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Vol. 21, No. 21, Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Dead calves left along rural roads leave residents disturbed - looking for answers BY GRANT JOHNSON Several residents of Lamont County say they have been disturbed after discovering several deceased calves discarded along rural roads in recent weeks, prompting concern and calls for answers. On multiple occasions, residents have reported finding fully grown dead calves left on the side of range roads, including a recent discovery along Range Road 184. The incidents have unsettled those living nearby, with many questioning why the animals were left in such visible public locations. The issue gained attention after local resident Rosie McCaffrey made a post on a community online page. The post quickly drew significant attention, with many commenters describing the situation as deplorable and urging authorities to investigate. McCaffrey said a Community Peace Officer attended the scene after her
report but that she had not received any follow-up information. Lamont County Communications Coordinator Jay Zaal confirmed that the county’s Community Peace Officer had been notified about the deceased calves. However, by the time, the officer attended the reported locations, the carcasses were no longer present. According to the county, proper livestock disposal practices include placing deceased animals at the corner of a field to allow for natural scavenging by wildlife such as coyotes, or burning the carcasses to prevent decomposition and reduce the risk of disease spread. Many have posted online that they hope the situation brings greater awareness to proper livestock disposal and encourages anyone with information to come forward, as the discoveries have left many concerned about both public health and respect for the rural landscape
Several incidences of dead calves left road-side in Lamont County recently have left residents concerned.
Maschmeyer adds silver to her Olympic medal collection BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim’s Emerance Maschmeyer now has an Olympic silver to add to the gold she won four years ago at the Winter Olympics. Maschmeyer watched from the bench as her Canadian women’s hockey teammates dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the vaunted U.S. Women’s Olympic team Feb. 19 at the Milano Cortina. Olympics. The U.S. squad was highly favoured
going into the game but the Canadian women turned up the pressure and kept pace with the younger, faster Americans and held them to a 1-1 draw after 60 minutes. Canada’s Kristen O’Neil led Canada to an early 1-0 lead when she scored a short handed goal on U.S. goalie Aerin Frankel at :54 seconds of the second period. Canada carried that lead until the final minutes of the third period.
With Frankel on the U.S. bench for an extra attacker, U.S, forward Hilary Knight deflected a point shot to tie the score which forced overtime. Playing a three-on-three format in the overtime, Megan Keller scored the winner putting the puck past Ann Renee Desbiens to win the gold medal for the Americans. Earlier in the day, Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-1 in overtime to win bronze. It’s just the second Olympic
medal Switzerland has won in women’s hockey. Since women’s hockey became an Olympic sport at Nagano in 1998, the Canadian and American women have met in seven of the eight gold medal games. The clash at Milano Cortina 2026 was the fifth straight Olympic final between the two. Canada still leads the gold medal finals against the USA with four wins.