Weston County
Photo by Nicole McFarland/NLJ
McKenzie Rose, the Lady Dogies’ only junior player, got under a hit to send a pass to her setter as the Lady Dogies competed in the Gold Bracket at the Douglas Invite on Saturday.
The Lady Dogie volleyball squad started their 2022 season in the usual way with a trip to Douglas for their annual tournament Friday and Saturday. Head coach Mickey Crabtree admitted that the outcome wasn’t exactly how she and her team had wanted it to turn out, however she also felt confident that...
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
The Jenny Stockade building, located at the Anna Miller Museum, is re-chinked by Jim Fischer of Custer. Here he is smoothing out the Log Jam with a wet brush for the finished look on Tuesday, Aug 23.
The vast temperature differences between winter and summer in Newcastle play havoc with cement and mortar. The weather causes it to expand and contract, to crack and crumble, and eventually what used to protect it is no longer suitable for the job.
This was the situation that the Anna Miller...
Newcastle voters will be faced with a crowded ballot in this fall’s school board election, but Upton voters won’t be asked to make any difficult choices for the available seats on that town’s school board.
Filing for trustee positions on both boards of trustees in Weston County’s two school...
*Note: This story has been updated to include the Sept. 13 start date of the chip seal project.
Newcastle’s Main Street will be getting a little work-over before fall arrives, and residents who hope to do business downtown while the work is going on will have to find someplace else to park. ...
Photo courtesy of Jan Farella
Joslyn Pischke qualified for goat tying in National Little Britches Rodeo Finals. This is her favorite event because of the harder challenge it presents with the multiple steps involved, including “sticking the landing” as Joslyn is pictured doing here.
Seventh-grader Joslyn Pischke has grown up riding horses on her ranch outside of Newcastle, and this summer she really began to take the reins herself when she qualified for the National Little Britches Rodeo Finals held July 3-10 in Guthrie, Okla.
“I like the competition. I like going out there. I...
Weston County’s unemployment fell to 2.3% in July as businesses across Newcastle have had to resort to limiting hours and even closing completely due to staffing shortages.
In recent weeks, Family Dollar, Wayback Burgers and The West End have all closed and/or limited their hours of operations due...
It is a little wetter out there…but not wet enough.
Areas in and around Newcastle received roughly 1.24 inches of rain last week, with reports from Osage recording 1.26 inches of rain on Thursday evening alone, according to Susan Sanders, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather...
The Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Introduces Biological Control Project in Fremont County
LANDER, WY (August 31, 2022) – What some people may think is a beautiful white flower is actually an aggressively invasive weed. Hoary cress, also known as whitetop, is a noxious weed that causes many problems...
The Dogie Cross Country team has been working hard to get ready for their new season, and returning head coach Kathy Beehler is excited to see how the 2022 season plays out. Though small in numbers, both the men’s and ladies’ teams are made up of quality runners who are dedicated to their craft.
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The Lady Dogie Volleyball team is coming off a pretty successful 2021 season, having advanced to the 3A State Tournament for the first time in seven years. With new head coach Mickey Crabtree at the helm, and six returning starters ready to grace the court, the team is looking to not only return to...
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