The rhythmic rattle of rail cars as they pass by the Hines Ranch eight miles west of Gillette has intricately woven the lives of three generations of ranchers. Their place, near the Burlington … more

When Frank Force stepped onto the train leaving Gillette, headed to fight in the Great War in July 1918, his worries weren’t with what lay ahead of him. He worried how his wife of one year, … more

Life on the Mooney Ranch is inexorably linked to the railroad. For 100 years, the Burlington tracks have bordered a portion of the family’s property north of Gillette. The steam engines of long … more

William M. Oliver was passionate about his ranch. That’s evident from the work he put in from the day he moved onto his 160-acre plot near Horse Creek, north of Gillette in 1900, until the day … more

Brothers Larry and David Shippy of Gillette have spent 35 years picking up the pieces as century-old family ranches splinter and shrink around them. They’ve amassed an old-school cattle ranch … more

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

At a time when many men would be looking toward their final years, Frank Scott embarked on a new life. At age 52, the Missouri coal miner brought his wife, Mollie, and youngest son, Harold, 9, to … more

In 1889, about the time the Burlington & Missouri Railroad decided to build a line through northeast Wyoming, the horse and mule market tanked. That’s when 28-year-old Missouri mule trader William … more

PACIFICA, Calif. — Two of three people arrested on suspicion of stealing a yacht were set to be released from jail just days after the vessel ran aground in Northern California.The San … more

J.F. “Fred” Davis didn’t plan on homesteading in Campbell County when he first made the difficult 10-day trip to Wyoming in a Model-T Ford and trailer in 1916 or 1917. The former U.S. … more