Former Green River Urban Renewal Agency manager sentenced for stealing over $77k
GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A former Green River city official will do jail time for supporting her gambling habits and online shopping sprees with city funds. The city of Green River’s former Main Street/ Urban Renewal Agency (URA) manager,…
Conservation groups press for big game habitat exclusions in federal solar energy initiative
• The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments through April 18 on a plan to offer solar energy leases in Wyoming and several other western states. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to…
Rexburg teens still missing, possible sightings in or near Wyoming
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – By Kaitlyn Hart EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG – Two teens that were reported missing on Tuesday still have not been found. Kayzin Hansen, 14, and Addison Cook, 14, were reported…
Company seeks permits for new soda ash plant
—————————- GREEN RIVER (WNE) — A new soda ash plant might be in the cards for Green River’s future, bringing with it jobs and other benefits at a time when economic uncertainty is prevalent throughout the state. Jim Zimmerman, the…
Utah man dies in Flaming Gorge boating accident
Story courtesy of Lisa Riley Roche, KSL.com GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — The body of a Utah man was recovered and two other men were rescued after a boating accident in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office detective Dick Blust…
WHP Trooper Assaulted on Traffic Stop
On May 31, 2018 a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper stopped a vehicle at milepost 92 on Interstate 80, just east of Green River for a speeding violation at approximately 07:45 a.m. While conducting the traffic stop, the trooper became suspicious of additional…