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For many people, Thanksgiving goes hand-in-hand with Black Friday, the following day (or sometimes Thanksgiving night) when crowds rush to stores to get deals and do their Christmas shopping. Another shopping option is Cyber Monday, when online deals through retailers like Amazon entice people to spend money from their homes. In contrast to these days that put billions of dollars in the pockets of corporations, people across America and in Green River are being encouraged to "shop small" this...
Solvay recently announced plans to resume the construction of its 600 kiloton soda ash capacity expansion in Green River, which was launched in September 2019 and was put on hold due to the pandemic. Production is expected to start at the end of 2024 in time to meet customers' growing needs for a secure and cost competitive source of supply. This expansion will extend Solvay's position as a global leader, according to a press release. In addition, a project to deploy a new breakthrough... Full story
Golden Hour Senior Center hosted two Thanksgiving meals last Thursday which were both full. Each meal time had a drawing to give away free pumpkin pies. Billy Hoyt also volunteered and provided live music during the event. GHSC will be closed this Thursday and Friday.... Full story
Raymond F. Garcia of Green River passed away on Sunday, November 13. He was born May 29,1953 in Oahu, Hawaii to Raymond G. Garcia and Jane Feliciano. Ray attended school in San Jose California. At the age of 19 he moved to Green River and learned about loneliness, frozen plumbing, dead batteries, ice and snow packed roads and -45 deg temperatures. He began a 48 year career at FMC Soda Ash where he worked underground but also Dredge, Sesqui, Filters and Distribution areas of the plant. Ray was... Full story
Beth Birch Carpenter, 96, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. Mrs. Carpenter was a resident of Green River for 49 years. She was born August 23, 1926 to J. Don Birch and Mary Jane Frost in Hoytsville, Utah. Beth married James W. Carpenter. No Services will be held at her request. Condolences may be left at www.vasefuneralhomes.com.... Full story
Oscar James Shadley, 84, passed away surrounded by his family Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming for 19 years and former resident of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Oscar died following a courageous battle with cancer. Oscar was born October 25, 1938 in Klamath Agency, Oregon; the son of Amos August Shadley and Dorothy Irene Watts. Oscar was a 1957 graduate of Dufur High School in Dufur, Oregon. Oscar married Marsha Ann Parker of... Full story
Tina Mae Price, 64, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a resident of Rock Springs, WY. She was born on August 29, 1958 in Carlsbad, NM, the daughter of Frank and Augusta Buse. Tina graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1976 before obtaining her associates degree in music and business from Western Wyoming Community College. She worked in the administration office for the Jim Bridger Power Plant for the... Full story
Lt. Col. Robert "Bob" Potter USAF retired, 92, passed away, Thursday, September 29, 2022, after a tough battle with cancer. Bob was born in Park City, Utah and raised in the 'Hills of Wyoming'. He received his degrees at West Point and Ohio State University with a master's degree in military engineering. He served his country in the United States Air Force for 25 years as a pilot, putting in over 10,000 hours of flying time. Upon retirement from the military, he proceeded to flourish with a... Full story
The holidays are here! But it seems to be increasingly less clear - or at least more debated - which holidays should be celebrated when. Growing up, holidays weren't as extended as they are today, at least not in my family. Halloween didn't involve much more than carving pumpkins a few days before and trick-or-treating the night of. Thanksgiving was always limited to the festivities that day, including watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and going to Grandma's house for the traditional... Full story
Dear Editor, Please print this. I don’t know who she was but it’s important to me that she see this. There are indeed angels among us. I want to sincerely thank the lady who shocked me the other day. She paid entirely for my new set of tires on my car. Thank you generous angel! I am so in awe at your kindness. I will try to pay it forward, although it may take awhile. Carol Aldinager Green River...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 14 At 10:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of fraud on Jensen Street. Officers met with an individual who reported money was fraudulently taken from a visa card they had purchased. The individual purchased the card and when trying to activate it learned someone used the card number to make a purchase. Officers gathered information and completed a report of the incident. At 12:54 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual falling out of their car next to the fuel pump and slumped... Full story
The high school was bustling last weekend. A group of freshmen was running around the school carrying radios with Dan Parson "barking orders" at them while they tabulated results, organized rounds, delivered ballots, helped judges, and generally ran Green River High School's speech and debate tournament. This year, over a dozen schools from across Wyoming came to Green River to participate in the tournament, which was even bigger than last year. The event went well, according to Speech and...
The general meeting of the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs was held on November 15, at White Mountain Library. This luncheon meeting was hosted by Jennie Malonek who brought turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes. Members brought a variety of vegetables and desserts. Our speaker was Kim Seymour from Inside Connections. The members learned about the support given to expectant women through this program. The women are counseled on the options available to them and then given whatever support they need based on their individual decisions. The center i...
Imagine stopping at the rest area between Laramie and Cheyenne, where the monument to Abraham Lincoln is located. After your tour of the site you return to the parking lot to continue your journey. You are horrified to discover that your vehicle is gone, along with everything you own. This actually happened to a couple this past summer. They had packed their car and were headed west for a new chance at life. Fortunately, miracles soon began to happen in their life. A stranger gave them a ride into Laramie where they made contact with the... Full story
It was an amazing day of wrestling!! The Green River Wolves Wrestlers hosted the Green River City Championships for the Junior wrestlers on Saturday at Lincoln Middle School. There were a 176 wrestlers that competed in the tournament and represented their elementary schools. There were three different divisions: K-2 grade, 3-5 grade, girls division. The Green River High School Wrestlers were not only the coaches but also the referees for the tournament. Team Standings Monroe Huskies: 197.5...
CASPER — Members of a major railroad union voted to reject a tentative contract deal, union leaders announced Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could shut down the country’s railroads — and several key Wyoming industries — early next month. The deal resulted from last-minute negotiations convened by the Biden administration in mid-September, when tens of thousands of unionized rail workers were readying to strike over working conditions. The agreement added a pay raise, an extra day off, protected benefits and guarant...
CASPER – House Republicans chose Rep. Albert Sommers to be the next speaker of the House on Saturday, passing over his far-right colleague Sheridan Rep. Mark Jennings for the post, a lawmaker who attended the GOP caucus in Casper told the Star-Tribune. In the Senate, the Legislature’s current majority floor leader, Sen. Ogden Driskill, was voted president, a legislative source said. Saturday’s vote means that, despite the inroads made by hard-line conservatives in the recent elections, key positions holding power within state government will...
BUFFALO - Two miles from U.S. Highway 16, a Nebraska man drove his truck through Crazy Woman Canyon before he slid off the road on Halloween night. Unharmed, but without a functioning vehicle or a cell phone signal, Nicholas Cashoili turned to his ham radio - a device that needs only a radio frequency to make contact with other radios. On the receiving end of the signal was Jim Shirey, who sat in his living room in Buffalo with his handheld radio. From the time he wakes up until he goes to bed,...
JACKSON -It doesn't take much to get a mountain goat's goat. They go from "passive to aggressive really fast," said Joel Berger, the Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair of Wildlife Conservation at Colorado State University. One of Berger's recent studies found that in high alpine environments in the Rocky Mountains where mountain goats and bighorn sheep compete for resources, goats displace sheep - as much as 95% of the time when salt licks were the issue. Their aggressive behavior is part of t...
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Gas prices drop by nearly 5 cents a gallon in past week CHEYENNE (WNE) - Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.51 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com's survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 24 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 11.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has... Full story
