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Glenn Hill, a former fire chief credited with bringing the Green River Fire Department up to date passed away last week at the age of 83. “He evolved the fire department into what it is today,” current GRFD fire chief Mike Nomis said. Hill started serving with the volunteer fire department in 1949 while still in high school. According to his 2010 Green River High School Hall of Fame induction biography, he was immediately excused from class when the fire whistle blew and allowed to fight fir...
After working for a long time to secure stable finances for retirement, the last thing one wants to do is lose all those savings to a scammer. During the month of June, the Golden Hour Senior Center hosted presentations to focus around Elder Abuse Awareness month. One of the presentations came from Trona Valley Federal Credit Union representatives who focused on making sure seniors are financially aware by recognizing scammers, resisting the scam and then reporting the scam to proper...
After serving as the Green River Chamber of Commerce’s CEO for the past five years, Rebecca Eusek will be making her way to Rock Springs to work for the Wyoming Business Council. Eusek was originally hired to replace Janet Hartford in 2012, after Hartford left for another job opportunity. She was 24 and was previously employed by the Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism Board as an administrative assistant and grants specialist. “I was really just starting my career,” Eusek said. She said going...
In an effort to raise funds, many Green River residents were presented with a goat. During the United Way of Southwest Wyoming’s Goat-A-Gram fundraiser Monday, residents throughout Sweetwater County were faced with a choice -- keep a goat for a half an hour or pay $25 to have it taken away. Volunteer Rachelle Morris said it’s all in good fun and a great way to raise money for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library fund. The imagination library program gives one free book a month to children from...
Gary D. Littrell, 71, of Green River, died June 8, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He died following a sudden illness. Gary was born February 28, 1946, to Novella Lorene Littrell in Cave-In-Rock, Ill., where he attended schools and graduated from high school in 1964. He was employed at Minerva Oil Mine from 1964- 1975. During this time, Gary also served in the U.S. Army as a Helicopter Technician from 1964-1967 in the Vietnam War. He moved to Green River in 1975 to work at then...
Glenn W. Hill, 83, of Green River passed away June 22 after a brief illness. He was born in Green River June 28, 1933 to Mary R. and Robert W. Hill. His parents, one brother, and six sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Arlene (Iverson), his son William and wife Linda of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren, as well his close friend Leo Pope. Glenn graduated Lincoln High School in 1951 and then served...
Austin J. Davis, 86, of Green River, Wyoming passed away June 23, 2017, at the Mission at Castle Rock. He was born Dec. 20, 1930, in Superior, the son of Thomas and Violet Lawson Davis. Davis attended schools in Superior and was a 1950 graduate of the Superior High School. He was a United States Army Veteran who served from 1950 until 1953 during the Korean conflict and was a United States Navy Veteran who served from 1954 to 1971 during the Vietnam era. He was employed by Local No. 1277 as a...
A reality television star recently plead guilty to poaching charges, which resulted in his hunting privileges being revoked for two years, a suspended jail sentence, one and a half years of probation and a $23,000 fine. Billy A. Busbice Jr. of Olla, La., appeared before Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Frank Zebre May 23, pleading guilty to charges of intentionally allowing an antlerless elk to go to waste and an additional charge of taking an elk without the proper license. Busbice was given a 180-day suspended jail sentence and was placed...
When Christian Cosby threw out a chunk of sucker meat on his six pound test he never expected to catch a huge channel catfish. Cosby and fishing buddy Brandon Chadwick were fishing near Anvil Draw on Flaming Gorge Reservoir June 24 when he caught a channel catfish weighing 28.52 pounds, measuring 39 inches long, with a girth of 23.25 inches. “I yelled, “Holy cow it’s a catfish!” Cosby said. “I thought maybe it was a carp. I pulled it as close as I could get it to the shore in the shallow water. Then I jumped in the water, stuck my hand in his m...
