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The community is being asked to help seniors care for their pets by purchasing items for them. Monday, the Care for Critters pet care drive kicked off in both Green River and Rock Springs. Even though the Young at Heart Senior Center and the Golden Hour Senior Center have partnered up for this drive’s kick off and culmination of the event, they will each run their drive at their facilities. The Young at Heart Senior Center hosted a spaghetti dinner Monday to officially start the event. GHSC w...
Anyone driving along Shoshone Avenue, behind Lincoln Middle School, would have seen the appreciation of a sport being passed along to a new generation. On a breezy Monday evening, a group of children were practicing baseball in a field near Wolves Stadium. A Little League team, the Royals, were busy both with batting and catching practice. While the kids get a chance to enjoy being outside, their parents also get something from the evening. "Watching the kids outside, having fun, is my biggest...
The dream of having a true Broadway experience may just come true for one Green River student. Sandra Figenser, a Green River High School freshman, was attending state drama at the end of November at the Casper College when a representative from the Open Jar Institute explained to the group this was the first time Open Jar had ever come to Wyoming and they were looking for students to audition for their one-week program. "He looked like he wasn't from here and he talked about meeting Broadway...
Local radio personality Steve Core was named Green River's Distinguished Citizen of the Year. Core, who's best known as "the voice of the Wolves," after announcing Wolves games for 32 years, was surprised he was even nominated for such a prestigious award, let alone selected. "It makes me feel real good," Core said. "You look at the names on that. It's the who's who of Green River. It's a pretty special award." He also wasn't quite sure why Reed Clevenger nominated him. Clevenger said he served...
Two Green River police officers were recognized and awarded medals for their role in saving a resident's life last month. Police Chief Tom Jarvie said officer Korey Thompson and Sgt. Brad Halter were instrumental in saving a resident who suffered cardiac arrest March 18. Jarvie said the two were the first to arrive at the scene and found the resident unconscious, initiating CPR and keeping passing information along to firefighters and ambulance crews responding to the address. "It was a team...
John Stephen Romero died Feb. 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. His memorial will take place at 1 p.m. April 28, at the FOE of Eagles, at 88 2nd East, Green River. Dinner will follow. The family requests no flowers and asks friends to give to their favorite charity. Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Annie Romero, his two daughters and families, Stephenie Hughes and Desiree Trujillo. Two brothers, Tony Romero and family and Danny Romero and family; one sister, Terry Romero. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Arguello...
Gerald B. Brown Jr., 58, passed away April 3, 2018, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. Brown was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born in Rock Springs Dec. 23, 1959, the son of Gerald B. Brown Sr. and Mabel Brooks Brown. Brown attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Lori Hindman March 18, 1982, in Rock Springs. Brown was employed by Bridger Coal Company Mine March 16, 1979, first as a coal truck hauler then a overland conveyor belt operator....
Elizabeth Jane Kline, 68, passed away April 19, 2018, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Kline was a resident of Green River for the past 41 years and former resident of Salt Lake City; she died following a sudden illness. Kline was born Jan. 16, 1950, in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Robert Connelly and DeLelle Hopkins Connelly. She attended school in Denver and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, with the class of 1968. She attended Westminster College and received her...
Robert Martinez, 62, passed away April 16, 2018, in Rock Springs. He was a lifelong resident of Green River. Martinez was born April 13, 1956, in Rock Springs, the son of Tomas R. Martinez and Claudina C. Cordova. He attended schools in Green River. Martinez worked as a laborer for Rogers Excavation and as a foreman in the union for nine years. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church. Martinez enjoyed spending time with family, especially his daughters and grandchildren, fishing, working, and...
Douglas J. Reinig passed away April 7, 2018. Doug was born Jan. 8 1950, in Bergenfield, N.J., to Henry Reinig and Catherine Barnes Reinig. He was the middle child of three. He spent his childhood in Bergenfield, N.J., and attended Bergenfield High School, where he played on the football team, graduating in 1968. He moved to Wyoming in the 1970s and worked various carpentry jobs in Cheyenne and Laramie until finally settling in Rock Springs in the late 70s, and spending the rest of his life based...
Lisa Jeanminette Stegall, 47, of Green River, passed away April 21, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs. She was born Oct. 11, 1970, in Napa, Calif., the daughter of Kurt Jeanminette and Wanda Guthrie Jeanminette. Lisa attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1989. She was a cosmetologist for 24 years and drove a school bus in Ozark, Ark., where she loved all the kids like they were her own. She was so full of...
