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The Wolves wrestlers proved they are the best in the region after winning the Tiger-Grizz tournament over the weekend. The tournament consisted of 32 teams of wrestlers from four states, including Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevada. Green River took the top spot with the score of 204 points. Green River was the only non-Idaho team to place in the top five. Second place was Columbia, Idaho, with 188 points. "We wrestled with more intensity and focus than we have all year," head coach Marshall...
Green River High School’s indoor track team continues to perform well early in the season. Last weekend, the team competed at Weber State in Ogden, Utah, a meet that head coach Steve Boyd said serves as another practice for the team. Boyd said the early meets serve as a tool to help athletes condition themselves for more important meets like the state competition and the Simplot Games. Kalen Kester excelled in the long jump for a second week in a row. Kester recorded a distance of 20 feet, 9 i...
With a little more than a month left in the season, the Green River High School boys swimming and diving team continue to work on speed and technique in the pool. The boys hosted the Green River Invite during the weekend and took first in their home pool. Green River scored 276 points, while second went to Lyman High School with 269 points and Rock Springs High School took third with 256 points. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said she was happy with the boys’ performance during the weekend, s...
Things are looking up for the Lady Wolves varsity basketball team. The team ended their first weekend of conference play with a 1-1 record. The girls lost their match to Evanston Thursday 54-49, but were able to defeat Riverton, 55-40, Saturday night. Head coach Rick Carroll said the girls have improved their ball handling skills and have cut down the number of turnovers they’ve had. Also, Carroll said the girls are becoming more proficient at reading the floor and creating more scoring o...
The Green River High School varsity boys basketball team have been hitting the court hard, but struggle with earning a notch in the win column. The Green River boys played against Evanston Thursday, playing a tough match for the first half of the game, but found themselves down eight points by halftime. Each quarter proved more trying. “We really focused our defensive efforts on Evanston’s Brock Ehlers. He was averaging 18.8 points a game,” head coach Laurie Ivie said. “Defensively, we held hi...
Senior guard Josh Adams notched 32 points, but the University of Wyoming men’s basketball team dropped a 71-60 game at Fresno State on Tuesday night in the Save Mart Center. The Cowboys (10-12, 3-6 MW) were within three points with six minutes left, but the Bulldogs (14-7, 5-3 MW) closed the game on a 17-9 run. The Cowboys led the majority of the first half and opened the second half with a three, but went cold from there. Wyoming would suffer through a seven-minute stretch without scoring to go down four at 46-42 midway through the half. B...
Valentine's Day may be a couple weeks away, but residents at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center were already making cards. On Friday, the crafts with Kathy Elliott program was full of residents making Valentine's Day cards. Elliott said all of the cards created by the residents will be sent to the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City. "We've sent over 100 for the last two years so we're hoping to reach that," Elliott said. Last year, the group creating the cards spent two Fridays...
In a dominate performance, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team reclaimed the top spot. However, that doesn’t mean they will not have their work cut out for them if they want to do it again. The team traveled to Evanston this past weekend and finished in first-place with 146 points. Riverton came in second with 41 points; and Cheyenne South took third with 26 points. “We are heading in the right direction this season to poise ourselves for many more team wins. The team has ste...
Five Green River High School band students had the chance to play in a band comprised of students from across the state. Last week, GRHS band students made their way to Cheyenne for the All-State Music clinic and conference. GRHS band director Jerrid Washburn said students participating in All-State Band auditioned in November. They found out in December whether or not they had been accepted. Students who were accepted and attended the conference were trombone player Sam Bayles, tuba player...
Nature photos dominate this year’s Sweetwater Photography Open Exhibition at the Sweetwater County Library. The exhibit, which will be on display through the end of February, displays original photos taken by local photographers. The work of five artists is on display, and features everything from animals and Wyoming landscapes to the Boston skyline. Artists were asked to submit entries into the show. The artists and artwork featured in the show include: * Mark Horn with photos “Simpson’s Hallow,” and “Church Butte” * Richard Gilmore wit...
Monroe Intermediate School recently announced its Second-Quarter Honor Roll. Those making the fifth-grade honor roll are Konnor Adam, Alexa Alatorre, Shanaya Allen, Ezeekeil Allison, Heather Allison, Logan Allison, Celi Andrews, Korbin Arnell, Jacee Avery, Destiny Barrett, Kyler Bartlett, Katelin Beck, Amy Bernard, Lani Jo Blaylock, Gage Blunt, Travis Brady, Keagan Braithwaite, Moriah Brice, Eliza Burgess, Trenten Butcher, Aris Calzada, Jennifer Carrizales, Shelby Carson, Autumn Casey, Natalia Chavero, Braxton Clissold, Eric Comer, Braxton Cord...
Lincoln Middle School recently released its Second-Quarter Honor Roll. Students on the seventh-grade honor roll are Hailey Allison, Kelsi Angelovich, Jade Arnell, Abbey Atkinson, Emma Baas, Devin Bobbitt, Kaylee Carson, Paxton Castillon, Hayley Cloward, Rocco Coppolo, Tayana Crowder, Allison Dickson, Liberty Ferrell, Bethany Friberg, Connor Friel, Jachob Fuss, Ashlee Green, Trinity Greene, Maylee Gregersen, Darrius Greymountain, Caeden Grubb, Olivia Holmes and Kameron Hutson. Others making the list are Ashtyn Jasperson, Lauren Jensen, Jocelyn...
