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After a 50-minute conversation about the sixth-penny, special-purpose tax, Green River council members decided to think about what projects they want to fund and how much to ask for this time. City Administrator Reed Clevenger kicked off the discussion by giving the Green River City Council an overview of what the tax is and what it has been used for in the past. The money can only be used for defined projects voters approved it to be spent it on at an election. Most of the money the city has re...
Deciding to donate a kidney wasn't a hard decision for one Green River woman. When Rachelle Morris found out her sister's friend Jesse Laughter may need a kidney transplant, she immediately said she would be willing to get tested and see if she was a match. She knew she might not match, but she just felt the need to help. Morris recalled telling his family, "If and when he gets to the point he needs a kidney, let me know and I'll get tested for him." Time passed and Morris knew Laughter was on...
He may be the new head coach for the Lady Wolves Soccer team, but everyone associated with the program already knows him. Chris Nielsen was officially named the Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer coach last week. Nielsen has been an assistant coach to the Lady Wolves for six years and ran the JV program during that time. He also coached Spurs soccer teams. “I feel honored to be selected as the head coach,” Nielsen said. Former head coach Tracy Wyant was happy with the choice saying two...
The Lady Wolves swim team took advantage of swimming at their home pool and came out on top of eight other teams attending their meet. On Friday and Saturday, the Green River High School Lady Wolves Swim team competed at home and took first with a score of 312 points. Rock Springs took second with 205 points and Sheridan came in third with 174 points. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said they picked up three more state qualifiers this weekend, taking the team's total to 10 already in the season. She...
It was another great learning experience for the Lady Wolves Volleyball team as they played several teams at a tournament this weekend. The Green River Lady Wolves traveled to Gillette to participate in the Gillette invitational. It was an opportunity for them to play a couple of teams they had never played before and gain experience. Head coach Rikki Shantz said on Friday the team played Burns, a Wyoming team they hadn’t played before. “We got our first win,” Shantz said. It was one of two w...
A man accused of strangling his girlfriend and then kicking her in the face with a steal-toed boot claims he’s innocent. Jeramia Rael, 40, of Green River, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in the Third District of Judge Richard Lavery to one felony count of aggravated assault and battery, one felony count of strangulation of a household member and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery. If found guilty of all three, he could face a maximum prison sentence of 20 years in prison six months i...
A man accused of threatening his father with a machete was bound over to Third District Court last week. Robert Mandros, 20, Green River, recently appeared in the Third Circuit Court at a preliminary hearing to aggravated assault and battery, a felony, and property destruction and defacement, a misdemeanor. According to court documents, on Aug. 21, at 8:17 p.m., officers responded to a home in Green River for a report that Mandros was threatening his father, Johnny Mandros, with a machete. Upon...
With project requests totaling more than $230 million for the sixth-penny tax initiative, the Sweetwater County commissioners fear a tax request that big could turn off voters. During the Sweetwater County commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, Commissioner Lauren Schoenfeld updated the other commissioners on what was discussed at a recent sixth-penny tax meeting. Schoenfeld said requests have come in from each town, city and agency requesting money, including Bairoil with $4.5 million, Granger...
It was a bit of a rough start to the season for the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team as the team went winless at a tournament in Cokeville. However, despite the losses this weekend, the Lady Wolves are continuing to improve and that’s what head coach Rikki Shantz wants to see. Shantz said the team is currently down two of its top players due to injuries they suffered this summer. They haven’t even been able to attend practice let alone play in a game. “It’s been a rough preseason and sum...
This year’s ninth annual Trail Day celebration will be like none ever hosted in Sweetwater County before. Brenda Skorcz of the Sweetwater Mountain Bike Association, said the group is honoring Wyoming Women since it is the 150th Anniversary of Woman’s suffrage. With this in mind, the association is offering some “ladies only” events during its trail day event, which will take place Sept. 6-7. “This is the year of the women,” Skorcz said. Some of the “ladies only” events include sunset yoga at 6:1...
Each week, residents at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and The Villa get into the Villa's van and take a trip. During the summer months, the residents enjoy riding in the Villa's van and taking in all the sights the area has to offer, Heidi Schuh, activities director and volunteer coordinator said. "The bus rides are always a success. This is an activity many of our residents, who don't normally participate in many activities, will participate in," Schuh said. "They enjoy it...
A group of four singers are going to perform "Forever Plaid" in front of a live audience this week. "Forever Plaid" is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent history. The show is full of classic barbershop-quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies. According to a description about "Forever Plaid," four guys Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie discover they share a love for music. They then get together to become their idols "The Four Freshman," "The Hi-Lo's" and "The Crew...
The day he was born, his parents knew he had a 50/50 chance of getting the disease. Jesse Laughter, a lifelong Green River resident, always knew he had a chance of getting polycystic kidney disease, which affects the kidneys and other organs. Clusters of cysts develop in the kidneys and interfere with the kidneys' ability to filter waste products from the blood. The continued growth of these cysts can lead to kidney failure. "I found out and was diagnosed when I was 19 years old," Laughter said....
