This story was originally written by TJ Parks and was published on Aug. 3, 2018 On August 2, 1867, a
This story was originally written by TJ Parks and was published on Aug. 3, 2018 On August 2, 1867, a
(Gillette, Wyo.) The early part of the Twentieth Century was a violent time in Wyoming history. Cattle barons fought with
(Gillette, Wyo.) On May 15, 1930, a Boeing 80A making a commercial flight from San Francisco to Chicago made a
(Gillette, Wyo.) People this week have noticed a considerable improvement in the weather. While it seemed we had a winter
(Gillette, Wyo.) Wyoming isn’t often associated with a lot of national news, much less a scandal that goes all the
(Gillette, Wyo.) While Wyoming has the distinction of being the one of the least populated states in the country, it
(Gillette, Wyo.) Imagine a large corporation vilifying small business owners in “fake news” articles and then bringing in a large
(Gillette, Wyo.) Wyoming could have been Ground Zero for a transportation revolution. For a brief moment, Wyoming was jumping on
(Gillette, Wyo.) To say Earl Durand was not a man who took to game management kindly is an understatement. In
(Gillette, Wyo.) On March 9, 1904, about 300 sheep were destroyed near Laramie, along with the camps of the herders
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Feb. 4, 1889, Wyoming Territorial Governor Thomas Moonlight decided to pardon a man who was incarcerated for
(Gillette, Wyo.) A lot of people probably remember Oliver Stone’s ultra-violent and notoriously controversial movie Natural Born Killers, which has
(Gillette, Wyo.) Our legislature is gearing up for a budget session, and there’s a lot of debate around financial issues
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Jan. 11, 1891, the Wyoming Legislature approved a state seal, which was designed by Rep. Hugo Buechner.
(Gillette, Wyo.) As the East Coast gets hammered with a “bomb cyclone,” we’re enjoying some warmer weather here in Gillette.
(Gillette, Wyo.) Wyoming has a very small population of African Americans. Only Montana has fewer, and as a percentage of
Gillette Police Officer Jon Hardy in his patrol car (Gillette, Wyo.) It’s not often Gillette lands in the national news,
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Dec. 14, 1854, Edward Gillette was born in New Haven, Connecticut. As you can probably deduce, the
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into a global conflict from
(Gillette, Wyo.) What do a medicine bag and pair of shoes made of human skin, an ashtray made from the
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Nov. 18, 1883, John Phillips died. He is remembered as the civilian who in Dec. 1866 rode
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Nov. 5, 1889, in a special election, the electorate of Wyoming approved the state’s constitution. It was
These nine men were arrested for murder, but the charges were later dropped. (Gillette, Wyo.) On Oct. 31, 1903, four
(Gillette, Wyo.) On Oct. 27, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, which effectively gave the federal government the power to
(Gillette, Wyo.) As winter approaches, we have to wonder what's in store. This week in history reminds us winter sometimes
(Gillette, Wyo.) This week in Wyoming history shows that accommodating growth in Gillette has been a struggle for much of
Now That’s Mudslinging People are debating a quarter-percent sales tax, and there’s a growing dialogue on the need for civility
