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The Bureau of Land Management responded to the Sweetwater County Commissioners letter about the removal of juniper trees on Little Mountain with a letter of its own. After reading this letter, Commissioner Wally Johnson spoke to the issue at the Commissioners recent meeting. “I’m very disappointed, not surprised,” Johnson said. In December, the Commissioners sent a letter to the BLM letting the BLM know they felt the money being spent to remove the juniper trees on the west side of Little Mounta...
A Green River author who was once again recognized for her writing was delighted by the news of her award. Christine Alethea Williams, who's pen name is Alethea Williams, the author of "Nààpiikoan Winter" recently received third place from the Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee in the inspirational fiction category. She also received a bronze from the Independent Publisher Book awards in the Best Regional E-Book, fiction category. This book was also a finalist in the Laramie Awards and G...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves basketball team struggled this weekend and lost all three games. The team traveled to Cheyenne to complete in the Cheyenne Invite. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves played Laramie and came up short, 52-45. “We started out really well,” head coach Rick Carroll said. During the first quarter of this game, the Lady Wolves took Laramie by surprise, however, the team wasn’t doing as well in the last three quarters. “After that, we didn’t do a good job on offense,...
The Green River Wolves swimming and diving team continued competition this weekend with a home meet and a meet in Evanston. During the Evanston meet, the team dominated the competition and came out with a first-place team finish. Green River took first with a total of 382, followed by Rawlins High School with 205 and Lyman High School with 180. Six teams were at the competition. Prior to going to Evanston, the team swam at home on Friday with Rawlins High School and Rock Springs High School. In...
The Green River Speech and Debate Team is well-known throughout the state as being the group to beat, and now they are getting national attention too. Recently, head coach Carina White was notified of not only an award for herself, but for her team as well. "I am proud to inform you that the Green River High School Speech and Debate team has been named one of the top 100 schools in the National Speech and Debate Association for the 2016-17 school year. GRHS ranked number 59 out of more than...
Thanks to community members, residents at Mansface Terrace were eating better over the holiday season. Mansface Terrace service coordinator Sarah Hymas said for the past few years, a pantry filled with special items including honey, butter, candy, holiday items, meats and paper towels has been set out for residents. Some of the most popular items are ground beef, spices, fresh fruit and vegetables, butter and honey. "It's something that we do during the Christmas season," Hymas said. The...
Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell was given the go ahead to hire two additional full-time sworn detention officers. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the addition of two full-time detention officers at the Sweetwater County Detention Center. After a long discussion, the Commissioners agreed with human resources director Garry McLean’s recommendation. McLean walked the Commissioners through the whole operation o...
This year, as our family celebrated Christmas I started to reflect on Christmases past and which ones truly stood out for me. So I present to you my top three Christmases ever; or at least so far. 1. This one is the most recent. It happened about five years ago. My oldest son Matthew had just turned three and my youngest son John was about 1 1/2 years old. It was this particular Christmas that Santa Claus had decided to bring the boys a wagon. Not just any wagon, a double seated wagon with cup...
Even though several options were presented to the Sweetwater County Commissioners on how to staff the Third District Court and new Justice Center, only one additional position was approved at the meeting. After a lengthy discussion at the Commissioners recent meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to approve filling a vacant court security officer position at the pay grade level of 15.2. During the discussion, Sheriff Mike Lowell told the Commissioners that under his duties as a sheriff...
The beginning of 2017 came with cold and snow, but that didn't stop Green River children from having fun. In January, students in Sweetwater County were enjoying going back to school after Christmas break. Students were wearing snow pants, hats, scarfs, gloves, boots and heavy winter coats to fight the cold. Throughout the year, toddlers enjoyed the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time, which is an early literacy program for toddlers. Children also participated in many activities last year,...
Green River seniors kicked off 2017 early last year with an exciting party and from that point on they experienced a lot of fun events. After ringing in the New Year, seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center participated in the Lets Get Crafty class. Throughout the year, this group made all sorts of crafts, including wreaths, hats for school children and decorations for almost every Holiday. Last year, in January, Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents had an indoor snowball...
In February, Green River residents were asked to support the Green River High School for its annual blood drive. Community members and adults alike waited patiently for their turn to donate. Last year, the city's residents donated 245 pints, while Rock Springs donated 256. More importantly though, 1,500 lives can be saved with the donated blood. Last year, Sweetwater County raised more than $60,000 for the Make-A-wish Foundation. Over a two-week span, students from both GRHS and Rock Springs...
