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Despite the impact of a global pandemic altering every aspect of life and changing how students attended school, Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s students are performing higher than the state average. The Wyoming Department of Education released the 2020-2021 WY-TOPP results last week. A gap exists between the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 school years due to testing being canceled during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite that, the district made gains in the percentage of students testing a...
Use of a deworming medication for treatment and prevention of COVID-19 symptoms hasn’t been seen in Sweetwater County, though some residents have inquired about the drug. Ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites in both humans and livestock, has been wrongly touted as a means of treating and preventing COVID-19 infections by some internet and social media groups. One such group, the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance, falsely claims Mexico has “emptied their hospitals” through use o...
ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming News Exchange) — The Western Wyoming Community College Board of Trustees approved a 30-day mask mandate at a special board meeting on Wednesday. The decision was made after hearing recommendations from Dr. Kim Dale, the president of Western, and updated COVID-19 statistics from Dr. Jean Stachon, the Sweetwater County public health officer. As of Aug. 25, there are four total confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among the student body with six students currently in quarantine. Among Western staff members, two have tested p...
Clarence Richard Nobles Sr., of Hartshorn, Oklahoma, formerly of Green River, passed away at the age of 89 on May 22 at the VA Hospital in Maskogee, Oklahoma of heart disease. Born Feb. 1, 1932 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to Thomas and Lola Nobles. Siblings include LaVerne, Roger, Lola Mae, Shirley, Jack, Tommy and Lewis. Jack is the only surviving member. Clarence was born in a time of coal mining and share-cropping in rural Oklahoma and Arkansas. The family moved many times in his childhood. Being wi...
Barbara Eden, 72, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a life-long resident of Wyoming. Mrs. Eden was born February 28, 1949 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Levor Covert and Sylvia Covert. She attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1967 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Barbara married Bill Eden on July 7, 1968 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; he preceded her in death on September 25, 2000 in Rock Springs. Mrs. Eden...
Raymond Henry Berger, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at his home in Eden, Wyoming. He was a resident of Farson for the past 25 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He died following a sudden illness. He was born on September 9, 1941 at home in Morton County, Mandan, North Dakota; the son of Henry Berger and Katherine Berger. Both of his parents passed away by the time he was seven years old; his uncle and aunt took him in and raised his as their own. Mr. Berger atten...
Gabriel Rudy Lamorie Jr. completed his journey here on August 28th 2021 at 1:06pm at Ogden Regional Medical Center after a courageous 11 day battle against COVID-19. Gabriel, lovingly known as "Butch", was born July 16th 1962 in Los Angeles, CA to parents Juanita and Gabriel Lamorie Sr. After graduating from Hannah Elk Mountain High School in 1979, he proudly joined the US Navy the day after graduation, eager to serve his country. Butch was stationed on the USS Chandler at Nasni, CA where he...
That headline says it all, doesn’t it? Somehow, a drug used to treat parasitic worms in the intestinal tract has become a sought-after commodity in treating COVID-19. Reports from throughout the United States claim people are buying the livestock-grade doses of the drug from feed shops or seeking prescriptions to keep on hand in case they contract COVID-19. Even the company producing the drug has issued a statement that it isn’t meant to combat or prevent symptoms from COVID-19. However, we also know people have at least inquired about the dru...
There comes a point when we realize we’re getting older, and with that, a realization that the body isn’t performing as optimally as we would like. We see this in sports all the time. Athletes with seemingly superhuman abilities eventually lose their gifts to the passage of time. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time to a certain generation of people who grew up watching him play with the Chicago Bulls. However, those same people tend to forget about his years with the...
Dear Editor, Last week there was a timely editorial about showing support for the Green Belt! A clean up of the Green Belt is already scheduled for Sept. 11. Since this is the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, it has been designated as A National Day of Service. Plans have been made with the City of Green River, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Greenbelt Taskforce, the Green River Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Green River for the Greenbelt clean up. People are encouraged to do clean up on the 12 miles of trail anytime during the week...
Green River Police Department reports for Aug. 24 At 9:11 a.m., officers responded to a report of found property at the police department. Officers met with an individual who turned in a wallet that was found on Interstate-80. Officers were able to contact the owner and return the property. Officers completed a report of the incident. At 10:14 a.m., officers responded to an emergency school safety drill at Green River High School. The drill was completed successfully. At 10:13 p.m., officers responded to a report of a dog fight. Officers met...
Green River High School's tennis program had some highs and lows last week, defeating Rock Springs at home before taking on Natrona County and Kelly Walsh in the same day Aug. 27. "It was a long day for us, we didn't get home until midnight," head coach Phil Harder said. Against Rock Springs, the teams sent the Tigers back home with a loss. The boys were able to sweep their matches while the girls only lost the No. 3 doubles contest. The matches against Natrona County told a similar story, with...
