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Modest returns — Lottery funds play small local role

Lottery ticket sales across Wyoming generate 10s of millions of dollars each year, but the money that eventually flow

Fiscal focus — Budget session opens with policy hurdles, spending debate

The Wyoming Legislature has gaveled in for its 2026 budget session, advancing some high-profile measures while other

Filing deadline near — May elections scheduled for museum, hospital

Residents interested in serving on the Weston County Museum District or the Weston County Hospital District boards ha

Wyoming’s Ty Checketts Testifies in Support of Barrasso’s Grasslands Grazing Act

Support for Upton grads — School officials emphasize support for on-time graduation

Weston County School District No.

Plant in progress — RER funding supports next phase of rare earth demonstration plant

Rare Element Resources has launched a rights offering aimed at sustaining and expanding work at its rare earth demons

Valentine’s Day pressure — Singles and couples navigate expectations

As Valentine’s Day approaches, many people feel a familiar tightening — not just around romance but also around expec

Flu update — What health officials want residents to know

According to local health officials and recent state surveillance data, flu activity in Weston County has remained re

Resolution stalled — Commissioners table special deputy attorney request

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the county offering to help Weston.

Funding loss weakens food support — Cent$ible Nutrition funding cuts leave county residents with fewer resources

A federally funded nutrition education program that has helped thousands of Wyoming residents stretch their food doll

Bringing the RIP back to life — County commissioners consider restarting road identification project

Weston County officials have long faced questions about ownership and responsibility for various roads in the county,

Behind closed doors — 2024–25 data shows wide differences in time spent in executive sessions

Wyoming state law outlines when public bodies may meet privately in executive session, but because the public and pre

Bomb sentencing — Riggle to serve 30 months

Statewide honors — NLJ earns several awards at Wyoming Press Association convention

The News Letter Journal brought home several of the Wyoming Press Association’s highest honors, along with multiple P

Tax vote — Mayor seeks path for penny tax vote

The Newcastle City Council has begun laying the groundwork for a possible local option penny sales tax that could app

On alert — Hospital expands security planning among violence concerns

Weston County Health Services is expanding staff training, visitor controls and long-term security planning after a s

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