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As the sixth-penny special purpose tax requests start to pour in, the Sweetwater County commissioners will need to start prioritizing the projects. Sweetwater County cities and towns presented their sixth-penny project requests amounting to $151 million to the commissioners last week. This amount did contain the hospital’s request, but not the Sweetwater County Events Complex’ request, which would be an additional $24 million. The commissioners, especially Chairman Wally Johnson, have spoke pub...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County representatives are asking for $19.5 million of the sixth-penny tax funding. The request was divided up into three projects, which can be done separately or all together. How the hospital will proceed depends on how much will be placed on the sixth-penny tax request for the county and hospital. “If we needed to, we could postpone a project,” MHSC CEO Irene Richardson, said. Richardson said they want to make sure the hospital is maintained so it can con...
The statics are staggering for this disease. One in two women and one in four men will break a bone in their lifetime due to osteoporosis. For some seniors, this statistic was a shock, but for others it was something they already knew. During an informational presentation at the Golden Hour Senior Center Thursday morning, attendees listened to Hayley Strauss from Peak Performance Physical Therapy on osteoporosis. “Osteoporosis is something we deal with all the time,” Strauss said. In fact, she...
The children excitedly entered the Green River Fire Department, not quite sure what to expect. For most of them, this was the first time being inside a fire department. On Wednesday, both classes from the Green River Co-op Preschool had the opportunity to visit the fire department during National Fire Prevention Week. As the children entered a classroom, GRFD fire prevention chief Tom Murphy greeted the children. Murphy then asked the preschoolers who they should call if there was a fire. Some...
Her name is synonymous with speech and debate in Green River and has coached the high school team for more than a decade. Carina White was recently inducted in the Wyoming Speech and Debate Hall of Fame. The Wyoming High School Forensics Association presents the award to one coach a year who is nominated and voted on by previous recipients. According to a press release, the association's hall of fame recognizes people who have enhanced high school speech and debate in Wyoming, demonstrating...
With the 14-7 win over Evanston, the Wolves are still in the running for a possible playoff game. The Wolves started off receiving the ball and Isaac Ruiz brought the ball out for a 21-yard return, but the Wolves were three and out quickly. The Red Devils got the ball and were in a fourth and 13th situation when they went for it, but they were 3 yards short. The Wolves took over the ball, but had to punt. A big defensive play by Wolves Tayler Jensen and Payton Tucker created a big stop making...
The Lady Wolves have had a couple of tough competitors, but that won’t stop them from continuing to improve each game. Last week, the Lady Wolves took on Cheyenne East and lost in three sets, 25-10, 25-10, 25-23. The team also played and lost to Riverton in four sets, 24-23, 30-28, 25-21, 25-10. Head coach Rikki Shantz said the Lady Wolves really played Cheyenne East hard in the third set. “I thought they really battled and fought for every point,” Shantz said. At this point in the seaso...
The Lady Wolves Swim and Dive team didn't have to travel far to take first place this weekend. Saturday the Lady Wolves competed in Rock Springs and came in first out of four teams. Even though the team didn't have any new state qualifiers, they did have some team members qualify in other more events, head coach Colleen Seiloff said. There are a few swimmers on the team who are extremely close to qualifying for state, she said. With only one regular meet left in the season and then conferences,...
One Green River student has been named among 16,000 semifinalists for the 2020 National Merit Scholarship program. Green River High School senior, Will Allen, said he took the PSAT knowing it was a requirement for this particular scholarship. He knew this because his oldest sister was named a semifinalist a few years ago when she was a senior. Allen said he was told only those who score in the top 10 percent on the PSAT in their state are made semifinalists. "It just so happened that I was,"...
The Lady Wolves swim team won four of the five duals they competed in this weekend in Green River. On Friday, the Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming and diving team competed against Cheyenne Central High School, Cheyenne East High School and Jackson Hole High School. They won all three duals they competed in Friday. On Saturday, it was back to the pool for the Lady Wolves who had to turn around from an evening of competition and compete against one of the best in the State - Laramie...
An idea quickly turned into a team of 41 dancers performing at middle-school football games. Green River High School dance coach Debi Kovick, who has been coaching the high school team for 5 years, had the idea of beginning a dance club at the middle-school level last year. With the help of assistant coach Christine Peterson, this idea became a reality. "We both love dance and our vision is to plant the dance love seed within the hearts of the Lincoln Middle School students. We have a vision...
Only two Wyoming schools were included in the national Blue Ribbon Awards list and Truman Elementary School was one of them. In a press release, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced 362 schools nationwide will received the 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools designation. According to the nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov, "An important part of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes outstanding public and non-public schools. In identifying several...
