
Mia Andersen is the leading her team in stealing bases as the LHS Varsity Softball Team heads to divisionals in Butte this weekend.
Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:00am
Mia Andersen is a double threat on the Laurel High School Varsity Softball team—good at offense and defense.
A 16-year-old junior, Andersen is the lead-off hitter on offense, currently the best on...

Dr. Louis W. Allard had a long, storied career as a doctor and surgeon. Photo courtesy of the Wester Heritage Center, Billings Public Library Collection.
Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:00am
A hundred years ago, cities across Montana faced a very different outbreak than what we face today—polio. The polio epidemic in the early 1900s hit Billings particularly hard, as Billings had about...

Mary Sickle celebrated her 37th work anniversary preparing meals for seniors.
Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:00am
Mary Sickle has made it to the million meals mark, and she keeps on cooking.
With no plans for retirement for a couple years, Sickle continues to enjoy her work at the Laurel Senior Citizen’s Center...
Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:00am
With the heat wave in Laurel this week, many folks saw the sparkling water in the city pool as an invitation. It wasn’t. Utility Plant Supervisor Nathan Herman was just testing the pump, he said...

LHS track standout Daeja Fike broke the school record three times last week at the Midland Roundtable Top 10 Meet.
Thu, 05/12/2022 - 12:00am
What a year Daeja Fike is having in track.
The Laurel High School sophomore set the tone for what is becoming one of the most exciting Laurel girls javelin competitions this century, her coach Mike...