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The children gathered around coach Phil Harder in excitement. Some, gripping their tennis racquets in eager anticipation, listening as the coach described the next game they would play. As Harder spoke to the kids, his high school volunteers played a few light rounds as they waited to work with the group in their next activity. During the past four years, the Green River High School Tennis team has hosted tennis clinics to introduce the sport to Green River’s youth. The clinics take place d...
A mild earthquake was recorded northwest of Green River Friday afternoon, according to records from University of Utah seismograph stations. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake took place at 2:55 p.m., Friday and registered a magnitude 3.1. The shallow earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.7 kilometers. The quake did not impact operations at Genesis Alkali. David Caplan, director of corporate communications for the facility, said the mine has emergency response plans for multiple...
Hundreds of entries were whittled to three winners in each fiction, nonfiction and poetry category for this year’s Young Authors Awards in Green River. Steve Schwartz, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Young Authors coordinator and English teacher, said they received several hundred entries. “I am unsure of exactly how many entries there were since the elementary schools judge their own, and then they send me their first through third place winners,” Schwartz said. “I really did appreci...
Kindergarten Fiction: First place: “Bunny is Finding Food” by Myah Quiroz, Monroe Elementary Second place: “The Little Family That Could” by Brighton Johnson, Harrison Elementary Third place: “Crazy Cat” by Carson Core, Truman Elementary Nonfiction: First place: “My Trip to Florida and Disney World” by Asher Fuller, Harrison Elementary First Grade Fiction: First place: “Pa’s Crazy Dream” by Leighton Bailey, Harrison Elementary Second place: “Monkey and Bird” by Gavin Horn, Monroe Elementary Third place: “The Five Cats And Sugar Plum” by Rae...
Seconds after the total was announced, the Rock Springs High School gymnasium erupted to cheers and screams, celebrating the accumulation of more than $75,000 to Make-A-Wish Wyoming. Students from both Green River and Rock Springs, who had been rivals moments before, hugged and congratulated each other on another successful fundraising campaign. While Rock Springs High School defeated Green River High School by raising $41,534.25 to the Wolves’ $34,783.09, everyone was happy with the result. ...
Three Green River wrestlers were crowned state champs during the state wrestling tournament in Casper over the weekend. Green River took second at the tournament, earning 204 points. The Wolves were edged out by the Kelly Walsh team, which scored 223 points and its first state title in the school's history. Rock Springs took fifth with 186.5 points. Clayson Mele took first at 106 pounds, followed by Dominic Martinez also taking first at 113 pounds and Payton Tucker taking first at 182 pounds....
With their last home game Friday night, the Green River High School boys basketball team now prepare for the regional tournament and a battle for a chance to play at State. The boys will travel to Cody for the tournament, which starts Thursday. The Wolves, seeded No. 3 south, will take on the Rock Springs Tigers in their first game at 8 p.m. The Wolves have enjoyed a great deal of success when they’ve taken on the Tigers this season. They’ve defeated Rock Springs twice, winning 83-51 in the...
The Lady Wolves basketball team ended its regular season with one win and one loss. Both conference games were real nail biters with the score going back and forth in the last quarter. In the Rock Springs game last Thursday, it came down to a shot at the buzzer from Lady Wolf Maddie Heiser who put down a two-pointer for the 47-45 win. "It was great," head coach Rick Carroll said. "Everybody was really excited about that." Overall, it was a great game because both teams were playing really well,...
In its last tune up before State, the Green River indoor track team traveled to the University of Wyoming this past Friday to participate with nine other Wyoming teams at the university’s field house track in Laramie. For the girls, Ellie Kettering led the way in the 55-meter dash, finishing 19th in a field of 75 sprinters with a time of 8.23. Kettering took 11th out of 60 sprinters in the 200-meter dash in 29.08. In the 400 meters, Rachel Foster took 20th in 1:13.26, with teammate Britty H...
