Holiday events span two weekends downtown
BILLINGS — Several events will celebrate the holiday season in downtown Billings. On Friday, Nov. 25, the Downtown Billings Alliance (DBA) presents “A Parade of Trees,” the 32nd annual Holiday Parade. The parade will be preceded by Santa’s Dash for Cash, a fun run that will follow the traditional city parade route. Saturday, Nov. 26 is Small Business […]
Shrinking revenues may prompt Lockwood mill levy request
by Evelyn Pyburn- Originally published in the Yellowstone County News on 11/18/16. LOCKWOOD — The Lockwood School Board of Trustees is facing the prospect of asking for a mill levy increase for next year’s budget. Because of continued enrollment declines, Lockwood School faces a $75,000 budget shortfall for next year, reported School Clerk Laurie Noonkester […]
Big subdivision on the map north of Highway 312
by Evelyn Pyburn-originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition on 11/18/16. BILLINGS — Plans for a major subdivision received final approval from Yellowstone County Commissioners on Tuesday. Bar 11 Subdivision engulfs 206 acres in an area about one mile north of Highway 312, north of the Billings Heights and west of Bitterroot Drive. […]
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Lockwood Water, sewer district wraps up second phase of sewer project
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News on 11/18/16. LOCKWOOD — At last week’s Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) board meeting, the board issued a “final completion” determination to COP Construction for the Phase II Sewer project. A one-year warranty period is now in place. LWSD made […]
HP volleyball dynasty continues to bring home state hardware
by Jonathan McNiven-Originally published in the print edition 11/18/16 of the Yellowstone County News. BOZEMAN — The Huntley Project Lady Devils continued the long-standing tradition to bring home another state trophy at the State Class B Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman last Saturday, Nov. 12, at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Saturday’s second place finish marked a long […]
MT GOP Chairman update – Guest Column
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 11/18/16. The dust is now settling on one of the most successful elections for the Montana Republican Party in modern times. I want to report what we accomplished, who we all want to thank for their contributions of time and treasure, and what […]
Property tax notices arrive, due Dec. 15
Originally published in the weekly newspaper print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Property tax bills arrived in mailboxes across the county this week, with many taxpayers seeing adjustments to their tax bills after school districts recertified their mill levies. County Treasurer Sherry Long said the first half of property tax payments are […]
Meanderings 11-11-16
Well, Folks, what an election and upset that I did not even see coming until the evening before the election when I posted on my Facebook page. (See my Facebook posting on the eve of Election day to the right). And, in fact, I did not see really any HOPE until the evening before and […]
Rural America awakens; Silent Majority speaks —Voters select President-elect Donald Trump
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News Print Edition. HUNTLEY — Donald J. Trump easily won Montana’s three Electoral College votes on his way to the national presidential win. National Republican Party officials said their candidate succeeded because he appealed to rural voters and the Silent Majority, who turned out in massive numbers to vote […]