by Evelyn Pyburn Mark Morse running for County Commissioner is the only challenged Yellowstone County candidate in the coming election, on November 8. Candidates for all other open elected county offices are Republicans standing unchallenged by any Democrat contenders. And, … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn Yellowstone County Commissioners have received six applications for the open position of County Elections Administrator, a vacancy created with the resignation of Bret Rutherford who has served in the position for over 16 years. Several of the … read more
Regulations Extended by Evelyn Pyburn The marijuana business in Yellowstone County is operating under temporary zoning regulations put into place prior to the election last spring in which voters gave approval to make legal the growing, production and sale of … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn Rumors have been rampant around Billings the last couple of weeks about the federal government building a processing center in Billings to deal with illegal aliens. Some aspects of the rumors began almost two years ago, and … read more
A wide range of issues were discussed and debated by several hundred county commissioners from throughout Montana who were in Billings this week for the annual conference of the Montana Association of Counties (MACO). On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte spoke … read more
by Evelyn Pyburn The Heights Water District’s new chlorination plant will be completed by the end of the week, announced District Manager Peyton Brookshire, and staff will begin training on how to operate it. read more
by Evelyn Pyburn Two proposals to serve as the company that would manage MetraPark in the future were opened and recognized by Yellowstone County Commissioners at their regular weekly meeting on Tuesday. Shortly after, Gene Jarussi, a noted attorney in … read more
Since its last board meeting, notice of a lawsuit filed by the Heights County Water District Board against Board Member Pam Ellis and Yellowstone County has been served to both Ellis and the County. read more
Concerned about an approaching deadline that would allow the county to destroy ballots from the 2020 Election, a group of citizens asked Yellowstone County Commissioners to store the ballots beyond that deadline in order to allow the group time to … read more
The Heights County Water District board set a new budget for 2022-23 that includes a feasibility study to build a water treatment plant; they named Tom Zurbuchen as a new board member; voted an eight percent wage increase for staff; … read more
A long and steady line of exuberant kids with their parents or grandparents streamed into Dig It Days last Friday and Saturday afternoons – anxious to explore and operate the big machines used in construction. “We have been waiting for … read more
Files Another Suit The County Water District of Billings Heights has filed another law suit. On August 15, 2022, attorneys for the District filed suit in Thirteenth District Court against Yellowstone County Commissioners and the county- appointed board member, Pam … read more
After several discussion meetings over the past couple of weeks regarding the specifics and legalities of what they want to see in proposals for the private management of MetraPark, county commissioners voted 2-1 on a request for proposals (RFP). read more
Are we in a recession yet? Whether we are– as has been the national debate about the technical semantics of it all — according to Montana’s premier economist, Dr. Pat Barkey, “It doesn’t feel like a recession yet….but there has … read more
How’s a kid to know? It’s a really big question. When asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” How can a kid answer without knowing the possibilities? Now-a-days, hands-on experience or information about how things are … read more
What happens when the signature section of the return envelope for a mail-in ballot isn’t there? Yellowstone County News received a few phone calls from voters after the primary election, who had that experience and wanted to know how that … read more
A missive that was sent out recently to the Billings Clinic leadership regarding the implementation of new mandates has caused a stir among clinic employees who believe the privacy of their health information has been violated by the process pursued. … read more
Now that its production and sale is legal in Yellowstone County and many other areas of the state, a marijuana trade show shouldn’t be a surprise. MetraPark officials made a point of making Yellowstone County Commissioners aware that Wesley Jenks, … read more
County Commissioner Denis Pitman isn’t ready to give up quite yet. Having lost his primary bid to be the Republican candidate on the November General Election ballot, incumbent county commissioner, Denis Pitman, is registering as a write-in candidate. Pitman said … read more
Last week in talking about the budget County Director of Finance Kevan Bryan spent significant time talking about “an 800-pound gorilla that we can do little to control” – inflation. read more
