by Elisa Schlosser BILLINGS – In light of the measles outbreak in Washington State and an outbreak of mumps in Bozeman, RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health agency, is working with school districts to contact parents of children who are not … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn The failure of the Billings City Council to approve an amendment to its agreement with Landmark has created a hiccup in plans for One Big Sky District (OBSD), but it’s not going to alter plans by the … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn The Lockwood Water and Sewer District Board postponed a planned discussion about reducing reserve treatment capacity for the Lockwood Sewer System, because only three board members were present at their meeting Wednesday evening. The decision is important … read more
by Norma McNiven In their rather lengthy monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, the Shepherd School Board moved forward in preparation for the May 7 bond election, rehired all three principals for next year, created a new position of … read more
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 Evelyn Pyburn Public meetings were held, this week, to give the public a peek at preliminary designs for the Airport Road and Main Street intersection in Billings. The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback regarding their plans … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn Public discussion has swirled with questions following the acceptance by the Billings City Council of a 400-page master plan for One Big Sky District, last week. It passed in a 7-3 vote with Brent Cromley, Frank Ewalt … 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
We are excited to announce one of a couple projects we are jumping into heads first this year. Our first one is our 1stannual Best of Yellowstone County Awards! It’s our first time ever to do a reader’s choice of … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn The City of Billings is in the process of developing a secondary source of water to serve the westend of the city with the development of an $84 million reservoir and treatment plant at Shiloh Road and … read more
by Jonathan McNiven SHEPHERD—A Shepherd school bus left the road early Wednesday morning after being distracted at the wheel due to weather conditions. Scott Carter, Superintendent of Shepherd School District, told the Yellowstone County News early Wednesday morning that … read more
by Carl Wolf I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme … read more
by Jonathan McNiven BILLINGS- Frontier Airlines unveiled this week with the announcement that Billings will be a new city in their flight plans starting this May. News of the low airfares and flights would affect travelers’ pocket books to the … 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 Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS – The boards of Big Sky Economic Development (BSED) approved committing up to $300,000 for the next step of funding needed for One Big Sky District (OBSD), last week. It will be part of $578,000 being … 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
Originally published for the 1/4/19 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. A group of local business owners have announced the formation of the Yellowstone Area Chamber of Commerce. The group was formed in response to a growing belief among … 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
Billings – Five Russian flights are halfway through their scheduled plans to help transport humanitarian materials and supplies from Billings Logan International Airport to the Pacific Island of Saipan to rebuild a community that was devastated by a natural disaster. … read more
Dear Editor, Great article in the 12-14-18 issue of the YCN about horse racing. We were all excited about it because of horse racing and Indian relay racing. After the Indian relays had to go elsewhere, twenty-two teams went to … read more
