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It all started with one man’s dream and the entire county’s opposition to that dream. When water pipeline developer Aaron Million initially pitched his idea to divert water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Colorado’s Front Range, it was met with opposition from all sides in Sweetwater County and resulted in the formation of Communities Protecting the Green, a committee tasked with monitoring various proposals like Million’s and filing a lawsuit challenging a proposal if it clears the various...
For the time being, anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine have either the Moderna or Pfizer offerings to choose from as the Johnson and Johnson will be withheld after blood clotting was reported as a potential side effect. According to the CDC, the organization and the FDA are reviewing six cases of what is described as a “rare and severe type of blood clot” occurring in people who received the vaccine. The blood clots occurred in women aged 18-49 and occurred between six and 13 days after vac...
Western Wyoming emerged as a stronghold for greater sage grouse in a grim federal report that estimates an 81% decline in the species over the last 53 years. The 260-page U.S. Geological Survey report published March 30 estimates a 3% annual decline over the half-century period, a pace one sage grouse advocate said would lead to the species’ extinction in about three decades. Conservationists see the report as a dire warning about the species’ fate. Without action, federal wildlife managers could find reason to protect greater sage grouse under...
One of the foremost goals of the Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency (URA) is to expand the business base in Downtown Rock Springs and grow the retail mix. To that end, the group is announcing Project Pop Up for the 2021 summer season. A Pop-Up Shop is a short-term retail store that offers new, unique, local or specialized products or services. The Rock Springs Main Street/URA Project Pop Up is designed to fill empty storefronts and prospect new, long-term businesses; they’re giving one entrepreneur an opportunity start a pop up f...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation, along with contract crews from Coldwater Group Inc. will be working on the bridge on WYO 374 over Interstate 80, at the La Barge Interchange. Traffic will be controlled by a temporary signal system and there is a width restriction of 12 feet at this location. Work is also taking place at milepost 97 near Rock Springs. The work will take place in the eastbound lane and a width restriction of 15 ft. 6 inches is in place for trucks. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and speeds will be reduced through...
“It was just a matter of time,” Dr. Jean Stachon, the county’s health officer said about when variants of the novel coronavirus would appear in Sweetwater County. Currently, 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties have variants circulating within their boundaries. Two variants, originally discovered in California, have appeared amongst the COVID-19 infections recorded in Sweetwater County. They have been circulating for a while too. Dr. Stachon said one of the variants was first detected in a sample...
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — A Minnesota man died March 31 in a head-on collision on Interstate 80 near Rock Springs. At 3:10 p.m. on March 31, the Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle collision at milepost 104 near the Elk Street exit of I-80. A 2018 Volvo commercial truck was headed west on I-80 when it crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes, according to the WHP. It then collided head-on with a 2007 Peterbilt commercial truck. The collision created a large explosion causing both commercial trucks t...
(Clarification: The email referenced in this article was received from a third party and verified by the Green River Star.) Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has dropped to a two-star Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rating in 2021 according to an internal email from CEO Irene Richardson. The email obtained by the Star was sent March 17 from Richardson to Kerry Downs, the medical staff services director, informing her the rating will drop two stars when CMS publishes its 2021...
Sweetwater County subsidies to ambulance providers will continue until the end of June after a vote by the Sweetwater County commissioners last week. The commissioners hosted a special meeting March 24 to discuss the subsidy. Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo sent a letter to the commissioners prior to the meeting to seek an extension on the county subsidies, which were originally set to end March 21 “Much information has been provided, however we have found that with this information, additional u...
A crash outside of Green River March 24 resulted in the death of a 50-yard-old Washington resident. At 2:24 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover, according to a press release. Henry L. Cecil, a 50-year-old resident of Lacey, Washington, was driving a 1998 GMC C1500 and towing a trailer was headed west on Interstate 80 when the trailer began to fishtail, causing the Cecil to lose control of the vehicle, the release said. The vehicle entered the median before Cecil over-corrected to the right. The pickup...
Anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine in Sweetwater County can receive one. The Sweetwater County District Board of Health opened vaccines to all residents last week, but demand for large-scale vaccination clinics is diminishing according to healthcare representatives. Castle Rock Hospital District CEO Bailie Dockter said the medical center is going to pull away from giving first doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and turn over more of its vaccine allotment to the county board of health in...
Wyoming’s pandemic restrictions will be lifted March 16 according to an announcement from Gov. Mark Gordon’s office. The statewide mask requirement will be removed, as well as allowing bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms to operate normally. “I thank the people of Wyoming for their commitment to keeping one another safe throughout this pandemic,” Gordon said. “It is through their efforts that we have kept our schools and businesses operating and our economy moving forward. I ask all Wyoming c...