10 for Green River Lady Wolves sports was filled with ups, downs, excitement and heartbreak as the teams battled for a chance at state. Some succeeded and others failed, but all learned valuable lessons along the way. In January, the Green River Lady Wolves basketball team started conference play with a win and a loss. They then went on to beat the Rock Springs Lady Tigers for another boost to their season. Throughout the season, the Lady Wolves basketball team had their ups and downs. The...
The Sweetwater County Commission agrees that Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is a good name to the rename airport. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners voted unanimously to support the airports proposed name change from Rock Springs/Sweetwater County Airport to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport. Commission chairman Reid West informed the other Commissioners that at the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport Joint Powers Board meeting, the...
Finding a temporary shelter if there is an emergency is hard enough for a family, but what about for those who are dependent on others. At the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Thursday, the Commissioners asked for more time to consider a request from Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center to make Golden Hour Senior Center its temporary shelter in case of an emergency. The request for more time was made by the Commissioners when they discovered they would need to draft memorandums...
Green River drama students received All-state honors, multiple honorable mentions and some were offered scholarships at the State Drama competition in CAsper. On Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 35 Green River High School theater students attended Wyoming State Drama Competition at the Casper College Campus. “This year, we simply allowed students to sign up for categories they were interested in,” theater director Bradlee Skinner said. “Next year, we hope to continue building the program to a point where stude...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team grabbed second place this weekend. The team traveled to Cheyenne to attend the Cheyenne East Holiday Classic Speech and Debate Tournament. Twenty four teams from Wyoming and Colorado were in attendance. Green River took second place in the 4A division, finishing behind Kent Denver School, while Cheyenne Central High School took third place. “This is the highest place we have ever had at this tournament,” head coach Carina White said. “I am ve...
The Green River speech and debate novice team gained competition experience, while varsity learned how to host a tournament. The Green River High School Speech and Debate varsity team had a break from the competition Dec. 8-9 when they hosted GR’s tournament. Although they had a break from competition, that didn’t mean they weren’t working hard. “Varsity went above and beyond. It was one of the best ran tournaments we’ve hosted. Everything stayed on schedule. No major problems,” Jason Grubb, ass...
The Green River Wolves did well at their home pool by taking top honors at the first regular meet of the season. "I think they showed some strong swims. I was pleased with the way they swam," head coach Colleen Seiloff said. With this being their first meet, it was nice for it to be at home, she said. It was also nice because between the Gillette Pentathlon and Green River Invitational, the team has already qualified six, some of those are qualified in more than one event. "It definitely helps t...
The Lady Wolves had the home-court advantage this weekend during the Flaming Gorge Classic and they made the best of it. The Green River Lady Wolves played four games. The first was against Thunder Basin, and it was tough on the Lady Wolves when Thunder Basin came up with the win 78-46. "The struggle was ball security. We had a lot of turnovers," head coach Rick Carroll said. "Also, we did not finish at the rim and take advantage of easy shots and that really put us in a hole." Even though the...
Despite the numbers not adding up, the Sweetwater County Commissioners approved a motion to restaff a clerical position in Juvenile Probation. With a four-one vote, the motion to restaff the position was passed. Commissioner John Kolb was the only one voting no stating if the numbers don’t add up, he can’t support the motion. According to Karin Kelly, Sweetwater County Juvenile Probation director, the request was being made after the department lost three employees. The prior secretary and the...
The virtual academy online school is allowing one junior to move at his pace and compete in martial arts. For Green River resident Timothy Radosevich, a traditional school setting wasn't going to work for him any longer. Radosevich said he first started with Wyoming Connections Academy when he was in the eighth grade. Prior to that, Radosevich was attending Lincoln Middle School. "I got really sick at the end of the year," he said. Radosevich said another reason for the change was his parents...
For Christians, nothing symbolizes to the true meaning of Christmas more than a nativity scene. Knowing this, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and parish council member, Dick Fischer, wanted to bring something special to his church. For the second year in a row, the church hosted a come to the manager event. During this event, church members are encouraged to lend the church their nativity scenes, which are then put on display. Church members and visitors alike were invited to look at the s...
The Green River High School Wolves swimming and diving team kicked off their season at a relay and pentathlon competition. “They did really well. I was pretty excited,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. “I was just excited to see how competitive this group of boys are.” She was happy to have six of her swimmers in the top 30 at the pentathlon. During a pentathlon, swimmers compete in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle. Those with the lowest...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves kicked off the season by traveling to Lyman for its tournament this past weekend. On Friday, the Lady Wolves grabbed their first win of the season in a commanding fashion, with a 57-18 win over Kemmerer. Head coach Rick Carroll said Kemmerer just got a new coach this season after the team struggled for a few years. At one point in the game, the Lady Wolves had a 40 point-plus lead and that’s when the running clock started. Carroll said a running clock d...
