$158,000 subsidy approved

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 raised by Councilman Tom McCullough, who said he is...