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While Green River celebrated its 150th anniversary Saturday, residents were able to check out one of the Union Pacific’s commemorative locomotives. Locomotive 1943, The Spirit, was brought to Green River Saturday to help celebrate the city’s founding. The city was originally founded in anticipation of the Transcontinental Railroad passing through the area in 1868. While Union Pacific initially decided to make Bryan the location for its switching house, as the land in Green River wasn’t owned...
The history of Green River was introduced into the congressional record prior to the city’s 150th anniversary celebration Saturday. U.S. Senator John Barrasso read a version of the city’s history on the Senate floor Sept. 24. Barrasso joined Green River Mayor Pete Rust Saturday morning at the start of the city’s celebration, speaking about Green River’s importance to Wyoming and the nation. “It’s not going to get lost, ever,” Barrasso said. Barrasso said reading the city’s history into th...
The Green River High School cross country team continues seeing success in the meets it participates in. Head coach Craig Leavitt said the team is running well, though he’s still working on getting enough girls to field a team during meets. For the girls, Leavitt said Kaisa Arnell and Madison Yoak continue to place high in the standings. During their meet in Salt Lake City Sept. 21, Arnell finished 53rd while Yoak took 68th in the race. Leavitt said the two continue improving their times, with Y...
Green River High School’s golf team saw improvement during its season, with many of its golfers playing in the 90-95 range, according to assistant coach Mike Baker. “Last year, it was hard to break 110,” he said. The boy’s team finished 10th place at state this year, while the girls were unable to have enough players to field a team. The team also won their won home invitational, lead by Kaleb Saccamano’s 85-79 performance during the competition. Saccamano, as well as Drew Gibson, Trevor Mo...
The Wolves had a good run during the tennis season. The girls team took fifth while the boys placed ninth and the teams came home with a few players making the All-State list. The teams competed in Gillette at the state tennis tournament over the weekend, with many of the teams making it far in the brackets. Brett McKeehan, Jordan Anderson, Kaitlyn Sharp and Sydney Beutel made the All-State list. McKeehan and Anderson, competing in the Doubles No. 3, finished second in their division after...
Any 150th anniversary is worthy of a celebration and Green River’s will take place Saturday near the Union Pacific Depot. Starting at 10 a.m., the city, along with the chamber of commerce, Green River URA/Main Street and the Sweetwater County Historical Museum will host a tent town celebration for the town’s sesquicentennial. According to Brie Blasi, Sweetwater County Historical Museum director, Union Pacific documents state the town was founded Oct. 1, 1868. However, according to the Aug. 11,...
Algae blooms have been discovered at the Lost Dog area of the Flaming Gorge, prompting the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Wyoming Department of Health to issue an advisory for people recreating in the area. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a harmful algae bloom occurs when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxins harmful to fish, animals and people. Algae blooms occur in every state. NOAA cites climate change and nutrient...
The Sweetwater County Treasurer’s Office is the target of a scam involving fraudulent checks sent to people across the country. As of Tuesday, six checks have been cashed, totaling $15,400. The checks use a Bank of the West account used by the treasurer’s office and features the bank’s routing number too. However, the county is already moving all of its accounts to Commerce Bank. County treasurer Robb Slaughter said his office hadn’t issued checks using that account since Sept. 4, with the fra...
“Now you’re playing with power!” Nintendo always pushed the idea of its Nintendo Entertainment System as a powerful game system. At the time it was cutting edge technology, but compared to now, even the laziest mobile phone game couldn’t fit on a grey Nintendo cartridge. It’s funny to think that more than 30 years after the NES was released, the system’s entire game library, as well as the game library for the later Super NES, could fit on a tiny thumb drive now. When I bought one of Nintendo...
The high school tennis season is in its final week, with teams across Wyoming preparing for the state tournament in Gillette. Many of Green River High School’s doubles teams will have good seeding as they prepare for the tournament this weekend. The boys took fourth at the regional tournament, aided by team of Jordan Anderson and Brett McKeehan, who brought home the regional championship in Doubles No. 3. Jon Leininger and Elliott Potter took second in Doubles No. 2, while Jarrett Atkins and C...
The Green River High School tennis team took on the three Cheyenne high schools at home over the weekend, which ended in two victories and the team’s first conference defeat. Securing victories over the Cheyenne South and East schools Friday and Saturday morning, the Wolves, undefeated in conference play at that point, squared off against an undefeated Cheyenne Central in a contest to see which school would keep their flawless record. According to head coach Phil Harder, the Cheyenne S...
A lot of money was spent by candidates prior to the August Primary Election. As their campaigns progress, candidates are required to report the contributions they made and received to their campaign as well as their expenditures. Of those spending money on campaigns, Matthew Jackman, a candidate for mayor of Rock Springs, spent the most, claiming more than $19,000 in expenditures in his failed election bid. While no one else surpassed the $10,000 mark, many candidates for Sweetwater County...
