The new Laramie marshal arrives as Johnny McKay is installing the headstone for the previous marshal. Dan Troop is from Abilene where he cleaned up the town. His first two tasks are hiring a ...

"He's a true lawman." "I'm 75 1 2 years old," Hale said ... He took a job as a patrol officer on Feb. 1, 1958, working 10 hours a day, six days a week. At the time, the department had only one ...

Buford Pusser served as top officer here from 1964 to 1970. But he wasn’t just any sheriff, he was a lawman of legends. In fact, Hollywood took notice and created several films about him single ...

In 1958 and 1959, eight of the top 10 shows on TV were westerns. The best known included “Cheyenne” and “Maverick.” Mr. Hutchins was part of the stampede: “Sugarfoot” premiered on ABC ...