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Out of a desire to give students more hands-on experience with agriculture and livestock, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is hoping to swap

GREEN RIVER — After a lot of discussion, the Green River City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to approve a Special Use Permit for Union Telephone Company to build an 80-foot cell tower on Uinta Drive. Mayor Pete Rust and Councilman Jim Zimmerman were the two votes against the Special Use Permit, while Councilors Robert Berg, Mike Shutran, Sherry Bushman, George Jost, and Gary Killpack voted in favor. The Council previously tabled the resolution to provide time for the community to express opinions. The tower will be located at 380 Uinta Drive, which Union employee Tyler Tholl said is the i...

GREEN RIVER — The Green River City Council unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, approximately $53 million, during its meeting Tuesday night. The budget’s estimated beginning fund balance as of July 1, 2021 is about $32 million. With revenues estimated to be $20.7 million, the estimated available funds is roughly $53 million. At the end of FY22, the City of Green River estimates that there will be $6.5 million left over. Advertisement - Story continues below... “This is the budget you guys have seen now for the fourth time. The finance committee has had the luxury of seeing ...

Currently, Green River Animal Control uses carbon monoxide through gas cylinders for euthanasia of animals. “It’s in a manner that’s consistent with the National Veterinarian Association’s guidelines for euthanasia,” Green River Police Chief Tom Jarvie said. Advertisement - Story continues below... Out of the approximate 900 animals the shelter gets every year, about 10 percent have to be euthanized for different reasons such as the animal being vicious, sick, or otherwise unable to adopt out. According to Jarvie, the majority of the animals euthanized are wild animals, while fera...

GREEN RIVER — Due to Flaming Gorge Days being postponed until summer of 2022, local sports league 307 Cornhole proposed a possible summer event to take place in June during the Green River City Council workshop Tuesday night. Zac Page, a representative of 307 Cornhole, said that the group would like to host an event in Green River from June 11 through June 13. “With the announcement of Flaming Gorge Days being canceled, we all decided that we would like to try to fill the void and give the community something, an activity,” Page said. Advertisement - Story continues below... The init...