Weston County
Thu. Aug. 3
7AM T.O.P.S. #218 WC Senior Center
12:15-4PM Bookmobile around Newcastle
1PM Crafts WC Senior Center
1PM American Legion Auxiliary Mtg WC Senior Center
4PM WC Museum District Mtg Anna Miller Museum
5-7PM Farmers Market next to Pinnacle Bank
7PM Alcoholics Anonymous WC Senior Center
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Notes from the July 17, 2023, meeting of the Newcastle City Council
● The Newcastle City Council police committee will hold a meeting to review body cam footage after a resident raised concerns about an incident involving an officer from the police department.
● Police Chief Chuck Bowles...
Weston County’s unemployment increased to 2.2% in June, from the 1.9% reported in May, according to the July 24 unemployment report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research and Planning Division. That number was still low enough to keep the county in the top three for Wyoming.
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Weston County saw a 1.4% decrease in taxable sales from the first quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023, according to the economic summary report for the first quarter of 2023 produced by the Wyoming Department of Administration & Information’s Economic Analysis Division.
At the same...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
A juvenile driver ran a Volkswagen into the building at 1903 West Main St. on Sunday, July 30, causing extensive damage to the entry for Seven Painted Ladies Salon and Treasured Floral, as well as the interior of both businesses located in the Shelco building in Newcastle. The incident is still under investigation, and names of those involved have not been released to the public as of Tuesday.
About 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, a small sedan ran through the intersection at the Port of Entry in Newcastle at an apparently high rate of speed, then crashed into two businesses at 1903 W. Main St. The impact took out the front walls of two local businesses — Treasured Floral and Seven Painted...
A proposed rare elements mine in Crook County that will be supported by a processing plant in Upton has cleared another hurdle and is now armed with a license from a federal agency that allows it to move forward with the project.
In a press release issued from Littleton, Colorado, on Monday, Rare...
A collection basket that we put at the outlet of the manhole when we are cleaning a main. This was a recent plugged main determined to be plugged by flushable wipes and other debris.
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“Flushable” wipes causing sewer issues
So-called “flushable wipes” have been causing issues in Newcastle’s sewer system for some time now, with the problems getting worse each year, according to public works supervisor Greg Stumpff, who reported an average of 50 emergency calls per year due to...
Council bans dogs at sports complex
Dogs are no longer allowed at the Sports Complex-OC Kearney Field after the Newcastle City Council approved an amendment to the ordinance regulating animals and animal feces in Newcastle on third reading during its July 17 meeting.
As previously reported,...
Despite receiving 4.5 inches of rain in June, according to the National Weather Service, conditions have quickly degraded and become at risk for fire in Weston County, as hot temperatures and dry weather have moved into the area.
“Our conditions here in Weston County have deteriorated greatly...
The Weston County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a $16,152,876 general fund budget on July 19, during its regularly scheduled meeting. The total approved budget for all accounts is $22,903,536.
The breakdown of the budget, as provided by district manager Angela Holliday, is as...
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