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On Saturday, August 20, at Fort Phil Kearny and the Kearney Hall, the Fort Phil Kearney/Bozeman Trail Association, in conjunction with SCLT and Sheridan County Sportsman Association, presented a day-long program titled, Firearms that Influenced the Power River Country. The Sheridan County Sportsman

Those interested in guns and how they fit into the West can learn more about them at an event hosted by the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum this Wednesday evening. According to a release from the Gatchell Museum, the Sip'n History series will feature Danny Michael, Curator of the Buffalo Bill Cody F

On Saturday, August 20, beginning at 10 a.m. there will be a day-long program titled Firearms that Influenced the Powder River Country held at Fort Phil Kearny and the Kearney Hall. The Sheridan Community Land Trust, in partnership with the Fort Phil Kearny Historic Site, the Fort Phil Kearny/ Bo

(SMYRNA, TN)  Around 11:00 o'clock Monday morning (10/18/2021) a fisherman fell from into Percy Priest Lake from a boat at Jefferson Springs Recreation Area off of W Jefferson Pike in Smyrna. Divers from Rutherford County Fire Rescue recovered the body of 56-year old Danny Michael Pitts. A friend on the boat with Pitts told officials, "Danny lost his balance and fell into the lake when trying to hook a fish." He was not wearing a life vest, and the man in the boa...

Since 2006, developers have built 10 buildings with nine or more stories in Evanston. High rise apartment complexes continue spreading through downtown Evanston and developers continue proposing new projects to the city’s Planning and Development Committee.  Recently, some residents and business owners are growing concerned about the effect developments are having on the city’s affordable...

(SMYRNA, TN)  Around 11:00 o'clock Monday morning (10/18/2021) a fisherman fell from into Percy Priest Lake from a boat at Jefferson Springs Recreation Area off of W Jefferson Pike in Smyrna. Divers from Rutherford County Fire Rescue recovered the body of 56-year old Danny Michael Pitts. A friend on the boat with Pitts told officials, "Danny lost his balance and fell into the lake when trying to hook a fish." He was not wearing a life vest, and the man in the boa...

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1:00 Pop culture usually influences the way we live. And it turns out firearms collecting is no different. Danny Michael, the Cody Firearms Museum curator, said in the past Western movies really influenced what type of guns were collected but today that is changing. A great example is the Die Hard series. "Where John McClane, you know, wields a MP five and a Beretta 92. And so later on these guns become collectible tourists," said Michael. A certain population who sees the movie and like it may...

1:00 The Winchester Model 70 has long been called the riflemans rifle. The gun is also an iconic American Bolt-Action that was designed in the 1930s. It’s so popular that a version of it is still in production today.  The rifle has been used by hunters and target shooters for decades. Danny Michael, the associate curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, said it’s a target rifle, but in popular perception, it was only ever sought out for its commercial use.  “The Model 70 itself was only eve...