Jan152019

Lenroy “Lenny” Nott Jr.

Obituaries

Sharon, VT – Lenroy “Lenny” Nott Jr., 68, died Monday evening at the Jack

Lenroy “Lenny” Nott Jr.

Byrne Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Lebanon, NH.

He was born June 8, 1950 in Lebanon, NH a son of Lenroy and June (Gauthier) Nott.  Lenny grew up in the Dothan District of Hartford and attended Hartford schools before beginning his career as a truck driver.  He drove for Pike and later Adams, McNichol and Melen before driving for P&C, where he worked for many years.  He was married to Ann Parker in 1967 and they made their home and raised their family in White River Jct., until they were divorced in 1989.  He then fulfilled a life long dream when he moved to Billings, Montana where he lived for over 25 years.  read more

Jan112019

Yellowstone County Commissioners unanimously oppose Local Taxes

Top Stories

by Evelyn Pyburn

BILLINGS – During their regular board meeting on Tuesday, Yellowstone County Commissioners voted unanimously to make clear that they stand opposed to the concept of local option taxes.

Commissioner John Ostlund made the motion saying that he thought with the beginning of the State Legislature this month, it was important for the Yellowstone County delegation to have input from local government, so he wanted to formally read more

Jan112019

Solution to one local ‘food desert’

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Larry Price’s house in Iron Wood could be turned into a community center, have a local Mom and Pop grocery store, a small café, coffee shop, an exercise/rehab room and a couple rooms for unexpected over-night guests.

In some of the larger cities the only store is the convenience store that sells junk food, alcohol, tobacco products and lottery tickets. Convenience stores promote poverty, read more

Jan112019

Horse Racing loses traction

Features • Local • Top Stories • Yellowstone County

by Crystal Murdock

A Dec. 14 article titled “Hold Your Horses” ignited community support for horse racing fans, wanting to know answers about the current and future state of Horsing racing in Billings. June Eaton, while walking in the area, noticed guard rail being removed from the MetraPark track area shortly after the article came out read more

Jan92019

Obituary: Pam Simpson

Obituaries

On Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, Pam Simpson, mother, grandmother and daughter, passed away at the age of 74 years.

She was born in Billings on June 27, 1944.

Pam lived in the Worden area her whole life, attending and graduating from Huntley Project. She grew up on the family dairy farm, where she spent many happy hours riding read more

Jan72019

Obituary: Esther G. “Este” Bengtson

Obituaries

Este Bengtson

Este Bengtson, a retired educator and state legislator, passed away on January 3, 2019. She was born on October 30, 1927 to Goodwin and Elizabeth (Jorgenson) Bergh in Froid, Montana. Este and her four sisters started life in a home on a dry land farm during the Great Depression. She and her family were shaped by these “hard times” and became strong supporters of the Montana Farmers Union. Throughout her life Este held a deep reverence for the land and people of northeastern Montana. Her lifelong devotion to the Lutheran faith and affection for her Scandinavian heritage were also nurtured during her early life.

Este graduated as the valedictorian of Froid High School, attended the University of Montana and graduated from the now Montana State University-Billings. She was teaching at a one room schoolhouse near Froid when she met her soon to be husband, Lawrence Bengtson, when he stopped to fix a flat tire for her. Este and Larry were married on September 29, 1948 and they were soon raising three “stair step” blond daughters on their dry land farm near Froid. The Bengtson family moved to Shepherd in read more

Jan62019

Eliminate local trash proliferation

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I hope this finds you well, Nice to see someone looking outside the box for a change. Good job.

I live south of town on Blue Creek Road and have always loved the area. With growth of Billings over the years, I’ve seen a deal of trash from public and private vehicles that drive to landfill/dump with a uncovered loads. If you sit anywhere on South Billings Blvd. on any given day, Saturday, summer mornings are the busiest, You will notice truck after truck with loads of garbage, uncovered or not strapped down. It is unbelievable. Not to mention we all pay read more

Jan52019

0 Degrees, Bonbons, and the Art of a New Year’s Resolution

Features • Meanderings

2019 started off slowly with the weather clocking in at a big fat goose egg, “0 degrees.”  In fact, it was so cold, it was like

Jonathan and Tana McNiven try their hand at painting at Yellowstone Coffee and Canvas, located in Lockwood, MT.

when Carl Wolf stopped frozen in his tracks when he saw me come visit him a couple weeks ago.  I even brought him some bonbons (Yes, I really finally did it) of which I’m sure they kept him toasty warm when he ate them. However, I do have to say that I really enjoyed chatting with Carl in his living room while checking out his backyard view from his big patio windows. You could see his whole backyard, even the peripheral view of the backyard.  In fact, I spotted a pheasant outside his window out in the pasture, but then Carl informed me it was read more

Jan42019

Obituary: Robert P. Wegleitner

Obituaries

Robert P. Wegleitner

Robert P. Wegleitner of Huntley MT passed away on December 27, 2018, at Swedish Medical Center, Denver CO.

