Newcastle Police Department
Photo courtesy of Sally Hoover
From left, Dave Christiansen, Cole Wehri, Savannah Carr, Yestin Davis and Dylan McFarlin are hard at work hauling in a load as Newcastle High School student-athletes help the Newcastle Police Department relocate to their new offices Friday.
Three Dogie sports teams took the phrase teamwork makes the dream work to a whole new level last Friday as boys and girls soccer, track and Dogie Football got together to help the Newcastle Police Department move from their previous location to their new digs just up the street.
Head football...
Newcastle High School was in an extended lockdown on March 15 after the school was informed that a student had brought a gun to school. There have been no injuries reported as a result of the incident, but after the school’s administration confirmed that a gun had been brought to school both...
During a joint meeting on Feb. 22, the Newcastle City Council and Board of Weston County Commissioners agreed to revisit the issues that led to a march toward creation of two separate dispatch facilities — one city, one county — to service residents.
For the past several years, tension between...
Special meeting scheduled for Wednesday
A solution to the ongoing dispatch dispute between Newcastle and Weston County could be on the horizon if a joint meeting scheduled for Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers goes well.
For at least the past eight years, the News Letter Journal...
After months of silence over the ongoing dispatch battle between the city of Newcastle and Weston County — aside from an occasional letter to county officials — the city addressed the issue publicly during the council’s Feb. 6 meeting. Several council members and Mayor Pam Gualtieri highlighted...
The Newcastle City Council is working to finalize a Chapter 56 permit for the city to lethally remove deer living inside Newcastle city limits. The process began in April 2022.
Chapter 56 is a Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulation for the lethal taking of wildlife, according to Councilman...
As his first official action as chief of police, Charles Bowles requested a $2 per hour pay increase for the Newcastle Police Department’s nine employees and a $2 per hour increase to the base pay for new officers. Bowles asked for the pay raises during the Jan. 17 Newcastle City Council meeting...
June brought with it sunny weather and outdoor events, including RPM Days, held at the Weston County Fairgrounds. In the photo above, captured by Walter Sprague, children braved the deep mud during the bubble gum race. Below, after the races, the Brandon Jones Band from Rapid City, S.D., gave a spirited concert — which was unfortunately cut short when the weather took a turn for the worse (photo by Walter Sprague).
The year 2022 was packed with its fair share of interesting ups and downs for Weston County, and there was especially a lot of change in the local government. New faces will appear on the Wyoming State Legislature as well as the city council, county commission board and the school board, with the...
Sheriff Bryan Colvard gave out the first round of the Sheriff and Chief’s Club Award to Davyn Hoffman, Kyndal Von Eye and Dane Crabtree, three of the six individuals at Newcastle Middle School who received the award. The first award, given to a boy and a girl from each grade, was awarded on Oct. 27 during the school’s excellence assembly.
Every month, students from Newcastle Elementary School are recognized by their teachers for good citizenship, and thanks to the help of Weston County Sheriff Bryan Colvard and the department’s community service officer, Becky Swentesky, Newcastle Middle School students are also being recognized by...
Newcastle Police Department is down to two full-time officers, Peg Miles and Lance Riebel, after officer Laramie Frank resigned, Mayor Pam Gualtieri reported on Nov. 21 during the regular Newcastle City Council meeting. The latest resignation comes on the heels of the announcement that the new...
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