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Rep.TylerLindholm,R-Sundance,
and Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils
met with the Weston County
Commissioners on May 5, asking for
their for the facility portion
of an upcoming bill to be consid-
ered at the first special session in
Wyoming since 2004.
Lindholm
explained that
Wyoming will receive $1.25 billion
through the federal CARES Act,
which is intended to provide aid
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both Lindholm and Driskill are pur-
suing a portion of the money for
hospital upgrades.
As reported in the Sundance
Times, Lindholm said that after all
the priority expenses are taken out of
the $1.25 billion, there will be $625
million left that will go back to the
federal government if it is not spent.
Lindholm said in the article that the
money is not taxpayer money and did
not exist at all before the CARES Act.
— See Session, Page 2
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Chris Gualtlerl makes a pizza while Travis Harris throws dough in the air
at the Pizza Barn on Friday night.
Photo by Walter Sprague/NU
Businesses, Churches begin to re-open
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
After six weeks of closure, restaurants and
churches are transitioning to normal operations
after two variances to the public health orders
were approved by the state, said Lori Bickford,
Library '
re-opens,
a wee bit
Walter Sprague
Art and Culture Reporter
“It’s been seven long weeks,” Brenda
Ayres said about the Weston County
Library closing during the COVID-l9
pandemic, “But we’ve been given the
all-clear to start opening again.”
A release order has been given for
the library to begin opening again. The
opening started on Monday, May 11.
Ayres said the library had been working
on an opening plan for a while in con-
junction with the library board, the
county health office, and the Department
of Homeland Security.
The library building itself will not
be accessible to the public, but checking
out books will be available via a
curbside table.
“We prefer for there not to be people
walking up and asking for books,”
Ayres said.
However, books can be reserved in
—- See Library, Page 2
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Weston County public health nurse. ‘
On March 13, Gov. Mark Gordon declared a
state of emergency and public health emergency
due to the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted
normal life across the globe.
Public health officer Mike Jording said that
the state declaration resulted in restrictions on the
operation of nonessential businesses, including
restaurants, gyms, theaters, bars, child Care
facilities, K-12 schools, colleges, universities,
trade schools and salons. The restrictions, he
said, were to protect the community and prevent
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results
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Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Winners in the May 5 elections for
seats on boards of the Weston County
Hospital District and the Weston County
Museum District were announced on
May 11.
Joining the hospital district board for
a four-year term will be Lisa Foster with
135 votes 106 from Newcastle, 19 from
Upton and 10 from Osage. She will fill the
seat left vacant by Ashley Tupper.
Incumbents Lanny Reimer, LeAnn
Kenagy and Connie James were all elected
to four-year terms. The board of 'trustees
had appointed both Reimer and Kenagy in
the last year.
Incumbent Mike Ratigan, unopposed,
won election to a two-year term seat with
a total of 250 votes —r 197 from Newcastle,
28 from Upton and 15 from Osage.
Reimer had 264 total votes ~ 216 from
Newcastle, 33 from Upton and 15 from
Osage. Kenagy followed with 231 votes
— 194 from Newcastle, 22 from Upton
and 15 from Osage. James had 195 votes
— 157 from Newcastle, 25 from Upton and
13 from Osage.
Monte Straley, 133 total votes, and
Stacie Hoxie, 115 votes, were unsuc-
cessful in their bids.
Results for the hospital district board
—— See Re-opening, Page 2
—— See Elections, Page 2
Delivering a baby during a pandemic
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Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Back in February the News
Letter Journal shared the love story
of Alonzo and Salina 'Sandoval
for Valentine’s Day. The glowing
expecting mother, Salina, gushed
about preparing for the arrival of
the couple’s second child, their first
daughter. In February, Salina had no
idea that her sweet baby ‘girl would
be born seven weeks early, during a
global pandemic.
A baby checkup on March
27 sent the Sandovals’ life into a
whirlwind of separation, fear and
hope when the couple learned that
Salina’s water had ruptured and
that their daughter would without
a doubt be born prematurely. The
question was, how long would Mia
Submitted photo
Salina Sandoval with baby Mia,
who was born weeks early and
will remain in Rapid City, 8.0.,
in the NICU for at least a month.
Despite the COVlD-19 pandem-
‘ ic, Sandoval and her husband
have‘been able to go visit baby
Mia every other day. '
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Every other day we go and
see Mia. We have a system.
Because of the COVID-19,
we are only allowed to go
in one at a time, and Jaden
won’t be able to meet his
baby sister until she comes
home.”
— Salina Sandoval
wait to take her first breath.
“The doctors said that 65% of
women who experience a ruptured
sack deliver within a week,” Salina
said. “It is a good thing we went
longer; that’s what we wanted. But
it did mean I was away from laden
(son) and Alonzo that long too.”
In a pandemic—free world,
Salina’s 24-day stay in Rapid City
awaiting the birth of her daughter
would have been easier. During the
days of COVID-l9, Salina said, the
wait was one of isolation and lack
of human interaction, and of fear.
See Sandovals, Page 7
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