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The room was absolutely silent, with the exception of a teacher calling out a student's name and then giving them a word. As round after round went by, the students let their nervousness show. Some were twiddling their thumbs, while others were visibly biting their fingernails. All of the 18 students competing in the Monroe Intermediate Schools' spelling bee all had the same goal in mind - make it to district, which will take place Feb. 17. It seemed as though the words continued to increase in...
From trash talk to sheer talent, the senior center was full of frenzied football fans. Friday morning the Golden Hour Senior Center hosted a Super Bowl party to get residents into the spirit. For most of them, their favorite NFL football was out of the game, but that didn't mean they weren't going to watch the big game and plan for it. At the beginning of the party, seniors were asked to try and throw a football through a hula hoop. Several got into the spirit of the game, while others cheered t...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team continues to show its strength across the state. This weekend, the team traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the Cheyenne South Tournament. Green River took first place with 143 points, while Cheyenne East nabbed second place with 84 points and Kelly Walsh grabbed third with 33 points. “East was our biggest competition this weekend; they have a very talented team and always present competition,” head coach Carina White said. “They are just excit...
The Green River Lady Wolves girls basketball team took on their biggest rival and won by 15 points. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves played the Rock Springs Lady Tigers in Green River, and came out on top 55-40. “I thought they started out really well,” head coach Rick Carroll said. The team not only had a good start, but a good finish, which is something the Lady Wolves have been struggling with lately. Carroll was also impressed with how the Lady Wolves executed their defensive plays. At the...
A Green River Police officer, who is accused of murdering a two-year-old boy, has had his jury trial rescheduled. Jacob Anglesey, 35, was placed on administrative leave, after he was indicted for a first-degree murder charge on Feb. 3, 2016, in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James in front of a grand jury. At that time, the jury convened to determine whether or not there was enough probable cause to charge Anglesey with first-degree murder, which stemmed from the 2009 death of Konnor All...
Last Thursday, many Green River High School students were waiting to donate blood. The friendly competition between Green River and Rock Springs high schools is a way for students and adults to get out and support their communities. It's all for the High School Blood Drive Challenge, which encourages students to donate blood. Student Council member Emma Marsing was busy helping people fill out paper work and to get their place in line. "It's good. We've had a lot of people," Marsing said. "It's...
Green River may have lost the High School Blood Drive Challenge to Rock Springs, but they are still happy with the turnout. Amanda Santhuff, Green River High School Student Council sponsor and language arts teacher, said Rock Springs donated a total of 256 pints, while Green River donated 245. However, more importantly, 1,500 lives can be saved with the blood donated, she said. “Our communities are amazing, we had to split the United Blood Services staff on Thursday because of the snow day on We...
By STEPHANIE THOMPSON People Editor It was close, but the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team squeaked out another first-place finish. This past weekend, the team traveled to Casper for the Natrona County Tournament. Green River came out on top with 58 points, Cheyenne Central grabbed second with 53 points and Cheyenne East claimed third with 44 points. About 30 schools from across Wyoming and South Dakota attended the tournament. “The team did exactly what I asked them to do, they se...
A man accused of vehicular homicide after his friend died in a car crash pleaded not guilty to the felony charge. Tyler W. Jones, 24, of Rock Springs appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to one count of aggravated homicide by vehicle. If Tyler is found guilty of the charge, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place March 13, 2017 at 9 a.m. According to court...
It was a typical work-day morning. I had just made my children breakfast and was busy getting ready for work, when my oldest son, Matthew, came into my room. I had called him into the room to make sure he had put his boots, coat and hat on before I sent him down to the bus. I noticed he didn’t have any of them on yet; and before I could even tell him to put them on he said “John sprayed my hair with hairspray.” I looked at his head, which was shining in the light and said “That’s not hairspray...
Students at Monroe Intermediate School had the opportunity to see a sled dog racer and his team. Last Friday, Frank Moe, his nephew, Mike, and their sled dogs, visited the school. Those attending had the chance to meet the dogs, try on equipment and ask any questions they had about sled races. Frank and Mike were on their way to the Pedigree Stage Stop eight-day race, which takes place in Wyoming. Prior to the students meeting the dogs, they listened to a short presentation from Mike. According...
In a dominate fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team came home with another first-place finish. The team traveled to Evanston this weekend and with 205 points Green River took first place, followed by Jackson with 44 points and then Natrona County who took third. Head coach Carina White said this tournament is one of smallest ones they participate in with nine schools attending. White said a lot of the state’s speech and debate teams either took the weekend off or a...
