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A sibling fight leads to a felony charge for the sister involved. Misty R. Mares, 25, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery. She pleaded not guilty to the felony; and a jury trial has been scheduled to take place March 13, 2017. If found guilty, Misty could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents, on Aug. 17, 2016, officers responded to the...
Mission at Castle Rock had another successful Halloween trick-or-treating event. "It was incredible," Castle Rock activities coordinator Heidi Schuh said. "We probably had at least 500 kids," She said residents passed out donated candy to all of the kids who decided to trick or treat last Monday night. This event is always one of the residents' favorites. "We had more than half of our residents handing out candy this year," Schuh said. Something new this year, that was a huge hit, was the spook...
A local band is trying to make their dream of playing for a living come true. For the past two years, Fists of Funk has been playing together at various gigs. Although the band has been generating local buzz in the Sweetwater County area, they hadn't performed in any battle of the bands competitions. This changed when the group decided to attend its first battle of the bands competition when the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center hosted the Southwest Battle of the Bands. All three of the...
In a mock election, Monroe Intermediate School students cast their vote for who they wanted as the next President of the United States of America. The teachers felt this was a good way to teach the children about the election process. “We felt students needed the opportunity to voice their opinions and it gave us the chance to teach responsibility that comes with being a citizen,” MIS teacher Lori Hastert said. Prior to voting on Friday and Monday, the students had the opportunity to res...
For the Green River Lady Wolves, just making it to state was a goal they could check off the list of things to accomplish for the 2016 season. While at state, the girls would have liked to win at least one game, but when going up against some pretty good teams that goal wasn’t obtained this year. The girls lost two games in a row, which ended their 2016 season. Head coach Rikki Shantz said the team was hoping to play a different team than powerhouse Cheyenne East, but that’s how bracket set...
A Green River man who admitted to having intercourse with a 14-year-old girl was sent to prison. Marshall L. Mechling Jr., 21, of Jamestown, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to second degree sexual abuse of a minor. In exchange to Mechling Jr.’s guilty plea to second-degree sexual abuse, he was given a four to 10-year prison sentence with credit given for four days pre-sentence confinement. This sentence is to run c...
For a Green River resident, all it took to bring a few memories of a terrible disease she had was looking at an old newspaper clipping. Carmen (Trujillo) Tune, recently received a letter in the mail from her brother Pat Trujillo, who lives in New Jersey. In the letter was a newspaper clipping from 1946. This newspaper clipping was a photo of Carmen and her brother Pat. The clipping read "There's good reason why Pat and Carmelita Trujillo of Rock Springs are contributing their pennies to the...
This Halloween was neither too hot nor too cold; and it showed in the amount of kids out and about. Children who were dressed in various costumes, including princesses, witches, super heroes, zombies, ninjas and Disney characters made their way from business to business Monday afternoon. Some of the costumes were homemade and others were store bought. But all of the children had a common goal in mind -- get as much candy in their bucket, bag or pillowcase as fast at they can. Downtown was...
Seniors were looking high and low to find out where baskets filled with candy were hidden. On Friday the Golden Hour Senior Center hosted a scavenger hunt and costume contest for seniors into the Halloween spirit. Activities and marketing director Summer Holdsworth said the seniors have had scavenger hunts before, but not like this one. "I wanted to make this one a little more challenging for them," Holdsworth said. "It's proving to be. I'm loving it." Holdsworth came up with a list of hints or...
The Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team came in fourth place at regionals and are now focusing on state. Making it to state was one of the goals the girls set at the beginning of the season and is now something they can check of the list. Head coach Rikki Shantz said she hopes the team can relax, have fun and enjoy the experience of playing at state. She said the girls have been getting better every day. Before heading to state Thursday, which takes place in Casper, the girls will continue t...
In one last public forum Monday evening, all five Sweetwater County Commissioner candidates attended to answer various questions. Moderators asked the candidates questions about the economy, building codes, lobbying and taxing alternative energy. Candidates are Democrats Gary Bailiff and Holly Dabb and Independent R. Scott Hamel and Republican incumbents Wally Johnson and Don Van Matre. 1. What could the commissioners do to improve the economics of Green River and Rock Springs? Do you think the...
An unattended burning candle was the cause of a Green River house fire. Last Thursday, around 3 p.m. the Green River Fire Department responded to 2265 Hitching Post for a report of a fire. GRFD Chief Mike Nomis said the volunteer fire department had a quick-response time for that time of the day, which was when all of the schools were being let out. Due to the quick reaction of the firefighters, the fire was contained to the living room. The living room was pretty much burnt up, but the rest of...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team ended its regular season this past weekend with a win and a loss. With the close of regular season play, the Lady Wolves will also lose home-court advantage. The Lady Wolves win came on Friday when they played Jackson for the second time this season. The Lady Wolves proved the dominate team and won in three sets, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17. The first time the Lady Wolves played Jackson they didn’t know what to expect since Jackson wasn’t in the 4A Div...
