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The state of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 was discussed in a far-reaching presentation Tuesday night. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said enrollment trends throughout the district have remained stable during the past several years. As of Tuesday, the total number of students enrolled was 2,611, making the district the 10th largest in the state. Of that group, Little-Kaumo said 17.5 percent are on an individual education plan, 2.2 percent are homeless, 3.2 percent have limited...
Everyone likes to laugh, but not all jokes are funny. However, one Green River student's joke was so funny it will be published in a joke book. Evan Maser, 9, of Washington Elementary School was one of hundreds of kids across the country who submitted a joke for the UnitedHealthCare Children's Foundation's joke books. Not only does Evan's joke get to be in a joke book, but he is helping children. The money raised from the book sales goes to the foundation, which uses the money to provide...
Once again, the state of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County came up during the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting last week. During the commissioner’s comments portion of the meeting, Commissioner John Kolb gave the board an update on the hospital. Kolb acts as a liaison between the commissioners and the hospital board. Kolb said he is happy with out things with the new board is going, but he wanted to reiterate what this board has to overcome. “We had good people on that boa...
No contest. That’s the plea Jacob Anglesey made during an 11th hour change-of-plea hearing Friday afternoon, a few days prior to the scheduled start of his first-degree murder trial. “We were set to go to trial on Monday,” Third District Court Judge Richard Lavery said. As part of a plea agreement, Anglesey changed his plea to no contest to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of two-year-old Connor Allen. No contest is a plea made when a defendant does not admit or de...
An Idaho man who robbed Wyochem Federal Credit Union was sentenced recently for the robbery. Donald Sample, also known as Donald A. Sheriff, 60, of Pocatello, Idaho, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for bank robbery and use of a firearm. He was ordered to pay $178,375 in restitution in addition to his sentence. Sample was convicted after a jury trial June 30 in U.S. District Court and was sentenced Sept. 5. He was sentenced to 23 years for the bank robbery and seven years for...
The Green River Wolves took on Riverton and played their first game in front of a large home crowd at Wolves Stadium, ending the GRHS Hall of Fame game with a dominating 56-21 victory. This time, the Wolves faced a stronger opponent in the Wolverines, but the team were no match for the Wolves as Green River dominated on offense and defense from the opening kick. The team had two goals going into the game, according to head coach Don Maggi. One was to win the game and get better each week. Maggi...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming team traveled to Laramie and Cheyenne this weekend and had varying results. During the Laramie Invite and Dual, the Lady Wolves struggled. “Friday night was rough,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. “We were missing a couple of key players.” She said some of the girls were out sick, one was visiting a college campus, one had another extracurricular event, and others who still competed weren’t feeling well. “Sometimes at this time of the year th...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team took on their biggest rivals in their first conference game of the season. Each match was close and the momentum seemed to go back and forth between the Lady Wolves and the Rock Springs Lady Tigers. However, in the end, the Lady Tigers walked away with the win. In the first match, the Lady Wolves were on top, 25-22, then the Tigers answered back in the next to matches, 25-23, 25-23. In the fourth match, the Lady Wolves answered back, 25-18, but lost...
A weekend trip to Cheyenne to compete against the capital city’s three high schools has the Green River High School tennis team in a good position for the upcoming regional tournament at Cheyenne South High School. Tournament seeding was not released as of press time, but head coach Phil Harder believes many of the players, both girls and boys, will be placed in good positions. “We should have some decent seeding,” Harder said. While the team did lose against Central, the tennis players found...
Bring on the braces. My oldest son, Matthew, 7, got braces put on exactly two weeks ago. He was so excited to get them on and the place I took him to made it a wonderful experience. After his braces were put on, he was given three helium balloons attached to a pudding cup with a spoon. He also received a draw-string bag with a T-shirt, water bottle and everything he would need to be brace successful, including wax, mouth wash, tooth brushes, flossers and floss. He was smiling at everybody as big...
The coal industry will likely never return to its former glory, despite promises President Trump has made to the contrary. Fossil fuels will likely take a similar course, but not for several decades. Still, countries are starting to put the writing on the proverbial wall. China currently considers a ban on the production of gasoline and diesel-fueled cars and France has taken steps to end the sale of diesel and gas cars by 2040. Supposing those events do take place, it’s likely the market for fossil fuel vehicles will decline sharply during t...
