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Residents seeking something to do this summer have a new festival to enjoy in July. The Muley Fanatic Foundation, a conservation group based in Green River, will host its inaugural Mansface Mountain Music Festival at Expedition Island July 13 and 14. The festival, focusing on bluegrass music, is something the foundation hopes to grow into an annual event, according to Chris Steffen, director of operations for the foundation. Speaking to the Green River City Council last week, Steffen said the...
The Sweetwater County Clerk seeks his third term in office. Dale Davis, a Democrat, announced his intent to run for re-election Monday. "It has been an honor to serve Sweetwater County," Davis said. Davis said experience is essential to the office and has prided himself on bringing new technology to the office, as well as looking for way to improve services offered through the clerk's office. A new computer system installed in the clerks office has increased efficiency for the employees in the o...
Allan Wilson’s preliminary hearing was rescheduled once again. The Green River City Councilman, who faces charges related to sexual molestation of a minor in two counties will appear at the Rock Springs Circuit Court at 9 a.m. May 15. His hearing in Lincoln County was set at 1:30 p.m., June 8. Wilson is charged with second-degree sexual abuse of a minor in Sweetwater County, which is alleged to have occurred sometime during the late spring or summer of 2013 and carries a possible maximum sentenc...
A few weeks back, a comment made by school board member Ann Rudoff stuck out for me. During a vote to give the high school speech and debate team funding to help pay for their trip to nationals, Rudoff said she would vote against the proposal, saying a discussion needed to happen with the speech and debate team about Western Wyoming Community College, where Rudoff works. “Western is not an ugly place and Western has a good speech and debate team,” she said. While I wasn’t able to find out about...
The city is $100,000 richer after selling two tracts of land from the former Lincoln High School Tuesday night. The land was sold to New Peak Construction through a unanimous Council vote, with Gary Killpack abstaining from the decision due to his relationship with the owners of New Peak. The sale conforms to the original specifications of the bid request the city issued last year. The two tracts were appraised for $100,000 and New Peak was the sole bidder for the land, bidding $100,000. The...
Green River High School’s football program recruited a head coach with nearly 30 years of experience under his belt. Athletics director Tony Beardsley announced the district selected Marty Wrage to be the next head football coach for the Wolves. Wrage’s contract was approved by the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board last week. Wrage will be a physical education teacher at GRHS. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such a great football program and an outstan...
The Green River High School boys soccer team showed they're a force to be reckoned with on the field, earning two more victories and battling a team to a tie during the past week. The Wolves scored a victory over Natrona County Friday in a match that ended 1-0 in favor of Green River. The next day, they fought a tough Kelly Walsh squad to a 1-1 tie and scoreless overtime, before earning a commanding 3-0 win over Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Chris Bieber said he wasn't sure what to expec...
Todd Malonek would have been proud. The Green River High School boys soccer team won the memorial tournament named for the Wolves' assistant coach, defeating Worland at the end of the tournament. The Wolves and the Warriors would battle to a 1-1 tie during the championship round, resulting in the two teams competing in a shootout to determine the game's victor and the tournament's champion. Green River overcame Worland 4-2 in that shootout. Despite having a rough start to their season, Green Riv...
Ask adults of a certain age what they remember most of their elementary school keyboarding class and they’ll likely say something about playing “The Oregon Trail.” The video game was a staple of the educational entertainment for kids during the 80s and early 90s. Children were tasked with guiding a group of five settlers along the trail from Independence, Mo., to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, facing the hardships settlers endured along the route. Death can be quick and merciless on the trail...
This month’s Artifact of the Month is a Japanese abacus, also known as a soroban. The abacus is a counting device that allows its user to do quick mathematical calculations. The abacus used in Japan was adapted from the Chinese. The elements of both abaci are similar in construction. They both have top beads “heavenly beads” and lower beads “Earthly beads.” The key difference between the two is the Chinese abacus has two rows of “heavenly beads” while the Japanese version only has one row. This particular abacus can be dated between 1850...
The electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, has been touted – without proof – as a healthier alternative to traditional tobacco products and perhaps even a method of breaking the tobacco habit altogether. Now a new, related product with the brand name JUUL has entered the market and is especially appealing to teens. An e-cigarette, which looks much like a traditional cigarette, heats a liquid to create an aerosol, called “vapor,” that can be inhaled. It is true that many of the toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke are not present in the “va...
Green River’s city administrator started receiving a bigger paycheck after his contract was renewed by the Green River City Council last month. According to the two contracts, Clevenger now makes $147,290 a year, up from the $128,750 his previous contract called for. The contract also contains an increase for Clevenger’s automobile allowance, from $500 a month in the previous contract to $600 a month. The Council approved a new contract with Reed Clevenger at the end of its March 20 mee...
Sixth-grade students attending Lincoln Middle School next year will be learning in a cutting-edge environment. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees hosted an open house for the recently-completed sixth-grade wing of Lincoln Middle School Tuesday evening. The space was previously occupied by the district’s central administration offices, which have since moved to the former Wilson Elementary School building across the street. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said the w...
