Hunt/Wagoner win commission race
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher Former Newcastle Mayor Ed Wagoner was the top vote-getter in the Weston County Commission race in Tuesday’s primary election and will advance, along with incumbent...
View ArticleKitty reprieve
Some stray cats are finding new homes Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter An effort to place stray cats into adopted homes instead of having them euthanized saved the lives of over a dozen felines this summer,...
View ArticleCounty wants to revisit LEC agreement
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter For some time now, the Newcastle Police Department and the Weston County Sheriff’s Office have worked together under one roof, and County Administrator Dan Blakeman has been...
View ArticleSuicide attempt after accident
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher A Newcastle man was life-flighted to Rapid City Regional Hospital on Monday evening after he apparently attempted suicide following a single-vehicle accident on Salt...
View ArticlePlea in Coffee case
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Weston County Attorney William Curley reported last week that he is prepared to enter into a plea agreement with the attorney for Michael Davis, who was arrested last...
View ArticleA high wire act
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher There was a time when the Osage Power Plant was a bustle of activity, but the plant was taken out of operation shortly after the turn of the century. After the...
View ArticleSafety Bash has fitness focus
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Children are consistently told to eat healthy and stay active. They are told to buckle their seat belts and wear their helmets to give them their best chance for long, happy...
View ArticleHospital comfortable with risk coverage
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter In 2003, Weston County Health Services (WCHS) was the second facility to join the Yellowstone Insurance Exchange, a risk retention group that covers liability insurance for...
View ArticleCounty employment improved in July
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher According to a report released at the end of August, Wyoming continued to suffer from a significantly higher unemployment rate than it had a year earlier, but the...
View ArticleLandfill board committed to tax vote
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter The Weston County Solid Waste District (WCSWD) board continues to use weekly work sessions to determine the best way to educate the public about a ballot issue that will ask...
View ArticleSchool enrollment drops
Mary Freeman NLJ Editor The Newcastle School Board met at regular session on Wednesday, and two of the topics for discussion included the current enrollment statistics and the advent of the new school...
View ArticleA Short Stop in the morning
Mary Freeman NLJ News Editor The place to go before the sun rises in Newcastle has still got to be the Short Stop at 2206 W. Main St. Long before daylight, the pick up trucks and cars start rolling in,...
View ArticleNew engineer off to a good start
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter For just over a month, Mike Moore has been working with City Engineer Bob Hartley to prepare to take over Hartley’s position in January. He has been working hard to acclimate...
View ArticleTraining for the new economy
Community Ed opens the door to new job skills Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter The economy of northeast Wyoming is in transition, and Weston County School District #1’s community outreach education program...
View ArticleBlakeman Confronts Commission
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Questions over engineering costs and delays in undertaking projects first identified several years ago spurred County Administrator Dan Blakeman to scold the Weston County...
View ArticleSpecial meeting to discuss trash tax
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter The Weston County Commissioners will hold a special meeting this week to address concerns raised by other county officials over the prospect of putting a proposed mil levy...
View ArticleCongressional staff visits area
Mary Freeman News Editor Staff from US Senators Mike Enzi’s and John Barrasso, and US House of Representatives member Cynthia Lummis’ offices came to Newcastle on Wednesday. Field Representative for...
View ArticlePinnacle Bank opens its doors next week
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Pinnacle Bank announced in a press release last week that its Newcastle branch will open the doors of their new facility at 1401 Washington Blvd on September 26. “We are...
View ArticleAccused pornographer arrested
A 34-year old Newcastle man was arrested earlier this month after local law enforcement authorities recovered evidence in his home that led to a felony charge for production of child pornography,...
View ArticleKolby isn’t fighting alone
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Newcastle High School Sophomore Kolby Pisciotti was diagnosed in August with Pediatric Follicular Lymphoma and is undergoing treatment in Minneapolis. His mother, middle...
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