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(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect corrections made to Mr. Pasborg's name.) "Who the heck is burning their trash at 4:00 in the morning?" Ryan Pasborg muttered this question to himself when he first saw the flames. Pasborg was driving along Highway 374 near Jamestown on his way to work Tuesday, Feb. 1. He was running a little late. It had been a late night, and he'd let himself sleep in more than usual - getting up closer to 3:50 a.m. instead of his usual 3:15 since he...
June 24th, 25th, and 26th 2022 marks the 65th event for Flaming Gorge Days and this year’s theme is Wyoming Proud. The Committee knows the community will come out to show their pride and support of this iconic event. “I’m really looking forward to Flaming Gorge Days being a great event after two years of missing out,” Committee Member James Chavez said. “This year’s line-up is going to be a lot of fun,” Susan Mitchell, the grant writer for the committee said. Starting off “Flashback Friday” will be local favorite, Nowhere Fast: a classic r...
The Green River Star was recognized for excellence in several categories during the Wyoming Press Association’s 123rd winter convention in Casper last weekend. Staff writer Hannah Romero received two Pacemaker awards from the WPA. She earned first place in general news writing for her article “Advocating for missing indigenous peoples” and second place in arts and entertainment writing for coverage of plays hosted by the Actors’ Mission and Western Wyoming Community College. Editor David Martin received four Pacemakers. He placed second...
Being arrested for an alleged crime is one of the worst experiences a person can have. The experience is part of a situation that can forever alter the course of someone’s life. Then there’s the booking photo, a photo of someone that is taken during a low point in their life. These booking photos, commonly known as mugshots, are the target of a bill proposing to only allow release of those images after a conviction is made or if the image’s release would assist law enforcement. These images have been a subject of debate regarding their purpo...
Dear Editor, As a resident of Rock Springs, I think it is shameful that Buddha Bob’s at The Sands allowed a coyote killing contest participants to gather and celebrate on Feb. 5. In these cruel and unsporting wildlife killing contests, participants compete for cash and prizes for killing the most, the largest, and even the smallest animals over a specified period. Wildlife management professionals, responsible hunters, and scientists across the country have stated that these contests serve no wildlife management purpose, they don’t prevent conf...
William Terrance Waite, 79, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming following a brief illness. He was a resident of Rock Springs for the last year and former resident of Evanston, Wyoming. Mr. Waite was born May 27, 1942 in Evanston, Wyoming; the son of Thomas William Waite and Catherine F. Fife. He attended schools in Evanston and was a 1960 graduate of Evanston High School. Mr. Waite married Wendy Cheryl Ellingford in August 10, 1990 in Evanston...
Patricia "Patsy" Butcher, 84, passed away Wednesday February 2, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a long-time resident of Green River, Wyoming and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Butcher died following a lengthy illness. She was born October 9, 1937 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Edgar Orme and Beatrice Arnold. Mrs. Butcher attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1955 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She...
Ms. Everetta "Bert" Rose Lee, age 76, of Canton Oklahoma., passed away February 4, 2022. She was born on July 11, 1945 in Rosston, Oklahoma. to the parents of Everett Eugene and Marjorie Rose Kirkhart. She was the second child of nine. She grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas. One of her fondest memories growing up was working as a Car Hop at A&W Root beer in Great Bend. Kansas. I believe this is where she got her desire to serve and help people. Most of her adult life she either worked as a waitress... Full story
Henry Carl Adovnik, 91, passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Pheasant Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Molalla, Oregon. He had been a resident since July 9, 2021. Henry was born on August 25, 1930 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the fourth child of seven born to John and Agnes Adovnik. He was the youngest son of three. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1948 graduate of Rock Springs, High School. Henry enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1948 at...
Green River Police Department reports for Feb. 1 At 10:03 a.m., officers responded to a report of property damage on South 7th West Street. Officers met with an individual who reported that a semi truck had caused minor damage to a vertical wooden fence post on the south east corner of their lot as the truck had attempted to negotiate a turn from South 7th West onto the dirt access road. Officers met with the truck driver and completed a report of the incident. At 12:37 p.m., officers responded to a report of a violation of a protection order....
The much-requested "Dancing with the Green River Stars" event will make its return to the Green River High School stage next week. Student dancers and "stars" representing different high school clubs and organizations will compete in the event to raise funds for activities their groups will be participating in over the summer, including conferences, workshops and trips. The winning dance partners will get an extra portion of money for their group. Organizations being represented include...
A Green River High School tennis player will continue to play tennis at the collegiate level in Nebraska. These days, Gabby Heiser can be seen on the basketball court playing with the Lady Wolves, however she will trade the basketball jersey for a tennis racquet to continue playing the sport she loves. Gabby signed a letter of intent to play tennis for Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska last week. Gabby doesn't have a specific major in mind at the moment, but said she plans to study for a...
After winning their first three conference games, the Green River High School girls basketball team suffered two defeats last weekend, leaving them 3-2 in conference so far. “It was a tough week for the Green River world, that’s for sure,” Coach Rick Carroll said. The team took on their rivals in Rock Springs last Thursday, losing 57-40, then headed to Casper to play Natrona County on Saturday where they lost 64-45. “We really throughout both games struggled with turnovers and didn’t do a good...
The Green River High School boys swim team has continued to work hard during the last weeks of the season, adding more qualifiers for state and setting a new record. Last Saturday the Wolves headed to Lyman for the conference meet, where the team took second place overall. Braxton Cordova was the conference champion among the divers, and Brady Young was the conference champion in the 500-yard freestyle event, breaking the conference record with a time of 4:58.31. “We had good strong swims for ou...
A bill sponsored by two Sweetwater County legislators would limit how photos of people arrested for an alleged crime are released. The bill, known as House Bill 51, is sponsored by Rep. Chad Banks (D-Rock Springs), with Rep. Andi LeBeau (D-Lander) and Sen. John Kolb (R-Rock Springs) co-sponsoring it. The bill would prohibit both the Wyoming Department of Corrections and the county jails from releasing photos taken of people arrested for an alleged crime until a conviction for that crime is...
More than $300,000 in various summer projects received approval from the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. A majority of the costs involved focus on work at Green River High School, but other schools and the transportation department will receive attention as well. The projects also include a $30,000 expenditure from the district’s recreation mill levy to place a marquee sign at Truman Elementary School. Regarding the marquee, Trustee Steve Core said the d...
ROCK SPRINGS - To Lenore Perry's eye, the Holiday Inn ballroom Saturday night was packed with red dresses, scarlet shirts and a lot of Harriet Hageman supporters. Perry, an attorney, has the same profession as Hageman, who also attended the adult-prom themed "Conservatives in Crimson" gala. Hageman's appeal as a candidate to replace sitting U.S. House Rep. Liz Cheney stems not from their dealings in the courtroom, she said, but rather from getting to know her as a fellow Republican in the... Full story
