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The unofficial results for Wyoming's General Election are in, showing a "red wave" sweeping Sweetwater County, with Republicans winning all but one partisan position. The only position a Democrat won was County Coroner, with Incumbent Dale Majhanovich continuing his years of service in the position. In federal and state races, Republicans often won by landslides. When facing candidates from other parties, most Republicans won by over 70% of the vote. Harriet Hageman won 70.7% of the vote to... Full story
Mary Elenor (Fanok) Holbert, 97, died of natural causes early Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyo. She lived in Rock Springs, Wyo., for 60 years prior to her death. She was born March 26, 1925, to Rusyn and Ukranian immigrant parents, Stephen B. and Kathryn (Patriska) Fanok in Jere, W.Va. She was the seventh of 10 children. Mary graduated from St. Francis De Sales High School, in Morgantown, W.Va., on June 4, 1944. She attended Western... Full story
Carla Jane Sims, age 61, passed away peacefully at her home in Green River, WY on September 20, 2022 from kidney failure and congestive heart failure and to what could also be described as broken heart syndrome. She was born December 2, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri to William and Juanita Hubbard. She eloped and married her soulmate, friend, and love of her life, Tony Mitchell Sims, in 2008. He preceded her in death in 2018. Carla loved the ocean and how peaceful it was, she also loved traveling... Full story
Margaret Johnson, aged 92, passed away at her home in Rock Springs on a Sunday afternoon, after an extended battle with congestive heart failure. She died peacefully in the presence of her immediate family. Marge started her life in the coal mining camp of Lionkol, just North of Rock Springs, the daughter of Slovenian immigrants Ignatz Lovshe and Frances (Kuhelj) Lovshe. She graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1947, before attending Denver University and the University of W... Full story
Linda Kay Croson Tosh Shively, 79, passed away Monday October 31,2022 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 40 years and a former resident of Pinehurst Idaho. Linda died following a courageous battle with cancer for the last seven months. She was born September 27, 1943, in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, the daughter of Lyle H Croson and Amy B. Cummings Croson. Linda attended schools in Idaho and was a 1961 graduate of... Full story
Shane Matthew Smart, 44, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Green River. Shane died following a lengthy illness. He was born February 20, 1978 in Carlsbad, New Mexico; the son of Ernest Smart and Denise Crenshaw. Shane attended schools in Green River, Wyoming and was a 1996 graduate of Green River High School. He worked for Rail Serve for five years as a Locomotive Operator; ill health forced his retirement in 2005. Shane... Full story
Corinne Joanne Concepcion Flores (Powell), 59, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, November 2, 2022 peacefully at the home she shared with her dear friend from lengthy health issues, as well as an unexpected illness that made her pass suddenly. She was born April 9, 1963 in Hagatna, Guam to Gloria and Jose Flores. She resided in California and graduated from Crestmoor High School in San Mateo, CA in 1981. She later moved to Rock Springs, WY in 2007 where she married Jerome Powell in 201... Full story
Teresa Lynn Hanson, 60, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at her home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River for the past three years and former resident of Florida. Teresa was born September 12, 1962 in Denver, Colorado; the daughter of Edward Leon Ballegeer and Shirley Ann Harper. She attended school in Brighton and Walden, Colorado and was a 1981 graduate of North Park High School. Teresa married William Ceborn Hanson on November 7, 1981 in Walden, Colorado. She... Full story
Jan (Toner) Torres, 74, passed away suddenly Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Torres died following injuries she sustained from a fall. Born December 8th, 1947, in Trinidad, Colorado. The daughter of Edward Toner and Charlotte Maude Peterson. She married the love of her life Jerry Torres on January 19th, 1966. Jan was a long time Rock Springs resident. She graduated from Western Wyoming Community College and continued her... Full story
Delpha Deon Biesinger Lyon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully departed this life on November 6th while surrounded by her loving family. She looked forward to being reunited in a loving embrace by her husband, son J. J., parents and other family. Deon and her eternal sweetheart Boyd, were briefly separated by death for a short five months when he passed away earlier this spring. They secured their faith in the ordinances of salvation by doing their best to keep... Full story
The votes have come in and the people have made their voice heard in the general election, thanks to the freedom we have in our country to participate in the process of choosing the people who will lead us. These days, politics seem to be more divisive than ever, with polarized positions, “us vs. them” mentalities, all-or-nothing stances, and a tendency to demonize anyone who doesn’t agree. However, there is one thing people on all sides of the political spectrum seem to agree on — the importance of voting. The Star receives a number of lett...
Green River Police Department reports for Oct. 30 At 4:25 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disturbance on West Teton Boulevard. Officers met with an individual who reported a verbal altercation with another individual that had already left. Officers gathered information, attempted to make contact with the other individual, and completed a report of the incident. At 5:19 a.m., officers responded to a report of an ambulance assist on Bridger Drive and while on scene learned of a prior altercation. It was reported the individual was... Full story
Sweetwater County residents have multiple opportunities to enjoy local theater in the coming days with three different plays hosting their performances between November 9 and 18. This weekend, Green River High School's theater department will be performing the classic story "Steel Magnolias," Western Wyoming Community College's theater department will present the musical "Chicago," and Actors' Mission will put on a production of "Floyd Collins and the White Angels of Sand Cave." Steel Magnolias...
Trona Valley Federal Credit Union's Green River Branch was voted the Green River winner of the annual "Paint the Town Pink" competition hosted by Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center. The credit union supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month by decorating all of their doors for their "Trona Valley A-DOORS supporting our community" campaign. "The community agreed and voted them as the Paint the Town Pink 2022 Green River winner for the second year in a row," a Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center press... Full story
After having to take a two-year break, the annual Handel’s “Messiah” Interfaith Community Choir is returning this year. “It’s such a beautiful, spiritual way to start the Christmas season,” Bonnie Arnold said. “It’s lovely.” Arnold has produced the “Messiah” concert through the years after starting the tradition a decade ago along with Nancy Stevens. “The last two years we were not able to do it because of COVID, and so we’re really excited that we could do this,” Arnold said about bringing...
Going into the championships last Thursday, Green River was predicted to be the winners of this year's meet through a poll on WyoPrep's website: Green River 34.17% and Lander 27.5%. Unfortunately the 200 Yard Medley Relay team got disqualified, which put the Lady Wolves in a difficult position entering into the meet with no points in their first event. The ladies continued to show so much determination and battled to win as many events as they could. Despite their dedication, it was a...
GILLETTE- Jonathan Monney was snorkeling in the clear waters of Hawaii, enjoying time spent with his new wife Diana. After a couple of minutes underwater, a current took him farther outside of the reef and he had to make a long swim back to the shore. "I swam a lot to go back and then I see, I lost my ring," he said. "I said, 'Oh, this is so bad.'" The Swiss couple was in the midst of a three-week honeymoon after being married in July only a short time before. "At the moment, I was disappointed...
