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A solution to the technology issues plaguing the online viewing option offered for meetings of the Board of Weston County Commissioners could be on the horizon after Golden West Technologies, the county's technology provider, offered to come on-site to investigate the problem.
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Officials in Weston County hope they will soon be better equipped to fight the newest front in the war on drugs after the Board of Weston County Commissioners approved a measure to help address the threat of fentanyl in the community.
The commission took the first step toward developing a NARCAN...
A running battle between city and county officials over dispatch services has escalated again, apparently as a result of unilateral changes made by city leaders in the arrangement under which the Newcastle Police Department provides dispatch services for all of the emergency responders in Weston...
For at least two years, the Weston County Commissioners and Wston County Clerk have conducted county business over a group text thread - which is in violation of Wyoming law. County Commissioner Don Taylor revealed the existence of this text thread and provided his record of the communication to...
Bruce Moats, the attorney representing the News Letter Journal, Kari Drost, Patricia Bauman and Raymond Norris, has filed a motion in the District Court for the Sixth Judicial District to amend the complaint against the Board of Weston County Commissioners to include text messages in which county...
Each new year brings a list of required tasks for government entities across at the local, state and national level. Many of those tasks are routine, but the designation of the official county newspaper by the Board of Weston County Commissioners has been a bit more challenging than other annual...
Despite being passed up for leadership positions in a pair of 3-2 votes, Weston County Commissioner Don Taylor asked for time on the agenda of last week’s meeting to present a vision for how the commission would govern in the future.
Taylor is the only one of the three senior members of the five-...
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...
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...
Weston County Deputy Attorney Jeani Stone responded to recent criticism of the lack of progress on projects, including an employee handbook, during the Oct. 4 Board of Weston County Commissioners meeting.
“You have had years of dysfunction and lack of good work on your employee handbook and HR (...
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