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‘A culture of fear’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on employment issues at Livingston HealthCare. 

They call themselves the “Discarded Nurses Club.”

At least 10 current and former Livingston HealthCare staff registered nurses — and they say there are at least 20 more current staff at risk — claim that after decades-long careers of receiving good to excellent annual evaluations, they were suddenly told by their supervisors that their work was sub-par and that co-workers and patients were complaining about them.

Sidney woman gets jail sentence in embezzlement case

SIDNEY (AP) — An eastern Montana woman was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay almost $90,000 in restitution after embezzling money from a civic group where

SHIELDS VALLEY

The Shields Valley FFA will be hosting Donkey Basketball at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Wilsall gym. Saddle up and get a team ready. For more information contact

Commission moving on accord with forest

The Park County Commission at its regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting agreed to move forward with entering a Cooperating Agency Agreement with the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The accord would enable

Northwest high-voltage transmission lines OK’d

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have approved two high-voltage transmission line routes in southwestern Idaho aimed at modernizing the Pacific Northwest’s energy grid. The U.S. Department of the Interior

IN COURT -- April 18, 2018

Following are Park County Justice Court proceedings for April 17: TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Dakotah Herman, 25, of Livingston, pleaded guilty to driving while his license was suspended. He was fined $235.

Pearl Jam aims to tap into youth movement with Missoula show in August

HELENA (AP) — Pearl Jam will look to tap into a national youth movement to register new voters when the pioneering grunge rock band plays a concert in tiny Missoula,

Washington visit

Photo courtesy of Sen. Jon Tester’s office Students from Shields Valley High School’s Close Up club visit with Sen. Jon Tester in Washington, D.C. recently. From left are Leah Guse,

MSU to offer summer writing camp for youth

Registration is now open for Montana State University’s Youth Writing Camp, which will be held on the MSU campus from July 9 to 13. The program, hosted by the Yellowstone

Bishop appointed to equal pay for equal work task force

Rep. Laurie Bishop has been selected to serve on a governor’s task force. Bishop represents Montana House District 60, which includes Livingston and a portion of Park County. She has