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Officers responded to a nuisance property complaint on Evans Street. Officers responded to a parking complaint on Wind River Drive. The owner of the vehicle was contacted and moved the vehicle. Officers tagged a vehicle following a parking complaint on Elk Mountain Drive. Animal control officers responded to a call of a dog at large on Crossbow Drive. The dog was described as a red and white dog with a blue collar. The dog was located and taken to the animal shelter. Animal control officers received a call of two dogs at large that chased an...
A SWAT action initiated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement resulted in an accidental raid on an unrelated home in Green River. According to the Green River Police Department, members of the county’s joint SWAT team and DCI agents served a warrant at an undisclosed address on Fir Street. Tom Jarvie, Patrol Lieutenant for the GRPD, said a house not related to the operation was accidentally targeted. Jarvie said a joint media release will be issued regarding the operation and steps they plan to take to av...
A class geared toward fall prevention for Green River seniors will start later this month. Starting March 14, the Golden Hour Senior Center will begin a 10-week-long class called Better, Balance, Training. This class is open to all seniors and the center is currently looking for class members. GHSC activities coordinator Megan Brown encourages seniors to sign up for the class. “It’s better to take the full 10 weeks, but anybody’s welcome to show up,” Brown said. The classes are based on Tai Chi...
Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center Menu March 3-5 Thursday — Continental breakfast — Malt O Meal, scrambled eggs with cheese, onion, peppers, toast Brunch/breakfast — Hard-boiled egg with toast and cheese slice, beef and pasta, green salad, dinner roll Fiesta snack — Cook’s choice snack Supper — Ham and beans, cornbread, cucumber salad Friday — Continental breakfast — Flavored oatmeal, egg of choice, hash browns, toast Brunch/breakfast — Hot cereal, danish, baked fish, fried potatoes, sliced beets Fiesta snack — Cook’s choice snack Supper ...
The popular Dr. Seuss book "Green Eggs and Ham" came to life on stage this weekend at the Sweetwater County Library. During the Dr. Seuss party Saturday afternoon, children had the chance to get their face painted with various designs, including Grinch faces, Lorax mustaches or Cat in the Hat whiskers. When they were not busy at one of the designated activity areas, which included a bookmark making area, a game area and a coloring area, they were participating in a scavenger hunt. Children were...
Karen Lee Marty, 62, passed away Feb. 24, 2016, at her home. A longtime resident of Green River, she passed away following a battle with cancer. She was born on Oct. 1, 1953, in Pasadena, Calif., the daughter of the late Richard Horton and Nellie Marty. Lawrence Marty would become her adoptive father in 1965 when Nellie remarried. She graduated from high school in Green River as valedictorian and went on to college at the University of Wyoming. She graduated cum laude in 1976 with a bachelor of...
Edward "Bert" Lucero Sr., 67, of Green River died Feb. 19, 2016, at the William Christoffersen Veterans Home in Salt Lake City. He died following a two-month illness. Lucero was born Sept. 19, 1948, in Green River, the son of Jose C. Lucero and Eufelia Cordova. He was a 1969 graduate of Green River High School. Lucero was a Vietnam veteran, serving from Jan. 23, 1969, to Feb. 25, 1971, as a convoy and base medic. He then worked for Allied Chemical in the maintenance machine shop for 34 years....
Diane E. Jones, 76, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 24, 2016, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Beloit, Kan., Jones died following a sudden illness. She was born on Sept. 2, 1939, in Beloit, Kan., the daughter of the late Otis R. and Vivian J. Hart Wagner. Jones attended schools in Beloit and was a 1957 graduate of the Beloit High School. She married LaVern R. Jones in Newton, Kan., June 28, 1957. Jones was a...
Gary E. Hess, 60, of Green River died Feb. 26, 2016, at the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City. He was born July 26, 1955, in Ajo, Ariz., the son of John Hess and Rachael Rendon Hess. He attended schools in Ajo and graduated from Ajo High School. He married Joyce Ann Englert Dec. 2, 1986, in Manila, Utah. He had worked for Solvay Chemical for almost 27 years. His interests were hunting, fishing, drawing, hunting for antlers and antler carving, four-wheeling in his jeep with his son Jason,...
Mungo Brown, 89, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 23, 2016, at the Sage View Care Center, where he had been a resident for six days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Brown died following a sudden illness. He was born on Sept. 13, 1926, in Scotland, the son of John and Elizabeth Brown. Brown attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1945 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II and was honorably discharged. Brown was employed at Rock...
Inspiring young children to write is something Green River residents want to continue to do. One way to do this is by bringing well-known authors to the schools. Last Wednesday, students listened to author Roland Smith discuss his books and how he started writing. Smith has written novels, non-fiction books and children's books. Smith visited with students from Monroe Intermediate School, Lincoln Middle School and fourth graders from various Sweetwater County School District No. 2 schools....
