Winning All-State and All-Class Titles, Shepherd Cheerleaders Make School History
At the CheerFest Cheer & Dance Competition in Lewistown, MT, the Shepherd Cheerleading team made history by becoming the Shepherd team to be named All-Class High Point CheerFest Champions. Competing against 28 other schools of various sizes, the nine-person cheer team and four-person stunt team participated in six events, placing in the top two in […]
Obituary: Helmueth “Mutt” Leader
Helmueth Leader, lovingly known as “Mutt,” passed from this life on October 4, 2024, in the home he built with his own hands more than 60 years ago. Born on September 11, 1930, in Billings, MT, Helmueth’s life began on a humble family farm in Shepherd, where he grew up without the luxuries of electricity […]
Shepherd Residents Voice Concern Over Pacific Steel’s Proposed Repository/Landfill
A great deal of animosity was evident Thursday, November 21, from the Shepherd community at a public meeting regarding the idea of Pacific Steel & Recycling (PSR) building a repository to store scrap metal waste near the corner of U.S. Highway 87 North and Shepherd Acton Road. PSR is planning to develop a roughly $2.5 […]
Anderson McNiven Recognized for Reaching 300 Broadcasts
The look on 16-year-old Anderson McNiven’s face said it all last Thursday, Nov. 2 as he walked out of the Columbus High School gym and into a packed room of family, friends and fans, there to congratulate him on his 300th game broadcast. “I almost fainted,” he said regarding the moment he realized what was […]
Mustangs support John Barta in contract negotiations with City of Billings
Originally published in print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — After over a year of negotiating, the city of Billings and the Billings Mustangs have approved a lease for Dehler Park. The lease extends until 2026. The City Council approved the new lease on an 8-1 vote after a long Monday night session in […]
Former rivals, now teammates, prepare for LDS missions
Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News-by Judy Killen HUNTLEY — A few months ago, they competed for rival high schools and cheered on the Mustangs and Red Devils. Now, recent graduates Hyrum Hanson of Shepherd and Emma Cranford of Worden are preparing to represent the Church of Jesus Christ of […]
Shepherd School evacuated after Bomb Threat
by Jonathan McNiven- Yellowstone County News Shepherd School District was evacuated Monday evening after a bomb threat was reported. Yellowstone county sheriff’s officers ordered that all remaining students and faculty in the school evacuate. Yellowstone County Sheriff’s deputies first cleared the Shepherd Elementary building and then the high school and surrounding buildings while sheriff […]