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Joseph Micheal Buh, 90, of Green River, passed away March 7, 2016 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Rock Springs, Buh died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 17, 1926 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Andrew and Anna Prasnik Buh. Buh attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1946 after returning from the war. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. Buh participated in the...
Wilburn 'Gary' Coberley, 72, of Springdale, Ark., died March 5, 2016 in Ft. Smith, Ark., following a sudden illness. Coberleywas born May 27, 1943 in Topeka, Kan., the son of Wilburn J. and Lova A. (Whaley) Coburn. He graduated from Neosho High School in Neosho, Mo., in 1960 and then attended Harding University at Searcy, Ark. While in high school, Gary was an avid basketball player and was known as 'Spider.' it was a game he loved to play and continued to play for fun. In 1966, he moved to...
Henry Jackson "Jack" Duncan, 98, passed away March 1, 2016 at LifeStream Cook Division in Youngtown, Ariz. He was born on Jan. 10, 1918 in Kit Carson County, Colo., northeast of Burlington, Colo., to Bert Lorenzo and Dora Delilia Duncan. He was one of ten siblings, all of whom, with the exception of one sister, were born in sod houses. He attended elementary school in Burlington, Colo. until his parents moved away from the district and could not afford tuition for him to continue his education....
Harry Wade Morrison, 55, of Green River, died March 4, 2016 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born Aug. 7, 1960 in Cheyenne, the son of Floyd Cecil Morrison and Shirley Joyce Smith Morrison. He was employed as an auto and diesel mechanic for most of his life. His interests were hunting, woodworking, watching NASCAR, making miniature log cabin jewelry boxes, his dog Star, and spending time with his family. Survivors include his mother Shirley Morrison; sons...
James Eugene Dyer, 73, of Green River, passed away Feb. 29, 2016 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of New Windsor, Md., and Sardis, Ohio, Dyer died following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 15, 1942 in New Windsor, Md., the son of Robert and Theda Warner Dyer. Dyer attended schools in New Windsor, Md. He married Brenda Parker Dyer in Green River, May 24, 1984. Dyer was a United States Navy veteran. He was a member of the American Legion, YAGR and NRA. Dyer...
Russell James Wallerich, 82, of Green River, passed away Feb. 27, 2016 at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. A longtime resident of Green River and a former resident of Keota, Iowa, Wallerich died following a brief illness. He was born in Clear Creek, Keokuk County, Iowa, June 2, 1933, the son of Homer John and Irene Margaret Dumont Wallerich. Wallerich attended schools in Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa and was a 1951 graduate of Keota High School. Wallerich was a United States Navy Veteran...
Gotta catch’ em all! Pokémon players or “trainers” have been catching and battling Pokémon for 20 years now. Pokémon celebrated it’s 20th birthday on Feb. 27. I heard word of it recently being Pokémon Day and of it being a big anniversary for the Pokémon franchise. So I decided to make a google search on the topic. I found out a lot about Pokémon that I didn’t know before. My search even prompted me to buy an old Pokémon game that had originally been released on the Nintendo 64, titled “Hey...
Admittedly, this isn’t something on our readers’ radar, but trust us, it’s an important issue. The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would stop running public notices of its Clean Air Act permits in newspapers, opting to post the notices on their website only. For a state as distrustful of the EPA as Wyoming, this is a problem. The EPA’s move inherently shrouds the agency’s business in secrecy. Residents curious about what the EPA is working on in their backyard will have to keep their eyes posted to the EPA’s website, something that...
We have a lot of new and exciting activities going on in the Sweetwater County Library Teen Program! Because I am new to the area, I wanted to get a better idea of what the local teens were looking for in a public library teen program. So in January, we surveyed students at Green River High School to see what kinds of programs they would be interested in getting involved in. We received responses from 425 students, which helped us understand what a variety of students were passionate about and wanted to see available at the library as teen...
It is that time of year when the long parade of cold and dreary days is almost over and we begin to think about sunny tomorrows. Teachers from schools around Sweetwater County start calling the Green River Recreation Center to set up field trips, so their students can participate in activities here, at their local health and athletics facility. Students in the community of Green River are eager to take advantage of the amenities that we have to offer. Smaller communities across southwest Wyoming also set up field trips to visit the Green River...
Each time a business closes downtown, people tend to reminisce about all the good times they had there. This is especially true for restaurants because these tend to be places where people linger long after the meals are finished, while they socialize and make connections. Restaurants are where we have memorable special events like birthday parties and wedding receptions. Like an extension of the dinner table where family comes together, restaurants serve not only food but also community links....
Officers responded to a report of a possible abandoned vehicle 1795 Bridger Drive. Officers checked the area and the vehicle was leaving the area. Officers responded to the School District No. 2 School Bus Yard, in reference to a passing a school bus violation, on Hitching Post Drive and West Virginia Street. Officers completed a report regarding the incident, which was forwarded to the Green River City Prosecutor. Officers served a court summons on South Wagonwheel Drive. Officers served a court summons on East 3rd South Street. Animal...
