Dr. Aaron J. Franke has joined the Sidney Health Center cancer care team as a full-time medical oncologist. Since August 2023, Franke has been serving the community as a locum physician at Sidney Health Center. His decision to transition to a long-term role reflects his strong commitment to providing high-quality care to patients in the MonDak region. Franke brings a wide-range of knowledge

A joint disposition recommendation was agreed upon regarding Connor Jeffrey Shipstead in district court on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Shipstead admitted to committing two violations of his probation conditions. He admitted to not obeying laws and ordinances during an incident in Billings and to being in criminal possession of dangerous drugs on April 11, 2024. Based on the recommendation by both

Following pressure from U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, the Biden Administration’s Department of Education announced it has reversed its decision to defund a critical program for Montana’s rural students, and will award a total of $29,750,000, or $4,250,000 per year for seven years to the Montana University System’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). In a

As Halloween nears, costumes, decorations, and horror movies are sure to generate scares. Something else that might generate a scare is the prevalence of youth using tobacco and nicotine products. Our young people are increasingly turning to new types of tobacco and nicotine products. Nearly ninety percent of youth tobacco use initiation and addiction occur before the age of eighteen. Nicotine

As winter weather conditions approach, alerts used to express the danger of seasonal cold air will change, according to National Weather Service staff. Terms like “Wind Chill Warning” and “Wind Chill Watch” will no longer be used moving forward, according to NWS press materials released earlier this fall. Beginning this winter, above terms will be replaced with different ways to describe