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Residents will receive their 2022 Notice of Value statements from the Sweetwater County Assessor’s Office. According to Sweetwater County Assessor Dave Divis, residents signed to receive their statements by email should expect them “very shortly.” Home values are calculated using a formula involving the replacement cost new, subtracting depreciation, adding the land value and trending for sales. Cost data is provided by the Wyoming Department of Revenue. In a press release sent by Divis, he notes the cost tables saw a significant incre...
A early-morning house fire Saturday was caused by a rechargeable battery pack according to the Green River Fire Department. Emergency responders were dispatched to the fire at 1050 Wilkes Drive shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday morning. When they arrived, firefighters found the fire to be limited to the home’s main living room. The homeowners were able to extinguish the flames and most of the hot spots when firefighters arrived, though the home suffered extensive smoke damage. The home’s three residents were examined at the scene for smoke inhalati...
The Wolves’ basketball season ended in a disappointing fashion last week after the boys lost both their regional tournament games. Seeded second in the tournament, the boys took on the seven-seeded Rock Springs Tigers in Riverton March 3. The Wolves had defeated the Tigers twice during the regular season, defeating them Feb. 3 in a 51-45 game and Feb. 2 58-46. The Tigers took the third meeting between the two teams, defeating the Wolves 50-45. The Tigers would end up taking third at the tournament, earning the third seed for the 4A West in t...
A sleepy Southern town will find its home in Sweetwater County when the Actors’ Mission puts on their upcoming production of the play “Second Samuel.” In order to bring the story and characters to life, the Actors’ Mission is hosting auditions to cast the 11 roles featured in the play. “Second Samuel,” written by Pamela Parker, tells the story of a town in South Georgia in the 1940s which is turned upside down after Miss Gertrude dies and dark secrets in the town are revealed. “This show gives us an opportunity to cast a wide range of ages...
The Green River High School boys swim team competed in their last regular meet of the season last weekend, going up against 16 other teams in Gillette. The Wolves placed right in the middle overall, taking eighth, and had team members place in the top 10 in five events. Brady Young took first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle. This weekend the team will spend two days in Lyman for their conference meet before their Last Chance meet at home next Thursday and the state meet in Gillette Feb. 17 and 18. Swim Results Gillette Invite (Jan. 29) Team...
Investigators say there are not any updates regarding an investigation of who called in a threat against the Sweetwater County Courthouse earlier this month. According to Green River City Police Department Chief Tom Jarvie, detectives have investigated several leads, but they have not led to the culprit. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for comment. The first meeting of 2022 for the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners was interrupted Jan. 4 when someone called into the Sweetwater County Combined C...
Tom Wilson, the former athletics director and industrial arts teacher for the district, was tapped to fill an unexpired term on the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Wilson was one of three applicants considered by other school board members, the other two being Darren Casey and Brandon Mandros. The board named their selection following a special meeting to interview the three candidates Monday evening. Wilson replaces Robin Steiss, who resigned from her position last month. The unexpired term ends in November,...
Working from a group of eight applicants, the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees selected three to interview during a special meeting scheduled for Monday. The special meeting takes places at the district’s central administration building on Monroe Avenue, beginning at 6 p.m. Residents will not be able to make comments at the meeting or ask applicants questions, though questions submitted to the board will be considered. The applicants were selected during a closed executive session that also involved a student d...
A Green River couple welcomed the first newborn of 2022 early New Year's Day. Brooke Dimick and Skylar Marse welcomed their child Chad Michael Marse at 2:12 a.m., making Chad the first baby born at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for the year. He measured 19.5 inches and weighed 8 pounds, 5.3 ounces. He is the family's third child, joining siblings Carter, 6, and Greyson, 3. The Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Auxiliary welcomed the New Year Baby by donating a basket to the...
The Actors’ Mission has recently received donations from the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and the Thomas and Mary Kourbelas Trust, which will support the organization’s plans to build a blackbox theater in downtown Rock Springs. As work on renovating the Actors’ Mission building and constructing the theatre continues, these funds are being used for a project that adds stronger beams to the flooring in order to provide the needed support for the seating and stage on the main floor. “Fundraising had to slow down and building materials have go...
The Denver Division of the FBI is warning residents of both Colorado and Wyoming of a phone scam being conducted where the caller identifies themselves as a law enforcement official and asks for money or gift cards to clear supposed warrants and fines. According to a press release sent by the FBI, more than 300 women in Larimer County had been scammed through the scheme from 2016-2021 while more than 100 women in the Denver area had been scammed from 2017-2021. “The FBI warns citizens that if they receive a phone call from someone claiming t...
YWCA of Sweetwater County’s Festival of Trees 2021 kicked off a festive start to the new year and helped raise over $20,000 to help support YWCA clients. The Festival of Trees is held each December to raise funds for all the services that YWCA offers to the community. This year the event was back in person after the 2020 event had to go fully online due to pandemic restrictions. While supporters still decorated trees and donated baskets it was not the same as the big live auction event. This year’s event was back with all the fun and fes...
The Wolves wrestling program took on multiple teams over the weekend, competing at meets in Reno, Nevada and Kemmerer. “The team we took to Reno competed well against some top tier competition. As a team we placed 22nd out of 106 teams,” head coach Josh Wisniewski said. At the event, Tommy Dalton took eighth in his 132-pound bracket, which Wisniewski said featured very tough competition. In Kemmerer, the boys improved as they wrestled at the meet. Jacob Cook took first place in the 126-pound division. “We were aggressive, relentless and got a...