Despite playing one of their best games of the season Saturday, the Green River Lady Wolves soccer team will have to add two more in the loss column. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves took on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers at home and lost 3-0. "Rock Springs is a tough team," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "They have strength throughout." One RS player the Lady Wolves had to keep a track of all the time was Alyssa Bedard, who is currently second in the state for scoring in the 4A division. Wyant said...
It’s said revenge is a dish best served cold, but for the Wolves soccer team, it’s served with a couple of screamers sent into a goal. The Wolves sent the Rock Springs Tigers home with a loss Saturday after overcoming their squad in a 3-2 win. In their last meeting, the Tigers shut out the Wolves in a 4-0 victory in Rock Springs. “It felt good getting that win,” head coach Chris Beiber said. “We showed up to fight ... the whole second half we pushed forward.” While the team earned their victo...
Last Saturday the Green River Boys and Girls Track Team traveled south to Utah to take on four other Wyoming schools and 17 Utah teams in what head track coach Dan Hansen said was perfect weather. The great weather led to a number of personal records, with one competitor for the boys pre-qualifying for State. Senior Nick Boldt got of a strong throw in the shot put, finishing forth in the field of 55 throwers with a season best 48’.01.” Others performing among the best, finishing in the top eight and scoring team points for the Wolves, were sen...
Residents seeking something to do this summer have a new festival to enjoy in July. The Muley Fanatic Foundation, a conservation group based in Green River, will host its inaugural Mansface Mountain Music Festival at Expedition Island July 13 and 14. The festival, focusing on bluegrass music, is something the foundation hopes to grow into an annual event, according to Chris Steffen, director of operations for the foundation. Speaking to the Green River City Council last week, Steffen said the...
Sweetwater County Assessor David Divis seeks election to his first full term this year. Divis, a Democrat, was selected to replace Pat Drinkle when she retired earlier this year. After he was appointed to the position in February, Divis said he planned to run for the office. Divis worked as the chief deputy Sweetwater County Assessor since 2012, when Drinkle was selected to replace David Rauzi. Prior to that, Divis worked at the Sweetwater County Treasurer's Office since 1991, working his way...
A Green River woman accused of beating her child with a belt claims she innocent. Ashley L. Todd, 28, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to one felony count of child abuse. She pleaded not guilty to the felony and a jury trial has been scheduled to take place July 16, at 9 a.m. If found guilty of the charge, Todd could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2018, officers...
The Sweetwater County Clerk seeks his third term in office. Dale Davis, a Democrat, announced his intent to run for re-election Monday. "It has been an honor to serve Sweetwater County," Davis said. Davis said experience is essential to the office and has prided himself on bringing new technology to the office, as well as looking for way to improve services offered through the clerk's office. A new computer system installed in the clerks office has increased efficiency for the employees in the o...
Allan Wilson’s preliminary hearing was rescheduled once again. The Green River City Councilman, who faces charges related to sexual molestation of a minor in two counties will appear at the Rock Springs Circuit Court at 9 a.m. May 15. His hearing in Lincoln County was set at 1:30 p.m., June 8. Wilson is charged with second-degree sexual abuse of a minor in Sweetwater County, which is alleged to have occurred sometime during the late spring or summer of 2013 and carries a possible maximum sentenc...
We’ve previously advocated for more summer events in Green River and we’re happy to see the Muley Fanatic Foundation follow up on that idea. Residents will have a chance to check out the MFF’s first Mansface Mountain Music Festival at Expedition Island this summer, filling an important space in Green River’s events calendar. We have Flaming Gorge Days and the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo to start the summer in June, followed by River Festival and Art on the Green in August. With the inclusion of the Mansface Mountain Music Festival, Green R...
With the impending closure of yet another store in Rock Springs, this time Herberger’s, I can’t help but think am I being forced to shop online. Over the years, I have tried to remain faithful to stores in both Green River and Rock Springs. Many people seem to think that shopping local means just mom and pop shops, but for me it’s always been about supporting what we have whether it’s a chain or not. My reasoning is simple. Within the last few years, many long-serving and big-name busines...
A few weeks back, a comment made by school board member Ann Rudoff stuck out for me. During a vote to give the high school speech and debate team funding to help pay for their trip to nationals, Rudoff said she would vote against the proposal, saying a discussion needed to happen with the speech and debate team about Western Wyoming Community College, where Rudoff works. “Western is not an ugly place and Western has a good speech and debate team,” she said. While I wasn’t able to find out about...
Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter will seek another term in office and plans to campaign for Sweetwater County Treasurer. Slaughter, a Democrat, issued a campaign announcement Wednesday morning. "The next few years will be a period of growth and change here in Sweetwater County, and I would like to continue as an integral part of it," Slaughter said in his announcement. "I am running based on the belief that I can continue to manage the office of treasurer in a professional manner and...
