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Several Green River High School students and graduates have recently been making strides in their studies and careers, challenging themselves, traveling the world, and preparing for new opportunities. Studying in South Africa Ashlyn Jensen got to spend two weeks in South Africa this summer helping animals and learning hands-on what it's like to be a veterinarian. Jensen is a 20-year-old from Green River who is currently a Senior at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, majoring in General...
The Green River Knights didn’t get to play a conference double-header against Rawlins on Thursday due to the game being canceled. They were also unable to play games in Pocatello, Idaho due to those games being canceled as well. After an unfortunate week, the Knights will host the Wood Bat Tournament in Green River at Stratton Myer fields this weekend. Upcoming schedule: Friday • 10:30 Rawlins vs. Evanston • 1:00 Evanston vs. Pocatello • 3:30 Powell vs. Pocatello • 6:00 Lovell vs. Douglas • 8:30 Green River vs. Torrington Saturday • 8:00 Gree...
The Green River URA Main Street agency has announced that the annual Farmers' Market will begin Wednesday July 5 and will once again take place on Roosevelt Drive next to Harley Davidson. The Farmers' Market will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. "We are excited to bring back the Farmers' Market for Green River and appreciate the support the vendors give to it on a weekly basis," Bonnie Tippy, President of the URA Main Street Board, said in a press release. "Our board will run the event weekly through...
The City of Green River announced this week that Flaming Gorge Days 2023 event will not go on as scheduled this month. Flaming Gorge Days has been a longstanding event for Green River and was brought back in 2022 following the COVID-19 cancellation. The event is operated under a standalone committee consisting of the URA Main Street Director and a group of volunteer residents and businesses leaders. In the recent weeks it has been discovered that many of the plans for the event had not been...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has announced the beginning of the Summer Food Service Program for children. The program started May 31 and will go throughout the summer, offering meals at no charge to children 18 years of age and younger. Meals will be served at Monroe Elementary, Truman Elementary and Washington Elementary, with breakfast served from 8 to 9 a.m. and lunch served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at each location. Meals at Monroe will be served until Aug. 4, while meals at both Truman and Washington will be served until July...
U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) recently released statements applauding the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency Case. The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the petitioners, which narrowed the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the federal government in regulating “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. “This ruling is a major win for farmers and ranchers in Wyoming, as it provides regulatory clarity regarding what is and...
Several people have been arrested by local and state law enforcement recently on drug charges, including one man who the Rock Springs Police Department allegedly found in possession of Fentanyl pills. On Thursday, May 18, officers with Rock Springs Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a dark-colored passenger vehicle, according to a press release. Contact was made with the passenger of the vehicle, identified as Alec Praytor, who had an active warrant for his arrest. A search was conducted where drug paraphernalia and pills were...
As the school year ends and students prepare for their futures, several local students have been the recipients of scholarships, but one Green River High School student has especially stood out. Kayla Moss was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Freda Ann Bozner-Brittenham Memorial Scholarship and the Maicy Braden Scholarship. The Freda Ann Bozner-Brittenham Memorial Scholarship was created by Mark Brittenham in honor of his mother, who showed strength of character throughout life's...
Former Rock Springs mayor Timothy Kaumo pleaded guilty to one count of official misconduct and one count of conflict of interest in a sentencing hearing in Evanston last Tuesday, April 25. Kaumo was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000. In the summer of 2022, Kaumo was charged with six misdemeanors related to alleged actions he took to win a municipal contract for his company JFC Engineers and Surveyors to work on the Bitter Creek Restoration Project. The charges, which consisted of five counts of...
Multiple fire agencies, first responders, and law enforcement officers responded together to a grass fire near Telephone Canyon in Green River Monday afternoon. Around 3:27 p.m. on Monday, May 1, the Green River Fire Department was dispatched to a wildland fire near the water treatment plant. "Upon arrival it was observed that the fire was in heavy greasewoods with winds blowing 15 – 20 miles per hour, shifting directions," GRFD explained in a press release. It took crews several hours to f...
Community members in need of household items, clothing, and more can stop by Hilltop Baptist Church this weekend to get free items. The church will be hosting a Community-wide Spring Giveaway on Saturday. “We have many items that have been donated to the church over the years, so we are spring cleaning and want to bless the community with items they may need,” Melissa Roderick said. Roderick is the wife of the church’s pastor, Harper, and she came up with the idea for the giveaway and is coordinating it. She said she “just wanted to meet needs...
Green River schools recently attended and did well at the Wyoming State Art Symposium. "Green River High School is proud to announce our outstanding performance at the State Art Symposium on April 20 and 21," a press release said. This year the Wyoming Secondary Art Educators Association (WSAEA) hosted the 55th Annual State Art Symposium at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. The state art show showcased a total of 4,225 pieces of student artwork from 61 different secondary-level schools across...
Two girls from Green River competed at the Twin Rivers Girls National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa on March 31 through April 2. To compete at nationals, the girls had to qualify to compete in the National Tournament and both girls qualified at the Ron Thon Tournament in Riverton earlier in the wrestling season. Sixty-three girls from around Wyoming made up teams to represent our state. Brianna Uhrig received Bronze All-American with a 5-2 individual record. Uhrig wrestled with the Wyoming High...
