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The Green River High School cheerleading team earned a state title over the weekend after competing against the larger schools in the 4A division. The team took first in the Co-Ed Stunt competition, scoring 86 points to secure the state title. The team also took second in the Game Day category, scoring 86.1 points. Head coach Allison Luna said the cheer team competes at the 4A level because the squad is larger than cheer teams fielded by the other 3A schools. "I like to try and challenge our...
A combined effort from two fire fighting agencies and more than two dozen firefighters was needed to quell a house fire that ignited near Green River Tuesday morning, resulting in a 34-year-old woman being severely injured from burns. A house fire at 1600 Highway 374 was reported at 4:29 a.m. Tuesday morning, west of Green River. A release from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office states a driver saw the fire from Highway 374 and helped rescue the occupants before the first fire engine...
Smith’s Food and Drug in Green River will likely see a new gas station kiosk built near the long-running grocery store. The first step of realizing this plan hinges on a zone change on land currently occupied by the United Pentecostal Church, which would be demolished to build the fuel center. The land is currently zoned as B-2, downtown business, which excludes gas stations. The proposal would rezone the land to B-1 general business zoning, which requires approval from the Green River City C...
Linda K. McKenzie, 49, died Feb. 1, 2022, at her home in Washington with her husband and son at her side after a battle with cancer. She was born April 12, 1972, in Marshall, Texas, the daughter of Phil Maley and Diana Gardner Maley. Linda grew up in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1990. She attended college at Chadron State College and received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. She was an honor queen in Job's Daughters, involved with Girl Scouts and was active...
Catherine Zwiener Pawleska 2-10-30 -- 12-25-21. She was 91. Catherine passed away at her home in Green River. She grew up in Spaulding, Nebraska one of five daughters born to John and Maratha Zwiener. She met and married Herbert Paul Pawleska of North Loup, Nebraska. They moved to Green River, WY where Herbert was employed at FMC. They lived in Jamestown where they had a huge garden before moving to town in the 70's. They had five children and attended the Immaculate Conception church. She was...
On January 16, 2022, Elizabeth Ann Coet died peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 93 years old. Elizabeth lived a long and fulfilling life as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was born and lived a good part of her life in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She and her husband retired to their beloved cabin in Pinedale, Wyoming which became a wonderful gathering place for their family for 40 years. She is survived by her devoted husba...
Donald Kenneth Foucault "Don", was born December19, 1939. One January 26, 2022 this ugly thing they call Dementia took my best friend and love of my life. I was lucky to have him 42 years. Don was a Vietnam War Veteran with the 101st Airborne. He was proud to be a veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post #112 for 52 years & recently the VFW Post #7061. He was Post Commander for two years until we moved to Flaming Gorge. He became a general contractor until his disease made him slow...
James Robert Walker, 76, passed away Thursday January 27, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the past six months and former resident of Oregon and California. He was born May 5, 1945 in Oxnard, California; the son of James French Walker and Hazel Florence Van Nostrand. Mr. Walker attended schools in Yreka, California and was a 1964 graduate of Yreka High School. He attended College of Siskiyou for two years in...
Robert Boyse, 71, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a long-time resident of Green River, Wyoming and former resident of Holbrook, Arizona. He was born June 14, 1950 in Oakland, California; the son of Robert Lee Boyse and Betty Bernice Moll. Mr. Boyse attended schools in Holbrook, Arizona and was a 1968 graduate of Holbrook High School. He married Rebecca Bish March 4, 2001 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Mr. Boyse was a United States Marine having...
Kenny Wayne Baucum, 52, passed away on January 21, 2022 of natural causes at his home in Green River, Wyoming. Heaven has gained another angel and he is now with his son Mitch. Kenny was love by so many. He was born on November 2, 1969 in Anson, Texas, the son of Vicky Rodgers and Don Baucum. Kenny enjoyed spending his time racing motorcycles, going to car races, fishing with family, and being the life of the party. He also had a love for softball, his team went to the championships. He later...
Kirsten Thomas was born on July 29, 1983 in Provo, Utah to Margaret Cannon Thomas and Charles Howard Thomas. She passed away in Green River, Wyoming on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She attended Maeser Elementary School, Farrer Jr High along with Centennial Jr High School and Timpview High School. She went on to attend Weber State University where she was on the ladies soft ball team. She worked in Sales at the Provo Marriott Hotel as well as the Hotel Monaco in Salt Lake City. On July 1, 2017 she...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 25 At 10:06 a.m., officers responded to a report of an ongoing nuisance barking problem on Monroe Avenue. Officers met with an individual who reported the nuisance barking and filed a complaint. Officers attempted to make contact with the dog owner, left a message, and completed a report of the incident. At 5:31 p.m., officers responded to a report of domestic violence. Officers met with the individuals involved in an altercation. The parties were separated and officers completed a report of the in...
Wyoming powers America. As the nation’s biggest net energy supplier, we fuel America’s cars and we power the West’s homes. When America achieved energy independence, the Cowboy State was a key driver. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is trying to undermine our success, and Wyoming’s workers and families will suffer for it. This is what is going on: During the Trump administration, non-partisan Environmental Protection Agency employees approved the State of Wyoming’s regional haze State Implementation Plan for energy company PacifiCor...
Although the Wolf Pack Dance Team was full of new members this year, they held their own at the State Spirit Competition last weekend. The Green River High School dance team competed in both the hip hop and jazz categories. The hip hop category was limited to 3A schools, and the Wolf Pack took fifth place out of seven schools. In the jazz category, 4A and 3A schools were combined, with 10 teams competing. Green River took fifth place again, but their finish was second place among the other 3A...
Following a rough Saturday at Riverton’s Ron Thon tournament, the Green River Wolves are preparing for three duals this week. Head wrestling coach Josh Wisniewski said the Wolves had a great showing last Friday at the Ron Thon, but the momentum the Wolves built Friday didn’t transfer to the team during its matches the following day. “That second day was a lot tougher,” Wisniewski said. Wisniewski said wrestlers dropped close matches and the team as a whole struggled to build up the momentu...
The Green River High School girls basketball team continued their conference record undefeated after beating Star Valley last Saturday. The Lady Wolves stayed ahead of Star Valley throughout the game and finished with a score of 45-29. “The defense led to the offense, so that was good for us,” Coach Rick Carroll said. Carroll explained the defense did a good job pressing, which led to runs where the Lady Wolves were able to score lots of points quickly. He also credited the defense with hel...
The Green River High School boys swim team competed in their last regular meet of the season last weekend, going up against 16 other teams in Gillette. The Wolves placed right in the middle overall, taking eighth, and had team members place in the top 10 in five events. Brady Young took first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle. This weekend the team will spend two days in Lyman for their conference meet before their Last Chance meet at home next Thursday and the state meet in Gillette Feb. 17 and 18. Swim Results Gillette Invite (Jan. 29) Team...
After last year’s proposed 1% general purpose tax was voted down in a special election, Sweetwater County’s Board of County Commissioners wants to handle things differently when it comes to this year’s proposed specific purpose tax initiative. In order to do this, the commissioners voted to retain professional services to help present the tax initiative to the public. “In the last tax initiative, the public didn’t feel like they were heard beforehand,” Commissioner Lauren Schoenfeld said during Tuesday’s meeting. She said working with another...
