Nov222024
Donald Arthur Gervais
Donald Arthur Gervais passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on November 13, 2024, in Billings, Montana. Don was born in Lewistown on November 14, 1939, to Arthur and Agnes (Quickenden) Gervais joining an older brother, Clifford. As a child he was known as “Donnie” and grew up on the family ranch on Casino Creek and attended school in Lewistown, graduating from read more
Montana House and Senate Republicans have elected their leadership for the 69th Legislative Session with Senator Matt Regier of Kalispell to serve as the next President of the Senate and Representative Brandon Ler of Savage to serve as the Speaker … read more
Dear Editor, To the constituents of House District 54. State legislators have received their committee and seat assignments for the 2025 session. You probably know that most work done by a legislator is in their committees. Committees are the focus … read more
During their 25th straight season attending Montana’s State B Volleyball Tournament, Huntley Project managed to take home their 16th championship title in Head Coach Iona Stookey’s tenure. The team entered the tournament as something of an underdog according to Stookey, … read more
On November 11, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), Shepherd Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to a sick or injured call at an address on Brookhaven Place in Shepherd where the person who had reported the … read more
The County Water District in Billings Heights will hold a public hearing to present the district’s Systemwide Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Review on Wednesday, November 20, at 5 pm. Engineers and board members will be available to take public … read more
Jennifer and Randel Bonifay came upon a gruesome sight Monday afternoon when they climbed the steps of Pompey’s Pillar National Monument. The couple, who had never before been to the top of the monument, spotted a man sitting in a … read more
At Huntley Project School District’s monthly meeting board members discussed the next steps for the proposed multipurpose building to be built on campus. Beforehand, the board accepted District Clerk Rita Huck’s retirement letter. Huck has served the district for the … read more
A huge electronic billboard, promoting the passage of CI-126, dominated the MetraPark parking lot on Election Day, in front of Election headquarters, for much of the day – just as flyers promoting the campaigns of Judge Katherine Bidegaray and Judge … read more
Lennis (Ross) Rightmire (Munga) passed away unexpectedly on November 5th, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born to Wayne and Margaret (Pomeroy) Ross in Terry, Montana, on October 12, 1939. She left Terry after graduation and moved to … read more
Dear Editor, Well, the religious right has spoken. All wives, mothers, sisters, daughters and female friends are fair game for male pleasure. If any female prepares a lawsuit, the conservative attorney and judges will convict the female. Human trafficking is now … read more
Dear Editor, Thoughts and Observations regarding election; I personally was pretty darn confident that Donald Trump would be elected. However, considering the fact that John Fetterman of Pennsylvania could be even have a chance as being elected as Senator, caused … read more
Having struggled for months to get its new automated billing system to work properly, the City of Billings has engaged SL-serco from Minneapolis to conduct an audit of the system. The process has already begun with consultants visiting Billings homes, … read more
An award of appreciation was presented to Lockwood School Clerk and Business Manager Laurie Kvamme by board members at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Kvamme has resigned her position, after 17 years, to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer … read more
A “red wave” could be considered something of an understatement regarding the Montana general election on Tuesday and the same held true for Yellowstone County where late registrations on Election Day pushed the total number of voters to record levels. … read more
Among record Montana voter turnout, Montanans made themselves heard Tuesday night. Republican candidates swept the statewide races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and both U.S. House districts. The Gubernatorial race was the first to be called, with the Associated Press announcing … read more
Dear Editor, In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the nation’s most stringent tailpipe emissions rules to date – a move that has been met with significant pushback. To comply with these EPA mandates, two-thirds of all new vehicles … read more
In an election appearing to be a red wave, conservative voters got their way on two of the three constitutional initiatives on the ballot this cycle. CI-126, which would have introduced a nonpartisan top four advance primary, failed to garner … read more
Dear Editor, Haunted Hillner / Lockwood Optimist Club; I’d like to give a “SHOUT OUT” to the Lockwood Optimist Club on “another” successful Haunted Hillner Halloween event this past Saturday. As a volunteer helper (I’m a member of the … read more
Dear Editor, Thanks to the tens of millions of pro-abortion dollars being dumped into the CI-128 campaign, Montanans are being cleverly – and tragically – deceived on what this radical proposal is all about. This measure is NOT about women’s … read more