The Green River High School Athletics Department recently announced the decision to hire Blaine Christensen as the new Green River High School Head Football Coach. Christensen was selected to replace previous Coach Kevin Cuthbertson, who stepped down at the end of the season last year. Christensen has been an assistant football coach for Rock Springs High School the past three seasons and was instrumental in helping the Tigers reach the Wyoming 4A State Championship game during his tenure under...
Stephenie Eastman woke up in the early hours of the morning on Sunday not feeling well. Not long after, she lost consciousness. Her husband Matt was trying to figure out what was wrong when their eight-year-old daughter Maizee made her way down the hall before collapsing. Kaden and Reese, the oldest daughter and son of the family, hurried upstairs after hearing the commotion. Kaden called Emergency Services, but while he was still on the phone he collapsed as well. This nightmarish situation...
Western Wyoming Community College wrestlers claimed their first NJCAA Wrestling Championship title on March 4 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Mustangs finished with a team score of 134. The Head Coach is Art Castillo and Assistant Coaches are Rick Yoak, William Hodges and Jacob Flores. NJCAA Nationals Results Bridger Ricks - 125 4th Place All-American Cody Phelps - 133 3rd Place All-American Joseph Mecham - 141 4th Place All-American Chris Lopez - 149 4th Place All-American Jayden Luttrell - 157...
Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Green River Region will hold a series of public open houses and a final public meeting to present and discuss proposed 2023 hunting seasons, according to a press release. Attending a public meeting provides an opportunity to visit with local Game Wardens and Biologists and to provide feedback about hunting season proposals. The public is invited to participate in any of the upcoming meetings. Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. March 29 online, at public meetings or by mailing Wyoming Game and F...
A former Green River All Star athlete will be heading to Minnesota to continue his football career. On March 3, led in prayer by his pastor Robert Douglas of Aspen Church, Carson Van Gieson signed his letter of intent to play Division 3 college football at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. Van Gieson is currently a senior at Evanston High School. "His passion and skill for football started in the fourth grade where in Green River he was selected twice to play on the All Star team in La...
Jon Thompson, a sophomore at Expedition Academy High School, has become the first student in Wyoming to earn a Computer Science Micro Credential. Jon earned the credential in the Hardware and Software content area. The Student Micro Credential program, sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Education, consists of areas (or "stacks") of computer science skills and knowledge. After demonstrating proficiency, a student earns a credential that they can put on a resume for a job application. This...
The number of deer in Green River seems to be going up. The Green River Police Department, along with helpers from the Wyoming Game and Fish and volunteers, recently conducted the yearly visual count of deer inside city limits. Crews surveyed eight different sections in Green River and counted a total of 105 deer, according to a press release. This is an increase of 15 compared to last year's count. Green River Chief of Police Tom Jarvie said the city tries to be consistent in the timing of the...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team has kept up their winning ways, taking either first or second place in tournaments all season long. The last two tournaments were no exception. The Wolves took second in the 3A Sweepstakes at Mustang Classic in Casper two weekends ago, and were the champions Riverton when they took first place in last weekend's tournament. Mustang Classic in Casper Poetry: Jasper Kennah, third; Leo Evans, fifth; MaKynzee Bagshaw, sixth POI: Jasper Kennah,...
A local student is looking for community support in order to raise funds to buy a Diabetic Alert Dog. Elena Barrera is a teenager currently attending Green River High School. She was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes about four years ago. "I have always had the thought of having a service dog and I'm going to college next year and have decided to take the step," Barrera explained. Barrera will use a Wyoming breeder named Duty Dogs, located in Cody, for her dog. They have been breeding diabetic...
The Green River Star was recognized for excellence in two categories during the Wyoming Press Association’s 124th winter convention in Cheyenne last weekend. Editor Hannah Romero received two Pacemaker Awards. She received second place in the Column Writing category for a package of three columns sharing personal reflections on the holidays of Veterans Day, Christmas, and New Year’s. The contest judges especially took note of the New Year’s column, commenting: “Pick a word for the new year... Well, that’s different. Enough with the weight-loss...
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, January 23, the Green River Fire Department, along with Castle Rock Ambulance and Green River Police Department, was called out for a report of a single-story structure fire. Upon arrival, GRFD co-chief Bill Robinson along with Captain JP Apostolope and Captain Clint Kendall met with GRPD and were able to determine that a double-wide home was on fire underneath the structure, according to a press release. Firefighters worked hard to find the fire under...
On Saturday, Green River traveled north to Natrona County High School in Casper for the first Indoor Track meet of the season. Other teams also attending the Natrona Invite included Burns/Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Cody, Douglas, Elite Solutions Academy (Casper), Glenrock, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Lander, Lovell, Natrona County, Pinedale, Powell, Riverton, Rock Springs, Torrington, Western Heritage Lutheran Academy and Worland. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen...
