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We have this habit — my husband and I — of traveling to a destination with one eye on the possibility of it becoming our next home. It’s a twitch

Writer and her husband visit 4 cities in Wyoming, pondering whether to make the Equality state, with its history, open spaces and endless views of the horizon, their next home.

Perhaps no Native American is more admired for military acumen than the Lakota leader. But is that how he wanted to be remembered?

A request for a variance to the setback regulations was approved by the Sheridan County Commission at their meeting this week. According to County Planner Mark Reid, the normal setback requirement is 25 feet, but the requirement is not possible on a proposed single-family dwelling in a Rural Resi

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

The Wagon Box Fight occurred on August 2, 1867, on an open field between Fort Phil Kearny and the present-day town of Story. It was the last major battle between the U.S. Army and Lakota warriors along the Bozeman Trail. Twenty-six soldiers and six civilians were attacked by several hundred Indians

Donovin Sprague and Bob Wilson On Tuesday, August 2nd, Bob Wilson, Sheridan historian, and Donovin Sprague, Miniconjou Lakota historian and author, hosted a program to celebrate the 155-year anniversary of the Wagon Box Fight. The fight occurred on August 2, 1867, near Story. It was the last majo

A Plains Indian Warrior, Custer Battlefield Museum In part one of the story about Red Cloud, we explored some of the early days of the Red Cloud War. In part two we continue from where part one left off. From Wyoming Industrial Journal, December 1, 1909, talking about the April 29, 1868, treat

Sheridan County's Commissioners hav approved the transfer of the 2022-23 Retail Liquor License from Jemco, LLC to Paul McNeil, d/b/a Wagon Box Lodge. The transfer is contingent upon the sale of the property. McNeil spoke to the commission during the public hearing at their meeting this week, e

June is just one but a busy month this summer season at the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. According to the state historic site and WyoHistory, Fort Phil Kearny was the largest of the three forts built along the Bozeman Trail leading to the gold fields in Montana. The fort was established