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Deciding whether or not to allow for primitive camping in FMC Park is an issue the council will have revisit. During the last Green River City Council workshop, the Council gave its approval for several groups to start looking into the possibility of camping in FMC Park. Gary Wolfe, who was representing the Green River Greenbelt Task Force, Green River Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Sweetwater Mountain Biking Association, asked the council for permission to explore camping options for...
A registered sex offender who failed to report his change of residence, which happened to be near a school, will serve time in prison. Lonnie Phillip Moffitt, 41, of Green River was convicted in 1999 of third-degree sexual assault. Since then, he is required to notify the proper authorities on his employment or residential changes, however, he failed to do so. Moffitt appeared in Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to two felony charges and...
Starting Tuesday, hours at the Sweetwater County Library in Green River will be reduced. The library will now be open Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from Noon to 5 p.m. Overall, the changes result in the library being opened for five fewer hours than previously. According to Jason Grubb, director of the library system, the decision came about as a result of fewer staff at the libraries. In Green River, four longtime employees retired as a part of...
The filing deadline for school board and special districts concluded Monday, with a few more residents deciding to run for election to the Sweetwater County School District No.2 Board of Trustees. Joining Brenda Roosa, Corina Tynsky, Steve Core and Mark Sanders is Kevin Gelinas. The five seek four, four-year terms on the school board, which not only heads up schools in Green River, but McKinnon and Granger as well. More residents have filed for the Castle Rock Hospital District Board of Trustees. Joining Lisa Robison are Robert Gordon and Reed...
Steven Dean McLaren was sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence on five felony counts, including Attempted Second Degree Murder, by Third Judicial District Court Judge Richard Lavery on August 31, 2016. Judge Lavery sentenced 53-year-old McLaren to a total of 63 to 81 years to be served in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. McLaren was found guilty on all charged counts by a jury on April 15, 2016, after a four day trial regarding incidents which occurred on March 10, 2014. At trial, prosecution presented evidence that on March 10, 2014, McLaren...
What to do with the local deer population has been a contentious subject in Green River for the past few years, but while they can be pesky, at this point, they’re probably better left alone. One caveat we would like to make involves deer proven to be aggressive against city residents and other animals. We think they should be killed as they present a tangible threat to others. The deer living in the city are here to stay, with the only thing changing that is a mass culling designed to devastate the population. While some may see that as an a...
Dear Editor, Mr. Ryan Greene, Wyoming congressional candidate, informed me Aug. 25, he is pro-choice (pro-abortion) and opposed to capital punishment (excusing a convicted killer from the death penalty). As a conservative baptist preacher (independent, fundamentalist, King James Bible-only-believing, Christian), I find Greene’s position to be reprehensible. Every citizen-voter of moral conscience in this state must recognize that abortion is murder under any circumstance, and that the Authorized Word of God requires execution of every c...
Dear Editor, Nomis is not qualified to be Fire chief, just because he is a Nomis. He didn’t take college classes or serve as interim fire chief and then get the shaft. We need new blood and the city needs to get into a new era. Mike Liberty worked for the job and then he was only good enough to be the interim fire chief. Green River, shame on your politicians. Christine Pope Bountiful, Utah...
From the City of Green River Recognition, the expressed appreciation by one person to another for that person’s behaviors, activities or impact that may or may not be accompanied by a physical or financial reward. We received a call today from a local resident that just wanted to say thanks to all the city employees and give recognition for the job they do. That person, a long time resident, understands the budget pressure the city and the state are under and they know we have been expected to do more or maintain with less resources. Yes, t...
The Green River High School Varsity Tennis Team started the season well with a victory over Powell Friday, but faltered in a close loss to Cody the next day. Green River’s boys defeated Powell 4-1, while the girls won 3-2. In Cody, the boys lost 2-3, while the girls lost 1-4. Head coach Phil Harder said the team has worked hard in addressing key fundamentals during their practices, choosing one item and drilling on that item throughout the practice. With the match in Cody, Harder said it c...
Strong performances in the pool have resulted in the Lady Wolves swimming and diving team qualifying for a few events early in the season. So far, Avery Otto-Horn, Alexis King, Sherylann Moritz, Sydni Sanders and Ashley Jensen have qualified for state. “We had girls put in time outside the season and came in ready to go,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. “You could really tell those girls put in practice time.” The competition against Jackson was the result of a miscommunication. Jackson...
While the field at Green River High School has been the site of recent renovations, the field won’t become a new Wolves Stadium according to Green River High School Athletics Director Tony Beardsley. During the summer, a new running track and artificial turf football field were installed near the high school, using funds from the district’s recreation board mill levy. Beardsley said the improvements will benefit both the school district and community, saying the field will be used as an sec...
