As a beef producer working hard to feed the world with a healthy, nutritious food, I want to respond to the recent “Meatless Monday” article in the News Record. Beef is an important part of a … more

Dara Corkery gave the acceptance speech recently in Cheyenne on behalf of AVA as it received a Governor’s Art Award. Here is what she said:Good Evening! As an early volunteer and past board … more

This is reference to the Feb. 20 article titled, “Teens will be screened for depression.” My husband, Clark, and I read the survey and watched the video that was to be shown to the students. … more

WASHINGTON — The grand bargain may not be dead, but it has been given its last rites.On Tuesday morning, as President Obama and House Republicans were abandoning hope of reaching a compromise … more

I sincerely hope we can pass the lottery this time around. Consider how many people leave the state to buy lottery tickets. All the worrying about shopping in Gillette? When you go to buy lottery … more

From the Feb. 20, 1941 News Record:A serious fire was averted last week at the Homer Rich home when 19 CCC enrollees and two foremen put out a blaze there. Mrs. Rich was alone when she discovered the … more

It is souring to think of paying $100 or more because we choose to irrigate a thirsty lawn on a Monday. It is also distasteful to contemplate total watering restrictions — meaning goodbye lawns, goodbye flowers and goodbye to that tomato plant you’ve been nurturing — because the town’s water supply hits crisis mode. more

WE IN GILLETTE can count our blessings that our town-altering boom happened 40 years ago rather than today. Otherwise, we might have found ourselves, as North Dakota has, the focus of a proposed cable television reality show. more

From the Feb. 13, 1941 News Record:Quintuplets were born this week in Gillette! Literally speaking, Suzie-Que, full-blooded toy terrier, is quite proud of her babies — three males and two … more