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A Monday hearing to sentence Stephanie Nomis for her part in the embezzlement of Green River Fire Department Foundation funds was continued after Nomis said she did not recall receiving a copy of her pre-sentence investigation. A new hearing date was not set as of press time. The hearing took place before District Court Judge Suzannah Robinson Monday morning and progressed until the judge asked if Nomis received a copy of her pre-sentence investigation. She said she didn’t remember receiving i...
Not even a pandemic could deter students from Green River High School from hosting the annual Make-A-Wish fundraising events this year. While the fundraising period has been condensed into a single week this year, there are a number of events the high school plans to host for the entire community. While the decades-long rivalry between the high schools in Green River and Rock Springs has serves as a fuel for the fundraising, Marisa DeClercq, the student council sponsor at GRHS, said the Wolves...
“We are trending in the right direction,” Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon said Monday. While the positivity percentage based on COVID-19 tests done in the last few weeks, at 7.3%, is still nearly double the 4% goal the county’s health department has, there is a lot of good news in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. As of Monday, only one person is in Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s intensive care unit and now more people have been vaccinated than ha...
(Publisher's note: the following column was written for our annual 'Things We Love' section.) It's hard to believe one of the best art collections in the Western United States actually exists in our backyard. Yet, it's true and is easily viewable at its home in Rock Springs. The Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs displays hundreds of pieces owned by Sweetwater County School District No. 1. Both the collection and the CFAC itself owe their existence to a man and his desire to share his...
(Publisher's note: the following column was written for our annual 'Things We Love' section.) The Green River Fire Department is a service that has done a lot in the community. While the same can be said of any fire department anywhere, the firefighters in Green River have shown they're committed to the community and Green River is better from it. More importantly, they're deserving of our trust. The last year hasn't been kind to the department. It's unfortunate the department was rocked by an...
The Wolves are dusting themselves off following a 50-12 loss to Star Valley at home Friday evening. Early on, the Wolves fell behind as the individual losses mounted, resulting in Green River being down 30-0. Head coach Josh Wisniewski credited the Star Valley Braves with being a very tough and consistent team, but doesn't think the Wolves came out as hard as they should have. "We could have wrestled a lot better, it's hard to compete in a dual when you go down 30 points," he said. Wisniewski...
The Green River High School basketball teams had winning weeks after taking on the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday and the Natrona County Mustangs Saturday. The boys earned a 58-52 win over Rock Springs and a 66-51 win over Natrona, while the girls had a 63-33 win over the Lady Tigers and a 71-53 win over Natrona. With the boys, head coach Laurie Ivie said the two wins represents the Wolves getting closer to one of their season goals. “All season long, our goal has been to put the best version o...
One more week for the Wolves swimming and diving team to hit an incredible milestone -- 100% qualification for the State swim meet. So far, 18 of the 19 members have qualified for various events and while one competitor left the team early, head coach Colleen Seiloff believes it can happen, something she’s never had accomplished during her years as a swimming coach. Overall, Seiloff said the boys have been swimming tired, but that didn’t stop them from taking second at the conference meet ove...
The Green River City Council seeks comments from residents regarding a proposed 18-hole disc golf course in the Scott’s Bottom Nature Area. The idea was presented to the Council by Kevin King and Rick Yoak during a recent workshop. The proposed disc golf course would not impact the archery and shooting range near the nature area and the course would not require any city finding. Disc golf combines golf with flying discs where players throw discs towards a targets. Players compete for the lowest...
The Green River High School Girls Basketball Team are 3-0 in their conference after a win against Star Valley Saturday. The Lady Wolves traveled to Afton for the game, which ended 36-30 in favor of Green River. Head coach Rick Carroll said he was happy with how the Lady Wolves played defensively for the game, holding Star Valley to 30 points, but said the familiar problem with scoring baskets continued to hinder the Lady Wolves’ offense. “We missed a lot of easy ones,” he said. “In general...
After several weeks of dire reports about Sweetwater County’s COVID-19 infection rates, Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon had good news to share Monday. The county’s infection rate is declining, recorded at a 7.6% positivity rate over the between Jan. 10-24, moving it in a “yellow zone” for infection risk. Other promising news coming out of the Monday COVID-19 update is the fact the county has distributed all of its vaccine doses allocated to it. Between the number of people...
Needing to cut more than $2.4 million from Western Wyoming Community College’s 2021-2022 operating budget, the college’s president revealed a plan that would cut 15 positions from the college, including the director of the Green River Center. According to board documents, the cuts are being recommended because of a lack of funding and other events beyond the college’s control. The positions impacted are: Director of workforce development Director of admissions and recruiting Director of Green...
Red Feather owner Fred Trujillo recalls how he felt Sunday morning when he discovered the long-running business on Flaming Gorge Way had been burglarized. “Violated,” he said. “Someone just breaking into your property.” He said the monetary loss wasn’t important to him, just the sense that someone was desperate enough to break in and steal money. The alcohol behind the bar and in the adjoining package liquor shop hadn’t been touched. Trujillo said he couldn’t discuss any specifics or the amount...
