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Like the falling of the leaves, cooler temperatures and longer evenings, the first day of school is one of those signs that summer is coming to an end. Today, students in Green River started their first day of classes and like students throughout the city, those attending Green River High School were both anxious and excited for the upcoming year. Bailee Roberts, a freshman, said she feels both emotions as the school year starts. Her nervousness stems from transitioning into a larger school,...
The name Charles Shultz might be fading from the public consciousness, but his creation, the “Peanuts” comic strip, will live on for decades to come. In November, a computer-animated film based on the characters will be released in theaters while the original comic strip continues to appear in newspapers across the country, Shultz’s “Peanuts” will probably continue on for decades to come. During the course of its nearly 50-year run, the strip evolved a lot and, at least according to a recent ar...
The image of an older miner leading a younger miner immortalized in bronze was revealed to residents during the annual River Festival celebration last weekend. The statue, titled "Shift Change" was sculpted by Green River artist Bryan Cordova. His design was selected by the Green River Arts Council last year during Art on the Green to represent miners at the Mining Memorial Park near the Green River Visitors Center. Jeiremy Gomez, chairman of the Green River Arts Council, said a lighting...
Retirement turned out to be a short-lived period for Tom Wilson, the former athletics director for Sweetwater County School District No. 2. During the district’s meeting last week, Wilson was hired as Green River High School’s welding teacher. “All I ever wanted to be was a teacher,” Wilson said. Wilson started in the district in 1997 as GRHS’s welding teacher, moving into an administrative role as the athletics director in 2002. Wilson also taught welding briefly at Rock Springs High School in...
“It’s not the easiest run, but it’s not the hardest in the U.S.,” Green River resident Gary Killpack said moments after crossing the finish line. “The only downside, I had to stop and dump rocks out of my shoes.” Killpack joined more than 130 other runners taking part in the Run with the Horses events Saturday morning, which featured a 10K, half marathon and marathon. During the past few years, the event has grown and has attracted runners from across the nation, as well as internation...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County may have a method of working around the county commissioners for funding its proposed ambulatory surgery center. Last week, hospital officials hosted a public meeting to present funding options for the surgery center they’ve researched, as well as to highlight the need for such a facility at the hospital. Barbara Bonds, a bonding attorney from Cheyenne working with the hospital, said a bonding method exists that would allow the hospital to receive bonds w...
What once was a place of worship and reverence has become a place for learning. Construction on Expedition Academy’s new home on Upland Way completed and the school district celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. Steve Core, chairman of the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Education said the completed school is a “win, win, win, win” for the United Methodist Church, the state, the district and the community. The building originally originally served as a church, which...
It started innocently enough. A bottle of Hidden Valley ranch dressing (yes, the brand name is important here) sat on the dinner table and immediately threw a spark into my curiosity. “When was ranch dressing invented,” I asked myself. I immediately consulted Google and find the dressing’s history to be much shorter than I would have imagined. In fact, there are people a lot older than the recipe is. According to the Hidden Valley website, the dressing was developed in the 1950s by Steve and Gay...
A new publication from the Sweewtater County Museum gives residents and visitors information about local rock formations like Camel Rock and the Palisades, as well as area geology. The pamphlet, "Rock Formations of Sweetwater County," was released Monday morning. Brie Blasi, interim director of the museum, said the museum originally had pamphlets about local rock formations, but had been out of print for several years. "People have been asking for it," Blasi said about the pamphlets. Blasi said...
Sweetwater County was the scene for two deadly vehicle crashes during the last week. According to the Rock Springs Police Department, 44-year-old Stacey McPherson, of Green River, died in a motorcycle crash on Railroad Avenue, near N Street, in Rock Springs early Saturday morning. The department responded to the scene at 3:28. a.m. after receiving calls regarding two people laying in the road. An unidentified man was taken to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County with injuries, while McPherson...
Sales-tax revenues have declined for the past several years, which has resulted in the county’s two cities to budget more conservatively. According to the mayors of Rock Springs and Green River, economic indicators from the Wyoming Association of Municipalities suggests the picture won’t improve anytime soon. For Green River Mayor Pete Rust, the current financial situation now is much different than when he served on the Green River City Council. “We had all kinds of programs we were start...
In a special conference Thursday featuring local officials from city, county and state governments, representatives from CLIMB Wyoming announced they plan to reintroduce the program to Sweetwater County. Climb Wyoming focuses on providing job training to single mothers in high-demand and high-paying fields. The program was in Sweetwater County from 2007 to last October, but was pulled when the organization faced a critical budget shortfall as a result of federal funding cuts. “How could you p...
Oftentimes, along with the food, the fun and entertainment, the yearly Sweetwater County Fair brings with it people who make poor decisions and, unsurprisingly, get arrested for making those decisions. This year was different however. Only four people were arrested during Wyoming’s Big Show last week. According to Sheriff Mike Lowell, three of the arrests were for drunk in public while the fourth was as due to an outstanding warrant. Lowell said the number of arrests were an all-time low n...
