Financial Focus: Discuss financial goals with your family
June is Effective Communications Month. And it’s a good idea to recognize the importance of good communications, because it plays a role in almost every aspect of living – including your finances. You’ll want to clearly communicate your financial goals to your loved ones – and you’ll want to hear theirs, too.
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Judge Swears in New Board Members Amid Controversy of Heights Water District
Justice of the Peace David Carter swore in the newly elected board members of the Heights Water District on Wednesday morning. The action came amid uncertainty about how the monthly Heights Water District board meeting will unfold Wednesday evening. There remained uncertainty about whether previous board members were still on the board despite the results […]
Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame to Unveil New Bronze of Dan Mortensen
Anyone driving by the MetraPark has seen the original bronze statue of Dan Mortensen on the horse Tee Box standing guard. Commissioned by the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame (MPRHWF) and created by artist Ron Rains fifteen years ago, the bronze has provided the MPRHWF with a source of fundraising through raffles […]
Billings Standoff Ends with Two Dead
On Friday, April 23, 2021, several calls regarding suspicious activity resulted in a nine-hour standoff on Billings’ West End that ended with the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, a dead body in a van, and an additional suspect in custody. In the morning hours, a Yellowstone County Deputy responded to reports of a suspicious […]
Let’s Go Fishing! No More Limits at Lake Elmo
State Record Bass Snagged Beginning on May 1, 2021, fishing limits will be temporarily lifted at Lake Elmo in Billings Heights. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will lift the limits on number and fish-length on the lake starting May 1 ahead of plans to completely drain the lake in October. Anglers will be able […]
Billings Area Funeral Services & Death Announcements:
These are the current funeral Services and Death announcements in the Billings, MT area for all the Funeral Homes that have been submitted to the Yellowstone County News. DEATH NOTICES & SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dahl Funeral Chapel: Sott– Tiffany, 34 along with infant daughter Carmella Hinebauch of Billings, viewing Friday 4-8p.m. Funeral service Saturday, April 19 […]
Pictograph Cave State Park Reopens to Public
Pictograph Cave State Park reopened Wednesday, April 14, 2021, two months after it was closed by a rockfall which blocked the access road and several trails. In the months following the rockfall in January, employees and contractors for Montana State Parks have worked tirelessly to clear the road and trails and assess the threat of […]
Registration Open for Heart & Sole Run
Registration is now open for the 42nd Annual Heart & Sole Run to be held on Saturday, June 19. The race returns as a live race with social distancing protocol to safely host runners in person. The number of participants will be capped at 1,200 for the 5k and 2-mile race. Runners will participate in […]
New Leadership at Worden Fire
Following a mass shakeup in the leadership at the Worden Fire Department in solidarity with a probationary EMS provider who was dismissed from the department in February, on Monday, April 5, 2021, new leadership was elected. Chief Lance Taylor, who has served as the Fire Chief in Worden for 13 years, had announced his retirement, […]