History
In July 1891, H.C. Hensel and the other proprietors of TheNewcastle Journal established the Gillette News. John S. Taylor was named News editor. [4] A year later the News was sold to a syndicate of Crook County democrats. [5]
In 1914, Joseph K. Hare established the Campbell County Record in Gillette, Wyoming. [6] He was succeeded as owner by S.D. Perry in 1920, [7] P.E. Douglas in 1921, [8] and Arthur "Art" Nisselius in 1922. [9] Nisselius acquired the Gillette News in 1925 and merged it with his paper to form the News-Record. [10] In 1928, Nisselius sold the paper to the McCracken family. [9] In 1935, the paper expanded from a weekly to a daily. [11] In 1936, Nisselius bought the News-Record back. [9] In 1940, he reverted it back to a weekly. [12]
Art Nisselius ran the business with his wife Haze Nisselius until his death in 1962. [9] She continued publishing the News-Record with her son Jack Nisselius until her retirement in 1967. [13] In 1970, Bruce Kennedy became co-publisher. [14] In 1975, the paper expanded from a weekly to a daily again. Circulation then was 5,700. [11]
In 1981, a sixth print day was added. [14] In 1989, Ron Franscell became editor and his wife Ann Franscell was hired as a reporter. In 1991, Jack Nisselius sold the paper to Kennedy and the Franscells. Paul Treide, one of three co-publishers, continued on as general manager. At that time the circulation was 7,000. [14] In 2022, J. Louie Mullen purchased the paper from the Kennedy family. [15]
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