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A design contract for the city’s planned wastewater treatment plant was amended Tuesday night, adding $228,918 to the city’s contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. According to Mark Westenskow, the city’s public works director, the contract was originally planned to be amended in December after the city rejected bids for construction of the plant. “We discovered that current world conditions, supply chain and the like are not kind to our project,” Westenskow said. Westensko...
The Green River High School wrestling team came back from state with two state titles and a third-place finish. The team finished behind Star Valley and Douglas in 3A. "I'm very proud of how our team competed this weekend. The wrestlers showed a lot of heart and determination," head coach Josh Wisniewski said. Tommy Dalton and Kale Knezovich earned state titles at the tournament, both of which being their second state championship. In all, eight wrestlers placed at the event. Spencer Wright...
When you hear Michael DeLeon talk about his life, it's hard to imagine how he survived as long as he has. DeLeon came to Green River Thursday through Mrs. Wyoming American, Bree McMullan, a Green River resident who found out about his school discussions through a pageant competition in Las Vegas. With support of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 and Victoria's Voice, a foundation aimed at curbing youth addiction, DeLeon spoke to teens and parents throughout the day. For DeLeon, addiction...
The condition of Green River’s streets continues to degrade while money to mitigate degradation has evaporated over the years. Many streets in Green River have degraded over the past decade. Mark Westenskow, public works director for the city, said street crews have done what they can with the budget they’re given, but they’re falling behind. “We’re falling further and further behind with streets,” he said. As communities start putting together lists of needed projects for an upcoming ba...
Amongst the culinary delights of the world, the durian fruit is likely one of the more bizarre and polarizing. Trees producing the fruit are found in Southeast Asia, with the fruit being described by some as the “king of fruit.” The thorny rind contains creamy, custard-like flesh that is used in a variety of desserts throughout the region or simply eaten by itself. Its smell is something else entirely and is the main aspect of the fruit’s polarizing reputation. According to the durian fruit...
With three regional champs in their fold, a team of 15 wrestlers will travel to the state wrestling tournament in Casper to take on the best wrestlers in 3A. The team took second at Regionals over the weekend, falling behind the Star Valley squad that clenched the regional title. Those taking regional titles were Zach Weipert, Kale Knezovich and Connor Todd. Wrestlers placing at the competition were Deylin Miller taking second, Spencer Wright, James Herwaldt and Jaxxon Gomez taking third and...
Being the top ranked team in their quad and the second ranked team in the 4A West, Green River High School’s varsity boys basketball team seeks to keep the train rolling as they head to the regional tournament next week. Last week, the boys took on the Red Devils in Evanston and left with a 73-45 win. The boys’ winning ways continued at home Saturday, when the team took down the Jackson Hole Broncs 69-49. Head coach Laurie Ivie attributes the boys success with being able to play consistent bas...
The city plans to eliminate use of the gas chamber in the Green River Animal Control Shelter, but is still working out details in order to make the transition complete. The option of eliminating the gas chamber has been discussed among the city council in the past, but no specific action had been taken. A group of protestors stood outside City Hall Jan. 4 to urge the council members to take the gas chamber out of animal control. Addressing this topic was not on the agenda, but at the end of the...
When spring semester classes started at Western Wyoming Community College in January, a woman eager to become a registered nurse after being out of school for nearly 20 years joined the students attending classes in Rock Springs. Rock Springs resident Stephanie Abram said she has always been interested in health care and initially received her CNA prior to graduating from Rock Springs High School in 2002. That certification allowed her to move out of her parents' house a week after graduation, a...
When competing in the Mrs. America pageant in Las Vegas, Green River’s Mrs. Wyoming American Bree McMullen was inspired following a dinner with Michael DeLeon, who speaks to schools and students about drug prevention, which was presented through the Victoria’s Voice foundation. The foundation, founded by David and Jackie Siegel, was named after their daughter Victoria, who had died at age 18 of a drug overdose. The couple published Victoria’s diary to help give parents insight into how addic...
The Sweetwater County Library System received two Wyoming Humanities grants that will assist in operating the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs and children’s programming at the Rock Springs Library on C Street. Wyoming Humanities awarded more than half a million in grants to organizations throughout Wyoming since fall 2021, with $408,940 awarded in the most recent award cycle. In Sweetwater County, the library system was the only recipient of Wyoming Humanities grants in the latest c...
The season is beginning to close for Green River High School’s grapplers. With Friday’s trip to Lander for the 3A Regional Wresting Tournament, the wrestling team will only have next week’s State tournament in Casper. The regional event itself represents a hurdle for the Wolves to overcome as qualification at the event is the only way to punch a ticket for next week’s tournament. When head coach Josh Wisniewski looks at his boys, he sees a scrappy team ready to take on the rest of the state....
