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Leesa Kuhlmann wants to bring balance to Wyoming's state government, which is why she's running for election to Senate District 13. "The only way you can make change is to get involved," Kuhlmann said. "And I think Wyoming needs a change." Senate District 13 includes "most of Green River and part of Rock Springs," Kuhlmann explained. She will be unopposed in the primary election as the only Democratic candidate. The two Republican candidates running for the same district are incumbent Tom James...
A little-known chapter of Sweetwater County history is the subject of a new article at WyoHistory.org, according to a recent media release from the Sweetwater County Historical Museum. "The Wyoming March of Coxey's Army," by Brigida (Brie) Blasi of the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center and the museum's former executive director, is the story of the movement that came to be known as "Coxey's Army," named for its leader, an Ohio businessman and labor activist named Jacob Coxey. By...
When Karla Valencia moved back to Green River, she noticed something missing. Valencia lived in Green River for 27 years before moving to Casper. While living there, she became part of the local PFLAG chapter — an organization designed to support LGBTQ+ individuals and their family and friends. When she returned to Green River three years ago, Valencia felt the organization’s absence. So she decided to start one here. The group’s first official event will be “Pride at the Park,” taking pl...
The University of Wyoming lists 42 students from Sweetwater County on the 2022 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Green River Abigail Y. Alcorn Haylen R. Cordova Justin R. Flores Erik Daniel Gwaltney Samantha Hardin Robyn Jauregui Alexis M. King Kaitlyn Rae Norris Jessica L. Petri Jayden Riley Kaitlyn...
Three Sweetwater County high school graduates are Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County scholarship recipients. Kylee Knudsen, Makenzee Kight, and Emily Taucher all received scholarships. Two of the scholarships were awarded by the MHSC General Medical staff. Knudsen, a Rock Springs High School student, and Kight, a Green River High School student, each received a $3,000 scholarship. The hospital contributes $1,500 and the medical staff contributes $1,500 to each scholarship. Taucher received a $1,500 scholarship from Sweetwater Memorial. The...
The strength of friendship across the years is explored in the Actors' Mission's newest production, "The Sweet Delilah Swim Club." The play follows the friendship of five women who met on their college swim team and get together once every year at a cabin called "The Sweet Delilah." The women share a time of bonding as they keep up with each other's lives, from marriages and divorces to children and jobs. "You kind of track their friendship," Director Shane Westfall explained, saying the play...
Cody and Marie Wylie of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son William McNeil Wylie. William was born May 17 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Lauren LaCombe of Cheyenne is announcing the birth of her son Nathaniel Skyler LaCombe. Nathaniel was born May23 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Shalee and Colton Foote of Green River are announcing the birth of their son Luke Curtis Foote. Luke was born May 23 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Jeremy and Stephanie Sykes of Rawlins are announcing the birth of...
"I didn't expect any of this," Ryan Pasborg said Tuesday night. Pasborg is credited with saving the lives of Stephanie Wadsworth and her son Weston in Jamestown earlier this year when a house fire erupted at the Wadsworth home. Pasborg was late for an early-morning shift and recalls smelling something burning before noticing the house on fire. Driving to the home, he encountered three children outside who informed him that two people were still inside the home. Pasborg entered the home twice to...
Happy 90th Birthday Marna Grubb! Marna will be celebrating 90 years of life on June 17. Her daughter, Melanie, is requesting a card shower in honor of this milestone birthday. Greetings and birthday wishes may be sent to: Marna Grubb, 1278 N. 6th Street, Seward, NE 68434....
When Jim and Anita Shoemaker wanted some trees removed from their yard, they didn’t expect the mess they’d be left with, but also didn’t expect the ways the community would step in to help. The Shoemakers recently hired someone to get rid of three of their trees. The person they hired cut the trees down and started to clear away some of the debris left behind, saying he’d come back for the rest. But then he didn’t. “He never came back and cleaned up the mess,” Anita explained. This left the...
