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Western Wyoming Community College wrestlers claimed their first NJCAA Wrestling Championship title on March 4 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Mustangs finished with a team score of 134. The Head Coach is Art Castillo and Assistant Coaches are Rick Yoak, William Hodges and Jacob Flores. NJCAA Nationals Results Bridger Ricks - 125 4th Place All-American Cody Phelps - 133 3rd Place All-American Joseph Mecham - 141 4th Place All-American Chris Lopez - 149 4th Place All-American Jayden Luttrell - 157...
Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Green River Region will hold a series of public open houses and a final public meeting to present and discuss proposed 2023 hunting seasons, according to a press release. Attending a public meeting provides an opportunity to visit with local Game Wardens and Biologists and to provide feedback about hunting season proposals. The public is invited to participate in any of the upcoming meetings. Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. March 29 online, at public meetings or by mailing Wyoming Game and F...
A former Green River All Star athlete will be heading to Minnesota to continue his football career. On March 3, led in prayer by his pastor Robert Douglas of Aspen Church, Carson Van Gieson signed his letter of intent to play Division 3 college football at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. Van Gieson is currently a senior at Evanston High School. "His passion and skill for football started in the fourth grade where in Green River he was selected twice to play on the All Star team in La...
Jon Thompson, a sophomore at Expedition Academy High School, has become the first student in Wyoming to earn a Computer Science Micro Credential. Jon earned the credential in the Hardware and Software content area. The Student Micro Credential program, sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Education, consists of areas (or "stacks") of computer science skills and knowledge. After demonstrating proficiency, a student earns a credential that they can put on a resume for a job application. This...
The number of deer in Green River seems to be going up. The Green River Police Department, along with helpers from the Wyoming Game and Fish and volunteers, recently conducted the yearly visual count of deer inside city limits. Crews surveyed eight different sections in Green River and counted a total of 105 deer, according to a press release. This is an increase of 15 compared to last year's count. Green River Chief of Police Tom Jarvie said the city tries to be consistent in the timing of the...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team has kept up their winning ways, taking either first or second place in tournaments all season long. The last two tournaments were no exception. The Wolves took second in the 3A Sweepstakes at Mustang Classic in Casper two weekends ago, and were the champions Riverton when they took first place in last weekend's tournament. Mustang Classic in Casper Poetry: Jasper Kennah, third; Leo Evans, fifth; MaKynzee Bagshaw, sixth POI: Jasper Kennah,...
A local student is looking for community support in order to raise funds to buy a Diabetic Alert Dog. Elena Barrera is a teenager currently attending Green River High School. She was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes about four years ago. "I have always had the thought of having a service dog and I'm going to college next year and have decided to take the step," Barrera explained. Barrera will use a Wyoming breeder named Duty Dogs, located in Cody, for her dog. They have been breeding diabetic...
The Green River Star was recognized for excellence in two categories during the Wyoming Press Association’s 124th winter convention in Cheyenne last weekend. Editor Hannah Romero received two Pacemaker Awards. She received second place in the Column Writing category for a package of three columns sharing personal reflections on the holidays of Veterans Day, Christmas, and New Year’s. The contest judges especially took note of the New Year’s column, commenting: “Pick a word for the new year... Well, that’s different. Enough with the weight-loss...
At approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, January 23, the Green River Fire Department, along with Castle Rock Ambulance and Green River Police Department, was called out for a report of a single-story structure fire. Upon arrival, GRFD co-chief Bill Robinson along with Captain JP Apostolope and Captain Clint Kendall met with GRPD and were able to determine that a double-wide home was on fire underneath the structure, according to a press release. Firefighters worked hard to find the fire under...
On Saturday, Green River traveled north to Natrona County High School in Casper for the first Indoor Track meet of the season. Other teams also attending the Natrona Invite included Burns/Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Cody, Douglas, Elite Solutions Academy (Casper), Glenrock, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Lander, Lovell, Natrona County, Pinedale, Powell, Riverton, Rock Springs, Torrington, Western Heritage Lutheran Academy and Worland. Head Track Coach Dan Hansen...
The Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center PTO recently sponsored a winter clothing drive to collect hats, gloves, coats, and boots to provide to children in need. "We worked throughout the end of November and first part of December to gather what we could for donations, both monetary and actual winter clothing," Jessica Anson with the PTO explained. "With the help of generous donations from amazing local businesses, we were able to purchase hats and mittens for over 300 children in Sweetw...
The Green River Fire Department, Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office, and other local law enforcement and first responder agencies have responded to several emergencies over the last two weeks, including two fires at mobile homes in Green River and a plane that slid on the runway when landing at the airport. Mobile home explodes near McDonald's At approximately midnight the evening of December 29, Green River Fire Department, Castle Rock Ambulance and Green River Police Department were dispatched...