Boys and girls soccer at Green River High School won’t start until 2017, but soccer fans in Green River will soon have a chance to support the Western Wyoming Community College Mustangs. The Mustangs will take on Salt Lake Community College Sept. 6 at Wolves Stadium. The men’s team will take to the field at 5:30 p.m., while the women will play at 7:30 p.m. The Mustangs will then host Snow College from Ephraim, Utah, at GRHS Sept. 9, with the men playing on the new turf field at GRHS at 3 p.m...
Sometimes people do not plan on coming back to their hometown for work, but sometimes the unplanned decisions become life’s greatest gifts. This is the case for Green River High School graduate and GRHS teacher Terrin Musbach. Musbach did not necessarily plan on coming back to Green River after college, but she does not regret her decision at all. “I don’t think anyone plans on coming back,” Musbach said. “This is not where I expected to be, but I love it. I don’t know if I really saw myself anywhere though.” Musbach attended the University of...
One Green River artist’s work was recognized at a recent event at the governor’s mansion in Cheyenne. Anna Harris, a senior at Green River High School, was recognized in Cheyenne for a two-dimensional piece she created during her junior year. The piece depicts several stones stacked on top on one another in three stacks in front of a larger boulder. Two boys are seen standing on the stacks of rocks, with only their lower torsos visible in the frame. Harris said the print was created using a pri...
Todd and Kelly Harsha of Green River and Dan and Hope Schmid of LaBarge and Warren Ellis of Kemmerer recently announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Torri-Jan Harsha of LaBarge to Kristopher Michael Ellis of LaBarge. The wedding is scheduled to take place Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at 2 p.m. in LaBarge....
Jerry and Kathy Marchant of Green River will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on Aug. 25, 1966, in Salt Lake City at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple. The Marchants have three children, Laurie Doman (Chris) of Utah, Lynn Marchant (Cheryl) of Idaho and Lisa Weight (Chris) of Minnesota. They have 10 grandchildren: Rowdy Swim; Alexis, Hannah, Kayla and Aubrie Marchant and Annie, Noah, Brigham, Hudson and Sylvie Weight. The Marchants served an...
Rock Springs High School long-time sweethearts Dustin Smith and Paige Yates marry after seven years. The marriage took place in Green River, at Detra Cates and Johnny Young's home in Jamestown, who are grandparents of the bride. John King officiated the small, outdoor ceremony at 6:30 p.m. with friends and family. The Bride was given away by her parents, Willie and Leah Yates. Davie Schultz was the maid of honor, Allie Schultz was a bridesmaid and Kylee Shultz was junior bridesmaid the, all of...
Residents and children had the chance to look at small planes at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport Saturday. During fourth annual Spaceport Day, children and their parents were encouraged to have breakfast, eat a cookie, drink some water or juice and make their way over to the planes. Though most of the planes were small one and two-person planes, the children thought they were huge. Some of the pilots were kind enough to let the children climb into the planes to look at the...
Pumpkins puffs and T-shirt bags were just a couple of items seniors were making in a new craft class. For about the first time in four years, seniors have a craft class they can attend at the Golden Hour Senior Center. The Let's Get Crafty class takes place every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the craft room. This past Thursday, seniors were busy making pumpkin puffs for fall decorations and T-shirt bags to carry things in. "It's always a fun fall project. I've been doing it for 30 years," Theresa...
A deer with a drooping, broken antler, that was visibly distressed was helped by a local agency. A couple weeks ago, Green River resident Stan Blake was going into his backyard when he saw an injured buck. “I knew the deer was in distress,” Blake said. The buck was laying down and I could see its antler was broken. Blake called Green River Animal Control and officer Kim Wilkens responded to the call. It only took her a couple of minutes to decide she needed to call the Wyoming Game and Fis...
Demetrio Medina Jr., 73, passed away Aug. 27, 2016, after a sudden illness. A longtime resident of Green River, he lived in Ogden, Utah, for the last 10 years. He was born June 12, 1943, in Rawlins, the son of Demetrio Medina and Amada Trujillo. Medina worked at OCI for 42 years and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His interests included wood working, fishing, hunting, and spending time with family. Survivors include his wife Jan Medina of Ogden, Utah; two...
Jack (Jake) Berton Wininger, 27, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 21, 2016, in Jamestown. He was born Oct. 25, 1988, in Evanston, the son of Jack Wininger and Nita Lewis. He graduated Mountain View High School in 2007, where he was a member of track, football, and basketball teams. He attended college at the Laramie County Community College in Laramie, Wyoming where he earned an associate degree in physical education. He also attended Western Wyoming Community College and earned an industrial...
Joyce Mazelle Wilson, 84, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 25, 2016, at Deer Trail Assisted Living Center. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past year and former resident of Berthoud, Colo., for 55 years. Wilson died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Pritchett, Colo., the daughter of Bruce B. Kenagy and Mable L. Berner Kenagy on Nov. 26, 1931. Wilson attended schools in Loveland and was a high school graduate of the Loveland High School with the class of 1949. She also...