The Horizon Theater is a brand new community theater group in Sweetwater County whose debut performance will be "A Dreamer's Showcase," a performance of songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with four performances next weekend. The husband and wife team of Sarah and Cory Schaeperkoetter are the founders of the The Horizon Theater. Sarah grew up in Green River and was active in theater from a young age. Cory grew up in Rock Springs and got involved in theater in high school. The two eventually met and fe...
Staff Report Several teachers throughout Sweetwater County School District No. 2 have been nominated as the district teacher of the year nominees, with finalists being announced earlier this month. The group comes from 25 applicants nominated by their peers in the district. The teachers representing the district in the Wyoming Department of Education Teacher of the Year selection will be announced June 16. The nominees as introduced by nomination letters, are: Lee Harper (Expedition Academy) – Lee Harper works hard to give his students o...
Joshua Phillips and Michelle Hargrove of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their daughter Sophia Marie Phillips. Sophia was born May 4 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Rebecca and Brady Turnbull of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son Hayes Dylan Turnbull. Hayes was born May 5 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Maryann Wright and Dylan Strange of Green River are announcing the birth of their daughter Korra Annalyce Wright-Strange. Korra was born May 8 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater...
Anyone walking or driving along West Flaming Gorge Way last week would have noticed some friendly and feathery faces on the sidewalk. Rick and Amy Breininger brought two of their eight chickens downtown May 11 so people could learn more about raising chickens and selling fresh eggs in Green River. Amy and Rick got started raising chickens years ago when one of Amy’s friends was moving to Arizona and couldn’t bring her chickens, so she asked Amy if she would take them. “I went home and I said...
Family game night has more options than ever thanks to the Sweetwater County Library System's new game collection. The game collection, which can be found at the Sweetwater County Library in Green River, offers a wide variety of tabletop games which library patrons can check out. "This is something we wanted to do in order to have more offerings at the library," Alan Vaughn, the library's public services manager, said. "Also we really think board games are neat and it's just a good way to bring...
Marco Salcedo and Tanya Baer of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son Cedric Sébastien Salcedo. Cedric was born April 6 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Nathan and Naidy Green of Green River are announcing the birth of their son Nash Miguel Green. Nash was born April 6 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Gabriel Morones and Kristyne Bunderman of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son Lynden Isaac Morones. Lynden was born April 20 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Jon and Ronda Hefner of Rock...
A group of Green River High School students recently proved their skills while competing with high school students from across the state during the Wyoming SkillsUSA state championships. Of the local students who attended, Cole Murray took first place in Cabinetmaking, Branson Barton took third place in Advanced Welding, and a team of Xander Lindsey, Alicia Harrison, Allysa Cudney and Addee Beardsley took third in the Knowledge Bowl for Medical Terminology. The SkillsUSA Championships include...
"People stop along the highway to outline names in rock against the alkali sand and salt. A rock might anchor a name in this wind and shifting light." Barbara Smith read these lines from her poem "Putting a Name on It" to a room full of people at Western Wyoming Community College last Friday night. The poem is also the namesake of Smith's newly released book - her first full-length poetry collection. Smith taught at Western for 38 years, was chair of the Humanities Division, and directed the...
Eleven streets of Green River's Rancho Subdivision, south of the Green River and east of Uinta Drive, were named for servicemen who died during the course of their military service in World War II or the Korean War. The streets originally bore names that included those of explorers and pioneers such as Ashley, Powell, and Bridger, but in 1952 the Green River Town Council passed an ordinance that changed them to those of servicemen who died while serving in the armed forces from 1942 to 1945,...
The Sweetwater County Library in Green River is displaying 40 paintings by local artists. Sandra Banks led a class last fall at the Golden Hour Senior Center, but now the group meets during open painting sessions at the center, continuing to learn new things and support each other. "For the Love of Watercolor" Art Exhibit is currently on display in the gallery space through May. This exhibit hosts a variety of subjects and styles, including still life, landscape, black and white studies done...