In a dominate fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team brought home another first-place finish. This past weekend the students traveled to Greybull for its tournament; and the trip paid. With 90 points, GRHS grabbed first place, Kelly Walsh took second with 41 points and Riverton settled for third place with 37 points. “This tournament was very well run and there was some good competition,” head coach Carina White said. “It did a lot to prepare us for state and distr...
Green River will soon be hearing "Grease" and many other favorite songs when Green River High School performs the high-school version of the Broadway musical stage hit, "Grease." Performances of the musical will be April 7-9, at GRHS. Before the curtains rise on opening night though, there is much work to be done, sets to be built, and songs and dances to be practiced. All work and preparations done by the students is for the audience in Green River to enjoy the show. "It's a student-driven...
Bobby and Donna Lewis Cudney of Green River will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on March 3, 2016. An open house in their honor will take place, Saturday, March 5 at the United Congregational Church, 350 Mansface, Green River, from 4-6 p.m. The family will host the open house; and would like to invite family and friends to join them. Donna is the daughter of the late John and Mabel McBride Lewis of Green River. Bob is the son of the late William and Thelma Massey Cudney of Green River....
A week after announcing their intent to take ownership of The Villa, Mission Health Services CEO Gary Kelso spoke to the Sweetwater County Commissioners regarding a proposed change in services. Mission Health seeks to take over ownership of The Villa by expediting its lease with Castle Rock Hospital District. Mission was originally set to take over ownership at the end of the six-year lease, but offered to pay the remaining bond amount the hospital district is paying for renovations made to The...
Super Tuesday fever struck in Sweetwater County for the county’s GOP. Several dozen Republican party supporters gathered at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs to choose delegates for the upcoming county convention, which takes place March 12 at WWCC’s Green River Center. Those delegates will then vote for a representative to send to the Republican National Convention. In Wyoming, the GOP divide the 23 counties into 12 districts, with Sweetwater and Carbon Counties forming the loc...
Residents will see some changes in their city utility rates in the future. Last night, the Green River City Council approved a city-wide rate study, which is expected to start at the end of April. The study will determine what future water, garbage and sewer rates will be for the city. The study will be carried out by NewGen Strategies and Solutions for the amount of $48,330. The city chose NewGen Strategies and Solutions out of six other proposals for the job of the study because the group has...
People driving over the bridge on Uinta Drive during the past couple nights may have noticed a very brightly lit train sitting in the Green River rail yard. It may even have resembled city building lights or a row of street lights they were so bright. What it was, was the Loram rail grinder train coming through town, grinding and maintaining the main rail lines as it goes through Green River and on toward Denver. The rail grinder comes through Green River about once a year. So if residents didn'...
Matt Anderson, 88, of Rock Springs passed away Feb. 23, 2016, at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Anderson had been in ill health for the past month. He was born on Aug. 13, 1927, in Rock Springs, the son of Henry and Catherine (Smith) Anderson. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Matt married Patsy Ruth (Graham) Anderson in Rock Springs, Nov. 2, 1951. Matt was a United States World War II Navy Veteran and enlisted June 20, 1945, and was honorably...
The Green River High School wrestling team wrestled to the top at the state championship this weekend. Last time Green River took state was in 2002. It's been a long time coming for Green River, but the Wolves are back on top as state champions. "It is so great for these kids, the program, and the community to be back on top again," head Coach Marshall Rhodes said. "Coach Hodges, Coach Hoopes, and all the wrestlers have helped the program so much and worked very hard for this moment and I am...
Three wrestlers from Western Wyoming Community College placed in the top five in their respective weight classes at the NJCAA National Tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Saturday. Freshman Cole Verner, of Green River, competed against Iowa Central Community College's Alex DelaCruz in the championship match at 125 lbs. Verner had defeated three opponents over two days after an opening-round bye to punch his ticket to the title match. Verner won those earlier rounds with two decisions and a...
While the Green River High School Boys Swimming and Diving team finished seventh at state, a few Wolves were able to excel in their individual events. The Wolves had four medalists out of the state competitors they sent to Gillette last weekend. Brendan Bloomquist took second in the 100-yard breaststroke, with fellow Wolf Ethan Moffatt taking third in the same event. Michael Richmond took third in the 500-yard freestyle and in diving, Keyan Moore finished third. Richmond also broke the school...
The Wolves fought neck and neck against Natrona High School on Friday. “The game with Natrona was close from start to finish,” head Coach Laurie Ivie said. “We played the best game of our season.” The Green River High School boys varsity basketball team fought a tough, back-and-forth fight against Natrona throughout the game. There were nine lead changes between the two teams during that Friday-night game. With six minutes left on the clock, the game was tied. It wasn’t until toward the end when...
For Justin “J-Bomb” Salas, Saturday’s fight at UFC 196 in Las Vegas is a return to form and a return to the sport he loves. He takes on Jason Saggo in one of the most exciting fight cards in recent memory. The headlining fights feature Holly Holm defending her women’s bantam weight title against Miesha Tate and Conor McGregor battling Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title. His last fight took place July 16, 2014, a fight that resulted in a loss to Joe Proctor as a result of a second-...
