Newcastle
Thu. May 25
7AM T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center
9AM T.O.P.S. #218 First Baptist Church
NOON WCHS Foundation Meeting WCHS Board Room
1PM Bridge/Crafts WC Senior Center
7PM Alcoholics Anonymous WC Senior Center
Fri. May 26
All Day Full House Horse Sale WC Fairgrounds
9AM Caramel Rolls WC Senior...
It is officially wildfire season, and with fire, there is smoke. People living in Weston County and the surrounding area have gotten their first breath of wildfire smoke over the past week as Canadian wildfires, coupled with wind patterns, have blown smoke in and out of the area since late last...
Spring clean up is already well underway, but city officials are hopeful that Newcastle residents will be motivated to spruce things up even more if they can haul off a load or two of trash at no cost this summer.
As a result, city residents will be able to make two free dumps at the landfill,...
School district, city have agreed to funding position
Weston County School District No. 1 will again have a school resource officer after the board of trustees opted to reallocate funding for a juvenile probation officer on the heels of Deb Sweet’s retirement from that position. Both the...
Photo by Emily Hartinger, Skull Creek Studio
Flying V Trails Day only a sampling of Weston County’s outdoor rec scene
The annual Cave Man Fun Run and Flying V Trails Day held on Saturday gave local trails enthusiasts a day to stretch their legs and celebrate the development of outdoor...
Submitted photo
This is a photo of the daughters of Julius Bock, pictured, Clara Bock Engle and Tillie Bock Sewell.
Julius Bock came from abroad, in Germany, then settled and made a reputation in this area of Wyoming. According to everyone I’ve known or heard talk who knew Julius, he followed the Golden Rule. He was a good American and a good neighbor in an era when having or lacking one could be the difference...
NLJ File Photo
The search for Weston County Health Services’ new CEO continues, as the board of trustees has completed a stage in which they interviewed eight potential candidates for the position. The hospital board now hopes to shrink that pool to three by May 16, according to the board’s chair, LeAnn Kenagy...
After more than a year and a half of back and forth between the News Letter Journal and the Board of Weston County Commissioners regarding the secret ballots used to select the replacement for former Rep. Hans Hunt in 2021, a judge will finally determine if the voting method used by the...
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Organizers hope the scenic vistas of the Flying V Trails will encourage more Weston County residents to take up mountain biking and other forms of outdoor recreation.
In March, Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill that created a $6 million outdoor recreation trust fund, and over the past two years, the state has also set aside more than $25 million in federal stimulus and state tourism dollars to fund outdoor recreation projects.
But work to enhance outdoor...
After expressing concerns over the level of service being provided by Newcastle’s current ambulance service, the city wants the county commissioners to explore the option of creating an EMS district to help fund ambulance operations in Weston County.
The Newcastle City Council held a meeting...
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