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Shepherd School Set to Kickoff Girls Flag Football Next Fall

At their regular monthly school board meeting Shepherd School District approved the formation of a high school girls’ flag football team. Shepherd High School’s entrance into the sport marks a growing trend in Montana communities, with rivals Huntley Project High School partaking in their first girls’ flag football team this last year. Shepherd is set to begin their first season next fall with an interested student/parent informational meeting set for early spring to begin building a team.

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Parents Address Shepherd School District About Girls Basketball Policies

The regular board meeting of Shepherd School District (SSD) started with a passionate hearing of the public as Sari Stahl and her husband brought forward their concerns about the high school girls’ basketball program. The Stahls were spurred to speak … read more

Woman Found Dead in Shepherd Residence, Likely Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On November 11, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), Shepherd Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to a sick or injured call at an address on Brookhaven Place in Shepherd where the person who had reported the … read more

November 16, 2024 Andrew BolerjackTop Stories • ShepherdShepherd Volunteer Fire Department • Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office

South Shepherd Storage Changes Hands

Roy and Carol Wood of Springdale, MT, have bought South Shepherd Storage from Frank and Laurie Ewalt. With only three available units and two RV parking spots open, the Woods have excitedly taken on an established business that they hope … read more

October 24, 2024 Andrew BolerjackLocal • Shepherd • Top StoriesCarol Wood • Frank Ewalt • Laurie Ewalt • MT • Roy Wood • Shepherd • South Shepherd Storage • Yellowstone River Parks Association

Dollar General Coming to Shepherd

The well-known discount store chain, Dollar General, currently being built on Highway 312 in Shepherd is scheduled to open mid to late November. Project Manager Bill Bache stated the project is on schedule and the certificate of occupancy should be … read more

September 5, 2024 Andrew BolerjackTop Stories • ShepherdDollar General • Shepherd

New Activities Featured at 34th Shepherd Jamboree!

Shepherd Lions Club will host their 34th Jamboree on September 7, 2024, at the Shepherd Community Center. Being the 34th year, the Lions Club has brought in a few new attractions this year that organizer Rebecca Beddes hope with draw … read more

August 30, 2024 Andrew BolerjackEvents & More! • Top Stories • ShepherdShepherd Community Center • Shepherd Jamboree • Shepherd Lions Club

Another County Seizes Stolen Property in Shepherd

Carbon County adds itself to the list of counties seizing stolen items from a property out in Shepherd. On Monday, Carbon County detective Ben Mahoney with the assistance of Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) conducted a search warrant and seized … read more

August 23, 2024 Andrew BolerjackTop Stories • Yellowstone County • ShepherdBen Mahoney • Carbon County • Golden Valley County • Meagher County • Stolen property • Stolen vehicles • Wheatland County • Yellowstone County Sheriff Deputies

New Shepherd Football Coach Ready to Take on Head Coach Position

As the summer ends, football season starts. For Shepherd Public Schools, this means a new head football coach. Josh Casares, a Public Resource Officer (PRO) for Shepherd in the Shepherd area, has been hired for the head coach position at … read more

August 10, 2024 Gage McNivenSports • ShepherdHead Football Coach • Josh Casares • Shepherd Mustangs • Shepherd School District

DEQ Dispute with Shepherd Schools

A special board meeting was held by Shepherd Public Schools to address an issue with Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The issue includes the removal and replacement of an above-ground fire sprinkler pipe. The route of the pipe was determined … read more

August 10, 2024 Gage McNivenShepherdDepartment of Environmental Quality • Drea O'Donnell • Shepherd School District

Group Files Lawsuit Against Shepherd Landfill

A local group entitled Stop The Shepherd Landfill has filed a lawsuit in Yellowstone County District Court challenging a license recently issued by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to Pacific Steel and Recycling that was finalized on read more

June 25, 2024 Gage McNivenTop Stories • Billings-Heights • ShepherdJohn Meyer • MT DEQ • Pacific Steel and Recycling • Stop The Shepherd Landfill

Shepherd High School 2024 Graduation

Here are some pictures that were captured from the Shepherd High School Senior Graduation on Sunday May 19th. Feel free share and use any of these pictures of your kids and friends that were taken by the Yellowstone County News … read more

May 19, 2024 Jonathan McNivenFeatures • ShepherdShepherd High School Graduation 2024

Shepherd AD Retracts her Resignation, Board supports AAU proposal for possible AAU Building Location.

