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The contract between the city and City Administrator Reed Clevenger is set to expire at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, according to documents reviewed by the Green River Star. Clevenger has been Green River’s city administrator for seven years, having been originally hired in 2015 after working as executive director of the Sweetwater One Foundation in Rock Springs. The current contract was approved in 2018. Councilman Gary Killpack said he and Mayor Pete Rust have talked about C...
A number of incumbents have announced their intent to seek re-election to county offices. Long-serving Sweetwater County Coroner Dale Majhanovich announced he would seek another term last week. Majhanovich, a Democrat, has served as the county coroner since 1993 and was first appointed Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner in 1982. Majhanovich is a Rock Springs native, having graduated from Rock Springs High School and attended Western Wyoming Community College and San Francisco College of Mortuary...
Kenneth A. "Kenny" Deichmueller, 74, passed away Tuesday April 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family in Green River, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Wyoming. He died following a lengthy courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 19, 1947 in Green River, Wyoming; the son of Arthur Deichmueller and Dorothy Bingham. Kenny attended schools in Green River, and was a 1967 graduate of Lincoln High School. He married the love of his life Marion Sellers November 26, 1988...
Green River Police Department reports for April 17 At 11:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of trespassing at Club 86 Lounge and Liquor. Officers met with staff who requested to have two individuals trespassed from the property. Officers attempted to locate the individuals, later met with one of the individuals who had returned to the establishment, escorted them from the property, issued the trespass warning, and completed a report of the incident. April 18 At 3:11 a.m., officers observed an individual believed to have an active warrant...
I recently received a fund-raising appeal, that says, "Dear Friend, The Liberal elites, the Fake News Media and the Marxist Democrats hate America -- and they hate you." I am tired of the politics of hate and disparagement. I look forward to the primary election as an opportunity to reset the direction of the nation and the Wyoming Republican Party. I am with those who are concerned that Wyoming's Republican Party leadership is narrowly focused on a small set of strong views that do not...
"People stop along the highway to outline names in rock against the alkali sand and salt. A rock might anchor a name in this wind and shifting light." Barbara Smith read these lines from her poem "Putting a Name on It" to a room full of people at Western Wyoming Community College last Friday night. The poem is also the namesake of Smith's newly released book - her first full-length poetry collection. Smith taught at Western for 38 years, was chair of the Humanities Division, and directed the...
Eleven streets of Green River's Rancho Subdivision, south of the Green River and east of Uinta Drive, were named for servicemen who died during the course of their military service in World War II or the Korean War. The streets originally bore names that included those of explorers and pioneers such as Ashley, Powell, and Bridger, but in 1952 the Green River Town Council passed an ordinance that changed them to those of servicemen who died while serving in the armed forces from 1942 to 1945,...
The Sweetwater County Library in Green River is displaying 40 paintings by local artists. Sandra Banks led a class last fall at the Golden Hour Senior Center, but now the group meets during open painting sessions at the center, continuing to learn new things and support each other. "For the Love of Watercolor" Art Exhibit is currently on display in the gallery space through May. This exhibit hosts a variety of subjects and styles, including still life, landscape, black and white studies done...
The Wyoming weather played havoc with the spring track season as the week prior to the second Green River Invite most meets throughout the state were canceled. The Puncher Invite in Big Piney and this week’s home invite were started a little early Friday morning in an attempt to beat the wind and rain, but the meet did not make it as several events were canceled. The Wolves were also scheduled to compete in Morgan, Utah Saturday, but canceled their attendance at that meet as the weather predicted was filled with more wind and rain. However, m...
After their originally scheduled match was postponed due to inclement weather, the Green River High School Softball Team took on their rivals from Rock Springs last Wednesday, winning their conference match 13-8. “The girls’ bats were on fire,” coach Blair Aimone said. The Lady Wolves ended up with 12 runs in the first three innings and six extra-base hits, including a home run, throughout the game. “The girls just rose to the performance,” Aimone said. “It’s always going to be a dogfight with...
An 8-0 loss to Jackson served as a wake-up call for the Wolves soccer program. The boys travelled to Jackson Saturday following an away game in Star Valley last Thursday that resulted in a 1-1 overtime tie and saw one of the Braves being removed from the game due to a red card violation. With Jackson, head soccer coach Jorge Salseco didn't mince words when it came to what led to the loss. "We just didn't show up," he said. This loss comes after the Wolves were able to hold Jackson to only four...
The Lady Wolves fought to keep up with their opponents during their first two games on the road, coming away with one tie and one loss. The Green River High School Girls Soccer Team headed to Star Valley last Thursday, where they battled into overtime and ended the game with a 4-4 tie. "It was a pretty physical match," coach Matthew Robles said of the game. Robles explained the game was Star Valley's home opener, which the team was excited for, and the Lady Wolves' first away game, which led to...
Michael Shawn McCulley, 59, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He died following a sudden illness. He was born January 12, 1963 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Basil (B.R, Mac) Raymond McCulley and Eileen I. Bertoncelj. Mr. McCulley attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1981 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He married Tammy Gail July 27, 2013 in Point of...
Mardell Eileen (Schellpeper) Robinson, 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Mission At Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. She was born November 23, 1932 in Hoskins, Nebraska to Arthur W. Schellpeper and Helen B. (Marotz) Schellpeper. She attended grade school in Stanton, Nebraska, and was a 1950 graduate of Stanton High School. She attended Midland College & Wayne State Teachers College graduating in 1952. She later taught 3rd Grade in...
Bonnie Macy, 72 passed away Friday, April 22, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Macy was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. She was born July 13, 1949 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Albert Branch and Viola Muniz. Mrs. Macy attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1968 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Tim Macy on May 2, 1969 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Macy worked for the Sweetwater County School District #1...
Barbara Ann Rosensteel, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. She was a long time resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and former resident in Arizona and Colorado. Mrs. Rosensteel died following a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1929 in Hanna, Wyoming; the daughter of Arnim Barney Bailey and Saima Ann Bailey. Mrs. Rosensteel attended schools in Hanna, Wyoming and was a 1947 graduate of Hanna High School. She married Ted Tynsky and later...
Manami Kinjo was busy last Wednesday night - performing the Japanese love song "Cherry" along with Nana Ito, wearing a traditional Japanese kimono as part of a fashion show, and generally supervising and helping ensure the annual International Night event ran smoothly. Kinjo is the current president of Western Wyoming Community College's International Club, which hosts International Night at the Rock Springs campus every spring. She decided to become president because of the impact the club had...
