Feb82019
by Evelyn Pyburn
The City of Billings is in the process of developing a secondary source of water to serve the westend of the city with the development of an $84 million reservoir and treatment plant at Shiloh Road and Hesper Road. They will purchase property from Knife River Materials and from Yellowstone County, as part of that process. read more
Feb82019
by Jonathan McNiven
Shepherd students headed for a field trip took an unexpected detour Wednesday morning when the school bus veered off the road. Here, Shepherd Fire Chief Phil Elhers escorts students as they get off the school bus and load the athletic bus in -10 degree weather. A red Billings Towing semi-truck sits in the background while a Yellowstone Valley Electric box truck sits after disconnecting power lines temporarily due to safety reasons. Traffic was backed up for about 3 hours both ways while emergency crews helped relieve the congestion. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
SHEPHERD—A Shepherd school bus left the road early Wednesday morning after being distracted at the wheel due to weather conditions. Scott Carter, Superintendent of Shepherd School District, told the Yellowstone County News early Wednesday morning that “approximately 65 students were on board headed to Red Lodge for a reward ski trip” when the bus front window got fogged up and the bus driver got distracted while trying to turn on the window defroster.
About a mile South of the school, the bus veered into the other lane and ended up driving off the road between a tree to the left and electricity pole to the right but breaking a guy wire.
Dan Shaules, Line Superintendent at Yellowstone Valley Electric Coop, told the Yellowstone County News Wednesday that the guy wire that was supporting the pole was broke and the pole shook hard enough to break the tap wire that shorted out the main feeder line read more
Feb82019
Dear Editor,
One Big Sky District (OBSD) is too risky and too dangerous.
Hammes /Landmark LLC, is both conducting the feasibility studies and would also be the developer of One Big Sky District (OBSD). Over $500,000 of taxpayer generated funds, meant for this “study”, are also being used to lobby our elected officials and the public, read more
Feb82019
Dear Editor,
Senior Center Concerns are Ongoing:
The seniors are still waiting to be able to have their dances, garage sales and other events at the Community and Senior Center at 360 N 23rd Street. I realize the mayor and the city administrator have city business to attend to, read more
Feb42019
Dear Editor,
I wanted to respond to people that say walls don’t work.
Then why do they put them around prisons and other secure areas? But theirs is just a political approach that attempts to divert attention from their real agenda of “open borders”. I also suspect that many who say walls don’t work live behind walls read more
Feb32019
Dear Editor,
Well, Carl, it must be depressing that recent leakers at DOJ and FBI have burst your hopes and dreams of convicting President Trump of some crime. They are now leaking to their favorite liberal “investigative reporters” not to expect much of anything from Mueller’s two year witch hunt. read more
Feb22019
Dear Editor,
First of all, Hammes Co. of Madison, WI, operating as Landmark LLC, is both conducting the feasibility studies and would also be the developer. Second, over $500,000 of taxpayer funds, consisting of city funds and related local partnership tax increment funds, have gone into this “study.” read more
Feb22019
Dear Editor,
In regard to Comrade George Blackard’s letter to the editor on 1/25/19, I support you, Sir. I, too, have that disdain for Jon Tester, and I believe your readers can feel it in your commentary, and George, you have the right to feel that way. He never served, in the military nor as a law officer representing his state or community. He will not go onto Aaron Flint’s morning radio show, nor will he attend any of the American Legion meetings he has been invited to, yet he claims to do all that he can for the Veteran. He, like all liberal Democrats, is afraid of the truth. It is very hard for me to put the (Honored) title Senator before his name. What the small majority of Montanans see in this inutile, prestige seeking, money hungry politician is no doubt the 8th wonder of Montana. Of the three persons representing Montana in Washington, Jon Tester is no doubt 1/3 of the delegation that is overpaid and underused. A gift for Montana will be his resignation from the Senate.
