Articles from the April 14, 2022 edition
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Former mayor dies April 5
Richard “Dick” Schuck, a longtime resident of Green River who served as its mayor and as a city council representative as part of a long career in public service, died last Tuesday at the age of...
Chamber hosts awards luncheon
The Green River Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards luncheon April 20, recognizing residents and organizations for their service to the community. 2022 Volunteer of The Year Brent Skorcz Volunteerism is defined as the contribution of time,...
Hall of Fame honors former educator, superintendent
The Green River High School Hall of Fame will induct its 2022 class Sept. 9, honoring a longtime educator and former athletics director, the superintendent of schools in Rawlins, a naval aviator, a doctor and the 1974 athletic and activities teams....
Obit book donated to museum
Two obituary scrapbooks were recently donated to the Sweetwater County Historical Museum by the Sweetwater County Clerk's Office that can provide a unique glimpse into events in Sweetwater County...
Simmie Wayne Dulaney
Simmie Wayne Dulaney, 84, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs for thirteen months and former...
Isaac "Newt" Newton Brooks Jr.
Isaac "Newt" Newton Brooks Jr., 52, passed away Saturday April 9, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He died following a lengthy illness. Newt was a life-long...
Richard "Dick" Dean Schuck
Richard "Dick" Dean Schuck, 89, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He died following a stroke. Mr. Schuck was a resident of Green River, Wyoming 62 years and forme...
Robert A. Hopkins
Robert A. Hopkins, 83, passed away March 26, 2022 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a former resident of Gillette, Wyoming. He was born on August 28, 1938 in Woodbury, New Jersey, the son...
Alice Mayes Root
Alice Mayes Root, 55, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a former resident of North Port, Washington. Alice was born on June 10, 1966 in Auburn,...
The polarizing Peeps
Some of the best opinions to have are very strong opinions about very unimportant things. And some of the strongest unimportant opinions are about food — especially candy. For some reason, Peeps...
Green River Police Department reports for April 4-8
Green River Police Department reports for April 4 At 6:03 p.m., officers responded to a report of a three-vehicle collision at Smith’s. It was reported one vehicle attempted to park between the second and third vehicles. The second vehicle was park...
Teacher retires after 41 years
As Denise Shears led her first grade students through the hallways of Monroe Elementary this week, the children followed her dutifully, repeated whatever words she jokingly told them to say, and...
RS man makes it in Hollywood
One of the hardworking volunteers at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River recently came across a portrait of a young man named Mickey Daniels and inquired about who he was. Daniels,...
Star editor wins 2 awards in contest
Green River Star Editor David Martin earned two Top of the Rockies awards from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Colorado Pro Chapter recently. Martin took second-place in front page design for the Star’s June 17, 2021 edition and third...
Lady Wolves softball team rallies to get win
After hard losses to Cody last Friday, the Green River High School softball team came back strong when facing Worland the next day. "We got spanked by Cody," Coach Blaire Aimone admitted. "It was not...
Track team fares well at Rock Springs meet
On a blustery wind chilled day in early spring, the Green River girls and boys track teams took the short drive to Rock Springs Saturday to compete with 13 other Southwest Wyoming track teams used to this unpredictable April weather to compete in...
Lady Wolves soccer has strong wins, 1 loss
Last week was a strong one for the Green River High School girls soccer team as they faced off against Star Valley and Evanston. The Lady Wolves took on Star Valley last Tuesday, April 5, and came...
Boys soccer finds winning ways
The Wolves have made a turn around in the past week, earning three wins on the pitch. Last week, the boys defeated Star Valley 1-0 and followed that up with a win 2-0 against Evanston. Tuesday, the...
