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When it comes to creating a system of trails connecting communities all across Southwest Wyoming, Sweetwater County wants to be on the map. The Sweetwater County Commissioners heard an update from Mark Tesoro, the president of Southwest Wyoming Off-road Trails (SWOT) during their January 16 meeting. Tesoro first presented the idea of SWOT to the Board of County Commissioners at the end of 2021, and progress on the project has been made since. Now both Tesoro and the commissioners are hoping to...
What makes a good leader? This is the question Western Wyoming Community College is asking as the school begins the search for a new president. Western recently hosted a series of presidential search meetings to gather input about what the community and the college are looking for in the next president. Current Western President Kim Dale announced her resignation in October, while will be effective July 12, 2024. The Board has partnered with the academic search consulting firm Pauly Group, Inc....
Janet Fowler, center, smiles as she gets ready to donate blood during the annual "Bleed Green" blood drive at the Green River Recreation Center Monday afternoon. Janet was supported by Green River High School Student Council Member Charlotte Fowler, left, throughout her donation.... Full story
Thomas "Tom" Gus Nomis, 82, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County surrounded by his wife and family. He was a life-long resident of Green River, Wyoming. He was born July 21, 1941 in Rock Springs, the son of Efclides "Pete" Nomis and Galatia Varkaris. Tom attended schools in Green River and was a 1959 graduate of Green River High School. He attended Casper College and received his Associate of Science Degree in Mathematics in 1960. He then earned his Ba... Full story
Kalman Nagy Lehoczky passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at home and surrounded by his family. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, on June 18th, 1932. His parents were Kalman Nagy and Mária Nagy (maiden name Lehoczky). As an only child, he enjoyed his parents' undivided attention. This was reflected in their efforts to expose him to the visual arts, music, sciences and languages in the home from an early age. Kalman was 12 years old when he experienced first-hand the Soviet-German... Full story
Becky Boes, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the past three years and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born March 3, 1952 in Washington, Indiana; the daughter of Ralph Mac Eagle and Lois Evelyn Ginet. Ms. Boes attended schools in Washington, Indiana and was a 1970 graduate of Washington High School. She... Full story
Lary Steven Hoopes, 63, passed away January 15, 2024, at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River for 10 years and a former resident of Big Piney and Laramie, Wyoming. He died following a lengthy illness. Lary was born May 23, 1960 in Evanston, Wyoming; the son of Burl O. Hoopes and Olive L. Sheets. He attended school in Laramie, Wyoming and graduated from Green River High School in 1978. Lary married the love of his life Julie Brooks in Las Vegas, Nevada on October... Full story
Victoriano "Larry" Lorenzo Silva, 71, passed away Monday, January 15, 2024 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was born in Taos, New Mexico on May 13, 1952; the son of Victoriano Silva and Patricia Viola Arellano Silva. Larry married Evelyn F. Bailon in Cheyenne, Wyoming on November 20, 1976. He graduated from Taos High school and was a golden glove boxer. Mr. Silva worked as an operator at FMC Corp for 35 years until his retirement. Larry enjoyed spending his free time outdoors. He loved... Full story
Kreston Michael Sanchez, 45, left us far too soon on January 16th, 2024. He was born on August 2, 1978 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the youngest son of Nick Sanchez and Pam Overy. Kreston graduated from Green River High School with the class of 1997 before attending the University of Wyoming. His infectious smile never failed to light up a room. A true free spirit, Kreston found his solace in the outdoors, whether he was camping or hunting. His love for playing the guitar and the Denver Broncos... Full story
Lillian "Lily" Lucero, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Friday, January 19, 2024 at her home. She is a life-long resident of Green River, Wyoming. She died from a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 19, 1943 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Paul Martinez and Sophie Lucero. Mrs. Lucero attended schools in Green River, Wyoming. She married the love of her life Gilbert "Gibby" Lucero April 23, 1960 in Green River, Wyoming. Mrs. Lucero loved... Full story
Teresa Kay Lowe, 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, January 12, 2024 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the last five years and former resident of several towns in Wyoming and Utah. Teresa died following lengthy illnesses. She was born August 27, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah; the daughter of Harold Burt Syndergaard and Helen Bernice Swenson Syndergaard. She married the love of her life... Full story
Kenneth "Ken" Leroy Weskamp was born May 2, 1943, in Hawthorne, Nevada to Louise (Vignolo) and George Weskamp. He passed away on his own terms, at home, from renal failure on January 19, 2024. Ken attended School in Elko, Nevada and moved to Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1968. Ken married Val Jean Pedersen and they later divorced. He met Caroline Caudell, and they married in 1997. They built an adventurous life together that included following their five children and two stepchildren around for all... Full story
Maxine Joanne Myers, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Sunday January 14, 2024. She was a resident of Rock Springs, for 45 years and former resident of Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born February 5, 1931 South Fork, Pennsylvania the daughter of Harold Wilson and Mary Simpson Wilson. Mrs. Myers attended schools in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and she was a 1949 graduate of Dale High School. She... Full story
