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Local radio personality Steve Core was named Green River's Distinguished Citizen of the Year. Core, who's best known as "the voice of the Wolves," after announcing Wolves games for 32 years, was surprised he was even nominated for such a prestigious award, let alone selected. "It makes me feel real good," Core said. "You look at the names on that. It's the who's who of Green River. It's a pretty special award." He also wasn't quite sure why Reed Clevenger nominated him. Clevenger said he served...
Despite playing one of their best games of the season Saturday, the Green River Lady Wolves soccer team will have to add two more in the loss column. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves took on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers at home and lost 3-0. "Rock Springs is a tough team," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "They have strength throughout." One RS player the Lady Wolves had to keep a track of all the time was Alyssa Bedard, who is currently second in the state for scoring in the 4A division. Wyant said...
A Green River woman accused of beating her child with a belt claims she innocent. Ashley L. Todd, 28, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to one felony count of child abuse. She pleaded not guilty to the felony and a jury trial has been scheduled to take place July 16, at 9 a.m. If found guilty of the charge, Todd could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2018, officers...
With the impending closure of yet another store in Rock Springs, this time Herberger’s, I can’t help but think am I being forced to shop online. Over the years, I have tried to remain faithful to stores in both Green River and Rock Springs. Many people seem to think that shopping local means just mom and pop shops, but for me it’s always been about supporting what we have whether it’s a chain or not. My reasoning is simple. Within the last few years, many long-serving and big-name busines...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners and members of the Castle Rock Hospital District board decided to put the past behind them and move forward. During the Commissioners meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Commissioners were approached by members of CRHD. The agenda item up for review was the renewal of CRHD’s contract. This wasn’t the first time the Commissioners had reviewed this contract. About one month ago, they reviewed it and did not approve it. Included in the contract, which was part of the...
It’s up to Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell to balance his budget and determine if he needs to ask for a budget amendment. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners discussed what happened at a meeting April 10 between members of the sheriff’s office, attorney’s office, human resources and county clerk’s office. The meeting was set to go over the projected shortfall in the sheriff office’s budget. “It does not appear that there’s anything we n...
A Green River man accused of excessively spanking his stepchild with the belt was charged with felony child abuse. Joshua Gautreaux, 29, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at and arraignment to child abuse where he pleaded not guilty. If found guilty of the felony, he could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place at 9 a.m., June 11. According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2018, a Green...
Yes. I can fully admit I was and still am a bookworm. Growing up, my family used to tease me because I was usually found with a book in my hand. Whether it be on the couch while everyone else was watching TV, on my bed or even in the barn. That’s right. I would read in the barn while milking cows. I would cover the book in plastic to prevent it from getting barn smell or the occasional splatter on it. And I must also add that I never took a school book, library book or The Bible into the b...
The Green River Lady Wolves soccer team had a tough weekend on the east side of the state and came home with two more losses. On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on Natrona County and lost in double overtime 4-3. The loss hurt. “We were the better team,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. “The score would not represent how we played.” Wyant said the Lady Wolves were doing really good thing throughout the entire game, but when they didn’t score off five break aways, it left room open for Natrona County to...
During Kids in Motion, the biggest task a child may have is trying to decide what to do first. With toys, blocks, balls, wedge mats, a trampoline, tumble track balance beam and more, it's tough for a child up to 5 to decide. If that wasn't enough for them to pick from there are also various instruments they can play, a tube to crawl through or a basketball hoop to throw balls through. This is what the Kids in Motion program is like. On Monday, more than 10 kids were at the Kids in Motion...
Those who want to learn the ins and outs of theater will want to sign up for Green River’s drama boot camp. Green River High School’s theater students are hosting a one-day drama boot camp this Saturday for children in third through seventh grades. To participate, children must fill out a registration form and pay $45 per camper. Forms are available on the GRHS theatre’s Facebook page. This camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GRHS theater. At the end of the camp, students will...
More than 80 volunteers were honored at the Golden Hour Senior Center Friday during a luncheon. Every year, the GHSC takes time to honor those who help the center out by volunteering their time to deliver meals to home-bound residents, host classes, call bingo or simply help any way they can to make the center a better place. "We cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate you," GHSC executive director Sheela Schermetzler said. She said the meagre staff of 10 could not do nearly as many things...
Children, parents and grandparents were all enjoying the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time. On Monday morning, all gathered around youth services librarian Becky Iwen to "Shake Your Sillies out" before getting into the program. To kick off the program, Iwen sings the song "Shake Your Sillies out." This gives the toddlers one last opportunity to shake that last bit of energy out of their systems before the group moves onto the next part of the program. Next, the toddlers use a scarf to...
