Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce
The Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce is overcoming various obstacles to reach the organization’s goals, according to board Chair Henry Nessul.
While speaking with the News Letter Journal after giving a report to the Board of Weston County Commissioners on Aug. 1, Nessul said that despite a “...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
On Sunday, July 23, at the Weston County Fair pig wrestling contest, Jayde Harrington pumps her fist in victory, knowing that her team, Death by Bacon, has successfully put the pig in the bucket quickly. The pig wrestling event is sponsored by the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce.
A love of mud and competition has led to quite the pig wrestling career for Newcastle High School senior Jayde Harrington. During this year’s event on July 23, her all-girl team was able to beat her 2021 team’s record of 17.06 by catching the pig and getting it in the bucket in just 16.34 seconds...
The Newcastle City Council approved the budget for fiscal year 2024, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, during its meeting on June 19. The total approved budget is $8,700,426.
The budget was first considered on June 5, but the council sent City Clerk-Treasurer Stacy Haggerty back...
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Cycling enthusiasts continue to find their way to the scenic routes of Weston County in 2023, and this weekend dozens of bikers will roll into Newcastle as part of the 10th anniversary RASDak (Ride Across South Dakota) Tour.
A press release from the organization responsible for South Dakota’s...
Parade of Lights sponsored by the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce is still on despite recent resignations from both Director Barbie Turner and board President Sandy Martin.
Following the Nov. 8 resignations, a letter to chamber members received by the News Letter Journal stated that the future...
Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce Director Barbie Turner and board President Sandy Martin both resigned from their respective roles on Nov. 8, hours after the duo engaged in a heated exchange with city leaders during a presentation to the Newcastle City Council.
According to a letter provided by...
Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce President Sandy Martin again approached the Weston County commissioners, this time at the body’s Sept. 6 meeting, to discuss the Weston County Fair Board and her dissatisfaction with the News Letter Journal’s coverage of the issue.
“Once again, the paper got it...
During the Aug. 2 meeting of the Weston County Commissioners, Sandy Martin, president of the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, asked the commissioners for an “under the table meeting” with the chamber board and the Weston County Fair Board to discuss issues between the two...
The Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce expressed frustration with cuts in funding from both the city of Newcastle and the Board of Weston County Commissioners on July 18 during Monday night’s regularly scheduled council meeting and a public hearing for the county budget held earlier that day. At...
The Weston County Travel Commission, whose goal is to promote travel and tourism in Weston County, recently approved its budget for fiscal year 2023, totaling $160,400.
The travel commission receives its funding from Wyoming’s state lodging tax of 5%, 2% of which stays local. According to Norma...
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