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Baked goods make center money
Using baked good sales to benefit an entire facility is something Green River senior citizens are doing. For several weeks, volunteers of the Golden Hour Senior Center have been selling baked goods...
Vietnam memorial wall arrives
The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Memorial is once again visiting Sweetwater County. Residents and travelers driving along Interstate 80 will have the chance to visit the memorial wall at Western...
Sweetwater Children's Choir program ends
After 18 years, the Sweetwater County Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Honor Choir program has come to an end. SBOCES Children’s Honor Choir founder and conductor Sarah Wessel...
Spanish exchange student seeks GR host
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs student, Laura, from Spain, is seeking a host family in the Green River and surrounding areas. Laura has met all of the academic and character qualifications necessary to be accepted as an exchange...
After-school strings program to start
String instructors, Marcia Petersen and Sarah Wessel are now enrolling new and returning string students to the 2019-2020 season of the After School String program. Students ages eight years through adult are welcome to join the beginning,...
Summer fun with the library
The Sweetwater County Library hosted their end of summer event last Wednesday. The mini medieval faire included crowns, swords, shields, cotton candy, tattoos, renaissance games and archery. Youth Ser...
Resident receives UW award
A resident who's dedicated to helping others will be recognized at a University of Wyoming awards banquet. Green River resident Brittany Wells Gray recently received notification that she would receiv...
CRRC residents enjoy the fair
Residents discuss everything they were going to explore while at the fair and then carried out their plans. During a lunch provided by The Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center employees, CRRC...
Veteran fundraisers continue
The need for a van 15 years ago sparked a fundraising effort to help veterans and it’s still going on today. The Rock Springs Disabled American Veterans Chapter 12 continues to raise money to help...
First time's the charm for Green River girl
Brylee Price won grand champion in the junior showmanship division while showing off her rabbit to the judge on Friday morning. This is her first year participating in 4-H with her eight-month-old...
Hard work pays off
Delaney Gardea, a junior at Green River High School, participated in 4-H and FFA events at the fair this past week. This is Gardea's fifth year in 4-H. She entered into six events: cake decorating,...
Slogan winner announced
Western Wyoming Community College recently announced its slogan contest winner, Hailee Coulson. From Jan. 25 to April 15, Western accepted slogan submissions from their service area in conjunction with the debut of their new mission statement:...
Program helps adults pay for college
Western Wyoming Community College in partnering with Wyoming Works to help adult learners pay for college. The programs qualifying for Wyoming Works are those which meet labor and economic development needs. The Wyoming Legislature allocated $5...
Kids show sidewalk chalk creativity
The city's clock tower's sidewalk is full of vibrant colorful drawings from the youth. Last week, the Sweetwater County Library hosted its third annual Chalk it Up! event. They had music playing and...
Going for a national title
She might not be able to say many words yet, but she's in the running for a national title. Rylie McMullan, an 18-month-old pageant participant, is currently the 2019-20 Wyoming's Baby Miss All...
Competitiveness shown in game
As the cards were passed around the table as fast as one could, the tension started to brew. Each of the players would quickly glance at their cards to see if they had collected four of a kind yet....
Women celebrating women
A mother-daughter duo hosted their first book launching party as co-authors on Thursday night. Brigida R. Blasi and Christine Alethea Williams’ book “Women in Sweetwater County” celebrates women who made an impact in the southwest region of...
County youth to perform plays
The Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services Summer Theatre for Youth will present two productions over the next two weeks. Their production of “The Wizard of Oz: Young Performer’s Edition” will be presented at the Western Theatre...
GRHS student to sing at state fair
Dakotah Houchin Beck will take her singing talent to the Wyoming State Fair in August. After coming in third place at the Futures Farmers of America’s talent show in April, Beck, a 17-year-old senior at Green River High School, readies herself to...
YWCA receives huge grants
YWCA of Sweetwater County is pleased to announce they have been awarded grants in the amount of $49,600 from United Way of Southwest Wyoming for the 2019-2020 year. Funding will support two of the agency’s programs; Center for Families and...
Food Bank receives $46,000 grant
United Way of Southwest Wyoming awarded a $46,000 grant to Food Bank of Sweetwater County for the 2019-20 fiscal year. This grant helps fund operational expenses of The Emergency Food Program that provides emergency food to the low-income community...
Ciner Surface Rescue Team takes 1st
Ciner successfully took home the trophy for first place overall at the Southwest Wyoming Mutual Aid Surface Rescue Competition. Ciner also placed in several other individual events. Thirteen teams...
