The general session of the State of Wyoming’s 65th Legislature began on January 8, and in addition to all of the excitement over the swearing in of the state’s first new governor in eight years and a slew of other newly-minted elected officials taking their positions, lawmakers hurriedly began ge
“Looking back at the wisdom and prudence of those that came before us and reflecting on the potential of future generations, I believe more than ever that Wyoming is in a position to develop solutions to global challenges.
It is hard to imagine that any setting in Weston County could be more reminiscent of the first Christmas Eve than the Country Church at Four Corners when church members come together each year to share food, sing Christmas songs and listen to the gospel.
As they so often do, the children of the community set the example for holiday giving in Newcastle again in 2018, and we are asking the adults to embrace their example and use it build a more compassionate, cooperative and happier community in 2019.
When it comes right down to it, Christmas is a celebration of our many blessings, and for the several hundred people who attended Newcastle Elementary School’s K-2 Concert on Tuesday night, there were plenty of those blessings on display.
Like the rest of you, I was relieved when election day finally came and went, and we were finally given a reprieve from campaign politics for a little while.
The Joint Education Committee of the Wyoming State Legislature moved forward what is being called a ‘comprehensive safety plan’ for schools last week, and in the process they took a stab at deterring the number of Wyoming drivers who pass stopped school busses.
There have been a lot of solutions proposed for Wyoming’s budget shortfalls, but the most significant legislative effort to address the disparity between the amount of money the state spends and the amount it receives wasn’t launched by the revenue or appropriations committees that usually dictat
“It was rejuvenating,” VFW Post #2516 Vice Commander Tom Streeter told the News Letter Journal in the aftermath of the annual Veteran’s Dinner the organization held for the community on November 11.
Far too often elections bring out the worst in people, so it is refreshing every other year to be able to ask our readers to shift their focus to the best in people immediately after the election and start submitting their nominees for the News Letter Journal’s annual Person of the Year recogniti
