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Billings to host first Special Needs Day and Resource Fair
BILLINGS — Health care and service organizations are teaming up for a Special Needs Day and Resources Fair on Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 1-4 pm. at Big Horn Resort and Reef Water Park. This event is the first of its kind in Montana, offering education and connections for locals caring for children and family with special needs. […]
Obituary: Marjorie Brown
If you have ever seen Margie smile, you will understand why she is loved by so many. She has a smile that will brighten any day. Her warm personality matches that bright smile. Margie was the 5thchild and 3rddaughter of John and Vera Chappell. She grew up on a sugar beet farm in Pompey’s Pillar, […]
Shepherd group sets the record straight
The Shepherd School Bond has become a topic of heated debate as the upcoming bond vote on
MAGA does not condone white supremacy
Dear Editor, I am a freshman at Rocky Mountain College and the treasurer of Young Americans for Freedom which is a club that was established on campus this school year. It is a national, non-profit organization that is a project of the Young America’s Foundation.
Unauthorized ballot collectors may face hefty state fine
HELENA – For the first time since LR 129 passed in the November 2018 election, the “Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act” will be enforced with the first elections of 2019. Any authorized ballot collector must now register with a county elections administrator and unauthorized ballot collectors could be assessed a $500 fine for each collected ballot.
Correction
An article that ran in our February 22nd issue titled Shepherd School moves on bond levy stated that the bond levy would result in a tax increase of ten times per month for residents of the Shepherd and Pioneer School Districts. We apologize for the misprint. The actual increase is estimated to be 21 percent […]
Are you cold yet?–flooding up next
by Elisa Schlosser A temperate, mild winter providing minimal snow and roads safe for travel came to an abrupt end last week when deep snow began to fall and the temperatures fell even farther, well below zero. “It’s really coming down out there!” has faded into frustration with schools and roads closing across western Montana.
Shepherd Meeting explored bond options
by Norma McNiven Sponsored by the Shepherd Community Education Committee(SCEC), a public meeting was held on Feb. 20, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Shepherd Community Center on Haynes Rd. to inform the public about the new school bond issue. Conducted by Becky Anderson, the meeting was attended by about 40 members of the community. […]
Parents urged to vaccinate children
by Elisa Schlosser BILLINGS – In light of the measles outbreak in Washington State and an outbreak of mumps in Bozeman, RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health agency, is working with school districts to contact parents of children who are not immunized against measles and mumps. RiverStone Health wants to ensure all students are vaccinated against […]