May72021
All open positions on the Heights Water District Board were filled by newcomer challenges in Tuesday’s election—the first election in at least 20 years. But the woes of the board are not going to diminish, as uncertainty still looms about when the terms of the previous board members end and when new board members are seated. read more
May72021
Across the state, business owners and industry organizations are heralding Governor Gianforte’s programs aimed at getting Montanans back to work. read more
May72021
Mark Morse is a man of many talents, and now that he is retired, he wants to apply those talents to help run county government. read more
May72021
Anyone driving by the MetraPark has seen the original bronze statue of Dan Mortensen on the horse Tee Box standing guard. Commissioned by the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame (MPRHWF) and created by artist Ron Rains fifteen years ago, the bronze has provided the MPRHWF with a source of fundraising through raffles and auctions. read more
May62021
Lynne Remington
Lynne Remington, 68, of Worden, Montana, passed on May 03, 2021. Lynne was born on October 10, 1952 to Hester Mitchell Remington and C.L.E. “Bill” Remington.
Lynne was a graduate of Senior High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Eastern Montana College. Lynne took great pride in her ten-acre farm in Worden where she raised her own children and ran a family daycare for thirty-six years, playing an integral role in the lives of the countless children whom she cared for and who called her Miss Lynne. Lynne also worked part time for many years as a proofreader for the Yellowstone County News. read more
May62021
Jami Shaw
Jami W. Shaw was granted her angel wings the morning of May 1st, 2021 with her family at her side. She was 57 years old.
Jami was born June 23rd, 1963 to Ron & Donna Wald in Minot, North Dakota. Growing up on a dairy farm in Velva, North Dakota where she spent most of her time until the family moved to Lodge Grass, Montana when she was a freshman in high school. Graduating high school as a junior with high honors, in 1981, Jami went on to study Business Administration at Montana State University – Billings before obtaining her first job in the banking industry. In 1983, Jami met John Shaw and they were married on May 26th, 1984 in Lodge Grass, Montana. Shortly thereafter, Jami returned to Montana State University – Billings and graduated with her Bachelor’s degree. Upon settling in read more
May42021
Paul Bazle Fischer
Paul Bazle Fischer, 66, of Billings, MT, passed away on March 22, after a series of strokes.
Paul was born on May 16, 1954 to Bazle and Doris Fischer in Billings, MT. After graduating from Billings Senior High School in 1972, he worked with his father at Fischer’s Inc. as a locksmith.
Starting in 1980, he attended Big Sky Bible College. He received a B.A. in Bible and Theology from Multnomah School of the Bible and two Masters from Western Baptist Theological Seminary. read more
May12021
Dear Editor,
During the past year, federal employees nationwide and 12,898 active federal and U.S Postal workers of Montana have dedicated themselves to keeping our country running while weathering a global pandemic. read more
Apr302021
Left to right: Dr. Cole Whitmoyer, Dr. Jennifer Fowler, of Flex Family Health DPC in Billings, and Montana State Auditor Troy Downing posed for a picture with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, center, after he signed into law Senate Bill 101, sponsored by Sen. Cary Smith (R-Billings). Senate Bill 101 authorizes direct patient care (DPC) agreements in Montana. DPC allows patients to enter into agreements with doctors and pay them directly for health care services, rather than going through an insurance company. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
At a direct patient care facility in Billings, Governor Greg Gianforte today signed a bill expanding access to affordable, high-quality health care.A bill that will allow patients to pay their doctors directly rather than having to go through an insurance company was signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte last week. The bill, SB -101 was sponsored by Sen. Cary Smith (R-Billings).
“We’re committed to making affordable, high-quality health care more accessible to Montanans by increasing choice, eliminating regulations, and promoting competition,” said Governor Gianforte. “This new, commonsense law will help bring down the cost of care while strengthening the patient-doctor relationship.”
SB-101 authorizes direct patient care (DPC) agreements in Montana. DPC allows patients to enter into agreements with doctors and pay them directly for health care services, rather than being required to go through an insurance company. read more
Apr302021
Dear Editor,
I just want to thank you and your staff for helping us get our livestock equipment sold! Everything we listed with has been sold and the buyers referred to the Yellowstone County News. You and your staff were very easy to work with.
Thank you again!
