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A resolution to put a 1% specific purpose tax on the ballot in the upcoming general election was passed by the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners and the Green River and Rock Springs City Councils. The commissioners voted 3-1 to approve the resolution with the contingency that both the cities of Rock Springs and Green River also approve the resolution during their Tuesday meeting. Commission Chairman Jeff Smith was absent for Tuesday’s meeting and so did not vote. On Tuesday night,...
"I love feeding people," Leah Kenison said. This love was recently recognized by all of Wyoming when Kenison was chosen as Food Service Director of the Year during the 31st annual Wyoming School Nutrition Association Annual Conference in Casper June 28. "It's a tremendous honor," Kenison said. Kenison was selected out of up to 48 other candidates, since each school district in Wyoming can nominate their director. Representing Green River out of the whole state is "amazing," according to Kenison,...
Jessie Wells, 36, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022 in Green River, Wyoming, and was a resident of Green River. She was born August 28, 1985 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Marvin Hutchinson and Carla Trigg Hutchinson. Jessie attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She married William "Billy" Wells on June 27, 2009 in Green River. Jessie spent the last three years and was currently employed as a waitress at The Hitching Post, prior to that she was a waitress at Chill Grill. She... Full story
Jesse J. Portillo Sr., 91, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was born December 25, 1930 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Isabel Portillo and Theresa Gutierrez Portillo. Mr. Portillo attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1949 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He married Emma Apodaca May 7, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She preceded him in death on January... Full story
Barry Todd Johnson, 58, passed away on or about Thursday, June 16, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and former resident of Bend, Oregon. He was born July 15, 1963, in Bend, Oregon; son of Loren Dwayne Johnson and Joan Price. Barry attended schools in Bend, Oregon and was a 1979 graduate of Bend High School in 1979. He married Deborah Skerratt on June 8, 2013 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Barry worked as a Truck Driver for John Bunning Transfer... Full story
Penny Tripp 63, died on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Sweetwater Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born January 14, 1959 to Helen (Duran) and John Paiz in Trinidad, Colorado. Penny grew up and worked on a small ranch and sawmill near Gulnare, Colorado. She graduated from Aguilar High school as the salutatorian of her class and an all-conference volleyball player. She also worked at the Aguilar truck stop for several years. She attended Trinidad Junior College on... Full story
Guy L. Schreck, 78, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Green River for the last 29 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming; Rawlins, Wyoming and Pennsylvania. He was born on August 7, 1943 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; the son of Roy Schreck and Eva Weaver Schreck. Mr. Schreck attended schools in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He married Patricia Ann Erdley on August 5, 1961 in Mazeppa, Pennsylvania. Mr. Schreck was a United States... Full story
Doris Louella Denton, 89, passed away November 24, 2021. Doris was born in Olmsted Illinois to James and Bessie Wright Odle. Lou was the youngest of 10 children and grew up a member of the Methodist church. In 1951, she married William Denton Sr. of Rock Springs in St. Louis, Missouri. Two years later the family moved to Wyoming. He passed in 1970. She married Don Nichols of Rock Springs in 1972. They divorced in 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Son Johnny Denton of... Full story
Orvie E. Berg, 77, of Rock Springs, WY went to be with his Lord June 28th, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born on November 13, 1944, in Sinclair Township, Clearwater County, MN to Oswald & Bernice Berg. He moved to Wyoming in the early 70's. Orvie and his two partners started HB&R in 1974. Orvie married Dianne July 2nd, 1976. He was a member of Southwest Wyoming Chariot Association and 30 year member of the AQHA as well as the Trinity Lutheran Church. He enjoyed chariot and flat track racing... Full story
Margaret Buh, 91, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Mission of Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyoming. She was a long-time resident of Green River and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born on August 26, 1930 in Eldorado Springs, Colorado; the daughter of William Beveridge and Evodie Helart. Mrs. Buh attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She married Joseph Buh on August 30, 1947 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He preceded her in death in 2016. Mrs. Buh... Full story
SHERIDAN — Wyoming is a state blessed with bountiful natural resources ranging from coal to natural gas, Wyoming governor candidate Brent Bien said Tuesday, but “our children are our greatest natural resource.” That might be why several of the governor and superintendent of public instruction candidates speaking at the second night of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum Tuesday emphasized the importance of protecting children from potentially dangerous world views that could invade the public school classroom, from cr...
Chances are you’ve at least heard of “Stranger Things,” even if you aren’t one of the fans of the popular Netflix series. I remember hearing that title everywhere before I even knew what it was back when it first came out in 2016. With the recent release of the fourth season, the name is on everyone’s lips again. In fact, so many people tried to watch the last two episodes of season 4 when they released July 1 that they actually crashed Netflix. Needless to say, it’s popular, and with the po...
Green River Police Department reports for June 23 At 7:37 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual with an active warrant. Officers made contact with the individual, confirmed the warrant, and placed Michael Anson, of Green River, under arrest per the active warrant. Officers transported Anson to the Sweetwater County Detention Center and completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at the Embassy Tavern. The GRPD...
Several members of the local American Legion post are stepping up to take on state-wide roles for the first time in the history of Green River’s involvement with the Wyoming American Legion. At the end of June, American Legion Tom Whitmore Post 28 in Green River hosted the 103rd American Legion Department of Wyoming State Convention and the 101st American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming Convention. This is the first time Green River has hosted these events since the forming of the A...
Two men descended from members of Major John Wesley Powell's epic river expeditions of 1869 and 1871 down the Green and Colorado Rivers and the Grand Canyon recently visited the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River. Eric Peterson of San Marcos, Texas, is the 2nd great grandson of Frank Goodman, who took part in Powell's first (1869) expedition. A young Englishman who fought during the Civil War with the New Jersey Volunteers and afterward became a trapper for the Hudson's Bay... Full story
A group of concerned residents from Wyoming Wildlife Protection Group got together to protest the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus when it came to Green River last weekend. The protest was organized by Shane Siler, who was joined by Madhu Anderson from Rock Springs and Steve Blunt from Green River on the day of the circus. Conducting the peaceful protest was a last-minute decision made after a free tour of the circus facility, according to Anderson. Since the protest hadn't been planned... Full story
The Knights A team hosted a double-header conference game July 2 taking on the Riverton Raiders A team. The first game was a 8-6 victory with Jax Peterson pitching all seven innings, allowing six hits, six runs and striking out two with one walk. The Knights scored 3 runs in the third inning from Dallyn Smith, Jace Paoli and Skyler Lee, and had a total of six hits for the game with multiple hits from Peterson and Smith. The Knights tore up the bases and two players were able to steal at least... Full story
