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Those who stop by Riverview Cemetery Monday at 10 a.m. can take part in an almost 100-year-old tradition carried on by the Green River Veterans of Foreign Wars. Every year on Memorial Day, VFW members host a ceremony to honor veterans who gave their lives defending our country. The ceremony always includes a reading of the names of deceased veterans in the American Legion and VFW, the sounding of the bell, the playing of “Taps” and a firing squad. An address from a special speaker who holds a p...
A long-planned dog park for Green River’s furry residents is anticipated to be completed this fall near the Green River Animal Shelter and city horse corrals, capping nearly four years of planning and fundraising. Representatives of Green River High School’s National Honors Society chapter, which has spearheaded the project, told the Green River City Council last week that after finding an area contractor to start building the park, they hope it will be completed in time for a ribbon cutting dur...
Louise Schaffner passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022. She was born on Aug. 29, 1923, in Medicine Bow, to Charles and Hilda Leeberg Kizzire. She graduated from Granger High School in Granger, in 1941. Louise was a member of the Baptist Church. She married Hank Schaffner, in August of 1941 in Ogden, Utah. They were married for 44 wonderful years. He passed on March 3, 1986. Louise taught nursery and preschool for many years and participated in the Women's Missionary Union of the Baptist Church....
Wesley A. Bingham, 64, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the University of Utah surrounded by family. He was born Oct. 6, 1957, in Ogden, Utah. He was known as Wild Wes from Wyoming in his younger days. He loved the outdoors. He loved fishing, hunting, and walking his dog at Expedition Island. Wes loved people. He would lend a hand to anyone in need even if it meant he would go without. Wes is survived by his two sons, Avery Bingham and his fur baby Aurora of Green River and Damien Mudd and...
Katie, Katherine Lynn De Laurentis, 63, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Kathy was born October 25, 1958 in Butte, MT, the daughter of Marie Curtis and Arthur Francis Byrne. Kathy was a 1977 graduate from Butte High. She attended college at Montana Technological University obtaining her Licensed Practical Nursing degree. She married Thomas J. De Laurentis on June 3, 1978 in Butte, Mt. Kathy worked as a nurse at Sage View Care Center for 28 years until her...
Jana Fox, 58, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at her home in Green River, Wyoming surrounded by family. She was a resident of Green River for 45 years and former resident of California. Jana died from a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 25, 1963 in Huntington Beach, California; the daughter of Herbert Hopkins and Wanda Robinson. Jana attended schools in Huntington Beach and Green River, Wyoming. She was a 1981 graduate of Green River High School. Mrs. Fox obtained her...
Multiple emergency responders including the Green River Fire Department and Castle Rock Ambulance Service were called to a gas blowoff Monday afternoon that resulted in a temporary closure of Interstate 80. According to a press release from the Green River Fire Department, the department was dispatched to Mile Marker 95 on I-80 at 4:50 p.m. regarding a natural gas burst in the area. Upon arrival, traffic was diverted to the furthest lane to allow a better assessment of the situation. A GRFD rescue engine was placed in a position of safety to...
CASPER — After a 1,300-mile journey, the “MAGA-mobile” arrived in Casper towing a trailer with former President Donald Trump’s face on it. Casper welcomed Bill Bailey and his self-proclaimed “largest mobile Trump store in the nation” last Thursday. Since Bailey fought off the Casper wind and set up his four tents, he’s seen thousands of customers, with roughly 400 on the first day, he said. As Bailey, decked head-to-toe in red, white and blue Trump gear, spoke to a reporter, he was interrupted by a confused customer. “I want the one that sa...
Given Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ mentioning Bitcoin during her ill-advised graduation address at the University of Wyoming a few weeks ago, it seems fitting to discuss how bad cryptocurrency is as a followup. Cryptocurrency isn’t what its backers claim it is. If anything, cryptocurrencies are products designed to consolidate wealth for early holders and mirror schemes involving pyramids. They have no value in and of themselves either. The only value they generate is through how much money is fed into a currency’s ecosystem by people buying into it. A...
The reveal of Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism’s master tourism plan to the Green River City Council last week had me thinking about a tourism-based study the Rock Springs city government initiated in the early 2010s. Although it was just over a decade ago, Rock Springs and Sweetwater County were a different place. The residual momentum from the oil and gas boom meant money was still coming in from the activity, but local leaders knew things were coming to a close and were looking at a m...
Green River Police Department reports for May 16 At 2:50 a.m., officers observed individuals walking on Iowa Avenue that were believed to be juveniles. Officers made contact with the individuals and ascertained they were not in violation of curfew, but one of the individuals was found to have two active Sweetwater County warrants and a non-extraditable warrant out of Florida. Officers placed Tylor Stewart under arrest per the active warrants and transported Stewart to the Sweetwater County Detention Center. Officers completed a report of the...
Staff Report Several teachers throughout Sweetwater County School District No. 2 have been nominated as the district teacher of the year nominees, with finalists being announced earlier this month. The group comes from 25 applicants nominated by their peers in the district. The teachers representing the district in the Wyoming Department of Education Teacher of the Year selection will be announced June 16. The nominees as introduced by nomination letters, are: Lee Harper (Expedition Academy) – Lee Harper works hard to give his students o...
Joshua Phillips and Michelle Hargrove of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their daughter Sophia Marie Phillips. Sophia was born May 4 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Rebecca and Brady Turnbull of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son Hayes Dylan Turnbull. Hayes was born May 5 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Maryann Wright and Dylan Strange of Green River are announcing the birth of their daughter Korra Annalyce Wright-Strange. Korra was born May 8 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater...
