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When the students at Washington Elementary gathered in the gym for a school assembly Monday morning, they didn't know exactly what was going on, but they knew something important was happening by the big smiles on the faces of their teachers. "As your principal I couldn't be more excited," Anne Marie Covey told the students. "I'm going to try not to get emotional, but oh my goodness, the work that has gone into this - your teachers, your parents, and all of you have worked so hard to make this...
The miners moved forward together slowly, finding their way through smoke so thick they could barely see their own hands in front of their faces. The team members felt the heat and heard the roar of a fire in front of them as they pulled 400-pound fire hoses forward to extinguish the blaze. Wearing full apparatus gear, each miner ran 100 feet with 50-pound jugs in each hand before hitting an eight-by-eight log four feet with a 10-pound sledgehammer and cutting a six-by-six log in half with a...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 has new programming related to mental wellness this school year thanks to funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, a stimulus bill passed by Congress in 2021 that provided $303 million to help Wyoming schools mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the very top of the school district’s website has a link to a “Social/Mental Wellness” page, which can connect members of the school community to multiple new resources. “They’re very easy for any staff member or any family to access these sup...
Trevon Sturdivant, 36, passed away in the early hours of September 1, 2022. He was born on March 8, 1986 in Wheatland, WY, the son of Randy Olson and Sandy Sturdivant Olson. Trevon graduated high school in 2004 and worked as a bolter for Tata Chemicals. He loved hunting and was very outspoken about his unlucky draw results every year. He always included his young brother-in-law even though he slept through the hunt would wake for the harvest. He also enjoyed fishing, when he was up early enough... Full story
Siu Tung "ABC" Lau, 84 passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs since 1975 and former resident of China. He was born July 3, 1938 in Taishan, China; the son of Way Jui Lau and Tray Fong Liu. Mr. Lau attended schools in China. He married Shuet Fan Kan in 1978 in Hong Kong. He was the Owner/Operator and Cook of the Hong Kong House for eight years. He retired in 2008 having worked for the Sands Cafe... Full story
JoAnn Schneider, 94, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs for 42 years and former resident of New Prague, Minnesota. Mrs. Schneider died following a lengthy illness. She was born July 7, 1928 in Drake, North Dakota; the daughter of Anton Bruner and Mary Steiner. Mrs. Schneider attended schools in Funston, North Dakota. She married Edwin Schneider September 27, 1948 in Anamoose, North Dakota. He preceded... Full story
Richard Kriest, 88, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs, for the past 54 years and former resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He was born April 26, 1934 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; Stephen Kriest and Ruth Wagner Kriest. Mr. Kriest attended schools in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and was a 1952 graduate of Hopewell High School. He married Ruth Hannan August 14, 1954 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kriest worked for the first... Full story
Norma Joann Ramsay, 90, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. She was born on March 19, 1932, in Rock Springs, WY, the daughter of Eva Jackson and Frank Kaumo. Norma was a 1951 graduate from the Rock Springs High School. She married James Ramsay in Rock Springs, WY in 1953; he preceded her in death on February 19, 2000. Norma worked in food service for school district #1 for 22 years until her retirement in 1990. She worked with her... Full story
James Vale Mills, 89, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022, peacefully at his daughter's home surrounded by family in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Thermopolis, Wyoming for 44 years and former resident of Chicago, Illinois and Burtrum, Minnesota. He was born March 11, 1933 in Burtrum, Minnesota; the son of Lyle Mills and Catherine Miller Mills. Mr. Mills attended schools in Chicago, Illinois. He was a 1951 graduate of St. George High School. He received his Bachelors in... Full story
Anna Mildred Maser, 92, went to see Jesus face to face on Thursday, September 15, 2022. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Rock Springs for 14 years and a former resident of Green River, Wyoming. Anna was born on December 8, 1929 in Elsie, Nebraska; the daughter of Peter J. Meister and Mary Agnes Nealon. She attended school in Nebraska and relocated to Wyoming. She married Alex Junior Maser on August 6, 1949 in Laramie, Wyoming. He preceded... Full story
One summer during my college years, I had a roommate who suffered from suicidal thoughts. She’d attempted suicide before we met, and been hospitalized, but continued to struggle. Back in the late 80s, there was very little public understanding of mental health issues, and the stigma was even stronger than it is today. Our other roommate and I didn’t know what to do, or where to turn. Not surprisingly, we didn’t handle it well. However, we did one thing right: we restricted access to lethal means. We secured the knives, and took control of her m...