Laramie Relays Aug. 27 GRHS team score: 196 (fifth overall) Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay 4. GRHS A (Tanith Smith, Lilly Munoz, Brianna Uhrig, Amaya Spartz), 2:01.36 16. GRHS B (Autumn Casey, Ellie Mandros, Mikayla Green, Kaylee Peterson), 2:28.02 20. GRHS C (Alyssa Herwaldt, Jadin Magana, Mallery Lyon, Rylee Philips), 2:46.66 Girls 500 Yard Free Relay 2. GRHS A (Chezni Rubeck, Courtney Clark, Spartz, Tanith Smith), 5:11.86 11. GRHS B (Peterson, Green, Hailey Luth, Haley Clevenger), 6:13.11 13. GRHS C (Ashlynn Smith, Herwaldt, Magana, Kelcee...
The Green River High School golf team is off to a strong start this season, and head coach Karly Eyre is excited for both the postseason and the future of the program. The season started with the Snake River Shootout on Aug. 11 and 12, with the first day held in Jackson Hole and the second day in Cedar Creek. The GRHS girls took first place overall, and three individual girls had scores in the top 10. One Green River boy finished in the top 10. The golf team participated in the Star Valley...
They are two teams who return a significant number of players from very successful seasons in 2019, and they are two teams who share many ties between their coaching staffs. The Wyoming Cowboys and Montana State Bobcats will kick off the 2021 season Saturday at 2 p.m. on Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. Recent Successes Back in 2019 when both the Cowboys and Bobcats played their last full seasons, the Cowboys posted a record of 8-5 and captured the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Championship in Tucson. Meanwhile, the Bobcats made a run all th...
The Wolves and Lady Wolves cross country runners competed in their first event of the season Saturday, the invitational run Green River hosts at Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds northwest of Green River off of Wyoming Highway 372. Along with Green River, runners from Rock Springs, Lyman and Lander also competed at the meet. The 5K route created at the picnic grounds has often been described by coaches and runners as one of the toughest cross country courses runners will participate on during the...
While the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport hasn't received any extraterrestrial visitors lately, it has welcomed pilots and travelers from all over. During the annual Spaceport Days event last weekend, both local pilots and pilots from around the state flew in to the spaceport on Saturday morning. Bob McAdams, a Green River local since 1986, arrived at the spaceport in his Titan Tornado Super Stretch, a kit plane that he and his wife Debbie built in their garage. The Titan Tornado is...
Josie Odell, 9-year-old daughter of Scott and Joni Odell, former residents of Sweetwater County, has been honored as one of the brightest students in the world by the The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). She is the granddaughter of Marlene and Tim Merchant of Green River. Josie, as a home-schooled third grader now living in Anchorage, Alaska, was honored for exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT, or similar assessment as part of the CTY Talent Search. Josie earned High Honors in both the verbal and quantitative tests, being...
Josie Odell, 9-year-old daughter of Scott and Joni Odell, former residents of Sweetwater County, has been honored as one of the brightest students in the world by the The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). She is the granddaughter of Marlene and Tim Merchant of Green River. Josie, as a home-schooled third grader now living in Anchorage, Alaska, was honored for exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT, or similar assessment as part of the CTY Talent Search. Josie earned High Honors in...
The kids kept their eyes on their Wolf Pack teachers while they danced, carefully following the movements as they practiced their routine during this year's "Jr. Wolves Dance Camp" put on by the Green River High School Wolf Pack Dance Team. About 70 kids from preschool through sixth grade gathered at Lincoln Middle School for this year's dance camp, according to Wolf Pack coach Debi Kovick. The camp consisted of two hour-and-a-half-long sessions held one week apart, during which kids learned...
Elective surgeries at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County are canceled until further notice as a result an overwhelming influx of COVID-19 positive patients. In addition, the hospital, its clinics and the emergency room have no rapid COVID-19 tests to offer. The tests are in short supply nationwide as a result of the increase in cases. “We are at a critical juncture in Sweetwater County,” said Deb Sutton, MHSC Public Information Officer. “The hospital is treating and admitting more and more COVID-19 cases every day. There has been an incre...
Wyoming’s largest utility, Rocky Mountain Power, will decommission its entire coal-fired power fleet in the state by 2039 while continuing to add wind, solar and battery storage to its six-state operating system, according to preliminary details of its 2021 Integrated Resource Plan. RMP will retire 14 of its coal-fired power units across several states by 2030, and a total of 19 by 2040, RMP’s parent company PacifiCorp stated in a presentation to Wyoming utility officials late last week. PacifiCorp plans to add more than 3,700 megawatts of new...
