Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives' Freedom Caucus — John Bear, Chip Neiman, Allen Slagle and Scott Smith — addressed a crowd at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center in Newcastle, Wyoming on June 24. They spoke to the topic of eminent domain specifically, but treated the event as...
Tourism spending in Weston County rebounded after a big dip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but those gains were slowed — and in some cases reversed — in the past year by inflation and a significant decrease in motel occupancy. Those things also resulted in decreases in tax revenue generated...
Five members of Wyoming’s House of Representatives plan to attend a town hall in Newcastle hosted by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus to discuss eminent domain in Wyoming. The event will take place Saturday, June 24, at 3 p.m. at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center.    “Members of the Wyoming...
Mick Bohn listens to the second human trafficking presentation that was held at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center on March 24. The lecture, open to the public, was presented by Rev. Tess Franzen, founder and excecutive director of Freedom’s Journey in Rapid City, S.D.
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." – Mother Teresa The Rev. Tess Franze described the dangers and evils associated with human trafficking in two presentations she gave at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center on March 24 in Newcastle. Franzen is the...
Officer Peg Miles and Deputy Sheriff Clarine Knighten listen as Franzen gives her presentation to law enforcement about human trafficking.
 
Photo by Walter Sprague
The first step to confronting the evil of human trafficking is to be aware of it, and know some of the signs that it may be happening in your community. That was the takeway from a pair of programs held in Newcastle last week that were designed to help the community create a culture that makes it...
Weston County will be getting a taste of University of Wyoming life, and a reminder of the school’s presence in the county, next week when UW President Ed Seidel, Department of Economics faculty member Anne Alexander and two students visit Upton and Newcastle to speak with members of those...
Wicked Six took first place after wowing the audience and judges during Weston County Arts Council’s 2021 Battle of the Bands.  Audience members crowded in front of the stage at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center in the Cambria Room, and as Wicked Six entertained them with their hard-rock...
The Weston County Republican Party is hosting Republican candidate forums at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center on Tuesday nights at 6 p.m. throughout the summer in preparation for the Aug. 16 primary election.  Chairwoman Kari Drost said the basic format for the forum has the candidates...
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Alexis Barker NLJ News Editor   The Easter Bunny and eggs and cookies, oh my! Kids attending the Easter Carnival hosted by the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce will be able to get their hands on all three, according to Barbie Turner, the chamber’s co-director.  On April 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

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