It didn’t take long for Kaylee Olson to realize that Renaldo was going to be a special steer. During the Roosevelt County Fair, Olson’s goal was achieved when the grand champion steer honor was received. The incoming Froid High School junior has learned the complete process of raising and selling beef through 4-H and FFA. She purchased her own cattle in 2019 and that was the start of her

The Roosevelt County 4-H Council added an individual and a business to its wall of fame on Friday, Aug. 12. Angi Iverson announced the selections of Carol Hackley and Hometown Market prior to the livestock sale at the Roosevelt County Fair. Hackey of rural Poplar has been active in Roosevelt County 4-H for 23 years including being a charter member of the Missouri River Rats 4-H Club.

The residents of Roosevelt Memorial’s nursing home got a great viewing treat on Friday afternoon, Aug. 12. Supervised by Extension staff members, youth took their livestock on a short journey from the fairgrounds to the nursing home for a Parade of Animals. “It doesn’t take long and it makes their day,” Roosevelt County Extension agent Ardis Oelkers said of the senior residents.

By Bill Vander Weele Roosevelt County commissioners approved an addition to the county’s cattle guard resolution, which was originally approved in February. The resolution noted that if maintenance is required on cattle guards, Roosevelt County will complete the repairs and bill the beneficiary of the cattle guard, landowner or permittee. A fee, however, was listed in the resolution.

By Bill Vander Weele Roosevelt County is one of Montana’s top counties when it comes to born-and-bred residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data. Roosevelt County ranks sixth with 8,433 of its 11,091 residents born in Montana. That’s a rate of 76 percent. Of the rest of the county’s population, 13.5 percent were born in the Midwest and 6.1 percent were born in the West