Heart Mountain Interpretive Center curator to receive LaDonna Zall Passionate Witness Award By Julianna Landis|July 18
Special Olympics Wyoming says Wyoming law enforcement has contributed $2M By Mary Stroka|November 2, 2023
Rockpile Museum, UW Extension co-present veterans cemetery tour Nov. 11 By Mary Stroka|October 27, 2023
Bozeman Trail presentation reset for November at the Rockpile A Bozeman Trail-themed presentation that was canceled last week over weather concerns has been rescheduled for early November, according to By Ryan Lewallen|October 25, 2021
Gallery: Gillette pays tribute to our hero’s on 9/11 [gallery size="full" columns="1" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="168661,168660,168659,168658,168656,168655,168654,168653,168652,168651,168650,168649,168648,168647,168646,168645,168644,168608,168607,168606,168605,168604,168603,168602,168601,168593,168594,168595,168596,168597,168598,168599,168600,168592,168591,168590"] By RJ Morgan | County 17 News|September 13, 2021
Price of freedom on display in Gillette through Sunday Tribute to American Veterans The price of freedom is the writing on the traveling wall which arrived Tuesday in Gillette. By RJ Morgan | County 17 News|September 9, 2021
99 Dead in Kemmerer Mine Explosion: #ThisWeekInWYHistory It was a quiet morning in Kemmerer, Wyoming, as families smiled amongst one another mere hours after wishing their fathers, By Ryan Lewallen|August 13, 2021
Pioneer Dinner Celebrates Old Friends, Local History Verna Ann Gilbertz made her way through the crowd at the Cam-Plex Frontier Hall Saturday morning to a table where By Jennifer Kocher for Outliers News|August 11, 2021
This Law Shaped the Future of Wyoming: #ThisWeekInWYHistory It’s a story with familiar elements that arise from time to time throughout our nation’s history; the federal government notices By County 17|February 24, 2021
Sen. Lummis Introduces Bill Blocking Devils Tower Name Change U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso, to protect the name of one of northeast Wyoming's By County 17|February 19, 2021
Museum to Host Jeffrey Ostler, Native American History Program Online Campbell County Rockpile Museum will host a virtual Black & Yellow Theatre: Voices of the Powder River Basin program this By County 17|February 15, 2021
Wyoming Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Sundance Murder Case A Sundance woman will have another day in court after successfully winning her appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court Friday. By Jennifer Kocher for Outliers News|February 15, 2021
Happy Birthday Campbell County: #ThisWeekInWYHistory An oil pump, a common site surrounding the plains of Gillette, Wyoming in 2019 which would be notably absent in By Ryan Lewallen|February 10, 2021
The Bad Pardon #ThisWeekInWYHistory On Feb. 4, 1889, Wyoming Territorial Governor Thomas Moonlight decided to pardon a man who was incarcerated for stealing By County 17|February 3, 2021
Explore County’s Homesteading History Virtually Want to explore the history and daily life of Campbell County homesteaders? The Campbell County Rockpile Museum is gearing up By County 17|January 19, 2021
2020’s Most-Read Stories As we all know, 2020 was a year unlike any other and it involved plenty of tragedy for Campbell County. By County 17|December 31, 2020
It Shook the Midwest: #ThisWeekInWyHistory It was a calm, peaceful Thursday afternoon. Birds softly chirped their songs amid babbling brooks as a gentle breeze kissed By Ryan Lewallen|December 11, 2020
Why Bush v. Gore Still Matters in 2020 By Ian MacDougall, ProPublica Twenty years after the Supreme Court decision known as Bush v. Gore effectively decided a presidential By ProPublica|November 3, 2020
Gov. Gordon Appoints Heally as District Court Judge Governor Mark Gordon announced Friday the appointment of Stuart S. Healy III to fill the upcoming District Court Judge vacancy By County 17|November 2, 2020
#ThisWeekInWYHistory: Hot Tamale Louie In 2015, when a mosque opened in Gillette, many people were surprised that Wyoming had a Muslim population at all. By Kevin Knapp | Outliers News|April 10, 2019
Slaughter’s Golden Stage Line: #ThisWeekInWYHistory It’s been 142 years, nearly to the day, since 25-year-old Johnny Slaughter’s murder inspired a community to take a stand By Ryan Lewallen|March 27, 2019
The Bloody Bozeman: #ThisWeekInWYHistory Usually there’s a reason for taking the long way around. In the 1860s, the safest way to reach the gold By TJ Parks | Outliers News|January 23, 2019
The Lost Lode Of The Bighorns: #ThisWeekInWyomingHistory When most people think of treasure hunting, they think of shipwrecked troves, ancient pyramids, and maybe even Nicholas Cage. But, By TJ Parks | Outliers News|January 16, 2019
Death Knell on the Range: #ThisWeekInWYHistory On Jan. 9, 1887, record snowfall and subarctic temperatures decimated Wyoming’s once booming and profitable cattle industry. Historians remain divided By Ryan Lewallen|January 9, 2019
2019 is the Year of Wyoming Women: #ThisWeekInWyomingHistory The Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) announced 2019 is the “Year of Wyoming Women” as the state prepares to celebrate By Kevin Knapp | Outliers News|December 27, 2018
Wine of Wyoming #ThisWeekInWYHistory On Oct. 27, 1933, Earnest Hemingway published Winner Take Nothing, which included the short story, “Wine of Wyoming.” It’s not By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|November 2, 2018
Gillette Veterans’ Memorial Tour 2018 #ThisWeekInWYHistory Mary Kelly, president of the Gillette Historical Society, told some incredible stories today of Campbell County men and woman who By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|October 26, 2018
The British Are Coming…To Visit! #ThisWeekInWYHistory Whenever there’s a royal wedding or another big monarchial event, I’m always left scratching my head at how popular these By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|October 19, 2018
The Death of Matthew Shepard #ThisWeekInWYHistory This year marks the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death after he was kidnapped, robbed, and pistol-whipped in Laramie. His By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|October 12, 2018
The Crash of United Airlines 409 #ThisWeekInWYHistory *Photo credit Bill Larkin, showing a DC-4 in United Airlines livery On Oct. 6, 1955, 66 people perished when their By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|October 5, 2018
The History of the Cowboy Hat #ThisWeekInWYHistory (Gillette, Wyo.) In the hand of the silhouetted cowboy on the iconic Bucking Horse and Rider logo is a hat By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|September 21, 2018
The State Asylum #ThisWeekInWYHistory (Gillette, Wyo.) The Wyoming State Hospital, which still exists today, is easily spotted from I-80 that cuts through Evanston. On By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|September 14, 2018
This Week in WY History: How A Dead Cow Started A War (Gillette, Wyo.) On Aug. 19, 1854, 29 soldiers were killed in one of the first battles of a lengthy war By Kevin Killough | Outliers News|August 24, 2018
Gordon: ‘Unprecedented’ fire season has consumed state’s firefighting budget By Oil City News|11 hours ago