Weston County
For the first time since 2019, the Newcastle City Council is moving toward increasing rates for water and sewer use.
On July 17, council members approved two ordinances referencing the increases. Both ordinances will have to pass on two more readings, on Aug. 7 and 21, before the rates take...
After eight years of back and forth between the Board of Weston County Commissioners and the Newcastle City Council, a joint powers board agreement for dispatch operations in Weston County has been signed by Newcastle Mayor Pam Gualtieri, Upton Mayor Nick Trandahl and Commission Chair Ed Wagoner...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
On Sunday, July 23, at the Weston County Fair pig wrestling contest, Jayde Harrington pumps her fist in victory, knowing that her team, Death by Bacon, has successfully put the pig in the bucket quickly. The pig wrestling event is sponsored by the Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce.
A love of mud and competition has led to quite the pig wrestling career for Newcastle High School senior Jayde Harrington. During this year’s event on July 23, her all-girl team was able to beat her 2021 team’s record of 17.06 by catching the pig and getting it in the bucket in just 16.34 seconds...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
On Friday, July 14, the Weston County Arts Council presented the fifth annual Warm Summer Nights concert. The event was held in conjunction with a barbecue sponsored by First Northern Bank of Wyoming. Kim and the Classics headlined the event, with Harland Allen opening up the concert. Hundreds of people showed up for the concert, free food, beer, raffle, and bouncy houses provided by Fun On The Go, from Gillette.
Morrison had to speak up quite loudly to make himself heard above the din of the crowd that gathered on Sumner Avenue between the bank parking lot and the Weston County Library on Friday, July 14. Hundreds of people came out for the fifth annual Warm Summer Nights concert to enjoy music, food and...
Photo by Preslee Fitzwater
Wes Ertman, walking his pig, Pork Chop, is preparing for the Weston County Fair.
With the Weston County Fair just around the corner, excitement among exhibitors has been stirring. Two partners in particular are getting ready to show off their talent and hard work.
Wes Ertman and Laramie Patton are partners in raising pigs for the show ring come the end of July. They both...
The Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office last year doled out $10.64 million to current and former residents of the state, shattering the previous record for the most money returned in a fiscal year, according to a press release from the division.
How much of this...
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The biannual Crazy Horse Volksmarch (an organized hike) is a 20K — or 6.2 mile — woodlands ramble up the “world’s largest mountain carving in progress.” Right here in our own Black Hills, 43.8 miles or 55 minutes away, the hike is popular with Newcastle residents.
Larry Blessing, who joined the “...
Public invited to comment
While a number of Wyoming residents and leaders — including the governor — have expressed concern over the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Land Conservation Rule, the agency is also in the midst of an effort that could have an even greater impact on the people of...
Photo by Alexis Barker/NLJ
The inside of the pump house located near Well No. 5, Well No. 1 and Well No. 4 had several upgrades to it, with more scheduled, to help accommodate the additional water added to the system by Well No. 5.
After roughly seven and a half years of work, Newcastle’s Well No. 5 has officially been tied into the city’s water system, says Greg Stumpff, public works supervisor.
Drilling of the well was completed by Water System Drilling of Gillette, and the notice to proceed with drilling was issued to...
Spending up despite drop in anticipated revenue
The Board of Weston County Commissioners approved a budget totaling $19,588,113.83 for fiscal year 2024 during its regular meeting on July 18.
This budget, according to a provided copy and last year’s budget documents, increased by $421,071.98...
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