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Newcastle’s public works personnel worked throughout the night on
March 9 into the morning of March 10 to repair a water main break.
The break was reported at about 8 p.m. and the water was turned
back on by 5:30 a.m. The break did cause a late start for Weston
County School District No. 1.
Water issues have been plaguing Newcastle for some time, and according to the city’s public works supervisor, the most recent water main break resulted in a late start for schools in Weston County School District No. 1 on Friday, March 10.
The leak leading to the late start on Friday was...
The Heritage Park Steering Committee and the city of Newcastle are exploring other funding avenues for Heritage Park after the State Loan and Investment Board denied the city’s funding request due to ineligibility. The city had earmarked the park as a No. 1 priority when requesting funds available...
During a joint meeting on Feb. 22, the Newcastle City Council and Board of Weston County Commissioners agreed to revisit the issues that led to a march toward creation of two separate dispatch facilities — one city, one county — to service residents.
For the past several years, tension between...
The Newcastle City Council is working to finalize a Chapter 56 permit for the city to lethally remove deer living inside Newcastle city limits. The process began in April 2022.
Chapter 56 is a Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulation for the lethal taking of wildlife, according to Councilman...
A running battle between city and county officials over dispatch services has escalated again, apparently as a result of unilateral changes made by city leaders in the arrangement under which the Newcastle Police Department provides dispatch services for all of the emergency responders in Weston...
Tallgrass Landscape Architecture LLC, of Custer, South Dakota, has completed a feasibility study for the proposed Heritage Park near Pinnacle Bank.
Mike Fridell of Tallgrass presented the study, displaying the park design, maintenance, cost estimations and economic impact, to Newcastle City...
City: New ordinance increases safety and ability to remove snow. Residents’ concerns noted but ordinance stands.
On Nov. 7, the Newcastle City Council reviewed an ordinance regulating the parking and placement of recreational vehicles and trailers on public property within city limits after...
A much needed biosolids removal project for Newcastle’s sewer lagoons will cost $1.3 million, according to Greg Stumpff, public works supervisor. The City Council awarded the bid to Midwest Injection Inc. in October, the only
contractor to bid on the project. Midwest has previously completed work...
Photo by Hannah Gross/NLJ
Daniel Bickford, 17, stands next to his truck donated by 21 Electric while he waits to load up cardboard in the trailer as a part of his new business, Rafter Cross Services.
Newcastle High School junior Daniel Bickford is optimizing the internship program offered at the high school to start his own business, Rafter Cross Services, named after the family’s cattle brand. Bickford, with the help of his mom, Martha, is now providing a cardboard disposal service on Mondays...
After roughly five months without a certified police chief, Mayor Pam Gualtieri reported that the Newcastle City Council has extended an offer of employment to someone it hopes will step in as the city’s new police chief.
According to Gualtieri, Charles “Chuck” Bowles has accepted the offer to...
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