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The Sweetwater County Commissioners will not sign a contract with Castle Rock Hospital District to provide the district with $81,000. During the Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners were divided on whether or not to enter into a contract with CRHD after the board raised issues with having to publish their salaries in the newspaper several months ago. Commissioners Randy Wendling and Wally Johnson voted in favor of the contract, while Commissioners Reid West, Don Van Matre a...
Stopping off in Green River as part of a state tour to promote his gubernatorial campaign, Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon hosted a meet and greet Tuesday afternoon at the Sweetwater County Library. Gordon, a Republican, said he’s blessed to have the opportunities he’s been given in Wyoming and wants to preserve those opportunities for the residents of the state, their children and grandchildren. He’s running on a prosperity-based platform, focusing on ensuring the state government not only...
About 35 students from Green River High School decided to join the nationwide school walkout to protest against gun violence. With signs in hand, the students formed a small group outside of the high school, where they met with Principal Darren Howard and Green River Police Department School Resource Officer Ken Yager. GRHS student Jesse Lauze-Reyes said they not only wanted to memorialize those who died in the Florida shooting, but bring up some issues they had about the school's safety...
The Green River City Council debated if it should reject a bid award for Tracts B and C of the former Lincoln High School property and rebid the land. According to Laura Leigh, director of community development, a draft purchase agreement was sent to the sole bidders for the project, New Peak Construction, at the end of November. She said New Peak later asked questions about the if the zoning would allow anything beyond single-family homes in the area, as well as regarding timeline to develop...
Robin M. Toone, 62, passed on March 16, 2018, after a long courageous fight with illness. He was born May 7, 1955. Robin had a long successful career with Stauffer Chemical and then the Joint Powers Water Board. He recently retired due to his illness. Robin enjoyed every day of life and every day was good. He was very kind and generous to everyone who entered his life. If it needed doing or fixing, he did it or fixed it. He was the go to guy. Robin is survived by his wife Aldena; parents...
Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, had an interesting story to tell about the recent session in Cheyenne. Blake said a lobbyist had approached him and inquired about how he would be voting on a bill the lobbyist supported. Blake told the lobbyist he wouldn’t support the bill, which prompted the lobbyist to casually remind Blake that the group the lobbyist represented supported him in the past through a campaign donation and he should consider that when making his vote. Blake said his position remained unchanged after that discussion and that t...
There is more good news every day about the once-in-a-generation tax relief law Congress passed in late December. While traveling across Wyoming these past few months, I’ve heard firsthand from local families and businesses how this law is helping them. One of the biggest goals of tax reform was to put more money in the pockets of hard-working Americans. In February, 90 percent of workers in Wyoming and across the country began to see more money in their take-home pay due to the law. This is because less money is withheld from paychecks to a...
“Everyone Poops.” That’s the title of a popular children’s book, but it’s also a good reminder for adults. “Bathroom talk” is often considered taboo for anyone older than age five, but when it comes to colorectal cancer, talking about your bowels may just save your life. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and though colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., it’s not discussed as openly as other cancers. More than 140,000 people in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2018 and 50,630...
I read an article in the February 2018 edition of “Coach & A.D.” titled “What Makes Good Coaches Great?” The author, Kevin Hoffman, listed five attributes of great coaches. After reading the article, I found myself thinking that these traits are not good just for coaches and for me as an educator and administrator, but for me as a parent as well. The author started by mentioning “passion.” He said, that with coaching, a coach can have all the sport knowledge in the world, but if they aren’t sincere about coaching and teaching young people,...
Thespians, musicians and vocalists will hit the stage during the Green River High School's rendition of School of Rock. This musical is about an overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn, who is played by Wolfgang Dittman. Finn gets kicked out of his bar band and desperately needs to find work. He poses as a substitute teacher at an elite, private elementary school where he exposes the children to hard rock. The musical is scheduled to take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m....
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team took first at districts and qualified 13 students to go to nationals. The WindRiver District Tournament took place in Rock Springs this weekend and the GRHS team was ready. In a dominate fashion, they took first place with 107 points, Natrona County came in second with 77 points and Jackson grabbed third with 75 points. “The district tournament was difficult and as challenging as expected,” assistant coach Jason Grubb said. “Students were at th...
One Green River High School student is on track to receive one of the most prestigious scholarships available to seniors. Victoria Allen was recently named a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. While speaking to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees last week, GRHS Principal Darren Howard spoke briefly about Allen and her nomination. Howard said he and Vice Principal Joe Hamel met with Allen two weeks ago to speak with her about the added school stresses she...
Green River authors fared well in the countywide young author’s competition. Hundreds of entries from both school districts were narrowed down to only 34 entries that will advance to state. Fredrick Schwartz, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 young authors coordinator said, Green River will have 15 students advancing to state, while Rock Springs will have 19 and Holy Spirit Catholic School will have three advancing in the state’s Young Author Awards competition. “I am continually impressed with number and quality of the entries every...
The season didn't start the way the Green River High School boys soccer team wanted, but the season is young and head coach Chris Bieber expects the team to improve once players get back into their familiar groove. The Wolves started the season with a tie and a loss last weekend at Wolves Stadium. Friday night, the Wolves battled Cheyenne East to a 0-0 tie, while they received a 2-1 loss at the hands of Cheyenne Central Saturday afternoon. "We're learning, we'll get there," Bieber said. Despite...
The Lady Wolves soccer team started of the season with two tough games on the road and returned home with two losses. This past weekend, the Green River High School soccer team traveled to Cheyenne where they played Cheyenne East on Friday and Cheyenne Central Saturday. In the game against Cheyenne East the Lady Wolves lost 6-0, while in the Cheyenne Central game they lost 10-0. This week, the team will prepare for another away game against their biggest rivals, the Rock Springs Lady Tigers. This game is scheduled to take place in Rock Springs...
Men’s 5K results 1. Colton Minard, 18, Riverton, 19:07.6 2. Joaquin Barrera, 42, Green River, 21:42.1 3. Kaden Gailey, 15, Green River, 22:15.6 4. Jeff Chappell, 33, Green River, 23:09.1 5. Reijo Koivusaari, 51, Green River, 23:12.5 6. Eric Nelson, 11, Rock Springs, 23:44.2 7. Shay OMelia, 13, Green River, 24:08.1 8. Landyn Gray, 11, Green River, 24:39.0 9. Anthony Torres, 47, no address given, 25:08.7 10. Brian Redmond, 35, Rock Springs, 25:17.6 11. Tony Vesco, 20, Rock Springs, 25:32.6 12. Victor Louderback, 23, Rock Springs, 27:49.5 13. J...
