Obituary: Gary Joseph Ruff
In Loving Memory of Gary Joseph Ruff Gary was born on January 21st, 1950, and he left us on January 7th, 2024, due to complications from a stroke. He was a devoted husband, son, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor who touched the lives of so many. Gary was generally affable, and was easy company for […]
This is a major threat, especially to rural economies, culture and traditional ways of life
Dear Editor, I just read an article in an ag newspaper out of South Dakota about a recent proposal by the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) that would allow a new type of company with rights to own and control public and private lands in the U.S. to be listed on the NYSE. This control […]
Obituary: Debby Dvorak
Our beloved wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma and friend gained her angel wings on Friday, January 12, 2024. Debby (Weber) Dvorak was born on April 9, 1952 in Helena, MT to Henry and Lydia Weber. She was raised on the family farm in Ballantine, MT, where she hoed beets for her dad. Debby graduated from Huntley […]
Obituary: Kenneth A. Glock
Kenneth A. Glock, 83, of Billings, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at his home. He was born on Feb. 21, 1940, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. Memorial services
Thank you for continuing to educate the public (and the boards)
Dear Editor, Thank you to Jonathan McNiven and reporters Evelyn Pyburn and Michael Marino for their coverage of local government including the city, county, school boards and water districts. Thank you for continuing to educate the public (and the boards) about the value of open public meetings. Jonathan’s meanderings make it clear that CWDBH is […]
Human trafficking, it’s happening right here in Montana
Dear Editor, Human trafficking is not just a big city problem – it’s happening right here in Montana. Which is why, during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, I’m encouraging Montanans to learn the signs of human trafficking and report it if they see it. Let’s call human trafficking what it is: modern-day slavery. Traffickers—often organized […]
Sir, you hit the nail right on the pointed head of David Crisp
Dear Editor, Clint Kegel, Sir, you hit the nail right on the pointed head of David Crisp. You expose the lies he spits out and Crisp could care less about what YCN readers think, as he’s getting paid for his bile. Crisp, and all the phonies we have exposed, allow for YCN readers to see […]
WAKE UP BILLINGS! YOU WILL BE DRINKING THEIR POLLUTION!
Dear Editor, WAKE UP BILLINGS! When Laurel OKs the “heavy industrial” zoning change they are talking about, (for about 1000 acres along the Yellowstone River), to go along with NorthWestern’s illegal building of their methane plant, they, along with any other business that goes in there will take water from the river and dump waste […]
Signal Peak Energy Shafted? That is why ranchers and landowners joined NPRC, BMLA and others
Dear Editor, Signal Peak Energy Shafted? I am writing in response to the article claiming Bull Mountain landowners were somehow “shafting” the corrupt coal mining operation south of Roundup. To claim that Signal Peak is “getting shafted” is wildly inaccurate. Not only is the company being coddled by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), but […]
Obituary: Billy Gardner McIlvain
December 16, 1936 – November 10, 2023 Billy (Bill) Gardner McIlvain passed away at his home in Huntley, Montana, at the age of 86. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a loyal friend. He was born in Big Spring, Texas, in 1936 and grew up on the Wilkinson Ranch (Cross […]