With a few weeks left in the season, the Green River High School boys swimming and diving team are competing tired, but continue to impress head coach Colleen Seiloff. "They're kind of exceeding those expectations," she said. The boys won their two meets over the past weekend, which included a competition at home. Despite the tiredness that happens later in the season, before the coach begins tapering her swimmers for Regionals and State, Seiloff said swimmers continue to cut their times, with...
The Lady Wolves are 2-0 in their quadrant following a win at home against the Jackson Lady Broncs Saturday. The Lady Wolves shown themselves to be an overwhelming force as they played, ending the game 65-26. Throughout much of the game, the Lady Wolves maintained a comfortable lead over the Lady Broncs, which exploded midway during the second quarter as the Green River squad picked apart the Jackson defense and more than doubled their lead by the end of the half. Head coach Rick Carroll said...
Revenue from sales tax receipts took a tumble in January, but the figures aren’t a cause of alarm for the City of Green River yet. Chris Meats, the city’s finance director, said revenue is typically down in January as sales tax from Christmas shopping isn’t available for distribution to towns and cities. Meats said revenue from sales tax, which accounts for 73% of the city’s total revenue, ranged between $767,000 and $700,000 since the start of the fiscal year, which began in June. January...
A voluntary separation program initiated by Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has drawn some interest from employees. During an update last week, Jason Fuss, director of human resources for the district, said 19 employees have applied for the program. That number consists 11 certified professional staff, seven support staff and one administrator. Fuss said those applications can be withdrawn, but if everyone who has applied follows through with the agreement, the program would cost the...
A meeting Friday at the Sweetwater County Courthouse represented the first in-person meeting the county commissioners hosted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming last year. This was courtesy of a massive renovation to the commissioners; meeting room that allows for more space between the commissioners themselves, as well as better access to technology and up-to-date-services. “There’s no better way to have a good meeting than being present in person,” Sweetwater County Commi...
A new task force focused on Wyoming’s wildlife will feature a familiar face as part of the group. Josh Coursey, cofounder of the Muley Fanatic Foundation, was one of 18 people appointed to the task force to study wildlife policy issues impacting Wyoming. The task force will investigate various topics over the next 18 months, with the end goal being to present conclusions based on the data the group analyzes, as well as make recommendations to the Wyoming Legislature based on those c...
Monday afternoon, head coach Josh Wisniewski was having his boys work on their bridging. "Keep your shoulders off the mat," he ordered as they worked through the drills. "Try to stay in your bridge." The drills come after two close losses to Worland and Cheyenne East Saturday during the Thoman Soda Ash Memorial wrestling tournament. "We gave up to many pins this weekend," he said. While the coach said it's never fun losing duals, he does see a lot of improvement from his boys compared to where...
With six weeks until the end of their season, the Green River High School Boys Swimming and Diving Team continue to push themselves in the pool. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the boys are swimming tired, but remain competitive at their meets. It will be another three weeks until they start to taper their practices in preparation for State. The process slowly eases the practice workouts on swimmers, allowing them rest and compete at 100% during Regionals and State. The team hasn’t had any n...
Mark Douglas Burns was driving through Rock Springs on his way to North Carolina when he stopped to fuel his vehicle and find another victim. He stalked a nearby apartment complex and found a home with a bedroom window open. Through that window was a 14-year-old girl, asleep. When she awoke, Burns threatened her with his knife, promising to do harm to her family if she called for help. He then bound her with duct tape, committed his sexual assault of the girl and then returned to his vehicle...
An effort to administer as many vaccinations as possible has resulted in the county being selected to receive more doses of COVID-19 vaccinations created by Moderna and Pfizer. An additional 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, as well as 300 doses of Moderna’s, are expected to be delivered. Sweetwater County recently moved to vaccinating residents identified in the state’s 1B priority group, which includes K-12 educators and people aged 70 and older. The previous shipment of vaccines was completely...
The Wolves wrestling team had a successful week of competition, with the JV squad defeating a team from Wind River High School and the varsity boys taking down the Rock Springs Tigers at a home dual. The Wolves sent the Tigers home after a 45-35 skirmish while they left Wind River High School 53-24. “The boys were a little nervous at first going down 30-6 against Rock Springs,” head coach Josh Wisniewski said. “They were able to weather the storm and come up with some big wins in our lower weigh...
The weekend of basketball competition following the long holiday break didn’t go how the Wolves would have hoped. Competing in Cheyenne over the weekend, the Wolves left the state’s capital with two losses on their record. The took a loss Friday against Cheyenne East 79-68, followed by a loss Saturday to Cheyenne Central where the boys were outscored 2 to 1 in a game ending 80-40. Central is currently ranked the top team in 4A, while East is third. “We were extremely flat Saturday morni...
