Wright soldier dies in Iraq Nov 19, 2009
Marine Staff Sgt. Brian Bland, 26, Newcastle, Jan. 26, 2005. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns, 20, Laramie, Nov. 11, 2004. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Man admits to sex with underage girls Nov 19, 2009
Sullins also recommended that Sambrano take part in the state's young offender boot camp program in Newcastle. Sambrano, his hands and ankles shackled and in an orange jumpsuit, admitted in barely audible tones to knowing the girls were underage. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
The flu stops here Nov 8, 2009
The bubonic plague killed half the population of Europe in the 14th century, but it did not move nearly as fast as the Newcastle Pandemic, a germicidal assault in which dozens of sweaty children came to school each day for the express purpose of coughing on each other ... Mary Kettl is a junior high teacher in Newcastle. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Braille Trail completes season Oct 25, 2009
Out-of-town guests came from all over the state -- Newcastle, Laramie, Rawlins, Buffalo, Gillette, Cheyenne, Green River, Riverton, Douglas, Glenrock. Twenty-eight states, including as far away as Alaska, were represented in the signatures of guests. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Answer Girl: Soap and a fifth power Oct 16, 2009
Bob H., of Newcastle, wrote in to add this bit of interesting information about bidets. "The word bidet is French for 'little saddle horse' or 'pony.' Napoleon was instrumental in its development because he had hemorrhoids and spent a lot of time in the saddle, which is a bad combination.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Whole Town's Talkin': School spirit abounds Oct 11, 2009
These Newcastle residents, according to the News Letter Journal, could be stealing cats in an effort to solve the city's ferile feline problem. "Since June, we've had 13 complaints of cats missing. Some of those involve multiple cats," Police Chief Randy Dixon told the Journal. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
High school sports: Friday's postponements and cancellations Oct 10, 2009
Tongue River at Newcastle, ppd. to Saturday, 1 p.m.. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Teenage Bottlerocket Oct 2, 2009
With the small towns, long drives and a musical legacy that has almost exclusively been rooted in country, Wyoming doesn't make for the most natural place to base a successful punk rock band. For more see Friday's Weekender. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Fresh produce Oct 1, 2009
They spend Saturdays in such communities as Buffalo, Sheridan, Moorcroft and Newcastle, as well as Custer, S.D., and Spearfish, S.D.. Paula said they're considering selling produce in Buffalo and Sheridan on a more consistent basis next year because of growing demand. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Wyoming briefs Sep 26, 2009
NEWCASTLE -- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating two recent poaching cases south of Newcastle that may have been committed by the same person or people ... The yearling deer was found about 24 miles south of Newcastle ... Newcastle game warden Dustin Shorma said he believes the same person or people committed both acts of poaching. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Be thankful for Bush and Cheney Sep 13, 2009
DON THORSON, Newcastle. Posted in on Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:00 am | Tags. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Five pronghorn antelope illegally shot south of Newcastle Sep 10, 2009
The agency says the antelope were killed along U.S. 85 about 24 miles south of Newcastle on Sept. 4. Three does and two fawns were shot from the highway with a small caliber firearm and left to rot. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Friday's Prep Scoreboard Sep 5, 2009
Southeast 33, Newcastle 0. Thermopolis 40, Lyman 0. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Teen gets prison for vandalism string Aug 30, 2009
The Wyoming Department of Corrections will ultimately decide whether Neal should participate in the young offender boot camp program in Newcastle. Inmates who successfully complete the program have the option of asking a judge to lessen their remaining sentence. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Three Black Hills lions shot, killed Jul 25, 2009
Black Hills area wildlife officials killed three mountain lions on Friday, all near homes in Newcastle, Spearfish and west of Rapid City. Two males lions had killed pets, and a female had ventured too close to a residence in the Painted Hills subdivision near Newcastle ... He said he suspects that Newcastle's resident herd of mule deer attracted the lion to the area. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Game official kills mountain lion near Newcastle Jul 25, 2009
