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The Sweetwater County Commissioners received an update about Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s lab expansion and renovation project, while seeking to reallocate $500,000 in county funds for the project. Initially, the hospital proposed two projects for funding through the State Loans and Investments board, which is made up of the top five elected officials in the state. Along with the lab remodel and expansion, hospital administrators hoped to fund a renovation of the hospital’s Med...
Green River is angling for a potential microbrewery or winery, as well as funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Green River City Council approved a resolution creating a fee schedule to allow the city the ability to charge for a permit allowing microbreweries and wineries to operate in the city. Prior to this act, the city did not have a classification for those businesses. According to city documents, the permit fee will be $500. The proposal passed unanimously. Mayor Pete Rust...
Citizens are being asked to check out the updated master plan for the Greenbelt. The master plan is available for review on the City website at www.cityofgreenriver.org. It is on the front page, about halfway down. Comments will be accepted through Feb. 17th and then will be presented for approval at the Feb. 21st Green River City Council meeting. The plan was facilitated by a grant from the National Parks Service Rivers, Trails, Conservation assistance program. Over 760 residents completed a survey commenting on the needs of Green River’s G... Full story
Julia Davis, 95, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2023 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs and Reliance, Wyoming for the past 89 years and former resident of Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Mrs. Davis died following a lengthy illness. She was born February 14, 1927 in Slovenia, Yugoslavia; the daughter of Leo Poljanec and Ivana Sink. Mrs. Davis attended schools in Reliance, Wyoming and was a 1945 graduate of Reliance High School. She... Full story
Lorraine "Dena" Bogataj, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, January 9, 2023 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Bogataj was a resident of Rock Springs, for 65 years and former resident in Winton and Reliance, Wyoming. She was born November 14, 1928 in Winton, Wyoming; the daughter of John Nigra and Jenny Tardoni. Mrs. Bogataj attended schools in Reliance, Wyoming and was a graduate of Reliance High School. She married Joseph Bogataj on June 7, 1947 in Rock... Full story
Joyce Houston, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident for 50 years and former resident of Oxnard, California. Mrs. Houston died following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 12, 1944 in Auburn, California; the daughter of William Gavrilko and Dorothy Dahl. Mrs. Houston attended schools in Placer, California. She married Donald Houston December 1965 in Las Vegas; Nevada who preceded her in death on August 8, 2008. Mrs. Houston... Full story
Shirley Mae Cordova, 71, passed away peacefully, Thursday, January 12, 2023 at her home in Green River, Wyoming surrounded by family following a lengthy illness. She was a life-long resident of Green River. She was born May 12, 1951 in Green River; Wyoming. Shirley was the third child of seven siblings and second daughter born to Jose Mares and Katie Bernal Mares. She attended schools in Green River. Shirley married Wilfred Cordova September 22, 1969 in Evanston, Wyoming. They celebrated their 5... Full story
Charles Brian Bourke, 34, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was born June 17, 1988, in Granada Hills, CA, the son of Michael and Jessie Bourke. Charles worked as a shuttle car operator for Genesis Alkali. He was a member of the Local United Steelworkers Union. Charlie was a very special soul who, like his brothers, learned to survive at an early age. He enlisted in the US Army as soon as he was old enough. Charlie was very proud of his military service... Full story
Douglas Wayne Rodda Sr., 74, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a long-time resident of Rock Springs. He was born on June 10, 1948 in Rock Springs; the son of Howard B. Rodda and Alberta Louise Zeiher. Mr. Rodda attended schools in Nevada. He married Patti Kae Orester November 1970 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, they had six children from this union and later divorced. He married Jo Suftko on June 5, 2010 in Rock Springs, Wyoming and she preceded him i... Full story
This week we had the great honor of calling to order the start of the 67th General Session of the Wyoming State Legislature. Now begins the hard work on behalf of the residents of our great state. We are committed to upholding the rules and traditions of this institution to ensure fairness and respect, building up leaders at every level and debating policies on merit and substance. Wyoming solutions are needed to address the challenges that lie ahead. We have never taken our cues from Washington, D.C., and it would be a grave mistake to start n...
Green River Police Department reports for Jan. 9 At 10:29 a.m., officers responded to Evans Street for a report of a weapons offense. Officers met with an individual who reported they were having issues with their neighbors and felt they were being harassed. Officers confirmed no weapons were involved, gathered information, offered assistance, and completed a report of the incident. At 3:42 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop and issued the driver Jessica Hodges, 34, of Green River, citations for alleged expired temporary license,... Full story
The latest Actors' Mission production tells the story of pioneering astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, and the subject matter is something director Jené Chollak knows a bit about. She's a science teacher at Rock Springs Junior High School with a particular interest in astronomy. Five years ago, she saw a production of "Silent Sky" in Salt Lake City and, since then, has dreamed of getting the play performed locally. She's annually suggested it to the Actors' Mission committee that, based on... Full story
I can't remember what my first play was, because I've been going to plays for as long as I can remember. Probably one of my earliest memories of going to a play was when my Grandma Middlemas took me to see Roger and Hammerstein's "Cinderella." I don't even remember where the play was performed, just how much fun I had. I grew up going to local productions, mostly at the high schools and college, and traveling to Salt Lake City for plays. While I consider myself a proud theater nerd, I've never... Full story
The Sweetwater County Library will be transformed into the mad world of Lewis Carroll's classic books with its Escape Room to Wonderland and this weekend's Alice in Wonderland Party. These events are based on a brand-new literary theme for the library, but they also build on the success of past events. "We have celebrated national tea month in previous years and it was really well-received," Youth Services Librarian Becky Iwen explained. Since January is national tea month, the library offers...
The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Terry and Jackie (Coles) Dean happily announce their 50th wedding anniversary. Terry & Jackie were married on February 3, 1973 in Evanston, Wyoming. Terry and Jackie followed the oilfield industry from Evanston to Green River in 1994. Jackie worked as bookkeeper for several businesses, then she opened her own business in 2010 and worked until her retirement with Terry in 2020. Congratulations Terry and Jackie!... Full story
The Green River Boys Swimming and Diving team ended their weekend in the pool with a third place finish out of nine teams on Saturday. They are really pulling together as a team and are putting up a fight against some of the toughest teams in the state. The top swimmer for Green River was Brady Young, who won the 200 and 500 Yard Freestyle events. Young was over two seconds ahead of Laramie's Loden Ewers in the 200 Yard Freestyle. Young pulled ahead of all the other swimmers in the 500 Yard...
On Saturday, Green River traveled north to Natrona County High School in Casper for the first Indoor Track meet of the season. Other teams also attending the Natrona Invite included Burns/Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Cody, Douglas, Elite Solutions Academy (Casper), Glenrock, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Lander, Lovell, Natrona County, Pinedale, Powell, Riverton, Rock Springs, Torrington, Western Heritage Lutheran Academy and Worland. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen...
This past Friday and Saturday, Green River High School hosted the Thoman Memorial Wrestling Tournament with 20 schools competing from throughout Wyoming as well as out-of-state teams from Rifle, Colorado; Uintah, Utah; Grantsville, Utah; and Salem Hills, Utah. The tournament took place in three gyms at Green River High School, Green River Recreation Center and Rock Springs High School. The format also included, for the first time, a full slate of girls wrestlers. The teams were broken down into...
Photos by Stephanie Peterson...
