Newcastle native now a published author
Former Newcastle High School teacher and newly published author, Kara Sweet, will join Wyoming author and columnist, Bill Sniffin, for a meet and greet at the News Letter Journal on Friday, Dec. 1....
View ArticleThe Pink Lady of NHS
All decked out in pink attire, possibly including a pink wig, pink tattoos, pink necklace, or a pink light up bracelet— and always long, pink, feather eye-lashes— it’s not difficult to spot Newcastle...
View ArticleCatch the spirit
We were happy to introduce the county’s new prosecutor to you in our page one story, “Back on the Job,” and apologize for not including a photo of Mr. Jackson with that story. Unfortunately, the new...
View ArticleChristmas Tea moved back a week
Dear Editor, The Christmas Tea is a local tradition usually held on the first Friday of December each year. Because of the other events being held on this day, we will hold the Christmas Tea this year...
View ArticleIrrational thinking rules the primaries
Dear Editor, This is a fine mess we have gotten ourselves into. Our two political parties are continually fighting each other over who will have the right to fleece us and enrich themselves. We have an...
View ArticleSweet Repeats open on bypass
A new secondhand store recently opened at 604 S. Summit in Newcastle. Sweet Repeats, owned by Bonnie Olson, features secondhand items, but it is also a boutique. Olsen is renting the back portion of...
View ArticleHollyn Kelly Hespe
Taylor and Caitlin Hespe of Newcastle are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hollyn Kelly, born Wednesday October 18, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces...
View ArticleMatthew Richard Cook
September 21, 1982-November 5, 2017 Matthew Richard Cook formally from Newcastle passed away Sunday November 5, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska at the age of 35. Matt was born on September 21, 1982 to Sheila...
View ArticleThomas George Fox
September 2, 1956-November 6, 2017 Thomas George Fox,age 61 of Kingston Springs, TN died on November 6, 2017 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Tom suffered a massive heart attack at his...
View ArticleCowboys Fall to Nebraska in First Test of the Season
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nov. 17, 2017) – The 20th-ranked Wyoming Cowboys fell to No. 15 Nebraska at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday night. In its first dual of the season, UW was able...
View Article17 Cowboys Place at UNK Open
KEARNEY, Neb. (Nov. 18, 2017) – The University of Wyoming Cowboy wrestling team took part in the UNK Holiday Inn Open on Saturday. Six Pokes earned titles for Wyoming between the elite and amateur...
View ArticleWyoming’s Last-Minute Drive Falls Short Against Fresno State
Bulldogs Hold on for a 13-7 Win in Laramie Laramie, Wyo. (Nov. 18, 2017) – The Wyoming Cowboys’ rallied late, scoring their only touchdown of the day to narrow Fresno State’s lead to 13-7 with 2:25...
View ArticleBlack Hills Energy’s local office closing
Not enough customers in Wyoming and South Dakota are paying their bills at Black Hills Energy walk-in payment locations, so the company has announced that it will be closing them by Dec. 15. Company...
View ArticleSpecial ed students on the rise in county
On average, the three schools in Weston County School District No. 1 provide special education services to roughly 150 students. This year, the special education department has experienced an increase...
View ArticleWyoming Secretary of State stops in Newcastle
Wyoming’s 21st Secretary of State, Ed Murray, visited Newcastle last Friday. His schedule was initially planned around his invitation to speak at the area’s Chamber of Commerce banquet, but when the...
View ArticleShort Stop under new ownership
Newcomers already delivering upgrades Tom and Yasmin Frank, formerly of California, took over the Short Stop on the west end of town on November 1, and they are moving full steam ahead with plans to...
View ArticleWhere Newcastle has always kept its cash
The brick building now known as the Cash Box Ceramics Shop, located in block 7 on lot 10, is both unique in appearance and in its history. Leonard Cash, the current owner of the building, knows the ins...
View ArticleHilgenkamp honored as Information Tech of the Year
Dispatcher turned IT expert Sherie Hilgenkamp was recently recognized for her work at the Weston County Detention Center when she received the Association of Police and Communication Officer’s 2017...
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