Newcastle
Notes from the July 5, 2023, meeting of the Weston County Commissioners
• The Board of Weston County Commissioners voted to get a speed study done on Kenwood Drive to establish a speed limit (see “Dangerous curve noted,” News Letter Journal, June 29, 2023, page 1.). Weston County Sheriff’s...
Barker's winning photo from 2022.
The photo, which ran in the July 28, 2022, edition, featured Thomas Curley, Becca Curley, Don Taylor and Jozee Lawler hefting a large pig through the mud with looks of sheer determination on their faces.
Wyoming newspapers dominate competition for third straight year
The News Letter Journal has again earned awards for excellence, advertising, photography, writing and social media, this time in the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper...
Submitted photo
Payton Overman is pictured with the market lamb that she showed in the 4-H division during the Weston County Fair last year. Payton, along with her dad, Matt, continue to learn how to select fair animals and ready them for fair and other show events each year.
The fair is the biggest community event people look forward to at the end of the summer, and this great event takes a lot of work from many individuals. When thinking about this work, we think about the exhibitors who work countless hours to prepare their animals to be the very best in the ring...
In an effort to attract new employees, Newcastle Ambulance Services, owned and operated by Campbell County Health, will be hosting a lunch-and-learn event on July 21 at Isabella’s from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Campbell County Health invites you to learn more about our EMS program in Newcastle,...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
Weston County Emergency Management coordinator Gilbert Nelson was recently named Wyoming’s Red Cross Volunteer of the Year. Nelson is the only official Red Cross volunteer in Weston County.
WY Red Cross names Nelson its Volunteer of the Year
Weston County is home to this year’s Wyoming’s American Red Cross Volunteer of the Year after Gilbert Nelson, county emergency management coordinator and Red Cross volunteer, was recognized by the organization on June 5.
Nelson is Weston...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
About 60 feet of the rock retaining wall near the grandstand at the Weston County Fairgrounds has fallen, according to Weston County Fair Board member Billy Jackson, after heavy rain that has plagued the county in recent weeks. With the fair on the horizon, Jackson said his biggest concern is making the area look presentable, and that the wall problem is not affecting fair events. “I recommend we clean it up and make it look good, and as soon as fair is done, we do the retaining wall completely,” he said. He also noted that there are concerns with a pole and electrical wiring that will need to be addressed.
Weather has done its fair share of damage in Weston County recently, with Weston County Road and Bridge reporting damage to several county roads in the past month. Weston County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service also confirmed that damage was done locally courtesy of the tornado...
EPA issues notice of violation
The city’s public works department is taking steps to return to EPA compliance after receiving notice that they failed to meet new reporting requirements for the city’s water system last year.
Newcastle has received a Notice of Violation from the Environmental...
Weston County Health Services has asked the Board of Weston County Commissioners to help find a solution to a Title 25 transfer issue the facility has experienced recently, during the commissioners’ July 5 meeting.
According to patient service director Angela Phillips, the hospital is struggling...
Thu. July 13
7AM T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center
1PM Crafts/Bridge WC Senior Center
5-7PM Farmers Market next to Pinnacle Bank
7PM Alcoholics Anonymous WC Senior Center
July 14-16
DAILY Upton Fun Days Upton
Fri. July 14
9AM Caramel Rolls WC Senior Center
9AM Beltone Hearing Aid Clinic WC...
Photos by Josie Smith
The Weston County Seed Lending Library is located in this wooden cabinet near the front desk at the Weston County Library in Newcastle. It holds a variety of flower and vegetable seeds, right, that patrons can record and take home to plant.
The Seed Lending Library is now available at the Weston County Library. This is a free program and a joint project of the Weston County Library System, the Weston County Library Foundation and the Dirt Daubers and Flowering Fingers Garden clubs.
The wooden cabinet with drawers holding all the...
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