Jonathan McNiven
Jonathan McNiven: Jonathan holds a bachelors degree from Arizona State University where he graduated. Jonathan holds two associate degrees from Mesa Community College with honors as well as a Certification in Arizona General Education Curriculum. While earning his degree, Jonathan was awarded the U.S. President’s Council Service Award. Mr. McNiven initially attended college at Montana State University-Billings where he served as the LDSSA President for one year and chaired a committee that brought to pass successful young single adult activities.
Jonathan brings valuable experience, leadership, and renewed energy to the Yellowstone County News as a small business owner of McNiven Enterprizes, who hosts and developes websites for businesses and communities. Jonathan was instrumental in helping his parents’ Western Adventure company called Western Romance Company receive the 2009 Tourism Excellence Award for Billings, MT.
Jonathan was employed by a local telecommunications company called Bresnan Communications, Cablevision and Charter Communications in Billings from May 2007 until June 2018 when the company laid off the whole department. Mr. McNiven was a member of the Huntley Project Museum Board of Directors from June 2009 -October 2016.
Jonathan served as a State Reprsentative in the Montana House of Representatives from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2015. He represented his constituents in the 2011 and 2013 Legislative Sessions in Helena. Jonathan was re-elected to his third term before stepping down to run the newly purchased Yellowstone County News.
Jonathan and his wife Tana have been married for 17 years and have 4 boys and 1 girl; Landen, Gage, Anderson, Tayson and Raelyn. Both Tana and Jonathan along with the family welcomed their 5th child baby Tayson in January 2014.
Jonathan has found the time to serve in his church from a young age and has been in many leadership roles. In October 2012, Jonathan accepted an invitation to serve in a presidency position for adult men within his local church congregation and in 2014 was called to be the President of that same group of men within his local church. He was released from leading that group in July 2017. Jonathan completed the requirements for the Boy Scouts of America organization and reached the rank of Eagle Scout. Jonathan is currently the Scout Master of Troop 319 since July 2017.
In February 2014, Jonathan was awarded the 40 under 40 Award, which recognizes top young business professionals under the age of 40 in Billings, MT.
Jonathan helped achieve some benchmarks at Yellowstone County News that have not been achieved before. In 2017, Yellowstone County News became the official Publication of Record for the City of Billings. Yellowstone County News also became the the #1 Statewide Display advertiser (out of 64 newspapers) in 2016, 2017 & 2018.
As of November 1, 2019, Both the City of Billings and Yellowstone County will recognize Yellowstone County News as their publication of record. This is historic as this status has never been achieved in the history of Yellowstone County news since it started in 1976.
In September 2019, a new online sports broadcast was launched by Jonathan named YCN Sports as Jonathan follows the local sports teams as the play by play announcer on www.ycnsports.com.
With the spare time Jonathan has, he enjoys spending time with the family, sports, fishing and other outdoor activities.
Jonathan writes a periodic column in the Yellowstone County News called “McNiven’s Meanderings” as well as leads the production, operations and sales aspects of the business.
Hi Jonathan!!
First – Thanks for making your good paper better!
Second – I contacted Sue Vinton for an explanation of her NO vote regarding student/children safety
(HB385) and asked her to address this situation in your paper. This was a gun in schools issue.
Thanks………….!
BILL IVERSON 698-8851
Jonathon, I was surprised that there was no article on Dover Park which affected Yellowstone County.
I wondered why……HB442. Perhaps I missed the article. Thanks!
we are actually working on the story as it relates to the Billings Bypass to a point. I did not know about the HB442 though. thank you for the link.
Hey Jonathan, I am a Chicago-based comedian coming through Billings on a stand up comedy tour with fellow comic, Dylan Scott. We are doing a free show on 7/18 at Underground Culture Krew at 7:30pm. It would be really cool if you were able to mention it or even make it out to the show!
I cannot log on to your paper’s site (as they recognize my name, email, etc.)
Hey Jonathan — this is Rena, formerly of Shepherd. I was talking about you, the newspaper and how my secret desire of being a newspaper columnist with my friend Hannah Parrish, at Silverman Law Offices here in Helena. Not sure if you need an occasional “lawyer column” (I now in accounting – dream job). Please send me your email address so I can forward it to her. When you head up to Helena, make sure to give me a call!
OK. I give up. Where is the ‘Letters to the Editor’ hyperlink on your website? It’s very frustrating and filled with ‘dead ends’.
John, type up your letter and send it to info@yellowstonecountynews.com and put “Letter to the Editor” in the subject line and we’ll take it from there. Please put your name at the end of the letter and phone number in case we need to contact you. (We don’t publish the phone numbers.)
Hello! My name is Sydney Lyons and I work for our local conservation district. We are hosting a water conservation workshop in 2 weeks and would love to adverstise in the paper. I’d love to chat more about it. My phone number is (440) 725-8182 or my email is sydney@gallatincd.org if you could reach out. Thanks!
During a public demonstration of the Carbon County’s election machine tabulators on May 12th, a citizen discovered that the tamper proof seals on both the county’s ES&S DS 200 machines were broken/tampered with. It was determined the machines had been in this state for over 2 yrs. Which means for over two year it was possible someone could have tampered with the machines undetected. Because of citizen concern over election security and this serious breach, holding a public forum to address election security was agreed to by the county commissioners.
Carbon County Commissioners and County Attorney Alex Nixon are attending a public forum in Red Lodge, MT at 6pm on Monday, May 23, 2022 at the Edgar Gruel Fairgrounds Bldg. behind the Rodeo at 96 Rodeo Rd.
We are inviting the press to attending and hope you will send a reporter to cover this event.
Sen Theresa Manzella and national Election fraud Expert Mark Cook will be speaking.
How do you submit a letter to the editor? Your papers and area coverage beat the Gazette hands down. I actually have two letters, not long, one regarding the FBI raid on President Trump’s home and the second, the true cause of global warming – straight from the National Science Foundation.
Write in Denis Pitman for County Commissioner
I am writing to show my support for Denis Pitman’s write-in campaign for County Commissioner. I have worked with Commissioner Pitman on numerous projects over the past 5 years. While I was the Commissioning Coordinator of the USS Billings Commissioning Committee, Denis was the Vice-Chairman of the committee. Denis spent countless helping promote the future commissioning of the first US Naval ship to be named after our city. Denis went to Key West, FL at his own expense to assist in the commissioning of the ship, spending hours representing our great city and county. His commitment to the members of the US Military is without question. When we have had members of the USS Billings crew come and visit our city, Denis has spent hours of his personal time and money to show the crew members our great community. There have been comments made questioning his respect for the US Military. I can honestly say from my time with Denis, he is 100% behind our men and women in uniform. His work with the Yellowstone National Cemetery is another example of his commitment to those who served. If you want someone who will help support our men and women in uniform, please write-in the name Denis Pitman for County Commissioner in November