A last-minute approval by the Wyoming Department of Education allows Sweetwater County School District No. 2 the chance to purchase a special needs bus and may help other school districts with similar needs. The district’s board of trustees approved a request to purchase a wheelchair lift-equipped bus for Harrison Elementary’s special needs program. The bus will not cost more than $144,000 and will be completely reimbursed. Pete Brandjord, the district’s business manager, said the WDE appro...
The Sweetwater Combined Communications Center lost its director Thursday. Robin Etienne resigned from his position at 8 a.m. Thursday. No reason was given for the resignation. The joint powers board overseeing the center, comprised of representatives of law enforcement and firefighters from Rock Springs, Green River and Sweetwater County, met in a special meeting Thursday morning at 9 a.m., prior to unanimously accepting Etienne’s resignation. The board convened the meeting then immediately vote...
“I haven’t won anything in my entire life,” a surprised Tom James said after the shock subsided. Tom, a Green River resident, was shocked when friends, family and coworkers helped surprise him Thursday afternoon at the Crum Electric Supply Company in Rock Springs, where it was revealed that he had won two Polaris Timbersleds from Maverik’s “Stok’d in the Snow Sweepstakes.” The Timbersleds are convertible motorcycles that can be used as either motorcycles and snow bikes. Tom’s prize included...
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Gary Trauner visited Sweetwater County earlier this week, his visit culminating in what he dubbed a "listening session" with residents to talk about their concerns. This isn't Trauner's first attempt at becoming a member of Wyoming's delegation. He initially ran for U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 against Republican Barbara Cubin, which he narrowly lost. A second try in 2008 against Republican Cynthia Lummis was a more decisive defeat, with Trauner...
A 1-3 start to the season isn't what the boys soccer team was looking to start their season with, but they're powering ahead regardless and looking forward to the soccer season. Following a defeat from Rock Springs Thursday and a 3-1 victory over Evanston, the team prepares to compete in the Southwest Invite in Green River. With Evanston, head coach Chris Beiber said the team is starting to work together much better. The three scores the Wolves earned were from a hat trick performed by junior...
Finally stepping out after the winter sports season, the Green River High School track team are focusing on self improvement this season. Head coach Dan Hansen said he’s excited for the upcoming season. While losing nine of his 45 kids from the indoor track season, Hansen has 93 students who have signed up to compete in track-and-field events. Hansen said a number of the students are new to track and are enthusiastic about the activity. Hansen said his coaching staff are working with the new m...
When Republican state legislators caucus, they convene the numbers and the power to determine Wyoming law, and they do so behind closed doors. That is a choice. They could, if they wanted, allow the public to observe the deliberations that de facto determine the public’s business. But, in my 40-year career as a Wyoming journalist, I can’t recall a single instance of them opting to caucus anywhere other than the proverbial smoke-filled backroom. And their penchant for privacy is getting worse. I’m probably the outsider who has come the close... 
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Her name is Samantha and lived in New York in 1904. Samantha is the fourth American Girl doll on loan in the Sweetwater County Library's collection, joining Kaya, Kit and Josephina. The American Girl dolls are constructed to reflect multiple ethnicities and time periods throughout American history. Josephina is from New Mexico in 1824, Kaya is a Native American from 1764 and Kit lived during the Great Depression in 1934. There's also a line of dolls offered reflecting contemporary life....
Micki Gilmore wants to help the library she’s loved and worked at. Gilmore was a librarian at the Sweetwater County Library in Green River and was instrumental in developing a number of beloved library programs, including the popular ghost walks and medieval faire. Gilmore retired last year, but has always wanted to help the library. This desire led her to form the Green River Library Volunteers group, which aims to support Green River’s library. The group is a subcommittee of the Sweetwater Cou...
Pete Rust announced he plans to seek a second term as Green River’s mayor Tuesday afternoon. Rust said he wants to see some of the work started during his term through to the end, believing that work would be much smoother if there isn’t a change. He also said he has a passion for the community and the job and has been involved in public service in multiple positions throughout the last 37 years. Rust’s top goal is ensuring the city provides public safety by supporting the police and fire depar...
Stopping off in Green River as part of a state tour to promote his gubernatorial campaign, Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon hosted a meet and greet Tuesday afternoon at the Sweetwater County Library. Gordon, a Republican, said he’s blessed to have the opportunities he’s been given in Wyoming and wants to preserve those opportunities for the residents of the state, their children and grandchildren. He’s running on a prosperity-based platform, focusing on ensuring the state government not only...
The Green River City Council debated if it should reject a bid award for Tracts B and C of the former Lincoln High School property and rebid the land. According to Laura Leigh, director of community development, a draft purchase agreement was sent to the sole bidders for the project, New Peak Construction, at the end of November. She said New Peak later asked questions about the if the zoning would allow anything beyond single-family homes in the area, as well as regarding timeline to develop...
