Sep62019
Dear Editor,
As a pro-life Montanan, mother of six (biological and adoptive), I am frustrated with the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund’s endorsement of Greg Gianforte for Governor of Montana. He is currently running against two pro-life candidates in the Republican primary, one of which is my husband, Dr. Albert D. Olszewski, State Senator. read more
Sep62019
Dear Editor,
Today, 8/27, I emailed The Animal Hospital in Billings and put this question to them; “Good morning: With the high level of nitrates in the water here in Worden I wonder if it is good for Buddy to be drinking the water. Do you have any comments you can share with me?” read more
Sep62019
The readers of the Weekly Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor have made their voices heard through an endless stream of phone calls, emails, and letters to the editor. read more
Sep62019
Caption: Tim Sather, Lockwood School Board Chairman, center, prepares to cut the ribbon at Lockwood’s new CTE Building on Tuesday September 3, 2019 as the first freshman class starts school at Lockwood High School along with school board members and local officials present. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
The day beamed bright and beautiful. Everyone had a smile and the joy was irrepressible. Tuesday morning couldn’t have been more perfect for the ribbon-cutting on the first day of classes of the new Lockwood High School. read more
Sep42019
Diana Kathern Jansma, 69, of Worden, passed away on Tuesday Aug 27, in Billings. She was born on July 31, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Dean and Hattie Jansma.
Diana Jansma
In 1957, Diana and her family moved from Cincinnati to Billings because of Dean’s chief engineering job at KULR8. Diana graduated from West High in 1968. Later she graduated from read more
Aug302019
Kathryn Spaulding
Kathryn K (Spaulding) 58 of Billings Mt passed away August 21, 2019 of natural causes. Kathy was born on March 10, 1961 to Jerry and Shirley (Steinbrenner) Ball in Shelby Mt. She spent most of her life in Billings. Kathy loved the Lord, enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, working in her beautiful flower garden, listening and read more
Aug302019
Scott Black
Scott Wilson Black, 60, passed peacefully surrounded by family in Billings, Mt on 08/27/19. He was born July 4th, 1959 in Billings to Shirley and Alan Black along with his twin, Jeffery. He was an avid truck driver who enjoyed being out on the road whether it be behind the truck wheel or the handlebars of his motorcycle. He enjoyed “shooting the read more
Aug302019
Well folks, now that DigIt Days is over, I can slow down a bit and now regroup and refocus my attention to our newspaper and what we are doing and where we are going. read more
Aug302019
The Policy Coordinating Committee that serves Yellowstone County and Billings approved the 2020 Billings Urban Area Unified Planning Work Program for the planning department, during a meeting on Tuesday. read more
Aug302019
The Shepherd School Board unanimously appointed Drea O’Donnell as the interim superintendent for School District #37 Monday evening in the district board room. She was the district’s curriculum director. read more
Aug302019
Say it isn’t so…..Jonathan! We can not let the weekly ramblings of Dr. Krayton Kerns fade into the sunset. A friend of mine loaned me Krayton’s first book of his “Ramblings”. When I saw his name tag at a gathering at the Depot, I had to introduce myself and thank him for sharing his wit, wisdom and love of America. And as I suspected, he was true gentleman and pure pleasure to talk to. read more
Aug302019
I have lived in Shepherd my whole life and have seen Shepherd Schools from many angles. I was a student; graduated in 1971; a parent of two boys that graduated from Shepherd Schools; a board member for 8 years; an employee involved in transportation since 1992; and a taxpayer. read more
Aug302019
Dear Editor;
I am deeply sorry to read that Krayton Kerns will no longer be writing articles for YCN. His stories and perspective were the a light in a sea of psycho babble. read more
Aug302019
Property taxpayers will see lower county tax levies on their property tax bills this year, in Yellowstone County, because the overall amount of taxable value on property in the county has increased by $24.88 million. Over half of that increase is due to new construction – new wealth – in the county. read more
Aug302019
The recent severe thunderstorm in Yellowstone County unveiled a number of points of confusion about the new Code Red emergency alert system that Yellowstone County has been trying to adopt over the past few years. read more
Aug302019
With Krayton Kerns’ decision to retire from his Weekly Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor column here at YCN, he left a hole not easily filled. His views may have been at times controversial, but he developed a loyal reader base not many in the columnist world are fortunate enough to gather. read more
Aug302019
Nearly one hundred people gathered at Huntley Project High School on the 26thfor an explanation of the state of the water troubles in the Worden area by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water District (WBYC). read more
Aug252019
As a Ward 2 resident, taxpayer, and voter, I am casting my vote for Roy Neese for City Council, Ward 2. Roy’s credentials as a dedicated public servant have been well-documented over the past several months.
Roy was appointed by the City of Billings Mayor with the unanimous support of the City Council last November when he applied for the vacancy created as City Council Member Larry Brewster retired. There were several qualified applicants, however, following a thorough vetting process, Roy met with each Council Member collectively to provide an overview of his background and experience. His many years of volunteer work for the Billings Heights community speak volumes of his commitment and dedication.
As the incumbent, his tireless read more
Aug232019
Folks, there is so much going on that I don’t have much time to get it all to the masses so here’s my cliff notes version for now. I’ll opine later.
First, Our Yellowstone DigIt Days was a HUGE success!!! The trophy wife and I (Yes, Carl, that is for you) were really pleased with the turnout and the response the community, businesses and local families gave to this event. read more
Aug232019
With five seats open and 21 candidates for this year’s City Council Election, the variety and opportunity for change is greater than ever. read more
