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Newcastle, Wyoming Year 134 W‘ek
A case of mistaken identity
July 9, 2020
Alexis Barker
of COVID-19 in the county was the released by the Wyoming Department At
that time, the facility followed
NLJ News Editor
result of mistaken identity and would of Health. Later that evening, public
all protocols. The patient was quaran-
be removed from the county’s case health released a statement confirming
tined, staff and residents were tested,
1 On July 4, Weston County Public number. the case, reporting that it was
found in and the facility was locked down and
Health announced via its Facebook The case was originally confirmed a
resident at Weston County Manor, a
page that the second identified case on June 29 in updated case numbers
long-term care facility in Newcastle.
I The second
positive COVID
that wasn’t
Goal:
Have
kids in
school 1
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
While the structure and layout of public
education in Weston County School District
No. 1 will most likely look different than
what everyone remembers from the pre-
COVID-19 pandemic, Superintendent Brad
LaCroix said the goal is to have students back
on campus.
According to the Smart Start guidance
document from the Wyoming Department
of Education dated July 1, school districts
across the state will be required to have three
different plans submitted to the department
for approval before the 2020-21 school year.
“Tier 1 is where we want to be. In this
plan, we will be as close to normal as possible
with whatever requirements the state may
issue. It could be masks, it could be gloves,
or it could be small groups. Those kinds of
things,” LaCroix said. “That is our No. 1
goal, to try to get back to in—person education.
In this plan, we are not only worried about
education but the whole child, whether it is
the social or emotion piece. That is where we
want to be.”
See School, Page 2
Chief
resigns
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
The resignation of Newcastle Police Chief
Jim Owens was accepted on July during
the regular Newcastle City Council meeting.
After adjusting the agenda to make sure that
steps were taken in legal order, the council
approved the appointment of officer Sam
Kellar as interim chief until the position is
properly filled. The motion to appoint Kellar
to the position was made by Councilman
Roger Hespe before being voted on unani-
mously.
According to City Clerk-Treasurer Greg.
James, the police committee meeting was held
Thursday, July 2. James said he did not attend
the meeting but that Hespe and Newcastle
Mayor Deb Piana were present. Other
members of the committee are Councilwoman
Pam Gualtieri and Councilman Don Steveson.
James said that he could not confirm who else
was in attendance.
Wyoming open meetings laws require
notification for any meeting of a governing
body at which a quorum is present. The
expressed purpose of discussion, deliberation,
presentation of information or taking action
regarding public business must be announced
A
lifetime
of
history
Walter Sprague
Art and Culture Reporter
After 23 years of service to the
Weston County Museum District,
Bobbie Jo Tysdal has retired. On
June 28, Tysdal was honored at a
party at Pinnacle Bank for her years
of faithful service. From 1 to 3 pm,
a few dozen people came in and out,
had cake, cookies and lemonade
and visited with Tysdal. While she
had wanted to retire without any
big to—do, her family had different
ideas. They let her know about the
party after it was all planned. In
the end, Tysdal said she was happy
to have the celebration and she
thanked all the people who came
out for it.
She also said that she appreci-
ates all the support and community
— See Tysdal, Page 7
Photo by Kim Dean/NLJ
On June 28, Pinnacle Bank host-
ed a retirement party for Bobbie
Jo Tysdal, who retired from.
the Weston County Museum
District. She served as the dis-
trict director since 2001, and has
worked with the district since
1996. Here, Tysdal holds her
granddaughter, Morgan.
—— See COVID-19, Page 2
Fireworks delayed amid firethreats
Photo by Walter Sprague/NLJ
Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Dry weather, loads of fuel,
wind and fireworks resulted in the
postponement of the Newcastle
Volunteer Fire Department’s 4th of
July fireworks show. Limited per-
sonnel was the official reason as fires
erupted in the county that required
firefighters’ presence.
Beginning Saturday afternoon,
Weston County Fire Warden Daniel
Tysdal said, local fire resources
~responded to a total of 15 different
incidents in 24 hours. According to
Tysdal, the county has seen. more fires
already this year than in all of 2019.
“From Saturday afternoon to
Sunday afternoon, we saw a total of
15 different incidents, ‘seven inside
of Newcastle city limits and eight
outside of city limits. Twelve of
those incidents were actual fires,
while two were false alarms and
one fire was rained out,”
said. “Of the total 15, nine were
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prior to the meeting. Any meeting deemed The wild weather on the evening of
July 4 played a part in the postponing of the fireworks display caused by
fireworks and four were
by the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department. Lightning strikes were the
norm. In this image, a strike
- See Resignation, Page 2 touches down on the west side of Newcastle. —
See Fireworks, Page 7
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