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Without a doubt, Jackson is the most expensive town in Wyoming. Hotel rates are high, the cost of a meal is high -- the town is a Mecca for tourists and businesses know it. That alone should not be enough to disqualify the town from hosting either regional or state tournaments. However, a policy amongst hotels used by high schools attending these events should cause officials at the Wyoming High School Activities Association to have second thoughts about using Jackson as a venue for those...
The Wolves are in a great spot heading into regionals. Ending a four-game road series with four wins, the Wolves are top seed coming into the tournament this weekend. With that, they're given an automatic berth into the state tournament next week in Jackson. However, the Wolves' focus right now is with regionals, which takes place on their home turf. "We're very excited for regionals," head coach Chris Bieber said. The Wolves will get a bye in the tournament's first round. Their first opponents...
The Green River High School tennis team had the chance to play their last few matches of the season under clear skies and warm weather last week. Playing Rawlins Thursday afternoon, the Wolves had a number of first-place finishes. Jarrett Atkins took first in Boys A Singles division, while Caeden Grubb and Conner Friel took first in the Boys A Doubles, Laura Donate placed first in Girls Singles and Kaitlynn Sharp and Anna Kimball took first in the Girls Doubles. Others taking top spots against...
The Jackson Elementary School building will see continued life under a lease to Region V BOCES. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 trustees voted in favor of leasing the building Tuesday night. The elementary school is scheduled to close at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment within the district. The move, described by Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo as a win-win for both the district and Region V BOCES, will lease five classrooms in the lower portion of the building....
Green River’s draft budget calls on the city fully funding requests made by community organizations, should the budget remain unchanged when the city council adopts it next month. The city’s fiscal year starts July 1 and ends June 30. The council is in the process of revising the budget. The council appears poised to approve the requests, as meetings to allow representatives of those organizations to speak with the Council in person have been cancelled. “We’re in a much better position than we...
A legal notice published in this week’s Green River Star signals the city’s intent to allow the Wyoming National Guard to make improvements on the landing strip at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport. The notice states the improvements will include grading on the runway, taxi areas and an approach road. The improvements made will create better drainage at the site and make the area safer for aviators using the spaceport. The runway work would be done as a training exercise. Green Riv...
Residents driving along Second South may have noticed some of the lights along the street not working properly. It’s a problem that’s undergoing trouble shooting, according to Public Works Director Mark Westenskow. He said the troubleshooting process started with easier fixes and moves to more difficult repairs. The lights were placed when the street was repaved as part of the sixth-penny tax infrastructure improvements originally approved in 2012. Westenskow said they believe the issue ste...
The Green River City Council approved a resolution allowing horse race wagering in Green River last night. The motion was not unanimous, with Gary Killpack voting against the measure, Robert Berg abstaining and Allan Wilson absent from the meeting. The resolution is not the final word on if wagering on races will be allowed in Green River. The Sweetwater County Commissioners will also be asked to approve the measure before the Wyoming Downs board decides if it will approve the request, which ini...
The morning of the NFL Draft, a few ghosts of Josh Allen’s past came back to haunt him. Tweets Allen had made as a teenager using racist language started circulating that morning and became a major story in both national and international media. Allen quickly apologized for the tweets and the University of Wyoming quickly followed up with a short statement from the Cowboys’ head football coach Craig Bohl backing Allen up. “I know Josh has apologized for the Twitter comments he made while in hi...
While much of the excitement surrounding spring sports in Green River focuses on soccer and outdoor track, the Green River High School tennis team also had their chance to shine during the season. The tennis team's five-week season wraps up this week with home matches against Rawlins, Natrona County High School and Kelly Walsh. The Wolves' meeting with the Rawlins Outlaws takes place Thursday, starting at 2 p.m. Their final matches against the Casper-based high schools take place Saturday, with...
The Wolves notched up two more wins over the weekend, defeating both Evanston and Jackson on the road. The Wolves shut out the Red Devils 2-0 Friday evening, then came home and hit the road again to defeat the Broncs 2-1. Head coach Chris Bieber said previously the road trip would be tough on the team, as the amount of time they would be spending on the road could impact their ability to play in Jackson, but their victory waved away any doubts. The team is hitting the road once more this...
Anyone driving along Shoshone Avenue, behind Lincoln Middle School, would have seen the appreciation of a sport being passed along to a new generation. On a breezy Monday evening, a group of children were practicing baseball in a field near Wolves Stadium. A Little League team, the Royals, were busy both with batting and catching practice. While the kids get a chance to enjoy being outside, their parents also get something from the evening. "Watching the kids outside, having fun, is my biggest...
Two Green River police officers were recognized and awarded medals for their role in saving a resident's life last month. Police Chief Tom Jarvie said officer Korey Thompson and Sgt. Brad Halter were instrumental in saving a resident who suffered cardiac arrest March 18. Jarvie said the two were the first to arrive at the scene and found the resident unconscious, initiating CPR and keeping passing information along to firefighters and ambulance crews responding to the address. "It was a team...
