Weston County Emergency Management
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated from its original published version as more information has become available.)
Two weeks after a situation involving an actual gun at Newcastle High School was diffused, all three schools in Weston County School District No. 1 were locked down on Monday...
Officer Peg Miles and Deputy Sheriff Clarine Knighten listen as Franzen gives her presentation to law enforcement about human trafficking.
Photo by Walter Sprague
The first step to confronting the evil of human trafficking is to be aware of it, and know some of the signs that it may be happening in your community. That was the takeway from a pair of programs held in Newcastle last week that were designed to help the community create a culture that makes it...
After months of silence over the ongoing dispatch battle between the city of Newcastle and Weston County — aside from an occasional letter to county officials — the city addressed the issue publicly during the council’s Feb. 6 meeting. Several council members and Mayor Pam Gualtieri highlighted...
Officials in Weston County hope they will soon be better equipped to fight the newest front in the war on drugs after the Board of Weston County Commissioners approved a measure to help address the threat of fentanyl in the community.
The commission took the first step toward developing a NARCAN...
Newcastle fared better than other places — avoiding power outages, massive snow drifts and deaths — as arctic air moved across the nation dropping temperatures to well below zero, and wind chills to dangerously low levels.
Temperatures began to drop on Dec. 21, according to weather data, reaching...
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In some cases the snow drifts after Saturday’s blizzard were more than two feet high. Range Communications on South Sumner Avenue had snow practically up to the windows at the front of the business.
All roads in and out of Weston County were closed due to heavy snowfall and high winds as a spring storm
rolled through the area on Saturday and Sunday, according to the county’s emergency management coordinator, Gilbert Nelson.
The National Weather Service reported that the storm dumped 9 inches...
Weston County Emergency Management is switching its emergency reporting/notification platform, moving from CodeRED to Nixle. The change in providers will require residents interested in receiving the notification to sign up for the new service.
According to Gilbert Nelson, emergency management...
The Weston County Commission has instructed Gilbert Nelson, Weston County Emergency Management coordinator, to begin exploring the cost of purchasing the equipment and setting up its own dispatch center. For the project, the county would potentially use some of the $1.2 million in American Rescue...
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The storm that rolled into Newcastle on Friday caused damage across the town. Above, it can be seen in the distance shortly before dropping almost a half an inch of rain, golf ball-sized hail and 63 mph winds.
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Weston County received several bumps and bruises on Friday, July 9, during a storm that produced large hail, high winds and lots of rain.
According to Gilbert Nelson, Weston County’s emergency management coordinator, there were widespread reports of large hail and...
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Flash flooding in Newcastle Monday occurred when more than an inch of rain fell in about an hour. At the Weston County Fairgrounds, the intense rain storm was attributed to the postponement of the July 6 gymkhanas due to an excess of water in the arena.
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Several places across Newcastle experienced flash flooding after a rain storm tore through the area on Monday.
According to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, S.D., the Newcastle station reported receiving 1.3 inches of rain in roughly an hour. The Weather...
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