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Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County recently was honored with the 2023-24 University of Wyoming Community Partner award from the Basic BSN and BRAND nursing programs of the UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. "We are very appreciative of the support of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County this past year," said Sherrill J. Smith, Dean and Professor at Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. The hospital is "an outstanding community partner who works with our school to bring all of our students'...
GHSC will host a Football Party this Friday, September 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature activities including a football toss, football trivia, and a football word search. The party is during lunch, which will include ribs, corn on the cob, coleslaw, scalloped potatoes, and sugar cookies. Another special event this month is a Downtown Walking Tour on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. The group will meet at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum at the John Wesley Powell statue...
The new Parks and Recreation director for the City of Green River is a familiar face. Catherine "Katie" Duncombe was recently named the new director and officially began her duties at the beginning of this week. "I am honored and excited to begin a new adventure in serving the citizens of Green River," she said. Even though she just became the director officially, Duncombe has been serving as interim director since April when the previous director, Brad Raney, resigned. And these last few...
Steve and Teresa Mulvey are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married September 8, 1973 in Utah. Steve is retired from Tata Chemicals. The couple has four children: Justin Mulvey, Stephanie Anderson, Brittany Haney and husband Kurtis, and Brent Mulvey and wife Natalie. The couple also has 10 grandchildren: Ryland, Edward, Josephine, Charles, Abigail, Jace, Colton, Carson, Marissa, and Madilynn. The Mulveys celebrated their anniversary with a get together with family and...
Long-time Green River resident Kennard Bigler is celebrating his 90th birthday. Kennard and his wife Carol were life-long residents of Green River. Kennard worked out at the trona mines for 42 years back when they were operated by FMC Corporation and was a mine supervisor. He was a member of the Green River Roping Club and participated in many rodeos and fairs in the area. He was also a rider in the Pony Express run for a number of years. Kennard's sons Wes and Terry grew up in Green River....
It will be an enchanted evening of music and theater when The Horizon Theater's newest show opens tonight. "This is supposed to be an evening of elegance and Golden Age classical music," Director Cory Schaeperkoetter said. "Some Enchanted Evening" is a showcase of songs by the famous composer-lyricist team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The roots of musical theater "Really, Rodgers and Hammerstein kind of created musical theater with things like 'Oklahoma' and 'Carousel,'" Cory...
Just west of Green River, standing between Wyoming Highway 374 and Interstate 80, is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Sweetwater County - Tollgate Rock. 374 passes along its western base and has seen several designations since the early 1870s. The Sweetwater County Historical Museum recently received a research inquiry about the origin of the promontory's name; specifically, whether or not it was ever the site of an actual toll gate. The answer is "yes." The Green River-South Pass Stage...
The 18th Annual Art on the Green event was held August 18 and 19. Artists from Utah and Wyoming competed in the 2D and 3D art competition for 24 hours straight. In attendance were five high school competitors, seven amateurs, 14 semi-professionals, and 16 professionals. The weekend began at 11 a.m. on Friday. All 42 competitors began the creative process in a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil, clay, airbrush, and more. The following are the results from this weekend's Art on the...
It's time for the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport to welcome visitors - extraterrestrial or otherwise - once again. The annual Spaceport Days event will take place this weekend with a movie night on Friday, August 25 and a fly-in and pancake breakfast Saturday morning, August 26. "It's just great to get people an opportunity to come together and enjoy aviation in Wyoming," Mark Westenskow, the City of Green River Public Works Director, said of the event. The event is hosted by the...
The Green River Chamber of Commerce recently shared the results from the 20th Annual "Run with the Horses Marathon" which took place on Saturday, August 19. This event included three different races: the marathon, the half marathon, and a 10K. These races began and ended at Expedition Island. The official start time for each race was 7 a.m. and they had a 7-hour time limit. "The Run with the Horses set record numbers this year" the Chamber said in a press release. "Our biggest race was in 2021...
The annual River Festival included a car show....
Green River High School is once again receiving national attention for its commitment to school culture as well as its connection to the community. This year, the high school was named a Platinum Level School of Distinction at the annual Jostens Renaissance Global Conference. Last year, GRHS reached the Silver Tier among distinguished schools, but this year the school reached the Platinum Tier, the highest honor that can be achieved. Only 21 schools across the nation earned the platinum level...
The Green River Police Department hosted a National Night Out block party on Saturday, which included demonstrations from local law enforcement agencies, a cook-off, family activities, and more....
