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A Green River legislator seeks another term in the Wyoming House. John Freeman, D-Green River, announced his intent to run for the House District 60 seat he's held since 2010 Wednesday morning. The district encompasses about two-thirds of Green River's population. Freeman has been an active resident within the county for the past 35 years, serving as a member of the Sweetwater County Outdoor Recreation Board, Green River Recreation Board, the first chairman of the Green River Greenbelt Task Forc...
The upcoming wrestling season keeps looking better for the Mustangs of Western Wyoming Community College. One week after signing a Colorado state champion, Samuel Freeman, out of Mesa Ridge High School, Mustang coach Art Castillo has landed a top local prospect, Shandon Welsh, from Green River. Welsh, who notched a fifth, a third, and two second-place finishes respectively at the state tournament during his four-year high school career, signed his Letter of Intent with the Mustangs on Thursday, April 28. Welsh’s decision to compete close to h...
Area residents represented Sweetwater County well during the Festivus Games hosted by Flaming Gorge CrossFit. The games, hosted on April 16, featured a number of scored CrossFit workouts, including weightlifting routines, burpies and cardio workouts. The event also attracted CrossFit enthusiasts from throughout Wyoming and Utah and the gyms competing sold out, with 60 athletes participating in the event. For many, it was their first CrossFit competition. “Many of the athletes had been doing CrossFit for a few months and were shocked they w...
Residents dismayed about the sudden loss of trees throughout Green River can take solace in replanting efforts recently conducted near the east entrance to the city. Friday, volunteers and city employees planted a number of trees in the field near the Uinta Dirve overpass. Trees in that area, as well as other parts of the city, died last year after the city mistakenly applied an herbicidal chemical to the trees. Misty Springer, grants administrator for the city, said the grant totals $4,000 and...
The Green River USA Swim Team dominated at the Winter A State Swim meet in Gillette. The team returned to Green River with 15 individual state champions and four relay championships. The team took third at the event, with a total score of 1,810 points, the highest amount the team has scored at a state meet since the early 1970s. The team also had seven regional qualifiers with Brendan Bloomquist, Ethan Moffitt, Michael Richmond, James King, Lauren Jensen, Lauren Lee, Alexa Lauze and Avery...
Green River placed fourth at the Pete Olson Memorial meet in Big Piney March 24. The team scored 142.5 points, trailing behind Mountain View High School’s 148, Kemmerer High School’s 174.5 and Big Piney High School’s 227. Boys 4X800 Varsity Timed Finals 1. Green River High School: 9:13.94 Girls 100-Meter Hurdles Varsity Timed Finals 10. Eliza Morin: 18.45 11. Erika Wilson: 18.54 21. Ashlie Childress: 20.89 Boys 110-Meter Hurdles Varsity Timed Finals 2. Chance Hofer: 17.38 Girls 100-Meter Varsity Timed Finals 1. Andri Dewey: 12.37 11. Rachel Cyn...
A SWAT action initiated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement resulted in an accidental raid on an unrelated home in Green River. According to the Green River Police Department, members of the county’s joint SWAT team and DCI agents served a warrant at an undisclosed address on Fir Street. Tom Jarvie, Patrol Lieutenant for the GRPD, said a house not related to the operation was accidentally targeted. Jarvie said a joint media release will be issued regarding the operation and steps they plan to take to av...
Three wrestlers from Western Wyoming Community College placed in the top five in their respective weight classes at the NJCAA National Tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday. Freshman Cole Verner, of Green River, competed against Iowa Central Community College's Alex DelaCruz in the championship match at 125 lbs. Verner had defeated three opponents over two days after an opening-round bye to punch his ticket to the title match. Verner won those earlier rounds with two decisions and a...
The Family Dollar in Green River store was burglarized Tuesday night. The Green River Police Department is investigating the reported burglary. Officers arrived on scene at about 10:50 p.m., after the store’s alarm sounded. The glass door leading into the store was broken into. Family Dollar’s surveillance camera shows an image of a person wearing tan-colored pants and a blue-green turquoise hooded sweatshirt inside the store. “At this point, we don’t know if anything was taken or damaged beyond the door,” GRPD public relations officer L...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 recently hired two new coaches to head up the Green River High School track and cross country programs. Dan Hansen was hired as the high school’s outdoor track coach and will start March 7. Hansen is a physical education teacher at the high school was was the Wyoming Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance teacher of the year last fall. Hansen has 26 years experience teaching and coaching experience in track and football. Hansen graduated from Chadron State University in N...
A Rock Springs woman faces more than a dozen felony charges stemming from a Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office embezzlement investigation had her initial appearance in court on Friday. Janette Marie Klapel, 33, was arrested Thursday by county detectives. She is charged with 15 counts of felony-grade theft and forgery. As described in court documents, Klapel began employment with No Bull Construction as a bookkeeper in September, 2013, when her name was Janette Olds. She married Deputy Sheriff Mike Klapel of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Off...
A Green River man who was indicted for first-degree murder Wednesday could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of the crime. Jacob Anglesey, 34, of Green River, was indicted by a grand jury convened by Judicial District Court Judge Nena James for the 2009 death of Konnor Allen, a 2-year-old boy. According to information released by the Sweetwater County Attorney's Office, on March 9, 2009, emergency crews responded to Allen’s home in Green River after receiving a call from A...
While snow is on the ground in Green River, that doesn’t stop a few people from dreaming about summer, and American Legion baseball. Registration for is scheduled to take place between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the American Legion building in Green River. Players are required to bring valid driver’s licenses or a state-issued identification card with them to register. Registration fees will also be charged, with $300 charged to new players and $250 for returning players. Practices are scheduled to start April 1, with a few win...
