Green River students who participated in the Wyoming State Young Authors competition were eagerly waiting for the results since April.

The wait came to an end last week when the state winners were announced to the schools, Karen Price, young author coordinator for Sweetwater County School District No. 2 said.

The 24 Green River entries that took first-place at the Sweetwater County Young Authors competition were sent to the state competition, of those, 11 came back from state with awards.

“I am incredibly proud of the success of the students who participated at every level of the program,...