The Green River URA/Main Street Agency finished up an exciting Farmers’ Market season Sept. 13. We were excited to bring back past and new vendors and best of all, it didn’t even rain every Wednesday like it has been known to do. The vendors really enjoy Green River’s Farmers Market and we all appreciate the support of the community for this important summer event and we are already looking forward to next year. We have some fun activities as we head into this fall. The first Saturday in October, the Green River URA/Main Street Agency will host...
Terri Nielsen, 49, passed away Sept. 2, 2017, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. Nielsen passed away following a brief illness. Nielsen was born May 14, 1968, in Roseville, Calif., the daughter of Donald Holten and Helen Allensworth. She graduated from Rio Linda High School in 1986. Nielsen also earned an associate degree in radiology and a certificate in forensics. She married Raymond Nielsen in Las Vegas, Feb. 14, 2014. Nielsen was a United States Navy veteran of the Persian Gulf...
Chainey Clay Gunderson passed away suddenly Sept. 4, 2017, in Grand Junction, Colo. He was born Feb. 11, 1981, to Clay Gunderson and Traci Herrman. He married Laura Shawcroft Nov. 25, 2006, and they were blessed with two amazing children. He was a dedicated, loving and amazing father to Kyler and Ava Gunderson, the loves of his life. Chainey was a happy-go-lucky person with a heart of gold who enjoyed life to the fullest. Always the jokester when there was laughter, you would find Chainey in...
Jessica Sue Flores, 35, of Green River, passed away Sept. 4, 2017. A lifelong resident of Green River, Flores passed away following a sudden illness. She was born on June 19, 1982 in Rock Springs, the daughter of John and Yolanda Reyes Flores. Flores attended school in Green River and was a graduate of the class of 2000. She also attended Western Wyoming Community College. She was the owner and operator of JSF Cleaning. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Her interests...
"Health, prosperity, and love, and the time to enjoy them," was a toast Mildred (Mimi) Emerson would recite in Spanish. She spoke Portuguese and French as well, and even learned a bit of Danish before a family vacation, exemplifying her passions for languages, travel, and other cultures. She was born in Wheatland and raised on the Bohmont Family Ranch. She studied three years at the UW, became a Kappa Delta member and met her husband Eugene "Gene" Emerson, son of the late Wyoming Governor Frank...
Louis Kevin Cloyd, 54, passed away Sept. 3, 2017, at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 40 years, and a former resident of Springfield, Ore. Cloyd was born Nov. 20, 1962, in Oakland, Calif., the son of Ronald Cloyd and Joanne Lee Sheraden. He attended schools in Oregon and was a 1981 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Cloyd married Angela Kalista in 1989 in Elko, Nev., They later divorced. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1983 and was...
On Sept. 10, Phyllis Moretti Blackburn, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by family while a resident at The Villa in Green River. Phyllis was born Dec. 28, 1922, in Lyman, to Darius Matthew Syme and Harriet Evaline "Ev" Rollins Syme. She graduated from Lyman High School in 1940 and married Oliver Harry Moretti Oct. 6, 1941. Together they raised seven children and worked hard at the Carter Café with Oliver's family until his death in 1965. She worked at various jobs including at the Ogden...
It may take him days to complete a 1,000-piece puzzle, but it's something he enjoys. For Roger Stamper, a self-proclaimed staunch Democrat, creating beautiful American-themed puzzles has become a favorite pass time. Stamper is often seen at Sage View Care Center, sitting with puzzle pieces scattered in front of him. He takes his time finding just the right piece before trying to put it in place. Stamper, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, is a double-leg amputee and a veteran, has been in...
Inductees into the Green River Hall of Fame were honored Friday night during the halftime show at Wolves Stadium. One of the inductees was the 1971 state championship golf team. The team was coached by Larry Clause and was led by All-State golfers Bruce Valencia and John Carey. Other golfers on the team included Wes Bigler, Pat Gaensslen and John Simpson. At the state championship, Valencia placed third with a two-round total of 172 and Carey took fifth, shooting 177. Both Valencia and Carey...
More than 1,400 pounds of food were donated as part of an Eagle Scout project to help residents in Green River. Thursday afternoon, Green River High School senior Dallin Hoyt brought a truckload of food to the Green River Food Pantry, the result of a drive he initiated Aug. 30. Hoyt said he started asking people about what would best help the community while considering his Eagle Scout project. "(The food drive) stuck out as something that would help the community the most," Hoyt said. Hoyt...
