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Capping off a process that's lasted several months, the Green River City Council voted to hire a new city administrator Tuesday night. The council voted to place Reed Clevenger, a resident who originally grew up in Green River, in its top administrative role. Clevenger previously headed up the Sweetwater One Foundation in Rock Springs and is a board member for the Green River Chamber of Commerce, a position he intends to resign from as a result of his appointment. Rebecca Eusek, director of the...
In its attempt to convince state officials that locating an industrial megacomplex on par with Alberta, Canada’s Industrial Heartland, within southwest Wyoming, Sweetwater County commissioners sent a draft joint county resolution to neighboring counties. Commissioner Wally Johnson said a letter with the draft resolution was sent to county governments in Sublette, Lincoln, Uinta and Carbon counties. Johnson said he’s received favorable feedback from officials in Carbon County, but also said the proposal is meeting some reluctance in Sub...
Every morning, 14-year-old Alexa Rouggly, wakes up to her mother not only telling her to get up, but to complete her breathing treatments and exercises. Shawn Jasperson, Rouggly's mom said Rouggly must complete the treatments twice a day so she stays healthy, but that can become a challenge as sometimes the teenager, like most her age, would rather just sleep. "I just roll out of bed and do my medical stuff," Rouggly said. Rouggly and her mother joked about how a typical morning conversation...
While spring-like weather has been the norm in Green River for the past several weeks, March came to the city like a lion and dumped several inches of snow on the city. According to reports from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, 4.5 inches of new snow was reported to have fallen in Green River during the past few days. The community, known as CoCoRaHS, is a network of volunteers who measure precipitation through North America. The National Weather Service observatory in Riverton recorded reports of between one and five...
There’s no doubt in our minds that Flaming Gorge Days should continue on. The weekend of fun has been a part of our community for nearly 60 years and despite changes and evolution during the course of those years, has remained the unofficial start of the summer season for many Green River residents. Recent news of the Flaming Gorge Days Committee’s financial woes was surprising for us, but we believe the annual event can continue forward. While some have criticized the committee for their management of their funds, the difficulties and inc...
Dear Editor, It was disappointing to see the legislature reject a bill that would have required doctors to advise women seeking abortions, at least 24-hours before the procedure, that they could see an ultrasound of the fetus and listen to its heartbeat. Astonishingly this bill was rejected. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Tom Reeder of Casper, said that his bill would have helped women to understand that the abortion procedure would have consequences for her unborn child and that an ultrasound would allow her to see that, “what she was c...
Dear Editor, Mental illness. Does that make you shake? Does it make chills go down your spine? Well, it shouldn’t. Mental illness is a real think in this community and not something out of a horror movie. So many individuals are struggling with this, but it is hard for them to come forward because of the stigma associated with those words. You cannot tell me you didn’t form an opinion when you read those words. Well, I’m here to show that it is a true battle for individuals that are facing it and something I know personally about. For years I h...
Monday was Read Across America Day. Sponsored by the National Education Association, Read Across America is “an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading.” The program was first hosted in 1998. Today you will find every place from schools to libraries to community centers hosting local events to celebrate and promote children’s reading on or around March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. Our local libraries celebrated Read Across America last week wi...
As I was driving on Interstate 80 between Green River and Rock Springs I happened upon an older, blue car. It was going slower than most of the traffic, so I pulled into the passing lane to get around the slower-moving vehicle. When I was about even with the driver’s-side door, I couldn’t help but notice the front of the car had quite a bit of damage on it. I didn’t think twice about it because it was an older vehicle and I would expect that. What I didn’t expect was a decal or painting that sa...
Embarrassing things happen from time to time, and we all have those moments in life we’d like to forget. For some reason, I always seem to find my self in some self-caused predicament I cannot seem to live down for a really long time. Last week I had one of these unfortunate experiences with some really awful timing. Since it’s over and done with and the damage is done, I can find humor in a life filled with some pretty epic disasters. Sometimes sharing a story can be a remedy, and the lau...
Energy and water are vital to our way of life and economy in Wyoming. In February, I introduced legislation to make it easier to build new natural gas pipelines and update our aging water delivery systems. The Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses also released a new report this month that details key western principles and how they support local, boots-on-the-ground stewardship of our land, water, and natural resources. Western Caucuses Principles Report On Feb. 12, I joined members of the senate and congressional caucuses in releasing a...
Leads have run dry in the investigation over a window being shot out at City Hall. The incident was recently featured by Sweetwater Citizens Crime Stoppers, a service offering cash rewards for information about crimes occurring in the county. A window on the second story of City Hall was shot out Jan. 25 at about 10:40 p.m. Numerous calls were made regarding gunshots fired near City Hall and after investigating the claims, discovered a bullet had entered an unused second story office on the south side of the building. The cost to repair the...
