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Sweetwater Speedway results for Aug. 9-10 Aug. 9 IMCA Sport Modified 1. Danny Concelman, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2. David Pitt, Rock Springs 3. Brian Carey, Aztec, N.M. 4. Verlon Lee, Lyman 5. Jason Wright, Rock Springs 5. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M. 7. Josh Pate, Green River 10. Ron Swanson, Green River 12. Russ Hays, Green River 13. Cody Taylor, Lyman 14. Brandon Phillips, Green River 15. Chuck Delp, Rock Springs 16. Troy Householder, Rock Springs, 17. Bob Brown, Lyman IMCA Modified 1....
The remains of a 28-year-old Green River missing woman, Aubree Shanae Corona, have been found. Her remains were found Tuesday after the 2005 Gray Chevrolet Avalanche truck she was driving with a Honda CRF 450R red-and-white motorcycle in the back were located Sunday. According to a press release from the Sublette County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle she had been driving was "located on a non-traveled road" in the Leeds Creek area in Fremont County on Sunday approximately 51 miles from her...
The Sweetwater County Library hosted their end of summer event last Wednesday. The mini medieval faire included crowns, swords, shields, cotton candy, tattoos, renaissance games and archery. Youth Services Director Becky Iwen was excited to be there and make the cotton candy for everyone. “The support our library system receives from the community year round, but especially during the summer reading challenge is overwhelming,” Iwen said. The faire took place at Centennial Park, giving the kids l...
A resident who's dedicated to helping others will be recognized at a University of Wyoming awards banquet. Green River resident Brittany Wells Gray recently received notification that she would receive the Rising Alumni Award from the University of Wyoming at an upcoming awards banquet in September. According to the University of Wyoming's website www.uwyo.edu, the Rising Alumni Award "recognizes alumni of the University of Wyoming who have graduated in the last 10 years and distinguished...
The thought of not having an ambulance service in Sweetwater County is something we cannot even fathom. We believe if it’s a situation requiring emergency assistance, an ambulance had better be there. At a recent Sweetwater County commissioner’s meeting, Commissioner Jeffery Smith said he wanted the press to help him inform the public about the financial problems both Castle Rock Ambulance Service and Sweetwater Medics are having. According to Smith, Castle Rock is losing about $35,000 per month, while Sweetwater Medics has received about $1....
We live in an age of unparalleled convenience. With a tap on a cell phone screen, we can summon a driver, order carryout delivery or have our groceries shipped right to our front doors. Don’t want to go through Amazon? Grocery stores allow people to shop on your phone, with the items bagged and ready for pickup within a few hours. We’re living in an age “The Jetsons” couldn’t imagine -- though I still want the flying cars. However, what does this convenience cost us? I started asking myself th...
“Every once in a while, my heart seems to be jumping out of my chest, I get a weak feeling and short of breath,” the patient explained. When I listened with my stethoscope, his rhythm was different than the usual lub-dub, foot-tapping, sounds, which are regular as a band marching through town on a summertime parade. Instead his heart had the irregular rhythm of popping corn, chaotic and unpredictable, and I couldn’t tap my foot to it. As predicted, the EKG showed the rhythm of atrial fibrillation, with the atrial rate running at three to 400 b...
David Yori, of Rock Springs passed away Aug. 10, 2019, at his home with his wife Kathy Yori at his side. He was a lifetime resident of Rock Springs, the son of Edward and Dosilina Yori. He is survived by his wife Kathy of Rock Springs; one brother Ed Yori of Cheyenne and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at the Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, Wy. A vigil service with rosary will be...
Margaret E. "Maggie" Riley, 76, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at The Mission at Castle Rock in Green River surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of Rock Springs for 43 years and is a former resident of Casper and Seminole, Okla. Riley was born July 24, 1943, in Seminole, Okla.; the daughter of Arthur B. Henry and Letha Siler. She attended schools in Casper and Rock Springs attaining her beauticians and realtors license. Maggie married William Gene Riley May 19, 1961, in...
Tamela Kay Moyer, 60, of Rock Springs, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Tammy died following a brief illness. She was born July 16, 1959, in Rawlins, the daughter of Charley Winter and Joyce Sullivan Macy. Tammy attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1977. While in high school, she was a cheerleader and a member of National Honor Society. Tammy...
Monte McCallister left this world at home surrounded by his family Aug. 10, 2019. He was born Jan. 27, 1937, in Laurel, Mont., to Edwin McCallister and Jean Graham McCallister. He was the third child born into a family of nine. He grew up at a ranch called " Seven Mile" west of Laramie. Monte married the love of his life Verna Walker when he was 18 in Laramie, and was married for 64 years. They had four children Lynn, Sandy, Aaron and Kelly. He moved to Rock Springs in the early 1970s following...
Johnathan Michael Inbody, 46, Rock Springs, passed away peacefully Aug. 9, after a lengthy illness. He was born May 15, 1973, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Gerald Mark Inbody and Joni R. Wells Wolfe. He attended schools Sprit Lake and Lakewood, Colo., and graduated from Alameda High School with the class of 1992. Johnathan married Christine L. Risley June 28, 2017, in Rock Springs. He worked in construction and flooring for 16 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, laughing and joking w...
Two new sculptures will be unveiled during the River Festival and Art on the Green festivities this weekend. The Green River Arts Council will host the unveiling at 7 p.m. Friday at Expedition Island. One sculpture is of a fox while the other is a stainless steel trout measuring more than 30 feet in length. The sculpture reveal coincides with the 15th anniversary of Art on the Green. According to Tricia Patterson, a member of the arts council, the trout was created by Green River artist Bobby...
It's been a month since Green River resident Aubree Corona went missing, and yet it appears authorities don't have any more information than when she disappeared. Aubree Shanae Corona, 28, was last seen July 13 by her friends when she left their campsite near New Fork Lake. She was driving a dark gray 2005 Chevy Avalanche with a red and white Honda CRF 450R motorcycle in the back. Aubree is 5' 6," 194 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her mother, Karen Corona, said she was told Aubree had...
The future of ambulance service within Sweetwater County is unclear. With both Castle Rock Ambulance Service of Green River and Sweetwater Medics of Rock Springs losing money, a committee consisting of local representatives from both organizations, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County representatives and Sweetwater County Commissioner Jeffrey Smith have met twice to try and to determine how to address the problem. In an interview, Smith said Castle Rock is losing $35,000 a month, while...
A memorial bench for a Green River High School student who died shortly before graduation will be placed at Expedition Island later this month. The bench will be installed to memorialize Brett McKeehan, who died May 15. According to Brett’s father Steve, the project came about after the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees refused to do anything following the omission of Brett’s name from the high school graduation ceremony. Along with the city’s parks and recreation departm...
An academy operated under the Wyoming Military Department is giving teens struggling in high school another chance to succeed. A representative of the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, a military-style academy in Camp Guernsey, discussed the value of the program with members of the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The accredited academy has operated in Wyoming since 2006, graduating more than 1,000 cadets. According to April Corwin, a recruiter for the...
