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Local businesses have recently been finding ways to give back to the community. Thanks to a donation from Rocky Mountain Power, the new Dog Park will be getting a bench. Rocky Mountain Power recently donated $1,500 to the City of Green River for the bench. Green River Parks and Recreation Director Katie Duncombe said "We extend our gratitude to the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation for their invaluable contribution towards our local dog park. With their generous donation, we will add a new bench....
The GFWC Women's Club of Sweetwater County met on September 19. The meeting was held at White Mountain Library. The board members provided a taco/nacho bar for lunch. There wasn't a speaker as there was a lot of catching up to do after three months off from general meetings. We awarded grants to four Western Wyoming Community College students prior to the meeting. The winners are Dahlia Jordon working on Nursing, Emma Curtis working on Business Management, Delaney Gardea also working on...
Green River High School recently added several new GRHS graduates into the Hall of Fame. The inductees were honored during halftime of the Wolves varsity football game against Worland Friday night and officially inducted during the 2023 Hall of Fame Banquet the next night. Michael Clark While Michael Clark was originally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012, he was re-introduced this year since more information can now be shared about his military service. Michael graduated with the class of 1...
Many directors hope audiences will walk away from their plays with a particular feeling or thought. Shane Westfall hopes audiences walk away from “Marat/Sade” with that feeling being confusion, and that thought being “what did I just watch?” “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade,” usually shortened to “Marat/Sade,” is the Actors’ Mission’s latest production, directed by Westfal...
A Green River native who set his sights on home again is now ready to help the community with their sight. Dr. Amasa Mecham has joined Dr. Jeffrey Wilson's team at Desert View Eye Care and will be bringing over a decade of experience in optometry back to his home community. Dr. Mecham grew up in Green River, graduating from Green River High School in 1998. He ran cross country track in college, attending BYU Idaho and the University of Wyoming, where he met his wife. The couple eventually moved...
The White Mountain Library is seeing some changes with a new Library Manager. Long time staff member Sherri Angelovic has been named Library Manager at the White Mountain Library. Angelovic has worked for the library system for over 20 years, beginning in Youth Services before moving to Circulation and Technical Services. Most recently, Angelovic has been the Youth Services Manager at White Mountain, planning programs, encouraging literacy and building relationships within the community. She's...
Brent Stewart and Sydney Jenkins of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Evie Rayne Stewart on August 12. Austin Olson and Kasey Crofutt of Green River welcomed their son Andrew Michael Olson on August 15. Andrew and Chayli Anderson of Green River welcomed their son Russell Mike Anderson on August 17. Emily and Caleb Wimer of Green River welcomed their daughter Autumn Wimer on August 18. Nathan and Kara Garrett of Green River welcomed their daughter Collyns Quinn Garrett on August 24. Ryan David Poyer and Taylor May Skinner of Rock Springs welc...
Growing up in southwestern Wyoming among a wide variety of demanding industries led one of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's nurses to strive for national certification. Registered Nurse Robyn Owens' job at the Family & Occupational Medicine Clinic of Sweetwater Memorial is as varied as her expertise, which now includes national certification through the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses. "I embarked on this certification because I grew up in this area and I was able to see...
Relationships – with staff and patients – are the best part about working in a healthcare clinic, says Misty Cozad, the new Practice Coordinator for the Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Sweetwater Walk-In clinics at 3000 College Drive. "From registration to providing care, everyone in the building is continuously building relationships with patients and with each other," Cozad said. "Each of us makes a difference in a patient's life, if only for a brief moment." Cozad's position is...
A dedication to high-quality care earned Kara Jackson, Quality Director at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, recognition as a finalist for the Norman S. Holt Award for Nursing Excellence during the Wyoming Hospital Association's Conference Aug. 30-31. "Being nominated for this award is such an honor. I am so grateful to my team, our leadership team, and our staff at the hospital," Jackson said. "What we do here requires collaboration and determination and we look forward to continuing to...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County recently was honored with the 2023-24 University of Wyoming Community Partner award from the Basic BSN and BRAND nursing programs of the UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. "We are very appreciative of the support of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County this past year," said Sherrill J. Smith, Dean and Professor at Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. The hospital is "an outstanding community partner who works with our school to bring all of our students'...
