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Timothy Kurokawa

Timothy James Kurokawa, 78, passed away on Sept. 16, 2026, in Wolf Point, Mont., after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 23, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., and was the oldest child of Jim and Vonie Kurokawa. Soon after, the family moved to Wolf Point, Mont., where he grew up with his six siblings, helping at the Wolf Point Cafe. After graduat...

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Ivan Hoff

Ivan Michael Hoff, 77, of Billings, formerly of the Volmer community, died Sept. 5, 2026. Born on June 26, 1949, in Williston, N.D., to Mikkel and Alma Caroline (Sorenson) Hoff, he was the youngest of four children raised on the family farm southeast of Dagmar with siblings Edward, Haral and Karen. He attended View Hill country school through the seventh grade and gra...

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Indians Lose To Culbertson

Poplar’s football team lost by a 55-20 final against Culbertson during conference action in Poplar on Friday, Sept. 18. Trailing by a 43-0 margin in the third quarter, the Indians got on the scoreboard when quarterback Keilen Erickson accounted for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 3:48 left in the period. Poplar scored again when Houston Eder took a quick pass from Er...

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Poplar Defense

Poplar’s defensive front looks to put pressure on Culbertson’s quarterback on Friday night. (P...

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“We budgeted for an increase ….

“We budgeted for an increase over last year’s fuel costs, but these are unforeseen fuel price increases,” Toavs said. The county road department and sheriff’s office depend heavily on fuel. A difficult winter with heavy snowfall could put additional pressure on the road department’s fuel budget. “We hope we don’t have a bad snow year, which will drastic...

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Clyde Bauer

Clyde “Papa” Bauer, 83, died Sept. 7, 2026, at the Billings Clinic Hospital. He was born on Aug. 11, 1943, to Otto and Ella Bauer in Beulah, N.D. He was the 10th of 13 children. His paternal grandparents came to the United States from South Russia around 1902. They eventually had a family of 15 children. His father, Otto, was the fifth child of the 15 and was t...

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