The Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District’s water warning is still in effect. Nitrate levels in the Worden/Ballantine area water supply continue to be at a dangerous level, especially for children under six months old. read more
O.K. Forest, age 88, passed away on June 26, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, MT. O.K. was born August 2, 1930 South of Poplar, MT to Bert and Edith (Westfall) Forest. He served in the Korean War … read more
Attorney General candidate Kimberly Dudik has found herself in hot water recently after being found in violation of campaign practice laws. read more
Technology costs will take their toll on budgets for Yellowstone County government in the coming fiscal year. Looking at expenditures for a wide range of technology needs, the total will reach between $750,000 and $900,000, projected Yellowstone County Director of … read more
A packed room gathered at Riverside Park in Laurel to celebrate the ribbon cutting, or pulling rather, on the new US Highway 212/310 route between Laurel and Rockvale. As Mike Tooley, director of the Montana Department of Transportation, addressed the … read more
Residents of Vuecrest Drive were surprised this past weekend to see that their road had been transformed into a small river as a deluge sprung out of the hillside seeping out of the Main Canal, which brings water from Laurel … read more
Wanda “Joyce” Joseph, 77, of Billing, MT went to be home with the Lord on June 24, 2019. She was born November 30, 1941 in Cameron , Il to Frances (Mackey)and Delwyn Selph. She started school in Sheridan, WY and graduated from … read more
Linnea Robison passed away on June 21, 2019, after a valiant battle with cancer. read more
The Billings Bench Water Association announced on 6/21/19 that they have shut off the Main Canal that supplies water from Laurel, through Billings, and out to Shepherd. Many farmers, ranchers and irrigators will be affected by this shut down said … read more
Republican candidate for the Montana Attorney General office, Austin Knudsen, stood before the Montana GOP on Saturday, June 15th and directly stated his disappointment in the current State Attorney General, Tim Fox. read more
Every year, people flock to the Little Bighorn Battlefield to watch an amazing reenactment of the titular battle take place on the same ground. With cavalry soldiers performing as Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment as they are routed by the … read more
Kathleen Williams launched her campaign for another shot at Montana’s at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on the lawn of the Yellowstone County Courthouse back in April. read more
Vice President Mike Pence touched down aboard Air Force Two in Billings on Wednesday with Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte to discuss the rampant meth problem that has been ravaging Montana for years. read more
After months of speculation about his plans, Greg Gianforte has chosen to vacate his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for a shot at the Governor’s mansion in Helena. read more
The Huntley Project community was struck by tragedy on June 5th when a traffic accident took the lives of two young men. read more
The Worden, Ballantine, Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District issued a drinking water warning on Tuesday, June 10, 2019 informing area residents that water samples have tested above the maximum contaminant level of nitrates. DO NOT allow infants to drink … read more
At a meeting in the Shepherd High School gymnasium, members of the Shepherd community gathered to listen to Jeff Kanning of Collaborative Design Architects, pitch a new, lower price plan for remodeling and adding on to the Shepherd School. By … read more
A man and a teenage boy were shot on the 8200 block of Beas Lane in Shepherd early Monday morning over what is purported to be a bad drug deal. The teenager’s girlfriend and the man’s wife and 2-year-old child … read more
There are over 200 licensed massage therapists in the city of Billings. Recently, a city ordinance was introduced with the expressed purpose of protecting massage therapists while cracking down on human traffickers running brothels under the guise of a massage … read more
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Barry Mitchell confirmed this evening that 2 male drivers died in a near head on collision that happened about 6:30pm tonight. Names of the deceased were not released as of the time of this posting. … read more
