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A Rock Springs man was arrested early Sunday morning and faces multiple charges after allegedly leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase along White Mountain. Daniel Ray Potter, 21, faces five counts of felonious restraint; felony interference with a peace officer; two counts of misdemeanor-level reckless endangering; driving while under the influence of alcohol, second offense; misdemeanor-level reckless driving, and misdemeanor-level fleeing and eluding police officers and misdemeanor-level o...
A recent trip to Murray, Utah turned into a good meet for members of the Green River High School Cross Country team. Head coach Steve Boyd said the runners saw improvement during the meet, which included nationally-recognized cross country teams from Davis, Utah and American Fork, Utah. Boyd said senior Josie Givens had a great run, placing 35th in the seeded girls division with a time of 20:23.2 for the course. The seeded division hosted a total of 150 runners. Others had great runs as well. Ca...
The Wolves got their first taste of victory this season in Rawlins after defeating the Outlaws 33-20 in their second non-conference game. The Green River High School Football Team (1-1) came out strong against Rawlins, and posted 20 points within the first half. An extra point attempt on the third touchdown was blocked by the Outlaws. The Wolves defense made a few interceptions in that first half, with Riley Yeager and Blake Gelinas picking the ball away from the Outlaws in the first quarter....
The Green River High School’s varsity volleyball team took on rival Rock Springs and walked away with the win Wednesday night. The Lady Wolves, heavily supported by a home crowd of noisy high school students, tamed the Lady Tigers in three sets. Their victory is their first conference win of the season and gives the team an overall record 9-4. During the girls’s first set against Rock Springs, the play was a feverish back and fourth between Rock Springs and Green River, with both teams tak...
(Editor's note: the article was changed to correct a typo in the print version of this article.) A number of arrests took place last week in conjunction with a year-long investigation regarding methamphetamine trafficking in the area. According to a release from the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, 33 Sweetwater County residents were indicted by a grand jury last week for drug-based offenses. Two others under investigation by DCI were previously indicted through a federal grand...
Teens going into the Sweetwater County Library can look forward to visiting their own cozy corner. The library recently updated its teen area to be more inviting to Green River’s teens, while showcasing a larger collection of books and graphic novels aimed at them. Mary Halterman, the library’s young adult librarian, said the library also placed new furniture in the area unique to the library. One of the new purchases are a set of noodle chairs, which Halterman said are often used for peo...
Despite a strong defense capable of holding off many of Riverton's scoring drives, the Green River Wolves Football team received their first loss of the season at Wolves Stadium Friday. The game was delayed by an hour due to lightning, but head coach Don Maggi said that delay, nor the wet ball, was the cause of the Wolves loss. Maggi said the Riverton team had to deal with the same setbacks Green River faced. During the first quarter, Riverton would score their first touchdown with 8:05 left in...
Numbers for the Green River High School Football team are larger than in years past, according to head coach Don Maggi. This year, the football team was able to recruit 59 sophomores through seniors and 28 freshmen into the 2015 team. “I think we’re off to a good start,” Maggi said. He said part of the larger recruitment comes from team members recruiting their friends to the team. He believes the other reason for the larger numbers comes from increased student interest. Maggi said diffe...
After completing the Green River Invite and Cardinal Classic in Soda Springs, Idaho, head coach Steve Boyd is excited to see how the Green River High School Cross Country team will perform in their upcoming runs. Boyd, who has coached the team for the past 10 years, said the runners continually get better as their fitness improves. He said the team’s fitness levels run the gamut from poor to excellent, but looks forward to see how much the team improves over the course of the season. “We onl...
The Green River Tennis teams continue to improve as the tennis season gets into gear. Phil Harder, the fourth-year head coach of the team, said they continue to seek improvement throughout the season. "Every time we have a match, it's an opportunity to put into practice what we've worked on," Harder said. Despite the team being on the losing end of a number of three-set matches, head coach Phil Harder says the Green River High School Tennis team gained a lot of experience from its first...
With the fall high school sports season underway, Green River’s youth are giving it their all on the gridiron, in the pool, and on the courts. Yet, as they play their hearts out, one thing that can give them that extra edge against their competitors is the backing of the home crowd those nights they’re playing here. In fact, those stands should be overflowing with green at any home sporting event. Hometown support can turn the tide of games and it gives the boys and girls the satisfaction of...
With four members of the Green River High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team already qualified for the state meet in Gillette Oct. 30-31, the Lady Wolves have started the year off with a kick. Regardless of those early successes, head coach Coleen Sieloff says she expects many more to make the cut by the end of the season. “The girls are progressing quite well, I can tell some of them were in USA Swimming and active over the summer,” Seiloff said. Seiloff said the girls continue to cut the...