After a more than a month of swirling questions over Athletic Director Tina Downing’s status of her resignation on March 12th (which was published in the March 15th edition of YCN), and Russ Hale pulling his application for High School … read more

April 26, 2024 Jonathan McNivenSports • Top Stories • ShepherdBryan Anderson • Carl Openshaw • Darcy Stracke • Drea O'Donnell • Josh Casares • Luke Knaff • Megan Logan • Rawley Butler • Scott Berens • Shepherd AAU • Shepherd School District • Tina Downing

Shepherd School Approves 6th Graders to Play Junior High Football

In a special board meeting this week, Shepherd’s Elementary Board members voted to allow 6th graders to join the junior high football program this fall. Josh Casares, the new Head Football Coach who was hired last week for the high … read more

April 25, 2024 Jonathan McNivenYellowstone County • ShepherdCarl Openshaw • Jeff Branson • Josh Casares • Julie Hinkle • Shane Flowers • Shane Rekdal • Shepherd School District • Superintendent Drea O’Donnell • Yellowstone Youth Football

Anderson Sewer Services Sells after 40 Years Under Original Owner

March 22 marked the first day that Matt and his wife Brittany Carter took over Anderson Sewer Services as the new owners. Matt and Brittany Carter purchased the well-known business based out of Shepherd from longtime read more

April 25, 2024 Jonathan McNivenTop Stories • ShepherdAnderson Sewer Services • Brittany Carter • Matt Carter • Stuart Anderson

Shepherd School Confirms Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Resignations

After posting a message on social media that read, “As of this morning, I have been let go as the football coach at Shepherd High school. I’ll post a video later today addressing what I know.” Assistant Coach Russ Hale’s … read more

March 15, 2024 Jonathan McNivenTop Stories • ShepherdAthletic Director • Drea O'Donnell • Russ Hale • Shepherd School District • Tina Downing

Shepherd Residents Voice Concern Over Pacific Steel’s Proposed Repository/Landfill

A great deal of animosity was evident Thursday, November 21, from the Shepherd community at a public meeting regarding the idea of Pacific Steel & Recycling (PSR) building a repository to store scrap metal waste near the corner of U.S. … read more

December 4, 2023 Michael MarinoTop Stories • ShepherdKirby Farner • Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality • Pacific Steel & Recycling • Shepherd High School

Signal Peak Energy is getting Shafted!

Well, Folks, I wanted to take this week to talk about Signal Peak’s Mine and the visit of their facilities and property a couple weeks back, AND all the BS that is surrounding the lawsuits and groups that filed them. … read more

December 1, 2023 Jonathan McNivenPolitics • Meanderings • ShepherdMT DEQ • Northern Plains Resource Council • Signal Peak Energy • Steve Charter

Anderson McNiven Recognized for Reaching 300 Broadcasts

The look on 16-year-old Anderson McNiven’s face said it all last Thursday, Nov. 2 as he walked out of the Columbus High School gym and into a packed room of family, friends and fans, there to congratulate him on his … read more

November 13, 2023 Jonathan McNivenSports • Billings-Heights • Huntley Project • ShepherdAnderson McNiven • David Sibley • Huntley Project High School • Jonathan McNiven • Lo Harper • Radio Broadcaster • Shepherd High School • Tim Kaczmarek • YCN Sports • YCN Sports & Radio

2023 Shepherd High School Graduation Pictures

Here are some imaged taken by the Yellowstone County News at the Shepherd High School Graduation ceremony at Shepherd High School on Sunday May 21, 2023. Feel free to share these images for any personal family use. read more

May 21, 2023 Jonathan McNivenFeatures • ShepherdShepherd High School 2023 Graduation

What a Hail of a storm!

A severe thunderstorm moved through the Yellowstone County area early Tuesday morning with rain and hail covering the surrounding area. At about 2:30 am Tuesday Morning July 5, 2022. A severe read more

July 5, 2022 Jonathan McNivenTop Stories • Yellowstone County • Billings-Heights • Huntley Project • Shepherd2022 • Golf ball size hail • Hail storm • Richard Grayson • Severe Thunderstorm • Tennis Ball size hail