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 is during lunch, which will include ribs, corn on the cob, coleslaw, scalloped potatoes, and sugar cookies. Another special event this month is a Downtown Walking Tour on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. The group will meet at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum at the John Wesley Powell statue...
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 of this week. "I am honored and excited to begin a new adventure in serving the citizens of Green River," she said. Even though she just became the director officially, Duncombe has been serving as interim director since April when the previous director, Brad Raney, resigned. And these last few...
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 Mulvey, Stephanie Anderson, Brittany Haney and husband Kurtis, and Brent Mulvey and wife Natalie. The couple also has 10 grandchildren: Ryland, Edward, Josephine, Charles, Abigail, Jace, Colton, Carson, Marissa, and Madilynn. The Mulveys celebrated their anniversary with a get together with family and...
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 back when they were operated by FMC Corporation and was a mine supervisor. He was a member of the Green River Roping Club and participated in many rodeos and fairs in the area. He was also a rider in the Pony Express run for a number of years. Kennard's sons Wes and Terry grew up in Green River....
It will be an enchanted evening of music and theater when The Horizon Theater's newest show opens tonight. "This is supposed to be an evening of elegance and Golden Age classical music," Director Cory Schaeperkoetter said. "Some Enchanted Evening" is a showcase of songs by the famous composer-lyricist team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The roots of musical theater "Really, Rodgers and Hammerstein kind of created musical theater with things like 'Oklahoma' and 'Carousel,'" Cory...
Just west of Green River, standing between Wyoming Highway 374 and Interstate 80, is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Sweetwater County - Tollgate Rock. 374 passes along its western base and has seen several designations since the early 1870s. The Sweetwater County Historical Museum recently received a research inquiry about the origin of the promontory's name; specifically, whether or not it was ever the site of an actual toll gate. The answer is "yes." The Green River-South Pass Stage...
The 18th Annual Art on the Green event was held August 18 and 19. Artists from Utah and Wyoming competed in the 2D and 3D art competition for 24 hours straight. In attendance were five high school competitors, seven amateurs, 14 semi-professionals, and 16 professionals. The weekend began at 11 a.m. on Friday. All 42 competitors began the creative process in a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil, clay, airbrush, and more. The following are the results from this weekend's Art on the...
It's time for the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport to welcome visitors - extraterrestrial or otherwise - once again. The annual Spaceport Days event will take place this weekend with a movie night on Friday, August 25 and a fly-in and pancake breakfast Saturday morning, August 26. "It's just great to get people an opportunity to come together and enjoy aviation in Wyoming," Mark Westenskow, the City of Green River Public Works Director, said of the event. The event is hosted by the...
The Green River Chamber of Commerce recently shared the results from the 20th Annual "Run with the Horses Marathon" which took place on Saturday, August 19. This event included three different races: the marathon, the half marathon, and a 10K. These races began and ended at Expedition Island. The official start time for each race was 7 a.m. and they had a 7-hour time limit. "The Run with the Horses set record numbers this year" the Chamber said in a press release. "Our biggest race was in 2021...
The annual River Festival included a car show....
Green River High School is once again receiving national attention for its commitment to school culture as well as its connection to the community. This year, the high school was named a Platinum Level School of Distinction at the annual Jostens Renaissance Global Conference. Last year, GRHS reached the Silver Tier among distinguished schools, but this year the school reached the Platinum Tier, the highest honor that can be achieved. Only 21 schools across the nation earned the platinum level...
The Green River Police Department hosted a National Night Out block party on Saturday, which included demonstrations from local law enforcement agencies, a cook-off, family activities, and more....
It may sound strange - a robot to help with surgeries. And certainly, the da Vinci robotic system itself looks intimidating. Standing taller than a human with its white boom and four robotic arms with instruments attached, it may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie. "It's a little bit scary looking," Dr. Brianne Crofts admitted, but she added that "at the end of the day, it's not scary." Even apart from its looks, the thought of a robot performing surgeries may be what comes to people's...
A Green River native and current Mississippi State College of Education graduate student is joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Magnolia Clinical Scholars Training Program this fall. Harry "TJ" Bobak is one of two students that has been accepted into the UMMC program, which "offers training in integrated behavioral health care for doctoral and master's level students in psychology and counseling," according to a Mississippi State University press release. Bobak, from Green...
