Jul242020

$3,000 Grant to Preserve Native American History

Local

Yellowstone County Museum is receiving a $3,000 grant which will be directed towards better preservation and storing of their Native American Collections. This will allow for a better viewing experience for guests to the museum. Here you can see Curator – Christian Coppedge (far left), Director – Terry Steiner (middle left), Dr. Joseph McGeshick (middle right), and the honorable Wayne Gustafson (far right) as they discuss their plans for the usage of the grant funding.
(Courtesy Photo by Yellowstone County Museum)

Yellowstone County Museum was awarded a $3,000 grant for the rehousing of their Native American Collection. “(We) applied for the grant to better understand our Native American collections and ensure they are properly stored to modern museum methods,” stated Yellowstone County Museum Executive Director, Terry Steiner. “The goal of this project is to use modern museum storage methods and materials to ensure the collection will be preserved for future generations.” read more

Jul222020

Body Found in Yellowstone River

Top Stories • Yellowstone County • Huntley Project

Yellowstone County Chief Deputy Coroner Cliff Mahoney and Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman (in yellow vest) await the arrival of the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office boat to recover a dead body in the Yellowstone River Wednesday Afternoon under the Huntley bridge. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)

HUNTLEY – An adult male body was found trapped in the Yellowstone River near the Huntley Bridge Wednesday morning by some locals who were recreating on the banks. “We are recovering the body from the river,” stated Corporal Adam Lauwers, the incident command. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s, Worden Fire Department, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Department, and the Montana Department of Transportation quickly arrived to the scene and began the process of recovering the body from the water via personnel in waders and by boat.

“It does appear that the body read more

Jul212020

Obituary: James Wilfred Bell

Obituaries

James Wilfred Bell

James (Jim) W. Bell died on July 18th at Edgewood Vista Memory Care in Billings, MT surrounded by his loving family. Our family expresses our deepest gratitude to the caregivers at Edgewood Vista and Stillwater Hospice for providing loving care for our dad during his last days. read more

Jul172020

Homesteader Days a Success

Local

The Huntley Compass All Stars 4H Club ride their float in the
Homesteader Days parade with a big sign on the side that says
Wash your hands. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)

The annual Homesteader Days held out near Huntley drew extra attention this year. While many events have been cancelled this year thanks to the Coronavirus, Homesteader Days pushed forward, and it was a success. read more

Jul152020

Governor Bullock issues order to require face masks

Montana-Statewide • Top Stories • Yellowstone County

Today, Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive that will require face coverings in certain indoor spaces and for certain organized outdoor activities in counties that currently have four or more active cases of COVID-19. This has been set in place in order to attempt to slow the spread of the virus in Montana.

Under this directive, businesses, read more

Jul102020

Politically Appointed Expert Nightmares

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Over 45 years ago when I was involved in my medical education, I took a course in microbiology. I remember the professor mentioning that there was some evidence that bacteria could combine with certain viruses. Just a couple of years later I began wearing a surgical mask when performing surgery. Of course, this mask was designed to reduce the number of bacteria that came from me to the patient and vice versa. read more

Jul102020

Homesteader Days is a Go!

Local

The coronavirus pandemic has closed hundreds of businesses and events across the country. However, the popular Homesteader Days, hosted by the Huntley Project Lion’s Club, is moving forward, to the delight of the locals. The event coordinator, Bethany Hein commented, “Our goal is to provide another great event with social responsibility and safety for all at the forefront of our planning. Personal accountability for all parties is important for us to have a successful event.” read more

Jul62020

Obituary: Linda Burns

Obituaries

Linda Burns

Linda Burns, 77 of Billings, formerly Ballantine, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Edgewood Vista.

Linda was born September 19, 1943 in Great Falls, MT to Aloysious and Olva Biallas. They later moved to Billings where she graduated from Billings Senior.

She worked as a secretary for read more