Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition on 2/3/17. HELENA — Students, parents and school officials urged a Senate committee on Wednesday to support a bill that would allow school districts, including Lockwood, to create high schools. Senate Bill … read more
Ariztia seeks governor’s help for aging water pumps LOCKWOOD — Replacing a raw water pump station for the Lockwood Water and Sewer Dsitrict is exactly the kind of improvement Gov. Steve Bullock is hoping to make through infrastructure funding … read more
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 1/27/17 SHEPHERD — Three finalists will visit the Shepherd Schools campus next week to interview for school superintendent. The finalists are Tom Meyer of Bellevue, Iowa, Kelly Haaland of … read more
-Originally printed in the Yellowstone County News print edition on 1/13/17 -by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS — Airport Road in Billings, from Main Street in the Heights to the 27th Street roundabout, could soon be known as the Conrad Burns Memorial Highway, … read more
Originally published in print edition of Yellowstone County News -by Evelyn Pyburn SHEPHERD — A plan being developed for ambulance service in the county could mean that 70 percent of the rural population of Yellowstone County would be within 10 … read more
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition on Jan. 6, 2017. HELENA – The Montana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network has partnered with the Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Recreation to increase its reach to one of … read more
Published originally in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — A proposed Targeted Economic Development District (TEDD) in Lockwood was finally approved just before Thanksgiving, by Yellowstone County Commissioners, following two years of research, study and … read more
BILLINGS — Several events will celebrate the holiday season in downtown Billings. On Friday, Nov. 25, the Downtown Billings Alliance (DBA) presents “A Parade of Trees,” the 32nd annual Holiday Parade. The parade will be preceded by Santa’s Dash for Cash, a … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn- Originally published in the Yellowstone County News on 11/18/16. LOCKWOOD — The Lockwood School Board of Trustees is facing the prospect of asking for a mill levy increase for next year’s budget. Because of continued enrollment declines, … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News on 11/18/16. LOCKWOOD — At last week’s Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) board meeting, the board issued a “final completion” determination to COP Construction for … read more
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News Print Edition. HUNTLEY — Donald J. Trump easily won Montana’s three Electoral College votes on his way to the national presidential win. National Republican Party officials said their candidate succeeded because he appealed … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News. YELLOWSTONE COUNTY — Property tax bills will be a little late in November as several county school districts apply for recertification as a consequence of a tax dispute … read more
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News Newspaper. BILLINGS — A wave of construction is transforming Main Street in the Billings Heights. New projects include an Altana Federal Credit Union near Wendy’s at 1280 … read more
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 10/14/16 – by Evelyn Pyburn LOCKWOOD — The trustees from Lockwood School Billings School District 2 held a joint meeting Monday evening at Lockwood Middle School, to determine whether … read more
BILLINGS — Absentee ballots for the upcoming general election will arrive in Yellowstone County mailboxes over the next few days. Bret Rutherford, the county’s elections administrator, is preparing to mail about 58,000 absentee ballots on Friday, Oct. 14. He said … read more
BILLINGS — It is really going to happen. Longtime residents of the Billings area have heard about the Billings Bypass for so many years that many no longer believe reports that it is finally going to be built — but … read more
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition by Evelyn Pyburn. LOCKWOOD — Boundaries for the proposed Targeted Economic Development District (TEDD) in Lockwood have been set and the process to create the special tax jurisdiction is nearing … read more
The special edition of the Yellowstone County News Candidate Questionnaire has gone to press this week 9/30/16. However, one candidate’s answers were printed in place of another candidates. Yellowstone County News inadvertently printed Democrat Sue Olson’s responses in place of … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Building a new addition to the jail will be a spring project. Bids are expected to be let in March, according to members of the … read more
