First cold case trial will be in Tenn. B y D AV I D M AR T I N first-degree murder in Tennes- a woman known as “Bitter Creek Publisher see in the 1991 death of Pamela Betty” and a second woman McCall and her unborn child. found near Sheridan known as Tennessee will get the first Erramouspe said this would also “I-90 Jane Doe.” Both bodies crack at a trial against Clark mean Baldwin would serve a po- were discovered in 1992, but Perry Baldwin, the man ac- tential Wyoming sentence after have since been unidentified. cused of killing two unidentified a potential Tennessee sentence Bitter Creek Betty was found women in Wyoming. is completed. east of Rock Springs on Inter- “We decided that since Ten- He said his understanding of state 80. nessee has a known victim, and the law in Tennessee is a life Baldwin was arrested at his known victim’s family, that he sentence in this case may not be home in Waterloo, Iowa ear- will be tried there first,” Sweet- the full-life sentence applied in lier this month on an operation water County Attorney Dan Wyoming first-degree murder including the FBI and law en- Erramouspe said. “After that he situations. forcement from Tennessee and will come to Wyoming to face In Wyoming, he is charged Wyoming. His arrest was made charges.” with two counts of first-degree after an investigation using DNA Baldwin faces two counts of murder related to the deaths of collected from the victims. W e d n e s d a y , M a y 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 12 3 rd Y e a r, 1s t I s s u e G re e n R i v e r, W Y 8 2 9 3 5 Ad d re s s S e rv i c e R e q u e s t e d $ 1. 5 0 Candidate ling period continues B y D AV I D M AR T I N Publisher A few more candidates have filed for election in the upcoming Primary Elec- tion in August. So far, a race has developed for the Green River City Council Ward I seat. Councilman Tom Murphy has filed for re-election and faces challenger Sherry Bushman. If the two remain the only candidates for the position, both will move on to the General Election in November regardless of the results. Should one or more people file for can- didacy in the ward, the two candidates with the most votes will move on to the November election. Robert Berg, the current councilman representing Ward III, has also filed for re-election. He is currently unopposed in that re-election bid. As of press time, there are still three Republicans seeking election to the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners. Incumbent Lauren Schoenfeld, along with Mary Thoman and Mark Peterson have filed for elec- tion. Two seats on the county commission- ers’ board are up for election this year, which will result in only two Republi- cans moving forward after the Primary Election. Graduation 2020 O nly Republicans have shown inter- est in the county commissioners thus Kaylee Hymas celebrates from the sunroof of a vehicle during the graduation parade for high school seniors last week. Star far, with the candidates seeking elec- photo by David Martin tion only coming from the GO P. O utside of Green River and the county commissioner elections, only one other person has filed for election in Rock Springs. Thoman seeks election to Larry Hickerson has filed to seek election for Rock Springs City Council in Ward III. Hickerson is unopposed in that election bid. In election bids for state and na- county commissioners’ board tional office, eight Republicans and five Democrats are seeking election S t a f f R e p ort announcement. “I understand those defensible and scientifically credible to the U.S. Senate. Senator Mike Enzi issues and am prepared to deal with comments for the administrative (R-Wyo.) announced his intent to retire A longtime member of the them.” record,” she said about the conservation from the position and will not seek re- Sweetwater County Conservation During her 20 years as a member district. “Currently we are focusing on election. For the Republicans, Cynthia District is seeking a chance to serve on of the conservation district, she led a ensuring that facts are considered by Lummis, Bryan Miller, John Holtz, the Sweetwater County Board of County public process detailing all of the roads the Public Service Commission while Josh Wheeler, Michael Kemler, R. Commissioners. in the county, as well as its different the future of our coal mines with the Mark Armstrong, Robert Short and Star Mary Thoman, a Republican, recently mineral layers, land ownerships, nation’s most reliable power source is Roselli have filed for election. announced her intent to seek election wildlife corridors and