Hoping to introduce more children to the local football programs, the city’s parks and recreation department will host flag football games later this month. Kevin Sadler, recreation supervisor for sports programs, said the Little Howler Youth Flag Football League is aimed at both boys and girls from kindergarten to third-grade ages. He said Parks and Recreation Director Brad Raney hosted a similar program in Casper and brought the idea with him when he took over the department. The program s...
A program geared towards giving single mothers job training in high paying fields may return to Sweetwater County. Tomorrow, CLIMB Wyoming’s founder and executive director Dr. Ray Fleming Dinneen, along with a number of funding and community partners, will make a formal announcement in Rock Springs, but the details of that announcement have yet to have been made public. “Our future plans are unconfirmed until the press conference,” CLIMB’s director of communications, Shannon Brooks Hamby, said. According to a media release from Hamby, the ann...
A few honks and hand waves were generated on Flaming Gorge Way by a group seeking legalization of marijuana for medical uses. The group, Wyoming Cannabis Activists, were in both Green River and Rock Springs Monday to promote their views on medical marijuana. Holding signs on the sidewalk in front of Centennial Park, three members from the Casper-based organization, as well as a couple of county residents came out for the cause. The Wyoming Cannabis Activists is a nonprofit organization seeking...
Tuesday night was a big day for many of Sweetwater County’s youth. The Sweetwater County Fair’s first concert, featuring Martina McBride, took place that night, as well as the opening of the fair’s carnival. For some, the fair represents a chance to eat foods only available at the fair. Jay Erickson, a Green River resident started off with a footlong corn dog at the carnival. Erickson said the fair gives him an opportunity to eat all the food he can find. With funnel cakes, deep-fried food...
Despite a rough start, the Green River Knights American Legion Baseball team took second at the state tournament in Lovell last week. While the team was able to edge out Lovell 6-5 in their first match last Tuesday, which head coach Stub Hatfield attributes to a three-run home run hit made by Brendan Hopkins. That narrow game led to the Knights first run-in with the Cody Cubs. “It was ugly,” Hatfield said about the game. The Cubs defeated the Knights 16-1, sending Green River to the losers bracket. Hatfield said the team made eight errors dur...
Ten members of Green River’s USA swim club attended the state swimming championship in Gillette July 17-19. Swim coach Randy Walker said he would have liked to have more swimmers attend, but due to summer vacations and obligations, a majority of the swimmers from the club could not make it to the competition. The swimmers had a good meet, cutting times throughout the competition and improving their skills. “We had some pretty good drops,” Walker said. Walker said Michael Richman competed after recovering from a broken arm. Walker said he pract...
External cost adjustments do make for a better budget. Tuesday night, the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board passed the 2015-2016 budget. The $65.9 million budget, without those cost adjustments, would have been a bit more difficult to build. Pete Brandjord, business manager for the district, said it was the best budget his office put together since the last cost adjustments in 2010. According to the budget’s introductory page, the district’s assessed valuation decreased slightly by approximately $2 million, leaving the val...
It’s the Green River Knights time to shine at the state tournament in Lovell. The Knights traveled to the tournament Tuesday morning and competed in the first round against the Lovell Mustangs that night. The Knights scraped out at win against Lovell 6-5, with Green River advancing to play the Cody Cubs tonight. For head coach Stub Hatfield, the key to victory in the tournament relies upon good baseball and limiting walks. “If these kids play ball ... if we can just quit walking people, we can win,” Hatfield said. Going into the match again...
An employee at the Shopko Hometown store employee got a shock Sunday morning when she saw a mountain lion between the store and the Grace Tabernacle Church. The Green River Police Department responded to the call, but were unable to locate the animal, however possible mountain lion tracks were found around Stratton Myers Park. Det. Cpl. Karl Bode of the GRPD said the sighting occurred about 6 a.m. He said the department will respond to such calls with police officers as opposed to animal control due to the type of animal involved. He also said...
A week after water flooded parts of Rock Springs, many businesses have reopened, but a few continue cleaning up. Water spurred by heavy rainfall flooded many businesses in downtown Rock Springs, but wasn’t limited to that area of the city. Another heavily hit portion of the city was the industrial area off Elk Street, including Pacific Steel and Recycling, Surfaces Inc. and Winlectric. At Pacific Steel and Recycling, 14 inches of water entered the office area, resulting in sections of wall and office furniture being replaced. Chad Banks, m...
(Editor's Note: The original version of this article incorrectly identified the sign as being placed outside Exit 87, not Exit 91. The article was updated to correct that error.) For the past few weeks, visitors and residents in Green River have probably noticed the large, illuminated sign at the intersection of Flaming Gorge Way and Uinta Drive. Installed in time for Flaming Gorge Days, the sign is the fruit of the Green River Chamber of Commerce’s 15-month project. “It was seriously a long project,” Chamber Director Rebecca Eusek, said. The s...
High school-aged competitors aren’t the only people to have flocked to the Carl T. Williams Shooting Range this week. A couple of hard-working entrepreneurs set up booths to provide food and drink to hungry shooters and their families. Alicia Rubeck, owner of the Fish Bowl, said the restaurant made a good choice when they decided to serve food at the shooting practice Monday. “It’s been good for us,” she said. Selling pulled pork, baked beans, hamburgers, hot dogs and other sandwiches, The Fis...