-- A wildlife official shot a mountain lion near a residential backyard in a subdivision of Newcastle ... Shorma says the lion was probably attracted to the area by a herd of mule deer that lives within Newcastle. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Dinosaur bones draw fossil hunter to eastern Wyo ranch Jul 8, 2009
Self-taught paleontologist Tom Lindgren digs around a dinosaur fossil with help from assistant Makoto Takigawa recently at the ranch of Mike Harris near Newcastle ... What appears to be a dinosaur fossil is exposed on the ranch of Mike Harris near Newcastle recently ... Assistants Paul Dailing, left, and Makoto Takigawa carefully examine an area for dinosaur fossils recently on Mike Harris's ranch near Newcastle. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Sen. Enzi to tour Upton biofuels plant Jun 30, 2009
Enzi also is scheduled to visit Newcastle on Monday to visit with senior citizens and tour the Weston County Health Services center. On Tuesday, Enzi will be in Buffalo to address the Buffalo Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and tour the Mountain Meadow Wool Mill. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
State wants ideas for welcome center May 31, 2009
The open houses will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Campbell County Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Crook County Courthouse in Sundance and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Weston County Senior Services community room in Newcastle. For more information, call (307) 777-2839 or e-mail. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
47 indicted on drug charges May 31, 2009
At the time of his arrest he was incarcerated at the Weston County Jail in Newcastle on unrelated charges ... - Keith Russell, 33, Newcastle. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Hot Springs theater set to re-open May 3, 2009
Also planned for the summer are more silent movies with music provided by the Hot Springs Community Band, and a "homemade" movie by a woman from Newcastle, Wyo. "I don't know a lot about it yet," Reitenbaugh said, "but she said it was about a woman from New York who moves to Wyoming to become a rancher. She told me that all the actors are her family, so they worked free of charge. I think it's a comedy.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Cool temps could pace snow runoff Apr 2, 2009
Keith Culver of the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Newcastle, Wyo. recently announced the snow readings for 10 sites in the Black Hills. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Wyoming gets more money for energy efficiency Apr 1, 2009
When the Wyoming Public Commission hosted a seminar on weatherization in Gillette last spring, only one person from Campbell County attended whereas the same seminar gathered up to 10 people in Newcastle and Sundance, said Doreen Schaar, vice president for communications for the Powder River Energy Corp. The corporation, along with Black Hills Power, educates and provides financial assistance in weatherization in northeastern Wyoming. But Schaar can see the situation change. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Teen gets boot camp in JDC assault case Mar 18, 2009
Before the sentencing, Taylor had told an official he wasn't interested in the state's boot camp program for young offenders, which is based in Newcastle. But at the start of Tuesday morning's hearing, Taylor indicated he had changed his mind. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
3 ticketed in crash Mar 15, 2009
Joyce Sylte, 76, of Newcastle was ticketed for failing to yield; Ryan Renner, 20, for failing to ensure that his passenger was wearing a helmet; and Cassandra Young, 17, for failing to wear a helmet. The crash happened March 3 when Syltes 2003 Buick Park Avenue collided with Renners yellow 2006 Yamaha motorcycle on South Douglas Highway. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Immigrant learns to swim, competes for Worland HS Feb 17, 2009
He still has a considerable way to go and only this weekends conference meet in Newcastle to do it, but he admits he has a lot to be proud of. Hes not only finishing his races hes not coming in last place doing so. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
COWBOY SPORTS NETWORK AFFILIATES Feb 16, 2009
University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site. Cowboy Sports Network/UW Media Outlets. (Wyomingathletics.com)
Newcastle refinery to reduce emissions Feb 11, 2009
Wyoming Refining Co., in Newcastle, Wyo ... Independently owned Wyoming Refining Co. employs 112 people in Newcastle, Rapid City and Denver. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Wyoming & Kansas Refiners Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Feb 11, 2009
Wyoming Refining Co. (WRC) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $150,000 and spend approximately $14 million in similar upgrades for alleged violations at its Newcastle, Wyo. refinery. (PR Newswire)
