Weston County
Ownership of First State Bank will change for the first time in 58 years following the purchase of the bank by First Northern Bank of Wyoming, the oldest bank in Wyoming, according to an Aug. 2 joint press release from both banks.
Initially, there will be no changes for customers and the bank...
Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock is guaranteeing an accurate and fair election after an error in the 2020 election that resulted in the reporting of incomplete unofficial results, and even the declaration of the wrong winner in the county commissioner race for a short time on election night. The...
Prairie Doc® Perspectives for week of August 7, 2022
Myths associated with urinary incontinence
By Lauren Wood Thum, M.D.
As a practicing urologist who is double board certified in urology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, I see a lot of patients with urinary incontinence....

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...
Fish Fire Update
Thursday, August 4, 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: Exercise caution while driving...
Special Notes: This morning at 6:00 am, Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 (CIMT1) assumed management responsibility for the Fish Fire. The team is one of three CIMT in the Rocky Mountain geographic area. The team thanks the Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team and the local...
Erin Persche
W.C. 4-H Educator
The Weston County 4-H Shooting Sports program was well represented by Trevon White, Tevon White, Samuel Ferguson and Tanner Lenardson in Douglas at the 2022 Wyoming 4-H State Shoot held July 7–10.
The Wyoming State 4-H Shoot started in the late 1980s and has been...
KateLynn Slaamot
NLJ Reporter
JoAnn Stearns thought it would either be a beautiful boat or a fragrant bonfire when she first began working on her cedar strip kayak. However, after over 200 hours of work, a true masterpiece has emerged.
Stearns beamed.
“Everything just kind of came together like...
Next week’s edition of the News Letter Journal, dated Aug. 11, will once again feature the primary election guide for 2022.
The section will include information from candidates who returned questionnaires presented to them by the News Letter Journal. Each candidate was asked the same questions and...
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
A splash pad, concert venue and veterans memorial, oh my!
All of these things and more may be a reality for Newcastle as the steering committee for Heritage Park develops a final concept for a proposed park at eastern gateway. The project is being undertaken through...
News Letter Journal
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