The response of Weston County Health Services, the Newcastle City Council, the Weston County Commissioners, Weston County Emergency Management and the Town of Upton to the news of Roger Hespe’s, owner of the Newcastle Ambulance Service, retirement should be applauded.
Nobody likes thinking about cutting funds to K-12 education in any state, county or town but with current revenue streams dwindling and continued attacks on fossil fuels, Wyoming as a whole has no other choice.
With revenue shortfalls that have no chance of ending anytime soon and the need for the government to make decisions on where to raise money or cut money, now is the time for these leaders to engage the public.
These tragedies have reminded us that words matter, and that the power of life and death is in the tongue. We have been warned that eternal vigilance continues to be freedom’s price.” – Barry C. Black, U.S. Senate chaplain, during his closing prayer, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
Each year we present to you our special Person of the Year issue where we highlight the stories of just a few of the many people in our community that make this such a wonderful place to live.
This year has delivered more than its share of punches, from record setting fire seasons to a global pandemic, nobody was safe from 2020’s wrath. With the end in sight, as we count down the last few hours of this historic year, let’s do our best to put 2020 in the rearview mirror.
The midterm elections marked approximately halfway through Governor Gordon’s four year term of office. I am sure the last two years have been far different than what the Governor – or any of us – imagined his time in office would be like. None of us anticipated COVID-19 or its impacts, and whil
