Weston County
Former Police Chief Sam Keller was serving on the FOCUS board of directors at the time of his arrest for domestic assault, according to information provided by the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General, Division of Victim Services. FOCUS, according to its Facebook page, is a nonprofit advocacy...
JACKSON — A public service announcement for young black bears in Grand Teton National Park: If you get into mischief and get too close to people, but steer clear of human foods, you might just wake up in a new home.
In May, a mother black bear weaned two cubs near Jenny Lake. Both were about a year...
CONGRATULATION is a Sign It is Fake: A Sheridan citizen reported an email with the subject line of “CONGRATULATION” (without the s) from a Gmail address impersonating DHL Courier’s service but misspelling courier as “courirer”. The email asks you to provide your full name, phone number, country,...
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Aryana Kohlbrand poses for a photo at the local art show with her artwork and her Governor’s Choice Award Ribbon.
Whether becoming collegiate athletes, attending college on full-ride academic scholarships or sending technology into space, the class of 2022 has done it all. Little do most people know, however, the Newcastle High School class of 2022 has another talent — art. Several graduates who have taken art...
Wicked Six took first place after wowing the audience and judges during Weston County Arts Council’s 2021 Battle of the Bands.
Audience members crowded in front of the stage at the Newcastle Lodge and Convention Center in the Cambria Room, and as Wicked Six entertained them with their hard-rock...
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Lydia Anderson wrangles two pigs after letting them out for exercise on a Friday morning. She and her brothers, Jonathan and Isaiah, raise pigs for fair nearly every year and are excited to see how this year’s batch performs at the 2022 Weston County Fair, which begins July 22.
Lydia, Jonathan and Isaiah Anderson have been raising pigs — typically a crossed breed of Hampshire and Yorkshire — through 4-H and showing them at the Weston County Fair for several years. The sibling trio is back at it again this year with high hopes.
“I think they’re the best ones that we’ve...
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Although it took a series of obstacles to get there, Uunited States Air Force Col. Chris Roness achieved his dreams of becoming a helicopter pilot in 2003, 10 years after he enlisted.
After serving in the United States Air Force for nearly 27 years, Col. Chris Roness decided it was time to fly “full circle” by celebrating his retirement from military life in his hometown of Newcastle.
“I really wanted to go full circle. That (Newcastle) is really where the dream began,” the...
The Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office has dished out an unprecendented amount of unclaimed property over the course of the past few years, but the state still has nearly $100 million it would like to return to its rightful owners, and a significant chunk of that is right here in Weston County....
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Debb Loebs and Missy Harder make conversation during a low in their workday, Harder has worked for the small business for years.
Local businesses appear to be getting back on their feet after the pandemic, and Weston County was recently named one of the 10 best places statewide to operate small businesses, according to SmartAsset.
The company released an analysis of the business landscape in Wyoming, and this county ranked...
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The Newcastle Police Department remodel is set to be completed by Sept. 15 of this year, and includes a dispatch office, dispatch room, Chief of Police office, evidence room, break room and more. Pictured is city engineer Mike Moore in the soon-to-be dispatch office.
The city of Newcastle approved a budget of $8,108,121 at a hearing on June 20, for fiscal year 2023 that runs from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
The city also closed the books on the past year and stayed well within its fiscal 2022 budget of $7,372,252, as expenditures as of June 30 totaled only...
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