Weston County
After being “Stuck in Dallas,” 21 Newcastle Middle School students finally got to their Washington, D.C., destination. The teens were traveling to the nation’s capital for their Close Up trip from April 1-7. NMS social studies teachers Robert and Sheila Munger organized and guided the group.
The...
Depositions held ahead of May hearing for secret ballot case
The majority of county commissioners questioned by the plaintiff’s attorney in a lawsuit over the use of a secret ballot by elected officials admitted they had misgivings over the manner in which they voted, but the group’s leader...
For the second time in less than 10 years, the Weston County Health Services board of trustees discussed the possibility of providing child care for employees in the hopes of increasing recruitment and retention.
The idea was brought to the board casually on April 20 by Melissa Thomas, the...
This watercraft originated from the great lakes (the first place zebra or quagga mussels were found in the US).
Gordon Edwards, fisheries biologist, collects zebra mussel samples off of the same boat described above.
As of April 1, motorized watercrafts are prohibited on the LAK Reservoir to help protect against invasive aquatic species, according to a press release from Wyoming Game and Fish.
This past summer, Game and Fish announced that it was restricting all boats and watercraft at the LAK Reservoir after...
A former employee of the Weston County Children’s Center has been arrested on a charge of felony aggravated child abuse related to an incident at the local daycare on Nov. 16, 2021.
Felony information documents filed on April 6 in the Sixth Judicial District Court for Weston County allege that...
Concert Association closes the season with final show
Current members of the Weston County Concert Association are welcoming newcomers to an opportunity to enjoy the final concert of the 2022-23 season at Crouch Auditorium. A tribute to James Taylor is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 23 in...
Mystery surrounds latest upheaval at victim services agency
Officials from the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office and Crook County Family Violence have confirmed that former FOCUS Director Stacie Hoxie is no longer in charge of Weston County’s local victim services organization. FOCUS is currently...
Tone has changed but the result is so far unchanged
The Newcastle City Council took what appeared to be a first step towards a deal that would have meant Weston County would only have one dispatch center for all emergency responders, but the Board of Weston County Commissioners declined to accept...
As part of a series of “Congress in Your Community” visits, Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman will have staffers in mobile offices in the area on Friday, April 21, and she plans to follow that up with a visit Weston County herself on April 29.
“My primary obligation as your congresswoman is to make...
As the end of the school year creeps closer, schools in Weston County School District No. 1 are beginning to enter the WY-TOPP testing window.
While both Newcastle Elementary School and Newcastle High School have been designated as “partially meeting expectations” by the Wyoming Department of...
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