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The Sweetwater County Justice Center was recently selected for a design award for its innovative and functional design. The justice center was designed to house two Third Circuit Courts, the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department, Sweetwater County attorney's department and the Wyoming public defenders' offices. "It brought everything into one location," Sweetwater County Facilities Director Chuck Radosevich said. The success of the justice center has earned a BEST Award from the International...
Sweetwater County officially received its first Gateway West Impact payment Tuesday. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners heard an update from Sweetwater County Treasurer Robb Slaughter about the impact funding the county is receiving. Slaughter said the county received its first payment of $254,155.56 Tuesday and is supposed to receive this same amount each month for the next 15 months from the Industrial Siting Council. Slaughter said the total...
Children of all ages were using the force to navigate their way from activity to activity at the May the Fourth be with you event. On Saturday afternoon the Sweetwater County Library hosted a May the Forth be with you event to celebrate the Star Wars franchise, which is known for the line "May the force be with you." At this event, children had the opportunity to make a BB-8, a droid character in the Star Wars franchise, make a Jedi training manual, create a lightsaber bookmark or pose for...
Thanks to a local group, many organizations received monetary donations. The St. John’s Episcopal Thrift Shop committee recently met to determine which organizations would receive money the shop raised by selling clothing and other items. Thrift shop member Angie Bennett said the committee meets monthly, but once a year they discuss where they would like they would like to donate their funds. Bennett said some of them are the same every year, while some news ones are added or taken off of the l...
After 10 years of swimming for Green River, Michael Richmond will move onto the collegiate level. On Friday, Richmond, who was surrounded by a table filled with medals and plaques he earned over the years, signed a letter of intent to swim during his time at Midland University, which is a four-year college in Nebraska. "They just gave me the best offer out of the two colleges I visited," Richmond said. The offer wasn't all that impressed him during a recent visit to Midland. "I felt really at...
The Lady Wolves soccer team wrapped up the regular season with two more losses. On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on Kelly Walsh and lost 6-2. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the team played well together, but Kelly Walsh is a good, fast-paced team. “We played good,” Wyant said. “Just not good enough on offense. They had shot opportunities.” She said the Lady Wolves scored their only two goals in the first half of the game and seemed to fall apart during the second half. The team didn’t have long...
Three teenagers’ families are hosting a fundraiser to help raise money for a trip and a service dog. Jaron Shereda and Timmy Golightly are trying to raise money for a trip to New York City to attend the Open Jar Acting Institute. While on this trip, both Green River High School students will have the opportunity to attend five days of high-intensity workshops in acting, singing, dance and audition techniques. All of these workshops will be taught by Broadway professionals. They will also have th...
Two Green River High School students are trying to raise money to get to Broadway for the experience of a lifetime. Both sophomore Jaron Shereda and freshman Timmy Golightly have been accepted to the Open Jar Acting Institute out of New York City. They will join 58 others students from across the country who were accepted into the nationwide program. According to the website www.openjarinstitute.com, Broadway professionals will teach five days of high intensity workshops in acting, singing...
A Green River High School sophomore is trying to raise money to pay for a service dog to help her manage her Type 1 diabetes. "I was diagnosed Oct. 5, 2017, with Type 1 diabetes," Mya Tollefson said. "My pancreas was attacked by my body and not working, so I have to take insulin." While Tollefson was at school, her friend, Delaney Gardea, was telling her about service dogs that can detect when someone' blood sugar is too low or too high. "I didn't know what she was planning," Tollefson said. "I...
For 10 single mothers, it was an evening to show family members and the community how important the Climb Wyoming program is to them. Climb Wyoming is a nonprofit organization that provides free job training programs for single mothers. They have trainings available in Rock Springs, Jackson, Gillette, Laramie, Cheyenne and Casper. According the Climb Wyoming's website, "On average, Climb graduates more than double their monthly income, reduce or remove their need for government assistance, and...
Once again, the Golden Hour Senior Center is participating in the Care for Critters program. According to a press release, the Care for Critters program helps seniors pay for food, vaccines and other items for their pets through donations, as well as funding from AARP Wyoming. This year’s Care for Critters event is scheduled for April 22-May 17. GHSC activities and marketing coordinator Irish Kreis said the center currently has 72 tags filled with requests from 34 pets. Kreis is encouraging resi...
It seems as though more and more people comment on my taking notes by what they consider an “old-school” technique. Is using a pen and paper really considered an “old-school” technique? I don’t think so. As much as we are advancing in technology, there is no way I’m going to be taking notes via a laptop anytime soon. I may be a fast typer when I am writing my own story, but taking notes quickly from what people are saying, that’s something completely different. I’m just faster with my trusty...