The Green River Middle School girls swim team wrapped up an undefeated season in Green River. The team's conference win completes a second undefeated season for the team. Head coach Michele O'Melia said both the swimmers and divers performed well at the conference meet Dec. 12. Divers Afton Spalding, Morgan Atkins, Jerra Lester, Lillian Munoz all scored at the conference meet, with Raena Finch being the top diver, scoring 116.80. The score placed Finch in the top five. The team won the...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team hosted the speech tournament Friday and Saturday at the GRHS. Although varsity members were not allowed to compete at this tournament, novice team members were allowed to. Green River Novice Results Third place: Public Forum debate: Ramsey Taliaferro and Matthew Pickering Fourth place: Katy Robinson and Raymond Garcia, sixth place: Hannah Braithwaite Third place: Lincoln Douglas debate: Rachel Heisinger Sixth place: Humor: Raymond Garcia Fifth place: Poetry: Rachel Heisinger First place:...
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office issued an updated consumer alert on Wednesday warning residents of telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS. “We’ve received a great many reports lately and the Joint Communications Center in Green River is being flooded with calls,” Det. Dick Blust, the sheriff’s office public information officer, said. “These callers are aggressive, even threatening, and they demand money. They can sound convincing when they call. They may know a lot about you, and they often alter the caller...
A new database of outstanding warrants on the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office website is already paying off for the office. Det. Dick Blust, the sheriff office’s public information officer, said people listed on the database have started contacting the sheriff’s office to clear their warrants. Many of the warrants listed in the database are for unpaid citations and can be cleared by simply paying the citation. Since the database was initiated last week, Blust said the office has received numerous calls from people wanting to clear warra...
The Green River Middle School Swimming and Diving Team continued their winning ways after taking first at a competition in Rawlins. The team dominated a number of events throughout the course of the meet. The team of Cherlann Moritz, Kinley Cochrane, Lauren Jensen and Sydni Sanders took first in the 200-yard medley relay while the team of Ce'Nedra Hooley, Emily Reyes, Kathryn O'Toole and Lauren Lee took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Moritz also won the 200-yard freestyle while Jensen...
The Green River Girls Middle School team took first in two competitions last week. Their opening meet, which took place in Lyman, resulted in the girls taking the meet with a score of 213 to Lyman’s 101. A second, larger meet at Jackson Hole Middle School, also ended with a victory for Green River. The team earned 353 points in Jackson, nearly 100 more than JHMS and 220 points more than third-place finisher Pinedale Middle School. The Jackson meet also resulted in some fast times for Green River swimmers. Sydni Sanders took first in the 1...
A Halloween bust scared up more than $138,000 in money believed to have been used in illicit drug purchases Saturday morning. A traffic stop near Exit 107 in Rock Springs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning started when a 2015 Chevy Malibu was stopped for speeding 80 mph in the 75 mph zone. According to a release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, conflicting and confusing stories from the three occupants resulted in the K-9 unit getting involved with the stop. The dog alerted its handler to the presence of a controlled substance in the car and the subse...
A man was sent to jail Halloween night after he allegedly repeatedly rear-ended the vehicle in front of him at the McDonald’s drive-through in Green River. Jeffrey Craig Oneida, 56, is charged with driving while under the influence, fourth offence; reckless driving; interference with a peace officer and driving while under suspension. At about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Rock Springs resident Nathaniel Lobao told Green River Police Department officers that he, a friend and her three children, were ordering food at the McDonald’s drive-through when the...
OCI completed the sale of its 73 percent stake in OCI Resources LP Oct. 26, according to a press release issued by the company. Earlier this year, OCI announced it would sell its stake to Istanbul, Turkey-based company Ciner Enterprises Inc. for approximately $430 million. The sale will result in a name change for the company, which will now be called Ciner Resources LP. This sale follows on the heels of another major trona industry sale this year when FMC sold its mine to Tronox. According to investor documents on OCI Resources’ website, t...
Sept. 4, GRHS vs. Natrona Singles: Anna Ujvary vs. Lily Lower (Natrona, 5-7, 2-6) Isabel Leininger vs. Leslie Briscoe (Natrona, 1-6, 2-6) Doubles: Alex Palmer, Cassie Deverick vs. Sabrina Andrade, Julia Cox (Natrona, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6) Jessica Scott, Ashlyn Edwards vs. Rylee Vandervort, Destiny Keil (Natrona, 6-7 (2-7), 3-6) Haylen Cordova, Kelby Pope vs. Skyler Eades, Brooke Sides (Natrona, 0-6, 0-6) Sept. 8, GRHS vs. Rawlins Singles: Ujvary vs. Echo Martinez (GRHS, 6-4, 6-0) Palmer vs. Amy Franklin (Rawlins, 6-7(5-7), 5-7) Doubles: Leininger,...
The Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the WWCC Performing Arts Department, with assistance from the Episcopal Suicide Prevention Connection, will present “Chimes,” an original one-act play by Rock Springs resident Donovan Rawlings Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the WWCC Theater. “Chimes” was commissioned by the Rev. Bernadine Craft to emphasize that September is Suicide Prevention Month; the play highlights some of the reasons adults make the decision to end their lives. Craft chairs the statewide Suicide Prevention Connect...
Saturday is the last chance to see the Bitter Sweet Bombshells in action before the season ends. The Bombshells will take on Sheridan’s Wild West Wreckers in the “Sweet and Wild: A Roller Derby Showdown” bout. The bout starts at 6 p.m. at the Rock Springs Recreation Center on Sept. 12. Bombshells’ president, Michelle Garcia-Balzly said the Sheridan Wreckers are a tough team. “A few of us had the chance to play with the Wreckers as subs earlier in the season and we know we are going to have to fight hard from start to finish,” Garcia-Balz...
