Point Of Rocks
BCS Mechanical, a Utah-based company, announced Thursday its plans to open a new union shop in Green River.
The union representing workers at WE Soda’s trona and soda ash operations in southwest Wyoming, as well as some of their supporters, are calling on Gov. Mark Gordon to pump the brakes on a $13 million state taxpayer-funded grant request by the company.
ROCK SPRINGS — Community leaders and residents across Sweetwater County are processing the shockwaves of WE Soda’s announcement that it will transition its Westvaco operations to solution mining. It is a move that is expected to slash the local workforce at the mine from about 850 to 500...
GREEN RIVER — Green River Mayor-elect Stan Blake said he expected his first 100 days to be tough. Now he says it will be like climbing Mount Everest. When Blake won the election last week, Green River still had a city administrator, only two new council members and WE Soda was operating business as usual.
The records retention procedure of the Special Services Department of Sweetwater County School District Number One, State of Wyoming (Policy JO-R-1) makes provisions for the destruction of certain records related to special education services to be destroyed. If you received special education services in Sweetwater County School District Number One...
The recent announcement by WE Soda that approximately 350 jobs will be eliminated from its southwest Wyoming operations has sent shock waves through Sweetwater County. The economic consequences are significant, but there is another concern that deserves just as much attention, and perhaps even more. What happens to the mental...
GREEN RIVER — Karly Eyre, a health and physical education teacher at Lincoln Middle School, graduated from U.S. Air Force technical training Oct. 23 at Fort Lee, Virginia. Eyre, a senior airman, was away from Green River for six weeks for the training. She also coaches high school varsity soccer, basketball and golf in Green River and has volunteered as a coach in other sports throughout the community.
ROCK SPRINGS, WY– Wyo4News will launch a three-part investigative series beginning Monday, November 16, examining the challenges facing WE Soda’s Westvaco operations and the potential economic consequences for Southwest Wyoming. Titled WE Soda at a Crossroads, the series will investigate the company’s announced workforce reductions, declining access to...
WE Soda plans to cut roughly 350 jobs as it shifts its Westvaco operation from underground dry-ore mining to solution mining. Before sunrise Monday, hundreds of people gathered along Westvaco Road near the plant west of Green River to oppose the plan, saying it could affect workers, mine safety and southwest Wyoming’s economy.
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The following opinion piece is a community submission and doesn’t reflect the opinion of TRN Media, which encompasses SweetwaterNOW and The Radio Network. Sweetwater County is still reeling from WE Soda’s plan to cut over 350 jobs at Westvaco and shift to solution mining. Beyond the devastating blow to our miners, families, and local tax base, flooding Westvaco’s 38-square-mile underground footprint poses severe safety and environmental risks:
When an aging loved one begins needing extra help with everyday activities, families often face the challenge of balancing caregiving with work, children, and other responsibilities. Homestead Care Services LLC, a locally owned, non-medical in-home care agency, is helping families throughout Sweetwater County, Uinta County, and Bridger Valley find dependable...
GREEN RIVER — The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees swore in three trustees last night and said goodbye to an eight-year member Tuesday night. Incumbent trustees Tom Wilson and Daniel Flom and new trustee Kenny Shoning took the oath of office, which was administered by Chair Ashley Castillon. Castillon, who is leaving the board after eight years, did not seek reelection. Shoning takes her seat.
