Our History, Our Stories, Our Future:

Remaining the newspaper of record in Platte County isn’t just a job or a title — it is our history. It is the lifeblood of this place, written in black ink and bound together in the archives of the Platte County Record-Times. Those archives are far from perfect — some volumes are worn, brittle, and in desperate need of care — but they are ours. Every page carries the heartbeat of our towns, our families, and our triumphs and tragedies.

When I turn those pages, I don’t just see newsprint. I see my family. I see relatives honored in the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame, the story of our original homestead taking shape plank by plank, and the deeply personal tragedy of family members who never made it home from Denver — murdered while selling horses, their absence felt for over a week before word reached this community. Those are my roots, my lineage, and my footprint — recorded alongside yours — preserved in a newspaper that has carried Platte County’s story for generations.

In these archives, I’m not just a byline. I am part of a shared history that stretches beyond me — one that belongs to every rancher, shopkeeper, teacher, student, and neighbor who has ever called Platte County home.

The outpouring of support from both Platte and Goshen counties these past days has been humbling. Your calls, messages, visits, and offers to help have been a lifeline. You’ve reminded me that this isn’t my fight alone — it’s our fight to keep a voice for our communities, to keep our stories alive, and to ensure future generations have the same window into their past that we do today.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for standing beside us in this uncertain moment. Your commitment gives me hope that we will bring the Record-Times back online and back into print — stronger, sharper, and still true to our roots. Because when we protect our newspaper, we protect our history. And when we protect our history, we protect who we are.