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1 week ago | 
newslj.com | Bob Bonnar |Alexis Barker |Sonja Karp
By Bob Bonnar, Alexis Barker and Sonja Karp Audio Your browser does not support the audio element. Episode37_WeatherPermitting.mp3 NLJ Sports Editor Sonja Karp takes us off the page this week to bring us up to speed on the spring sports season in northeast Wyoming — where the weather always seems to be a factor in how and when Dogie student-athletes can perform.
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1 week ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor Weston County is one of the 11 counties in Wyoming that gained residents in 2024, according to a March 13 release from the Wyoming Economic and Analysis Division. According to the report, from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, Weston County added 38 people to its population, an increase of 0.8%. The estimated population as of July 1, 2024, was 6,866. The report also shows that Weston County’s population has increased by 28 or 0.4% from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024.
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1 week ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor Megan Martin, a former employee of the Weston County Children’s Center, was acquitted of the crime of aggravated child abuse on April 7 after a lengthy jury trial, according to verdict documents from the 6th Judicial District Court. As previously reported, Martin was charged with felony aggravated child abuse related to an incident at the local day care center on Nov. 16, 2021.
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2 weeks ago | 
thesheridanpress.com | Alexis Barker
NEWCASTLE — After discovering that the county was not complying with laws regarding public records requests, the Board of Weston County Commissioners adopted two resolutions over the past several months to rectify the oversight. The resolutions designate a county records person and establish a fee schedule for public records requests. On Feb.
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3 weeks ago | 
newslj.com | Bob Bonnar |Alexis Barker
By Bob Bonnar and Alexis Barker Audio Your browser does not support the audio element. Episode36_StoreNoMore.mp3 We go off the page this week to take a look at the rural business climate, and explain why we are closing our own retail office supply store and fully committing our resources to our media and marketing business to better serve the businesses, organizations and individuals in our community and region.
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3 weeks ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor About 1,300 acres in central Weston County are planned for treatment with a prescribed burn, according to a March 31 release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. “Building on a previous prescribed fire in the area, USDA Forest Service fire/fuels staff are planning to implement spring burning in the Upton/Osage area of the Thunder Basin National Grassland,” the release says.
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1 month ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor Multiple buildings — including a home — and vehicles were destroyed after a commercial vehicle crashed on Monday in Upton, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol release. The wreck occurred across the street from the Arrow Service and Gas and next to Remy’s Diner. Videos posted online show the tractor-trailer crashing through a brick building before reaching the home.
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1 month ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor Arrow Gas Service in Upton sold a winning Cowboy Draw lottery ticket worth $787,864, according to a March 5 press release. The drawing took place on March 3. “We are excited to hear from the winner! This is another big win for WyoLotto players in the Cowboy State, and we can’t wait to change another life,” Jon Clontz, WyoLotto CEO, said in the release. Arrow Gas Service is owned by Debbie Douglas and Jerry Frederick.
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1 month ago | 
newslj.com | Alexis Barker
By Alexis Barker, NLJ News Editor As the city continues to navigate and work through a level 2 assessment of the city’s water system because of a series of total coliform positive samples, a chlorination system is looking more and more likely, according to Greg Stumpff, public works supervisor. “It is looking more and more like we are going to have to chlorinate,” Stumpff told the Newcastle City Council on March 3.
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1 month ago | 
sundancetimes.com | Alexis Barker
NEWCASTLE — Secretary of State Chuck Gray has officially recommended the removal of Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock from office after he said it is clear there was “misconduct or malfeasance” in Hadlock’s conduct during the 2024 election cycle. Following a press conference, Gray hand-delivered a nine-page letter with over 80 pages of attachments to Gov. Mark Gordon’s office — all of which were provided to the News Letter Journal by Gray’s office upon request.
