Obituary: Kathryn K (Spaulding)
Kathryn K (Spaulding) 58 of Billings Mt passed away August 21, 2019 of natural causes. Kathy was born on March 10, 1961 to Jerry and Shirley (Steinbrenner) Ball in Shelby Mt. She spent most of her life in Billings. Kathy loved the Lord, enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, working in her beautiful flower garden, listening […]
Obituary: Scott Wilson Black,
Scott Wilson Black, 60, passed peacefully surrounded by family in Billings, Mt on 08/27/19. He was born July 4th, 1959 in Billings to Shirley and Alan Black along with his twin, Jeffery. He was an avid truck driver who enjoyed being out on the road whether it be behind the truck wheel or the handlebars […]
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.
Planning Department 2020 budget finalized
The Policy Coordinating Committee that serves Yellowstone County and Billings approved the 2020 Billings Urban Area Unified Planning Work Program for the planning department, during a meeting on Tuesday.
O’Donnell Appointed Interim Shepherd Superintendent in Absence of Carter
The Shepherd School Board unanimously appointed Drea O’Donnell as the interim superintendent for School District #37 Monday evening in the district board room. She was the district’s curriculum director.
Why would you leave us Krayton?
Say it isn’t so…..Jonathan! We can not let the weekly ramblings of Dr. Krayton Kerns fade into the sunset. A friend of mine loaned me Krayton’s first book of his “Ramblings”. When I saw his name tag at a gathering at the Depot, I had to introduce myself and thank him for sharing his wit, […]
Applaud the current Shepherd board for their efforts
I have lived in Shepherd my whole life and have seen Shepherd Schools from many angles. I was a student; graduated in 1971; a parent of two boys that graduated from Shepherd Schools; a board member for 8 years; an employee involved in transportation since 1992; and a taxpayer.
Come back Krayton
Dear Editor; I am deeply sorry to read that Krayton Kerns will no longer be writing articles for YCN. His stories and perspective were the a light in a sea of psycho babble.
Balancing the budget could mean lower county tax levies
Property taxpayers will see lower county tax levies on their property tax bills this year, in Yellowstone County, because the overall amount of taxable value on property in the county has increased by $24.88 million. Over half of that increase is due to new construction – new wealth – in the county.
Code Red insufficiencies revealed by severe weather
The recent severe thunderstorm in Yellowstone County unveiled a number of points of confusion about the new Code Red emergency alert system that Yellowstone County has been trying to adopt over the past few years.