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The Wyoming Department of Health has determined its next group for priority COVID-19 vaccinations, which will include teachers and people older than 70 years of age and preparations to vaccinate them are moving ahead. The 1B classifications were released Thursday afternoon, though a focus remains on the 1A group as vaccine doses are delivered to Wyoming. “Right now, we remain focused on Phase 1A priorities throughout the state,” Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epi...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted residents and businesses throughout the state, but some of the hardest impacts have been seen with some nonprofit organizations. For the Muley Fanatic Foundation, $250,000 it received in CARES Act funding from the Wyoming Business Council will go a long way in helping the organization maintain its commitment to promoting mule deer conservation. “The Covid-19 pandemic has been dire to MFF and our efforts to further the mission,” MFF cofounder Josh Coursey sai...
While other sports had the opportunity to take a break over the holidays, the Green River High School Swimming and Diving Team hit the road to compete in meets in Laramie and at Cheyenne East Dec. 30-31. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the boys continued to work had and cut times during the meet. While they weren't able to add to the list of swimmers qualifying for state, Seiloff said some of the boys added to the number of events they qualified for. "They were really solid I think," she said....
As vaccines roll out to people in the 1A priority group, local health workers are waiting for state officials to define who would be in the 1B and 1C groups. Several hundred doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to people working in healthcare and emergency response roles. The immunization requires two doses of the vaccine, delivered 21 days apart. The vaccines have been offered to employees at both Memorial Hosptial of Sweetwater County and Castle Rock Medical Center due t...
It’s an understatement to say the last year was unprecedented for those of us who didn’t live during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. With so many activities canceled or postponed a year to limit COVID-19’s spread, a lot of the regular avenues for entertainment were unavailable for much of the year. Some people binge watched new and favorite television programs on their favorite streaming apps while others took to enjoying activities they could do while socially distancing. For me, I ended up pl...
By DAVID MARTIN Publisher The final chapter in the court case against former Green River Fire Department Chief Mike Nomis concluded Thursday after an argued sentencing hearing. Nomis plead guilty to felony theft and misdemeanor wrongful appropriation of public property during a change of plea hearing Sept. 8. He was sentenced to between three and seven years in the Wyoming Penitentiary for the felony charge, one year in jail to be served concurrently with the felony change for the misdemeanor...
The Lady Wolves are riding high after a winning weekend at the Flaming Gorge Classic. The Lady Wolves beat back a late-game rally from Gillette High School Friday, earning a 44-42 win. Saturday afternoon, The Lady Wolves came away with a decisive victory over Kelly Walsh 57-37. Head girls basketball coach Rick Carroll said he was pleased with how the Lady Wolves played throughout the weekend. He was especially happy with how well the girls rebounded while taking on Gillette Friday night. "They...
The Wolves faced strong teams from Gillette and Kelly Walsh during the Flaming Gorge Classic tournament they hosted in Green River, with the boys coming up short against the team from Campbell County, but rebounding in their second game. Head coach Laurie Ivie said the Wolves dug themselves into a big deficit during the first half, with the Wolves trailing 29-42. The Wolves spent much of the third quarter closing on Gillette. “We brought it to within four, but ran out of steam,” Ivie said. The...
A long weekend of competition may have exhausted the Wolves swimming and diving team, but they continued to impress, qualifying four additional swimmers for the State meet. The qualifiers are Cole Gilmore, Levi Westburg, Braden Fry and Kayson Snow. In total, 17 of the team’s 20 members have qualified for events at State, which include the full roster of divers. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the State competition rules allow for the five divers to compete, but only the top four will score p...
The number of positive COVID-19 infections continues to concern healthcare workers, through there is some good news as infection rates are starting to trend downward slightly. According to Dr. Jean Stachon, the county’s health officer, Sweetwater County had 615 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the last two weeks. She also said the county has had 16 deaths associated with the disease and has had 2,460 cases recorded in total since the novel coronavirus appeared in the state. Stachon said the p...
With a loss of funding and a voluntary reduction in school budgets requested by Gov. Mark Gordon, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is moving forward with a voluntary reduction incentive plan. The plan was approved unanimously by the district’s board of trustees last week. During a presentation to the board last week, Superintendent Craig Barringer said the district is down 211 students from the 2019-2020 school year, which will lead to a projected loss of $855,000 in funding. In total, t...
The Green River High School boys swimming team started the season with a splash in their first two meets of the season. The Wolves competed at a meet in Rock Springs Friday, then participated in the Rawlins Pentathlon Saturday. In Rock Springs, the 3A team took first, scoring 421 points at the meet. The team's success continued Saturday, taking second with 153 points/ Of the team's 19 swimmers and divers, 13 qualified for state. "I was pleased with the way they performed," head swimming coach...
The Wolves were split between three wrestling competitions over the weekend, which included a home dual against Shoshoni Saturday. The Wolves defeated Shoshoni 19-18. Head coach Josh Wisniewski said some wrestlers went to Heber City, Utah while other competed at a tournament in Evanston. Through the weekend, Wisniewski thought the Wolves wrestled well and believed the team matched up pretty well against the squad from Shoshoni. While the coach was happy with the team's performance, he plans to a...