Green River High School recently announced its first-semester honor rolls. To make the GRHS Principal Honor Roll students must have a 4.0 GPA with no “I” or “F” letter grades and a minimum of five classes. Students making the Principal Honor Roll are Abigail Alcorn, Victoria Allen, Kaisa Arnell, Abbie Atkinson, Kaitlyn Banks, Valerie Barajas, Georgina Barrios Martinez, Kelsee Barton, Samuel Bayles, Chloee Beardsley, Maicy Braden, Hannah Braithwaite, Lyndsey Burnett, Evan Carollo, Dominique Christensen, Jonah Christensen, Eric Clingenpeel, Avere...
The sound of splashing and laughter could be heard as soon as one entered the Green River High School Aquatic Center. Students from McKinnon, Granger and Thoman Ranch elementary schools were busy learning the basics of swimming Tuesday afternoon. Nancy Raso Eklund, physical education teacher for Sweetwater County School District No. 2's rural schools, said it was common for all of the schools in the district to teach fourth and fifth-grade students swim lessons during the 1970s and 1980s. The di...
Immediate action from a deputy sheriff saved a man and house from fire Thursday. The Green River Fire Department was called to a residence on Jan. 21 for a kitchen fire. The fire appeared to be an accidental start. The home owner was at home at the time of the fire. A burner on the stove was turned on, and left on accidentally. Something on the counter next to the stove fell into the trash can and started the trash on fire. Luckily, Cpl. Tony Niemiec of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office h...
A Green River man accused of hitting his daughter with a belt was placed on five years supervised probation. Ivan Jason Martinez appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing to a felony charge of child abuse. In exchange for Martinez’ guilty plea to felony child abuse, he was given a two-to-four year suspended prison sentence with credit given for one day serves and placed on five years supervised probation. According to court documents, on May 5, 2015, the G...
More than 40 people showed up to a Castle Rock Hospital District board meeting last night, a few of whom had concerns about the district's administration. The audience, which nearly filled the conference room the meeting was hosted in, was moved into Castle Rock Medical Center's lobby during an early executive session called to discuss legal and employee matters. An executive session is a legal means for boards and councils to discuss sensitive topics, which are limited by Wyoming Law. Both...
The lights were on, but the doors leading into the Krazy Moose restaurant were locked Tuesday afternoon. The restaurant’s closure was announced suddenly Monday evening on the Krazy Moose’s Facebook page. Blair Graham, the restaurant’s owner, declined an interview Tuesday, saying the closure was like a death in his family. He also said he wishes the employees well and thanked the community for their years of patronage. While the restaurant has closed, the Red Feather will remain open as it is a...
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A fire on Expedition Island resulted in a melted portable outhouse Saturday morning. Arson is being investigated by the Green River Police Department. GRPD officers and the Green River Fire Department were called to the scene at 9:45 a.m. Saturday. Bystanders on Expedition Island noticed the outhouse on the south side of the parking lot was ablaze. When officials arrived on the island, there were bystanders present who had thrown snow onto the outhouse to put the fire out. With the fire taken...
The Green River Police Department responded to an agency assist request on Logan Street. Officers conducted a traffic stop at 840 Hitching Post Drive. Non citations or warnings were recorded. Officers and the Green River Fire Department responded to a fuel spill at 515 East Flaming Gorge Way. Officers tried to serve a court summons at a residence on South 5th East Street. A traffic citation for cell phone use was issued during a traffic stop at 840 Hitching Post Drive. A traffic warning for speeding in a school zone was issued during a traffic...
Criticism can be hard to take, even if that criticism isn’t deserved. However, we think its best to listen to criticism and feedback before dismissing it. We disagree with recent action taken at the Castle Rock Hospital District board meeting to quiet an employee from speaking about her concerns regarding the medical center’s administration. Sandee Gunter, the chairperson for the board, told an employee she couldn’t speak during a public forum at the meeting because another employee had approached them and claimed they represented the emplo...
Is the glass half full or half empty? Are you almost finished with a task or just starting? Some would say that I am an optimist for many reasons but for the sake of space I will only share one reason. Since Dec. 22, 2015, which was winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, I have been counting the days until the arrival of the spring equinox, the day of the year when the days and the nights are about equal. And depending on where one lives, this may happen a few days before or after March 20. Since Dec. 21, 2015, and today, 35 days have...
Across North America, February is recognized as Black History Month. Although it may not be evident today, African Americans played an important role in the settling of the west. In Wyoming, the Equality State, many former slaves found freedoms that were not granted to them in other parts of the country even after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and the Civil War was over. Many African American men came west with the expansion of the Transcontinental Rail Road. Most of the black laborers who worked on the rail roads were...
Ninety years ago yesterday, the first live television demonstration took place. An anniversary such as this, I thought should not go unnoted. I came to the realization of this by a simple Google search. The Google Doodle for the online search engine on Jan. 26, 2016 was made in celebration of this historic event. After all, the invention has lead to so many innovations in technology. Surely, the event, the date, and the inventor deserve a shout out. John Logie Baird, the inventor of the...