Tourism spending in Sweetwater County fell by $87 million in 2020 according to a recent report given by Jenissa Meredith to the Green River City Council. Meredith, the executive director of the Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism, said the decline from 2019 spending is directly attributed to the coronavirus pandemic. Meredith said prior to the pandemic, money collected from the county’s lodging tax were tracking upwards and though the pandemic hit the industry hard in March 2020, the lodging tax dollars collected were still up from fiscal y...
Rock Springs man is in custody after a SWAT call Friday to his residence in the 100 block of Mountain View Drive in the Clear View Acres neighborhood west of Rock Springs. Richard Gamble, 41, was arrested by SWAT officers without incident on suspicion of multiple charges in connection with a domestic disturbance that occurred overnight. At around 5 a.m. this morning, sheriff’s deputies responded to Gamble’s residence after his girlfriend, Cindy Liston, 38, also of Rock Springs, called to report that she awoke in the early morning hours to Gam...
Sweetwater County residents in the 1C priority group are eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine according to an announcement from the Sweetwater County District Board of Health. The 1C group involves a lengthy list of people how work in what are designated as essential critical infrastructure workers. This list includes those working in the energy, communications, water and information technology industries, as well as government employees. Outside of this group, homeless people and others wi...
Health and wellness is the top priority at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and its employees want to make sure residents are “Good to Go.” The annual Health & Wellness Fair is by appointment from 6-10 a.m. Saturday at Young at Heart Community Center. Call 307-362-6472 to schedule your appointment. In addition to the blood draws and health screenings, there will be free giveaways, drawings, and grand prizes. This year’s event will include the following: Blood draws: On-site blood draws for a variety of screenings. Family Medicine: Meet...
Despite snowstorms last week postponing the delivery of a shipment of COVID-19 vaccine last week, Sweetwater County Public Health and Castle Rock Medical Center continue to vaccinate residents. According to Dr. Jean Stachon, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer, said between 25% and one-third of the county’s population having herd immunity, either from contracting COVID-19 or through a vaccination. An exact percentage is unknown because Dr. Stachon said there were likely residents who contrac...
Staff Report A long-abandoned overpass will be rebuilt as the Wyoming Department of Transportation begins work on a new interchange on Gookin Road west of Rock Springs. The bridge has been closed to traffic since April 2014 when it was struck by a truck carrying an excavator. The project is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2023. The project is also a partnership between WYDOT, the City of Rock Springs and Sweetwater County. The entities involved hope the new interchange will improve traffic flowin the area and provide a direct connection...
A combination of speed and driver inattention is being investigated as the cause of a fatal vehicle crash east of Rock Springs Sunday. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash was reported at 12:55 p.m. near milepost 110.5 on Interstate 80. A 2019 Dodge Caravan was traveling east on the interstate and approached a section of road that had been closed due to hazardous winter conditions. The driver failed to notice traffic was being detoured to an exit and collided with the back of a slow-moving 2020 Freightliner Penske truck. At the...
An outdoor manufacturer is interested in coming to Rock Springs, through discussions are in their preliminary phases. Kayla McDonald, economic development specialist for the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition, said the organization is working with a company which manufactures outdoor recreation equipment in a bid to establish the company in Rock Springs. McDonald declined to name the company, citing the early nature of the discussions, but said both Western Wyoming Community College and R...
The Wyoming Department of Health is warning residents to be on alert for suspicious, potentially fraudulent activity as efforts to help prevent COVID-19 deaths and illnesses by providing free, safe and effective vaccinations continue. “We are hearing about unexpected calls going to residents from people falsely claiming they represent a local health department or the Wyoming Department of Health,” Michael Ceballos, WDH director said in a press release. “The callers go on to request payment or personal details such as social security numbers.” ...
“We are trending in the right direction,” Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon said Monday. While the positivity percentage based on COVID-19 tests done in the last few weeks, at 7.3%, is still nearly double the 4% goal the county’s health department has, there is a lot of good news in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. As of Monday, only one person is in Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s intensive care unit and now more people have been vaccinated than ha...
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — A 23-year-old Rock Springs man died Wednesday in a crash east of Rock Springs on County Road 15 that leads to Jim Bridger Power Plant near Point of Rocks. Chad S. Collard died from injuries he received after the vehicle he was driving crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol press release. Troopers were notified of a vehicle collision at 1:26 p.m. Feb. 3. The crash occurred around milepost 3.5 on County Road 15. Collard was traveling s...
People aged 65 and older with certain high-risk medical conditions can now receive the COVID-19 vaccines according to the Wyoming Department of Health. A new 1C group has also been added to the priority vaccination list based on a list of critical infrastructure employees created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency through the Department of Homeland Security. While more people are included in receiving vaccines, the supply of vaccines throughout Wyoming remains limited and people in the new 1C list may be waiting until...
