Tag Archives: Jonathan McNiven
Huntley Project School Running Mill Levy
Huntley Project School Board voted 5-0 this week to put a mill levy increase to the voters for approval on the upcoming election in May. It’s been 16 years since a successful Mill levy increase has been approved by the … read more
Editor’s Meanderings: Newspaper Industry Changing
Well, Folks, I’d like to write a little about the newspaper industry in today’s market. Just like other businesses in the free market, we all have to be flexible and adjust to the market in ways that help increase our … read more
Huntley Project Wins 1st Wrestling State Championship in 22 years!
The Huntley Project Wrestling Team achieved another milestone with winning the state Championship trophy and first place in last week’s State Wrestling Tournament at MetraPark Arena. This is the first time since 2000 when Huntley Project took the state championship … read more
School board declines to support 8th graders to play High School, informs board of suspensions
A special board meeting was conducted at Huntley Project with Superintendent Mark Wandle addressing the board in regards to an open gym violation that was reported to the Montana High School Association (MHSA). According to Supt. Wandle, unnamed sources reported … read more
Homesteader Days Back in Full Swing
“Homesteader Days this year is set to be at full capacity and back to normal with regular activities as before,” says Event Coordinator Bethany Hein. Last year’s traditional Homesteader Days were limited due to Covid-19 restrictions, but that didn’t stop … read more
Shepherd Post Office Box Demolished
Montana Highway Patrol responded to a call to the Shepherd Post Office Wednesday evening to find the Post Office’s drop box demolished by a Jeep Cherokee in the process. A call came into the MHP office at 10:15 pm, June … read more
Custer School Lands $321,438 Grant
The Custer School District became the only school district in Yellowstone County to be awarded grant money from the Montana Department of Commerce. read more
YCN takes live game coverage on the road with local schools
Folks, we pulled off our first online radio broadcast (www.YCNSports.com) last weekend at the Huntley Project vs Colstrip football game. We got a good amount of feedback about our broadcast and being able to provide this online radio sports broadcast … read more
YCN Sports unveiled
Well, folks, I’ve got big news to announce and unveil in this week’s paper regarding YCN Sports broadcasting. I’ll opine later in this Meanderings column. read more
On to the next big bite…of the elephant
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
What’s next for YCN?
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 … read more
We’re seeking out some fresh perspective!
Folks, there is so much going on this week with MontanaFair and our first ever Yellowstone DigIt Days that I won’t have much time to opine on Carl Wolf’s comments from last week as well as say good bye to … read more
YCN ranks high in MNA Awards
Folks, let’s be honest. We’ve got the makings of the dream team, right here at the Yellowstone County News! As time goes on, we’ll continue to get better, bigger and even more noticed in Yellowstone County. So, we won 10 … read more
More than the tip of the iceberg, legally speaking
Well, folks, another week, another good announcement coming. This is now three weeks of good announcements. Don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll find something positive and exciting to announce to the masses next week as well (unless Carl Wolf is getting … read more
Best of Yellowstone County: Results are in!
Well folks, it’s been a busy week once again. There’s a lot to write about this week, so I’ll keep my comments short from last weekend but then focus on the Best of Yellowstone County Awards that we are releasing … read more
Unveiling more of the YCN iceberg everyday
Well, Folks, the ballots are in and we have some winners! Actually, we have 40 winners to be exact plus my Editor’s Choice Award winner that we will be announcing in next week’s edition of Yellowstone County News. Thank you … read more
Limit the size of your letters, please
Well Folks, it’s come time to limit the length of letters to the editor. I know in the past that we have allowed flexibility for you to develop your opinion or point of view but it has now come to … read more
Can you see the tip of the iceberg?
Well, folks, can you see the tip of the iceberg now? Did you see our big announcement all over the front page of last week’s paper? If you can’t see the tip of the iceberg now and where we, … read more
We have doubled our circulation and it’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Well folks, we have finally gotten to a place that we can announce our 1st big announcement: WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR CIRCULATION! Yes, that’s right. We have double the amount of newspapers that are being circulated in Yellowstone County! Do … read more
