BILLINGS–The new Yellowstone Area Chamber of Commerce (YACC) announced the name of their first lobbyist to help push their pro-business agenda during the Legislative session in Helena. EJ Redding, known lobbyist, for conservative and pro-business issues in Helena will now … read more
by Elisa Schlosser On September 28, 2018, NorthWestern Energy filed a general electric rate review request with the Montana Public Service Commission, the first such request since 2009. The proposal included a rate increase of nearly 7.4 percent of the … read more
by Elisa Schlosser HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol has released a report outlining the results of a public opinion survey conducted in the summer of 2018. The public opinion survey was conducted to give Montana residents and visitors a … read more
Chance Ray Mavity was born April 8, 1992 in West Covin, California, changing our lives forever. He was taken from us too soon on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Chance attended school in Shepherd, MT. He was very athletic and excelled … read more
by Crystal Murdock BILLINGS –A group of Billings Heights business owners met on January 9 to seek approval of the newly formed “Billings Heights Business Association” or BHBA. The group was formed in response to concerns pertaining to public safety, … read more
by Elisa Schlosser Helena—January 7, the Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, Monica Lindeen, filed a complaint with the Commissioner of Political Practices alleging that Secretary of State, Corey Stapleton, violated Montana law when he announced his 2020 gubernatorial … read more
Sharon, VT – Lenroy “Lenny” Nott Jr., 68, died Monday evening at the Jack Byrne Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Lebanon, NH. He was born June 8, 1950 in Lebanon, NH a son of Lenroy and June (Gauthier) … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS – During their regular board meeting on Tuesday, Yellowstone County Commissioners voted unanimously to make clear that they stand opposed to the concept of local option taxes. Commissioner John Ostlund made the motion saying that he … read more
by Crystal Murdock A Dec. 14 article titled “Hold Your Horses” ignited community support for horse racing fans, wanting to know answers about the current and future state of Horsing racing in Billings. June Eaton, while walking in the area, … read more
On Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, Pam Simpson, mother, grandmother and daughter, passed away at the age of 74 years. She was born in Billings on June 27, 1944. Pam lived in the Worden area her whole life, attending and graduating … read more
Este Bengtson, a retired educator and state legislator, passed away on January 3, 2019. She was born on October 30, 1927 to Goodwin and Elizabeth (Jorgenson) Bergh in Froid, Montana. Este and her four sisters started life in a home … read more
Robert P. Wegleitner of Huntley MT passed away on December 27, 2018, at Swedish Medical Center, Denver CO. Bob was born on November 22, 1942, in Williston ND to Paul and Betty Wegleitner. He grew up in Epping N.D. … read more
Kenneth Glen Bolton, a loving, kind, witty, and wise father and husband will be dearly missed as he passed away on December 20, 2018. He was born August 7, 1929 to Braden and Katherine Bolton in … read more
Our brother and best friend left us on Dec. 28, 2018. John Korber was born on Oct. 25, 1947, in Billings, to Clifford and Eileene Korber. He grew up in Custer, graduating from Custer High School in 1965. He attended … read more
Originally published in the 12/28/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY – During the early hours on Saturday, Dec. 22 the Huntley Express Way located at 210 Northern Ave. was broken into and robbed. At 4:45 am a large … read more
Boss Jonathan took me out to the wood shed other day. Quite a talk. Long discussion about outdoors versus politics, freedom of speech, prejudice and fear that comes with speaking out. I came away chastened and thoughtful. Still not clear … read more
HUNTLEY – Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative’s (YVEC) members are getting an early Christmas gift in the form of a rebate on their December billing statement. The rebate amount will be approximately half of one billing cycle but will vary based … read more
Melody Kathryn Houston, 54, passed away November 24, 2018 in Salt Lake City, UT surrounded by her family. She was born in Santa Clara, CA on New Year’s Eve 1963; she was the oldest of 5 children. Melody was a … read more
Michael (Mike) Charles Dandrea, 83, died peacefully at his home in Billings on Monday, December 3, 2018, after a long fight with Parkinson’s Disease. Mike was born in Spokane, Washington on November 25, 1935, to Michael and Lucie Dandrea. Mike … read more
Leroy M. Jones was born on March 4, 1939 in Nogales, Arizona. He lived in the Worden area since 2007. He passed away on November 27, 2018 of collapsed lungs. Leroy is survived by his wife, of 23 years, Deanna … read more
