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While the Green River URA/Main Street organization continues to finalize its plans for the new year, there is one event it hopes will continue public support for a downtown property. Jennie Melvin, administrator for the organization, said it plans to host a dinner at the Union Pacific Depot building in May. Melvin said she hopes the dinner will help convince residents and potential businesses the building would be a viable location for commercial development. “The whole point is to showcase t...
Concerns about the potential construction of a truck stop west of Jamestown continue to grow after a zone change was approved by the Sweetwater County Commissioners last month. During the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday, Clerk of District Court DonnaLee Bobak, a resident of Jamestown, told the commissioners the area’s residents were mostly unaware of interest in building a truck stop. She said she realizes the Jamestown-Rio Vista Water and Sewer District approved the proposal, but stated the boar...
A Friday afternoon program at Green River High School is credited with helping students improve their academic skills and grades. According to the high school’s principal, Darren Howard, the interventions program has helped students climb from D and F grades. During a presentation Tuesday night, Howard said the program has resulted in a 34 percent reduction in the number of D grades given to students and a 10.5 percent reduction in the number of Fs. Howard said the program operates through a l...
A county resident has been tapped to head up the Sweetwater Combined Communications Center. Last week, the joint powers board overseeing the center announced it hired Rick Hawkins as its next executive director. Hawkins was most recently employed with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, where he was the captain of the administrative section under former Sheriff Mike Lowell. Hawkins started his new position Jan. 8. Hawkins has 28 years of experience in law enforcement and volunteer f...
The Wolves are riding high after a second-place finish at their annual Thoman Soda Ash Memorial Wrestling Invitational. The Wolves went 6-1 in dual meets and were undefeated in their pool. Green River's grapplers defeated teams Worland (66-15); Mountain View (72-6); Granger, Colo. (64-18); Cokeville (51-9) and Evanston (63-12) in Pool A. Reaching the Gold Bracket, Green River defeated Northridge High School from Layton, Utah, (60-18) but were unable to secure a win against Uintah High School...
A weekend tournament in Cheyenne ended badly for the Wolves basketball team. The Wolves lost each game they played during the weekend, losing against Laramie 73-64 in overtime, to Cheyenne Central 79-65 and to Cheyenne East 68-54. “We learned a lot from the weekend and grew as a team. We know what we need to work on and put into place moving forward,” head boys basketball coach Laurie Ivie said. Ivie said free-throw shooting was poor throughout the weekend. While facing Laramie, the Wolves wer...
Shortly before the start of the Christmas break, students at Expedition Academy hosted students from Truman Elementary School for a fun-filled afternoon geared to get the students into the Christmas spirit. Groups of kids had the chance to visit with Santa Claus, while others made tree decorations, cookies or had a listened to Christmas stories at the school's library. The event was part of Expedition Academy's community service-oriented curriculum. Students at EA are required to perform...
I had the chance to visit Japan last month. The only thought I’ve had on my mind since returning is how much I’d like to venture away and see world. I’ve always been fascinated with Japan. Its culture, its history, its myths and traditions. I can’t even remember when this fascination first took hold of me. Maybe it was watching old Godzilla movies late at night with my mother. Perhaps it was having played video games for so long, that the more Japanese-influenced titles took hold on me. All I kn...
An opinion issued by the Wyoming Attorney General’s office has determined electronic terminals titled “Wyoming Skill Games” to be illegal, causing establishments in Green River to pull the plug on the popular games. The office issued a press release two weeks ago regarding the legality of the games. The terminals utilize an interface which looks like a slot machine’s reels. A player pays the machine to spin the reels, then receives an opportunity to change the result to a more favorable combina...
The past year will be remembered as a landmark year for the city of Green River. The city celebrated its 150th anniversary in September, marking the occasion with a daylong festival on Railroad Avenue, near the historic U.P. Depot building. Residents had the opportunity to participate in several contests reminiscent of activities popular in the 1800s. Several volunteers, including members of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum and the Hole in the Wall Gang, dressed in period clothing to add...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees went though an eventful year in 2018. The board saw new members join its ranks while saying goodbye to a few familiar faces, closed a school and continued dealing with the fallout from decisions made by the Wyoming Legislature, which would impact its funding. Early in the year, school board members expressed disappointment after a meeting with legislators from Sweetwater County, who told board members the legislature was more...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor The Green River High School athletic programs produce amazing athletes and teams year in and year out. The 2017-2018 season for high school athletics proved no different. Football Under a new head coach, the Wolves played hard, but were unable to reach the playoffs as they had done earlier. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 hired Marty Wrage as the school's head football coach, replacing Don Maggi who previously had resigned from the position. The Wolves overall...
While the Wolves took their first loss at the Flaming Gorge Classic, the team made a strong showing during the weekend in front the home crowds at Green River High School. The Wolves started the tournament with commanding 63-40 win over Westside High School from Dayton, Idaho. Their meeting with Thunder Basin High School from Gillette resulted in a 57-46 loss, but their final game of the tournament saw the Wolves pick themselves up and defeat Ogden, Utah's Ben Lomond High School 59-43. "I was...
