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By Erik Sietsema The Mountaineer has been serving the community of Big Sandy since 1911, when it began publishing under the name The Bear Paw Mountaineer. For two years in its early days, the Mountaineer faced competition from a second local paper: The Big Sandy Sentinel. Published from 1915 to 1916, the Sentinel styled itself as the progressive Democratic local paper. Openly political and featuring a substantial German-language section with news of the war in Europe, the Sentinel engaged in an...
10 Pesticide Waste Disposal program will be in Central Region in September The 2026 Montana Department of Agriculture waste pesticide disposal program will take place in Central Montana. The first collection event will take place in Havre on September 22 followed by Great Falls on September 23, Lewistown on September 24, and Red Lodge on September 25. Participants must pre-register their unusable pesticides with the Montana Department of Agriculture before the disposal event. Acceptance of herbicide on a first-come, first-served basis and...
1 Years Ago — Aug 19, 1926 The paper reported that Montana had shipped more than 2½ million pounds of dressed poultry during the previous year to markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Closer to home, harvest was bringing extra hands into the country. Emil Milke of Great Falls arrived in Big Sandy and planned to work with Lloyd Kulbeck’s threshing rig for the season. The Lonesome Prairie Rifle Club held its Sunday shoot at the 8th. Frank Lloyd took high score with a 45. Ole Pete, Carl Chri...
Beverly June Faber Beverly June Faber passed away August 7, 2026. She was born January 1, 1932, in Great Falls, Montana, the first baby of the year. Her parents were Albert and Anna (Nicholson) Bull. Times were not easy during those Depression years. Her father did carpentry and ranch work. In 1941 they moved to their farm near Fairfield. Beverly has said many times she felt privileged to have lived in a simpler time period with no electricity, telephone, or indoor plumbing. She and sister...
When the Pressure Builds: Practical Harvest Stress Tips Here in Montana, many are busy with haying and grain harvest. As a young girl helping my mom, preparation for harvest included a big grocery shopping trip to Havre along with the usual one or two trips to Big Sandy each week. Harvest meant filling the refrigerator in the basement with Shasta pop and a watermelon or two. It meant helping my mom build the 10:00 AM “lunches,” the noon meal, the 4:00 PM lunch, and then of course supper. It meant staying up late and helping with the dis...
By Jessica Sheehy The barracuda swim team under the leadership of Travis Baumann and Leslie Gregory traveled over 300 miles to Plentywood to compete for glory in the state competition. These athletes represented Big Sandy well, holding their own in many neck and neck races. Henry Merrill finished 1st in the 50 m freestyle event and 50 m fly with a personal best time of 26.65 and 28.10 respectively. Cassia Butler had 2 second place finishes in the 200 free and 50 m. fly. Thea Meril had 3 top 10 finishes in the 50m free, 50m breaststroke, and...
(Lewistown, MT)— In response to persistent hot and dry weather conditions, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented starting at 12:01 a.m. on August 7, 2026. These restrictions will apply to all state lands, Bureau of Reclamation areas, MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 6, and Bureau of Land Management lands, except for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Phillips County. Hill County will also initiate Stage I fire restrictions. Private land within Phillips County began Stage I restrictions as of Monday, August 3. T...