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Citing a need to have more resources at its disposal, the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition wants to increase contributions from the county

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SWEETWATER COUNTY — During the Sweetwater County Commission meeting Tuesday, the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition (SEDC) will present its proposal to have Sweetwater County become the home of the Natrium Nuclear Facility. The Commission will meet Tuesday, July 20, at 8:30 a.m. at the Sweetwater County Courthouse in Green River. SEDC recently submitted a County wide marketing proposal to the executives of TerraPower and PacifiCorp to aide in the selection process of recruiting the ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — Sweetwater County residents could see a 1 percent general purpose sales and use tax initiative on a special election ballot this November after the Sweetwater County Commission and Green River City Council both approved it Tuesday. The reasoning for wanting to implement a 1 percent sales and use tax is to help fund public safety and economic development throughout the county, according to Ryan Rust, Green River Government Affairs and Grant Manager. For the initiative to ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY – The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office received unanimous approval during the Sweetwater County Commission meeting Tuesday for a conditional use permit that will allow them to operate an abandoned vehicle lot at the Justice Center Complex. The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the abandoned vehicles within the county, and when Auto Recyclers made the decision to back out of storing the vehicles for the County in March 2021, the Sheriff’s Office and County was task...

ROCK SPRINGS — The Middle Baxter Industrial Park project that began rounding into form in 2018 is ready for the start of its first phase according to Sweetwater County Land Use Director Eric Bingham. In association with the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition (SEDC), plans continue to move forward on the construction of an industrial park east of Rock Springs below the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport. The group conducted an economic-based analysis that took about seven months but rev...

Weather Alert ...A Winter Storm impacting for most of Central and Western Wyoming through Thursday... .A storm system will bring widespread snow across much of the area through Thursday, lingering over Johnson County through Thursday night. The heaviest snow for this winter storm will occur in most locations tonight. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Periods of snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. *...

Mayor Rust hired Kot and worked alongside him for 11 years. “Thirty-eight years of service to the citizens of Sweetwater County and beyond is a truly amazing accomplishment, and on behalf of the City of Green River, I want to sincerely thank you for all of your efforts that you have put forward everyday to help improve our lives,” Mayor Rust said. “I will be forever grateful.” Advertisement - Story continues below... “I would like to thank everyone for sharing their knowledge and ex...