It may sound strange - a robot to help with surgeries. And certainly, the da Vinci robotic system itself looks intimidating. Standing taller than a human with its white boom and four robotic arms with instruments attached, it may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie. "It's a little bit scary looking," Dr. Brianne Crofts admitted, but she added that "at the end of the day, it's not scary." Even apart from its looks, the thought of a robot performing surgeries may be what comes to people's...
A Green River native and current Mississippi State College of Education graduate student is joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Magnolia Clinical Scholars Training Program this fall. Harry "TJ" Bobak is one of two students that has been accepted into the UMMC program, which "offers training in integrated behavioral health care for doctoral and master's level students in psychology and counseling," according to a Mississippi State University press release. Bobak, from Green...
Bryant and Mariah Hamblin of Green River welcomed their daughter Rylie Jay Hamblin on June 29. Jamie and Brent Harper of Green River welcomed their son Sawyer James Harper on July 17. John Brewer and Shalene Salas of Green River welcomed their son John Stetson Brewer on July 19. James Greene and Bethany Wimmer of Green River welcomed their daughter Saylor Dawn Greene on July 23. Joshua Eggleston and Amanda Valencia of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Willow Rain Eggleston on August 1. David Hatfield and Brianne Kunkle of Green River...
Wyoming's Big Show took place last week at the Sweetwater Events Complex, and people young and old turned up to enjoy the festivities....
When it comes to creating partnerships between the community and law enforcement, Green River Police Department is committed to making positive connections. While "National Night Out" has been celebrated in Green River for several years, this year's event will be even more focused on bringing everyone together with a block party for the whole community hosted by the GRPD at Expedition Island. The block party will be Saturday and will include activities like Touch-A-Truck, agency presentations,...
Children who attended a recent clay pottery class at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum were able to pick up their creations last week. "Pottery is an ancient craft, going back at least 30,000 years in cultures worldwide, including those of prehistoric indigenous peoples in the American West," a museum press release explained. Instructed by Dave Mead and Aidan Brady of the museum's staff, kids, parents, and caregivers created their own small clay pots, using ageless coil and scrape...
Wyoming's Big Show is a long-standing summer tradition in Sweetwater County, and this year's fair is bringing back classic attractions and new entertainment. The fair started at the beginning of the week and will continue through Saturday night at the Sweetwater Events Complex. "I just think it's a place where you get to meet up with people that you haven't seen all summer long or since last year's fair," Kandi Pendleton, the events complex director, said of the fair. "You get to bring your...
GHSC will be celebrating National Senior Citizens Day on August 21 with special Hawaiian-themed festivities. The fun will start at 11:30 a.m., with tropical drinks and a special lunch of Hawaiian chicken, coconut shrimp, corn on the cob, tropical fruit, Hawaiian rolls and coconut cream pie. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a special Hawaiian Bingo, with tropical prizes and Hawaiian music. Golden Bucks can be brought in to be redeemed for tickets. GHSC will also celebrate Spirit Week August 28 - September 1. Monday is hat day; Tuesday is beach and...
What happens when four photographers and a painter take a trip together? Five different viewpoints of the beauty of southern Utah's landscape. The Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs is exhibiting a group show by local photographers Gary Mortensen, Paul Ng, Terry Sell and Steve Shea along with painter John Vase. The exhibit opened Wednesday with a public reception. It will be available to be seen through September 28. A passion for capturing the great western landscape brought four...
Audrey Monk laughs while playing in the bubbles during the Sweetwater County Library System's "Pirates and Mermaids" Foam Party at Centennial Park last Friday afternoon....
Local students have worked hard to bring the "tale as old as time" to life in just a few weeks. This year's Sweetwater BOCES Summer Theater for Youth production is "Beauty and the Beast Jr.," which opened Wednesday night and will have a second performance tonight. The production The summer theater program, which gives students in fourth grade through twelfth grade the chance to star in a musical, started rehearsals on July 5, just three weeks before opening night. "It's been a rush," Green...
A Green River couple recently welcomed their great-great-grandaughter to the world. Parents Sara Brewer and Jesse Pabody are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Melanie Rose Pabody. Melanie was born on June 13, 2023, weighing five pounds and 15 ounces. The family makes their home in West Fargo, North Dakota. Melanie's grandparents are Mary and Stephen Brewer from Park Rapids, Minnesota, and John and Daree Pabody from Owatonna, Minesota. Melanie's great-great-grandparents are John and...