 
Bob was born on November 22, 1942, in Williston ND to Paul and Betty Wegleitner. He grew up in Epping N.D. and worked with his father in the construction business.  After graduating from high school  he attended trade school in Wahpeton, N.D., and later worked in California and Washington as an auto mechanic.  He served in the North Dakota National Guard from 1961 to 1966.

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Jan42019

Miranda warnings protect government officials

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Recently, I was asked what I meant by the term “case law”. Actually, it is another way of saying judge made law. More specifically it is law made by appellate court justices. One of the most well-known types of case law was made in the Miranda case which originated in Arizona in the mid 1960s. In this case the U.S. Supreme handed down what is now known as the read more

Jan32019

New Chamber of Commerce formed (based in Billings)

Politics • Top Stories • Billings

The new Yellowstone Area Chamber of Commerce released their formation and logo, above, which is based out of Billings, Montana. The new Chamber will support pro-business ideas and practices.

Originally published for the 1/4/19 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. 

A group of local business owners have announced the formation of the Yellowstone Area Chamber of Commerce. The group was formed in response to a growing belief among business owners that common-sense, pro-business solutions are often secondary policy goals of other business organizations, announced Sam Loveridge, who has been named as the new organization’s Executive Director.

The group will educate and advocate for read more

Dec312018

Obituary: Kenneth Glen Bolton

Obituaries

Kenneth Glen Bolton

           Kenneth Glen Bolton, a loving, kind, witty, and wise father and husband will be dearly missed as he passed away on December 20, 2018. He was born August 7, 1929 to Braden and Katherine Bolton in the coal mining town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

            Dad is preceded in death by his 2 beloved brothers, Emmert and Archie, and sister Blanche.  He moved to Terry, MT when he was 16, where he graduated from high school. He then worked in the old fields in Alberta near Ponoka where he met Dorlene Johns, a spunky Canadian girl, who became the love of his life.  Before they were married, Dad joined the US Navy.  The couple were married in Ponoka on December 24, 1952, and moved to Bremerton, WA until Dad was read more

Dec312018

Obituary: John Korber

Obituaries

Our brother and best friend left us on Dec. 28, 2018.

John Korber was born on Oct. 25, 1947, in Billings, to Clifford and Eileene Korber. He grew up in Custer, graduating from Custer High School in 1965. He attended Montana State University before entering the United States Army, where he was stationed in Germany. Upon returning back to Montana, he worked on the family farm and worked for read more

Dec292018

Isn’t that what free speech is about?

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I’ve been reading with interest the opinions for and against the various articles and authors that are presented in the YCN.  It disappoints me that some people call for the removal of some of the columnists because they don’t fit with what some people think.  I submit, isn’t that what free speech is about?  Isn’t that one of the very things that sets the United States apart from much of the rest of the world?  Would we rather have assassinations read more

Dec292018

Huntley Express Way robbed

Local • Huntley Project • Top Stories

Originally published in the 12/28/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News.

The glass entrance door to the station was shattered by a large rock to gain entry in the early morning of Saturday, Dec 22. (photo by Elisa Schlosser)

The glass entrance door to the station was shattered by a large rock to gain entry in the early morning of Saturday, Dec 22. (photo by Elisa Schlosser)

HUNTLEY – During the early hours on Saturday, Dec. 22 the Huntley Express Way located at 210 Northern Ave. was broken into and robbed. At 4:45 am a large river rock was thrown at the front glass doors, causing a large hole in the glass. The person or persons of interest entered the building and took over $1,200 in lottery scratch tickets.

Greg Haines, the manager of Huntley Express Way, says they do have read more

Dec292018

Russian collusion aids Pacific disaster relief efforts

Billings

One of the world’s largest cargo planes, an Antonov An-124 Russian plane, rest at Billings Logan International Airport while crews pivot the nose upward in preparation to load humanitarian supplies headed for an Asian island destroyed by a typhoon. Crews are securing the inside of the cargo plane while an F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet departs in the background after refueling on Monday December 17, 2018. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)

Billings – Five Russian flights are halfway through their scheduled plans to help transport humanitarian materials and supplies from Billings Logan International Airport to the Pacific Island of Saipan to rebuild a community that was devastated by a natural disaster. Using one of the largest aircraft in the World (Antonov 124), Shane Ketterling, Assistant Director of Aviation & Transit at Billings Logan International Airport, told the Yellowstone County News that “We were the last to know about this and have been scrambling to coordinate all of the logistics over the past 48 hours.” 

Monday’s landing of the huge Russian cargo plane marked the third of read more