will now spend the rest of his life behind bars for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an...
Solvay recently announced plans to resume the construction of its 600 kiloton soda ash capacity expansion in Green River, which was launched in September 2019 and was put on hold due to the pandemic. Production is expected to start at the end of 2024 in time to meet customers' growing needs for a secure and cost competitive source of supply. This expansion will extend Solvay's position as a global leader, according to a press release. In addition, a project to deploy a new breakthrough...
"I want you to really think," Al Harris said to the county commissioners. "Are you willing to put that kind of a risk factor in front of the drinking water of 45,000 people?" The commissioners were not willing to take that risk during Tuesday's Board of County Commissioners meeting, when an amended conditional use permit for a new wastewater system at Love's Travel Stop failed for lack of a motion. During the Planning and Zoning portion of the meeting, Land Use Director Eric Bingham presented...
After years of discussion over ambulance service in Sweetwater County, a unified ambulance service will begin in a matter of days. Starting Nov. 20, Castle Rock Hospital District’s ambulance service will respond to both Green River and Rock Springs. Recently, Castle Rock hosted a “meet and greet” dinner for old and new staff members coming together on the new ambulance team. “One of the really great things about moving into this transition come November 20 is that we’re really going to have o...
The unofficial results for Wyoming's General Election are in, showing a "red wave" sweeping Sweetwater County, with Republicans winning all but one partisan position. The only position a Democrat won was County Coroner, with Incumbent Dale Majhanovich continuing his years of service in the position. In federal and state races, Republicans often won by landslides. When facing candidates from other parties, most Republicans won by over 70% of the vote. Harriet Hageman won 70.7% of the vote to...
After the county commissioners approved a grant agreement at this week’s meeting, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is on-track to have the first therapy K-9 program inside a detention center in the United States. Sheriff John Grossnickle, Detention Center Deputy Caitlyn Zaragoza and Sweetwater County Grants Manager Krisena Marchal presented at the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday to tell the commissioners about the idea for the new program and to get appro...
The idiom “the proof is in the pudding” was used twice during Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, where the commissioners heard updates on the progress of consolidation efforts in both fire and ambulance services. “I know it was a hard decision for the commissioners to make, but I think the proof is in the pudding that it’s working,” Fire Chief Scott Kitchner of Sweetwater County Fire District 1 said during the meeting. “I would say the service has improved if anything.” Ki...
Sweetwater County Treasurer Joe M. Barbuto advises taxpayers to be aware of a potential scam circulating via U.S. Mail. A business contacted the County Treasurer’s Office to report that they had received a letter from the ‘Tax Processing Unit’ of Sweetwater County, Public Judgement Records. The envelope included an official-looking emblem and the phrase “IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED.” The enclosed document was a ‘Distraint Warrant’ informing the recipient of unpaid tax debt that had resulted in a lien against their property. Neither the Sweetwate...
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) is in the final stage of its accreditation reaffirmation process through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of colleges and schools. This final stage includes a student survey, the submittal of a 35,000 word Assurance Argument document containing over 500 pieces of evidence, and a visit by HLC peer reviewers to Western’s campus in November. Accreditation reaffirmation is an external review process assuring colleges, universities, and education programs meet r...
The sheriff's office has announced the arrest of the former executive director of the Young at Heart Senior Center in Rock Springs for what investigators describe as the suspected embezzlement of over $2 million from Young at Heart's daycare facility, the Young at Heart Early Learning Center. In late June of this year, Morris suddenly tendered her resignation from the Sweetwater County School District #2 Board of Trustees, citing "personal reasons." Days later, on Friday, July 1, 2022, Morris...
The communities of Green River and Rock Springs, led by the firefighting forces in each city, are working to ensure Sweetwater County never forgets the horrors of 9/11 or stops honoring those who lost their lives and those who survived. This year, both cities held memorial walks and ceremonies on Sunday, the 21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. Green River's event was the first annual memorial walk for the city, while Rock Springs hosted a walk and a...
Sweetwater County Treasurer Joe M. Barbuto would like to inform taxpayers that 2022 property tax bills will arrive in mailboxes over the coming days and weeks. Bills include the total amount owed, and allocations to taxing entities within the district. “In particular, I encourage people to look over the breakdown of where their tax dollars are allocated and how those monies are put to work for our communities,” Barbuto said in a press release. “Folks should not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or ideas.” Taxes are payable...
