Aldrich to Head Elections Department
by Evelyn Pyburn Yellowstone County Commissioners have named a new director of the Yellowstone County Elections Department – Katherine “Ginger” Aldrich of Helena. She will begin her new job on November 1.
City of Billings Studies Traffic Problems on Elmo Drive
by Michael J. Marino After receiving comments from concerned residents in the Heights, Billings Public Works Department began investigating traffic problems on Lake Elmo Drive earlier this summer. The department created a list of projects and recommendations to improve the road’s safety, detailing their plan in a news release on October 20.
LR131 is Not a Cookie Cutter Issue
Dear Editor, I find myself in uncharted territory by writing a Letter to the Editor. However, the number of stirred emotions due to the proposed LR131 Referendum finds me here. With over 40 years of medical experience including Pediatric Nursing and Navy medical training, the reverberation of thought caused by the referendum itself and the […]
County Sees Over 4,000 More Residents Employed than 2021
by Michael J. Marino Recent data revealed 4,215 new jobs were created in Yellowstone County between October 2021 and the present, making the county’s total number of jobs 86,478 as of last month, according to a press release from Montana’s Department of Labor & Industry (DLI). Yellowstone County currently ranks 22nd out of the 56 […]