Basketball fans will have a lot of action to look forward to this weekend with the annual Flaming Gorge Classic. Athletics Director Tony Beardsley said the tournament is larger than it has been in previous years, with 19 girls varsity teams and 18 boys varsity teams participating in the tournament. Overall, with JV, sophomore and freshman teams counted, the tournament hosts 45 girls teams and 42 boys teams from Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. For the Green River Wolves, it’s a chance to rebound off of a winless weekend in Casper. The boys l...
Longtime Green River High School volleyball coach Rikki Shantz has decided to step down from her position. An announcement was issued Tuesday evening by Athletics Director Tony Beardsley. “It has been an honor to work with so many great student-athletes over the years,” Shantz said in a statement released by Beardsley. “Watching my volleyball girls chase their dreams and give their all has been the joy of my life. My heart and life are better because of the great people in this chapter of my life. My next chapter will be watching my daugh...
New management will be taking over the Ciner plant west of Green River if a proposed sale goes through. On Monday, Ciner Enterprises agreed to sell a controlling interest in its Ciner Resources Corporation to Sisecam of Istanbul, Turkey. Ciner Resources Corp. owns a 72% limited partner interest in Ciner Resources LP, the soda ash plant west of Green River. It also has a 2% general partner interest and other incentive distribution rights. If completed, the sale means a change of control for Ciner Resources, according to a press release from...
The Green River and Rock Springs food banks were included in food bank donations made by All West Communications and CoBank. The donations, amounting to more than $5,000, were made to six food banks in Wyoming and Utah. This is the third year All West has donated to food banks in Sweetwater County. The company operates its Community Connections program that provides donations and support for non-profit groups, community events and neighbors, contributing more than $50,000 to various causes. All West generally hosts food drives at its offices,...
Green River High School is on track to renovate its culinary arts room following action by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees two weeks ago. The board agreed to seek a construction manager at risk for the upcoming renovation project, with costs not to exceed $1 million. GRHS Principal Darren Heslep said the project seeks to update the program into something that will provide more job opportunities for students. Currently, the program focuses on helping students learn how to prepare meals for a family, but he says the...
Justin Roth was in high school when he was introduced to error and variety coins. At that moment, he said he was instantly hooked. Roth operates Green River Bullion and Coins on Flaming Gorge Way and says Green River has been a very welcoming place for his business since it opened in August 2020. Roth’s storefront at 132 E. Flaming Gorge Way, which opened Feb. 6, has become a hub for people interested in bullion, precious metals, currency, and collectable coins. Roth credits Joe Coggon, who now works with him at the business, with introducing h...
The Green River High School cross country team’s season is on its final week as the runners prepare for State in Ethete. The Wolves traveled to Riverton to participate in the 3A conference championship. The boys placed seventh with 174 points while the girls placed sixth with 135 points. For the boys, Nathan Stevenson was the top finisher for the Wolves by placing ninth with a time of 17:12.59. Hale Iwen finished 30th with a time of 18:38.11 while Shay O’Melia finished with 18:57.84 to finish in 37th. James Harper took 48th place with a tim...
Still seeking their first win, the Green River High School volleyball team will take on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rock Springs High School. The Lady Wolves’ home game against Jackson ended in three sets Saturday, with the visiting team sweeping the Wolves in three sets, 25-14, 25-18 and 25-21. An away game in Evanston last Thursday ended in similar fashion for the Lady Wolves as the Lady Red Devils swept the Green River team in three sets, 25-14, 25-9, and 25-12. In their last meeting, the Lady Tigers defeated the L...
The Sweetwater County Foster Care program’s emergency clothes closet is severely depleted and Peterson Beckner Industries (PBI) has made it a mission to help restock it. PBI is a steel erection company from Houston, Texas, currently working at the Genesis Alkali Granger facility. The work is expected to last until the spring. Even though many local workers were hired by PBI, several company representatives have made Sweetwater County their home for the duration of the project. “Everywhere we go we try to give back to the community,” Rick Haydo...
The Greenbelt is a widely supported resource according to results from a survey initiated by the city and the Greenbelt Task Force. With 768 people completing a survey, task force chairman John Freeman said the results were “overwhelmingly positive” in a media release issued by the city. The survey was conducted to help the task force update the Greenbelt Master Plan, a document that has guided the Greenbelt’s development for the past 30 years. According to the survey, 51% of respondents claim they’ve used the Greenbelt for more than 10 year...
With additional reporting from the Casper Star-Tribune via the Wyoming News Exchange A letter from Bridger Coal Company to Rock Springs Mayor Tim Kaumo signals the end of underground coal mining in Wyoming. Dated Sept. 3, the letter notifies the mayor of plans to permanently close Bridger Coal’s underground mine. The closure is anticipated to take place “on or after” Nov. 19. According to the letter, 94 employees are impacted by the closure. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements won’t have bumping rights, but they will have bidd...
Two local attorneys were recently voted to the Wyoming State Bar. Chief Deputy County Attorney Teresa Thybo was elected to become the vice president of the organization while Jason Petri was elected to be a commissioner representing the Third Judicial District for the Wyoming State Bar. Petri, while operating a law office in Rock Springs, also serves as Green River’s municipal court judge. Thybo succeeds R. Scott Kath of Powell to the vice president position while Petri succeeds Thybo as commissioner. Thybo came to Sweetwater County in 2010, j...
