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Green River Registered Nurse Cornellie Squires, Dentist Bryce Castillon, Dental Assistant Ashley Castillon, and Volunteer Myron Kippen recently completed a medical mission trip in conjunction with the organization Joshua Mission in Negril, Jamaica. The trip, lasting seven days, consisted of four and a half clinic days and a day and a half to set up and tear down. Squires, who was on her third trip with Joshua Mission, primarily assisted with wellness exams to acute injuries. In four days, the...
Kayla and Jeff Brown welcomed their baby girl into the world last week, but the baby also received a special welcome from local Girl Scouts. Following tradition, the Green River Girl Scouts donated a basket of baby girl items to the first baby girl born during Girl Scout Week, March 9-15....
After 24 years, the YWCA of Sweetwater County will bid farewell to one of its most beloved fundraising events. Bowls of Caring began as Bowls of Sharing in 2004 in memory of Kathy Crabtree, an accomplished potter and co-founder of Local Color. After Kathy passed away, her friends and family wanted to do something to honor her memory, and so they created pottery bowls and held a soup dinner fundraiser. They money raised was donated to local charities, and the initial Bowls of Sharing fundraiser...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team has continued achieving notable victories as they make their way through the season. At the end of February, the team brought home a first place win from the Star Valley Tournament for the small schools division. Competing against top schools from the region, the students delivered strong performances across multiple events. Leading the charge with first-place finishes were Savery English in Oratory, Lillynee Janota in Drama, Tyler Davis in...
The Sweetwater County Library System is pleased to announce that Konstanz Potts has been named the new Rock Springs Library Manager, and Amanda Romero has been named the new Community Fine Arts Center Manager. Potts, who started her new role on January 1, has worked for the Rock Springs Library since 2019. She started as a youth-focused Public Services Librarian as was promoted to the position Public Services Manager in 2022. "One of my favorite aspects of public libraries is the role they play...
The Sweetwater County Historical Museum is pleased to announce its eighth annual quilt exhibit in partnership with the Sweetwater County Quilt Guild. Each year a different theme is selected for the exhibit. Past themes have included "Crazy for Crazy Quilts!", "Historical Wyoming," and "Quilted Self-Portraits"; this year's theme is "A-maze-ing Quilts!" The exhibit opened at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum at 3 E Flaming Gorge Way in Green River on Saturday, March 1, and will run through...
Kyle and Emily Koritnik of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Sawyer Grace Koritnik on December 23, 2024. Bethany Rock and Jeff Marsh of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Hadalie May Rock on December 24, 2024. Anthony and Theresa of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Parker Lee Duran on January 5, 2025. Shayla Terry of Green River welcomed her daughter Willow Marie Terry on January 16, 2025. Sonya and Darich Nicholson of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Noel on January 18, 2025....
The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office recently announced that K-9 Sergeant Apollo will soon receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K-9 Sgt. Apollo, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois from the Netherlands, is trained in obedience, narcotics detection, tracking, article search, area search, building search, apprehension, and handler protection. His handler and partner is Deputy Sheriff Dakota Carlsen. Vested Interest in K9s,...
Stories about mythical Greek gods and heroes, 1920s radium dial painters in New Jersey, and 1930s nightclub goers in Berlin may not initially seem to have much in common. However, all of these stories present their own challenging truths, and all of them are coming to life on stages across Sweetwater County this weekend. "Hadestown (Teen Edition)," performed by the Green River High School Theater Department, is a musical retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. "Radium Girls" from the Acto...
The Green River High School and Rock Springs High School Student Councils worked together to raise thousands of dollars for "Love Local" this year. By hosting a variety of local fundraisers, the schools raised money to donate both to Make-A-Wish Wyoming, as they have in years past, and to donate to local causes and families in the community. Together, the schools raised $28,172. The final total was announced during the Wolves and Tigers basketball games Friday night....
Capozza's Custom Ink, a new tattoo and piercing shop in Green River, celebrated their Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting on Saturday....
GHSC will host their annual St. Patrick's Day celebration with a special lunch on Monday, March 17 at 11:30 a.m. The menu will include shepard's pie, Irish soda bread and green poke cake. "This year we are having Shepard's Pie instead of corn beef and cabbage," Director Marcia Driggs explained. "This was a decision made by Debbie our Kitchen Manager and Cynthia our Activities Coordinator. When I heard this I was up in arms but after doing some research found that Corn Beef and Cabbage in an...
Dwane Pacheco and Eric Urlacher jump into the cold water while Isabella Contolini cheers them on during the "Jackalope Jump." The annual event is a fundraiser to support Special Olympics Wyoming. This year's jump, with the theme "Day at the Beach," took place Saturday at the Wataha Complex in Rock Springs. Pachecho, Urlacher and Contolini were part of the jump team for the Knights of Columbus Council 2441, which raised over $1,000 for the cause....
