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The Girls' Locker Room
Over the past few years, our school has made numerous improvements, including new mats on the gym wall, a new basketball court, a new football locker room for the guys, new lunch tables, new...
The Complete Flip-Around of Big Sandy Girls Basketball
Big Sandy Lady Pioneers Basketball have struggled for the past 15 years. In the season of 2020-2021, our girls record was 0-16. The next season, 2021-2022 we won a few games with a record of 6-14....
Big Sandy Lady Pioneer Basketball 2023-24
In Class C, basketball season is the most exciting time of the year. That is true this year in particular for the Lady Pioneers. A great start is all l was expecting, anticipating much success for...
National FFA Week February 17-24
The Big Sandy FFA chapter has done many fun things so far this year. We have gone on many trips and have won many awards. We attended different competitions this year and will have many teams going to...
Dana Darlington announces bid for House District 26
BIG SANDY, MT - Dana Darlington today announced his bid for the MT House District 26 seat which encompasses all of Chouteau and part of Cascade County. Darlington is a fourth-generation farmer and...
Chouteau County Library Foundation supports local branch
Did anyone know there was even a Chouteau County Library Foundation? "The Chouteau County Library Foundation is to meet the educational and literary needs of the people of Chouteau County by managing...
Avoid falling prey to scams targeting Montanans
A couple weeks ago, I received an email from a good friend in Big Sandy asking me for an urgent favor. The letter explained a series of unfortunate events involving a last minute gift, an illness, laryngitis (which made it so I couldn’t call for c...
Green Acres
Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties Guide Available Dr. R. G. Mortimer, a veterinarian from Colorado State University has written a on guide on Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties. One important part of the document are drawings of calf...
Homecoming 2025 Update
After a ten year interval, we are looking forward to visiting again! To receive a Homecoming 2025 registration, contact the committee with your current name, address and email via bigsandyhomecoming.com or info@bigsandyhomecomig.com. Presently, a...
Rotary Banquet set for March 16
The Big Sandy Rotary Club has announced that its benefit banquet will occur on March 16, 2024. The gala event this year brings a Las Vegas Casino to our town. Fun seekers of all kinds will gather at the 39th Annual Rotary Benefit Banquet on March 16,...
Two school board members are up for re-election
The Big Sandy Public Schools K-12 School District #2 has two open Big Sandy Trustee positions. The deadline for filing is March 28, 2024. There will be two seats open for the position of district Trustee; both Kelly Rutledge’s and Anna Bold’s sea...
ANTARCTIC ICE, an experince of a lifetime
As a child, I sat on the floor of my grandmother's house looking through volume after volume of National Geographic. The photos transported me to amazing places filled with plants, animals and...
Recent cold weather reeks havoc on household pipes
The recent cold weather pushed local thermometers deep into negative territory, bringing with it cars that wouldn't start, plumbing headaches, and strains on heating systems. The impact was...
Green Acres
Top Yielding Spring Wheat Varieties for Chouteau County MSU Agricultural Research Centers have one test plot for spring wheat in Chouteau county which is managed by MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) north of Loma. A special thanks to...
Severin Heimbigner is a well-rounded winner
Taking first is big. The Big Sandy FFA Senior team took 1st place, with Severin Heimbigner taking first individually. Cooper followed up, taking fifth out of several hundred kids. Conner Sibra and Chr...
Mental Health Help is here
The Big Sandy Medical Center has introduced a new mental health provider, Cheyenne Feltz, DNP PMHNP-BC, who is a Board Certified (BC) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with a Doctor of Nursing (DNP). Cheyenne said, "I know Ron...
2020 PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION JUNE 4, 2024 FILING FEES AND QUALIFICATIONS
BEGINNING JANUARY 11, 2024 UNTIL MARCH 11, 2024, AT 5:00 PM Declarations for Nomination for the following local offices will be accepted OFFICE FILING FEE COMMISSIONER, District #3 – Geraldine & H...
Big Sandy holds annual Gun Show
The Big Sandy Gun Show took place last weekend, drawing increased traffic to the community and providing its usual shot in the arm to local small businesses. Keith Hanson, who organized the show,...
Green Acres
Many Reasons Why Deciduous Trees Should Not Be Topped Topping is the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees. The tree is sheared like a hedge and the main branches are cut to stubs. Many homeowners top trees when they...
Senior Center News
Never too late to wish the community a Happy 2024. May this new year bring wonderful new memories and friendships. December, as we all know was a remarkably busy month, with the winter stroll, holiday parties, family gatherings and unbelievable...
Pioneer Local Lunches: Supplying beef for school and senior center
We are working on a program to supply local beef at no cost to the school and senior center. We currently have 3-4 beef donated that will head to Livingston for processing the first parr of February....
Big Sandy School included in a state wide cyber bomb threat last week
Parents of Big Sandy students started the morning last Wednesday, January 17th, with a potentially alarming text message announcement from the school. It read: “Last night Big Sandy School District and numerous schools across Montana received an e...
A New Year Resolution Limited Screen time
I'm not the only one. I hear it repeated to often. So I researched the follow on how to overcome screen addiction. The following is from Premier Health. Just like tobacco and alcohol use, screen time...
Green Acres
Grasshopper Management and Sign-up for Ranchers A Grasshopper management seminar and sign-up program will take place on February 13, at 1:00 at the Ag Center in Fort Benton. The 2023-2024 forecast map shows Chouteau County in the worst...
Unoffical Big Sandy School Board Minutes
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 High School Computer Lab 7:00 PM Trustees present- Chairman Kelly Rutledge, Vice chair Brad Weaver, Jessica Sheehy, Anna Bold Trustee not present- Matt Myers Staff present- Principal Heather Wolery, Superintendent Dan...