A SWAT raid initiated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation and local law enforcement resulted in multiple arrests and the members of the county’s SWAT team targeting the wrong house. According to a media release from the Green River Police Department, a search warrant was served at 355 Fir Street, utilizing the county’s joint SWAT team. The team was mobilized because investigators believed people at the residence were armed, citing the search warrant operation was a high ris...
The American Red Cross of Wyoming is searching for more volunteers to serve the state, especially in Sweetwater County. Chris Allen, Volunteer Services Manager for American Red Cross of Wyoming, said the Red Cross has about 200-trained volunteers across Wyoming, however those numbers can change quickly. “The number of volunteers constantly fluctuates as volunteers take another job and move, retire, move out of the area, pass away or become less interested in disaster response,” Allen said. The...
As winter's chill melts away, residents of Green River come out to play. The sun was shining and the weather was warm Friday afternoon in Green River. Even though it's not quite spring time on the calendar, conditions were prime at Green River's Area 51 Skate Park, and people are enjoying it. Kids of all ages frequent the skate park throughout the warmer Wyoming months, and some even do while there is still snow on the ground. The skate park has been a place of enjoyment, betterment and escape f...
A longtime Rock Springs resident has become the first democrat to start campaigning for Wyoming's lone U.S. House of Representatives seat. Ryan Greene kicked off his campaign at an event Saturday evening at the Freight Station in Rock Springs. "It's the best news I've heard in a long time," Frank Prevedel, one of Greene's supporters told an audience of more than 250 people. "We need somebody who knows this state." Greene is originally from Rock Springs and works for Greene's Energy Services, a...
The Green River Animal Shelter will host its biannual discounted vaccine clinic Saturday. The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the shelter on 80 E. Teton Blvd., and will be cash-only payment. The Green River Animal Shelter is partnering with Castle Rock Veterinary Center for the event. Veterinarian Kevin O’Neall and his staff will administer the vaccinations. Vaccinations for cats and dogs will be done at the clinic and horse vaccinations will be available for purchase as well. All v...
Jason Normand, who was arrested by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation Thursday evening during a SWAT-backed search warrant, was initially targeted by DCI after agents allegedly purchased methamphetamine from him late January. According to court documents, Normand allegedly sold a confidential informant 7 grams of methamphetamine from his residence at 355 Fir Street Jan. 15. During the sale, Normand also offered to sell the informant a firearm, telling the informant he owned a lot...
Toys, treats, scratchers and more were made for animals by high school students. On Friday morning, Expedition Academy students were busy putting donated items to good use. Over the past few weeks, students were receiving donated items from the community, including kitten and puppy food, kitty litter, dryer sheets, pet friendly cleaners, old socks, T-shirts, jeans, tennis balls, yarn, new or old rope, jute or any other string-like material, catnip, cardboard tubes and boxes, carpet scraps,...
The team has been picked; and they may be anxious, but that won’t stop them from competing to their best ability at the Wyoming Speech and Debate Tournament this weekend. The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team closed out its regular season on a high note and is hoping that momentum can propel them into another state championship title. Head coach Carina White announced the state team at a recent team meeting. With the team’s increasing popularity, there were more than 50 stu...
In the last tournament of the regular season, the Green River Speech and Debate Team wanted to make a statement and did so with a big first-place finish. The team traveled to Worland this past weekend; and with 102 points they claimed first place. Natrona County took second with 37 points and Kelly Walsh came in third with 32 points. “They performed very well with an overwhelming win; they knocked it out of the park,” head coach Carina White said. This win was something the team really needed ri...
Make something, learn something, and have fun at the Sweetwater County Library's March Mini Workshops. The March Mini Workshops will take place Saturday at the library, 300 N. 1st East in Green River. The library will be filled with stations where those in attendance can stop, learn and create something new. Those wishing to attend can drop in anytime from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the fourth year for the March Mini Workshops. The event started in 2013 and has become an annual tradition. Here's...
J.J. Anselmi, formerly of Rock Springs recently published his first book, "Heavy: A Memoir of Wyoming, BMX, Drugs, and Heavy Music." Anselmi currently teaches English composition and literature at Saint Paul College, and he holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from CSU Fresno. As described by the publisher, Rare Bird Books out of Los Angeles, '"Heavy" chronicles Anselmi's experiences growing up as a straight edge, BMX-riding metal head in Rock Springs. His grandpa, Don Anselmi, was a well-known...
Residents living in and around the Green River can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. The Green River Recreation Center will host this community event March 16, at 1775 Hitching Post Drive in Green River. Screenings can check for, the level of plaque buildup in arteries, related to risk for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health; HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels, diabetes risk, bone density as a risk for...
Allee May Ryan Tiffany Harper and Ed Ryan of Green River recently announced the birth of their daughter Allee May Ryan. She was born March 2, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Irie Sue White Shawn and Meisha White of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their daughter Irie Sue White. She was born Feb. 19, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County....