I thought my days of going without a shower for a few days was over when both of my children were in elementary school. I was wrong. Recently, I rediscovered this feeling when my two sons and I got terrible colds. For my youngest son, John, it didn’t start as a cold, but something else. He had a fever, was tired, extremely needy, dizzy and weak. The poor thing. It makes me sad when he is like that. Almost every hour for two days, I changed his ice pack for his head upon request and catered to h...
If you’ve been wondering why there’s been so much talk of budget negotiations in the Legislature this year — a supposedly non-budget year — you’re not alone. During my 12 years of service in the House, I sensed that the most difficult aspect of state government for the general public to get a good grasp on was the state budget. The same was true for many legislators. Typical citizens perhaps know the Legislature meets annually. They may also realize every other year is a “budget session.” The 2019 session, as in all odd-numbered years, is ref...
Donald Patrick Chollak, 71, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 22, 2019, at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Chollak died following a sudden illness. He was born March 22, 1947, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, the son of Joseph Chollak and Apolonia Frizovicova. He went to school in Rock Springs and was a 1965 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, having served from August 1967 to August 1969. He was employed in the...
Sharon Davis, 64, of Green River, passed away Feb. 15, 2019, at her home. She was a longtime resident of Green River and former resident of California. Sharon was born Nov. 7, 1954, in Lovelock, Nev., the daughter of John and Georgia Kruse. She attended schools in Galt, Calif., and was a 1972 graduate of the Galt High School. Sharon was employed as an elections clerk for Sweetwater County. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Her interests were spending time with her...
Kaylene McCrann, 57, passed away Feb. 13, 2019, at her home in Rock Springs, surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 34 years and is a former resident of Campbell County. Kaylene was born Sept. 27, 1961, in Odessa, Texas, the daughter of Roland Kenneth Scott and Dorothy Alene Miller. She attended schools in Gillette and was a 1979 graduate of the Campbell County High School. Kaylene also attended the University of Wyoming, where she obtained a bachelor's degree...
Javier Enrique Moreno, 18, passed away Feb. 17, 2019, at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, surrounded by his family. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Javier was born Aug. 8, 2000, in Rock Springs, the son of Daniel and Annabell Moreno. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 2018 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Javier was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Community. He loved learning and working with his hands to figure out new things. Javier enjoye...
Margie Lee Smith, 78, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 22, 2019, in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Margie died following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 5, 1940, in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Arthur T. and Mary Agnes Sanborn. Margie attended school in Tripoli, North Africa and was a 1958 graduate of Wheelus High School. She also attended college in Washington, D.C. and earned a degree in nursing. Later, she attended and graduated from Adams State College in...
Elevated levels of methane gas were the cause of a mine evacuation at Ciner Saturday morning. According to a press release from Ciner, monitors detected elevated methane levels early Saturday morning. The levels were high enough to trigger an evacuation of the mine. “We evacuated all personnel from the mine and turned off the power,” a release from Ciner states. The release stated surface operations continued to function by utilizing ore from the mine’s stockpile. However, on Tuesday miner...
A group seeking input for the state’s proposed computer-science standards for K-12 received criticism for not including local industry in conversations to create the standards. The State Board of Education will host five meetings this week, with meetings in Green River, Buffalo, Meeteese and Douglas already taken place. The meetings are aimed to generate public input about the proposed 2019 Wyoming Computer Science Content and Performance Standards. In 2018, the Wyoming Legislature passed S...
Sweetwater County is requesting about $5.3 million in impact funds for the TransWest transmission-line project, which will run through portions of the county. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding between Sweetwater County, Carbon County, Baggs, Dixon, Sinclair, Saratoga, Rawlins and Wamsutter for the impact funding request. According to information in the MOU, a high-voltage transmission system will extend...
A public discussion regarding a proposed Love’s Travel Stop west of Jamestown drew more than a dozen concerned residents, many of whom asking about how the truck stop would impact nearby air quality. The county’s land use department hosted the discussion, with Kym Van Dyke of Love’s real-estate division on hand to answer questions about the proposal, as well as ease concerns about what a truck stop could bring to the Jamestown area. “I’m here to listen to you,” Van Dyke said. The company ant...
