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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...
Landfills in Weston County — the Upton Landfill, Newcastle Landfill and Weston County Solid Waste District — will split roughly $93,498 in leftover County wide Consensus Grant funding currently held by the state after the Upton City Council, Newcastle City Council and Board of Weston County...
The Newcastle City Council has approved a water and sewer project list for 2024 to 2026, according to Greg Stumpff, public works supervisor. The plan was approved on Oct. 2 after Stumpff worked with the water and sewer committee to finalize the priority list before asking for full council approval...
Second reading will be Oct. 16
The Newcastle City Council voted to raise garbage rate for city customers during its Oct. 2 meeting. The ordinance must be approved on two more readings, Oct. 16 and Nov. 6, before the rates officially take effect.
According to the ordinance, the 95-gallon...
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Cars lined Dow Park on Sept. 16 during the annual Shine and Show Car Show. The park has been used by the event for years, despite maintenance issues with the restrooms.
The Newcastle City Council is “working through its contract” with UBC Precast of Blackfoot, Idaho, after the company did not deliver on the construction of new restrooms for Dow Park, according to Greg Stumpff, public works supervisor.
Due to a slew of maintenance issues, Stumpff said, replacing...
The joint powers board to oversee dispatch operations for emergency responders is one step closer to taking over those services in Weston County after the selection committee chose Austin Baker and James Curren as at-large board members, according to Newcastle City Councilman Don Steveson. Both...
With a short staffed-police department, crumbling infrastructure and a hefty police budget, Councilman Tyrel Owens suggested that the Newcastle City Council consider holding a public meeting to discuss the dissolution of the Newcastle Police Department, with a switch to Weston County Sheriff’s...
Several Newcastle residents approached the Newcastle City Council on Sept. 5 to discuss their frustrations with recent rate increases for water and sewer use.
According to some of the residents in attendance, their bills had doubled after the rate increases went into effect and they were...
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Debris from the wreck can be seen inside the damaged businesses.
Newcastle Mayor Pam Gualtieri has cited two state statutes in denying a formal written request by the News Letter Journal for reports regarding a car crash that occurred on July 30.
The incident in question happened at the western intersection of Main Street and the Highway 16 bypass at about 9:...
A collection basket that we put at the outlet of the manhole when we are cleaning a main. This was a recent plugged main determined to be plugged by flushable wipes and other debris.
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“Flushable” wipes causing sewer issues
So-called “flushable wipes” have been causing issues in Newcastle’s sewer system for some time now, with the problems getting worse each year, according to public works supervisor Greg Stumpff, who reported an average of 50 emergency calls per year due to...
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