Prevention is a team effort
Last Thursday I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a Prevention Summit in town, thanks to the Weston County Prevention Task Force, The Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Police...
View ArticleWhen you make a promise…keep it!
Bill Sniffin For NLJ Know where to draw the line. – From Code of the West, Cowboy Ethics. Living in Wyoming is most often a blessing, but sometimes it can be a challenge. At those times you need...
View ArticleIt takes a village to save a dog
Dear Editor, A recent dilemma I found myself in reminded me of what a great community Newcastle is. One of my dogs got separated from me north of town while we were out for a run. As I whistled and...
View ArticleCity misleads about money for E911
Dear Editor, Thanks to the NLJ for giving us the details of the 27 March meeting between representatives from Newcastle and the County to discuss cost sharing for law enforcement center operations and...
View ArticleWhen enough is enough
Over the past few months, I’ve been contemplating a couple of incidents that occurred in January involving basketball coaches and parents. In Ohio and Minnesota, a few coaches’ actions have caught the...
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Jones is new ASUW President
University of Wyoming students have elected Seth Jones, a current junior in communications and political science, from Upton, as president of the Associated Students of UW (ASUW). Alexandra Mulhall, a...
View ArticleEarning their keep
By KateLynn Slaamot for NLJ Rodeo team members sell their sweat at annual Slave Auction Many auctions take place in and around Newcastle, but members of the Newcastle Rodeo Club get to partake in a...
View ArticleNewcastle BLOOMS
Dedicated volunteers make it happen Story & Photos by Jen Kocher/For NLJ This is Anne Hanson’s favorite time of the year, she admits, as she unpacks the crates of flowers and organizes them in her...
View ArticleYoungster makes chickens his business
Story & Photos by Jen Kocher/For NLJ While many young boys pine for fire trucks, Tonka toys or tricycles, 5-year-old Wesley Ertman wanted chickens. It began at age 2 after a visit to a family...
View ArticleA simple plan
Local gardener creates hydroponic system to combat disabilities Story & Photos by Jen Kocher/For NLJ While many gardeners are just beginning to conceptualize their backyard gardens, James Blare is...
View ArticleKC’s Lawn Service: A childhood chore turned business
Lawn care is not the only thing on the list of possible jobs performed by Casey Thorson with KC’s Lawn Care Service. After moving to Newcastle from North Dakota in 1981, Thorson took a childhood chore...
View ArticleNo more potshots
A couple of years ago, Stephanie wore a tie-dyed, rainbow-colored shirt to church to match her mood on a bright and sunny morning. She had no idea that a federal court had issued a decision on a gay...
View ArticleJust a little ‘sprinter’ weather
By Bill Sniffin Both in the movie business and the book business, there is the concept of “false ending,” where you as the viewer or reader think the story is over. Not so. Later the ultimate ending...
View ArticleHis blessings are rapidly departing from us
Dear Editor, My People Are Destroyed For Lack Of Knowledge, as in Hosea 4: 1, 6: Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,...
View ArticleStudents and parents should be aware of EWC policy
Dear Editor, It is has recently come to my attention that the Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees intends to adopt two new policies that I believe will compromise the moral standings of not only...
View ArticleIt takes a village idiot to be editor of the NLJ
Dear Editor, Thank you for printing my letter in last week’s journal mostly unmolested. I had hoped to take the opportunity to use some of your editorial space to highlight what a great community we...
View ArticleLadies get geared up for a big week
Coming off their first win of the season over the ranked Douglas Lady Bearcats a week ago, the Lady Dogies were challenged with taking on another talented Lady Bearcat team— this one from Scottsbluff,...
View ArticleDogies grab first win of the season
The Dogies picked up their first win of the season with a close 3-2 overtime victory against the Scottsbluff Bearcats’ junior varsity team last Tuesday at Schoonmaker Field, but followed that up with a...
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