Yellowstone County News to co-sponsor last Billings mayoral debate
BILLINGS — Yellowstone County News will host and sponsor the final debate between the Billings candidates for mayor on Oct. 17. The candidate forum and debate, co-sponsored by KULR-8 Television, begins at 7 p.m. in Petro Theater at Montana State University Billings and lasts one hour. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Preparations made for new Huntley First Station
Rally in the rain: High school boosters make progress
Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — Despite the continuation of a drizzling rain, a number of parents and students turned out Saturday for the Kickoff Rally for the Lockwood High School election campaign at the Ace Hardware parking lot. Volunteers collected packets and received neighborhood assignments to distribute […]
Couple begins new septic tank business- Straight Flush Septic Services
Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BALLANTINE — A Ballantine family has launched a new septic tank service business. Christopher and Shauna Calentine believe their new business will dovetail with their ranch and trucking businesses. Their new business, Straight Flush Septic Service, consists for now of pumping septic tanks, but […]
Huntley Project teacher salaries increase this year
Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. WORDEN — Teachers in the Huntley Project School District will receive raises and increased health insurance contributions under a one-year contract approved by the school board. The agreement caps a negotiation process between the Huntley Project Education Association and the school board. It increases […]
Cole, Essmann win Billings mayor primary election
Originally published in the 9/15/17 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Mayoral candidates Bill Cole and Jeff Essmann will advance to the general election after receiving the most votes in Tuesday’s primary. Cole received 7,826 votes, or about 32 percent of the 24,228 votes cast. Essmann received 6,502 votes, or about 27 […]
Meanderings: 9/1/17 Teaching comes full cirle
Originally published in the 9/1/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. Some 30 years later, I had an older gentleman passing by the Yellowstone County News’ booth at the MontanaFair when he was looking at the TV screen with a business card on it that had the name of Jonathan McNiven on it. He stopped […]
Huntley Project moves Homecoming to October
Originally published in the 9/1/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. WORDEN — Huntley Project High School is lining up a full week of activities to celebrate Homecoming 2017. It’s just occurring slightly later in the season than they thought it would. Huntley Project originally planned Homecoming for the week of Sept. 5, with a football […]
County mulls higher wages for jail maintenance workers
Originally published in the 9/1/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Being able to keep maintenance staff for the Yellowstone County Detention facility has become problematic, reported Greg Erpenbach, facilities superintendent for Yellowstone County. Erpenbach joined Dwight Vigness, Human Resources director, on Monday, to recommend to County Commissioners that they offer a higher rate […]
Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office moves this week
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office will be in a new home at the end of this week. Sheriff Mike Linder said in a press release that remodeling projects are nearly complete at the former Payne West Insurance building at 2323 2nd Ave […]