Bob Bonnar

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Get off the page with Bob and Alexis: A deeper - but less formal - look at the issues that matter to the people of Newcastle and Weston County. Join the reigning Wyoming Journalist of the Year and a former president of the Wyoming Press Association as they dive deeper into the topics that deserve a little different look.

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Bob Bonnar

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Episode 6 — Weston County Republican Party Chair Kari Drost 14.06.2023 51:35

Bob and Alexis go off the page with Weston County Republican Party Chair Kari Drost, who is also an elected official (hospital board) and was one of three citizens who joined the News Letter Journal as co-Plaintiffs in the successful lawsuit against the Weston County Commissioners over the use of an illegal secret ballot to fill a vacant seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Drost talks ab...

Episode 5 — Talking Trails with Caleb Carter 13.05.2023 29:41

Caleb Carter of the Weston County Natural Resource District joins Bob and Alexis to promote the Cave Man Fun Run and Flying V Trails Day on May 20, 2023 a few miles north of Newcastle. Caleb talks about the growing popularity of hiking and biking, and about the wealth of trails and outdoor recreation opportunities available to locals and visitors alike in Weston County. Caleb also helps Bob and Al...

Episode 4 — Learnin' Bout Learning with NMS Principal Tyler Bartlett 29.04.2023 30:31

It's been a wild school year, but Newcastle Middle School Principal Tyler Bartlett said his staff and students are sprinting to a strong finish, and hoping for a peak performance on the annual WyTOPP State Assessment. As a single mom, Alexis is ready for the school year to end too, but said it has been a surprisingly productive and satisfying year for her little family despite some of the cha...

Episode 3 - A Moment With the Mayor 08.04.2023 31:51

Mayor Pam Gualtieri becomes our first-ever guest on the Top of Main Podcast , and discusses the recent lockdowns at local schools and the impact those incidents (and the response of officials from different agencies) may have on the dispatch control issues that have plagued Newcastle and Weston County for decades. The mayor also gets to Grill the NLJ (don't worry, she goes pretty easy on us),...

A Gun at Newcastle High School 20.03.2023 31:42

Alexis talks about what it was like to be a mom with a kid in a locked down school, while also being the reporter relaying important information to the community as it was being released by the school district. We also talk again about the ongoing battle to educate the community about Wyoming's open meetings and public records laws, and about the rise of grassroots politics in Weston County....

Sunshine Week 13.03.2023 29:30

Bob and Alexis discuss some challenges local boards have recently faced when it comes to adherence with the open meetings and public records laws in Wyoming, but we express optimism in the direction most local officials are taking when it comes to transparency. We also take a little time to celebrate the achievements of some of the community's young women (wasn't it just International Wo...