Missing Woman’s Body Pulled from Yellowstone River
The remains of a missing woman were pulled from the Yellowstone River by Yellowstone County Sheriff deputies Saturday morning. The report came in from a resident who located the body lying in shallow water while hunting in the Arrow Island Park area near Shepherd.
Whitehall Fans Removed from Shepherd Football Game
During Saturday’s playoff football game between Whitehall and Shepherd, two spectators from Whitehall had to be escorted from the premises by a Yellowstone County Sheriff Deputy due to their refusal to wear their masks as required by the school district. According to Rich Hash, Athletic Director at Shepherd School District, the fans were asked multiple […]
Historic Vote in Yellowstone County
The 2020 election this week broke voting records in Yellowstone County as 77,016 ballots had been returned as of 10:34 PM on November 3, smashing the previous record set in the 2016 election at 71,871.
Missing Carl Wolf
Dear Editor, I miss Carl. I miss his Outdoors column. I miss his wit. I miss his political point of view, and I miss his bantering with the owner of this fish wrapper. I also think his views to the left help offset the obvious right leaning views of Jonathan and the majority of the […]
Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting in Billings
On Monday, October 12, 2020, at about 10:20 PM, officers with the Billings Police Department were dispatched to the 2200 block of Avenue C for suspicious activity. The caller stated that three individuals arrived in two different cars and were acting suspiciously in the complex covered-parking area in the alley. Upon the officers’ arrival, they […]
The Ballots are Out: Avoid Common Mail-in-Mishaps
Ballots for the general election will be mailed out this Friday to every active voter in Yellowstone County. An active voter is one who has been participating in elections or whose ballots have not been returned as undeliverable by the post office. According to Bret Rutherford, Election Administrator for Yellowstone County, the number of ballots […]
Montana House District 51 Candidate, Frank Fleming Answers Hot Topic Questionarre
Last week, in our October 2nd issue, we posed 5 questions to local Montana state legislature candidates and published their responses. Regrettably, there was a mix up for the answers from House District 51 Republican candidate, Frank Fleming. Below is his full Q and A on the local hot topics for this year:
Huntley Native Crowned Miss Montana USA 2021
Jami Forseth, a Huntley Project High School graduate, was crowned Miss Montana USA 2021 on September 27, 2020. Forseth will represent Montana in the Miss USA pageant held in the fall of 2021.
Big Sky State Games hosts Elementary Cross-Country Meet
Big Sky State Games will host an elementary school cross country meet, but it will be different than in years past. In an effort to continue a twelve-year tradition in spite of current restrictions, this year each school can host their own race for students in grades 3, 4, and 5 any time between October […]
Billings Bus Driver Charged With DUI and 28 Counts of Child Endangerment
Keith Jones, 46, a bus driver for First Student, was arrested by a Billings Police Department Student Resource Officer for DUI. On Thursday, September 17, several students on a bus on its way to Ben Steele Middle School reported to a school staff member that Jones was driving erratically, and they felt unsafe. That staff […]