A Green River man accused of strangling and throwing his pregnant girlfriend through a closet door is facing prison time for two felony charges. Michael Junior Martinez, 41, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery and strangulation of a household member. If he is found guilty of the two felonies, he could face a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a maximum fine of $20,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place...
Coming off of a 5-1, win against Star Valley last Tuesday, the Lady Wolves were ready to take on Rock Springs and Evanston. "Star Valley was a complete game for us," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "I don't know if it was senior night or what." She said the Lady Wolves played the best game of their season that night and she's hoping to see their performance repeat. On Thursday, it was a different story though when they challenged their biggest rivals and the No. 1 team in 4A West Division, the Rock...
For now, the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition will remain at the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, however a board to oversee the operations may still be formed. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Randy Wendling said the SEDC coalition, which consists of a representative from the city of Rock Springs, a representative from the city of Green River and himself, met with the SEDC to discuss the possibility of moving out of the chamber and the formation...
Prior to even entering the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center, one could tell it was going to be busy. Cars not only filled the CRRC's parking lot, but were parked on both sides of Uinta Drive and up Indian Hills Drive. Inside, the center was packed with children and adults trying to get to the various activities, including a bunny tail toss, pin the tail on the bunny, cupcake walk, fishing booth and craft making. Children also had the opportunity to pose for photos with the Easter Bun...
A Green River woman who has volunteered a half-century of her time towards helping the community was named Green River's 2019 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. During the Green River Chamber of Commerce's April luncheon, Gayle Bacila received the honor. Bacila, who thought she was at the luncheon to learn more about the chamber's flag committee she volunteered for, was surprised when her named was called for such a prestigious award. "I was floored," Bacila said. "I thought I was just going to...
It was his first time visiting Wyoming. For American Legion National Commander Brett P. Reistad, it may be a year of firsts. Since his election on Aug. 30, 2018, at the American Legion National Convention, Reistad has been traveling. Reistad said he will travel 350 days out of the year as National Commander and he only had one break, which already took place around Christmas. “I will visit hopefully every state,” Reistad said. “My family accepts what I am doing. My wife is my greatest advocate a...
The Lady Wolves continue to learn from their mistakes when they lost two more games this week, but earned a 5-1 win over Star Valley Tuesday. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves played Star Valley and lost a close and tough game, 2-1. “Star Valley was one of these games where we completely dominated,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. “We were in front of the net the majority of the time.” Yet, the Lady Wolves lost. “It was frustrating,” Wyant said. “It just wasn’t our day.” She said the Lady Wolves playe...
For the past 12 years, this woman has dedicated her time to making Green River one of the most competitive teams in Wyoming and that dedication hasn't gone unnoticed. Head Green River High School Speech and Debate coach Carina White recently received a letter from the National Speech and Debate Association informing her that she has received the association's distinguished service gold key. "I coach because I believe in the power speech and debate has to transform lives, help students gain...
A man from Cody is traveling around Wyoming trying to spread to word about the Fallen Biker Memorial he built. The biker memorial Mike DeGlau constructed throughout most of the summer last year is located memorial is 20 miles up the North Fork Highway near Cody, which is on the Way to Yellowstone National Park. The location was selected because DeGlau has a friend that owned a portion of land next to that highway and it's highway visible because of the traffic to and from Yellowstone National... Full story
For the first time, Head Start hosted a Health and Safety Fair at its Rock Spring facility last week. Despite the event taking place in Rock Springs, Green River Head Start children and parents were invited to and attended the event. Erin Barbuto, Head Start family and community partnerships manager, said this event was put together by the Head Start Health Services Advisory Committee, which consists of parents, employees and community members. “In spite of the spring snowstorm, we had a good t...
It was time to recognize those who give their time to volunteering. To those who may dedicate a lot of time volunteering and for those who volunteer when they can. It didn’t matter how much time each one spent. What mattered was that they cared enough to take the time to volunteer. On Thursday, employees of the Golden Hour Senior Center took time to host a volunteer appreciation lunch for their 90-plus volunteers. Irish Kreis, GHSC activities and marketing coordinator, thanked everyone for t...
The Lady Wolves soccer team continues to learn where their strengths are and where they need to improve. Last week was a busy week for the Lady Wolves with three games to play. The first game took place last Tuesday against Jackson in Jackson and the Lady Wolves lost 3-2. “Jackson is one of those I wish I could do over again,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. The Lady Wolves just suffered from a few breakdowns that occurred during the game and couldn’t recover. “We were very evenly matched with Ja...
Despite a request, no names were put forward to represent the county on a county-wide economic board. The Sweetwater County Commissioners aren’t quite sure what the intentions are to move the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition office out of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce and form a board to oversee the SEDC. Currently, the SEDC is financed through three entities, Rock Springs, Green River and Sweetwater County. During the Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, Commissioner Randy W...
