Billings Bypass Bridge to Open July 3, 2025!
The Montana Department of Transportation is planning to open, on July 3, the Bypass corridor across the Yellowstone River which will connect Johnson Lane in Lockwood to Five Mile Road in the Heights. “We aren’t opposed to opening it sooner,” said Mike Taylor, MDT’s District Administrator in Billings, but there are still aspects of construction […]
Driveway Shooting Wrecks Shepherd Couple’s Home and Peace of Mind
On Monday, April 7 at 1:52am Shepherd residents Ricky Clemens and Gabriella woke to falling items clamoring on the floor and glass breaking in their home located near Osness Rd. and Shepherd Rd. Clemens, thinking that someone may have entered the home, left his bedroom to investigate only to find nine shots from a firearm […]
Obituary: Mary Ann LePage

Mary Ann LePage, 84, of Williston, ND passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at her residence in Williston, ND. Mary Ann was born in Plentywood, MT on September 18, 1941 to parents, Arnold and Clara (Haug) Hendrickson. She was raised and educated in rural Dagmar, MT attending View Hill School. Mary Ann married Kenneth […]
Fabricated Bore-Logs Cause HPID to Issue Spectrum Work Stoppage
The Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) has ordered Spectrum contractors to cease communication line installations on district easements. According to HPID, Spectrum contractors have bored roughly 85 communication lines under HPID managed lands, and a good amount of the logs for those bored lines contain incorrect data with some of them missing logs altogether. On […]