habitats. She threatened by outside interests.” O f that group, Roselli is the only to the board, saying her experience said this process guides the county She also said she is experienced candidate with a non-Wyoming address will help lead the county through the commissioners and conservation with budgeting, both from a county on their filing, having a mailing address economic uncertainty the county faces. district while cooperating with the perspective and from managing her in Scottsdale, Ariz., listed. Democrats “We need leaders with experience Bureau of Land Management in family’s ranch and personal businesses. running for the position are James Kirk and maturity to face the issues and developing a transportation or travel She believes the county will see drastic DeBrine, Kenneth R. Caster and Merav make tough decisions to preserve plan in Sweetwater County. revenue cuts due to the pandemic. Ben David. our quality of life in Sweetwater “ We provide input to our legal and County,” she said in her campaign technical team who then prepare legally Continued on A2 Continued on A2 Fire chief pleas not guilty to embezzlement charges B y D AV I D M AR T I N Nomis faces an potential sentence Publisher of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fi ne. Green River Fire Department The wrongful appropriation Chief Mike Nomis pleaded not of public property charge is a guilty felony theft and wrongful misdomeaner, punishable by up to appropriationof public property one year in jail and up top a $ 1,000 charges during an arraignment last fi ne. week. During the hearing, Nomis’ Nomis appeared before Third bond stipulations were modifi ed, Jucidial District Court Judge prohibiting him from having Suzannah Robinson Thursday contact with past or present morning through a video members of the GRFD, with the conference. His trial was set for 9 exception of his father, former fi re a.m. O ct. 5 . chief George Nomis. Nomis and his wife face charges Cari Kragovich, director of after allegedly taking money from human resources for the city, said the Green River Fire Department Nomis is still on the city’s payroll, Foundation’s various accounts. If but could not comment on his found guilty of the felony change, employment status. A2 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Thoman sees tough choices ahead From A1 “I am prepared and willing to bachelor’s degree in business She also believes tough face the challenges of this county. education from the University decisions will need to be made in I can promise you that I will give of Wyoming, a master’s degree response to those shortfalls and it my all and devote the time it will in marketing education from said she has the experience to work take to do a great job,” she said. Colorado State University and with the other commissioners to Thoman is a graduate of Green a PhD from CSU in vocational meet those challenges. River High School and has a education administration. Cheney faces primary challenger in 2020 From A1 and Carol “Kitty” Hafner. posed. seat and is unopposed. In For the state’s single Hafner’s mailing address Democrat Stan Blake House District 60, Mark U.S. House of Repre- is listed in Box Elder, has also filed for re-elec- Baker and Ted Barney sentatives position, S.D. tion to his House District have filed for election as incumbent Republican In the Wyoming Leg- 39 seat and is also unop- Republicans. Liz Cheney is facing a islature, Democrat Liisa posed in his re-election The incumbent repre- primary challenge from Anselmi-Dalton is seek- bid. sentative, Democrat John Blake Stanley. Two ing re-election for her Republican Clark Stith Freeman, announced he Democrats have also filed Senate District 12 seat. is seeking re-election to would not seek re-elec- in that race, Carl Beach She is currently unop- his House District 48 tion. Unemployment more than doubles in April Subscribe to the Star today! CASPER (Wyoming to 9.2% in April, as an Wyoming had the fifth- at 7.9%. News Exchange) — Wyo- energy downturn and lowest rate in the nation, While Wyoming’s job Only $42 for 52 issues Call ming’s unemployment measures put in place to according to new num- losses may not have been 875-3103 rate more than doubled limit the spread of the bers released Friday by as steep as elsewhere, coronavirus led to major the U.S. Bureau of Labor they were still dramatic. job losses. Statistics. The Equality State’s non- Still, Wyoming fared Nevada had the high- farm payroll employment better than most states, est unemployment rate in in April fell by 26,000 to at least when compar- April, at 28.2%.