Articles from the September 7, 2023 edition
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RMP concerns
"This proposed plan has the very real possibility of destroying Sweetwater County's economy," Commissioner Island Richards said of the Bureau of Land Management's recently-released Resource...
Animal Control plans improvements
The dogs at Green River Animal Control will have a little more space to play and possibly even better chances at finding their forever homes thanks to planned improvements to the yard area at the...
Golden Hour Senior Center September Schedule
GHSC will host a Football Party this Friday, September 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature activities including a football toss, football trivia, and a football word search. The party...
A month of awareness
September is a month full of awareness for important causes, which the Green River City Council recognized with proclamations at Tuesday night's meeting. The council recognized Blood Cancer Awareness...
Angela Kay Martin
Angela Kay Martin was born Apr 16, 1962, in Rock Springs, WY to Edward Lee Martin, Sr. and Jeanette Kay Austin. She passed on Mar 2, 2020, in Denver, CO from complications with the fight against...
Jeanette Kay Leonard
Jeanette Kay Leonard was born Jan 25, 1943, in Green River, WY to Ira A. Austin and Juanita Murphy. She passed on Nov 28, 2022, in Denver, CO, due to kidney cancer, two months prior to her 80th...
Bonnie Jeane Callaway
Bonnie Jeane Callaway, 72, passed away August 26, 2023, at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a longtime resident of Green River. Bonnie was born September 9, 1950 in Provo, Utah; the daughter...
Claudia Rae Troester
Claudia Rae Troester, 80, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Wyoming for 44 years and former resident of West Jordan, Utah....
Clara (Peternel) Tipp
Clara (Peternel) Tipp entered into eternal rest on July 25, 2023, just two days shy of her 95th birthday. She passed away in Pinole, California where her son and daughter-in-law reside. Clara was the...
Edward Jones
Edward Jones, 73, passed away June 30, 2023, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born October 16, 1949, to Harry and Lucille Jones in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Edward attended school in Rock...
Dorothy Bly
A Funeral Liturgy for Dorothy Bly, 79, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Saint Patrick's Church in Wheatland, Wyoming with Father Hiep Nguyen as the Celebrant. The Vigil for th...
Lifelong Learning – On the court and in life
I recently read an article in the April/May 2018 edition of Coach and the AD titled “Becoming Defensive-Minded: Eight Concepts to Help Teams Dominate Their Opponents” by Coach Nathan Livesay, and as I read it, I quickly realized that these...
Green River Police Department reports for Aug. 23 - 30
Green River Police Department reports for Aug. 23 At 1:25 p.m., officers responded to the area of W Flaming Gorge Way and observed a property in violation of the City ordinance 17-1(a). Officers made contact with the owner and advised of the...
Duncombe named new Parks and Rec director
The new Parks and Recreation director for the City of Green River is a familiar face. Catherine "Katie" Duncombe was recently named the new director and officially began her duties at the beginning...
Happy 50th anniversary, Mulveys
Steve and Teresa Mulvey are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married September 8, 1973 in Utah. Steve is retired from Tata Chemicals. The couple has four children: Justin...
Happy 90th birthday, Kennard Bigler
Long-time Green River resident Kennard Bigler is celebrating his 90th birthday. Kennard and his wife Carol were life-long residents of Green River. Kennard worked out at the trona mines for 42 years...
Lady Wolves conquer Fall Invite at home
The Green River Lady Wolves Swimming and Diving team hosted their first meet of the season on Friday and Saturday. During the Green River Fall Invite, 10 teams showed up to compete on Friday and nine...
Volleyball competes at Evanston Border Wars
It was another intense weekend of volleyball for the Lady Wolves as they traveled to compete in the Evanston Border Wars Tournament. With teams traveling from around Wyoming, Utah and Montana, there...
Wolves beat Lander for first conference win
This past week the Green River Wolves hit the road to take on 3A rival the Lander Tigers in their conference opener for the 2023 season. The teams have a lot of similarities, including having new...
Golfers finish regular season, prepare to host Conference
The Wolves Golf team finished up their regular season at the Pinedale Invitational last weekend. "Rendezvous Meadows Golf Course was in excellent condition and really challenged our team," Assistant...
Tennis team takes on Rawlins and Laramie, sees mixed results
This past week the Wolves Tennis team was on the road with mixed results. On Thursday, August 31 they traveled to Rawlins. The girls beat the Lady Outlaws 3-2. The Lady Wolves’ #1 and #2 Singles players and #1 Doubles team all won their matches, wh...
Lawmakers use power bill increase to target renewable energy
Fear and outrage about rising electric rates have set the stage for lawmakers to go after renewable energy and possibly throw up roadblocks to future wind and solar development in the state. Rocky...
Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy restart on hold due to staffing concerns
CHEYENNE — Officials from the Wyoming Military Department advised legislators against restarting the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy until sufficient staffing for the residential program for at-risk youth is secured. Maj. Gen. Greg Porter, the...
Judge: State must answer fact-finding questions in abortion lawsuit
CASPER — Though the three-day bench trial that will decide the fate of abortion in Wyoming remains months away, the contentious legal battle over the state’s two bans continues to play out in Teton County court. Ninth District Court Judge...
Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office announces increased enforcement for out-of-state tags
Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office today announced that it will be increasing enforcement efforts of the registration of out-of-state license plates for non-residents working in the state. By state law, any non-resident who is employed in Wyoming,...
