Jan172020
Following months of very public discord and disagreements regarding Yellowstone County’s funding of mental health services and what that should entail in the future, Yellowstone County Commissioners seem to have decided that that they will be issuing a “request for proposals” from health service providers for plans on how best to provide services. The proposals will be considered for county budget planning for next year. read more
Jan172020
With pathogens in the water, the Worden-Ballantine Water and Sewer District conducted their normal monthly board meeting Monday evening while trying to continue to focus on a final plan in tackling the water issues. At the forefront were the looming water issues that continue to plague the district and community while also now dealing with hiring a new WBYC Operator due to Rick Coyle’s controversial resignation letter, and the way it was distributed. read more
Jan172020
NTSB and FAA investigatorss spent most of the day at the crash site near Dunn Mountain, North of Billings, returning to Billings at approximately 4:30 PM.
Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3:10 a.m., an initial alert stated that a single-engine Cessna 182 flying from Hardin, MT was missing in the Billings area. read more
Jan152020
Lionel “Lee” Kraft,
Lionel “Lee” Kraft, 70, of Billings, MT passed away Monday morning, January 13, 2020. He was born September 10, 1949 to Don and Irene Kraft. He is survived by the love of his life, Darlene. They were married 49 years, had two children, Lee Jr., 48, and Robin, 44. He is also survived by three brothers Ron, Kirk and Dennis. Lee taught read more
Jan142020
Elsie-Rightmier
Billings – Elsie M. Rightmier formally of Ballantine passed away Thursday January 9, 2020, with her loving family by her side. Born February 4, 1952 in Billings, Elsie was the daughter of Kinzie W. Fife and Anna L. Fife.
On Nov. 1, 1975, she was united in marriage to Thomas R. Rightmier in Billings. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and daughter. Elsie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and read more
Jan102020
No better time than now for tobacco users under the age of 21 to just call it quits. As of December 20, cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and vaping products are off limits to them. read more
Jan102020
DEAR EDITOR,
Don’t know exactly how to say this but – I quit. Writing THE OUTDOORS column these past five years has been fun, and I love sharing about critters and the outdoors. Couple of years ago political comments were added. This amounted to ‘coloring outside the lines’ meaning I should stick to birds and bees and skip the political stuff. Several things came to my attention. Everyone liked the outdoors stuff, but some hated the political stuff. read more
Jan102020
Among increasing water issues for the Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District (WBYC) now includes finding a replacement for full-time WBYC Operator Rick Coyle as he submitted his letter of resignation to the board that was effective last Friday, January 3, due to mounting and documented verbal criticism of him, fellow operators, contractors and an old antiquated water system. read more
Jan102020
Sworn in by Municipal Court Judge Sheila Kolar (left) is the new Billings City Council line-up left-right: Kendra Shaw, Pam Purinton, Mike Boyette, Roy Neese, & Danny Choriki. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
City Council saw fresh community representatives sworn in this past Monday evening by Judge Sheila Kolar.
The singular incumbent Roy Neese was accompanied by the four newly elected Council members: Kendra Shaw, Danny Choriki, Pam Purinton and Mike Boyett. Ranging from conservative to democratic socialism this new line-up brings real diversity to the table. read more
Jan72020
Riley Lucinda Knickerbocker
Riley passed away peacefully in the arms of her mom and dad on January 7, 2020. Riley Lucinda Knickerbocker was born on September 13, 2012 to the proud parents Nick and Jessica Knickerbocker.
On February 5, 2015 she became a big sister to her brother Blake who she loved fiercely and will be a big sister to Kassidy due in May. Riley was the best big sister, daughter and friend anyone could ask for. She was always willing to help and loved to play teacher and help others to read and write. Riley absolutely loved music of every genre and she would jam out to it every chance she had. Along with music Riley loved to dance! She was always the first one on the read more
Jan32020
Dear Editor,
I hate to admit this, but I’ve gotten use to people texting and talking on their cell phones while driving. Now, we have people running red lights. read more
Jan32020
Since Yellowstone County is held liable for the welfare of prisoners once they are admitted into the Yellowstone County Detention Facility, it’s become increasingly apparent to the Sheriff’s Department and other detention administrators that the county must elevate the level of assessment given to prisoners before they are admitted. read more
Jan32020
Early census information reported by the Wall Street Journal found that the population of Montana grew by almost 80,000 in the past decade. Because of this, many analysts are predicting that Montana will be given a second representative in Congress following the release of census results next year. read more
Jan32020
Dec. 31, 2019 at about 7:30 pm, the Billings Police Department Investigations Division became involved in what was initially reported as a fatal car accident west of Billings on Molt road. The accident on Molt road was reported earlier in the day on Dec. 31, 2019. read more
Dec302019
Richard Seder, 81, of Ballantine, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, died peacefully December 27, 2019 in Billings. He was born November 1, 1938 in Dayton, Wyoming to Henry and Katherine (Lehman) Seder. Richard attended and graduated from Hardin High School. read more
Dec272019
Ellen D. Carlson
Early Christmas morning Ellen D. Carlson passed peacefully, entering Heaven on the biggest and best birthday celebration of all. She was born in Billings on February 10th, 1931, to Daniel E. Nelson and Ellen D. Nelson (Flynn). She was the second youngest of 7 siblings. She graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School in 1949 and shortly thereafter married Hans Carlson in August of 1949. They were married for 61 years. From this reunion a daughter, Christina Lynn, was born, and later a granddaughter, Jena, and then two great grandchildren Ellen and Rylan. She was proud to have her great granddaughter carry on her name and was excited to finally have a boy born into the family, Rylan.
Ellen worked for Huntley Project Schools in the read more
Dec272019
Well, Folks, this is going to basically be our Christmas edition of our paper as we are going to press before Christmas, but some of our readers will get this paper the day after Christmas because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall in the middle of the week. This edition will also be our last published edition of YCN for this year 12/27/19 as next year’s first publication will be our 1/3/20 edition. read more
Dec262019
With few of her employees holding any strong objections about doing so, Yellowstone County Treasurer Sherry Long will move forward to conduct background checks of all her employees so that they will be able to continue to access the state’s computer system. read more
Dec242019
MSU BILLINGS NEWS— The Yellowjacket Emergency Pantry at Montana State University Billings recently received a sizable donation from Yellowstone Rim Runners. read more
Dec242019
Dear Editor,
Some things we just have to accept, we can’t change them, national and global things. We can change some local things. One cliché, “You can’t change others, only yourself.” read more
