Jun122020
From 1000 to 1300 protestors gathered at the Yellowstone County Courthouse to protest the ‘in custody death’ of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers. The policemen were responding to a complaint of Floyd passing a counterfeit $20 bill and “acting strangely” outside the store. read more
Jun122020
Dear Editor,
With the so-called “News” obsessed with first one thing and then another until you cannot stand to watch, listen or read anything, I would like to address the law enforcement issue. In the event that one of our agents should happen to read this I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for all you do. read more
Jun122020
Nearing Retirement? What Questions Should You Ask?
The recent market volatility has affected just about everybody’s financial and investment situations – so, if you were planning to retire soon, will it still be possible? read more
Jun82020
Walter J. Oblander
BALLANTINE- Walter J. Oblander, 91, of Ballantine passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at River Ridge Assistant Living. read more
Jun52020
In a record voter turnout, on Tuesday, for a primary election, Republicans and Democrats set up the contests for the general election in November.
As of Wednesday morning, Bret Rutherford, Yellowstone County Elections Officer, reported having counted a total of 52,255 ballots, in the first ever, all-mail federal primary election. read more
Jun52020
Despites efforts to prevent it, some inmates of the Yellowstone County Detention Facility have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Sheriff Mike Linder said that while it wasn’t realistic to expect that the jail would escape unscathed by the virus, they began early on taking preventive measures and implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for jails. read more
Jun52020
The Yellowstone River has breached a private irrigation ditch and is now flooding houses and barns along Pinto Dr and Arrow Park in Shepherd on Monday morning. Here, the river has consumed many acres and shows how it is carving out a channel into the open field above eroding away the river bank. Water around the barn and in the field are flowing in a manner to eventually start a new channel through the properties. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
“We’ve lived here for forty-one years, and this is the first time it’s flooded like this,” said Dave Shannon. Local residents Vicki and Dave Shannon purchased 20 acres of river-side property near Arrow Island Park back in 1979 and have never had an issue with flooding, even back during the floods of 2011 until now. However, the cause for the flooding this year isn’t because of an overly snowy winter, or an especially rainy springtime, it’s because a local dike was breached. read more
Jun52020
James “Jim” F. Nagel
James “Jim” F. Nagel, 84, of Billings, MT, passed away from natural causes at the Parkview Care Center on May 14, 2020. read more
Jun52020
Jennifer Loraine McCollum
A beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, Jennifer Loraine McCollum left this world on May 15, 2020, unexpectedly at age 34. She was known by her family and friends as JJ. Jennifer will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. read more
Jun12020
Could it be that a new technology that utilizes a waste material of Colstrip power plants — coal ash– can build the foundation (perhaps quite literally) of a new economy for Colstrip? read more
Jun12020
Dear Editor,
I am on the Board for the Montana Cattlemen’s Association, and wanted to bring this up to remind people this issue is not dead and we hope it is not moving forward yet. read more
May312020
Dear Editor,
To limit the spread of COVID-19, Governor Bullock issued an Executive Directive, with unanimous Legislature leadership bi-partisan support, allowing Montana’s counties to use all mail-in ballots for the June 2 primary election. read more
May302020
HELENA, MT – The Secretary of State’s Office won the ruling granted by the Supreme Court to maintain the deadline for the return of ballots in the primary election to June 2, by 8:00 p.m. read more
May302020
Dear Editor,
No matter where you fall politically, I think everyone can agree that our healthcare system is broken. read more
May292020
Dear Editor,
I am respectfully requesting that you give our Governor, Steve Bullock permission to re-open our State. It appears that he is afraid to do it without your approval.
Stephen Nixon
Shepherd, MT
May292020
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) has announced that over 52,000 Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments were issued for the week of May 18 through May 22, primarily providing benefits to Montanans impacted by COVID-19. With a payout of $56 million for that week, in the wake of the re-opening of many businesses throughout Montana, it appears that the full effect of re-opening is not reflected in UI claims as of yet. read more
May292020
Early returns of ballots indicate that this primary presidential election may be one of the biggest in terms of voter participation – and it may be a record setter, reported Bret Rutherford, Director of Elections for Yellowstone County on Wednesday. Due to the coronavirus concerns this year’s Primary is a mail-ballot election – there are no polls available. read more
May282020
Michael Vondra, AAMS®
May is National Bike Month. Of course, millions of Americans enjoy biking, so there’s reason to celebrate. But even if you’re not much of a rider, you can apply some of the guidelines and lessons of bicycling to other areas of your life – such as investing. read more
May282020
Michael Vondra, AAMS®
If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably gone through a range of emotions recently. A few weeks ago, as part of the $2 trillion CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was launched to provide $349 billion to help small businesses keep their workers and stay afloat. Your expectations may have risen. But that money ran out more quickly than anticipated – a letdown for many business owners. Now, it’s on to Round 2. Time for higher hopes again? read more
May222020
Dear Editor,
So, who’s the doofus that decided we needed another roundout aka roundabout on Highway 312? Probably the same doofus from MDT that told my wife they know what’s best for us. read more
