Old Hardin Road zoning denied
by Evelyn Pyburn In a 3-0 vote, Yellowstone County Commissioners denied a zone change application for property on Old Hardin Road, last Tuesday. The rejection was in keeping with a recommendation for denial from the County Zoning Commission. The request was to change the zoning of 9.5 acres at 3404 Old Hardin Road from Residential […]
Are you cold yet?–flooding up next
by Elisa Schlosser A temperate, mild winter providing minimal snow and roads safe for travel came to an abrupt end last week when deep snow began to fall and the temperatures fell even farther, well below zero. “It’s really coming down out there!” has faded into frustration with schools and roads closing across western Montana.
Billings Chamber of Commerce responds to City Council vote
The Billings Chamber of Commerce responded to Billings City Council voting not to approve amending their contract with Landmark Development, LLC on Feb. 27th with the following excerpt from their full statement:
Shepherd Meeting explored bond options
by Norma McNiven Sponsored by the Shepherd Community Education Committee(SCEC), a public meeting was held on Feb. 20, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Shepherd Community Center on Haynes Rd. to inform the public about the new school bond issue. Conducted by Becky Anderson, the meeting was attended by about 40 members of the community. […]
Parents urged to vaccinate children
by Elisa Schlosser BILLINGS – In light of the measles outbreak in Washington State and an outbreak of mumps in Bozeman, RiverStone Health, Yellowstone County’s public health agency, is working with school districts to contact parents of children who are not immunized against measles and mumps. RiverStone Health wants to ensure all students are vaccinated against […]
The tip of the proverbial iceberg
Folks, I know I’m hammering away at the idea of looking at an iceberg. If you can see just the tip of the iceberg in regards to where we are going as a newspaper, imagine what you can’t see? Imagine what is happening in the background in order to get to this point? However, we […]
One Big Sky Center Amendment Dead
by Evelyn Pyburn The failure of the Billings City Council to approve an amendment to its agreement with Landmark has created a hiccup in plans for One Big Sky District (OBSD), but it’s not going to alter plans by the community “partnership” to continue to push for passage of legislation that would provide incentive for […]
Opinions are like armpits
Dear Editor, It has been some time now that I have wanted to weigh in on the “Outdoors” issue. However, I had trouble putting my finger on what was bothering me. Mr. Jose Bustos’ s letter in the January 18, 2019 issue helped clarify for me. As a side note, our entire family would like […]
Carl Wolf is a treat!
Dear Editor, Coming in from frigid sub-zero weather after helping with chores, brewing a fresh pot of coffee, and sitting down next to the kitchen window to read the YCN Feb. 15, 2019 issue, I so enjoyed the inspirational column “The Outdoors” written by Mr. Carl Wolf. His gifted choice of words describing a magnificent morning as […]
Americanese not a unique idea
Dear editor, Trump’s idea about a wall is not unique. Of course, the Americanese wall was a euphemism for restricting immigration. It is, however, still highly relevant.