Some of Green River High School’s most accomplished alumni were honored Friday night during the annual Green River High School Hall of Fame recognition and induction ceremony. Taking place at halftime during the football game between the Wolves and Rawlins Outlaws, inductees walked along the track at Wolves Stadium, escorted by GRHS cheerleaders, as fans cheered from the stands. “It is quite an honor,” Dr. Joseph Smith said about his induction. Smith said he was surprised when he received the le...
When President Donald Trump was elected to office nearly two years ago, he was the answer to one Green River resident's prayers. "We needed a President who would shake the country up and get us on our feet," Barbara Kerns said. "(I) prayed for him to win because he's good with business and we need the businesses to come back." His election inspired Kerns to create a special wedding sampler cross stitch project she recently completed and sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. A wedding sampler is a type...
Meeting for the second time in as many weeks, the Green River High School tennis team walked off the court with a win against the Rock Springs Tigers. The varsity players for both the girls and boys swept the Tigers in competition at GRHS Thursday. For the Wolves, the second meeting with the Tigers continued the dominance they established a week prior during their first meeting against the Rock Springs squad. Prior to the Wolves second match with the Tigers, head coach Phil Harder said he hoped...
I had an interesting experience a few weeks ago. I was involved in a political conversation between people of differing political beliefs and it was surprisingly pleasant. In 2018, political discourse, especially amongst people who support different parties, can erupt into a fiery argument at the drop of a hat. Feelings get hurt, intelligence is challenged and relationships can be ruined over a simple disagreement over who is a better election choice or what is best for local, state and federal...
Moving the backup dispatch center in Rock Springs to a new home at the Sweetwater County Justice Center could be costly for the Sweetwater County Combined Communications Joint Powers Board. The board’s backup dispatch center is located at 731 C Street in Rock Springs, the former home of the Rock Springs Circuit Court and Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. The center is the only group using the building after the county moved offices from the building to the newer justice center between Roc...
Nine years has meant a world of difference to Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s Nutrition Services department. Linda Martin, director of nutrition services, discussed the program’s growth during the school board’s meeting Tuesday night, highlighting many of the changes and improvements that have occurred since she took over the department in 2009. Martin attributes many of the changes and improvements made within Nutrition Services to her assistant director, Leah Kennison. In 2009,...
Eight candidates have filed to seek election to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Three positions are up for election with incumbents John Malone and Robin Steiss seeking re-election. Joining Malone and Steiss in the race are Don Adams, Rachelle Morris, Elonna Owens, Daniel Stanton, Ashley Castillon and David Munoz. Board member Ann Rudoff announced she would not be seeking re-election. For Western Wyoming Community College’s board of trustees, three candidates h...
“We don’t have a lot of kids, but we have a lot of good kids,” Green River High School’s head cross country coach Craig Leavitt said about his team. Leavitt said he’s working on building the team this year and is specifically trying to recruit girls for the team. Leavitt said he has four girls on the team, but needs one more for GRHS to earn points during their cross country meets. GRHS girls can compete, but the team will be disqualified from scoring during girls’ runs if they are unable to f...
Green River High School's cross country team had a good early-season run during their annual invitational meet Friday. Head coach Craig Leavitt said both the boys' group and the Lady Wolves' lone competitor, Madison Yoak, performed well. Leavitt was especially impressed with Yoak, saying she had a great time for the course. Leavitt said the runners worked hard Friday, despite dealing with reduced air quality from heavy smoke in the area, as well as rainfall during portions of the meet. Leavitt b...
The Green River High School football team’s season officially begins Friday with a home game against the Lander Valley Tigers. The game takes place at 7 p.m., at Wolves Stadium. The Wolves are looking to continue the strong seasons they’ve had in previous years. Last year, the Wolves fought their way into the 3A playoffs, ultimately losing to Torrington in a heartbreaking 17-13 semifinal game. The Wolves will be lead by a new head coach this year. Marty Wrage, who comes to Green River after a s...
In the end, all the signs and balloons didn’t help John Kolb get elected to a third term. Kolb was fourth overall in the Republican Primary for Sweetwater County Commissioner, being defeated Jeffery Smith, Roy Lloyd and his co-commissioner Randy Wendling. Kolb only performed better than Allan Jarnagin. Wendling led the field by more than 1,000 votes, amassing 3,163. The division between second and third place was a very slim margin for Lloyd and Smith. Smith received 2,072 votes while 2,029 v...
While Sweetwater County voters sided with Foster Friess in the Republican Primary Election, GOP voters across the state decided State Treasurer Mark Gordon would be their choice for Governor of Wyoming. Gordon will take on Democrat Mary Throne in the General Election. Throne defeated Kenneth Casner, Michael Allen Green and Rex Wilde for the Democratic nomination. Friess earned 1,692 votes in Sweetwater County, Gordon earned 1,217 votes, with Sam Galeotos receiving 1,028 votes, Harriet Hageman...
A new transmission line project cutting through southwest Wyoming will bring workers to the area, as well as impact funding to four counties. Last week, representatives of various local governments and agencies met to discuss their plan to claim a piece of the $7.9 million in impact funds the Gateway West Transmission Line project will bring. In total, county agencies seek $4.1 million. Construction on the transmission project is scheduled to start in April and will connect the Jim Bridger...
