FINANCIAL FOCUS: Don’t Let Investments Go on Vacation
Now that we’ve gained at least some space from the COVID-19 pandemic, summer travel is heating up. But while you might be eager to hit the road, you won’t want your investments to take a vacation – you need them to work hard for you consistently. But how can you make this happen?
Billings City Council Votes Yes to Public Safety Mill Levy Increase
The Billings City Council has approved placing a $7.1 million mill levy on the November 2 ballot for public safety. A study has found that public safety is a high priority of citizens, concerned about the increase in crime in Billings.
American Medical Association Dominated by Left Wing Radicals
Dear Editor, One of the reasons that the AMA was established in the 1850s was to protect doctors’ incomes. Back then people were more honest about things apparently.
Where Have All the Workers Gone?
An empty grocery store shelf is a novel new thing in this post-COVID era. One can ponder about why. Is it because the product is not available, or because the store management lacks the manpower needed to keep shelves stocked?
WBYC Breathes in $2.8 Million Sigh of Relief
The Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District will most likely be the beneficiary of $2.8 million to help fund a $9.5 million water system improvement project. Yellowstone County Commissioners approved, on Tuesday, a letter to the Montana Infrastructure Advisory Commission, committing the county’s portion of Minimum Allocation Grant Funds to the WBYC District. […]
Obituary: Lloyd J. Webber
Lloyd J. Webber of Laurel, MT, passed away on June 25, 2021, at St. Vincent Healthcare after a weeklong battle with Covid-19. “I could lick it,” he told his family,“if it just weren’t for these lungs.” The third of eight children born to Guy and Dorothy Webber, Lloyd learned early on the grit it takes […]
Obituary: Wrye Spaulding
Columbus – Wrye Spaulding crossed over to a higher plane, to join those who have gone before him on June 13, 2021. Wrye was born to Lauren Spaulding and Barbara Eckard Spaulding on July 29, 1958. Wrye owned and ran his own mechanic shop for many years, and was a mechanic for UPS for several […]
Obituary: Julie K. Thorson
Julie K. Thorson passed from this earth on Thursday, June 24th. She was known by many close friends and family as “Julie from the Coulee”. She was born on December 13th, 1946, to Laurence “Ox” Thorson and Mary Shepherd in Harlowton, MT. She graduated from Harlowton High School; soon thereafter she met and married Bill […]