Newcastle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm to School program has been adopted by some school districts throughout the state as well. Both school districts in Weston County approved the program for local use this school year, though only Upton schools are serving local food currently.

Zach Beam, a science and STEM teacher, received the honor on Aug. 22 and will go on to attend several workshops beginning next year as part of his selection. Additionally, Beam will participate in a professional development and leadership program for top state educators. His name will also be entered for the National Teacher of the Year honor, which will be announced next spring.

A team of students from Newcastle High School is designing an experiment that will reach the edge of earth's atmosphere in a suborbital rocket supplied by NASA.

A high level of methane has been detected at a monitoring well in Newcastle. The well is near the city's old landfill that was closed in the 1980s.The…