Battle for the Bridge becomes huge cancer fundraiser
Originally published in the 4/20/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY PROJECT — You may recall the epic battles of history: The Thrilla in Manilla. The Rumble in the Jungle. Coke vs. Pepsi. Fasten your seatbelts for the Battle for the Bridge. It’s Shepherd Public Schools (the challenger) vs. Huntley Project Schools and it all […]
Bucky Beaver Ground Grippers headline community cleanup
Originally published in the 4/20/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — Volunteers who join the Huntley community cleanup on Saturday, April 28 will be given lunch in Barkemeyer Park and enjoy a free concert by the Bucky Beaver Ground Grippers. Ryan Roen, who is organizing the grassroots effort, was happy to report this […]
Obituary: Barbara Miller Garnett
In the early morning hours, Barbara Garnett departed this world to attend her father’s birthday party with Jesus. She was born January 3, 1940 to Kathryn and Lawrence Miller in Okemah, Oklahoma. When Barbara was thirteen they moved to Tioga, ND where she graduated from Tioga High School in 1958. She married Robert T. Moore, […]
Local school leaders: Vigilance keeps curriculum on track
Originally published in the 4/6/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — Vigilant oversight is the key to ensuring school curriculum is appropriate, school officials said. The board of trustees for School District 2 in Billings recently fielded a complaint from parents over a high school assignment they said required students to look at […]
Obituary: William “Bill” Bennett
William “Bill” Orvis Bennett of Shepherd, Montana passed away March 19, 2018 at his home. Graveside services and burial with full Military Rites will be 11:00 AM on April 9th at Yellowstone National Cemetery in Laurel, Montana. There will not be a visitation. Bill was born June 28, 1944 and lived most of his youth […]
Winter 2017-2018 already third snowiest in Yellowstone County
Originally published in the 4/6/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — Weary of winter? Hang on — another front is heading this way. With the winter of 2017-2018 already the third snowiest in the county, the National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a winter weather advisory Wednesday morning calling for up to […]
Obituary: William Seymour “Bill” Green
William Seymour “Bill” Green, wonderful dad to Diane, Mike, Scott and Brad, went to rest with the Lord on March 20, 2018. He was born to Everett and Marion (Newport) Green in Glenrock, WY, on August 19, 1927. The family moved to a farm outside of Millville (formerly Bucksnort), MO. Dad attended school locally and […]
City of Billings extends legal ad contract with Yellowstone County News
BILLINGS — The City of Billings will continue to publish its official legal advertising in the Yellowstone County News for at least the next year. City officials extended the one-year contract that began last year, with the new agreement extending until April 30, 2019. The city’s legal ads are published
Obituary: Vera Arlone Sorlie
Vera Arlone Sorlie, 91, of Pompeys Pillar, MT was called to heaven March 18, 2018. She was born March 9, 1927 in Gallatin Gateway, MT to Fred and Mattie Spike. She was raised and educated in Hettinger, ND from where Vera was the only one of her family to graduate. On September 12, 1948 she was […]
Obituary: Cornelius ‘Kearney’ Anton Kautzman
Cornelius “Kearney” Anton Kautzman, age 89, formerly of Ballantine, joined the love of his life, Barbara, Sunday, March 18, 2018, surrounded by his family at his residence, Canyon Creek Memory Care. He was born to John and Clementine Kautzman on Dec. 29, 1928, and raised in Mott, North Dakota, on the family farm. On June […]