COVID Shutdown: Cost vs. Safety
Dear Editor, Montana and South Dakota have similar populations – Montana, slightly more than a million; South Dakota almost 900,000. The states have similar economies, largely agricultural; and similar climates – cold in winter, warm in summer. A significant difference is the politics of their governors. Montana has a Democrat, Steve Bullock. South Dakota has […]
Fair Looking Bare; Where is Everyone?
With about a thousand people attending Montana Fair’s sneak- peak on Friday and over 1500 each day, Saturday and Sunday, Metra Park and fair officials were pleased with the first weekend of the 17 days of carnival and fair. Stretched out and scaled back Montana Fair is proceeding this year, making accommodations for concerns about […]
Downtown HUB Drop-In Center to Close
The HUB Drop-In Center in Downtown Billings with be closing its doors, effective October 1. The Board of Directors for the Mental Health Center made the difficult decision at its July meeting, after months of serious consideration of multiple alternatives.