The Montana Historical Society is currently digitizing the photographs and scrapbooks of Henry and Edgar Syverud from Sheridan County. The collection, known as Lot 045, follows the brothers’ lives on the Montana-North Dakota-Canadian border. Born in Osnabrock, N,D., the two brothers eventually homesteaded in East Coalridge, near Dagmar, and remained there for 50 years. The photo collection

Jaxon Stangeland has been busy lately making Froid High School a little more beautiful. For the past two and a half weeks, he has been working on a mural in the school’s cafeteria. “I’m about half done with it,” Stangeland said. “It’s taking me awhile.” The 6 feet by 8 feet mural features combines in the field during a sunset. “It will be the only mural that involves

After a strange and unusual season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class BC virtual state speech, drama and debate tournament, virtually hosted by Huntley Project, was held Jan. 28-30. Culbertson had six state qualifiers competing over the weekend. Of the six, five qualified for semi-finals and four went on to finals and are state finalists. Placing were: Zach Miller, second place in memorized

Bainville’s Renee Rasmussen returned to her hometown to take over as superintendent nine years ago, 25 years after she graduated from the school. Now, after 30 years in education, she’ll be retiring from the field and relocating to Helena with husband Roger. Rasmussen’s career in education began in Chester, where she taught English for 15 years. She next stepped in as superintendent in

Culbertson students marked the 100th day of school by wearing necklaces strung with 100 Fruit Loops Jan. 29. Students throughout the school took part in activities like planning snacks with 100 calories and committing to 100 jumping jacks. Students include (back row, left to right) Jaxon Labor Logan Primeau, Sky’la Reese, Rias Rothkamm, Brynlee Hofman, Hadley Miller, Brice Bidegarary, Sebastian

An Ellerkamp Construction crew including (left to right) Mark Ellerkamp, Andy Ellerkamp, Guy Heard, Mike Greene, Misty Heard and Trever Powell provide medical gas restoration and Sherwin Williams sanitizing paint service in the west wing of Roosevelt Medical Center in January. Ellerkamp Construction began in 1925 when Chris Ellerkamp purchased the tools of a retiring carpenter named Blevins. Ellerkamp’s