How did we choose him to be leader of the free world?
Dear Editor, It’s almost too late. In the past, when republics or democracies fell under the spell of a really bad demagogue, the citizens paid dearly to get out from under the intolerable conditions...
View ArticleTime for Dems to show loyalty to country
Dear Editor, To what do the Democratic members of Congress owe their allegiance, the United States of America or the Democratic Party? Recently, a member of Congress said that it is her job to oppose...
View ArticleDon’t get too comfy
A week ago we challenged you, our readers, to back up your expressed desire for civic improvement and economic development with a personal commitment to make a measurable impact on both of those things...
View ArticleE. Nadine “Deanie” (McCoy) Jursnick
E. Nadine “Deanie” (McCoy) Jursnick Nov. 8, 1934-Apr. 24, 2017 E. Nadine “Deanie” (McCoy) Jursnick passed away on April 24, 2017 in Portland, OR. She was born in Newcastle on November 8, 1934 to Lewis...
View ArticleEdward S. Halsey
Edward S. Halsey May 4, 1922-Jan. 28, 2017 Edward S. Halsey Died January 28, 2017, at his home in Newcastle, Wyoming. He was born May 4, 1922, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Edward Dewey Halsey and Mary...
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The dark art
Interest develops in student photography club A desire to learn more about photography and the science behind it has Newcastle High School student Alaina Boettcher searching for dark room equipment...
View ArticleRhoades set to retire from Children’s Center
Bri Brasher for the NLJ After nearly 40 years with the Weston County Children’s Center and 28 years as Executive Director, Jane Rhoades retires to life as a full-time grandma at the end of this month....
View ArticleBusting at the seams
Census Bureau reports Newcastle grew through economic downturn Wyoming endured its first population decrease of the decade in 2016, but Newcastle and Weston County didn’t suffer the same fate according...
View ArticleNewcastle Hardware closing its doors
The pink and neon green signs created a festive checker-board display in the front of the stone building on Main Street— as they were in fact designed to do— but the message on the largest of the signs...
View ArticleBack To The Basics
Hospital sets goals in strategic plan It is understandable that hospital officials have been focused largely on the ongoing renovation and expansion of Weston County Health Services in recent years,...
View ArticleFunds for a healthy forest
Plenty of money available for tree thinning The war against the mountain pine beetle is over across much of this region, and that has allowed the Wyoming State Forestry Division to shift its focus...
View ArticleThe page they died for
When you really stop to think about the heroes we honor on Memorial Day each year, you can’t help but think that one day is hardly enough to pay proper tribute to the men and women who made the...
View ArticleTrump is more qualified than Hillary or Obama
Dear Editor, Jerry Baird needs to do some more thorough research (re: How did we choose him to be leader of the free world? News Letter Journal, May 25, ,2017, page 2). The people who elected Trump are...
View ArticleThree arrested for drugs at local motel
Three individuals were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant was executed on May 19 at the Roadside Motel. According to the Newcastle Police Department, the search warrant was issued and the...
View ArticleThe way to water improvements
Watershed study will allow access to government funds For over a year now Weston County Natural Resource District Manager Lacey Sloan has been working to bring a watershed study to Weston County that...
View ArticleRec district feeling budget pinch
The Kozisek Aquatic Center is gearing up for a full schedule of summer swimming, but when the new school year begins some changes are going to be made at the facility to address a funding crunch...
View ArticleNo fatalities in Memorial Day weekend wreck
Highway 16 closed for a number of hours near Osage On May 28, a traffic accident on Highway 16 between Newcastle and Osage closed the road for a number of hours while crews worked diligently to clear...
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Monday night storm strikes stronger than expected
Bri Brasher for NLJ Monday evening quickly turned from a hot summer night to a dark raging storm complete with high winds, lightning, and heavy rain. Lacey Sloan, the Weston County Natural Resource...
View ArticleFiring squads are the best deterrent to crime
Dear Editor, The death penalty is used when a life-taking crime or rape is committed, and the criminal will normally be met by a death squad. By knowing why the death penalty is used, when it is used,...
View ArticleIt is time for Democrats to work with the majority
Dear Editor, What has happened to the Democrats? I can remember 19 elections from 1940, and there has never been a reaction like this. When Nixon lost to Kennedy because of vote buying in Chicago,...
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