Substation will provide reliability
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Black Hills Energy is securing all of the proper paperwork to create a planned electrical substation to be located just outside of Newcastle off of Highway 16. On September...
View ArticleContested race
Write-in campaign puts challenger on the ballot Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Don Steveson enjoyed the luxury of running for Newcastle’s mayoral position without an opponent in last month’s primary...
View ArticleVendors report success at Upton sale
Mary Freeman News Editor To compensate for the cancellation due to lack of participation during Upton Fun Days this summer, the town held their citywide garage sale on Saturday at Goose Landing, across...
View ArticleWicked Brew gets new co-owner
Mary Freeman News Editor Kayla Knowlton, opened Wicked Brew in Upton back in March and she has taken on a new partner — her mom. Deborah McElhiney has joined her daughter in the local business full...
View ArticleViolet Marie Lunney
Violet Marie Lunney Aug. 13, 1930-Sept. 25, 2016 An angel returned to heaven on September 25, 2016 and while we mourn a powerful loss on earth, heaven is ALIVE! For surely Heaven is filled with her...
View ArticleCarol Pollat
Carol Pollat June 11, 1926 – September 15, 2016 Carol was born on June 11, 1926 to Harry B. and Leona E. Spargur. Dr. N. Wells delivered her at the family ranch in Sand Canyon, Weston County, Wyoming....
View ArticleMary Marguerite (Bock) Robertson
Mary Marguerite (Bock) Robertson Jul. 7, 1957-Sept. 19, 2016 A tiny flower, lent, not given. To bud on earth and bloom in heaven. Mary Marguerite (Bock) Robertson, our beloved wife, mom, grandma,...
View ArticleCrossing the cattle guard: Commissioners work on new policy
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Recently the county has begun work on a cattle guard permit that would take the decision-making out of whether or not to put a cattle guard on county roads. The goal of the...
View ArticleChamber gears up for fall events
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter The holidays are approaching, and the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce once again has events scheduled to help celebrate the season. Representatives of the Chamber told the...
View ArticleEmployment improves
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher Dozens of new workers were attracted to Weston County last month, but the number of people working here increased even more over the previous month as the county...
View ArticleInquest this week into mysterious shooting
Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher It has been more than a year since Weston County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Patrick Watsabaugh arrived at a home on Old Highway 85 south of Newcastle to find 60-year...
View ArticleDavis pleads guilty
Will serve ten years under agreement Bob Bonnar NLJ Associate Publisher It has been more than five years since Katy Coffee’s body was found in her home by a co-worker on the morning of June 3, 2011,...
View ArticleBoard backs early childcare resolution
Mary Freeman News Editor The Weston County School District 1 School Board met on Wednesday for a routine business meeting, recognizing achievements, taking up-to-date reports from principals and...
View ArticlePredator Board
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter A representative of the Predator Board was joined by a former member of the board when he approached the Weston County Commissioners on September 20 to discuss...
View ArticleHospital board stays at five
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Currently, a total of five trustees make up the Weston County Health Services Board, but that group has the ability, under statute, to increase to seven members. A number of...
View ArticleMayor may become new City Clerk
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Greg James will finish his second stint as Newcastle’s mayor at the end of the year after choosing not to seek re-election to the post this year, and he could well be moving...
View ArticleQuestions surround Campbell shooting
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter Richard Campbell Jr. was known by family and friends to be a sweet and caring man who greatly disliked guns. According to them, he would never kill himself, especially with a...
View ArticleEnzi accepting applications for 2017 spring internship program
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is encouraging students and graduates from all backgrounds to apply for a spring internship in his Washington, D.C. office. The deadline for applications is November 4....
View ArticleMoney drying up for street repair
Alexis Barker NLJ Reporter During a Meet the Candidates event hosted by the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday, a number of candidates for city office raised concerns over road conditions...
View ArticleHealth officials encourage flu vaccination
Andy McKay NLJ Reporter As the temperature drops during the transition from summer to fall, health agencies begin to prepare for the impending flu season. The flu, also called influenza, is a viral...
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