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Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County is hoping to get funds for their planned laboratory expansion project and medical office building renovation project from the Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), and is looking to the county for help with the matching funds. The commissioners voted 4-1 to mark $3 million out of county reserves to go toward the hospital as they apply for SLIB grants for their two projects. Hospital CEO Irene Richardson and Foundation Director Tiffany Marshall...
Last Saturday, the United States fully transitioned the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – a three-digit number anyone can call or text for crisis care. In Wyoming, those who dial this number for support will be now connected to a Wyoming representative no matter what time they call. Governor Mark Gordon recently announced that the state's suicide lifeline services have been expanded and improved to offer full-time, Wyoming-based coverage 24 hours a day, every day. "...
George Nomis, 83, passed away Monday, July 11 at his home in Green River. He is a life-long resident of Green River. Mr. Nomis died following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 29, 1939 in Rock Springs, the son of Pete Nomis and Galatia Vadkodis. Mr. Nomis attended schools in Green River. He was a 1957 graduate of Green River High School. He married Marlene Mann April 26, 1963 in Green River. She preceded him in death September 9, 2014. Mr. Nomis worked for the Green River...
Benjamin Jorgensen, 18, passed away Monday July 4th, 2022 in Gustavus, Alaska. He was born August 6, 2003 in Rock Springs, WY; son of Bianca Alderson and Richard Jorgensen. Benjamin attended schools in Green River, WY and recently graduated from Expedition Academy. Although my boy struggled with making it to class 1st hour he was acknowledged as Student of the Month and he thought highly of both his fellow students and faculty. He enjoyed Star Wars, Norse Mythology, ancestry, music, the outdoors...
Carl Aaron Pearson, 82, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was born on April 8, 1939 in Panama, Oklahoma, the son of Arvel "Sunshine" Pearson and Opal Farmer Pearson. Carl was raised in Winton, WY and moved to Reliance in 1954. After graduating from high school in 1958 as class Valedictorian, Carl worked as a production foreman for FMC from 1963 until his retirement in 1998. He served in the Army Reserves from 1957-1965. Carl married Sandy Morrison in R...
Richard "Rich" Matthews Jr., 78, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming and former resident of Vallejo, California. He was born February 26, 1943 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the son of Richard Matthews Sr. and Earlene M. Meeks. Mr. Matthews attended schools in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was a 1962 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He attended the University of Wyoming. He...
Glenn Montague "Monty" Boyce, 61, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. Monty was born July 10, 1960 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the son of Keith Montague Boyce and Donna Mae Oas. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1978 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Monty married Tammy Lynn Heidecker in July 1993 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She preceded him in death on January 1, 2021. He worked for Sweetwater County...
Shirley Morrison, 82, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyoming. She died following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Morrison was a life-long resident of Green River Wyoming. She was born July 29, 1939 in Rock Springs, Wyoming; the daughter of Howard Smith and Olive Gilbert. Mrs. Morrison attended schools in Green River, Wyoming and was a 1957 graduate of Green River High School. She earned her Business Degree in Denver, Colorado. She...
Jill Devine, 58, passed away at home on Monday, July 11th, 2022 surrounded by friends and family. She was born on August 7, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jill was a loving mother, sister, daughter, and wife who will be severely missed and never forgotten. Her spirit and love will forever be remembered and will dwell within those who knew her. Jill will also be remembered as being a loving and giving woman who always did everything she could for others. She took in many and always gave her all....
The Green River Fire Department took part in the funeral procession of former Fire Chief George Nomis to honor his years of service. Retired and acting members of the department were involved in the procession, with retired firefighters riding on a historic fire truck....
While it’s great Wyoming is taking steps in the right direction to help with suicide prevention and offering mental health resources, it’s also clear our state still has a mental health crisis, and more work needs to be done. I’m excited about the nation-wide switch to 988 for the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This number is definitely easy to remember, and a better option in a moment of crisis than having to look up a full 10-digit phone number (or having to save it to your phone or memor...
Green River Police Department reports for July 11 At 5:08 p.m., officers responded to a report of fraud on Wilderness Trail. Officers met with an individual who reported being contacted by a scammer through Messenger posing as a friend and reported monetary losses. Officers gathered information and completed a report of the incident. At 8:47 p.m., officers responded to a report of an individual with an active warrant. Officers met with the individual, confirmed the warrant, and placed Justin Dana, of Green River, under arrest. Officers...
