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Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has one of the highest graduation rates in the state, according to a recent report from the Wyoming Department of Education. The district had a 92 percent graduation rate during the 2016-17 school year, graduating 183 students out of an expected graduate count of 199. District No. 2 had the second largest number of expected graduates of the school districts surpassing the 90 percent graduation rate. Lincoln County School District No. 2 had a 90.5 percent g...
A Rock Springs man made an initial appearance at Circuit Court in Rock Springs Tuesday, facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after allegedly killing a woman in a situation witnesses believe was accidental. Stephen Jeffrey Taranovich, 41, could face life in prison from the charge. According to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, prosecutors have filed to enhance the penalty due to Taranovich’s previous felony convictions. Involuntary manslaughter otherwise carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, a potential fine of up to $10,000,...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners will send a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in Washington D.C., opposing the Little Mountain juniper tree removal. During the Commissioners Dec. 16 meeting, the Commissioners voted 4-1 to send an opposition letter to Zinke. Commissioners Reid West, Don Van Matre, John Kolb and Wally Johnson voted in favor of the letter, while Commissioner Randy Wendling voted against it. In December, they sent a letter to the BLM letting the federal agency know...
A man arrested in Green River Friday had his bond set at $25,000 cash or surety after being charged with 16 counts of felony voyeurism. Ryan Flaten, 28, is in the Sweetater County Detention Center following his arrest. While voyeurism is often a misdemeanor charge, it becomes a felony when a camera or other recording device is used in the crime. Each felony count carries with it a penalty of not more than two years in prison and a potential fine of not more than $5,000. Flaten was also arrested in Lyman on Nov. 17, 2017, and charged with...
Patricia Sadler, 88, passed away Jan. 29, 2018, at Deer Trail Memory Care in Rock Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Green River. Sadler died following a lengthy illness. She attended schools in Green River and was graduated from the Green River High School with the class of 1948. Sadler was born on Nov. 11, 1929, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Carl Evers and Edna Singent Evers. She married Glen Sadler in Pocatello, Idaho, Nov. 30, 1950. He later preceded her in death. Sadler was a...
John A. Lansberry Jr., 79, passed away Jan. 21, 2018. John was born Feb. 13, 1938, in Curwensville, Penn., the son of John Albert, Sr. and Anna Lydia (Kanouff) Lansberry. He attended school in Clearfield, Penn., and graduated in 1958. John married Joyce Marie Shively Oct. 9, 1960, in North Tonawanda, N.Y. He later attended WWCC for four years in Rock Springs. John was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and belonged to the Moose Lodge No. 664 in Torrington. He is a U.S. Army ve...
John Lee Morrison, 67, passed away Jan. 23, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Evanston. Morrison died following a lengthy illness, He was born in Evanston, Sept. 25, 1950, the son of Robert Lee Morrison and Helen Grace Lee. Morrison attended schools in Evanston and was a graduate of the Evanston High School with the class of 1969. He attended University of Wyoming and graduated in 1973 with a bachelor of arts...
Green River High School recently released it first-semester honor rolls. To make the Principal Honor Roll students must have a 4.0 GPA with no “I” or “F” letter grades with a minimum of five classes with A-D grade. Students making this list are Abigail Alcorn, Victoria Allen, William Allen, Hailey Allison, Kelsi Angelovich, Jade Arnell, Kaisa Arnell, Kaitlyn Banks, Samuel Bayles, Ashelynn Birch, Carlee Boden, Kassandra Bohlmann, Caitlin Boyer, Tayla Boyer, Jordan Brady, Hannah Braithwaite, Hannah Burgess, Kyle Cacho, Paxton Castillon, Jonah C...
With wasteful government spending, one generally thinks about plush, high-dollar office furniture and $700 light fixtures decorating government offices. Examples of wasteful spending can encompass much more however and a recent purchase approved by the Rock Springs Historical Museum’s board illustrates this concept perfectly. The museum board recently decided to purchase a $3,400 penny stamping machine from donations given to the museum. It will, for 50 cents and a penny, smash the penny into an oval-shaped commemorative image. Some people e...
For a few weeks, I couldn’t escape a small mountain of Diet Mt. Dew. It’s a taste I can’t stand, representing everything bad about diet soda pop. That weird, unnatural sweetness the moment it hits your tongue to that unmistakable punch to the tastebuds at the end, it’s a soda letting you know in no uncertain terms of its diet status. It’s a terrible concoction and anyone who likes it must have some seriously messed up taste buds. My father enjoyed it. Whenever I came by to visit him, it was so...
Despite improved revenue forecasts, let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that Wyoming has once again dodged the golden bullet. Wyoming faces a very, very steep climb to get out of this difficult budget deficit particularly with correctly funding K-12 education. That is why the Wyoming Taxpayers Association encourages a simple strategy used by many Wyoming households when money is tight. Reduce spending and temporarily stop putting funds into savings until you can earn more money. First, the recommendations in the recent state efficiency r...
