From the Jan. 12, 1956 News Record:The official closing of the Yule season, which was to have been performed with a torchlight ceremony and the burning of Christmas trees on high school hill by the … more

From the May 8, 1908 Gillette News:The Gillette ball team will cross bats with the prize aggregation of Upton at that little pushing town next Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of rooters will … more

From the March 13, 1923 Campbell County Record:Have your ever heard of a language that can be understood by all people of the earth? This is the claim made for Esperanto, the universal language and … more

From the April 4, 1940 News Record:CHEYENNE — Stanley Lantzer, 38-year-old wife slayer condemned to die in Wyoming’s lethal gas chamber on April 29, will get his last chance in a … more

From the Dec. 22, 1921 News Record:Cattle thieves have been operating for many months in the vicinity of the state line north of Gillette, and as far east as the Dakota line, at more or less frequent … more

From the Feb. 25, 1960 News Record:Mrs. Fred J. Mason suffered severe burns Monday morning when the sleeve of a nylon robe she was wearing caught fire as she was making herself some coffee. It has … more

From the March 19, 1940 News Record:NEFFS, Ohio — Deep in the Willow Grove coal mine, crews of men and machines worked steadily tonight to clear the way to 65 miners trapped by a terrific gas … more

From the May 8, 1908 Gillette News:The Katon County farmer who blew off his head because he couldn’t quit drinking evidently didn’t have much faith in the Prohibition wave.From the May … more

From the March 13, 1941 News Record:Word was received late yesterday afternoon that the body of Nels Pearson, 82-year-old father of Will and Clarence Pearson and Mrs. Joe M. Maycock of Gillette, had … more

From the Feb. 27, 1940 News Record:DOUGLAS — Converse County officials ruled tonight as accidental the death of Mrs. James Virgollio of Glenrock, who drowned in a washtub while washing her … more