Obituary: Leo Eugene Balzer,
Leo Eugene Balzer, 87, formerly of Worden passed away in Billings on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Viewing will be held on Monday, December 23, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Smith Funeral Chapels Downtown. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Pleasantview Cemetery in Ballantine, MT. […]
Santa made spirits bright at Worden Christmas Stroll
Three year old Jackson Christman of Worden is signaling to Santa his age at the Worden Christmas Stroll Friday evening at the Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District office. A balmy high of 48 degrees highlighted t-shirts and light jackets in Worden as about 450 visitors participated in the Worden Christmas Stroll. See names […]
Billings high school student makes a bid for Montana State House seat
Mallerie Stromswold, a high school senior at Billings Senior High, has thrown her hat in the ring to be the Republican candidate for the Montana House of Representatives’ House District 50 seat. That seat contains a chunk of midtown Billings, mostly comprised of the area between Broadwater Ave. and Central Ave. from Montana Ave. to […]
Sugar beets yield devastating losses
In light of the massive weather-induced damage to sugar beet crops across Montana, Governor Bullock has sent a request to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting federal aid for Montana sugar beet farmers, including here in Yellowstone County.
Is there enough to make a bouquet?
Keep your eyes glued to the Yellowstone County News as our outdoors columnist Carl Wolf will address and write about this picture we captured a couple weeks back of about 25 pheasants. If you look closely, you’ll be able to see
Stolen horse found hitched up at Motel
Rodeo performer and fantastic western artist Elyssa Leininger woke up Sunday morning to terrible news, her beloved horse Missile had been stolen, along with a saddle and tack from her trailer, from the pasture behind their home on King Avenue East. A horse-napper had opened the pasture gate, broken into the horse trailer, saddled up […]
Bullock bows out
This week saw a narrowing of the field of presidential candidates as three Democratic candidates dropped out of the race due to lack of support and funds, though California Senator Kamala Harris was the only big name to step aside.
Politics and Outdoors: an unfitting mix
Dear Editor, I just read Carl Wolf’s rather undisciplined statements about people he disagrees with and your response (and then his). I’m still confused how an outdoor columnist thinks his column is a political column. “The snow fell, the deer season is here…and I think Trump is a bad guy and anyone who voted for […]
3 collisions in ten minutes end with death of a child
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4:48pm, a Honda Accord heading north collided with a utility van also traveling north on South 32nd St. W. The rear end collision occurred in the northbound lane approximately 100 yards north of the crest of the hill.
Woman shot at Gas-N-Go
The Gas-N-Go convenience store on Jackson St. on the South Side of Billings was the site of a shooting just before 9pm on the 24th. A 25-year-old female employee, whose name had not been released as of press time, was working at the gas station as a male suspect ran in and attempted to rob […]