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A recently approved shooting range for the Green River Police Department will help cut future costs associated with overtime and travel, according to Police Chief Chris Steffen. Last week, the Green River City Council voted to approve a $550,000 bid to build the range in the building’s basement. At this time, there isn’t a set date for the range’s completion. Steffen said the city is finalizing the contract with the contractor and guesses the pieces for the range won’t be manufactured until spri...
OCI completed the sale of its 73 percent stake in OCI Resources LP Oct. 26, according to a press release issued by the company. Earlier this year, OCI announced it would sell its stake to Istanbul, Turkey-based company Ciner Enterprises Inc. for approximately $430 million. The sale will result in a name change for the company, which will now be called Ciner Resources LP. This sale follows on the heels of another major trona industry sale this year when FMC sold its mine to Tronox. According to investor documents on OCI Resources’ website, t...
Green River seventh-and eighth-grade students are taking part in a real-world study done by the Green River Trout Unlimited group and the Game and Fish Department. Oct. 22 was the kick-off event for the students, at Firehole, at Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The students went through four stations, learning about the study they will be a part of through the school year the Adopt-a-Trout program. Trout Unlimited in conjunction with the Wyoming Game and Fish have put on the Adopt-a-Trout program...
A man accused of slapping his five-month-old baby in the face pleaded not guilty to five felony charges. Dustin Tankersley of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to four counts of child abuse and one count of aggravated child abuse. If found guilty of all five charges, Tankersley could face a maximum sentence of 55 years in prison and a maximum fine $50,000. A jury trail has been scheduled to take place Jan. 11, 2016, at 9 a.m. According to...
Sarah Ranae Spiker, 26, of Rawlins, passed away Oct. 22, 2015. A resident of Rawlins, and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Spiker passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on Dec. 19, 1988 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Anthony Lewis and Tracy Ranae Spiker. Spiker attended schools in Rock Springs. Her interests included listening to music, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include her parents, Tony and Tracy Spiker of...
The state is looking to weather a storm, and it’s one that Wyoming could have at least bought an umbrella for. Newspapers across southwestern Wyoming have published stories about the upcoming budgetary shortfall local governments are expecting to experience. The state is in the same boat, with Gov. Matt Mead calling for a $200 million cut this year from the state budget. Yes, the discussion at the state includes setting possibly guidelines on opening up the vault on the state’s rainy-day fund, officially known as the Legislative Stabilization R...
Dear Editor, There seems to be a increasing pattern of people who want to blame others for their own inept inability to cope -- mostly composed of ignorant, neer-do- wells that haven’t taken the opportunity to prepare themselves for life in a demanding, competitive society. Choosing, instead, to actively resent those who elect to voluntarily protect law-abiding citizens from the worst in our society, such types have now been further reduced to endorsing outright murder of any and all police for no reason at all, beyond simply being police a...
Halloween is only three days away! I hope you’ve stocked up on fun-sized candy bars and have your costume all ready to go. I have many great childhood memories of Halloween. My mom used to sew all of my costumes throughout elementary school. I was Pocahontas, Jasmine (from “Aladdin”), an Olympic figure skater, a clown, a mummy, a sorcerer, and a number of other great and original entities. I always felt proud to wear my mother’s creations. I also remember the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 in Minnesota – where I grew up. I remember bundling...
In the spring of 2015, Ken Ball, former Green River Councilman approached the office of Mayor Pete Rust with the idea of creating a proclamation to recognize National Mine Rescue Day in Green River. Ball, a local miner and Executive Board Member of the Holmes Mines Rescue Association, hoped that the city would call attention not only to the miners in Green River and all over Wyoming that are the bedrock of our economy, but also to those brave souls that risk their own lives to help their fellow miners. This Friday, the city of Green River is...
I cannot tell you exactly when I started liking Halloween, probably a little bit more than an adult should, but I know it has to do with my past. You see, growing up on a small, Midwestern dairy farm has its advantages and disadvantages. One of those disadvantages was missing out on prime-time trick or treat time. By the time we finished milking cows it was 7 p.m.; and by the time we showered and changed into our costumes we would pull into town around 8 or 8:30 p.m. This left my sisters and I m...
High school and middle school students from Green River learned that decisions like partying and inebriated driving can have lasting consequences at Life R U Ready last week. Life R U Ready is a program funded by both cities as well as the United Way of Southwest Wyoming and the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services that places teens in a simulation of a house party. After about half an hour the party is raided by police and the teens are handed consequence cards resulting from...