Fisheries managers from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are concerned about the number of lake trout pups in Flaming Gorge Reservoir. In partnership with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the fisheries managers have begun efforts to tag 1,000 lake trout in the reservoir. The tagging will help estimate the population of lake trout under 28 inches long, according to press releases from the Game and Fish. Despite increased creel limits on lake trout under 28 inches, there continues to be...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Casper College last weekend and came home with a first place win. The team ranked in the 3A Sweepstakes at the tournament, and had team members rank in the top five in multiple events. Novice Lincoln Douglas: Leo Evans, first Policy debate: Jordan Poling and Lukas Bagshaw, second Drama, Novice: Iliana Birmingham, second and Bekalynn Swett, third Drama, Varsity: Ellie Taylor, fifth Varsity Extemp: Faith Duncan, second Varsity...
The Green River Fire Department, along with other first responders, law enforcement and EMS, have been keeping busy lately, responding to fires, accidents and rescues. Motel fire At 1:43 a.m. Nov. 27, Green River Fire Department, Green River Police Department, and Castle Rock Ambulance were dispatched to a report of a structure fire on East Flaming Gorge Way. It was quickly determined that the fire was located at the Flaming Gorge Motel, according to a GRFD press release. Police officers...
As the Christmas season gets into full swing in Green River and throughout Sweetwater County, the calendar is filling up with festive things to do. Here are some of the activities and events residents can participate in to celebrate the holidays. Green River: - Mayor's Tree Lighting: The Green River Urban Renewal/Main Street Agency's annual Mayor's Tree Lighting will take place Friday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 at the Clocktower in Downtown Green River. In addition to the lighting of the tree, the event...
Solvay recently announced plans to resume the construction of its 600 kiloton soda ash capacity expansion in Green River, which was launched in September 2019 and was put on hold due to the pandemic. Production is expected to start at the end of 2024 in time to meet customers' growing needs for a secure and cost competitive source of supply. This expansion will extend Solvay's position as a global leader, according to a press release. In addition, a project to deploy a new breakthrough...
It was an amazing day of wrestling!! The Green River Wolves Wrestlers hosted the Green River City Championships for the Junior wrestlers on Saturday at Lincoln Middle School. There were a 176 wrestlers that competed in the tournament and represented their elementary schools. There were three different divisions: K-2 grade, 3-5 grade, girls division. The Green River High School Wrestlers were not only the coaches but also the referees for the tournament. Team Standings Monroe Huskies: 197.5...
Trona Valley Federal Credit Union's Green River Branch was voted the Green River winner of the annual "Paint the Town Pink" competition hosted by Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center. The credit union supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month by decorating all of their doors for their "Trona Valley A-DOORS supporting our community" campaign. "The community agreed and voted them as the Paint the Town Pink 2022 Green River winner for the second year in a row," a Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center press...
Genesis Alkali’s plans to expand its existing Granger soda ash production facility are continuing to make progress, with the most recent development being the award of $665,000 through the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services’ Pre-Obligation Grant Program. This grant provides funding to support training in maintenance and operations, safety, technology and engineering, according to a press release from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. The Granger expansion project involves Genesis Alkali investing $350 million to expand the...
In celebration of their 20 years in existence, the Actors' Mission is celebrating with a "Dia De Los Muertos," or "Day of the Dead," gala event Saturday, October 29, at the Holiday Inn Ballroom. Each year, the Actors' Mission Executive Producers have selected a popular theme for their annual fundraiser. Past events included Mardi Gras and Carnivale Di Venezia. This year, the theme is the Day of the Dead, which is a holiday that traces its earliest roots to the Aztec people in what is now...
The Green River Wolves Volleyball team traveled to Evanston and won 3 of the 4 games on Thursday, September 22. Coach Jessica Demaret feels the girls came out against Evanston ready to play and were in control of the match most of the time. "They did take the 3rd set from us, but the girls bounced back well and were able to finish it in the 4th set. It was a fun night, Evanston is a hard gym to play in so to go on the road and get that win says something about our girls hard work and effort.",...
Green River High School recently added several new GRHS graduates into the Hall of Fame. The inductees were honored during the Wolves varsity football game against Rawlins Sept. 9 and officially inducted during the 2022 Hall of Fame Banquet the next night. One unique addition to the Hall of Fame this year was an entire group of sports and activities teams from 1974, added together "because of their vast achievements" according to Athletics Director Anthony Beardsley. Tom Wilson Tom Wilson was a...
Sweetwater County Treasurer Joe M. Barbuto would like to inform taxpayers that 2022 property tax bills will arrive in mailboxes over the coming days and weeks. Bills include the total amount owed, and allocations to taxing entities within the district. “In particular, I encourage people to look over the breakdown of where their tax dollars are allocated and how those monies are put to work for our communities,” Barbuto said in a press release. “Folks should not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or ideas.” Taxes are payable...
The Green River High School volleyball team headed to Evanston last week to take part in the Evanston Border Wars Tournament, with teams from Wyoming facing teams from Idaho and Utah. Competing both Friday and Saturday, the Lady Wolves won four matches and lost four matches. Even in their losing sets, Green River once again managed to keep the games close and lose by only a few points against most of their opponents. The varsity team will take on the Rock Springs Tigers today in Rock Springs at 6 p.m. Evanston Border Wars Tournament 4A Green...
