The people who populated Campbell County a century ago were more than just adventurous souls who worked their fingers to the bone. A small bunch of families from Missouri became the best kind of … 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

For 95 years, Bob Dillinger’s family has worked a small ranch southeast of Rozet — not because they could make a living there but because it’s the only way they want to live. Despite the … more

Twenty-two years ago, a coal miner and a saddle maker decided to move 22 miles north of Gillette to take over the 109-year-old family ranch — all because of one of Gillette’s most remarkable … more

A group of German brothers, armed with their daddy’s money and loads of true grit, braved Indian territory just after Custer was slaughtered to build one of the biggest cattle companies in Wyoming … more

If the famed King Ranch in Texas is the birthplace of American ranching, then the 126-year-old Norfolk Ranch on Horse Creek is the King Ranch of Campbell County. From 1886 through 1930, head … 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

Between the Pumpkin Buttes and the oil fields of Midwest, the drive from Gillette to Casper gets surprisingly breathtaking. The hills double up and, cresting a rise, a driver can see ostensibly to … more

Movie stars and longhorn cattle; colorful bachelors and hard-riding bronc tamers – there’s always been something glamorous about Campbell County’s 110-year-old 60 Bar Ranch.Most … more

Toughness may have coursed through the veins of all of the families who settled Campbell County, but it appears surprisingly undiluted in 24-year-old Toni Swartz. As the fifth generation now … more