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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

Weston County jobs fall 3.4%

Weston County recorded the second-largest percentage decline in employment among Wyoming’s 23 counties during the fou

Deadline approaches — School board filing deadline nears

Weston County residents interested in serving on one of the county’s two school boards have until 5 p.m.

Case advances — Kaminski bound over to district court, arraignment set

Former Newcastle police officer Nicholas Joseph Kaminski was bound over to Weston County District Court on June 23 an

Manor review — Surveyor finds no preliminary staffing deficiency

During a three-day investigation that was prompted by 11 complaints, a state surveyor identified no preliminary staff

Medicare warning — Hospital corrects five EMTALA deficiencies

Weston County Health Services has completed corrective actions after regulators identified five emergency-care defici

Experience wins — Incumbents hold all three Weston County Commission seats

Weston County voters chose to stick with experience in Tuesday’s Republican primary, returning all three incumbent co

Deadly encounter— Man charged with second-degree murder in Newcastle shooting

Quiet service

The stories of those who served during the Vietnam era are as diverse as the men and women who wore the uniform.

Call of flight — Veteran hopes for 100th-birthday return to sky

At 97, retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert L.

Transition continues — Sheriff finds no clerk wrongdoing

Weston County Sheriff Brian Colvard found no evidence of malfeasance after reviewing security footage from the day th

After all these years — Vietnam memories finally find their voice

For more than 50 years, Dennis Newlin kept his memories of Vietnam largely to himself.

Called to serve — Drafted into service, guided by faith

For Louis Anderson, a minister in Colorado, the path to the ministry began long before the U.S.

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