It’s said revenge is a dish best served cold, but for the Wolves soccer team, it’s served with a couple of screamers sent into a goal. The Wolves sent the Rock Springs Tigers home with a loss Saturday after overcoming their squad in a 3-2 win. In their last meeting, the Tigers shut out the Wolves in a 4-0 victory in Rock Springs. “It felt good getting that win,” head coach Chris Beiber said. “We showed up to fight ... the whole second half we pushed forward.” While the team earned their victo...
Residents seeking something to do this summer have a new festival to enjoy in July. The Muley Fanatic Foundation, a conservation group based in Green River, will host its inaugural Mansface Mountain Music Festival at Expedition Island July 13 and 14. The festival, focusing on bluegrass music, is something the foundation hopes to grow into an annual event, according to Chris Steffen, director of operations for the foundation. Speaking to the Green River City Council last week, Steffen said the...
The Sweetwater County Clerk seeks his third term in office. Dale Davis, a Democrat, announced his intent to run for re-election Monday. "It has been an honor to serve Sweetwater County," Davis said. Davis said experience is essential to the office and has prided himself on bringing new technology to the office, as well as looking for way to improve services offered through the clerk's office. A new computer system installed in the clerks office has increased efficiency for the employees in the o...
Allan Wilson’s preliminary hearing was rescheduled once again. The Green River City Councilman, who faces charges related to sexual molestation of a minor in two counties will appear at the Rock Springs Circuit Court at 9 a.m. May 15. His hearing in Lincoln County was set at 1:30 p.m., June 8. Wilson is charged with second-degree sexual abuse of a minor in Sweetwater County, which is alleged to have occurred sometime during the late spring or summer of 2013 and carries a possible maximum sentenc...
A few weeks back, a comment made by school board member Ann Rudoff stuck out for me. During a vote to give the high school speech and debate team funding to help pay for their trip to nationals, Rudoff said she would vote against the proposal, saying a discussion needed to happen with the speech and debate team about Western Wyoming Community College, where Rudoff works. “Western is not an ugly place and Western has a good speech and debate team,” she said. While I wasn’t able to find out about...
The city is $100,000 richer after selling two tracts of land from the former Lincoln High School Tuesday night. The land was sold to New Peak Construction through a unanimous Council vote, with Gary Killpack abstaining from the decision due to his relationship with the owners of New Peak. The sale conforms to the original specifications of the bid request the city issued last year. The two tracts were appraised for $100,000 and New Peak was the sole bidder for the land, bidding $100,000. The...
Green River High School’s football program recruited a head coach with nearly 30 years of experience under his belt. Athletics director Tony Beardsley announced the district selected Marty Wrage to be the next head football coach for the Wolves. Wrage’s contract was approved by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board last week. Wrage will be a physical education teacher at GRHS. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a great football program and an outstan...
The Green River High School boys soccer team showed they're a force to be reckoned with on the field, earning two more victories and battling a team to a tie during the past week. The Wolves scored a victory over Natrona County Friday in a match that ended 1-0 in favor of Green River. The next day, they fought a tough Kelly Walsh squad to a 1-1 tie and scoreless overtime, before earning a commanding 3-0 win over Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Chris Bieber said he wasn't sure what to expec...
Todd Malonek would have been proud. The Green River High School boys soccer team won the memorial tournament named for the Wolves' assistant coach, defeating Worland at the end of the tournament. The Wolves and the Warriors would battle to a 1-1 tie during the championship round, resulting in the two teams competing in a shootout to determine the game's victor and the tournament's champion. Green River overcame Worland 4-2 in that shootout. Despite having a rough start to their season, Green Riv...
Ask adults of a certain age what they remember most of their elementary school keyboarding class and they’ll likely say something about playing “The Oregon Trail.” The video game was a staple of the educational entertainment for kids during the 80s and early 90s. Children were tasked with guiding a group of five settlers along the trail from Independence, Mo., to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, facing the hardships settlers endured along the route. Death can be quick and merciless on the trail...
Green River’s city administrator started receiving a bigger paycheck after his contract was renewed by the Green River City Council last month. According to the two contracts, Clevenger now makes $147,290 a year, up from the $128,750 his previous contract called for. The contract also contains an increase for Clevenger’s automobile allowance, from $500 a month in the previous contract to $600 a month. The Council approved a new contract with Reed Clevenger at the end of its March 20 mee...
Sixth-grade students attending Lincoln Middle School next year will be learning in a cutting-edge environment. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees hosted an open house for the recently-completed sixth-grade wing of Lincoln Middle School Tuesday evening. The space was previously occupied by the district’s central administration offices, which have since moved to the former Wilson Elementary School building across the street. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said the w...
