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Harry Potter fans flocked to the Sweetwater County Library for it's annual Harry Potter event. Once children walked through the doors of the library, they were given the Marauder's Map, which showed them what path to take to make it through the library. The children then made their way to the Sorting Hat to determine which house they will be in at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin. What the children didn't know was how they were sorted by...
The Lady Wolves Swimming team brought home another first-place finish this weekend after a meet in Rock Springs. The Green River High School Lady Wolves continue to decrease their times as the season goes along. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said in a previous interview that with all the traveling it was nice for the Lady Wolves to only have to travel to Rock Springs. They are familiar with the pool and it's not too far from home. On Saturday, the Lady Wolves came in first out of three teams...
Lady Wolves play three games last week and bring home two more wins. The Lady Wolves kicked off last week’s competition with a win against Cheyenne East Tuesday evening in Green River. The Lady Wolves beat East in four sets, 25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22. This win got the Lady Wolves the momentum they needed to beat Riverton at home on Friday evening in four sets, 25-7, 25-15, 25-13. “They played great volleyball,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. “Their talking was great and we did our best at shutti...
Green River hit the road last week to make the short trip West to take on the 4-1 Evanston Red Devils. Green River kicked to Evanston to start the game and the first defensive play of the game was a tackle for a loss by Green River’s Payton Tucker. Green River got gave up a couple of big runs, but on first down, Wolf Russell Ferrell stopped Evanston for a 1-yard gain. The Red Devils then picked up 15 yards and got an additional 5 yards on a face mask penalty. The defense then stepped up once again with Tucker and Thomas Harvey back from injury...
It’s been about one month since a bin fire at the Green River Solid Waste Transfer Station took place and the city isn’t sure when the station will be up and running. Public works director Mark Westenskow said he’s just waiting for the insurance company to process the claim so the building can be repaired. Even though the Green River Fire Department firefighters kept the fire from spreading out of the bin, the heat from the blaze caused interior damage to the transfer station. The facil...
More than half of attorneys responding to a judicial poll tabulated by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center oppose Circuit Court Judge Craig Jones’ retention. Jones, as well as Circuit Court Judge John Prokos were reviewed in the 2018 Wyoming Judicial Advisory Poll, a biennial poll, which anonymously surveys Wyoming attorneys on their opinions regarding circuit, district and state supreme court justices up for retention for the Wyoming State Bar. The poll uses a five-point scale to determine a...
A man who pleaded guilty to making inappropriate videos of women in restrooms, at their homes or at public events, will serve more than a decade in prison. Ryan Michael Flaten, 28, Green River, appeared in front of two Third District Court judges on the 45 voyeurism felony charges and two sexual exploitation of children charges. Though the crimes were similar in nature, they were two different case files, which were placed in front of Judge Nena James and Judge Richard Lavery. The case that...
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 may have another Title 1 school in Washington Elementary School. Tuesday night, the school board approved a request to allow Washington Elementary School to move head with an application to make it a Title 1 school. If approved, this would allow the school staff to use Title 1 funding more flexibly throughout the school, as opposed to the funds only being applicable to Title 1 teachers and programs. According to principal Anne Marie Covey, one of the...
Larry Alan Tynsky, 68, passed away Oct. 3, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Tynsky was born Dec. 9, 1949, in Rawlins the son of Ted Tynsky and Barbara Bailey. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1968 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Tynsky married Nancy Pickell Bailey Dec. 21, 1992, in Rock Springs. He owned and operated a butcher shop for 10 years and later started working at FMC as a roof bolter. Tynsky retired...
Like everything else in Washington, D.C., the selection and eventual confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has been a partisan debacle in which the worst parts of American politics reared their ugly heads from the Congressional swamp. We don’t think Kavanaugh is fit to serve on the court, and we’re not referring to the allegations Dr. Christine Blasely Ford made against him. Even without those allegations, we think Kavanaugh has said enough to prove he should not be a Supreme Court justice. We’re disappointed in both Senat...
Dear Editor, This letter is in reference to last week’s letter to the editor “deer issues need to be addressed now.” I feel the need to respond to the phrasing, opinion and misinformation in that letter. Any quotation marks I use will be referring to statements in that letter. “On any given day, small groups of deer jaunt around our town. These hoofed invaders have always seemed abundant, but over the past decade they have reached extremely high counts.” First of all, it’s not just our town. We build a town in their habitat. They are not invade...