It was a pretty quiet room. Usually one can hear the sound of laughter coming for the Golden Hour Senior Center's pool room, but on Tuesday morning it wasn't that loud. Even though there were several men playing pool, they were not as loud as they normally are. Soon, a couple more players arrived, and two tables were going. One person, Ed Dupre was playing solo, while the others were in a doubles' game. Dupre isn't new to the game of pool. He said he started playing when he was 16 years old....
During the 10th annual High School Blood Drive Challenge, some Green River High School students shared the true reasons why they feel it's important to donate blood. While most Green River students were pumped up about donating blood just so they could beat Rock Springs, others knew there was way more to it than a rivalry. The whole purpose of the friendly rivalry is to encourage the students to get out and show school spirit by donating blood. Not only did the students who donated receive a...
The final count is in. With the help of both the Green River and Rock Springs communities, 701 pints of blood was collected with can now be used to save 2,103 adult lives. Green River edged out on top by collecting 357 pints, while Rock Springs collected 344. Sandy Thomas, senior donor recruitment for United Blood Services, said she was just really impressed with how the communities responded to the students’ requests for help. “It was just amazing numbers,” Thomas said. “Basically, they we...
After competing in one of the most competitive tournaments of the year, the Green River High School speech and debate team came home with second. This past weekend, the team traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the Cheyenne South Bison Stampede Speech and Debate Tournament. This time Cheyenne East came out on top with 120 points, followed by Green River with 108 points. Assistant coach Jason Grubb said this particular tournament is always a challenge because they compete against the two most...
Families who have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2018/2019 school year, who turn 5 on or before Sept. 15, 2018, are encourage to register now. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is asking parents to enroll their students at their home schools. Early enrollment will not only assist the District in determining seat counts, but will help ensure the best chance for the child to attend their home school or have a voluntary transfer application approved due to class-size restrictions. Boundary information is located on the...
Arabella Lynn Schear Kayla Froats and Zaden Schear of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Arabella Lynn Schear. She was born Jan. 9, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Margo Violet Greene Corby and Kimberly Greene of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Margo Violet Greene. She was born Jan. 10, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Piper Rose Asay Morgan and Janae Asay of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Piper Rose Asay. She was born Jan. 10, 2018,...
The Wolves slide to 1-2 in conference basketball play after a 81-65 defeat from the Rock Springs Tigers Thursday night. The Wolves entered the contest after a mixed weekend, taking a 57-41 loss from Evanston and a 71-51 victory over Jackson. The Wolves initially stepped up to the Tigers' challenge. While finding themselves behind the Tigers throughout the night, the Wolves kept the deficit manageable throughout the first half. Both the Tigers and Wolves found difficulty finding the basket in...
It was a rough Thursday night for the Green River Lady Wolves basketball team when they took on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers. The Lady Wolves started off slow in the first quarter, falling behind right away. By the end of the first quarter, they were down by 16 points, 26-10. Head coach Rick Carroll said the Lady Wolves worked hard in the second quarter to close the deficit and even outscored the Lady Tigers, 18-12. At halftime, they were down by 10. Carroll said he really has to give the Lady...
The Green River High School grapplers traveled to Riverton to compete in the annual Ron Thon Memorial Tournament. The Wolves took ninth in the varsity tournament and 16th in JV competition, and learned a few lessons throughout the tournament. Head wrestling coach Josh Wisniewski, the team learned they need to put in the work needed to accomplish their goals and work on what they need to fix during practice. However, a few competitors did stand out. Wisniewski said Kade Knezovich had a great...
This past weekend’s swim meet was a chance for the Wolves swimming team to see how they would stack up to other teams across the state. On Friday and Saturday, the team traveled to Gillette to compete in the Campbell County Invite and came in fourth with 369, behind Kelly Walsh High School with 450, Thunder Basin High School with 399 and Laramie High School with 377. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said it was kind of a tough weekend of competition, but the team swam well. She was proud to have b...
The Green River High School Girls and Boys Indoor Track team again headed south this past week to compete in Kerns, Utah, and Utah Valley State University for the two day Utah High School Track Coaches Association Indoor Invitational. The Wolves competed with 28 other girls teams and 33 other boys teams, with as many as 376 competitors in a single event. Wyoming schools competing besides Green River included Rock Springs, Evanston, Star Valley, Riverton and Cody, which gave the Wolves a good preview of some of the competition they will face...
A Lady Wolf will receive a promotion when she takes to the soccer field as a Sheridan College General after graduation. Chezney Mamalis signed with Sheridan College Jan. 17 during a short signing ceremony at the Green River High School athletics office. Head girls soccer coach Tracy Wyant said the Sheridan team is lucky to have signed her, saying Mamalis puts in the work needed to be a better player. She also believes Mamalis will thrive at the college level, but also has high hopes for her...