Max Ramon Vigil, 65, a resident of Española N.M., passed away on Feb. 24, 2015 unexpectedly of natural causes and surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Ramon Vigil; and sister, Rachel Vigil. Ramon worked as a miner at the Church and Dwight Soda Ash company in Green River for more than 10 years. Ramon is survived by his wife Darlene Fargua of Española, N.M.; son Gabriel Vigil and wife Jamie of Loveland, Colo.; daughter Rasha Vigil Bybee and husband Greg of Rio Rancho, N.M.; grandchildren Gavin, and Roman V...
Lois Kay Rollins Simms, 71, of Ely, Nev. passed away March 1, 2015 at the Deseret Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Ely, Nevada and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Simms died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 23, 1944 in Evanston, the daughter of the late Sherman Rollins and MaryEllen Burdick Rollins. Simms attended schools in Evanston and was a 1962 graduate of the Evanston High School. She married Jay C. Simms in Evanston on...
Evelyn King, 83, of Green River passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 at her home. A resident of Green River for 83 years, King died following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 21, 1931 in Morgan, Utah, the daughter of the late John W. Price and Ruby Lee Price. King attended schools in Green River and married her husband Bruce E. King in Evanston in 1949. Survivors include her husband Bruce of Green River. One son, Jeffery King of Rock Springs; six daughters, Kathleen Miller and husband...
Betty W. Howell, 85, of Rock Springs, passed away Feb. 21, 2015 at her home. She was a resident of Rock Springs and a former long-time resident of Casper. Howell died following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Betty was born Jan. 22, 1930 in Casper. She attended schools in Casper and graduated from Natrona High School in 1948. Betty married Robert S. Johnson and had three children, Robert S., William J., and John R. Johnson. Betty and Robert eventually divorced and she later married...
Many Green River residents gathered at the Sweetwater County Library Saturday to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. As soon as children entered the building they received a Read Across America sticker. The party was hosted as a way to kick off Read Across America Day, which took place Monday, Dr. Seuss's birthday. Read Across America Day is an annual reading awareness campaign sponsored by the National Education Association. During the Super Saturday party at the library, children were encouraged...
Editors note: Once a month, a Green River senior’s life will take center stage in an article about some of the most memorable parts of their life. This is the first of many more to come. Staff Report Mission at Castle Rock The Villa resident Mildred Alberta Garner McGowan Pittman has only been a resident of The Villa for a few years, but has already left quite an impression on many. If Mildred isn’t at the beauty shop getting her hair done on Tuesdays or her nails done on Saturdays, she can be seen walking through the center three to four tim...
Green River students were recently rewarded for their writing skills. Last week, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 announced the winners of its Young Authors contest at a special program at the Green River High School auditorium. Karen Price, contest organizer and instructional facilitator for Lincoln Middle School, Granger Elementary School and McKinnon Elementary School, said students district-wide were asked to submit their best fiction, nonfiction and poetry for the district's...
The Green River High School wrestling team had three individual champions and three second-place finishers to help lead them to a second-place finish at the 4A State Tournament in Casper. The Wolves finished with 232.5 points and were only behind state champion Campbell County who ended with 249.5. "As we have much of the year, we started pretty well and we just got better as the tournament went on going 10-3 in the placing matches," head coach Marshall Rhodes said. "We wrestled better than we h...
The Green River High School girl’s basketball team will face a familiar foe Thursday night at the 4A West Regional Tournament in Evanston. The Lady Wolves (2-18, 0-10 4A West) will battle Kelly Walsh High School at 7 p.m. just five days after the two teams concluded the regular season Saturday, with Kelly Walsh picking up a 58-41 road win. Green River head coach Rick Carroll said the team is preparing to be ready for the Trojans and to improve on things from the game Saturday. He said the team did better Saturday against Kelly Walsh than they d...
Things are certainly cut and dry for the Green River High School boy’s basketball team. If the Wolves (0-20, 0-10 4A West) are able to pick up their first win of the season Thursday night against Evanston, they will advance to the state tournament in Casper. A loss ends their season. The game at the 4A West Regional Tournament in Evanston will be the third match up this season between the teams. The Red Devils were able to pick up a 75-48 home win in January and a 51-44 road win Feb. 12. The second game the teams was a close affair with G...
The Green River High School boy’s swim team wrapped up their season with some solid swims at the 4A State Tournament in Casper. Senior Paul Wright was the top individual finisher for Green River. He finished seventh in the 100-yard butterfly. He also placed 11th in the 200-yard IM. Sophomore Keyan Moore placed eighth place in 1-meter diving. Brendan Bloomquist placed ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke and was 21st in the 200-yard IM. Ethan Moffatt placed 15th in the 100-yard breaststroke. The W...
There were plenty of top ten finishes in Laramie for the Green River High School Indoor Track team. Competing at the University of Wyoming, the Wolves had 13 athletes finish in the top 10. Head coach Steve Boyd while the meet was a tune up for this week’s state meet in Gillette, the team got some things done they wanted to accomplish. The top finisher for Green River was Josie Givens who won the 400 meters. Senior Holly Huber also had a solid performance finishing third in the 55-meter hurdles. Junior Tyler Vendetti and freshman Andri Dewey b...