No child should have to go hungry. School is hard enough without a child’s tummy grumbling due to hunger. This is one of the reasons why Harrison Elementary School has been implementing the Backpack Program. Katie Harmon, Harrison Elementary School special education teacher, said the backpack program is a way for children who are hungry to have food on the weekends. A few years ago the teachers saw a need for this program in their school and decided to form a group to help feed their hungry stud...
Sometimes all it takes to make a cool craft is some paint and a paper towel roll. On Thursday the Golden Hour Senior Center was hosting another craft class; and this time they were making ghost sticks. GHSC employee Bev McKinney and volunteer Judy McClellan were busy teaching the seniors how to make ghost lights for Halloween. McClellan was taking the paper towel rolls and showing the participants how to punch holes in them with a huge paper hole puncher. Once the holes were punched in the rolls...
Such a simple game can be used to teach children so many things. This was something parents learned at the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time Monday morning. Youth services director Becky Iwen said this is just one of the 24 themes from the program Seven Days, Seven Ways. During this toddler time, the children were encouraged to play peekaboo with a see through scarf. They were then encouraged to hide and find various body parts, including eyes, mouth, nose, eye brows and even their belly...
A woman who admitted to stealing about $40,000 from a local construction company will serve time in prison. Janette M. Klapel, 34, of Rock Springs, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to 31 counts of felony forgery charges and four counts of felony theft charges. In exchange for Klapel’s guilty plea to three felony forgery charges and two felony theft charges, all of the other felony charges were dismissed. Klapel was g...
Fall foods are more than just caramel apples, pumpkin-spiced lattes and pumpkin pie. Of course, I like all of these things, but I also like baking cookies or trying a new snack. This weekend, I decided to try a recipe my friend had shared with me. It is called caramel marshmallow popcorn. My friend said the recipe was easy to make, kids like it and it’s delicious. All three of those sounded good to me. So my sons, Matthew, 6, and John, 4, and I set to work making this yummy popcorn treat. First,...
The seniors were moving slowing. Concentrating on moving an imaginary ball from one side of their body to the other side. Sometimes they would practice this move while watching their hands with their eyes; and sometimes they would complete this move while moving their heads to follow their hand's movements. This is just one of the many exercises seniors can do in the Golden Hour Senior Center's Moving for Better Balance class. This class is designed to help seniors develop better balance, which...
Residents looking for that special pumpkin for Halloween or fall decorations will not have to look far. Once again, the Union Congregational Church, which is located at 350 Mansface Street, is selling pumpkins and gourds as part of its fall fundraiser. Prices for the bigger pumpkins are based on size and range from $4 to $35. Some of the smaller pumpkins are between .50 cents to $3. Event organizers, Pam Kerr and Jeanne Beery, picked out example pumpkins and attached their perspective prices on...
Stained glass windows in churches has always been something special. One can tell a lot about what the members of a church believe by simply looking at the church’s stained-glass windows. Residents are invited by members of a dual-parish church to look at their new stained-glass windows this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church and Union Congregational United Church of Christ are the two congregations that share the church building at 350 Mansface Street. Rev. Jenny Bot...
Despite improving and holding their ground more, the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team still lost two conference games. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves took on Kelly Walsh in Green River. The home-court advantage helped, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Wolves to beat Kelly Walsh. Green River lost in three sets, 16-25, 18-25, 22-25. “I was really pleased with how they played this weekend as a whole,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. The Lady Wolves didn’t have much of a chance to rest as they...
For the second time this year, the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team beat their biggest rivals. Last week, the Lady Wolves, who had home court advantage, came out on top of Rock Springs in three sets 25-14, 25-8, 25-17. Tuesday night, the Lady Wolves were able to secure a dominating victory over Lyman in three sets, 25-11, 25-12, and 25-18. The victory over the Tigers takes the Lady Wolves to 3-3 in the conference. Head coach Rikki Shantz said it was definitely an advantage to play at...
Survey questions about whether or not the city should start a deer-culling program were passed onto the Green River City Council for its review. Green River city administrator Reed Clevenger said the 20 survey questions city employees put together have been sent to the City Council for it to consider. “We are just waiting to get the green light on it,” Clevenger said. Once the questions are finalized, this will be the second time Green River residents will be asked to answer questions about whe...
For about and hour and a half Saturday, businesses at the Green River Trunk or Treat were busy handing out candy. The two-hour long event, hosted by the Green River URA/Main Street Agency, was packed with children dressed as ghosts, goblins, witches, super heroes, Disney characters, princesses, zombies; and just about anything else one could think of. This year's event took place downtown on Flaming Gorge Way, where a few blocks were closed for the fun. When children weren't busy collecting...
