Vote Absentee Early, Vote Absolutely Republican!
Well, Folks, we are now two weeks into election season and 80% or more of Yellowstone County voters turn in their absentee ballots by now. As I write this column, I’ve still got to turn mine in but it will be turned in before this column is sent to the printer. On a national level, […]
Claim your YCN Sweepstakes Cash Prize
We are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary owning the newspaper so we are giving away $500 worth of YCN Sweepstakes cash prizes at $50 a piece. We randomly chose 50 YCN Sweepstakes numbers and published them in the October 4, 2024 edition of the Yellowstone County News. If your YCN Sweepstakes number was one of […]
10-year Anniversary–We’re celebrating as we give away $500 cash.
Well, Folks, this week marks our 10-year anniversary of owning the Yellowstone County News. Sometimes I wonder where did the time go? Other times, I wonder what in the world did I get myself into? However, I’m amazed looking back how much we’ve been able to do and how far we have come. I remember […]
Meanderings: The Importance of this Senate race, Our decision to Endorse Sheehy
Well, Folks, as many of you saw on the front page of our newspaper this week, we have made the choice to endorse Montana U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy over MT Senator Jon Tester. This decision was not taken lightly as we have never publicly endorsed a candidate before in this manner in the 10 […]
Thanks, Jonathan, for your eye-opening work on propaganda sent out by out-of-state newspaper
Dear Editor, In the September 13, 2024, issue of your paper I read the Editorial by Jonathan McNiven concerning a newspaper called the “Montana Independent”. I read many articles that state things but being inquisitive type person, I like to check the facts as stated, and I found a website that does just that called […]
Meanderings – Best of Yellowstone County Editor’s Choice Award, Sam Bruner,
Well, Folks, we are running a little late this year in announcing the winners of our Best of Yellowstone County Awards and feature the best professionals out there in our communities and industries. Not only is it important to recognize all the winners this year but also the industry professionals that have won it this […]
Let’s Call it for What it is, Straight-Up Propaganda and Fake News
Folks I want to address a supposed “newspaper” and self-described news media entity called the Montana Independent. This “newspaper” is being sent to more than 150,000 Montanans from an out-of-state organization called the American Independent that has ties to a Democrat aligned Super Pac that is focusing on high-profile elections in battleground states, including Montana […]
Meanderings: Billings Times Prints Final Newspaper
Well, Folks, as many of you have probably heard, the Billings Times announced last week that they have published their final edition of their newspaper. Yes, we signed an agreement early last week with the Billings Times and part of that agreement was that we would allow the Billings Times to notify and break the […]
Church Seeks to Leave Heights Water District
Emerging as an issue for the County Water District Board of Directors is a notice from a Gracepoint Church at 900 Barrett Road that they want to extend their water line under Wicks Lane in order to connect to the City of Billings water system, rather than be a customer of the County Water District. […]
File a Claim for Another Property Tax Rebate.
Dear Editor, Taxation is the price we pay to live in a civilized society? Those who paid property taxes in Montana will be eligible to file a claim for another property tax rebate of up to $675 beginning August 15. The details are in a letter sent by the Montana Department of Revenue to all […]