Local veterans will have no lack of support coming their way this Veterans Day, although most of the celebrations will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the day after the official Veterans Day.
ere in Newcastle we are lucky to have an ample amount of fresh water right below our feet. When we turn our faucets on, water comes out and many of us think nothing more of it. As long as the water is there, no worries right?
They say Wyoming is like one big town with long roads, an entire state that supports and rallies behind those in need. In retrospect, that makes each community in the really big town like a smaller family.
This is never more evident than when we face tragedy or celebrate victories.
The Sept. 22 escape of two inmates from the Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp north of Newcastle marked the second escape from the facility in three months, leading us to question what is happening at the camp in recent months to allow for these incidents to happen more frequently.
As Wyoming’s summer falls away and the air cools and days shorten, harvest is in the air across our state. I have been fortunate to spend time putting up corn and hay in Goshen County, where I grew up. Farmers and ranchers are doing the same all across Wyoming.
Homecoming is a time when alumni and current students come together to celebrate their high school or college, a celebrated time to reconnect with people, places and traditions.
