GREEN RIVER The Green River City Council unanimously authorized the Green River Police Department (GRPD) to seek a children’s trust fund grant for a therapy canine program during their meeting Tuesday night.
GRPD Juvenile Detective Martha Holzgrafe identified programs in other states that utilize a therapy canine to assists victims during interviews and later court testimony and decided she wanted to initiate a program here in Green River. This therapy K9 program will be the first program in Wyoming.
Ninety percent of Detective Holzgrafe’s caseload involves kids who are either a victim, witness, or suspect to a crime, she said. When interviewing children, the kids disclose traumatic events. Nationwide, therapy K9s have been increasingly used during these forensic interviews.
GREEN RIVER In a special ceremony Tuesday evening, two newly elected and one re-elected Green River City Council members were officially sworn into office.
The three elected officials were sworn into office by City Judge Jason Petri at Green River City Hall. The ceremony took place prior to the City Council’s regular meeting.
The two newly elected officials are Sherry Bushman in Ward 1 and George Jost in Ward 2. Robert Berg in Ward 3 is the incumbent who was sworn in.
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Recently elected Green River City Council members, Robert Berg, Sherry Bushman, and George Jost took the Oath of Office Tuesday night. Photos courtesy of Steve Core