Justice Prevails, Pam Ellis Back on Board, Ming Cabrera Needs to Resign
Well, well, well, as you can see on the front page of our newspaper, the day of reckoning has come, and Pam Ellis won her case and the CURRENT Heights Water Board agreed to pay some attorney fees as well as place Ellis back on the board as the judge ruled in her and the […]
Andersson Named GM for Water District; Board Fires Benefits Vendor
The Heights County Water District Board (CWDB) has offered the position of General Manager to Allan “Bo” Andersson of Cambridge, New York. At their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to offer Andersson a contract. CWDB President Doug Kary said that Andersson received the highest score in the board’s interviews and evaluations […]
Hopefully They Will be Kind Taskmasters
Dear Editor: I see that Huntley Project Schools has decided to throw in the towel on education moving to a four-day school week. I agree with Tim Ley not being convinced that this is in the best interest of students. In fact, this is part of a further degradation in rigor in our public schools […]
Vote to Increase Your Freedom and Vote for Mike Vinton
Dear Editor, It’s that time in the election cycle where you, the voter, will head to a search engine to determine the best primary candidate. Hopefully, I can save some homework time for you by endorsing Mike Vinton for House District 40. I have known Mike for just shy of a decade and at every […]
Stop the Expansion of County Government
Dear Editor, Stop the Expansion of County Government I recently read with great interest that John Staley, a candidate for Yellowstone County Commission, supports a five-member board of county commissioners, up from the current three members. How wrongheaded. Back in the 1980s, it was decided by the Board that over a six-year period, which is also […]
THANK YOU to Yellowstone County Works Department
Dear Editor, A huge THANK YOU to Yellowstone County Works Department and Knife River, for repaving and improving Chicago Road. It is
I Want to Give School District 2 Voters Some Things to Consider
Dear Editor, As someone who wonders if the continual rise of MT property taxes will one day make our home unaffordable, I want to give School District 2 voters some things to consider prior to voting on the safety levy. Ballots will be mailed out soon. We will be asked to vote on the safety […]
After Moses Endorsed One of the Candidates, I Knew for Sure I Needed to Vote for That Candidate’s Opponent
Dear Editor, I wish to thank Karen Lazetich Moses for her letter to the editor. I have been mostly unsuccessful in getting info on the two candidates from my district running for School Board. But after Moses endorsed one of the candidates, I knew for sure I needed to vote for that candidate’s opponent, Jennifer […]
Local Librarian Authors First of Series Children’s Books
After 10 years of sitting in rough draft form, “Abby, the Antelope” has come to life and her character is now available for parents, readers and lovers of children’s books. Loosely inspired by her baby sister Abby, Edie Vogel of Worden has published the first of her Montana series of children’s books called “Montana’s Captivating […]
Shepherd AD Retracts her Resignation, Board supports AAU proposal for possible AAU Building Location.
After a more than a month of swirling questions over Athletic Director Tina Downing’s status of her resignation on March 12th (which was published in the March 15th edition of YCN), and Russ Hale pulling his application for High School Head Football Coach, Tina Downing clarified the confusion at the April monthly board meeting. […]