Few people born in the past half-century know that Campbell County had a significant early Scottish population. John Grant, a great-great-grandson of Lord Johnston of Edinborough, Scotland, … more

The worst day of Mark Lenz’s life began Sunday with a knock on his door.Lenz had been unreachable early in the morning when the news came in. He had spent the morning fulfilling one of his … more

The true spirit of adventure and hard work is no more evident in any Campbell County pioneer than in the Danish plasterer’s son who landed in tiny Spotted Horse more than 100 years ago. The … more

Authorities have launched a search for three people from Gillette who went missing Sunday evening while they were returning home from California in a small airplane. Matthew Ahrens, 37, Trista … more

It’s likely that Recluse, Wyo., would never have survived the past 97 years if not for a band of renegade Indians on the Powder River.They had escaped their reservation, and the cavalry wanted … more

No ranch in Wyoming is arguably as famous as the 130-year old TA Ranch south of Buffalo. It was the site in 1892 of a fiery three-day shootout between a group of besieged Wyoming cattle barons, their … more

The Werner family has Buffalo Bill Cody to thank for enticing a New York teen to come to the West in the early 1900s.It may never be known whether George Werner met the famed actor in his … more

A group of German brothers, armed with their daddy’s money and loads of true grit, braved Indian territory just after Custer was slaughtered to build one of the biggest cattle companies in Wyoming … more

Like his father before him, Joe Slattery kept records — detailed records of every receipt and expenditure of any importance. Every dollar made. Every dollar spent over a lifetime on the family … more

A fabulous, ancient rock house on a creek bank about 23 miles southwest of Gillette is owned today by the family of Art Nisselius, who combined two newspapers in 1925 to form the News Record. But … more