Weston County

The Newcastle City Council has voted to end the discussion on possibly dissolving the Newcastle Police Department and moving all city police services to the Weston County Sheriff’s Office.    As previously reported by the News Letter Journal, Councilman Tyrel Owens first suggested on Sept. 5 that...

Submitted photo

Shawnee Miles, left, poses for a photo with a fellow Marine in the field at Camp Pendleton during Marine Combat Training in October of 2023.

Shawnee Miles, a Newcastle High School 2022 alumnus, has joined the U.S. Marine Corps and is now stationed at Camp Pendleton serving out her second part of boot camp. She has been dreaming of this life for a long time and putting in a lot of work and dedication to get there.   “I made the decision...

Submitted photos

Lily Trandahl, senior at Upton High School, is entering the Wyoming Army National Guard, pursuing a lifelong dream to follow in her father’s footsteps as a soldier. A young Trandahl is pictured with her father, Nick Trandahl, when he was on leave during his deployment in 2009. At right, Trandahl in formation during Family Day at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Lily Trandahl’s father, Nicholas Trandahl, entered the military and she said the admiration she has for him resulted in her own dream of entering military service, which began when she was just a toddler. That dream is already becoming a reality for the senior at Upton High School.    Lily enlisted...
Paul Manders, of Osage, has been deemed fit to proceed with a trial in the accused shooting of Vernon Clyde on July 27, 2021, in Osage, according to District Court Clerk Tina Cote.    Manders had requested a psychological evaluation to determine his “fitness to proceed,” according to court...

Submitted photo

The Wyoming State Fair was recently named the Mountain States Circuit Small Rodeo of the Year. Pictured with Rebecca Podio, a Newcastle High School 2007 graduate and Wyoming State Fair Rodeo superintendent (third from left), are Randilyn Madison, Miss Rodeo Colorado, John Adams, Mountain States Circuit Board Committee representative, Kota Provence, Wyoming State Fair Marketing and Communications liaison, William Warpness, Mountain States Circuit president, Courtny Conkle, Wyoming State Fair general manager, and Reata Cook, Miss Rodeo Wyoming.

Past Newcastle High School graduate Rebecca Podio has been recognized for her great work as the Wyoming State Fair rodeo superintendent since the fair concluded in August. The state fair rodeo has been reaching high and achieving remarkable growth and success over these past couple of years under...
An uncommon occurrence in Weston County is scheduled to take place double-time, with two jury trials tentatively scheduled to begin on Jan. 8, 2024 unless resolved prior to that date, according to District Court Clerk Tina Cote.    Cote told the News Letter Journal that jury trials are “stacked”...
The Weston County School District No, 1 board of trustees slightly modified a potential new communication policy on second reading at its recent meeting on Oct. 25. The board is expected to adopt the new policy on third reading at its Nov. 8 meeting.    The new policy aims to better define...
Thu. Nov. 9  7AM. T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center 1PM Bridge/Crafts WC Senior Center 6-8:30PM Celebrate Recovery Church On The Hill 7PM Alcoholics Anonymous WC Senior Center   Fri. Nov. 10 9AM Annual Veterans Day Program Crouch Auditorium 9AM Caramel Rolls WC Senior Center 1PM Bridge WC Senior...
Rebecca Gray, a 2016 Campbell County High School graduate, earned the trail name “Scout” during her six months hiking the entire Appalachian Trail this year. From late March to early October, Gray hiked 2,198 miles from northern Georgia to Maine.  ~ News Record Photos/Ed Glazar 
 
GILLETTE — In sixth grade, Rebecca Gray participated in a district-wide track meet for Campbell County. She got “last place in the last division,” earning her an unenviable title.   “I was the worst runner in the county,” she said.   In early October, Gray accomplished something that Campbell...

Submitted photo

Newcastle High School foreign exchange student Jacob Abu Zahra, of Germany, in the airport after making it to America. Abu Zahra has adapted to American life well and recently finished a season of American football at NHS. 

 
German exchange student enjoying life at NHS   Newcastle High School is welcoming a new face to the hallways this year, Jacob Abu Zahra. Jacob is a foreign exchange student from a little town near Berlin, Germany, and he will be studying at Newcastle High School. Although he is considered a...

News Letter Journal

News Letter Journal
14 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 40
Newcastle, WY 82701
Ph: (307) 746-2777
Fax: (307) 746-2660

Email Us

Facebook