Spencer Riggs, the general manager of Little America, hopes to reassure the people he's heard express concern over the future of the travel station. When the restaurant had to close, people asked Riggs if Little America itself might close. His answer was "absolutely not." Not only is the travel center not closing, but features like the restaurant are up and running again, and the center is constantly adding new improvements. "I think a lot of people don't realize that's back and it's back...
Amid the Rock Springs Young at Heart’s ongoing lawsuit to recover more than $1 million it claimed its former executive director embezzled from the organization, Sweetwater County Commissioner Roy Lloyd said the county should exercise greater oversight on the grant-funding it provides to local organizations. The discussion came during Tuesday’s commission meeting, in which the county approved a grant contract for RSYAH worth $222,000, a sum the county had already appropriated for the senior center when it filed its lawsuit in July regarding the...
A handful of voters in Sweetwater County will decide in November whether the Little Snake River Conservation District will assess up to 1 mill on lands within its newly expanded boundaries, which now span millions of acres across the eastern half of the county. The district already assesses a mill within its Carbon County boundaries. Little Snake River's new territory includes ample industry-heavy areas in Sweetwater County and, if the mill levy were passed, the bulk of revenue would come from a...
Rock Springs resident Angela M. Thatcher has announced her candidacy for the Western Wyoming Community College Board of Trustees. "First and foremost, I am running because I want to be a part of developing and encouraging a more positive culture at our community college," she said. "We're fortunate to have an institution such as this in our region and it's crucial that we ensure it's an environment of inclusiveness and trust for students, faculty, employees, and every one else who utilizes the...
Gil German recently announced his candidacy for the Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) Board of Trustees (School District #2 area). "Sweetwater County deserves the best and I am the best candidate," German said. "I have been a public servant for 15 years and enjoy giving back to my community." German and his family moved to Sweetwater County in 2018. Now he hopes to make Western a place that not only his family can attend, but a place where residents would want their families to attend as...
ROCK SPRINGS - Every year, thousands of participants across America walk, climb and run to remember those who sacrificed their lives to save others on Sept. 11, 2001. In Rock Springs, firefighters are hosting the 2022 Walk the Rock, 9/11 Memorial Climb. According to Kelly Mathis, captain of the Rock Springs Fire Department, the twin towers at the World Trade Center each had 110 floors and 2071 steps. "We want to keep doing this for community involvement," said Mathis. "Members of the community...
Wyoming Game and Fish Department - in cooperation with several private landowners - has established a new walk-in hunting and fishing area (Sweetwater #3) along the Green River. Historically, the private landowners allowed access to their property by sportsmen for hunting and fishing. Problems with littering, camping, and abandoning property on those private lands have resulted in the private landowners working with the department to regulate activities on those private properties by enrolling...
A death investigation is underway at the Sweetwater County Detention Center, sheriff’s office spokesperson Jason Mower announced last week. The individual, temporarily housed pending alleged state criminal charges, was found unresponsive at around 11:54 a.m. Thursday morning, Aug. 18, during a routine residence check at the facility. Sheriff’s deputies and in-house medical staff immediately initiated life-saving measures while awaiting the arrival of emergency medical services and until pronounced deceased at approximately 12:19 p.m. in the...
A familiar face is now at the helm of the Surgical Services Department at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Registered Nurse Noreen Hove is the new Director of Surgical Services, a position she also held from 2009-14. Her team includes nurses, scrub techs, central sterile techs, and schedulers. "She is a great asset to the hospital," said Chief Nursing Officer Ann Clevenger. "She has experience as Director of Surgical Services at MHSC, and we are excited to welcome her back to that role....
Shawn Rockey is now part of the team at the Internal Medicine Clinic of Sweetwater Memorial. Rockey, a certified physician assistant, is working with Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Israel Stewart, D.O., and is now taking appointments. Paula Bryant, a licensed practical nurse, has joined them. Until recently, Rockey worked as a certified physician assistant at Donaldson Medical Center since August 2019 and at Aspen Mountain Medical Center since March 2020. "Shawn brings experience in internal...
Voters across Sweetwater County headed to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard and play their part in deciding who will fill leadership positions. Now the Wyoming primary election is over and the unofficial results are in. A total of 11,079 ballots were cast in Sweetwater County, with 9,807 Republicans voting and 1,056 Democrats voting. Over 2,600 ballots were either early vote or absentee, while 8,422 ballots were cast on election day. While the primary election typically narrows down t...
