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2 — September 3, 2020
Saturday,
Sept. B. 2020
Street in Newcastle, WY
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- WC Sports & Western Wear’s 2nd Annual “Beat Cancer” Car Bash
2PM
- Weston County Library Foundation Ice Cream Social
' Lunatic’s 2nd Annual Hospital Hill Bike Race
- Newcastle Police Department, Weston County Search Rescue, Weston
County Emergency Management DUNK TANK! 2—5PM
3PM '
' Largest Water Balloon Fight in NE Wyoming! Brought to you by
Bomgaar’s
Cole’s Vending, with the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department & Tower
#17
Firetruck
- Madness Market: Vendors & Crafters 3—5pm
5PM
- Community Feed, brought to you by the Chaos Queens & Undefeated Youth
Group, 5—7pm
Music & Open Container, 5—10pm
. Sponsored in part by the Weston County Travel Commission
Bmught to you by these fine sponsors: Par Pacific, Wyoming Refining Co.,
Newcastle Vblunteer Fire Department,
Wyoming Pipeline Company, Woody Is Food Center, First State Bank of
Newcastle, Edward Jones Investments,
Isabella s Miner ’s on Main, First State Bank Insurance, Weston County
Gazette, ACED'Embroidery, Pinnacle Bank
of Newcastle, Graphic Designs, News Letter Journal, Coca-Cola High Country
Bottling Company, Rancher ’s Feed
Supply, Radio, Newcastle Lodge Convention Center, Black Hills Energy,
Powder River Energy, Range,
CLT Flooring F umishings, Frontier Home, Ranch Hardware
at
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"Dow, Park - Newcastle
Come enjoy a walk through the park,
with a variety of vendors
Foods & Beverages
Handmade Items
Local Organizations
Homemade Items
Fundraisers
And Much More!
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We have adopted a staggered schedule to help
avoid congestion’and keep the line moving
smoothly and safely when children are dismissed
at the end of the day. Please note what time your
child will be released each day. if you are picking
up more than one child, your designated time’ will
be that of the last child dismissed.
"3:15
Kinder and 3rd grade
Pull up to the curb and please do not get out of your car.
Please do not come early and wait for your child by the doors.
Read the Student Pick-Up Sheet sent home in your child’s registration
folder.
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Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
Weston County had the
fourth-lowest unemploy-
ment rate in the state in July,
according to the Aug. 25
unemployment report from
the Wyoming Department of
Workforce Services Research
and Planning Division.
“Economic conditions
improved somewhat around the
state as unemployment rates
fell in all 23 counties from June .
to July,” the report says.
The county’s July unem-
ployment rate of 4.6% was
0.4% lower than the June rate.
The county’s unemploy-
ment rate peaked in April at
5.7% amid the COVID-l9 pan-
demic. In both May and June,
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This graph, above, Illustrates the number of COVlD-19 cases confirmed each
day In
Wyoming since the first case was diagnosed on March 12. Below, this map
shows
that, as of 3 pm. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Weston County had a total of 13
confirmed
COVID-19 cases, statewide the case total reached 3,282. Weston County had
one con-
firmed case added to the Its total on Monday, bringing the active cases In
the county
to four, per the Wyoming Department of Health. According to Weston County
Public
Health Nurse Lori Blcktord, at least one of the local cases cannot be
directly linked
to a prior case, meaning somewhere at some point the Individual came Into
contact
with community spread. Blcktord stressed the need for people to remain
vigilant,
wash their hands regularly and practice social distancing. When social
distancing Is
not possible, Blckford recommends utilizing a mask.
9-1-2020
the county’ rate held to 5.0%.
A 4.6% unemployment rate
in the county means, according
to the report, that 179 people
are unemployed out of a labor
force of 3,196 people. In June,
195 people were without jobs;
in May, 188 were unemployed.
The unemployment peak for
the county was in April, when
212 individuals were without
employment.
During July, Albany County
at 3.9%, Niobrara County at
4.3% and Crook County at
4.4% all had lower unemploy-
ment rates than Weston County,
while the highest unemploy-
ment rates were found in
Natrona County at 10.2%,
Campbell and Sweetwater
counties both at 8.8% and Uinta
County at 8.0%:
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ulatlve coronavlrus cases
A rate falls to 4.6%
Statewide, the unemploy—
ment rate decreased by 0.8% in
July, from 7.6% to 6.8%. Every
county in Wyoming was lower
than the 10.5% unemployment
rate nationwide.
Despite every county expe-
riencing a decrease in unem-
ployment rates from June to
July of this year, every single
county had a higher rate than
the previous year.
Weston County, in July
2019, had the lowest unem—
ployment rate in the state at
2.9%. The highest rate was
in Campbell County at 5.3%,
amid coal mine layoffs and
closures, and statewide the
unemployment rate was 3.6%.
The August unemploy-
ment rates will be released on
Sept. 22.