Sep252020
Big Sky State Games will host an elementary school cross country meet, but it will be different than in years past. In an effort to continue a twelve-year tradition in spite of current restrictions, this year each school can host their own race for students in grades 3, 4, and 5 any time between October 6 to October 31. read more
Sep252020
Dear Editor,
I’ve had two kidney transplants, and I depend on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting the new kidney. My insurance requires that I receive my medication through the USPS. read more
Sep252020
While most businesses have been able to reopen following their forced closure because of concerns about COVID-19, the struggle and uncertainty about their future fate isn’t over for many business owners. Economic commentators say it will probably take two years before the full impact on businesses will be known. read more
Sep252020
Keith Jones
Keith Jones, 46, a bus driver for First Student, was arrested by a Billings Police Department Student Resource Officer for DUI. On Thursday, September 17, several students on a bus on its way to Ben Steele Middle School reported to a school staff member that Jones was driving erratically, and they felt unsafe. That staff member contacted the police. read more
Sep232020
Thomas Schock
Dad, grampa, husband, brother, friend. Thomas J Schock will be greatly missed by many. read more
Sep182020
The hearing date for a proposal to set new fees for services from the City-County Planning Department for the development of sub-division and zoning changes was set by County Commissioners on Tuesday. read more
Sep182020
Dear Editor,
I am writing to tell you how much we are enjoying listening to the YCN broadcast of the Shepherd Volleyball games. During this time when watching live games is not an option for everyone, it is so nice to be able to listen to the games live on the radio. read more
Sep182020
At the monthly board meeting for the WBYC Water and Sewer District on September 14, the results were presented for the water quality tests on the test wells which were drilled in Worden and Ballantine. read more
Sep182020
On Tuesday, residents of the City of Billings ovexrwhelmingly passed a public safety levy in an election for the first time in sixteen years. Passing with a 2-1 majority in favor, the levy repeals the 2004 levy which was capped at $8.2 million and replaces it with a permanent annual levy capped at 60 mills, which could raise approximately $12.2 million. Funding fire, police, and other related public safety expenses only, this levy will increase property taxes by $27.00 per year per $100,000 of home value. For the homeowner of a median value $211,000 house, this will raise property taxes by $4.75 a month. read more
Sep162020
Cathie Rae Dobson
Cathie Rae Dobson passed away on Thursday, September 10th at the age of 61. Cathie was born on November 25, 1958, to father Marvin Jesse and raised by her stepmother Cheryl Semingson Jesse in Glendive, Montana. She graduated from Dawson County High School in 1977 and then attended Dawson Community College. read more
Sep112020
Madison River Propane has entered into an agreement with Red Mountain Truck Lines, Inc. to rent a lot in Lockwood which will house a bulk facility containing two 30,000-gallon tanks for their propane. This new location will allow their propane trucks to refill locally, rather than having to drive back to Columbus. As a result, they will be able to read more
Sep112020
Dear Editor,
If you want to talk about petty things, I have an issue with the term “Americans.” Most all those people south of the border are Americans, also. Americans, includes more than U S citizens. read more
Sep112020
Dear Editor,
First of all, Coronavirus does exist and has devastated this country and Montana has had its increase in cases lately. But…..as a parent, I would be more devastated to not be able to see my son or daughter play their sports during their high school years, especially their senior year. read more
Sep112020
Grandparents: Consider These Financial Moves
Each year, on the first Sunday after Labor Day, we observe National Grandparents Day. Although it’s not as widely recognized as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, if you’re a grandparent, you probably want to do whatever you can to help your grandchildren on their journeys through life. So, you might want to consider the following moves: read more
Sep112020
“Wrong for Montana” Campaign Against Recreational Marijuana
Billings car dealer Stephen Zabawa has officially launched a campaign called “Wrong for Montana” to fight against I-190, which pushes for the legalization of the sale and possession of recreational marijuana by adults in Montana, and CI-118, which would set the minimum age to legally purchase and consume marijuana at 21. The ballot action committee draws from a broad base of support, including Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action (SAM Action), the Montana Contractors Association, and the Montana Family Foundation, and the American Academy of Medical Ethics (AAME).
Medical marijuana was first legalized in Montana in 2004 and then revised in 2011 as Senate Bill 423. SB 423 banned medical marijuana advertisements, limited dispensaries to three users, and required doctors who prescribe marijuana to more than 25 patients per year to undergo a state review. In 2012, an attempt to repeal the bill but was unsuccessful at the ballot box. In 2016, Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative, I-182, was approved by voters, which repealed several of SB 243’s requirements regarding the number of patients which medical marijuana providers could treat, allowed physicians to prescribe marijuana for patients diagnosed with chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and repealed law enforcement’s power to conduct unannounced inspections of medical marijuana facilities.
Sep112020
Cars snaked from Huntley’s Barkemeyer Park back to the railroad tracks as residents lined up to take advantage of the Farm to Truck distribution on Thursday, September 3. Associated with the Billings Food Bank, the delivery included meats, cheese, milk, bread, eggs, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables. According to Sheryle Shandy, executive director of the Billings Food Bank, each family received up to two hundred pounds of food. read more
Sep112020
Lockwood School is going to remain “Yellow” for the time being, in terms of the level of COVID protocols they will follow. The Lockwood School board made the decision following a status report by Superintendent Tobin Novasio at their meeting Tuesday evening. They had hoped that the “metrics” would be good enough to allow the school to move into the more lax “green” level, by this time. read more
Sep112020
In a rematch of last year’s state championship volleyball game, Joliet upset Huntley Project three sets to two, ending a 101-game winning streak for the Lady Red Devils. After giving up the first set to Joliet, Huntley took the next two sets, but the J-Hawks won the fourth set, forcing a tiebreaker. Joliet won the final set 15-12. Last year’s championship game also went to five sets with Huntley Project winning their twelfth state championship. read more
Sep52020
Dear Editor,
As one of the conservative voices on City Council, I am asking you to approve the 2020 Public Safety Mill Levy in the upcoming ballot election ending on Sept. 15th. read more
Sep42020
Dear Editor,
I wanted to relate to people living in the Yellowstone County area in the 1940’s through the 1960’s. My brother, Gary Kraske, experienced Montana as paradise after living here and getting a degree from EMC. read more