A motion hearing for Green River City Councilman Allan Wilson turned into a change of plea hearing when he pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual assault of a minor in the second degree Monday morning. The plea is part of a plea agreement that would see the other charges he faces, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree dismissed. The count he plead guilty to involves an incident that occurred in...
The other day came a lengthy report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing worrisome findings for anyone with a Medicare Advantage plan and anyone thinking about buying one in the future. The findings are also relevant to anyone buying any kind of health insurance this year. The ominous takeaway? The information given to consumers in the provider directories is deeply flawed, often misleading, inaccurate, and says CMS, “can create a barrier to care.” Imagine choosing a plan based on the information that your doctor...
Residents are one step closer to seeing a new truck stop in Sweetwater County. Tuesday, the Sweetwater County Commissioners approved a zone change for two parcels west of Jamestown. The commissioners approved the change from agricultural to commercial in a 3-2 vote where Commissioners John Kolb and Reid West voted against the change. The proposal passed through the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Commission with a 3-1 decision Dec. 12. According to meeting documents, the truck stop is in...
With access to water opening up development west of Green River, plans for a new housing subdivision were recently submitted to the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning office. Known as the Ranch View Subdivision, it is proposed to encompass more than 115 acres of land, which is planned to be split into 40 residential lots. The plans are in the sketch plat phase of development, which according to Jim Zimmerman of the planning and zoning office, is the earliest phase. Zimmerman said the...
Snacks, newspapers, hats, Christmas cards and more were stuffed into the care packages. Whatever could fit, went in and was sent to troops overseas Tuesday afternoon by volunteers from VFW Post 2312. According to Jim Shoemaker, Commander of the post, the VFW sent 125 boxes to servicemen all over the world. Shoemaker said any serviceman not stationed in the continental United States were eligible to receive a care package, saying some of the boxes were sent to locations in Hawaii and Alaska....
Green River City Councilman Allan Wilson entered a guilty plea to sexual abuse Monday morning. Wilson was scheduled for a motion hearing Monday at 11 a.m., but the hearing became a change of plea hearing. Wilson plead guilty to the charge of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. The other charges against him will be dismissed at disposition. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered Monday and will be completed in approximately three months. The disposition will occur afterward.He will... Full story
The traffic signal at the intersection of Flaming Gorge Way and N. 1st E. Street will be taken down. The Wyoming Department of Transportation switched the traffic signal to flash Monday afternoon, the first step in the signal’s dismantlement. According to Darin Kaufman, the District Three Traffic Engineer for WYDOT, the signal’s removal is based on several federal regulations and criteria used to determine if the signal is needed. Kaufman said there wasn’t enough street traffic to warrant the s...
The Green River High School boys basketball team started their season in strong fashion after earning three wins during a tournament in Riverton. The boys defeated Cheyenne South 63-49, Cody 67-46 and Laramie 59-45. For head coach Laurie Ivie, while the team played three good games of basketball, the bond the senior players have formed was a major factor in the Wolves' success over the past weekend. "This group of senior boys have been playing together for several years," Ivie said. "They have...
No one can argue that safety is a priority concern when a school has an active shooter on its grounds. One university is pioneering a rather unique approach to helping students and faculty remain safe and fight back against an assailant. Oakland University, near Detroit, recently purchased 2,500 hockey pucks to distribute to students and faculty. The university has a no weapons policy and Mark Gordon, the university’s police chief, initially suggested using a puck to distract a shooter. ...
The Sweetwater County Historical Museum has a Christmas exhibit on display to celebrate the season. Museum director Brie Blasi said the display was finished Friday afternoon and is comprised of a number of the toys within the museum's collection. Amongst those toys are tin soldiers, dolls, cars and a copy of the Rock Springs Monopoly game. The scene is a vignette of how a living room might have been decorated for Christmas morning. Blasi said the display is based on the theme of "Naughty and...
Head wresting coach Josh Wisniewski is looking forward to the upcoming wrestling season. While Wisniewski admits he doesn't have anyone competing at the heavy weight division this year, he's confident he has a very strong group of wrestlers competing at all other levels. "We're going to have a solid line up," he said. Wisniewski is in his second year as head wrestling coach for the Wolves. The main lesson he learned last year that he brings with him is how hard work pays off on the mat. "We have...
For head indoor track coach Dan Hansen, the upcoming season isn’t about winning a state championship. Hansen said he wants the team to improve on its performance last year at State, when the Wolves scored 16 points at the competition. However, he wants to help give the competitors an edge in whichever sport they later participate in. “Our goal is to get better,” Hansen said. “We’re just trying to build better overall athletes.” Indoor track is often seen as an activity that prepares and feeds a...
