Weston County
Forest visitors should always use caution with anything that could be an ignition source for wildfire.
(LARAMIE, Wyo.) September 22, 2022 – As of Friday, Sept. 23, fire restrictions will no longer be in effect on all National Forest System lands managed by the Medicine Bow-Routt National...
In the most recent episode of the city of Newcastle and Weston County Board of Commissioners dispatch saga, the city warned the county in a letter that the contract for dispatch services would be terminated in 60 days if a new agreement was not met. The commissioners discussed the letter during...
The Lady Dogie swim team made the long haul to Worland last Friday for a quinquangular meet and then went on to Powell for an invitational meet on Saturday. Head coach Doug Scribner admitted that his team swam a little tired over the course of the two days, however there were still some...
Photos by Walter Sprague/NLJ
The Black Hills South Dakota Tractor Run group decided to come into Newcastle for lunch at Pizza Hut on Thursday, Sept. 8. Since the tractors can only go about 15 miles per hour, the run into Newcastle and back took about eight hours. Above, participants as they get ready to have lunch at Pizza Hut in Newcastle. Below, a vintage tractor is carefully backed into a space at the Pizza Hut parking lot.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, Newcastle was mildly overrun by a slow-moving and colorful invasion from the east.
For the first time in four years, the Black Hills South Dakota Tractor Run came to town.
It tries to do one every two years, but its last run was in 2018. When COVID hit, the organization had to...
Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce President Sandy Martin again approached the Weston County commissioners, this time at the body’s Sept. 6 meeting, to discuss the Weston County Fair Board and her dissatisfaction with the News Letter Journal’s coverage of the issue.
“Once again, the paper got it...
Photo by Alexis BarkerNLJ
Cindy Rhoades and her husband JD have served as chicken superintendents at the Weston County Fair for several years. Recently the couple attended the Newcastle City Council meeting to discuss the potential for backyard chickens.
As the Newcastle City Council continues to work on a proposed backyard chicken ordinance, Mayor Pam Gualtieri asked J.D. and Cindy Rhoades, the poultry superintendents at the Weston County Fair, to attend the Sept. 6 council meeting to explain the difference between raising chickens in backyards...
The new south wing added to the Manor during the remodel and expansion of the Weston County Health Services hospital facility remains unused, except for its use for treating COVID patients during the last month.
According to CEO Maureen Cadwell, the space remains unavailable for housing Manor...
The Dogie and Lady Dogie cross country teams hit the trail in the northern Hills Friday for their second meet of the season as they competed in the Spearfish Invitational. Despite running in blistering heat, to a man — or woman — every runner who ran in Newcastle last week saw significant time...
Last weekend the Lady Dogie swim team made the long trek over the mountain to Cody for a quadrangular on Thursday and an invitational on Friday. Throughout the course of the two days, head coach Doug Scribner was pleased to see his swimmers cut some impressive time from their previous best efforts...
2007 Newcastle High School graduate Nathasha Townsend recently purchased A Touch of Life Massage.
After 26 years as a full-time massage therapist, Jenna (Potter) Vaughn has decided it is time to get out of the massage business.
Vaughn has been the owner of A Touch of Life Massage for the past 14 years, and while she says it has been a wonderful experience, she has decided to give it up and...
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