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  • Green River Insurance owner retires

    David Martin, Editor|May 27, 2021

    A familiar face has taken over Green River Insurance after its longtime owner retired last month. Crystal House took over the company at the beginning of May after owner-agent Christine Montgomery retired. Montgomery said she plans to spend more time with family and enjoy her retirement. "It was time to move on," she said. Montgomery originally took over Green River Insurance after buying the business from a Pinedale-based group more than a decade ago. House has worked at Green River Insurance...

  • Local fighter prepares for Sat. bout

    David Martin, Editor|May 27, 2021

    Beck "The Last Boy Scout" Shields has been busy over the past few months. The 17-year-old MMA fighter has continued a rigorous training schedule and participated three amateur fights, including his first jiu-jitsu match since his last major bout in Mississippi last October. Beck, who attends the Wyoming Virtual Academy as his training schedule makes it difficult to attend classes in person, said the heavy training and previous bouts have left him feeling more confident as he prepares for his...

  • Input for Greenbelt sought

    David Martin, Editor|May 20, 2021

    Members of the Greenbelt Taskforce are looking for input on what the future of the Greenbelt should look like. John Freeman, a member of the task force, said the group is preparing surveys for residents to voice their opinion with in the coming weeks. So far, Freeman said he’s heard someone propose a fishing dock and more Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant entrances to portions of the path. He also believes the Greenbelt is a prime location for a disc golf course. Freeman is not s...

  • 60 years at Little America celebrated

    David Martin, Editor|May 20, 2021

    Sixty years is a long time for anyone. For some, that amount of time can nearly fit an entire lifetime. However, for one housekeeper working at Little America, it's the length of her career. Mary Morin celebrated her 60th anniversary working for the hotel and travel stop Tuesday with a celebration featuring family, friends and coworkers. Morin, an 83-year-old resident of Granger, has worked at Little America since May 18, 1961. Her starting wage was 90 cents an hour, making $7.20 a day. At the...

  • Business flourishes downtown

    David Martin, Editor|May 13, 2021

    The scent of coffee hangs heavy in the air as barista Lauren Lee fills an order for an iced latte at Coal Train Coffee Wednesday morning. Light coming in from a window facing Castle Rock illuminates the inside of the coffee shop, showcasing the stainless steel appliances. Everything looks new. Located in the Tomahawk Hotel, in the corner space facing Flaming Gorge Way, the coffee shop's owner, Denise Webster thinks is the perfect spot for her business. Originally, her aim was to establish Coal T...

  • District pays pool off in June

    David Martin, Editor|May 13, 2021

    A long-standing debt for Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s aquatics center at Green River High School ends June 15 with the district’s final payment. “We own the pool,” Steve Core, SCSD#2 chairman, said excitedly Tuesday night. The aquatics center, completed in 2014, was initially approved by voters in Green River in 2012. The addition to the high school was paid through bonds sold to fund construction costs, which were then repaid through the district’s mill levy. Voters approved...

  • Could we get another road home?

    David Martin, Editor|May 6, 2021

    It was after moving to Green River that Mark Baker found himself traveling along Interstate 80 much more frequently. Baker, the Republican legislator representing House District 60, said he sees what kind of threat driving on I-80 can be for people commuting between Sweetwater County’s two cities as a result of heavy traffic often using the route. Semi trucks, using the route as a direct means of shipping goods across the country, are a common sight on the interstate, as well as travelers and l...

  • Man pleas no contest to murder

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 29, 2021

    A week after arriving in Green River, Christopher Nielsen recalls feeling stressed about not having any job prospects and the possibility of being homeless. He had come to Green River from Utah to help look after his friends’ two children as they worked to establish themselves after moving to the city. Dealing with a lack of sleep as well, Nielsen told Third Judicial District Court Judge Suzannah Robinson one of the children, 5-year-old Anthony James Radcliff, wasn’t listening to him as he tri...

  • Former legislator pleas not guilty to solicitation, interference charges

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 29, 2021

    A former Wyoming Legislator from Green River entered not guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of solicitation of prostitution and interference with a peace officer Friday afternoon. John Hastert, 62, was arrested Thursday after Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office deputies claim Hastert attempted to seek sexual favors from an undercover operative during a sting operation initiated by multiple Wyoming law enforcement agencies. Hastert is also accused of resisting arrest, being taken down by... Full story

  • Vaccine available in county again

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 29, 2021

    The Johnson and John single-shot vaccine is available to Sweetwater County residents after distribution was temporarily halted following reports of blot clotting in rare instances. According to the Sweetwater County District Board of Health, use of the vaccine resumed Wednesday. According to the board of health 15 instances of blood clotting was reported out of 6.8 million doses of the vaccine distributed. The issue was reported in women aged 18-59 and included other symptoms including nausea,...

  • Stout aims for a strike at bowling alley

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 29, 2021

    All Jeff Stout wants to do is give back to Green River. Stout, the owner of both Club 86 and the Hitching Post Restaurant, said he doesn't need the money generated from his recent purchase of the city's sole bowling alley. He doesn't even bowl, saying the game hurts his knees. What he wants is to give families a fun activity in Green River. "I work full time, I don't need this," he said. "The city of Green River could use it. This is one of the few things for families to do." He purchased the...

  • Soccer teams seek wins against RS Thurs.

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 29, 2021

    Following a week plagued by injury and player absences, the Wolves soccer team is looking to show what they can do at full strength this week against the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday. Both the boys and girls took on Evanston Wednesday, but the results of that game were unavailable as of press time. The boys lost a close game to Star Valley last week, dropping the game 2-1. The sole goal scored by the Wolves was from Braxton Cordova. Head coach Kahler Dawson said the team, despite injuries, was...

