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Plan ahead — Black Hills Energy encourages emergency preparedness

Black Hills Energy is encouraging customers to prepare for severe weather and other emergencies during National Prepa

Livestock lifeline — County developing livestock emergency response team

Weston County officials are developing a livestock emergency response team designed to connect livestock owners with

Investment Policy — Commissioners hear options for county funds

Weston County’s investment policy has not been updated since 1999, prompting the Board of Weston County Commissioners

Staff duties split three ways — New museum team brings history forward

At the Red Onion Museum, a retired Disneyland trainer opens the Old Town cabins and listens as residents point out re

Sessions tracked — Hospital alone enters executive session in July

Only one of four local governing bodies monitored by the News Letter Journal’s Executive Session Tracker entered exec

RER rejects rumor — Company says online investment claims unauthorized

Rare Element Resources says it was not involved in unauthorized online materials suggesting that a new strategic inve

Hand count — Precinct 5-1 committeeman contest reviewed before certification

A ballot-programming issue in the Precinct 5-1 Republican committeeman race resulted in ballots being hand-counted be

Court upgrades — County seeks $106,000 for court security

Weston County will seek more than $106,000 in state court security funding for a courthouse generator, a new entrance

Six decades — WCNRD offers a pathway to community conservation

Conservation progressively advanced after Wyoming’s Conservation District Law, passed in 1941, established locally go

Alliance created — Partnership targets healthier Thunder Basin rangelands

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Temporary security — Hospital board approves up to $70,000

Weston County Health Services will hire temporary unarmed security guards after the hospital board determined on Aug.

Bound over — Murder case moves to district court

A South Dakota man accused of fatally shooting Jason Greene inside a Newcastle home will face a second-degree murder

A legacy of service — Newcastle firefighter honored for 41-year career

Rob Akers spent more than four decades building a program that gave Wyoming another resource when wildfires threatene

Seven file — School board candidates vie for two boards

Seven candidates had filed for seven available seats on Weston County’s two school boards as of Aug.

Final digits — Weston County certifies primary results; state canvas set for Wednesday

*Editor's note: The sidebar has been updated to correct the number of votes for precinct committeemen in precinct 5-1

Showing up for kids — Community builds foster care support network

If a child enters foster care late on a Saturday with little or no clothing, a Wyoming Department of Family Services

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