The Green River Lady Wolves kicked off the conference season with a win and a loss. On Thursday the Lady Wolves played its first home game against Evanston Lady Red Devils. Despite having the home-court advantage for their first conference game the girls lost, 42-52. "As a team, we kind of struggled that night," head coach Rick Carroll said. "We didn't play well as a team." The Lady Wolves struggled both offensively and defensively against Evanston. "We probably rebounded the worst we had all...
With New Year’s Resolutions still fresh in people’s minds, the Green River Recreation Center has seen a usage increase. However, that’s not the only reason the recreation center has seen an increase in its daily numbers. Recreation supervisor Katie Blood said the recreation center usually sees an influx in people not only for New Year’s resolutions, but when it gets cold out, which it has been in the past few weeks. “We want to encourage many people to come in,” Blood said. This type of influx u...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves basketball team traveled again this weekend and returned home with one win and one loss. On Friday the Lady Wolves took on Cheyenne South and won 66-60. “I thought we played with a lot of intensity. A lot of energy,” head coach Rick Carroll said. On that side of the state the game is a lot more physical and the referees let it go. That’s something the Lady Wolves were surprised with and had to adjust to, Carroll said. “We got them to turn the ball over a...
The room was packed with children playing with toys, sliding down slides or jumping in the ball pit. This was just a typical scene at the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center's toddler time. Although the attendance may vary from class to class, the children always seems to have a good time. "We've had as many as 22 to 23," CDC employee Mary Beery said. The CDC offers two toddler time sessions -- Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The center also offers a...
Snowballs were coming from every direction at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center's snowball fight. Residents armed with soft, squishy, indoor snowballs, took aim at anyone passing by the hallway Thursday morning. Some residents took the throw one snowball at a time approach, while one resident, Gloria Henderson grabbed the container of snowballs and started chucking them at anyone she thought she could hit. Even though the container was only a 1/3 full, she was having a great...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team once again brought home a first-place trophy after beating one of the most competitive teams. It was the first time this year the GRHS Speech and Debate Team competed against Cheyenne East, but they came out on top. Green River finished with 118 points, Cheyenne East came in second with 84 points and Natrona County came in third at the Kelly Walsh Tournament, which took place this past weekend in Casper. “The team was excited to finally meet E...
Amid a budget crunch, the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center will host a fundraiser to help cover costs. Center director Lu Kasper said the second annual Career Day is the same as last year’s event, but with one exception it acting as a fundraiser for the center. “Last year was pretty much a hit,” Kasper said. “We had over 600 people.” For an event of this size, the center chose to host it at the Sweetwater County Events Complex from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jan. 21. Those who decide to atte...
Bitter winter weather conditions caused Green River schools to close Thursday and busses to break down Friday. Last Thursday, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 declared a snow day, but it’s Friday’s two-hour delay that residents can’t seem to stop talking about. Despite having taken preventative gelling up measures, such as plugging in the busses, the district still had more than 12 busses gel up Friday. “We have fuel additive in all of our tanks so we weren’t too far off,” District No...
For some seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center, craft time is something they do to hang out with their friends. During one of the Lets Get Crafty classes, crafters were busy making wreaths out of pipe cleaners, various colored mesh and wire wreath frames. "A couple years ago everybody was making them," crafter Theresa Stark said. Volunteer Judy McClellan said she bought a whole bunch of different colored mesh, cut it in half and brought it for the seniors to use. She just lays the mesh out...
The second part of the Green River High School’s Speech and Debate season was kicked off with a first-place finish in Powell. On Friday the team traveled to Powell to compete against 20 schools and around 300 students from Wyoming and Montana. With 218 points, Green River was declared the sweepstakes overall tournament winner, while second place went to Skyview High School of Montana with 184 points. Green River also took second place in the individual events sweepstakes category and first in d...
A man accused of sexual intrusion and hitting the alleged victim in the face claims he is innocent. Austin W. Pacheco, 24, of Green River, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to first-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault, battery and reckless endangering. The sexual assault charges are felonies, while the battery and reckless endangering charges are misdemeanors. If Pacheco is found guilty of all four charges he could face a...
Well, It’s that time of the year again. Time to set that New Year’s resolution. It seems like every year around this time that’s all I hear people talking about. It also seems like the television commercials are also gearing up for this. With all of the lose weight with this product or that product, join this gym or buy this DVD to work yourself thin commercials, it’s hard to avoid. I also noticed how many stop smoking now commercials there are too. It’s almost like we think that a new year...
Children across Green River were enjoying the new snowfall during their recess. On Tuesday, Harrison Elementary School students were busy playing in the new snow during their recess. The children were playing all sorts of playground equipment, including an updated seesaw. Other children stood in line for the chance to ride on one of the school's miniture zip line. The children talked excitedly as they waited for their turn. A couple of the kids helped teacher Julee Cobb push the zip lines back...
