Articles from the December 22, 2022 edition
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Natrium reactor project delayed
TerraPower's president and CEO Chris Levesque recently announced the Natrium demonstration plant project set to be built in Kemmerer will be delayed by at least two years. "While the announcement of...
County wraps 2022
The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners finished up their business for the year during Tuesday’s meeting, which was also the last meeting for three of the current commissioners. During...
Congrats, Christmas artist
Congratulations to Sophia Reading, a fifth grader at Monroe Elementary School, for being the Grand Prize Winner of this year's Christmas Art Contest! See the rest of the contest entries in the... Full story
Virginia Bostock Messerly
Virginia Bostock Messerly gained her heavenly wings on December 15th, 2022 at 4:44 pm. Born October 4th, 1940, in Hyrum Utah, Virginia was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.... Full story
JoAnn Wyant
JoAnn Wyant, 87, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, December 19, 2022 at home in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green River for 69 years and former resident of... Full story
Glenn Alan Starkey
Glenn Alan Starkey, 72, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 40 years and was a former... Full story
Jerry Lynn Jones
Jerry Lynn Jones, 61, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born on June 7, 1961 in Beach, North Dakota, the son of Robert T.E. Jones and Marlys... Full story
Kevin D. Becenti
Kevin D. Becenti, 39, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a life-long resident of Green River, Wyoming. He was born... Full story
Kylee P. Douglas
Kylee P. Douglas, 25, passed away at her home in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2022. She was born on December 4, 1997 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the daughter of David W. Burnett and Hillarie... Full story
Betty Jean (Welsh) Daniel
Betty Jean (Welsh) Daniel, 90, passed away Tuesday December 20, 2022 at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Daniel was a life-long resident of Rock Springs. She was born April... Full story
Lifelong Learning: "Hygge" and other comfy words
During the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays my family and I watch Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies. It’s become quite a little tradition. They are all very similar in nature, but we never really look at them as “if you’ve seen one,...
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 9 - 16
Green River Police Department reports for Dec. 9 At 10:31 a.m., officers responded to the area of E Teton Boulevard for a report of a larceny. Officers met with an individual who reported a possible theft by a family member. Officers gathered... Full story
GRHS band brings joy through music
Students at Green River High School are often involved in a number of activities, from sports to speech and debate to theater. But one of the main activities is sometimes overlooked - often because...
Speech and Debate takes second in Cheyenne
Last weekend, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team continued the impressive start to their season with a second place win in 3A Sweepstakes at the Cheyenne East Holiday Classic, a... Full story
White Mountain Lumber donates to Food Bank
White Mountain Lumber hosted their annual two-person scramble golf tournament July 15, where $1,400 was raised by selling mulligans. Those profits were donated to the Food Bank of Sweetwater... Full story
Sweetwater County Birth Announcements
Andrew and Mariah Jones of Rock Springs have announced the birth of their daughter Aurora Wren Jones, who was born Nov. 30. Drak Owens and Teirra Martinez of Green River have announced the birth of their son Rusty James Owens, who was born Dec.... Full story
Wolves swimmers take third at Green River Invite
The Green River Wolves Swimming and Diving team had a great weekend in the pool. Facing aggressive teams from the other side of the state, the boys had strong finishes and ended the meet in third...
Flaming Gorge Classic Results
Girls 3-Point: Brianna Strauss - Green River Boys 3-Point: Tuck Davis - Manila Slam Dunk: Taft McClure - Star Valley Boys Thursday, December 15 4A Evanston 43 1A Farson-Eden 35 4A Natrona County 50 3A #3 Lyman 25 Bear Lake, ID 46 4A Riverton 40 4A... Full story
Lady Wolves matched with tough teams
The Flaming Gorge Classic is one of the biggest tournaments of the year. Teams travel from around the state, and from Idaho and Utah, to compete. The teams were matched up well for great competition...
Boys make goals for tournament
This past weekend, the Wolves Boys Basketball team took on Pinedale, Bear Lake, and Rawlins in the Flaming Gorge Classic Tournament. Green River won the game against Pinedale with a final score of...
Wrestlers continue to grow
The Green River High School Wrestling team split and participated in two different tournaments this past week. Twenty-one varsity wrestlers were sent to compete in the very tough National Reno...
