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Ciner and WE Soda Ltd, a Ciner company, have announced a new soda ash project which will be coming to Green River in the next decade. Project West is the name of a new greenfield soda ash project which will use in-situ mining, also known as solution mining. The new project will be located outside of Green River near WE Soda's Pacific Soda project. Pacific, which used to be OCI, was bought by Ciner in 2015 and ran by them until last December, when they entered a partnership with Sisecam. The new...
Excited kids and families, many in wizard robes, stood outside the Sweetwater County Library last Saturday, waiting in a line that stretched out the door and down the sidewalk. As they made their way inside they were greeted by Fleur Delacour and given a copy of the Maruader's Map to show them where to head on their adventure. From there they made their way through a maze of activities, from the Sorting Hat ceremony to Quidditch practice to the Chamber of Secrets itself. The annual Harry Potter...
Catherine (Cathy) Ann Cywinski, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday October 5 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. She was a resident of Casper for the past 18 years. She was born on April 20th, 1979 in Rock Springs to the late Donald Cywinski and Patricia Cywinski. Cathy graduated with the class of 1997 from Green River High School and received her BSW and Master's Degree in social work from the University of Wyoming. Cathy worked for 16 years at Central Wyoming Counseling Center where... Full story
Mary Sue Simmerman, 70, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at her home, peacefully surrounded by family in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs for 39 years and former resident of North Dakota. Mrs. Simmerman died following a three-year courageous battle. She was born December 8, 1951 in Stanley, North Dakota; the daughter of John Gray and Beatrice Whitmore. Mrs. Simmerman attended schools in Stanley and was a 1969 graduate of Stanley High School. She married Jack Simmerman... Full story
Abraham Arreola, 24, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mr. Arreola was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 19 years and former resident of Mexico. He was born February 3, 1998 in Jalisco Autlan, Mexico; the son of Juan De Dios Arreola Montes and Maria G. Peña De La Cruz. Mr. Arreola attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 2016 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He attended Western Wyoming Community College. He worked at Wells Fargo... Full story
John Mark Bartek, 66, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. He died following a lengthy illness. He was born December 18, 1955 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Clarence Bartek and Ardean Robertson. Mr. Bartek attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1974 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He earned Mine Maintenance Certificates at Western Wyoming Community College.... Full story
John Michael "Mike" Novotny, 62 passed away Saturday, October1, 2022 at his home in Evanston, Wyoming. He was a resident of Evanston for the past 20 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mr. Novotny died following a short illness. He was born on September 11, 1960 in Cheyenne, Wyoming; the son of John Michael Novotny and Helene Beth Yakse. Mr. Novotny attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1979 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Mr. Novotny worked for Boelen's Well... Full story
Joann Lee Lane, 78, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Lane was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was born February 19, 1944 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of George White and Jennie Henderson White. Mrs. Lane attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1962 Graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Jack Lane December 22, 1964 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Lane was a merchandizer for... Full story
Shortly before Ed Buchanan left the secretary of state’s post early to take a judgeship, the Wyoming Republican Party wrote a letter asking him to stay on through the November election. Party officials wrote that asking an interim secretary of state to oversee an election with only a few weeks on the job would be setting that person up for failure. There was just too much to learn in that short of a time. Buchanan was undeterred. When he resigned, Wyoming law required the state GOP to help find the person to finish out his term. S...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 1 At 6:48 p.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance between neighbors. Officers met with the individuals involved in a verbal dispute. Officers issued Matthew Tebedo, of Green River, citations for alleged disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct, then issued trespass warnings to both individuals and completed a report of the incident. The GRPD did not release the address officers responded to. At 8:08 p.m., officers responded to a report of a hit and run collision. It was reported... Full story
If you walk along Uinta Drive, you'll notice several of the trees have plaques dedicating them to the memory of friends, family, and community members. When you come to the trees in front of the post office, you can now notice a new plaque in front of a little Canadian Maple tree whose leaves recently turned red. "Leave room in your garden for the angels to dance," the plaque reads. The tree and plaque were dedicated to the memory of Wiley and Toni Morgan by the 2022 Pond Tour members. A dedicat...
The use of long sticks and staffs by blind and visually impaired pedestrians has evolved over the years. They are simply an extension of the arm and allow the user to identify upcoming hazards by utilizing their senses of touch and sound. These sticks, referred to as white canes in modern times, are used both as tools and symbols in the blindness community. White canes allow blind and visually impaired individuals to travel safely over all types of terrain and around unseen obstacles. They also serve as a symbol of the independent spirit exhibi... Full story
This past week the Green River High School Girls and Boys Cross Country teams competed at the Rock Springs Invitational with teams from Rock Springs, Mountain View, Lyman and Manila, Utah. The girls team took first place for the third time this season while the boys took forth. Five of the Lady Wolves' runners set their personal best times of the season, led by Isabelle Murdock taking second in the field of 26 runners with a fine time of 21:03.1. She was followed in the top 10 by Madison...
The Lady Wolves traveled to Evanston on Tuesday, October 4 for the Evanston vs Green River Dual. Leading the way for Green River in the 200 Yard Freestyle was Tanith Smith who took first place in the event. Emilee Barnes had a strong swim in the 200 Yard Individual Medley, winning first place. Another quick swimmer, Brianna Uhrig, took first place in the 100 Yard Butterfly. Ivory Neher glided through the water and snagged another win in the 100 Yard Freestyle. Hailey Luth showed endurence...
The Green River Wolves football team scored an impressive team victory over the Jackson Broncs this past Friday, winning 33-17 before a good crowd on Senior night in Green River. Jackson elected to receive to start the game, and after recovering a squib kick on the 46-yard line they started the game with excellent field position. Jackson's offense got an eight-yard pass completion and an 11-yard run to move deeper into Wolves' territory, but two straight penalties against the Broncs and they...
The Green River Wolves volleyball team had two home games against Riverton and Cody over the weekend. Unfortunately, they lost the games but had great fight through them both. In the first and second match against the Riverton Wolverines, the girls had a rough start but slowly turned it around with some great defense. They had great digs in the back row, and up at the net they had Eva Murray reading the net like a pro and blocking some dangerous attacks. Some small mistakes made them lose their...
FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR-The shoreline of this large reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah border has steadily receded this summer as the Bureau of Reclamation pumped more water out to help maintain critical water levels 500 miles away at Lake Powell. The water shrunk from boat ramps and forced marinas to scoot docks ever inward. By September, 6 feet of vertical drop in the water level translated into vast areas of exposed lakebed, leaving many boat ramps on the northern reaches of the reservoir high... Full story
Citizens in Green River have been asking about the dog park opening since the fence was erected and grass planted late this summer. Officials hope to have the park opened next spring or early summer. Brad Raney, Parks and Recreation Director says the new seeded lawn has come in well but still needs more time. A further round of seeding will most likely be needed in the spring to fill in some of the bare spots. Purchasing sod for the park would have used up nearly all of the funds raised by the N... Full story