It was a weekend of déjà vu for the Green River Wolves Volleyball Team. During the Labor Day weekend, the Lady Wolves (8-4) traveled to Gillette for the Camel Volleyball Tournament, where they once again fell to their first opponents, only to climb back through the tournament to the championship matchup. At the start of the tournament, Green River was defeated 2-1 by a strong Rapid City, S.D. group from Stevens High School. Prior to the tournament, head coach Rikki Shantz said the school w...
“I think they’re expecting big things,” head coach Rikki Shantz said about her varsity volleyball team. Shantz, in her seventh year as head coach, said both she and the team are excited about the upcoming season. So far, the team has competed in two tournaments and ended both of them in the championship game after losing their first match. Those experiences go far in helping Shantz work on the team’s confidence level and show them they can win. Shantz said she has five returning players who hav...
Recent suggestions regarding sage grouse core habitat have drawn the ire of a Sweetwater County commissioner. Tuesday morning, Commissioner Wally Johnson voiced displeasure with the state government’s refusal to add area on White Mountain to recognized core habitat for sage grouse. The bird has drawn a lot of attention statewide as many fear of its inclusion on the endangered species list, which politicians including Johnson say would curtail industrial development in Wyoming. Within S...
With their first two meets under their belt, the Green River High School girls swimming and diving team has already qualified swimmers for the state meet. Diver Brianna Rath qualified in her first competition in Lander Friday. Rath placed second in 1-Meter Diving with a score of 181.25. Fellow Lady Wolf Victoria Allen placed fifth in diving with a score of 146.75. Kayla Majhanovich, diving coach for the swim team said Rath was determined to qualify. “She did some amazing dives, now we’re goi...
The Wolves will take the field against their first real opponents Friday night as they take on the Riverton Wolverines at Wolves Stadium at 7 p.m. Last week, the Wolves participated in a jamboree with Lander Valley High School and Mountain View High School, resulting in a team performance head coach Don Maggi was very happy with. "I think we got off to a good start," Maggi said. Maggi said he noticed few mistakes from the team during their first live action of the season last week, but said...
Their first weekend of action has already given the Green River High School Volleyball Team a chance to compete against schools both large and small. The Lady Wolves competed in a tournament in Cokeville Aug. 28 and 29, pitting them against competition from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The team finished the tournament with a 4-2 record. “I could tell we were getting better each time we played,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. Shantz said the team suffered from a slow start at the beginning of the tou...
Every time I drive across the overpass spanning the Green River, I look briefly towards Expedition Island and hear the river’s siren call. The opportunity to spend a lazy afternoon blissfully floating down the river is one I’ve longed for throughout the summer. Work and life scheduling always got in the way; and as the summer weekends slowly dwindled, I quietly feared the chance would escape me this year. Luckily for me, a late summer weekend opened up. I’m not sure if this is just true for t...
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, twice a day, one of the Sweetwater County Library's youth services librarians can be found reading to children in the building's multipurpose room. Sitting on a raised stage in front of a small gathering of youngsters Tuesday morning, librarian Trista Smith read "Pete the cat" while wearing a set of paper glasses made for the story. Becky Iwen, youth services manager for the Sweetwater County Library, said their Story Times are aimed to help young children learn basi...
With Green River kids already a week into the school year, many of Green River’s parks appear less visited in the evenings than they were over the summer. However, one girl was making use of the Splash Park at Evers Park Tuesday, getting some water fun in before the park is shut off for the winter. Savannah Martinez played at the park as family members enjoyed the early evening weather at the park. More children were at the Sweetwater County Library Tuesday night, utilizing the library for e...
A basement living room ignited in a fire Friday that is still under investigation. The Green River Fire Department responded to 475 Logan St. at about 3 p.m. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Liberty said 16 firefighters arrived at the scene in two fire trucks. When they arrived, smoke was coming out of the home through basement windows and the open front door. Liberty said the home’s occupants escaped and were uninjured. The fire was contained to a single room Liberty described as a living space in t...
With the completion of the Clock Tower Plaza, Green River Main Street seeks to utilize the space as a public gathering place. One of their newest initiatives to promote the plaza is the new Downtown Rhythms and Rhymes event taking place at 6 p.m. Sept. 11. Jennie Melvin, director of the city’s Urban Renewal Agency and Main Street program, said she hopes the event will promote the plaza as a performance space. The event will follow a format similar to the older Poetry Jams hosted by the S...
For Tony Beardsley, the athletics director for Sweetwater County School District No.2, communication and teamwork are major components to a successful athletics program. Beardsley, who was hired in May to replace longtime director Tom Wilson, said the entire community should be involved in the school’s athletics programs. “We’re all a team here,” he said. Beardsley said the community can help provide a great foundation for the school’s athletics, believing programs like the city’s flag football...
Changes might be coming to the Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport. The facility’s manager recently submitted a six-year plan to the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s aeronautics division for review and possible approval. While WYDOT is frequently thought of as managing the state’s highways and interstates, the department also manages air travel throughout Wyoming. Devon Brubaker, the airport’s manager, said he expects the plan to be voted on in October or November. If that approva...