Ingrid & Joe Allen
Billings, MT
Apr302021
Yellowstone County Sheriff Deputies, a Laurel officer and MHP Troopers set up a perimeter at the beginning of the standoff off Ridgewood Lane South on the West End of Billings. (Photo courtesy Sheriff Mike Linder)
On Friday, April 23, 2021, several calls regarding suspicious activity resulted in a nine-hour standoff on Billings’ West End that ended with the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, a dead body in a van, and an additional suspect in custody. In the morning hours, a Yellowstone County Deputy responded to reports of a suspicious van trespassing on property belonging to the railroad. The vehicle was no longer on the property when the deputy arrived. At 12:30, Laurel Police Department responded to another call of suspicious activity at the business Wood’s Powr-Grip, a vacuum-handling equipment business. Two subjects, a male and a female, were attempting to place a tarp on the same silver van. Officers arrived and made contact with the male subject. He was uncooperative and evasive, and ultimately re-entered the van and fled the scene. Officers did not have enough time to ID the suspects before they fled. read more
Apr302021
State Record Bass Snagged
Brandon Wright displays his record large mouth bass after pulling it from the water at Lake Elmo in Billings Heights Saturday. (courtesy photo)
Beginning on May 1, 2021, fishing limits will be temporarily lifted at Lake Elmo in Billings Heights. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will lift the limits on number and fish-length on the lake starting May 1 ahead of plans to completely drain the lake in October. Anglers will be able to catch and keep as many fish as they want this summer at Lake Elmo.
FWP has plans to drain Lake Elmo beginning in October 2021 and leave it dry next winter in order to eradicate invasive Asian clams found in 2019. Biologists believe the destructive clams are limited to Lake Elmo. Searches upstream and downstream from the 60-acre irrigation reservoir found no invasive clams. Biologists plan to freeze, starve and dry the invasive clams by draining the lake and leaving it dry for the winter. While the lakebed is dry, FWP fisheries and parks officials also are planning construction to improve fish habitat, angler access and visitor convenience. read more
Apr232021
Patricia Calderwood
Our dearly loved Mom always seemed to do a number of things in her life her way and this day would prove to be no different. Mom started her day as each day previously, however, on this particular day things would turn out to be things done her way. On a day that some decisions were to be made regarding her care, little did her children know, her prayers would be answered and as a grandson put it, “she was done having decisions made for her.” And in the early morning of March 25, 2021, she got her wish to go home.
Patricia A. Calderwood, 89, of Whitehall, MT passed away March 25, 2021 at The Springs Footsteps in Butte, MT.
She was born January 8, 1932, in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of E. Claude & Beatrice Nash. She was raised in Devils Lake and attended school there through the eighth grade. She completed her education (her way) through a GED correspondence course while living in Whitehall, MT. read more
Apr202021
These are the current funeral Services and Death announcements in the Billings, MT area for all the Funeral Homes that have been submitted to the Yellowstone County News.
Sott– Tiffany, 34 along with infant daughter Carmella Hinebauch of Billings, viewing Friday 4-8p.m. Funeral service Saturday, April 19 at 1 p.m. at Dahl Funeral Chapel, 10 Yellowstone Ave. Burial at Huntley Cemetery.
Apr162021
Dear Editor,
The Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the FBI on our reservations have consistently gotten bad press in Montana. What we’ve seen reported is frequent incompetence, slow service (or no service). We’d seen some of the same lack of service in the recent past from the Department of Veterans Affairs (I’m told it is better now). read more
Apr162021
HELENA- The House passed three comprehensive recreational marijuana implementation bills this week. These bills take different approaches to the regulation of recreational marijuana, but they all respect the will of voters and ensure proper safeguards are in place. read more
Apr162021
Pictograph Cave State Park reopened Wednesday, April 14, 2021, two months after it was closed by a rockfall which blocked the access road and several trails. In the months following the rockfall in January, employees and contractors for Montana State Parks have worked tirelessly to clear the road and trails and assess the threat of future rockfalls from the sandstone cliffs that form part of the park. read more
Apr162021
After years of trying to establish some kind of a medical facility in Lockwood, the Lockwood School Board has made a significant step forward to building a St. Vincent Healthcare clinic – but it didn’t happen without some public opposition. read more
Apr162021
The COVID-19 pandemic may end up changing our lives in some significant ways. To cite one example, it’s likely we’ll see a lot more people continue to work remotely, now that they’ve seen the effectiveness of tools such as videoconferencing. Education, too, may be forever changed in some ways. Perhaps just as important, though, is how many people may now think more about the future – including how they invest. read more
Apr132021
David Glenn Rich
David Glenn Rich, age 64, passed away on March 18, 2021. David was born in Billings MT on Thanksgiving, November 22 1956. David attended multiple schools in rural Montana, graduating in Rygate in 1975.His early years were spent working in the oil fields and several years offshore drilling in South Africa. He later began truck driving and spent several years driving across the United States. David met and married Patrice Becker of Ballantine. The Two then started PBR Trucking Inc. David is proceeded in death by his wife, Patrice Rich. read more
