Bob and Alexis go off the page this week to tackle the toughest question of all — Is Newcastle a Dying Community?

This year, Newcastle has to say goodbye to some of the very best, most hardworking and most promising fair exhibitors. Several of our senior FFA and 4-H showmen will be leaving to try their hand at making a living.

The Newcastle Dogie golf team teed off its fall season Friday at the Sundance Invite, taking on seven other schools in northeast Wyoming.

For the past few years, Newcastle residents Shirley DeMerritt and her grandson Avery DeMerritt have keenly followed on social media the travels of Elijah Tarpein and his family. On Aug.

The Weston County Commission is holding off on approving an easement agreement with property owner Ted Ertman for a section of Old Highway 85, where the Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to replace a bridge.

When Newcastle alumni gathered for the All-School Reunion this summer, they did more than reconnect — they invested in the next generation, raising thousands of dollars for local students.

The News Letter Journal reviewed the minutes of each of these four governing bodies' 2024 meetings to determine which were the most common reasons boards chose to enter executive session and which board members most c