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Genesis calls workers back By DAVID MARTIN older workers, some of whom Solvay to layoff employees as Publisher have worked for more than 40 demand for natural soda ash years at the facility, are looking declined in many markets the Genesis Alkali is calling some at retiring. Caplan said as those companies operated in. of its workers back following people retire, the company plans For Genesis Alkali, reductions layoffs at its mine this summer. to call back more employees in workforce occurred at both David Caplan, the company’s through that attrition. its facility outside Green River communications director, de- “There’s some timing issues and corporate offices in Phila- scribed the number of people with pensions, but it’s clear to delphia. being called back as “modest,” Genesis that into 2021 we will “I had hoped we could avoid but said the market outlook go- be bringing back employees,” taking this difficult action, but ing into 2021 has the company Caplan said. “We’re cautiously we have exhausted all of our feeling confident about bringing optimistic.” other options,” Ed Flynn, Execu- more employees back. The coronavirus pandemic hit tive Vice-President and Presi- Caplan said one of the main the area’s trona mines during dent of Genesis Alkali wrote in a reasons the company is calling the summer, causing facilities company-wide memo to employ- workers back is that many of its operated by Genesis Alkali and ees in June. Wednesday, October 28, 2020 130th Year, 23rd Issue Green River, WY 82935 Address Service Requested $1.50 Setzer acquitted Staff Report Rock Springs Rocket Miner Via Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — A jury found Bradley Setzer not guilty of attempted murder following his trial in Sweetwater County District Court last week. The jury returned with a verdict at about 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Not guilty verdicts were returned on three charges including attempted first-degree murder, attempted second- degree murder, and attempted voluntary manslaughter. Setzer was found guilty of interference with a peace officer. Setzer hugged his attorney after the verdict was announced. When Sweetwater County Attorney Dan Erramouspe was asked about Setzer’s bail for the resisting arrest conviction, Erramoupe replied that the time Setzer has already served would be sufficient to cover the penalty. The trail started with jury selection on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Setzer was arrested on Aug. 25, 2019 after an incident at his home. Following jury instructions from Judge Richard L. Lavery on Tuesday Navigating freezing waters morning, Oct. 20, Erramouspe presented the closing arguments for the A Canada Goose swims along the freezing Green River Tuesday morning. With colder temperatures and an early winter prosecution and said they focused on the storm, ice has started forming on the river. Star photo by David Martin evidence. He said the Setzers had a toxic marriage filled with terrible ideas and actions. He pointed to testimony that COVID-19 continues surging in Wyoming Bradley Setzer had beaten his wife and multiple confrontations that took place By DAVID MARTIN digits, with two counties surpassing 500. beds become scarce. the day of the shooting. Publisher Albany County had 634 active cases, Deb Sutton, the hospital’s He said Bradley Setzer could have let while Laramie County had 537. Natrona spokeswoman, said the hospital has her go, as he said he wanted her to do, Novel coronavirus infections continue County was close in crossing the 500 only had three COVID-19 patients but stopped her repeatedly. to increase throughout the Cowboy State, active case threshold, reporting 498. hospitalized at any one time, with those Erramouspe said Bradley Setzer took leading to fears the state’s healthcare Those cases in Natrona County have hospitalizations not requiring the use of his wife’s phone and pulled the keys system will be severely impacted by impacted the Wyoming Medical Center, ventilators. from her running car and also chased hospitalizations. resulting in the hospital opening its “We have been fortunate,” she said. her down the street. The county attorney The deaths of nine residents were COVID-19 surge unit for the fi rst time But, with the number of positive said when it came to their standoff when reported by the Wyoming Department two weeks ago. The hospital is the largest cases on the raise in Sweetwater County, Bradley Setzer locked her out of their of Health Monday evening, as well as an in the state. Sutton said it’s important for county home, he noted Jessica Setzer’s biggest increase of 277 active COVID-19 cases. During a press conference last residents to remain vigilant when threat was that she wasn’t going to Five of the deaths were of residents living week, Gov. Mark Gordon said the state following health recommendations move. in Big Horn County, all