Trustees grapple with late hours, tired drivers on school trips
School is back in full swing and so are the activities and sports that require hundreds of miles of round trip travel for students to participate and compete in them. Weston County School District No....
View ArticleMentors for youth needed
Youth Emergency Services Inc., more commonly known as the Y.E.S. House, not only provides substance abuse help to youth in the area, but also seeks to provide positive relationships through its program...
View ArticleSeptember is Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month, and Weston County Homeland Security wants you to know that the organization is there to help people plan for disasters and other emergency situations....
View ArticleSociety won’t survive if it’s every man for himself
Dear Editor, A long, long time ago— even before there was a News Letter Journal— some people grew up and turned out to be bad. Real bad. To keep peace and safety in the tribe they were simply killed....
View ArticleLetter writers lack proper historical perspective
Dear Editor, There are two articles for attention this week. First, (“Trump is not the non-politician we need dright now, August 31, 2017, News Letter Journal, page two) Jerry Baird obviously reads a...
View ArticleEastbound and down
There are those who would have you believe that Newcastle is officially “on the ropes” as a result of a few Main Street businesses closing their doors in 2017, but it occurred to us after Tuesday’s...
View ArticleConstitutional Convention may be doomed to fail too
Dear Editor, Republicans and Democrats have been in a constant battle for more and better seating at the table serving government graft and corruption. We the people are in a very distant second place....
View ArticleReader enjoys the variety of perspectives in the NLJ
Dear Editor, (Re: “Letter Writers Lack Proper Historical Persoective,” News Letter Journal, September 7, 2017, page 2) This writer (and moreover, reader) is thankful for all the perspectives offered in...
View ArticleBiblical parallels exist for swamp draining and WWIII
Dear Editor, Bob Bonnar recently wrote an editorial on the hammer (“He never calls me a neo-Nazi,” News Letter Journal, August 17, 2017, Page 2) which makes one wonder, is he printing Baird’s letters...
View ArticleThe Tortoise and the Hair
Dear Editor, Onward Mitch the tortoise blundered, at the annual Bayou 500, while the Hair refused to cut him any slack. The tortoise stayed in familiar trail, constantly passed by glaciers and snails,...
View ArticleRest of the story
Humans are competitive, even more so when it comes to our children, so it is natural for us to place a great deal of importance on the scoreboard— whether it be in the test the Dogies will face in...
View ArticleProviding mental health to her hometown
Long-time Newcastle resident Nikki Hartley Bloom recently started a new position as a Mental Health Therapist for Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center in Newcastle. Bloom previously worked part-time...
View ArticleWellness Wednesday updated
The price has gone up on a few tests available through the Wellness Wednesday program at Weston County Health Services. Wellness Wednesday takes place the second and fourth Wednesday of every month...
View ArticleCommissioners battle over county insurance contract
Before renewing Weston County’s property insurance Sept. 9 during the Weston County Commissioners meeting, county commissioners received several quotes from three different representatives and...
View ArticleBreakneck Fire caused by man
On Friday, firefighters with three different agencies responded to a human-caused fire on Breakneck Road. The Breakneck fire consumed a total of 7.5 acres of private land before it was put out. Almost...
View ArticleBike path hits another snag
The bike path project that would connect Gray Addition to the elementary school and extend past The Hop to the port of entry has yet another problem: money. Bids let for the project for the 2017 season...
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Every plant has a story
A passion for birds, a love of flowers, years of work, and endless hours of care come together in Nancy Darnell’s treasured garden. Together, she and her husband Donley have created quite a spread...
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