Newcastle
The Wyoming Livestock Board reported there are 27 confirmed equine herpesvirus cases and 14 cases of West Nile virus across the state, including in Weston County.
At least one confirmed case of EHV and one confirmed case of West Nile was reported in Weston County last week according to state and...
Judd Dawson, Weston County Health Services CEO, updated the board on the hospital’s strategic plan, called SWOT (or Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) at the board’s Aug. 17 meeting.
When reviewing the hospital’s 2023 Weston County Health Services Strategic Plan with the board, he...
Two members of the Newcastle High School staff, Jessica Troftgruben and Maggie Unterseher, were recently awarded the Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant, according to a press release from the foundation.
Troftgruben has taught English language arts for 11 years, and Unterseher has been...
Weston County School District No. 1 plans to add more options for virtual learning.
During its Aug. 23 board meeting, Superintendent Brad LaCroix recommended that the board authorize a pilot program that would allow more families to use virtual learning for a number of reasons, including...
Thu. Sept. 7 7AM T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center
1PM American Legion Auxiliary Mtg WC Senior Center
1PM Crafts WC Senior Center
3:30-5:30PM NE Wyoming Advocacy Resource 204 W. Main St.
Center (formerly FOCUS) - Open House
4PM WC Museum District Board Meeting Anna Miller Museum
5-7PM Farmers Market...
Concert association membership drive under way
It’s time to purchase a membership for the Weston County Concert Association’s 2023-24 season.
This year’s lineup, according to the association, includes Empire Trio: Hooray for Hollywood, Yesterday Once More: The Sound of Karen Carpenter, Kiss Me...
Photo by Alexis Barker/NLJ
The classmates pose for a current class photo on Friday evening in front of the bronze Dogie Statue at NHS.
Kathy Decker Levasseur was the primary organizer of a Newcastle High School Class of 1966 reunion held Aug. 24-27 in Newcastle, and the agenda included plenty of time for musing, memories, and music.
Levasseur said the highlight of the reunion was really just getting together after all these...
The office of Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder and the Wyoming Department of Education announced recently that Weston County School District No. 7 was awarded a Career and Technical Education grant to help further the needs of rural schools.
The Upton district...
Weston County, at 2.1% unemployment, no longer has the lowest rate in the state as both Teton (1.5%) and Niobrara (1.8%) counties dropped below 2% in July, according to the Aug. 23 report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research and Planning section.
“From June to July, most...
Notes from the Aug. 17, 2023, meeting of the Weston County Health Services Board
• Judd Dawson, Weston County Health Services CEO, explained to the board that the hospital is working toward reducing printing costs and is seeking alternative solutions to how they currently print.
• Kim Scharf,...
News Letter Journal
News Letter Journal
14 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 40
Newcastle, WY 82701
Ph: (307) 746-2777
Fax: (307) 746-2660
