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After a warm and dry November, southwest Wyoming may start to see more “Christmasy” weather with colder temperatures and more chances for precipitation this month. Thursday and Friday are expected to bring the first major snow we’ve seen this winter, with the exception of the storm Oct. 12. Since then, Southwest Wyoming hasn’t seen any meaningful snowfall until now. The National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook on Tuesday, warning of probable snow in the mountains that night,...
An alleged threat made at Green River High School resulted in disciplinary action and was investigated according to Superintendent of Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Craig Barringer. Barringer issued a press release regarding a comment made by a student at GRHS and the actions following the incident Tuesday afternoon. He said anytime the district is made aware of a potential threat, the top priority is to ensure the students and staff are safe. The district works with the Green River Pol...
“I’m getting frustrated that we don’t make hard decisions as a board,” Commissioner Mary Thoman said during Tuesday’s meeting. “We have got to start looking down the road and not kicking the can down the road. We’ve got to look at the big picture.” The question of finding solutions for big picture problems in the county, and the need for short-term solutions in the meantime, came up several times during this week’s Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, particularly in regards to ambula...
Kenneth E. Middlemas, 84, passed away with family by his side Dec. 3 in Idaho Falls. Ken was born Oct. 4, 1937, near Aladdin, Wyo., to Ralph K. and Alice M. Middlemas. He spent his youth in the Black Hills area of Wyoming and South Dakota and then moved to Green River at the age of 19. Ken spent most of his adult life in Green River with moves to Nebraska and Colorado for employment. He married Bessie Jarvie in Cheyenne on August 23, 1982. Ken worked for UP Railroad, Little America, and at Stauf...
Diane Katherine Dolinar, 73, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River for 51 years and former resident of Moab, Utah. She was born on June 15, 1948 in Ishpeming, Michigan; the daughter of Melio Emil Arriere and Eileen Bertha Bailey LaVeau. Mrs. Dolinar attended schools in Moab, Utah and was a 1966 graduate of Grand County High School. She obtained her Cosmetology Certification from Mary Kawakami's in Provo, Utah. She married...
Tonya Fay Keister, 70, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming. Mrs. Keister was a resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and Green River, Wyoming since 2010 and former resident of Casper, Wyoming. She was born April 5, 1951 Lewistown, Montana; the daughter of Phillip Gregory and Joyce Gremaux. Mrs. Keister attended schools in Leadville Colorado and was a 1970 graduate of Lake County High School. She married Christopher C. Keister February 14, 1979...
Evelyn Louise McDonald, 94, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River since 1952 and former resident of Nebraska. She was born Evelyn Louise Pawleska in Scotia Nebraska on Saturday, July 2, 1927; the daughter of Anton Pawleska and Flossie May Brown Pawleska. Mrs. McDonald attended schools in Nebraska. She married the love of her life Dallas E. McDonald on Friday, May 19, 1944 and right after...
Donald Fisher, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a life-long resident of Wyoming. He was born July 22, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah; the son of Neil Fisher and Beatrice Goodfellow. Mr. Fisher attended schools in Wyoming. He married Bonnie Adams January 29, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Fisher was a Truck Driver hauling crude oil for 53 years and retired in 2019. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Paul Bartek, 80, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. He died following a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Orange, California since 1967 and former resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was born March 21, 1941 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of William Joseph Bartek and Mary Copjan. Mr. Bartek attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1959 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Biology a...
This week, Green River High School’s theater students are performing a play titled “Lockdown,” about a group of students facing a lockdown situation at their school as an entry into the state theater competition. The play features a group of students locked in a classroom with a teacher as the group tries to determine if the lockdown is a drill or a real event and how they should respond to it. Tensions mount as the students and teacher cope with the situation in their own ways, many of whom...
Green River Police Department reports for Nov. 30 At 8:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the parking lot of Green River High School. It was reported one vehicle was attempting to park in a parking spot adjacent to another vehicle, which was parked and occupied, when the front passenger side of the first vehicle struck the driver’s side rear bumper of another vehicle. At 12:32 p.m., officers responded to a report of a found bicycle at the intersection of Uinta Drive and East 4th South Street. Officers l...
Baked goods, gift baskets, crafts, jewelry, home goods and more covered tables at Holy Communion Episcopal Church in Rock Springs Saturday - all available to raise money for the Woman's Club of Rock Springs during their annual "Holiday House." "Normally of course we do have the Holiday House," Cindy Wakefield, the Woman's Club vice president, said. She explained the fundraiser is usually hosted at the house of a community member who decorates their home for Christmas and opens it to the Woman's...
Last weekend the Green River High School speech and debate team hosted a tournament for roughly a dozen other Wyoming schools. “We thought it went really well,” Coach Dan Parson said, adding “it’s a lot of work.” Eleven teams from across the state came to Green River for the event, which took place last Friday and Saturday. The tournament had roughly 200 entries and 75 judges. “It’s a much smaller tournament than it has been historically,” Parson explained, “but that’s partly because ever...
Members of the Green River High School theater department will present a play focused on a groups of students in a school lockdown situation during the Wyoming State Thespian Festival. According to the high school's theater director Bradlee Skinner, "Lockdown" is entered in the proscenium category of the festival. The category refers to the type of stage the performance takes place on. He said the Wyoming High School Athletics Association is hosting a hybrid festival, with live events taking...
Stormie Prime remembers the day she decided to enroll in Climb Wyoming. The Green River native had noticed an advertisement for the program, which aims to help single mothers learn job skills in high-demand and high-paying fields such as truck driving and nursing, and quickly became interested in what it offered. An unemployed recovering alcoholic who wanted to provide a better life for her children, she talked a friend into enrolling with her. That was the day when Prime began to feel...
High inflation for construction materials and a discrepancy in the low bid has prompted the Green River City Council to reject bids for the city’s planned wastewater treatment plant. The city received two bids for the project that exceeded the $26.7 million loan it secured for the project. COP Construction LLC, a regional construction company with offices in Wyoming, Utah and Montana, submitted a bid for $42,550,000, while Bodell Construction of Salt Lake City submitted a bid for $36,272,850. Ac...