A split double-header Monday night against Lovell highlights an ongoing struggle for the Green River Knights. Team manager Stub Hatfield said the team continues to struggle with hitting the ball in a way that doesn’t lead to easy outs. Hatfield said popup fly balls and what he calls rollover grounders, balls hit low and roll that are easy to grab without a glove, have hindered the Knight’s ability to make runs. While the Knights won their first game against Lovell 1-0, Lovell was able to tak...
Two new coaches were hired to head up the golf and cheer programs at Green River High School, according to information sent by Anthony Beardsley, athletics director for Sweetwater County School District No. 2. Karly Eyre was selected to be the new head golf coach, while Krista Simkin was chosen as the new cheerleading coach. Eyre currently works at Lincoln Middle School as a health and physical education teacher, while Simkin returns to Sweetwater County after living in Colorado. For Eyre, it’s a return, having previously worked as the high s...
The governing body passed the recent fiscal year 2017-2018 budget this last week as part of the June 20 council meeting. This year’s internal budget process was again focused on maintaining service levels with less funding. To get to this approval we as the city, the council, the finance committee, the department heads, and staff had to focus on the budget with a view of being able to reset, rethink, and refocus all areas of the city. While we are always looking at the budget throughout the year, and managing all of its elements, we zeroed in o...
Green River is sitting on a fantastic business opportunity. With Rock Springs canceling their July 4 fireworks show, Green River can capitalize and draw Rock Springs residents to the city for its own fireworks display. We’re not criticizing the Rock Springs municipal government for its decision to save money by cutting the yearly display. In fact, it’s a move which proves both how dire funding to Sweetwater County’s municipalities is, as well as the city’s commitment to not laying off its employees. However, there are more than a few Rock Sp...
Having attended legislative committee meetings, educator trainings, and community events these past several weeks, I felt it was time to update you on school funding and another topic I have been working on since being elected: School funding: Pick up a Wyoming newspaper these days and chances are good that you will read about the dire education funding crisis. We face a cumulative shortfall of over $1.5 billion in our school operations account and roughly $500 million in our school construction account through the year 2022. The legislature is...
For many Sweetwater County children and teens, Flaming Gorge Days brings a variety of activities to enjoy throughout the weekend. The ever popular parade focused on bringing in "Back to the 80s" with all the neon colors, big hair and Pac-man references that come with it. Kids and their parents lined up along Uinta Drive Saturday morning to pick up candy, watch the floats and possibly get squirted by water guns. Other long-time activities as the three-on-three basketball tournament and dodgeball...
While most were flocking to Evers Park and Expedition Island Saturday afternoon for the Flaming Gorge Days festivities, a small, dedicated group of men were stationed at Collier Park working to contact as many people as they could. Stationed near a portable radio antennae and talking to whomever they could make contact with, many would likely overlook the radio operators as a group of hobbyists enjoying the afternoon in the park. While that was true to a certain extent, the Sweetwater Amateur...
Bus drivers bring home first-place trophy after competing in a state competition. Five Sweetwater County School District No. 2 bus drivers recently competed in the Wyoming Pupil Transportation Association’s competition. Charmi Martinez, District 2’s transportation safety supervisor, said the volunteer group participated in the three-day event. When they weren’t taking classes, they competed in the bus rodeo, which not only includes a written test, but driving tests. “It’s a very tough written te...
Starting next week, Green River residents will have the chance to pick up fresh produce and local baked goods at the Farmer’s Market. Jennie Melvin, Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street director, said the Farmer’s Market will officially kick off Wednesday, July 5, and run every Wednesday until Sept. 13. Each week, the market will take place on Roosevelt Street, which is off of Uinta Drive, from 4-7 p.m. Melvin said market attendees can expect some of the same vendors from last year to return and...
Sweetwater County Leadership is a unique opportunity for leaders in the community to gain a broad overview of the county, while making connections and exploring government, health, education, industry, recreation, business and human services. It is tradition for each annual class of the Leadership Institute to identify a need in the county and address that need. This year’s leadership project consisted of connecting with Green River and Rock Springs youth. “We began this class with a goal to make a difference in our community. Leadership isn...