A Green River High School tennis player will continue to play tennis at the collegiate level in Nebraska. These days, Gabby Heiser can be seen on the basketball court playing with the Lady Wolves, however she will trade the basketball jersey for a tennis racquet to continue playing the sport she loves. Gabby signed a letter of intent to play tennis for Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska last week. Gabby doesn't have a specific major in mind at the moment, but said she plans to study for a...
A bill sponsored by two Sweetwater County legislators would limit how photos of people arrested for an alleged crime are released. The bill, known as House Bill 51, is sponsored by Rep. Chad Banks (D-Rock Springs), with Rep. Andi LeBeau (D-Lander) and Sen. John Kolb (R-Rock Springs) co-sponsoring it. The bill would prohibit both the Wyoming Department of Corrections and the county jails from releasing photos taken of people arrested for an alleged crime until a conviction for that crime is...
More than $300,000 in various summer projects received approval from the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. A majority of the costs involved focus on work at Green River High School, but other schools and the transportation department will receive attention as well. The projects also include a $30,000 expenditure from the district’s recreation mill levy to place a marquee sign at Truman Elementary School. Regarding the marquee, Trustee Steve Core said the d...
The Green River High School cheerleading team earned a state title over the weekend after competing against the larger schools in the 4A division. The team took first in the Co-Ed Stunt competition, scoring 86 points to secure the state title. The team also took second in the Game Day category, scoring 86.1 points. Head coach Allison Luna said the cheer team competes at the 4A level because the squad is larger than cheer teams fielded by the other 3A schools. "I like to try and challenge our...
A combined effort from two fire fighting agencies and more than two dozen firefighters was needed to quell a house fire that ignited near Green River Tuesday morning, resulting in a 34-year-old woman being severely injured from burns. A house fire at 1600 Highway 374 was reported at 4:29 a.m. Tuesday morning, west of Green River. A release from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office states a driver saw the fire from Highway 374 and helped rescue the occupants before the first fire engine...
Smith’s Food and Drug in Green River will likely see a new gas station kiosk built near the long-running grocery store. The first step of realizing this plan hinges on a zone change on land currently occupied by the United Pentecostal Church, which would be demolished to build the fuel center. The land is currently zoned as B-2, downtown business, which excludes gas stations. The proposal would rezone the land to B-1 general business zoning, which requires approval from the Green River City C...
Following a rough Saturday at Riverton’s Ron Thon tournament, the Green River Wolves are preparing for three duals this week. Head wrestling coach Josh Wisniewski said the Wolves had a great showing last Friday at the Ron Thon, but the momentum the Wolves built Friday didn’t transfer to the team during its matches the following day. “That second day was a lot tougher,” Wisniewski said. Wisniewski said wrestlers dropped close matches and the team as a whole struggled to build up the momentu...
Look, I know what you’ve probably just said after reading that headline. “Of course COVID-19 isn’t fun -- it’s a deadly respiratory disease!” I’m also here to tell you that anyone reading this should avoid infection like the plague. My case seems to be on the milder end of the spectrum -- something I attribute to having previously been vaccinated. That said, the fatigue is something that wears me down in a way I can’t remember ever feeling. Early on, I had severe body aches that felt as thoug...
The Green River High School boys basketball team came out victorious in two close basketball games with Evanston and Jackson. The boys defeated Evanston at home Thursday 51-49 in overtime last Thursday, then defeated Jackson 51-48 Saturday at Jackson Hole High School. The two games were the first conference quad games for the Wolves, giving them an early 2-0 conference record. Overall, the boys are 7-4 for the year. While the boys enjoyed success last week, head coach Laurie Ivie said she...
The Green River City Council approved a grant that would allow the Green River Police Department to place two officers on the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigations’ Southwest Drug Enforcement Team. The grant, a sub-contract award, comes from federal funds allocated through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. Generally, only one position on the enforcement team is available for the police department. According to Council documents, staff changes at the Sweetwater County S...
The Green River Wolves' first chance to compete at home ended as well as it could have with a first-place finish at the annual Thoman wrestling tournament over the weekend. Head coach Josh Wisniewski said the Wolves faced two very strong teams on the way to winning the tournament -- the squads from Kemmerer and Pinedale. Pinedale joins Green River in 3A and Wisniewski said the team is very competitive with Green River. "These are tough teams, we can't overlook them," he recalls telling his...
The Green River High School swimming team continues improving times in the pool, with one swimmer punching his ticket to the state meet and others qualifying in additional events. The Wolves traveled to the eastern side of the state to compete at Cheyenne Central Friday, then traveled to Laramie Saturday for competition with the Plainsmen. Team scores were not available for the dual at Central. The Wolves took ninth in Laramie, scoring 56 points. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said the team swam...
A hard-fought and low-scoring basketball game ended in a loss for the Lady Wolves Friday night. The Lady Wolves basketball program was the only group traveling to Gillette last week as the boys’ game was canceled after the Green River boys were unable to compete due to illness impacting several members of the team. The girls played a hard-fought game with Thunder Basin, but according to head coach Rick Carroll, offensive mistakes and the girls losing steam during the second half resulted in t...
