Obituary: John Adam Witzel
John “Jack” Adam Witzel, 88, left this earth on May 17, 2021. He was born on August 14, 1932, to Earl and Katherine (Bohl) Witzel in Pompeys Pillar, Montana. Jack graduated from Huntley Project High School in 1950. He was a trained cook in the United States Army, and served from 1954 to 1956. Jack […]
Obituary: Mary Cossitt
Mary Cossitt, 89 of Shepherd passed away May 16, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Shepherd on May 23rd at 1:00 PM. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Charles (Brick) Cossitt. She is survived by her four children, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mary was […]
Appreciated Shepherd Community’s Help and Support
Dear Editor, Many heartfelt thanks for all those in the community that offered food, money, help and anything else I needed from the fire at my house on April 19th in Shepherd. A special thank you to all those volunteer firefighters from the Shepherd and Worden Fire Departments that came to help put out my […]
Obituary: John (Bud) Dudik III
John (Bud) Dudik III passed away at home surrounded by his family on May 13, 2021. He was 90 years old. John was born April 9, 1931 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Elmer John Dudik and Eleanor Dorothy Duffy. He lived in E. St. Louis until the age of nine when his family moved […]
The Real Impact of COVID-19
Dear Editor, The Impact COVID-19 has had on me and my family began when we started following this strange virus back in late 2019. At that time there was not very much news on it. We read everything we could and followed it.
Obituary: Lynne Remington
Lynne Remington, 68, of Worden, Montana, passed on May 03, 2021. Lynne was born on October 10, 1952 to Hester Mitchell Remington and C.L.E. “Bill” Remington. Lynne was a graduate of Senior High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Eastern Montana College. Lynne took great pride in her ten-acre farm […]
Obituary: Jami W. Shaw
Jami W. Shaw was granted her angel wings the morning of May 1st, 2021 with her family at her side. She was 57 years old. Jami was born June 23rd, 1963 to Ron & Donna Wald in Minot, North Dakota. Growing up on a dairy farm in Velva, North Dakota where she spent most of […]
Obituary: Paul Bazle Fischer
Paul Bazle Fischer, 66, of Billings, MT, passed away on March 22, after a series of strokes. Paul was born on May 16, 1954 to Bazle and Doris Fischer in Billings, MT. After graduating from Billings Senior High School in 1972, he worked with his father at Fischer’s Inc. as a locksmith. Starting in 1980, […]
Public Service Recognition Week: Say Thank You to Your Local Workers!
Dear Editor, During the past year, federal employees nationwide and 12,898 active federal and U.S Postal workers of Montana have dedicated themselves to keeping our country running while weathering a global pandemic.
Thanks YCN for Helping Us Make the Sale!
Dear Editor, I just want to thank you and your staff for helping us get our livestock equipment sold! Everything we listed with has been sold and the buyers referred to the Yellowstone County News. You and your staff were very easy to work with. Thank you again! Ingrid & Joe Allen Billings, MT