Two Green River High School juniors were selected to participate in the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State. Mary Harris and Abby Alcorn both submitted applications to the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post No. 28 and were accepted to attend Girls State, which is scheduled to take place in June 10-16 at Laramie County Community College. According to the website www.wyamericanlegionauxiliary.org/girls-state, "The purpose of American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming Girls State is...
Once again, Green River Animal Control is hosting a pet food drive for the Green River Food Bank. Animal control officer Kim Wilkins said, this is about the fourth year in a row they have hosted the pet food drive. The goal is to help those out who are in need. She said the pet food is taken to the city’s Food Bank where employees distribute it to families who are in need of pet food. Wilkins said sometimes when a family comes on hard times, they don’t have enough money to purchase pet food for...
The Green River Lady Wolves soccer team traveled to Worland for its tournament last weekend and came home with three wins and one loss. The Lady Wolves finished the tournament in ninth place out of 14 teams competing. The Lady Wolves fell to their first game against Douglas, 4-2, and won the rest of their games against Pinedale, 4-2, Riverton, 3-2 and Rawlins, 2-0. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the overall play of the Lady Wolves was good this weekend. “I feel we dominated every single game,” Wya...
What artwork placed on the walls at the new Sweetwater County Justice Center will be left up to the departments moving into it. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Wally Johnson started a discussion in regards to what type of artwork should be placed on the walls in the new justice center. Johnson said he knows some of the artwork from the 333 Broadway location will be moved into the new facility and placed on the walls in common areas of the center, but the artwork...
During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff Mike Lowell’s budget came under some scrutiny. The Commissioners are requesting a meeting with Sheriff Lowell to discuss the projected budget overage of $291,000. Chairman Reid West started the conversation by saying Sheriff Lowell is running out of time to get his budget back on track. He and the other county commissioners received a letter from Lowell informing the board that he is projecting a $291,000 shortfall. West said the b...
Each year, I get the pleasure of getting dusty and sifting through books upon books of old newspapers in search of interesting historical stories. For me, this is one of the perks of the job. Each historical edition I write articles for the more I learn about Green River’s past. As I delve into the past, I am surprised at where we’ve been and how far we’ve come. This year, I marveled at how ingenuity and brute force could make something visible from almost every part of town, the twin tunne...
Last Tuesday, the Lady Wolves soccer team pulled off its first non-conference win against the Evanston Lady Red Devils. "The losing streak's over," head coach Tracy Wyant said she heard her Lady Wolves saying after the game. With the 3-2 win, the Lady Wolves now are 1-1 in conference play. "It felt good to get one under the belt," Wyant said. "It builds confidence and takes off the pressure." Wyant said the win was good, but Evanston hasn't been known to be a strong soccer team. However, she...
With the parking lot at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center full, residents had no choice but to park along Highway 30 to attend the annual Easter Carnival. For the fourth year in a row, CRRC hosted an Easter Carnival for its spring fundraiser. All of the proceeds raised during the event will go to the activities fund. Marilyn Dockter, CRRC social services director, said the center used to host an annual Easter egg hunt, but then they decided to change it to a carnival because a lot of other...
Easter decorations were placed throughout Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center to get residents and children alike in the mood for the Easter Carnival. Children and their parents were bustling around the center Friday playing the games the center had to offer, buying raffles tickets for a chance to win a prize basket or making crafts. One of the most popular games at the carnival, was the cake walk. Children were encouraged to walk around a circle until the music stopped. Once the music stopped,...
Finding the right lineup and getting into a rhythm is something the Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer team will work on this season. “We’re more of a defensive team, than an offensive team,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. This week, the Lady Wolves were working on two different lineups to see how they would work for them. Wyant said it’s just going to take the team a little longer to get to know each other and start playing like a team. So far, the team has lost three games this season,...
The Lady Wolves soccer team have had a rough start to the season, but that's something that should change as the season progresses what they showed Green River fans last night. The Green River High School Lady Wolves have lost three of their last four games, losing two non-conference games and one conference game, and winning one conference game against Evanston last night, 3-2. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves had a short trip over to Rock Springs to play the Lady Tigers, and they left with their f...
Focusing on new humanitarian projects is something the sewing group at the Golden Hour Senior Center makes a priority. Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., including a break for lunch, the sewing group meets at the GHSC. The group varies from week to week. Some enjoy coming in the morning, while others prefer the afternoon. Regardless of what time they come in, they are ready to create items for others. The items they sew for others have been come to be known as their humanitarian projects....
