Obituary: Jim Mallory
Jim Mallory, 79, of Huntley MT died on September 14, 2021. He was born on April 25, 1942, in Minneapolis, MN . He moved to Billings when he was 9 years old. Jim graduated from Senior High School. After graduation, he served in the United States Army. Upon returning to Billings, he attended college […]
2021 Sugar Beet Harvest “The Smell of Money”
The early beet harvest began on September 1st as well as factory operations. The State of Montana has completed 16% of the sugar beet harvest thus far “…Quality is excellent this time of year,” stated Randall Jobman, Vice President of Agriculture, North Region for Western Sugar since 2007. “Regular harvest begins the first week of October […]
Upper Deck Baseball of Billings is Building a New Field in the Heights
Upper Deck Baseball is going on their sixth year of operation. The program is expanding exponentially having had six teams last year and ten this year. That is 134 players! They started the building process after a very successful fundraiser in 2020, which afforded them this opportunity to purchase the land which they are currently […]
Convention of the States Seminar Seeks Answers
Dear Editor, I was at the Big Sky Worldview forum this weekend with Heritage Foundation Scholar Jay Richards, author of many books, including, The Price of Panic, which addressed the devastation of COVID lockdowns and “Money, Greed, and God—Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem”.
St. Vincent Gifts Worden Clinic to Riverstone
St. Vincent Healthcare has gifted a primary care clinic property in Worden to RiverStone Health, the public health agency for Yellowstone County. A press release from RiverStone Health explained the transfer stating, “Ensuring easy access to high-quality care for communities throughout Montana is a shared commitment between St. Vincent Healthcare and RiverStone Health.” The gifted […]
So, What Will Marijuana Vote Really Mean?
Billings’ voters will be asked to make a decision on the November ballot about whether they want to let vendors sell marijuana within the city of Billings, but given the other laws and regulations swirling about the commodity, a lot of people are confused about what voting “yea” or “nay” really means.