KGHL

08/18/2025

Checkout Rhoadside Event Center and Barkemeyer Park Art for our patk event

08/18/2025

Looking for a new way to get around town with ADA ease?? Contact G and J Enterprises - Handicap

08/18/2025

Kghl was very honored to have Sparky on air with us for a few minutes while here at Rodeo Billings… but check out more on this legendary stock contractor!

J BAR J:
Mark "Sparky" Dreesen is the owner of J Bar J Rodeo, a renowned rodeo company that hauls some of rodeos finest stock across the country. He hails from Montana and has been in the rodeo world since he was just six years old.
Dreesen grew up on a small ranch where his father was a horse trader but after watching the movie “The Great American Cowboy”, Dreesen knew what his goals in life were.
He rode ba****ck horses for years before he married his wife, Marlene, and bought his first string of bucking horse mares from Harlan Gunville in South Dakota.
Dreesen met Jim and Maggie Zinser, who founded J Bar J Rodeo Company in 1969, through the Sutton family. He then purchased the rodeo company in 2008.
“It was at the NFR in 2007 when Jim told me he was going to sell it to me. He said ‘Sparky, I’m going to sell you J Bar J, so you better figure out how to pay for it’,” Dreesen said.
Now Dreesen is one of the top stock contractors in the PRCA and, although it is still a lot of work, he is enjoying the fruits of his labor.

PHOTO: WILD RIDES EPISODE SCREENSHOT
SOURCE: WILD RIDES INTERVIEWS/EPISODES
COWBOY CHANNEL NEWS

08/18/2025

Be sure to pick up your ride wristband today!!

Eastern Montana Fair - Miles City, MT

Also checkout the lineup for the rodeos and Sawyer Brown!!

BUY YOUR Carnival Wristband tickets TODAY!
$25 All-You-Can-Ride Access. Wristband Tickets will increase to $30 at 6pm TUESDAY August 19th. A Wristband Ticket is good for one day of all-you-can-ride on either Wed: 4PM-10PM; Thurs: 4PM-10PM; Fri: 3PM-10PM, or Sat: 1PM-10PM.
BUY YOUR Wristband Tickets Today! You can go out to the FAIR OFFICE to purchase your tickets - OR you can purchase them online. https://tickets.easternmontanafair.gov/p/tickets
This is the ONLY OFFICIAL website to buy your tickets!

08/18/2025

Heads up of Zimmerman trail closure!

City of Billings Public Works

🚧 Zimmerman Trail Closure Reminder! 🚧

📍Zimmerman Trail will be CLOSED between Rimrock Rd to Hwy 3 for 3 days starting tomorrow — 📅Tuesday, 8/19 @ 8:15 AM to Thursday, 8/21 @ 5 PM — for important road repairs and stormwater drainage improvements⛈

🦺For everyone’s safety, the entire road will be closed to all traffic while work is underway, both on the road and along the edges.

⚠️ There will also be a short closure the following week to apply a protective spray sealant!

Thank you for your patience as we work to make Zimmerman Trail safer for Billings!🧡



Heights Task Force
Rimrock Neighborhoods Task Force
West End Neighborhood Task Force
Billings Central-Terry Park Neighborhood Task Force

08/18/2025

As school start up again and buses are running, kids are walking and vehicles are dropping off and picking up…. Please be sure to slow down and be vigilant at all times!

Montana Department of Transportation

Follow school bus laws when driving or get a fine between $500 and $1,000 and 50 to 100 hours of community service.

08/18/2025

Today’s forecast!! Thank you Q2 Ed McIntosh

08/18/2025

Smith Sales Co. Auctioneers will be getting ready for your consignments starting in early September!

As summer starts turning into fall, we will be accepting consignments for our Oct. 26, 2025 auction the first week of September. As it stands now we have three 40 ft. containers of unused items to get inventoried. Watch website for details.

08/18/2025

Miles City listeners!!! Look at this!! Kyndall Peaches is headed your way!!

Pre-order pickup in Billings, Bozeman, and Laurel will be between August 10th - 12th (unless arranged otherwise). Glendive August 14th, 10am-2pm Runnings Parking Lot Plentywood August 14th, approx. 3pm Plentywood Lutheran Church Lewistown August 18th, 10am-2pm Ace Hardware Parking Lot Drop off locat...

08/18/2025

Who is heading to Dillon Jaycees rodeo?

Your 2025 Dillon Jaycees! We are ready for another Montana’s Biggest Weekend!

08/18/2025

Corn facts brought to you by Yellowstone County Farm Bureau! Making sure our communities are informed and educated!

08/18/2025

JoinCalves to cure DMD September 18th to help raise money for CureDuchenne! Donate cows, calves, a portion of the sale… you name it! Call Paul to find out more