of whom had has plans to expand the number of like social distancing, wearing a facial “Her biggest threat is that she’s going health conditions known to contribute beds available to COVID-19 patients, covering and frequently washing their to stay there, and that scares you?” he to a higher risk of severe symptoms from specifi cally speaking about Wyoming hands. asked. the disease. Only one of the fi ve had Medical Center. Kim White, the incident While the hospital has been fortunate, At a time when he was not supposed been hospitalized for treatment. Three commander at Memorial Hospital of other high-level trauma centers in the to use firearms as part of a court order, other deaths were attributed to residents Sweetwater County, said the hospital region haven’t been. Sutton said the Bradley Setzer retrieved a 9 mm from of Laramie County, Lincoln County hasn’t met with Gordon about those hospital’s regional partners, including an upstairs gun safe, put it up to the and Platt County, all of whom were plans, but said the hospital has plans to the University of Utah, have seen high window of the front door and fired it. described as older residents who had expand services if the need arises. patient volumes. Erramouspe said Jessica Setzer been hospitalized outside Wyoming for “MHSC could expand its own bed “If we have patients who require moved instinctively, keeping the bullet treatment. The last death was attributed availability by fi rst using our same-day high-level trauma care, we want to be from hitting her, though she was still to an Albany County man who lived at an surgery area to treat COVID-19 patients,” certain we will be able to transport them close enough to be injured by flying longterm care facility. she said. so they can receive that care,” Sutton glass. While Sweetwater County recorded White also said agreements with other said. “Again, this is why it’s important 63 active cases, several counties have facilitates are in place for them to take to continue to do all we can to prevent Continued on A2 reported active cases into the triple the hospital’s non-COVID-19 patients if COVID-19 from spreading.” School’s Veterans Day activities canceled Staff report along Uinta Drive because they weren’t able to adhere The long-running Veteran’s with social distancing and Day program hosted by sanitation recommendations. Lincoln Middle School will not Hastert said the decision happen this year. wasn’t an easy one to make Lori Hastert, the sixth- and the school had the grade teacher at Lincoln supplies to make the signs Middle School, said the before deciding to pull the plug school decided not to host the on the events. event due to concerns with The school made an hosting a COVID-19 spreader announcement Thursday event amongst students and regarding the decision. veterans. “We know this is a much “The veterans mean the anticipated event for many world to us, but they need their of our local Veterans, so we health,” Hastert said. “Right are working to ensure that now, we just can’t do this.” future Veteran’s Day programs She said the cancelation are safe for everyone,” the extends to the signs placed announcement reads. A2 www.greenriverstar.com Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Wife’s testimony challenged From A1 When talking about wife’s head. The prosecutor said the the allegation of resisting Even if the downward castle doctrine allows people arrest, he said his client was shot looked clear, a shooter to use reasonable force to confused by commands from couldn’t know if someone Vote for defend their homes when might move into the line of offi cers that were sometimes an intruder is trying to gain contradictory. Bosch also fi re at the last second. entrance, but he said it questioned the direction of The prosecution and doesn’t apply when someone the investigation. He said defense both noted that is trying to get into their own he wasn’t saying that the Bradley and Jessica home like Jessica Setzer. detectives and offi cers who Setzer did not call 911, but He said when each juror testifi ed are bad, but that Erramouspe said that the Stan Blake reviews the evidence, “You’re once they decided who was plaintiff had both phones, going to know the defendant guilty, that’s where they which was probably the is guilty of attempting to kill concentrated their attention. reason why she didn’t call Jessica Setzer in the fi rst “My point is once you’ve 911. Tuesday, degree.” set a goal, that’s how you He also contrasted the Defense attorney Jerry proceed,” Bosch said. explanations of the couple. Bosch said the justice system He also cited statements Erramouspe characterized presumes innocence and from Bradley Setzer’s Bradley Setzer as consistently November 3rd the defense doesn’t have to friends, wrestling teammates claiming to be a victim of the present any evidence – the and co-workers who testifi ed system or a victim of police; burden is on the prosecution to his character.