Vernon Sigl, 85, of Billings, MT, formerly of Lefor, ND, passed away July 20th, 2024.

Vernon was born on December 20, 1938 to Joseph C. Sigl and Elizabeth Lefor. After high school, Vernon joined the Air Force and then went to photography school.

Vernon married Rose Farkas, formerly from Hungary, in Manhattan, NY on March 20, 1971.

Vernon is preceded in death by his parents, wife Rose, and three brothers, Larry, Tim, and Eugene. Brothers-in-law, Gregory Baxter and Mokey Dinius.

Survivors include his sisters, Evelyn Baxter of San Jose, CA, Jane Dinius of Billings, MT, Shirlene Shippen of Billings, MT, Sisters-in-law, Mari Jo Sigl of Bismarck, ND, and Helen Barrale of New Jersey.

Services will be July 31st at Dahl Funeral Chapel Billings, MT www.dahlfuneralchapel.com

A Missouri man was arrested for driving the wrong way on Interstate 29 after a 12-mile pursuit by Traill County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Saturday night, July 27, the North Dakota Highway Patrol reported.

Jerrid Klements, 34, of Lees Summit, Missouri, was arrested for driving under the influence with minors present, and reckless driving. He was also cited for driving without liability insurance, open container, driving the wrong way, and registration violations, the Patrol reported Sunday.

According to the Patrol report:

About 9:15 p.m. Saturday, a Trail County Sheriff’s Office deputy tried to stop a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 in Traill County.

The pursuit of the SUV continued for 12 miles, and ended when the driver pulled into the median near mile marker 88 in Cass County and stopped.

Two children were in the vehicle at the time of the arrest. They were both unharmed. Neither the ages or names of the children were included in the report.

Originally Published: July 28, 2024 at 9:10 p.m.

People frequently say that Donald Trump is a liar. They are correct. Joe Biden is a liar, too. I think if we are honest, we would all admit that pretty much every politician at the federal level has told his/her fair share of lies. However, the biggest lie of all is the whopper that the Democratic Party and the leftist mainstream media has told for the last two years, leading the public to believe that Joe Biden was razor sharp.

Following the Trump/Biden debate, they all acted so surprised. The truth is, anyone who has watched or listened to something other than the mainstream media or press briefings from the White House in the past two years, knew very well that Biden has been in cognitive decline for a long time. I’m convinced that had the debate not gone so badly for Biden, that he would still be running for re-election today.

As far as lies go, that two-year lie by the media and the Democratic Party wins the trophy for the biggest lie ever told. It begs the question: What else have they been lying about? Please think about that between now and November.

Jim Schutz lives in Fargo.