Amid a historically tragic day for the Green River community, a small group of citizens gathered to host a candlelight vigil for a young victim of an unspeakable crime. On the evening of Friday, February 14, about 25 Green River residents gathered at Wolves Stadium, candles in hand, to pray and reflect on the various events that had rocked Wyoming over one short week. The vigil originated when several Green River citizens saw a social media post circulating about other communities throughout...
Do you have stories to tell? Have your friends and family been asking you to get them written down? Have you always wanted to write about your experiences but need some help to get started? Here's your chance to begin. An eight-week memoir writing workshop will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3:45 p.m. at the Young at Heart Community Center, beginning on Tuesday March 10 and running through May 6. Barbara Smith, retired WWCC English teacher and writer, will once again lead the...
In what seems to be a revolving door of tragic events, Green River is mourning the loss of Dr. Jeffery Wilson. Dr. Wilson and two of his optometry staff members were involved in a deadly traffic accident west of Green River on Wednesday, February 19 . The accident not only claimed the life of the beloved optometrist but the life of his employee, Katherine Franklin, and left another employee in the hospital for nearly a week. Dr. Wilson was not only a popular optometrist but a valued member of...
"What can we do?" This was the question on the minds of many community members in Green River and throughout Sweetwater County last weekend after a tragic accident at the tunnels along Interstate-80. As residents heard about the accident, and about the efforts of local first responders, law enforcement, and emergency services that responded, many wondered how they could show their support to everyone involved. Lunch and someone to listen "A whole bunch of people started reaching out, saying,...
Current and former Green River High School students are making their mark on the national stage for cheer and dance. The GRHS Wolf Pack Dance team headed to the National Dance Alliance High School Nationals competition in Orland, Florida last week. In their first-ever appearance at Nationals, they advanced to the finals in both the Intermediate Large Hip Hop Division and Intermediate Jazz. The Wolf Pack came away with a fourth-place win Hip Hop and a 10th-place finish in Intermediate Jazz....
The deadline is March 28 for Sweetwater County graduating seniors to apply for three Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County college scholarship opportunities. The purpose of all three scholarships is to provide financial assistance to students who choose to pursue post-secondary education within the healthcare field. Sweetwater Memorial’s General Medical staff will award one scholarship to a high school senior from Sweetwater County School District No. 1, and one scholarship to a high school student from Sweetwater County School District No. 2...
Exploring and greeting people between rows of motorcycles and Harley Davidson products, a number of dogs searched for their forever homes, and several found them, last weekend. The annual "For the Love of a Pet" event hosted by Flaming Gorge Harley Davidson brought together local animal control and animal rescue organizations on Saturday afternoon, giving Green River and Sweetwater County residents a chance to see available pets, learn about adoption, and get pets microchipped. Staff and...
The 5th grade Title One class at Truman Elementary School is reading for a reason. The class recently read the book "Invasion of the Plastic Bags" by Judith Bauer Stamper. The book explores the worldwide plastic bag waste problem. The students learned how plastic bags are difficult to recycle, take many years to break down in landfills, and can harm the environment and human health. After reading the book, teacher sMcKensey Lucero, Kelli Hokanson and Mandy Eagler brainstormed with students...
The family and friends of Mildred Collier are delighted to announce they will be celebrating Mildred's 100th birthday. Mildred was born on February 19, 1925 to Albert and Helen Jureczki from Bandera, Texas. She was the eighth out of nine children. Mildred met and married Eldon Collier in 1942 and together they traveled the Midwest before settling in Green River, Wyoming and creating Northwest Homes and the iconic Iron Horse Saloon. She lost Eldon to a short battle with cancer after 39 years of...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team showcased their talent and hard work at the recent tournament in Jackson, securing a first-place finish in the 3A division and earning numerous individual accolades. The team displayed excellence across multiple categories, with several students taking top honors. Leading the way was Spencer Morrell, who took first place in Humor, while Savery English secured second in Oratory. In Poetry, Leo Evans placed fifth, and Haley Messerly took seventh....
The Green River Fire Department has been celebrating good news recently, from promotions to donations. Tom Madura took an oath recently to become on of the newest members of the GRFD's Officer Corps as a lieutenant, the GRFD reported. A special swearing-in ceremony was hosted by the fire department, during which Madura was sworn in by Chief Larry Erdmann and was pinned by his wife, Keri. Madura has two sons, Remington and Thomas, and one daughter, Mckenzie. Members of the GRFD and Madura's famil...
The Green River Wolves once again earned the honor of being named the winner of this year's High School Blood Drive Competition, held annually as a contest with Rock Springs High School to see which school can get the most blood donations. According to GRHS Student Council Advisor Marissa Kalinski, this was the 17th year of the event. "The blood drive is hosted through Vitalant and is a statewide competition that we have been a part of for the last 17 years," she explained. When discussing some...
