Jeffrey Allen Ricker, Wiyaka Hanska Najin, Tall Standing Feather, 53, of Wolf Point, died June 29, 2025. He was born April 29, 1972, in Portland, Ore., to Ronald and Katherine (Riley) Ricker. He was raised in Portland along with his six siblings, known as “The Ricker 7.” During his childhood days spent in St. Johns, he could be found cruising the neighborhood on his bicycle with his brothers, sneaking into Blazer games with his best friend Ty, learning new wrestling moves from his big brother and practicing those moves on his younger siblings. He moved to Wolf Point in the summer of 1988, where he began work at Buttreys Foods. It was here where he met Cody Reum, whom he married in the summer of 1992. From this union, they welcomed Courtney, Tyler, Brandon, Spencer and Cassandra. During this 23-year marriage, he formed a lifelong family with the Reums, who notoriously nicknamed him “Feffy” and with whom he enjoyed working, joking, 4-wheeling and riding horses. He married Janette Whitehawk in the winter of 2014 and remained married until her death in 2022. From this 8-year union, he gained another daughter, Sheray. His passion for fixing things began at a young age and continued throughout his life. He became a talented and skilled mechanic, dedicating most of his time to getting his hands dirty working at a multitude of automotive shops or helping friends and family repair vehicles in his free time. Over the past decade, he developed another family with the men he laughed and worked with at Northern Prairie Auto Sales. Thinking about him, it’s hard not to hear the heavy metal and rock music that was his world. If he wasn’t

Olga Mae Elgen, 87, of Culbertson died the morning of July 9, 2025 at the Roosevelt Medical Center. She was born to Carl and Mae Kjarmo on July 17, 1937, in Big Timber. She grew up on a sheep ranch outside of Grey Cliff alongside her three younger siblings. She graduated from Sweet Grass County High School and attended college at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. Soon after, she married Dennis Elgen in 1957. Together, they had six daughters and made their home in Culbertson. She was a devoted mother, wife and Christian. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Sweet Adelines singing group. She loved singing hymns at church and tending to her flowers. She enjoyed cooking and baking for Dennis and her girls. They took many trips to visit family and friends, often on their motorcycle. In her later years, she was known for crocheting and gifting pot holders to many family and friends. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Lombardo, Kathie Elgen, Karen Sather, Dixie Berwick, Lori Jasper and Linda Hinds; numerous

It is with heavy hearts we announce that Sgt. Michael Anthony Ellerton passed away on July 1, 2025, after a four-year battle with cancer. Born Jan. 31, 1994 in, Lohr a.M., Bayern, Germany, he spent the first seven years of his life there before moving with his parents and brother Paul to the U.S. to be raised with his future brothers. From an early age, he excelled academically, despite frequent moves and hard times. He graduated from Polson High School near the top of his class. He then went to Montana State University chasing a chemical and biological engineering degree. It was not for him. He then spent a year out of state finding himself and returning home to restart. From early on, Michael always wanted to be a soldier and serve his country, since his dad is a veteran. This desire to serve led him down the path to becoming a Deputy, where he could protect people and take criminals off the street. He thrived in that environment, asking for a K-9 and S.W.A.T. training, which he talked the county into providing. This proved fruitful, wiht them finding missing children and doing much more in the few short years they served. His level of dedication, attention to detail and looking at things through a different lens led him to also take on investigative tasks for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His end goal was to be a U.S. Marshal, because he wanted to find the most dangerous among us and bring them to justice. He was strict, but loving. He would enforce the law while fiercely protecting rights and exhibiting great patience. He loved what he did and he did it exceptionally well. He loved his family and