I tend to struggle with imposter syndrome. "Imposter syndrome" generally involves feelings of self-doubt and incompetence, feeling like a fraud, feeling like you don't deserve to be somewhere or do something, etc. Usually these feelings are unfounded, or they may even be in contrast to external, objective success. WebMD points out that Imposter Syndrome isn't an actual mental health condition, but the term is used to describe a pattern of thinking and a common feeling and experience that many... Full story
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 16 At 8:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of an accident. At 10:28 a.m., officers responded to a report of found property. At 10:51 a.m., officers responded to a report of an accident. At 1:45 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop and issued warnings for an alleged valid driver's license violation, a valid certificate of title violation, and a compulsory auto insurance violation - first offense. At 2:02 p.m., officers responded to a report... Full story
Sitting by a window at the Villa Assisted Living Facility at Castle Rock, slits of sunlight illuminating his face, Bob Renick held a shiny quarter in his wrinkled hands. "I'll be darned," he said. "Oh, there she is, dancing." Bob's face twisted with emotion as he looked at the image of Maria Tallchief on the back of the American Women Quarter released in October. Bob may not have had a close relationship with Maria since she was three years ahead of him, but he remembers being in school... Full story
Green River High School students have earned their places on the Principal, Staff and Regular Honor Rolls for the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year. To be placed on the Principal Honor Roll, a student must earn a 4.0 GPA. To be placed on the Staff Honor Roll, a student must earn between a 3.75 and a 3.99 GPA. To be placed on the Regular Honor Roll, a student must earn between a 3.5 and a 3.749 GPA. For each honor roll, students must finish the semester without an I or F grade and must... Full story
The Green River Star was recognized for journalistic excellence during the Wyoming Press Association’s 125th winter convention in Casper last weekend. Editor Hannah Romero received five Pacemaker Awards, four of which were for first place. The article “‘Who She Is’ shares stories of MMIW in Wyoming” was chosen for first place in the General News Story Category. “Concerns over the BLM’s RMP,” a packet of articles regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s Resource Management Plan for the Rock Springs Field Office, took first place in Government I...
The spirit of generosity is off to a strong start this year in Sweetwater County. Several large and important donations have been made recently that contribute to programs that serve the community. The Boys and Girls Club of Sweetwater County recently received several donations from organizations including the Rocky Mountain Power Jim Bridger Power Plant and Church and Dwight's Green River Plant Employee Giving. Employees at Jim Bridger chose the club as their Employee Giving Campaign, which... Full story
The Lady Wolves Basketball team tore up the court last week, winning both of their conference games. Green River hosted a conference game against the Evanston Red Devils last Thursday. The Lady Wolves started the game strong, pulling ahead of Evanston in the first quarter with a score of 14-3. In the second quarter, Green River scored six more points to Evanton's three points. Evanston outscored Green River in the third quarter, scoring 16 points to Green River's 15 points, but it wasn't enough...
While the Green River High School Boys Basketball team fought hard against tough opponents, they came up short in their first two conference games of the season. On Thursday the Wolves took on Evanston, currently ranked second in the 4A Southwest Quadrant. Green River struggled on their home court and ended up losing their first conference game 75-51. "Our performance against Evanston on Thursday night was pretty disappointing," Head Coach Laurie Ivie admitted. "We got into foul trouble early...
The Green River Wolves Swimming and Diving team hosted the Green River Triangular last Thursday against Rock Springs and Rawlins. The Wolves had some great races in their home pool, snagging some first-place finishes and having several stand-out performances. Colin Gilmore swam away with first-place finishes in the 200 Yard IM and the 500 Yard Freestyle events, along with Keegan Gailey placing first in the One-Meter Diving. In the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, Green River's "A" team had a strong...
The Green River High School Boys and Girls Wrestlers competed this past weekend at the 2024 Lander Invitational Wrestling Tournament. They went up against 26 other Wyoming teams, coming away with the boys taking first place in the team standings and the girls taking sixth. The Wolves wrestlers will be competing with many of the same teams this weekend as they travel north again, this time to Riverton to compete in the Ron Thon Invitational Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27. Head Wrestling...
With the start of a shortened seven-week Indoor Track season, the Green River High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track team traveled south this past week to Provo, Utah for the BYU Invitational. They competed with a huge field of over 1,000 competitors, including four other Wyoming teams with Evanston, Mountain View, Pinedale and Star Valley taking part. There were well over 200 competitors in some of the events. Two Green River competitors, one each for the girls and boys, finished in the top eight, scoring points for their team. For the...
CHEYENNE — A Laramie lawyer has appealed the dismissal of his attempt to bar former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., from the Wyoming ballot to the Wyoming Supreme Court. On Jan. 4, U.S. District Judge Misha Westby granted Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s motion to dismiss the case, Newcomb v. Chuck Gray, on the grounds that the lawsuit is “not yet ripe.” Laramie-based lawyer Tim Newcomb, who filed the lawsuit against Gray in November, submitted an appeal of the district court’s dismissal to the Wyoming Supreme C...
