Parents Address Shepherd School District About Girls Basketball Policies
The regular board meeting of Shepherd School District (SSD) started with a passionate hearing of the public as Sari Stahl and her husband brought forward their concerns about the high school girls’ basketball program. The Stahls were spurred to speak because their daughter, a Shepherd High School student, had recently been cut from the team […]
New Shepherd Football Coach Ready to Take on Head Coach Position
As the summer ends, football season starts. For Shepherd Public Schools, this means a new head football coach. Josh Casares, a Public Resource Officer (PRO) for Shepherd in the Shepherd area, has been hired for the head coach position at Shepherd. “This is something I have wanted to do for quite some time,” said Casares […]
DEQ Dispute with Shepherd Schools
A special board meeting was held by Shepherd Public Schools to address an issue with Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The issue includes the removal and replacement of an above-ground fire sprinkler pipe. The route of the pipe was determined acceptable by the DEQ, but there were points in the discussions that implicated that they […]
Shepherd AD Retracts her Resignation, Board supports AAU proposal for possible AAU Building Location.
After a more than a month of swirling questions over Athletic Director Tina Downing’s status of her resignation on March 12th (which was published in the March 15th edition of YCN), and Russ Hale pulling his application for High School Head Football Coach, Tina Downing clarified the confusion at the April monthly board meeting. […]
Shepherd School Approves 6th Graders to Play Junior High Football
In a special board meeting this week, Shepherd’s Elementary Board members voted to allow 6th graders to join the junior high football program this fall. Josh Casares, the new Head Football Coach who was hired last week for the high school team spoke to the board about his concerns as being on the job for […]
Shepherd School Confirms Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Resignations
After posting a message on social media that read, “As of this morning, I have been let go as the football coach at Shepherd High school. I’ll post a video later today addressing what I know.” Assistant Coach Russ Hale’s message quickly ignited lots of speculation on what happened and his reasons for his termination […]
McNiven Meanderings: My two cents: “Let’s Rally Together”
Well folks, here’s my two cents about the Shepherd school situation with the Athletic Director resigning and football coach’s situation. But first, congratulations to both of our YCN Sports teams that placed at state. Our Skyview Lady Falcons are the AA State Champions for 2024 and our other YCN Sports team we followed this year […]
Community Calendar for Community Calendar for May 12, 2023 – May 21, 2023
Friday, May 12 • Mothers of Multiples Garage Sale at MetraPark, 8:00am • Parnicularly Riniculous at Kirks’ Grocery, 6:00pm • Mrs. Doubtfire at Babcock Theatre, 7:00pm • El Wencho at The Garage, 6:00pm • LIVE Clue Game at the Moss at Moss Mansion, 7:00pm • The Borrowers at NOVA Theatre, 7:30pm Saturday, May […]
Shepherd School Showcases Recent Renovations & Expansions
Shepherd School District is proud to be showcasing the recent improvements due to renovating, remodeling, restructuring and expanding. Superintendent Drea O’Donnell gave Yellowstone County News a tour this week showing the improvements room by room which included expansions, and newly closed corridors.
Mold cancels classes for Shepherd kindergartners
SHEPHERD — School was canceled beginning Monday for fifty kindergartners after their classrooms were found unhealthy because of mold. Superintendent Scott Carter said district officials had the air in the annex building, which houses three kindergarten classrooms and a music room, tested early in August. The results returned last week showed unhealthy air in the […]