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The speech and debate team took first this weekend in a Jackson tournament. The Green River High School Speech and Debate team competed against eight other teams at this tournament and came out on top with 100 points. They were followed by Natrona High School with 96 points, Riverton High School with 56 points and Rock Springs High School with 49. “We really came together as a team this weekend and the results showed that,” head coach Carina White said. The debate team members continue to do...
Gary "Bear" Mike Sellers, 67, passed away Feb. 6, 2019, at his home in Rock Springs, surrounded by his family. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Sellers was born Dec. 16, 1951, in Rock Springs, the son of Sally Gail Bowen. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Sellers married Claudia McDaniel Nov. 4, 1968, in Worland, and they had been married for 50 years. He worked as a mechanic at Questar for more than 25 years. Bear was a member of the Rock Springs Christian Church. He enjoyed...
Janice L. Coppock, 79, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 6, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 4, 1939 in Picher, Okla., the daughter of Russell Graham and Louise Ludlum. Coppock was an administrative assistant and was employed at the Nevada Test Site. Survivors include one son, Terrell Johnson of Green River; two daughters, Teya Stassinos and companion Neil Mattinson and Donna Williams and companion Joel Jessen, all of...
Ruth Marie Chesnovar, 95, of Eden passed away Feb. 5, 2019, at the Sublette Center in Pinedale. A longtime resident of Farson, Chesnovar died of natural causes due to age. She was born Oct. 15, 1923, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Fred Meyer and Allie Sims Meyer. Chesnovar attended schools in Farson. She married Rudy Chesnovar July 7, 1943, in Rock Springs and he preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1991. Rudy and Ruth were ranchers and she was always involved in every aspect of the ranch. Her...
Robert "Bob" L. Jensen, 84, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 8, 2019, at the Rocky Mountain Care Nursing Home in Evanston. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Jensen died following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 18, 1934, in Wayne, Neb., the son of Ivar C. and Anna H. Schroeder Jensen. Jensen attended school in Wayne, Neb., and graduated from the Wayne High School in 1952. He married Donnabelle M. Bourrett in Sioux City, Iowa Aug. 8, 1954, and she preceded him in death Sept. 8, 2013....
Beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, Molina Lynn Lee, 45, of Green River, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 9, 2019, at her home. She was born Oct. 19, 1973, in Casper, the daughter of Nelson James Bearing and Helen Elaine Rodgers. She attended schools in Rawlins. Molina married Dewey William Lee in December 1990 in Rawlins. He preceded her in death in 2007. Cremation will take place. Private family services will take place at a later date. Condolences for family can be left at...
Losing Green River’s Shopko Hometown store was certainly a blow to many residents throughout the city, but we believe the city will ultimately thrive once a new business makes use of the property. The space has long been a spot for a small-scale department store. Prior to Shopko, the building was a Pamida, which retained the name until 2013 after Shopko completed a merger with the company. In our view, the location is perfect for the same commercial use it has seen under Shopko and Pamida. It isn’t hard to see a Hobby Lobby or Target occupying...
My dad started teaching me hunter safety at our ranch outside of Douglas when I was 8 years old. One of the most important lessons was this: “Never pull the trigger unless you’re ready to accept the consequences.” Of course, this means you must understand what the consequences will be. If there is the slightest doubt, you never shoot. I’ve been thinking about that lesson as I have listened to testimony on two life-related bills at the Wyoming Legislature, HB145 Death Penalty Repeal and HB140 Abortion- 48 Hour Waiting Period. The debates...
David Mitchell is a man with a mission. He is determined to stitch together a movement that will finally smash the power of the pharmaceutical industry and bring pocketbook relief to millions of Americans who need expensive drugs. Mitchell, a 68-year-old former Washington, D.C., communications executive, was diagnosed eight years ago with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Until recently, the disease has been held in check by drugs costing $325,000 a year. Medicare and a good Medigap policy have covered most of the expense. In 2016 Mitchell...
With state taking place this week, the Wolves swimming and diving team was happy to qualify two more. Last week, the team competed in Rock Springs Wednesday night and a second time in Green River Thursday for its last chance meet. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said she was hoping a couple more swimmers who were close to qualifying would do so in front of a home crowd. Two swimmers, sophomores Sam Quick and Araya Finley, took advantage of those meets and qualified for state. They join seniors...
The Lady Wolves basketball team traveled to Riverton and Cody this weekend and came home with two more wins. The two non-conference wins, take the Lady Wolves to 9-9 in the regular season. In the Riverton game, the Lady Wolves came out on top, 55-38 and against Cody they won 44-26. “I think over the course of the weekend, we played defensively pretty well,” head coach Rick Carroll said. During the Riverton game, the Lady Wolves shot the ball well, but missed some fairly easy shots. This is som...
A leader for the Green River High School football team will become a Minot State University Beaver after graduating this May. Anthony Mitchell signed a letter of intent to play football in Minot, N.D., Monday afternoon. "It seemed like the program needed me," Anthony said. He is a two-time All-State and All-Conference selection for the Wolves. According to statistics maintained by Wyopreps.com, Anthony was the Wolves' leading defensive player with 116 defensive points during the 2018 season. He...
The Green River High School Boys and Girls Indoor Track Team sent a small group of athletes to Casper Friday and Saturday due to injuries and students taking college entrance exams. Despite the small team, there were some personal records set and good improvements by many of the Green River competitors. In the boys sprints, sophomore Tyler Killett led the way in the 55-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter run for the boys. In the 55 meters, Killett finished 31st in a field of 112 sprinters in 7.10, followed by freshman Breydan...
The Wolves have had tremendous success in two games during the weekend. Green River scored two wins, a 62-41 victory over Riverton Feb. 8, and a 70-43 win over Cody a day later. These wins come after a mixed week for the Wolves, suffering a 64-52 defeat at home from Kelly Walsh and a 83-51 win over Rock Springs. “We have played well our last four games and have put together four, solid quarters each game,” head coach Laurie Ivie said. “The consistency has been something we’ve really been focusin...
Green River's Shopko Hometown store will close May 12, according to a closure schedule released by the retail corporation. The schedule lists the Green River location as one of six Wyoming Shopko Hometown stores closing in the state. Other stores set to close are in Mountain View, Greybull, Thermopolis, Lander and Worland. Overall, Shopko operates 13 Hometown stores in Wyoming. According to information on Shopko's website, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 16, to...
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department will probably move forward with the purchase of a reconditioned snowcat. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff John Grossnickle asked the board if he could pursue the purchase of a reconditioned Hagglund snowcat from Natrona County. The snowcat and a trailer to pull it is available for purchase at about $74,000. Grossnickle said this type of a machine is used by the military and can hold up to 16 passengers, which would e...
A resolution approved by the Green River City Council last week marks the start of an internal project aimed at streamlining the city’s development rules and codes. According to Laura Leigh, director of community development, the department will start work on a Unified Development Code. Leigh said she’s creating a steering committee tasked with helping develop the code. So far, Mayor Pete Rust and Councilman Jim Zimmerman have been tapped to join the committee. Zimmerman currently works as a c...
A parcel next to the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport may be given back to the Bureau of Land Management. Rickey Rocky, Sweetwater County Parks and Recreation board president, said the model RC Airport, which is located on Baxter Road near the airport, is no longer serviceable. "The rule changes from the Federal Aviation Administration have condemned that space unflyable for RC controlled planes, drones or anything radio controlled," Rocky said. He said the space was meant to be run by a club...