Even though the Sweetwater County Commission decided to send out requests for proposals on the construction of two buildings, they aren’t sure if they will move forward or not. After more than an hour of discussion at last week’s meeting, the Sweetwater County Commission voted unanimously to approve an RFP for the construction of a building for Road and Bridge and the Sweetwater County Fire Department on Lagoon Drive, which is located off of Highway 191 South. Under the proposal submitted by...
Wyoming's Baby Miss All American Girl, Rylie McMullan, took her talents to the national stage and came home with two awards. Rylie, an 18-month-old from Green River, recently attended the All American Girl National Finals competition in Las Vegas. After competing, she came home fourth alternate and was given the national photogenic award in her age division. The national photogenic honor came with a crown and sash, which Rylie proudly put on while in the Green River Star office. Her mother,...
It’s like a scene out of a movie depicting the perfect morning. A mother making breakfast, politely waking her kids up with the smell of bacon, pancakes and eggs she’s made them for breakfast, which they will eat with smiles on their faces before school. That’s how I picture my school mornings going, yet, it never turns out that way at all. Oh, I have the best intentions of making the house like a Disney movie, but let’s face it, that’s not reality. I do, however, always try to greet my youngest...
Castle Rock Hospital District is looking at ways to keep the ambulance service going. “It’s an essential service. Kind of like the police department and fire department,” Todd Toolson, Castle Rock Hospital District CFO, said. “We’re doing really well,” Toolson said. He said they can continue to operate the service because they are still in the black. What it comes down to is whether they want to keep paying the loss to operate the ambulance service or look at other ways to use the money. They...
The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport will receive funding for commercial terminal upgrades. During the Sweetwater County commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, airport director Devon Brubaker said he had received confirmation from the Federal Aviation Administration that the airport’s project will receive funding. According to Brubaker, the airport will be given about $9 million in federal funding, $3.4 million from the Wyoming Department of Transportation Aeronautics and $3 million from t...
Using baked good sales to benefit an entire facility is something Green River senior citizens are doing. For several weeks, volunteers of the Golden Hour Senior Center have been selling baked goods at the Green River Farmers' Market and they have been pretty successful. According to GHSC Executive Director Jackie Grubb, the senior center's baker Janice Castillon bakes everything for the market. The items sold on Thursdays are baked throughout the week. "Our biggest seller is her cinnamon...
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Memorial is once again visiting Sweetwater County. Residents and travelers driving along Interstate 80 will have the chance to visit the memorial wall at Western Wyoming Community College’s Rock Springs campus starting today. Tony Blair, moving wall memorial coordinator, said the American Legion is celebrating its 100th anniversary and he was asked if he could bring the moving wall back to Sweetwater County. Blair had coordinated bringing the moving wall to t...
After 18 years, the Sweetwater County Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Honor Choir program has come to an end. SBOCES Children’s Honor Choir founder and conductor Sarah Wessel said over the years, the choir has been conducted by herself, Helen Berrett, Robin Neal, and presently, Wendy Compton. According to a press release, the choir officially was founded in 2001 by Wessel as a host choir for the Wyoming American Choral Director’s Association All-State Children’s Honor C...
With live horse racing action starting this weekend in Sweetwater County, the owner of the company wanted to express how improvements to the live-racing facility would continue to grow the event. The live horse racing is scheduled to take place at the Sweetwater Events Complex this Friday at 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., Aug. 31-Sept. 1 and Sept. 7-8. Eugene Joyce, president of Wyoming Horse Racing, LLC, told the Sweetwater County commissioners two weeks ago the event continues to...
A resident who's dedicated to helping others will be recognized at a University of Wyoming awards banquet. Green River resident Brittany Wells Gray recently received notification that she would receive the Rising Alumni Award from the University of Wyoming at an upcoming awards banquet in September. According to the University of Wyoming's website www.uwyo.edu, the Rising Alumni Award "recognizes alumni of the University of Wyoming who have graduated in the last 10 years and distinguished...
It's been a month since Green River resident Aubree Corona went missing, and yet it appears authorities don't have any more information than when she disappeared. Aubree Shanae Corona, 28, was last seen July 13 by her friends when she left their campsite near New Fork Lake. She was driving a dark gray 2005 Chevy Avalanche with a red and white Honda CRF 450R motorcycle in the back. Aubree is 5' 6," 194 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her mother, Karen Corona, said she was told Aubree had...
The future of ambulance service within Sweetwater County is unclear. With both Castle Rock Ambulance Service of Green River and Sweetwater Medics of Rock Springs losing money, a committee consisting of local representatives from both organizations, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County representatives and Sweetwater County Commissioner Jeffrey Smith have met twice to try and to determine how to address the problem. In an interview, Smith said Castle Rock is losing $35,000 a month, while...
