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  • Volleyball team takes on Rock Springs Thursday night

    Staff Report|Oct 21, 2021

    Still seeking their first win, the Green River High School volleyball team will take on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rock Springs High School. The Lady Wolves’ home game against Jackson ended in three sets Saturday, with the visiting team sweeping the Wolves in three sets, 25-14, 25-18 and 25-21. An away game in Evanston last Thursday ended in similar fashion for the Lady Wolves as the Lady Red Devils swept the Green River team in three sets, 25-14, 25-9, and 25-12. In their last meeting, the Lady Tigers defeated the L...

  • Hope and healing: bringing attention to pregnancy and infant loss awareness Month

    Hannah Romero, Staff Writer|Oct 21, 2021

    October is a month of awareness for multiple causes, but one that is often overlooked is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The tragedy of losing a baby affects one in four women and impacts families across the country, but remains an often undiscussed topic. Courtney Swanson is one Green River resident wanting to change that fact in order to bring more understanding, as well as hope and healing to those who've been impacted by it. President Ronald Reagan first declared October to be a...

  • Woman arrested after alleged attack

    David Martin, Editor|Oct 21, 2021

    A 36-year-old Green River woman is in the Sweetwater County Detention Center following an incident where she is alleged to have attacked her boyfriend and damaged his home and property. Lynae Lee Hall was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with one felony charge and two misdemeanors. The felony aggravated assault and battery charge carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000, while the misdemeanor for domestic battery, second offense, carries a maximum...

  • Oil and gas industry shows signs of recovery across Wyoming

    Dustin Bleizeffer, Wyofile.com|Oct 21, 2021

    Wyoming’s oil and gas industry continues to show signs of recovery from the 2020 pandemic shockwave that drove the price of oil below $0 per barrel, spurred layoffs and stalled production. At least 18 rotary rigs were active in the state during the second week of October compared to one rig during the same week in 2020, according to Enverus, which tracks rig data on a weekly basis. Wyoming saw a rig count of zero for the first time in its history in June 2020, then again in August 2020. Most of the drilling activity is targeting oil in the s...

  • Sheriff's deputy apprehends escaped fugitive

    Oct 21, 2021

    Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with officers from the Rock Springs Police Department, learned of an inmate who had escaped custody from a private inmate transport vehicle while passing through Rock Springs Tuesday night. The fugitive was identified as John L. Ortega, 29, originally of Rock Springs. Ortega was in transport from a detention facility in California for court proceedings on other charges he faces in Cheyenne when, during a rest stop in the 3000 block of College Drive in Rock Springs, he somehow managed to slip h...