Three Green River High School students recently received the Maicy Braden Scholarship for 2022. This year, the $500 memorial scholarships were awarded to Cody Price, Ridge Hester and Andrew Winters. The industrial arts scholarship was named for a GRHS student who tragically died in an automobile crash October 3, 2016. Maicy Marie Braden was an aspiring young student at Green River High School that had remarkable talents, especially in the Career and Technical Education area. She was an honor...
Former Green River residents Victor and Phyllis Coffey celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on July 3. Victor and Phyllis currently live in Madera Ranchos, California. They have three children, Darold Coffey of Fresno, LeAnn Fursman (husband Mike) of Madera Ranchos and Denise Breeden (husband Terry) of Minden, Nevada. They have five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. We wish them even more happy years together....
Chris and Cheryl (Ward) Croft of Green River will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on July 26. The high school sweethearts began dating in October of 1991, graduated from GRHS with the class of 1992, and were later married at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Green River, on the bride's birthday, July 26, 1997. The couple have two children: son, Candon and daughter, Caitlyn, as well as three furry children. Chris is employed as a bolter operator at Sisecam west of Green...
Ryan Olson and Verna Adams of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their son, Kaison Austin Olson. Kaison was born June 8 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Michael McNamara and Barbara Connell of Rock Springs are announcing the birth of their daughter Freya Helen McNamara. Freya was born June 26 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Jordan and Jenika Jeppson of Green River are announcing the birth of their son Bronson Jordan Jeppson. Bronson was born June 29 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Jerrod Daniel Griffin Jr....
The Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center, in conjunction with the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Memorial Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce Stephanie DuPape as the Wyoming Cancer Resource Services Coordinator. The Wyoming Cancer Resource Services Program is a grant funded program through the State of Wyoming's Department of Health-Public Health Division. The Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center, through the Memorial Hospital Foundation, first received grant funding for progra...
A new slate of officers for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Board of Trustees were elected July 6. Barbara Sowada was elected board president, a seat previously held by Taylor Jones. "Thank you to everybody," Sowada said. "I especially thank Taylor for the past three years as president. I know how he has donated a tremendous amount of time. There have been some serious things to come before the board; he makes it look so easy." Jones described the last three years as interesting and...
The dream of an outdoor BMX bike track in Sweetwater County is closer to reality following work over the past several weeks on leased land in Green River. The Southwest Wyoming BMX began to build the track thanks to several donations. The location is the old Bike Park in Green River. The old track was torn down to make room for the dual-purpose track, which will include a fenced-in competition track and a community pump track. Organizers will host an open house July 25 beginning at 4 p.m.,...
Monday, July 18 Game 1: Lovell 15 Green River 8 Game 2: Powell 10 Rawlins 1 Tuesday, July 19 Game 3: Cody 10 Lovell 5 Game 4: Powell 12 Riverton 2 Game 5: Lovell 17 Rawlins 0 (Rawlins is eliminated) Game 6: Green River 14 Riverton 4 Wednesday, July 20 Game 7: Lovell 14 Green River 4 (Lovell earns 3rd seed, Green River earns 4th seed) Game 8: Cody 7 Powell 5 (Championship - Cody earns 1st seed, Powell earns 2nd seed) The State tournament will take place in Cody, Wyoming, July 25 through July...
Green River's "Concert at the Clocktower" series is back for the summer. The first concert was July 7, and the series will continue through at least the end of August with a concert every week except August 4, which is during the Sweetwater County Fair. The concert series might continue into September, depending on conditions, according to Jennie Melvin, the Green River Urban Renewal Agency and Main Street administrator. "We'll kind of play it by ear seeing how weather goes," Melvin said....
The annual Green River Farmers' Market takes place Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Uinta Drive across from the Green River Star and next to Harley Davidson. The Farmers' Market will go until September 14....
Former Rock Springs Councilman (Ward III) and past Council President Stephen Allen recently announced his candidacy for Sweetwater County Treasurer. Allen is the husband of Rachele Unguren-Allen. They met at the University of Wyoming, married, and have resided in Sweetwater County for the past 33 years. They are grateful for their three children – Katherine (Registered Nurse), Nicholas (US Coast Guard), and Caroline Smalstig (Teacher) who is married to Russell. At the University of Wyoming Allen...
Jennifer James is running for election to House District 60. The district is currently represented by Mark Baker. Other candidates running for election to the district are Christal Martin and Tony Niemiec. James is the owner of a non-profit healthcare training company and has a Doctoral degree in Nursing Systems, as well as a Master's Degree in Health Law. She is currently attending Harvard University for a post-graduate certificate in Public Policy Design and Innovation. "I support our...
