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Three cowboys were honored Sept. 9 by the local/regional celebration of their upcoming induction into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. The happy occasion brought a sizable crowd to the Weston County Fairgrounds on a beautiful evening. The sweet sounds of guitars, a fiddle, harmonium and pleasant...
Last Friday, as the Lady Dogies hosted the Lady Herders from Glenrock, the Dogie Dome was filled with cheers of “She’s a freshman!” from the visiting team several times throughout the four varsity sets whenever said freshman player had a kill or a block or served an ace.
Over the years, that...
Those Americans in the early years of the republic who idolized the elegant, regal and graceful bearing of English judges, could be forgiven their initial doubts about the potential of Chief Justice John Marshall to lead the Supreme Court. Although tall and erect, he was ungainly, awkward and...
What would summer be without juicy, sweet watermelon? For a long time, watermelon has been taken for granted as a sweet, tasty summertime fruit made of sugar and water and nothing more. As it turns out, watermelon is incredibly healthy! Watermelon is packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and...
I rremember having a conversation with someone several years ago when I had children in high school playing sports.
I can’t remember exactly who I was talking to, but I distinctly remember the subject of that conversation.
I was feeling some sort of way about what was happening in a season,...
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Pictured from left, Nick Pisciotti, Jaylen Ostenson, Shelby Tidyman, MacKenzie Conzelman, Mickey Crabtree, Chad Ostenson. Ostenson, Tidyman and Conzelman got the nod to play for the North team in the Wyoming All-Star Basketball game in July. Chad Ostenson was the head coach for the talent-laden team and Crabtree assisted him, while former Dogie Pisciotti was part of the officiating squad. All represented Newcastle well in the North’s 77-69 win over the All-Star team from the South.
Summertime seems to be devoted to baseball and soccer world cup, but if you know, you know that summer can still find some quality high school basketball being played.
Thank goodness for technology, because due to awesome streaming on the part of a couple of different entities, I was able to...
Photo by Kim Dean
Our wonderful Weston County Fair is over for 2023, but the afterglow lingers. I visited there several days, taking plenty of time to walk the area’s expanse. I listened to the laughter and visiting of people, from toddlers to old timers. I took plenty of time to visit every barn, delighting in the...
The State’s WyoStar investment programs have recently come under attack, and I would like to share a few facts.
These programs allow local governments to make institutional-quality investments with fees lower than what large institutional investors typically pay. The State’s manager charges 0.06...
Two centuries after his service to the United States as chief justice of the United States, virtually no one doubts John Marshall’s preeminent status in America law. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, widely regarded as deserving of a seat on a judicial Mount Olympus, observed, “If American law were to...
Just like that, the News Letter Journal’s Top of Main Podcast’s 10th episode was released this week. The podcast features NLJ publisher Bob Bonnar and news editor Alexis Barker discussing the week’s news and concerns. This week, to mark the occasion, Bonnar and Barker jumped off the page with...
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