Articles from the January 3, 2018 edition
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Living with diabetes class set
Living with diabetes can be hard, and if left unmanaged, can lead to many other health problems. Learn ways to manage diabetes and stay healthy during the Diabetic Empowerment Education Program beginning Jan. 9. The free classes will be offered from...
Thoman schedule released
Friday Green River High School schedule Green River vs. Worland 12:30 p.m. Green River vs. Evanston 2 p.m. Green River vs. Uintah 2 3:30 p.m. Green River vs. Mountain View, 5:30 p.m. Green River vs....
Children receive haircuts
Head Start recently had professional stylists stop by the facility and offer free haircuts and styles for Head Start attendees and their siblings. On Thursday, Dec. 14 professional hair stylists...
Kelly Blaine Richards
Kelly Blaine Richards, 68, passed away Dec. 26, 2017, in Rock Springs, following a lengthy illness. He was a lifelong resident of Wyoming. Richards was born on June 3, 1949, in Kemmerer, the son of...
Elsie Taucher
Elsie Taucher, 93, passed away Dec. 28, 2017, at her home in Rock Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Taucher was born on April 5, 1924, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Rudolph...
Gary Dean Webb
Gary Dean Webb, 72, of Green River, passed away Dec. 31, 2017 at noon in his home, surrounded by family. He was born May 31, 1945, in Great Bend, Kan., to Leonard and Almyra (Goalden) Webb. He...
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GR speech team: coach honored
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...
GR residents received food through holidays
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...
Swimmers take 2nd at Laramie invite
The Green River Boys Swim team continued practicing over the holiday break and took second place out of 13 teams at the Laramie Invitational, which took place Dec. 30. Laramie Invite Laramie High School, 216.5 Green River High School, 197 Kelly...
Assessor plans retirement
It’s never easy saying goodbye; and for Sweetwater County Assessor Pat Drinkle, she’ll say goodbye to her staff Feb. 3. Drinkle announced her intent to retire Tuesday morning, submitting a letter...
Detention center gets 2 officers
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...
Chamber CEO fired after an executive session meeting
The Green River Chamber of Commerce’s Board Directors fired former CEO Irene Parsons after a closed meeting was hosted to discuss her job performance. The chamber issued a press release stating...
Star receives county designee
Sweetwater County residents looking for legal information from the county government will be able to find it in pages of this newspaper. The Sweetwater County Commissioners named the Green River Star its newspaper designee for 2018 after a unanimous...
Ice accumulation monitored
The Green River has slowly backed up over the last week as ice has hindered the river's flow. Water from the river has risen and froze portions of Riverside Park, as well as submerging sections of...
New bar and grill coming to GR
The Green River City Council approved a retail liquor license Tuesday night for a bar and grill set to open in the city in early February. The license is for the Town Bar and Grill, which will be...
Remembering Christmases past
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....
Notes from Town Square: Five new year's resolutions for small business
It’s a new year and that means it’s time to set some goals to help 2018 be a successful year! The Green River URA/Main Street Agency will be doing just that in the coming weeks with a strategic planning session. We’ve been working on a...