(Editor’s note: We’ve received a few letters from Green River High School students who have recently read “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The students have compared current events to themes found in the book.) Dear Editor, My name is Espen and I would like to take some of your time to explain a problem I have with our society. I thought about the theme of crime and punishment when I was reading through “The Scarlet Letter” and how unfair it can be. Especially in our society, today people get off almost scot-free from horrible cr...
(Editor’s note: We’ve received a few letters from Green River High School students who have recently read “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The students have compared current events to themes found in the book.) Dear Editor, Suicide rates of all ages have continued to increase and show no signs of slowing down in this time. Even in the beginning of our nation, people suffering from guilt or shame from something they have done has affected them to harm themselves in hopes of relieving this feeling. Although suicide rates of all age...
By KERRY DRAKE Wyofile.com When people recall their first encounters with Dick Cheney, what they remember probably depends at what time in his life it occurred: whether he was a high school student in Casper, flunking out of Yale, serving as Wyoming’s congressman, running the Pentagon, making millions as an energy baron or reigning as the most powerful vice president in U.S. history. Me, I’m probably the only American who thinks of candy bars. I know that association requires some explanation. Here it is: As a young reporter at the Wyoming Sta...
By John Privette Wyoming Small Business Development Center Network International trade involves a lot of rules, regulations and terms that can be confusing to a small business owner, but that shouldn’t stop you from expanding your market outside of the United States. Free on Board (FOB) is one of the oldest shipment-delivery terms in the books and sets the conditions for when the seller is free of all risks in regard to the exporting process. Here’s what you need to know about FOB if your business is currently exporting outside of the U.S. or...
Carnell Green, 92, of Green River, passed away Oct. 4, 2018, at The Mission at Castle Rock Center in Green River surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Bryan, Texas, the son of Robert A. Green and Emma L. Sanders Green. He was an active member and trustee of Zion Baptist Church in Denver. Green attended schools in Bryan, Texas, and graduated from Kemp High School in 1943. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Metropolitan State College in Denver. Green...
Vernon J "Jimmy" Martin, 61, of Green River, passed away Sept 14, 2018, at the University of Utah medical center in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. He was a long time resident of Green River and former resident of Rock Springs. Martin was born in Clarksville, Ark., Sept. 16, 1956, to Bessie Lucile Duffy and Olen Leslie Martin. He later moved to Rock Springs. He married Theresa Gipson (Bard) in 1981 and they later divorced. Jimmy was employed at Zumbrennen Tire in Green River until...
Lillian E. Sanders, 100, passed away Oct. 6, 2018, at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. A longtime resident of Green River and former longtime resident of Carlsbad, N.M., and New York. She was born on May 3, 1918, in Rochester, N.Y., the daughter of William and Grace Conley Warner. Sanders attended schools in Rochester, N.Y. She married Lawrence Sanders in Roswell, N.M. He preceded her in death on June 24, 1950. Sanders worked in sales as a clerk for many years. Her interests included...
Jameson Colt Tanner, infant son of Travis Tanner and Alicia Hummel, passed away Oct. 5, 2018, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Jason and Jaxon Moen, both of Green River; one sister, Jessica Moen, also of Green River; three uncles, Cody Hummel and wife Megan and Dustin Hummel, all of Green River, and Dallas Tanner and wife Ashliana of Price, Utah; two aunts, Jessica Tullio and husband Rhett of Tacoma, Wash., and Harmony Hummel of Green River; paternal grandparents, Justin and Brenda...
James Uhls, 77, passed away Sept. 13, 2018, at his home in Green River. He has been a resident of Green River since 1990 and is a former resident of Rock Springs and Riverton. Uhls was born July 4, 1941, in Franklin County, Ill., the son of Joseph Elmer Uhls and Eunice Smith. He attended schools in Superior and obtained his GED. Uhls also earned an art education certificate at Central Wyoming College and in the same year was offered an art scholarship at the University of Wyoming. Uhls married...
Brenda Mae Lucero, 72, passed away Sept. 14, 2018, at her home in Rock Springs surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Rock Springs for three months and is a former resident of Mesquite, Texas. Lucero was born on Aug. 3, 1946 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Joe Brown and Gladys Mae Allen. She attended schools and graduated in Dallas, Texas. Lucero worked as a craft store clerk for 10 years and retired September of 2016. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagle Aerie No. 151....
