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

Three ranches near Rozet were given by Elias Whitcomb to his three daughters in the 1880s, one of which one still boasts the one of the most majestic original ranch houses in Campbell County.Tragedy … more

Ten years ago, when 72-year-old Vernon Hunter felt pneumonia pulling at the last strings of his life, he told Robert and James Tarver to get their suits ready. Days later, the twenty-something … 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

In 1881, when Thomas Matthews rode into the Thunder Basin behind 1,500 longhorns carrying the T7 brand, a man called Bunk Haynes rode with him. “There are three things you must be to work at the … more

Instead of just oil field roads and power lines, drivers on Highway 59 five miles north of Wright are often treated to something few Americans ever get to see — a place where the buffalo … 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

It’s been almost 30 years since the late John Collins won $50 from a handful of Gillette Realtors. They were looking for the Campbell County resident who had lived in one home the longest. … more