Week of April 24, 2025

Green River Police Department welcomes new K9

Staff Report

The Green River Police Department is welcoming a new member, with K9 Salem joining the team. Salem is "a determined and energetic black Labrador retriever with a big heart and an even bigger nose for the job," the GRPD said in a press release. Born on September 5, 2023, in the Czech Republic, Salem recently completed an intensive two-week training program with K9 Working Dogs International, the GRPD explained. Salem earned certifications in both human tracking/trailing and narcotics detection....

Lady Wolves and Lady Tigers split games

Chris Byrd, Contributor

The Green River Lady Wolves Softball team hosted the Rock Springs Lady Tigers in their final home games of the season on April 15. They played two back-to-back games, and in the first game Rock Springs got out to an early lead in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs. Green River wasn't able to respond to this early pressure, and Rock Springs continued to build their lead throughout the game. In the end, the Lady Wolves fell to the Lady Tigers and lost the game 0-10 after six...

  • Autism isn't a problem to fix

    Hannah Romero, Editor

    "I have never heard someone say so many wrong things one after the other consecutively in a row." This quote from the series "Schitt's Creek" may be redundant, but it gets the point across, and it pretty well sums up how I felt when I heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on autism. Not only were his comments wrong, they were dangerous. As someone who knows and loves many people with autism, and someone who has somewhat recently realized I'm neurodivergent myself, I was both angry and...