Sundance
For the second time in three weeks, the Dogie track team made up for lost competitions as they competed in Custer on Tuesday, then in Sundance on Friday. Head coach Chad Ostenson’s crew continued to show improvement and performed well at both meets.
Although there were no new qualifiers in...
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows these portions of Wyoming are currently experiencing drought at various levels.
An above average snowpack all around Newcastle has disappeared under warming spring temperatures, and a lack of recent moisture could prolong the spring season and deepen the effects of a long-term drought in Weston County.
Both Little Bear Run and Mallo, the two closest areas to Newcastle...
FOCUS, the local domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy organization, will be operated by Sandra Stevens of Crook County Family Violence & Sexual Assault Services in Sundance for the foreseeable future. The former director, Stacie Hoxie, is no longer an employee as of April 3, according...
Sheridan, Wyo – Even though the weather indicates otherwise, construction season has arrived, which means the orange candlesticks and barrels will be blooming earlier than the tulips this year.
Motorists traveling I-90 between the Wyoming/South Dakota state line and Gillette will be...
A Chapter 56 permit through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the only effective and cost-efficient way to manage in-town deer numbers, said Joe Sandrini, the department’s wildlife biologist. Sandrini told the News Letter Journal that the permit is used to reduce deer populations in various...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout February.
Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’...
Photo by Hannah Gross/NLJ
Rev. Kenli Barling moved to Newcastle in October as the new priest at Christ Episcopal Church. She is looking forward to meeting everyone in the community.
“Since I was just a pup, I loved learning about God,” said Kenli Barling, the new rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
Due to traveling, Barling’s only been here for about a month, but she said she already feels welcomed by the community.
“It’s been a delight. The folks in Newcastle are really...
LYMAN (WNE) — The Federal Highway Administration announced Tuesday that Wyoming’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure plan has been approved and Fiscal Year 2022 funding has been released.
The state will now begin the process as outlined in the plan for year one of the program, which will...
Photo courtesy of Weston County Fire District
Weston County Fire District spent time on the Fish Fire in Crook County. Firefighters with the district first responded to the fire on Aug. 1 and they were able to keep the fire from breaching Weston County boundary lines. The fire was 98% contained at 6,800 acres at the time of the last update on Aug. 9.
Local fire cooperators, including the Black Hills National Forest, Wyoming State Forestry Division, Crook County Fire (district) and the Weston County Fire Protection District, came together to
fight the Fish fire as it spread across Crook County and crept toward Weston County, according to Weston...
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov fire map as of 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5
Fish Fire Update
Friday, August 5, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1
Dan Dallas, Incident Commander
Information Phone: 307-363-0046
Email: 2022.fish.sd@firenet.gov
Information Staffing Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Special Note: As of 8:00 a.m. today Crook...
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