The Lady Wolves didn’t start their season the way they would have liked, but were able to rebound after a loss Friday. The team sits a 1-1 for the season so far, their first game a 56-50 losing effort to Laramie and a dominating 50-34 win over Cheyenne South at home Saturday. “We made some steps forward from last night (in Laramie),” head girls basketball coach Rick Carroll said after Saturday’s game. Carroll said he’s coach a young team this year, with only three seniors playing for the Lady Wo...
The Wolves are working to hard prepare for the upcoming Flaming Gorge Classic, coming into the tournament after a 71-62 win against Cheyenne South Saturday. Head coach Laurie Ivie liked what she was seeing from the Wolves during their home opener. “The boys played very well in our home opener, she said. “We got up and down the court quickly, shared the ball well, found open shooters and had four players score in double digits.” While she was happy with how the game went for the team, there...
The a mandate requiring people in Sweetwater County to wear facial coverings in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was extended last week, with its new expiration date set for Jan. 4, though a new statewide facial covering order announced Monday took effect Wednesday and expires Jan. 9. Along with the mandate’s extension, other changes have been made. One of those changes regards the requiring anyone 12 years of age or older to wear a mask while encouraging children aged three to 11 to w...
Little information is available as to the cause of a fatal house fire over Thanksgiving weekend that claimed the life of a Green River resident as investigators continue to look at the remnants of the home. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Erdmann said two fire investigators representing USAA, he family’s home insurance company, and a state fire investigator will be attempting to determine more information about the fire during follow-up investigations. Erdmann said they believe the fire started w...
A curious email showed up in my inbox last Wednesday. The Wyoming GOP sent an email to its members reflecting on the Thanksgiving holiday and the pilgrims who came to the New World 400 years ago in 1620. The first few paragraphs are legitimately great view of Republican values viewed through the lens of the pilgrims and the Mayflower Compact that was created to ensure the Plymouth Colony would survive. Three paragraphs from the end is where this message takes a high turn to Crazy Town....
One of Green River's newer traditions, a performance of Handel's "Messiah" and a Christmas Carol sing-a-long won't be taking place this year, but organizers have other plans in place to celebrate the season. "It would have been our ninth year," co-organizer Bonnie Arnold, said. In its place, a live Nativity scene will be presented to the community at the Church of the Nazarene, 630 Riverview Drive, Dec. 19 from 6-9 p.m. While Arnold and her co-organizer Nancy Stevens admit they miss the Sunday...
A 38-year employee of Sweetwater County's land use department will be retiring at the end of the year. Mark Kot, the county's public lands planner, said he has enjoyed working in various roles at the Sweetwater County Courthouse during his time as an employee. Kot was originally hired in 1983 as an engineer and surveyor. Kot originally came to Rock Springs in 1979, being hired by the Bureau of Land Management as a temporary hydrologist. "The job was supposed to last four months," Kot said. Kot,...
The Green River High School boys swimming and diving team will start their season against Rock Springs Friday and head coach Colleen Seiloff is busy prepping her swimmers for the upcoming season. According to a news release from Sweetwater County School District No. 2's Athletics Director, Tony Beardsley, the complete swimming season hasn't been finalized yet. Seiloff said the late schedule is a symptom of competing during a pandemic, saying the girls season in the fall had a finalized...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has six COVID-19 patients in its ICU and healthcare workers are concerned about another jump in infections after the Thanksgiving holiday. During a virtual update to community leaders Tuesday afternoon, Sweetwater County Public Health Officer’s prognosis for the upcoming weeks was grim. “We’re about to face the consequences of that have been happening,” Dr. Jean Stachon said. “We don’t have it under control here. As of Tuesday, 230 people across Wyom...
An early morning house fire Saturday claimed the life of a Green River woman and resulted in another man being sent to Utah for treatment. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Erdmann said the Green River Fire Department received the emergency call at about 5 a.m. and responded to 1610 Idaho Street. According to information provided by the Green River Police Department, officers met with three juveniles that had escaped the house and assisted in the rescue of a man still inside the home. Erdmann said...
It’s a smell I’ll never forget. I’ve had the unfortunate duty of covering house fires over the years and the smell always takes me back to the time I experienced it firsthand. Over the weekend, a Green River family awoke to the terror a house fire can bring and sadly, not everyone survived. Elizabeth Andrews, along with two pet dogs, died in the fire. Anyone passing by the home as they drive up Colorado Street or along Idaho Street can see the story first hand. The home is a complete loss -- al...
The Thanksgiving holiday has resulted in more people flying commercially from the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, but the recent increase in COVID-19 infections has hampered that growth. Airport Director Devon Brubaker said the Thanksgiving week will be the airport’s biggest week since March, with 120 bookings for the week compared to 94 the last week of October. While the number of bookings is a welcome sight for the airport’s commercial operations, Brubaker admits the growth is weaker tha...
