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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...
The Wyoming Peace Officer Association has named Dayton Senior Game Warden Dustin Shorma the 2015 Peace Officer of the Year. The Peace Officer of the Year award is given to a peace officer who provides outstanding services to his department, community and himself and has a major impact on law enforcement in Wyoming. Shorma was nominated by his peers for his unmatched effectiveness, dedication, work ethic, leadership, perseverance, attitude and professionalism as a Wyoming game warden. Shorma received the award during the 88th Annual Wyoming...
Among the inductees in the 2015 Green River High School Hall of Fame is a coach responsible for bringing the school four consecutive state titles. Jack Beard, as well as the 1974-1977 boys swim teams, will be inducted in a ceremony Sept. 5 and will be introduced during halftime at the Sept. 4 football game. Beard was the school’s first swimming coach, taking the position after the Monroe Pool was completed. Beard, born and raised in Thermopolis, was a member of the Thermopolis Bobcats football team in high school. After completing the r...
Staff Report Sweetwater County runners performed well during the Run with the Horses races during the annual River Festival. John Pawleska, one of the race’s organizers, said local runners Adam Harlow, Brenda Gray, Jessie Ray O’Neal, and Kristine Maggi were top finishers in their races. Additionally, Rock Springs resident Julie Seymour won the women’s marathon 24 minutes ahead of the next finisher. “We had some real good times for 1,500-foot of climb in this race,” Pawleska said. Run with the Horses results: Men’s Marathon 20-29 Division 1....
Ever want to meet a U.S. Senator? While residents of many more populous states don’t have the opportunity, Wyoming’s low population allows residents to see and meet their Washington D.C. representatives more commonly than residents of other states. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is scheduled to appear during the Cajun Shrimp Boil at Expedition Island Friday evening. Barrasso attends the event yearly, spending time to talk to people at the island, as well as to partake in the yearly shrimp feast....
Learn about the history of the railroad in Wyoming at an upcoming presentation at Rock Springs Library. Historian Greg Nickerson will present his program “Wyoming, the Railroad State” tonight at 6 at the Rock Springs Library, 400 C Street. This Wyoming Humanities Council event is free and open to the public. The railroad is responsible for the Wyoming residents know today. The construction of the Union Pacific in 1868 gave rise to the towns, the geography of settlement, the economy and even the politics of Wyoming. When the Chicago Bur...
This month’s featured artist at the Community fine Arts Center is Lander artist Virginia Moore. The show is currently on display with a closing reception scheduled for Aug. 29 from 2-4 p.m. Moore’s work in her series “As Above, So Below” uses a new perspective on landscape painting as a way of exploring human’s relationship with the environment. Rather than presenting the landscape from a traditional ground-based perspective, these works flatten the world into a pattern of shapes and colors by looking directly down at the earth’s crust. Feel...
Open enrollment is happening now at the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center. Preschool classes are filling up fast. The SCCDC is ready to enroll all kids three to five years old for fall classes in Rock Springs and Green River, but spots are limited. Preschool classes start Aug. 31. Classes are offered Monday through Thursday with children having the opportunity to attend either the morning or afternoon classes. Transportation is also available based on the need of the student. The SCCDC offers two programs for children ages three to...
On Monday, OCI Enterprises Inc., the North American subsidiary of OCI Company Ltd. (“OCI”) of Seoul, Korea, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its approximately 73 percent limited partner interest in OCI Resources LP (“OCI Resources” or the “Partnership”), as well as its 2 percent general partner interest and related incentive distribution rights, to Park Holding A.S., a subsidiary of Ciner Group of Istanbul, Turkey for $429 million. OCI Wyoming employs about 430 people at the Green River facility and its annual soda...
All residents, especially landowners, are again being asked to assist in the management of the state’s sage grouse populations this summer by immediately reporting dead sage grouse to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department so they can be tested for West Nile virus. Past research has shown sage grouse have low resistance to the disease, which is usually fatal to the birds. Evidence of West Nile virus has been reported in northeast Wyoming and in surrounding states. Tom Christiansen, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s sage grouse bio...
A 40-year-old Utah resident died at Greens Draw Friday night. According to officials from the Daggett County Sheriff’s Office, Ryan Gardiner of Vernal, Utah, sustained serious injuries after being pinned between a camper and a vehicle. Sheriff’s deputies and other emergency responders were called to Greens Draw at about 10:30 p.m. Gardiner was conscious and responsive when responders first arrived, however his condition deteriorated and was unable to be stabilized for transport. He was pronounced dead at 12:25 a.m. Saturday morning. The inc...
Safety is always a number one priority at any mine, but OCI Wyoming strives to keep up-to-date on all the safety procedures and rescue operation requirements. This is just one of the reasons why OCI’s mine rescue and surface rescue teams put in so much time preparing to possible situations. One way to keep up on their training is through metal and nonmetal competitions. These regional competitions take place once a year and national competitions take place every other year. According to the Mine, Safety and Health Administration’s website, the...
The Bitter Sweet Bombshells will host Casper’s Deadly Ghosts in a bout titled “Space Jam” Saturday. The bout starts at 6 p.m., at the Rock Springs Recreation Center. The Bombshells bested the Deadly Ghosts earlier in the season and are looking to maintain their rank. Tickets for the bout are on sale at the Rock Springs and Green River Chambers of Commerce and from any Bombshells team member. Big Brothers Big Sisters also has tickets available. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. As always the Bombshells donate 50 percent of the p...