Jose Bustos,
Billings
Feb12019
by Evelyn Pyburn
During mid-year budget review on Tuesday, Director of Finance Kevan Bryan asked county commissioners to reflect on that question before the mid-summer’s fiscal year budget hearings. The key to successfully managing the county’s budget, said Bryan, is the flexibility that long-term planning brings. “The role of the Finance Office is to make available as many options as possible to the board in making their decisions.” read more
Feb12019
by Jennifer Merecki
The US government’s recent actions in Venezuela are unfortunate, and the US has a long and bloody track record of actions to overthrow governments, including the US government’s support of the 2002 Venezuelan coup. Venezuela’s oil has always made it very attractive to the rest of the world read more
Feb12019
by Krayton Kerns
Few under-forty folks faithfully follow the obituary column because youngsters are blind to their mortality. Afterall, death only afflicts the worn and wrinkled, does it not? The decades pass with little notice until the morning a 50-year old spots stray gray hairs sprouting from the crest of their ears. Suddenly, the pale and pasty man in the mirror has crossed life’s hump to enter his sunset years. read more
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I am responding to the sexist description of Nancy Pelosi in the Jan 18 letter to the editor by Paul Kober by doing the same for President Trump. Your dyed blond hair plugs – didn’t you used to be a brunette read more
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I want to congratulate Mr. Bustos, Jr. for writing a very fine and informative letter in the Jan. 18, 2019, edition of the Yellowstone County News. I agree completely with his views. If you have not read his article, it would be worthwhile for you to do so. Thank you,
Vera-Beth Johnson
Shepherd, MT
Feb12019
Dear Editor,
I feel I must respond to Daniel Brook’s letter in January 25th Yellowstone County News. I agree that the One Big Sky project is the most significant project our community or state has ever undertaken. I feel that we must be careful read more
Feb12019
by Carl Wolf
I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme cold and deep snow? I notice Prairie and Special stop and lick a paw every so often because ice forms between their toes as snow gets in there and freezes. read more
Feb12019
The back side of this fake bill has red Chinese characters on the left-hand side of the bill. All the bills displayed the same serial number, another sign that they are counterfeit.
(Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
Two $100 bills “lie” next to each other at JJ’s Hair Fashion in Worden. One is real and the other is fake. Can you tell the difference? Find the answer to this question on page 11 of this week’s edition.
(photo by Jonathan McNiven)
Counterfeit money and concerns are raising eyebrows as more and more Worden businesses and individuals report instances to the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office due to similar-looking $100 bills that are appearing around town, outside of businesses and even on the street.
Two weeks ago, Debbie Corman, bartender at Miller’s Dark horse & Saloon found a $100 bill laying on the street early in the morning that looked exactly like a $100 bill read more
Jan282019
Dear Editor,
January 22nd, 2019 marks 46 years since the United States Supreme Court’s decision of Roe vs. Wade. In that time, more than 60,000,000 unborn babies have been aborted. 60 million. That number is so staggering that my mind fails to comprehend it. I am taking a moment to remember those innocent lives, but also to speak out against abortion. read more
Jan272019
Dear Editor,
More than 40 percent of rural Montanans lack access to broadband internet. This phenomenon, known as the digital divide, holds rural America back by not allowing read more
Jan272019
Dear Editor,
I appreciate the opportunity to offer a response and clear up some inaccuracies from the January 18th One Big Sky District (OBSD) article.
ONE Big Sky District is the most significant project our community or state has ever undertaken. Complex projects create questions and I’d like to clarify some important points: read more
Jan272019
Dear Editor,
I read the recent article by Crystal Murdock, “Stockman Bank steps up after Government Shutdown,” in the January 11, 2019 YCN, page 1. I’d have to agree with Jon Tester in the last paragraph of the article. Ms. Murdock writes that Jon Tester announced he believes the withholding of pay was just a gimmick. According to our Montana Senator, Jon Tester, Democrats do want border security. Last year (2017), $21 billion was appropriated for border security. In 2018 it was $21 1/2 billion. read more