Making sure seniors have enough money for a new technology center is something the employees at the Golden Hour Senior Center will take a pie in the face for. Tuesday afternoon, the dining room was full of seniors waiting to find out who would get a pie in the face: the office staff or the kitchen staff. During the fundraiser, jars were left out with pictures of each group on them. GHSC activities and marketing coordinator Irish Kreis said those who raise the most money will be the "winners" of...
Five Green River students recently attended the State golf tournament and came home with an experience they will remember. “State was actually pretty fun for us,” head coach Karyl Eyre said. “The kids we took were fantastic.” Even though Green River didn’t have enough boys or girls to make an entire State boys or girls team, those who attended enjoyed the experience in Gillette. The two boys who attended State were senior, Kaleb Saccomano, who scored a 99 the first day of competition and a 109...
The Green River tennis teams not only had to compete against their opponents at State this weekend, but the weather. According to head coach Phil Harder, on Thursday the weather was great for tennis, but on Friday and Saturday it rained and the matches had to be moved to the indoor courts at Gillette. Harder said both the Lady Wolves and the Wolves tennis teams had to adjust to the indoor courts. The Lady Wolves adjusted well and took fifth place overall, while the boys came in 10th place at...
The Lady Wolves swimming and diving team continues to improve each week and this week they came home with two first-place finishes. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Big Piney and Evanston to compete and come back on top. Head coach Colleen Seiloff was happy with how the Lady Wolves performed on the road while tired. “We’re really tired at this time of the season,” Seiloff said. Even though the Lady Wolves may have been tired, they continued to improve in the pool. “We’re having a...
The city should start seeing money from the historic racing and off-track betting establishment in Green River. Eugene Joyce, Wyoming Horse Racing LLC., president and general manager, gave a brief presentation at the Green River City Council meeting Tuesday evening about the racing facility’s needs and what the Council could expect to see in revenue generated from the historic racing and its’ off-track betting establishment called Town Bar and Grill. “We have high hopes that it will gener...
The Third District Court will have a new judge when Judge Nena James retires in October. According to a press release, Governor Mark Gordon appointed Suzannah Robinson to be the District Court Judge for the Third Judicial District serving Sweetwater County. Even though James' retirement is effective Oct. 18, Robinson isn't sure if she'll start then. Robinson was one of three finalists, including Sweetwater County Attorney Daniel Erramouspe and Green River Municipal Court Judge Jason Petri....
The Sweetwater County Events Complex needs improvements and would like sixth-penny projects sales tax to pay for the estimated $24 million is would cost to complete them. Events Complex Director Larry Lloyd addressed the Sweetwater County Commission with his request for a portion of the sixth-penny tax. He said he is presenting the county with a list of what he and the complex board believes should be funded. The list included three items: the expansion and renovation of the exhibit hall for an...
A Green River man accused of strangling and throwing his pregnant girlfriend through a closet door was placed on supervised probation. Michael Junior Martinez, 41, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing to aggravated assault and battery and strangulation of a household member. In exchange for Martinez’ guilty plea to a felony aggravated assault and battery charge, the felony strangulation of a household member charge was dismissed. He was given an 8-10 y...
In order to determine the condition all Green River streets are in, the city hired a street surface inspection company to review every street. At the last Green River City Council meeting, the Council unanimously approved a $28,300 contract with MDS Technologies Inc., to complete and update the city’s pavement management plan. The city received offers from three firms and went with MDS. In an interview, Public Works Director Mark Westenskow, said the company already completed the field work, w...
The city is going to request about $53 million in projects, which will be completed using the sixth-penny special purpose tax funding, if the tax is approved. Tuesday night, the Green River City Council once again reviewed its lengthy list of projects that at one point reached near $96 million to determine what Green River absolutely needed. City Council members have stated numerous times all of the projects on the list are not "wishes," but necessities. However knowing the Sweetwater County...
The Sweetwater County commissioners decided to take out a $10-million loan to help pay for the construction of two new facilities, which will be located near the detention center. At an August meeting, the Sweetwater County commissioners reviewed plans for the construction of two facilities on 36 Lagoon Road off of Highway 191 South. These buildings would house Sweetwater County Road and Bridge and the Sweetwater County Fire Department. Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter was asked to...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team split the week with a win and a loss while at home. The Lady Wolves will have one more home game against Evanston on Thursday at 6 p.m., before they travel the next few weeks. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves beat Mountain View in five sets, 25-22, 19-25, 14-25, 25-18, 19-17. "I thought they played well under pressure and continued to fight," head coach Rikki Shantz said. She said when they were down, they didn't give up and continued to fight back in...
The Lady Wolves swim team came out on top in two competitions this past week. Last Thursday, the Green River High School Lady Wolves came in first at the Rock Springs High School swim meet. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves had the home-pool advantage and took first in their own pool. At the Rock Springs' meet, the Lady Wolves competed against four other teams, while at Green River, they swam against seven other teams. In a previous interview, head coach Colleen Seiloff said the Lady Wolves always...
