News Letter Journal

Memorial Day on the Plains

One of the best things about neighbors is how you can work together with them. Memorial Day reminds me of that, as I visit the resting place of my late husband. My name’s on the headstone too — I’ll join him there when I die. Fort Lee Cemetery near Black Thunder Creek, southwest of Newcastle,...

What's Up In Weston County June 2-9, 2023

Thu. June 1 7AM T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center 9AM T.O.P.S. #218 First Baptist Church 1PM American Legion Auxiliary Mtg WC Senior Center 1PM Crafts WC Senior Center 4PM WC Museum District mtg Anna Miller Museum 7PM Alcoholics Anonymous WC Senior Center Fri. June 2 9AM Caramel Rolls WC Senior...

Fremont County school district books policy out; new drafts debated

LANDER — Fremont County School District #1 leaders soundly rejected a proposed policy that would update the district’s approach to how complaints about library and other instructional materials would be handled. Instead, two new suggested policies are now on the table for debate, crafted by board...

UW sorority suit ‘in the center of the culture wars’

CHEYENNE — A lawsuit targeting Kappa Kappa Gamma and the first transgender woman to join its sorority ranks at the University of Wyoming could be the first of many. Alturas Institute President David Adler, a constitutional scholar based in the Mountain West, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle he sees...

Gillette resident suing county commission after being denied records request

GILLETTE (WNE)— A Gillette resident has sued the Campbell County Commission to get an opinion that he believes the board received from the Wyoming Attorney General. Bruce Williams has submitted a petition in District Court for information in a public records request. Williams said he’d heard that...

Religion in the statehouse

CASPER — There’s a dartboard on the wall and it has all the bills debated this legislative session on it. Take a dart, close your eyes and throw it on the board. Almost any bill the dart lands on, if you dig enough, will have some sort of religious reasoning or connection to it. Sometimes, you...

‘We are more like mentors to one another’

LANDER — They become more confident in everything from their school work to relationships. They’re less likely to skip school. They get along better with their families. Studies show that kids who find a mentor they can lean on have an edge as they grow through an impressionable time toward...

Family of woman missing from Gillette visits state capitol, still seeks answers

GILLETTE — To mark the full year since Kennedy Wainaina's sister was last heard from, he took a long trip from Boise, Idaho, to Cheyenne. The destination was the Wyoming State Capitol, but more specifically, the Governor’s Office. On Friday, Feb. 24, Wainaina and his cousin Tarisai Githu...

Wyoming’s soon-to-drop shed hunting rules set new precedent

CHEYENNE—A major shift lies ahead in how the state of Wyoming regulates shed-antler hunting, until now a free outdoor pursuit available to anyone on public land. Fourteen years ago, Wyoming was ahead of the curve when legislators made a big change to state law, banning shed-antler hunting on...

Marijuana ballot initiatives fail

CASPER — Two marijuana ballot initiatives have failed after falling short of Wyoming’s county requirements, a marijuana advocacy group announced Thursday. Wyoming NORML and the Libertarian Party have been collecting signatures for the Wyoming Patient Cannabis Act of 2022 and the Wyoming Cannabis...