Of the thousands of homesteaders who tried to settle rural Campbell County almost a century ago, fewer than half stuck around. One who did was Virgil Rassbach — and if anyone should have pulled … more

One of Campbell County’s last remaining sheep ranches is still in the family 94 years after it was founded by Swedish immigrants. The Ohman family also played a leadership role in Gillette’s … more

Jayne Harris Voiles loved the pasture in Spring Creek and her family’s Indian heritage. Her wish was to be buried on an Indian scaffold in that part of her 15,489-acre ranch, the oldest in … more

Jacob Adams didn’t like to be around other people.When he and his son decided to homestead in Campbell County in 1918, they picked the most isolated spot they could find.“My grandfather … more

Her ranch is nearly all gone, sold off bit by bit around her as blizzards obliterated the sheep. She’s suffered divorce, disharmony and death again and again in her family, yet Harriet (Reno) … more

It’s difficult in the 21st century to find a place any further in the middle of nowhere than Campbell County’s T-Chair Ranch. But that’s just how “Pumpkin Butte” Brown liked … more

It’s roughly 40 degrees at dawn in October, and the stiff breeze is cutting like a knife southeast of Rozet. The early morning cloud cover matches Chad … more

It’s questionable whether any old rifle pits still exist in the Powder River Breaks between Echeta Road and the Johnson County line. But while those early fortifications against hostile Sioux … more

His old legs bowed from his many years on a horse, Mexican John reached out his aging, gnarled hand to feed a fawn. It was the same hand the cowhand used when he broke horses and trailed cattle for a … more

Elmer Zigler was an outlaw with an alias and a penchant for avoiding the hoosegow. He had a pregnant Indian wife, and his buddy, Frank Smith, had a place — a hideout, if you will — in a concealed … more