Dear Editor, Your article in the 9/8/22 issue entitled “Non-Profit Scrutiny” on page one and continued on page 3 with the title “Fraudulent activity with federal funds poses risk to Sweetwater County” is incorrect and should be retracted. The embezzled funds were private funds from families whose children were enrolled in the RS-YAHC Early Learning Center, not federal, state, county, or any other governmental funds as inferred in your article. The federal funds in question are those that Rachelle Morris obtained through her sham LLC under t...
Green River Police Department reports for Sept. 11 At 5:33 p.m., officers responded to a report of stalking. Officers met with the reporting party who advised they felt like they were being stalked and harassed by an unknown individual. The reporting party advised they had received harassing messages and felt like they were being followed by the unknown individual. Officers gathered the information from the individual and completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 7:23 p.m., officers... Full story
Green River High School recently added several new GRHS graduates into the Hall of Fame. The inductees were honored during the Wolves varsity football game against Rawlins Sept. 9 and officially inducted during the 2022 Hall of Fame Banquet the next night. One unique addition to the Hall of Fame this year was an entire group of sports and activities teams from 1974, added together "because of their vast achievements" according to Athletics Director Anthony Beardsley. Tom Wilson Tom Wilson was a... Full story
The Lady Wolves swim team hosted a Green River Invite meet on Saturday at the Aquatic Center in Green River with eight teams competing. The Wolves won first place in nine out of the 12 events and continue to crush the competition. The Lady Wolves will host another home meet today at 4 p.m. at the Aquatic Center and will travel to Evanston on Saturday. The swimmers keep improving and are cutting times in their events. The Lady Wolves now have many swimmers who have qualified for state, and the... Full story
This past weekend the Green River Boys and Girls Tennis teams competed in the South Regionals for seeding position for the State meet to be held this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Gillette. The veteran, more-experienced boys team took first place in Regionals, getting favorable seedings for State. The boys No. 1 Doubles team of Zach Friel and Taylon Tirrell and the No. 2 Doubles team of David Ross and Chris Wilson both took first place, coming away as Regional champions. The No. 3 Doubles team of Theran Archibald and Michael Nielsen came in...
The Green River Wolves Girls and Boys Cross Country teams participated in the Lander Invitational this past week in between rain storms on a muddy cross country course at the Lander Golf and Country Club against ten other local teams. Head Cross Country Coach Craig Leavitt commented that it was "a slick race with lots of kids slipping and falling in the mud on the hills." Coach Levitt felt that it would be likely that "our kids will be ordering spikes this week as those that did not have them...
After starting the season with three straight home games, including a 48-0 win over Rawlins, the Green River High School Wolves football team traveled north to take on the Worland Warriors in their annual homecoming game. Worland kicked off to the Wolves, who started with a 23-yard pass completion from senior quarterback Caleb Lake to fellow senior Jackson Mitchell. Several runs by Bracken Miller and the Wolves were moving the ball, with their offensive lines providing some good blocking, but...
The Green River High School volleyball team headed to Casper last week to take on Kelly Walsh High School, a team that remains undefeated and ranked first in the state after defeating the Lady Wolves in their conference match. The Lady Wolves fought back but couldn't keep up, and Kelly Walsh ended up beating them in all three sets, with scores of 25-11, 25-14 and 25-10. "Kelly Walsh was a very good volleyball team," Head Coach Jessica Demaret said. "There is a reason they are ranked number one...
After heading to Buffalo last week for the 3A Wyoming State Golf Championships, the Green River High School golf team's season is officially complete. "We didn't leave with the results we wanted, but we definitely left with some great memories and lessons learned," Assistant Coach Danielle Salas said. The Buffalo Golf Club is known for playing hard, Salas said, which the coaching staff tried to stress to the team members. "Hole number 17 is one of the most 'bogeyed' holes on any golf course in...
