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Rebecca Gray, a 2016 Campbell County High School graduate, earned the trail name “Scout” during her six months hiking the entire Appalachian Trail this year. From late March to early October, Gray hiked 2,198 miles from northern Georgia to Maine. ~ News Record Photos/Ed Glazar
GILLETTE — In sixth grade, Rebecca Gray participated in a district-wide track meet for Campbell County. She got “last place in the last division,” earning her an unenviable title.
“I was the worst runner in the county,” she said.
In early October, Gray accomplished something that Campbell...
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Newcastle High School foreign exchange student Jacob Abu Zahra, of Germany, in the airport after making it to America. Abu Zahra has adapted to American life well and recently finished a season of American football at NHS.
German exchange student enjoying life at NHS
Newcastle High School is welcoming a new face to the hallways this year, Jacob Abu Zahra. Jacob is a foreign exchange student from a little town near Berlin, Germany, and he will be studying at Newcastle High School. Although he is considered a...
While Wyoming’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.9% (seasonally adjusted) between August and September, Weston County’s unemployment rate dropped to 1.9%, down from 2.2%, according to the September unemployment report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research &...
The magical music of Karen Carpenter will fill the Crouch Auditorium on Nov. 4, thanks to the Weston County Concert Association. This is the second concert in the 2023-24 season.
“Through a cavalcade of iconic classics, Joanne (O’Brien, singer/actress) illuminates the musical diversity, pop...
Photo by Kim Dean/NLJ
The Weston County Museum District has been hosting several oral presentations with a number of Weston County folks sharing their stories, and on Sept 27 Upton native Jim Martens took his turn at the Upton Senior Center, where he provided a great deal of history and information on the X-Ring (Martens) Ranch, which has been in his family for 110 years. The photo below was printed in the 2013 Wyoming Centennial Farm And Ranch yearbook, when the Martens Ranch received recognition for their 100-year mark.
Sharing Upton Family’s Memories
Oral histories by those who experienced the past and made historic marks on this area are one of the best ways to preserve our western heritage. That’s why the Weston County Museum District is sponsoring a series of stories told by people in the Newcastle and Upton...
Sammy Stroud works at her desk at First Tier Bank in Upton Wyoming on Thursday, Sept. 14.
FirsTier Bank in Upton recently celebrated 60 years under the same ownership and that owner, Joel Wiens said he credits the success of the bank to customer forward thinking.
Wiens, who turned 96 on Oct. 30, said it was a coincidence that he got into the banking industry 60 years ago, but his...
Newcastle is working toward constructing the final phase of the pathway master plan for the bike paths around Newcastle. This phase, the Highway 16 pathway project, will connect Morrissey Road to the end of the existing sidewalk at the bypass near Outlaw Motors, according to Greg Stumpff, Newcastle...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
The City of Newcastle held a town hall meeting at the Weston County Senior Services center on Monday to ascertain the thoughts of the public regarding the Newcastle Police Department, and whether to keep the police force or to combine it with the Weston County Sheriffs Department. Above, Dan Bau gives support for ideas expressed by councilman Tyrel Owens to open up a preliminary discussion regarding the possibility of rolling the police department into the sheriffs department, reminding the public that the meeting was intended to find out what residents want, instead of the city making any policy and department changes.
The general sentiment shared by the public in attendance at a town hall to discuss city vs. county policing was support for the Newcastle Police Department and the continued need for their service. The meeting was hosted by the Newcastle City Council. Others who spoke encouraged the council and...
Thu. Nov. 2 7AM T.O.P.S. #218
WC Senior Center
1PM Crafts WC Senior Center
1PM American Legion Auxiliary Meeting WC Senior Center
4PM WC Museum District Meeting
Anna Miller Museum
6-8:30PM Celebrate Recovery
Church On The Hill
7PM Alcoholics Anonymous
WC Senior Center
Fri. Nov. 3 9AM Caramel...
Japanese exchange student enjoying small-town pace
Newcastle High School is welcoming another foreign exchange student this school year. Her name is Aiko Miyamoto from Japan. Aiko will be attending as a senior and will be walking across the stage in May with her fellow classmates of 2024. Aiko...
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