Obituary: Claudette Hanson
June 20, 1937 – November 6, 2022 Claudette Hanson: dedicated mother of five, grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 44 and eternal love of one, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2022. Claudette was born on Father’s Day, June 20, 1937, to Russell Ward & Amy Neilson Smith in Cowley, Wyoming. She was just three […]
Some Local Ballots Lacking Party Diversity, Explained
The mid-term elections of 2022 have been called a “political tinderbox” by pundits and citizens alike. Campaign dollars flew toward “mud flinging” ads across the board, as sensationalism has become the new normal for our political environment. Locally, one abnormality became evident just before the primaries this past spring: there were seemingly no Democratic contenders […]
County to Launch Search for MetraPark Manager
Having dropped the process of finding a company to manage MetraPark, Yellowstone County Commissioners are taking up the search for a manager for the county-owned facility. The need to replace the former manager, retiring Bill Dutcher, was put on hold, a year ago, as the commissioners explored the possibility of hiring a private company to […]
Huntley Project, Shepherd Volleyball Headed to State
Election Results Fortify Red Wall in Montana
Given the polls and chronic predictions, the outcome of elections in Montana were probably not much of a surprise for most people. Voter turnout was probably lower than anticipated given all the hype prior to Election Day. Statewide the voter turnout was 55 percent – 425,637 voters.
Sign the COS Petition to Stop Robbing Social Security
Dear Editor, Politicians have been forecasting the insolvency of Social Security for years. This makes little sense because the unbroken string of Social Security surpluses start year 1 and run through 2018 ($3.1 billion that year). What happened to all the surplus money?