  • Reservoir protection group reorganized

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 22, 2021

    It all started with one man’s dream and the entire county’s opposition to that dream. When water pipeline developer Aaron Million initially pitched his idea to divert water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Colorado’s Front Range, it was met with opposition from all sides in Sweetwater County and resulted in the formation of Communities Protecting the Green, a committee tasked with monitoring various proposals like Million’s and filing a lawsuit challenging a proposal if it clears the various...

  • Soccer teams seek wins this weekend

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 22, 2021

    Following a winless weekend for both high school soccer teams, the Wolves and Lady Wolves are looking to make a rebound in the coming week. The teams will take on Star Valley Thursday and Jackson Hole Saturday in two away games. For head girls coach Chris Nielsen said his main goal for the girls is to score a goal and build upon the momentum that would bring them. This weekend pits the against the teams both battled at the start of the season. Nielsen said he’s excited to see how the girls c...

  • Police to get new body cams

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 22, 2021

    The Green River Police Department will receive new body cameras as part of an upgrade it plans to initiate in the coming months. Captain Shaun Sturlaugson of the GRPD said the equipment the department has is, at its oldest, a decade old – dating back to when the department first started equipping officers with body cameras. He said some cameras are newer, replacements for equipment that has broken over the years, but still relies on older technology and infrastructure. “We’re still using the o...

  • One-shot vaccine use halted in Wyoming

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    For the time being, anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccine have either the Moderna or Pfizer offerings to choose from as the Johnson and Johnson will be withheld after blood clotting was reported as a potential side effect. According to the CDC, the organization and the FDA are reviewing six cases of what is described as a “rare and severe type of blood clot” occurring in people who received the vaccine. The blood clots occurred in women aged 18-49 and occurred between six and 13 days after vac...

  • River Festival is a go in 2021

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    Residents can look forward to the annual River Festival in Green River in August. The Green River Chamber of Commerce issued a press release last week confirming the long-running event would take place this year, with several events, including the Cajun shrimp boil, scheduled to take place. “This is an important event for the chamber and for the community and we’re eager to bring something back that the community can enjoy,” The chamber’s office manager, Megan McComas, wrote in an email to the S...

  • Firefighter named Volunteer of the Year

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 15, 2021

    For more than 22 years, Tom Murphy has worked to make Green River a better place. More most, especially Green River's youth, Murphy is known for his work as a volunteer firefighter with the city's fire department. Hundreds of children have heard him talk about fire safety in the city's schools and at public events. Murphy said it isn't unusual for a child to walk up to him and tell them how much they remember from his presentations. Murphy recalls one child getting so excited when seeing him aft...

  • COVID-19 variants found in county

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 8, 2021

    “It was just a matter of time,” Dr. Jean Stachon, the county’s health officer said about when variants of the novel coronavirus would appear in Sweetwater County. Currently, 12 of Wyoming’s 23 counties have variants circulating within their boundaries. Two variants, originally discovered in California, have appeared amongst the COVID-19 infections recorded in Sweetwater County. They have been circulating for a while too. Dr. Stachon said one of the variants was first detected in a sample...

  • Group seeks June event in GR

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 8, 2021

    Flaming Gorge Days is another year away, but a group of cornhole players are wanting to bring an event to Green River in June. Zac Page, representing 307 Cornhole, approached the Green River City Council Tuesday night, to discuss the possibility of hosting weekend tournament June 11-13. Page said plans are preliminary but anticipates the event could include other family events and musical performances. Page said the group hosted a tournament last year and attracted more than 100 competitors...

  • County hospital to receive 2-star rating

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 1, 2021

    (Clarification: The email referenced in this article was received from a third party and verified by the Green River Star.) Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has dropped to a two-star Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rating in 2021 according to an internal email from CEO Irene Richardson. The email obtained by the Star was sent March 17 from Richardson to Kerry Downs, the medical staff services director, informing her the rating will drop two stars when CMS publishes its 2021...

  • County ambulance subsidies continued

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 1, 2021

    Sweetwater County subsidies to ambulance providers will continue until the end of June after a vote by the Sweetwater County commissioners last week. The commissioners hosted a special meeting March 24 to discuss the subsidy. Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo sent a letter to the commissioners prior to the meeting to seek an extension on the county subsidies, which were originally set to end March 21 “Much information has been provided, however we have found that with this information, additional u...

  • Businesses anticipate less traffic due to FGD decision

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 1, 2021

    Flaming Gorge Days will be postponed for the second year in a row and local businesses are anticipating reduced traffic as a result. Downtown business owners interviewed by the Star have said they anticipate less business as a result of the move, but understand the reasoning behind it. For Ken Dickinson, co-owner of the Ponderosa Bar, said he generally sees an increase in revenue during the weekend. He said other bars near his on Railroad Avenue usually get permission to close a section of the...

  • Lady Wolves earn first win

    David Martin, Editor|Apr 1, 2021

    Following a rough 11-1 loss to Jackson March 25, the Lady Wolves dug deep and came out with a shutout win against Powell Saturday, winning 3-0. For head coach Chris Nielsen, the win shows that their goal of targeting specific issues to address and working on them throughout the practice week is paying off. During the game, Nielsen said the girls showed improvements to their control of the ball, building three or more possession strings through their games last week compared to earlier games...

  • Vaccines are available to everyone

    David Martin, Editor|Mar 25, 2021

    Anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine in Sweetwater County can receive one. The Sweetwater County District Board of Health opened vaccines to all residents last week, but demand for large-scale vaccination clinics is diminishing according to healthcare representatives. Castle Rock Hospital District CEO Bailie Dockter said the medical center is going to pull away from giving first doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and turn over more of its vaccine allotment to the county board of health in...

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