Trick or treaters searching for a warm, safe place to trick or treat while obtaining a lot of candy in one place will not have to look any more. Once again, Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and The Villa is hosting a trick-or-treating event. CRRC activities director Kelly Williams said on Saturday, Halloween, the center will hand out candy from 6:30-8 p.m. or until the candy runs out. Trick or treaters will start out at The Villa and make their way to the multipurpose room where the...
A viral campaign to show police officers support has spread to Green River. When city resident Victoria Hemphill saw a story on Facebook about The Safe Harbor Initiative, she wanted to do the same in Green River. The initiative started in San Antonio, Texas, by Anthony Welichko. He uses Facebook as a way to urge people to go outside of their homes and spray a simple blue line on the side of the street curb to show support for police officers. "I would like to show our local officers the support...
It’s never too early to start writing Christmas cards for soldiers. At least, that is what Green River resident Harry Holler thinks. Once again, Holler is spearheading the campaign for Christmas Cards for Soldiers; and he is asking the community for help. The program started about five or six years ago. Holler has already contacted both county school districts so they can pass the information onto the faculty and students. Holler was proud to say residents who visit the Golden Hour Senior C...
The Sweetwater County Library wants residents to enjoy a Charles Dickens-inspired evening of haunted fun. The library is hosting the Ghosts of Christmas Past on Saturday, Dec. 5. Tickets for the evening are $25 and go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. Tickets will only be sold in person at the library; and residents must be at least 15 years old to attend. Ghosts of Christmas Past is a way for library patrons to enjoy Green River’s haunted library with a little added fun and entertainment to go with it. “The staff and volunteers will be dressed in peri...
Savannah Lynn Previt Joshua and Samantha Previt of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their daughter Savannah Lynn Previt. She was born Sept. 27, 2015, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Kylan Oakley Olsen Riley and Kaitlin Olsen of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their son Kylan Oakley Olsen. He was born Sept. 28, 2015, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Everette Grady Devish Chelsie Patterson and Kameron Devish of Rock Springs recently announced the birth of their son Everette Grady Devish. He...
The Wolves football team showed the rest of the 3A Conference they deserve to be in the playoffs, after a convincing 45-20 win over Worland. Green River is the third seed in the 3A West, while Worland was knocked out of playoff contention. The Wolves will play the Buffalo Bison at 7 p.m. Friday in Buffalo. The winner of that game will go on to face the winner of the matchup between Riverton and Jackson Hole, which also takes place Friday at 7 p.m. If the Wolves win, it will be a chance for...
The Green River High School Volleyball Team has an automatic bye into the state tournament in Casper next weekend. However, the team won't be overlooking regionals at Kelly Walsh High School this weekend. Head coach Rikki Shantz said Green River, with the No. 2 seed in the west, will only compete Saturday as a result of their bye. Evanston High School, the No. 1 seed, also skips Friday's competition. This is also the first time Green River has had an automatic bye since 2009. Shantz said she's...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor The Green River High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team has their eyes set on the state competition in Gillette, after winning the last chance meet in Rock Springs Thursday. The team will send eight swimmers to the competition Friday and Saturday. Those going to Gillette are Avery Otto-Horn, Brianna Rath, Dakota Newmann, Emilee Mandros, Jarin Mandros, Shyana Hunt, McKell Lyon and Ashely Jensen. “We’re all excited and ready to go,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. Going...
A run at the VA Hospital in Sheridan wrapped up the cross-country season for Green River and ended with a top-five finish for one of the Wolves. Senior Josie Givens finished at 19:14.02, a time that would have resulted in a fourth-place finish for her. However, due to illnesses and injury, head coach Steve Boyd said he was unable to field a full girls team at the state meet. Regardless, Boyd is proud of the girls who competed, as well as of Givens’ All-State nod. “It was nice to see Josie get...
A group of Junior Girl Scouts had the opportunity to learn a few valuable self-defense techniques Saturday as part of a set of presentations aimed at empowering girls. Members of Junior Scout Troop 1256 attended a special class at Zanshin Family Martial Arts in Green River and learned physical strength isn't the only attribute that can make a person strong. Jill Schmidt, Scout leader for Troop 1256, said she got the idea the have the troop attend a class after seeing what her daughter, Bianca,...
