Outdoors by Carl Wolf: Catching flies with big politics
Congress passed, (yes, it does occasionally), the Coinage Act in April 1792 and established the first national mint in Philadelphia, our first Capitol, (no, it was not Mar-a-logo). Which brings me to my point, fly fishing. My lifetime subscription magazine from the Federation of Fly Fishers came today and after looking at the pictures of […]
#1 Statewide Display Advertiser, Again!!!
Well, folks, it’s official, we have now achieved three years in a row to be the #1 Statewide Display Advertiser. (out of 64 participating newspapers). I knew our sales staff was doing well as we were showing strong results near the end of the year. As we ended last 2018, we placed 66 statewide display […]
One Big Sky District: our local $2.5 Billion Project
by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS – The boards of Big Sky Economic Development (BSED) approved committing up to $300,000 for the next step of funding needed for One Big Sky District (OBSD), last week. It will be part of $578,000 being requested from the community by Bob Dunn of Landmark, the private company that is spearheading […]
Horse Racing loses traction
by Crystal Murdock A Dec. 14 article titled “Hold Your Horses” ignited community support for horse racing fans, wanting to know answers about the current and future state of Horsing racing in Billings. June Eaton, while walking in the area, noticed guard rail being removed from the MetraPark track area shortly after the article came […]
0 Degrees, Bonbons, and the Art of a New Year’s Resolution
2019 started off slowly with the weather clocking in at a big fat goose egg, “0 degrees.” In fact, it was so cold, it was like when Carl Wolf stopped frozen in his tracks when he saw me come visit him a couple weeks ago. I even brought him some bonbons (Yes, I really finally […]
THE OUTDOORS by Carl Wolf
Boss Jonathan took me out to the wood shed other day. Quite a talk. Long discussion about outdoors versus politics, freedom of speech, prejudice and fear that comes with speaking out. I came away chastened and thoughtful. Still not clear why folks want to support a man who obviously does not deserve it. Find it […]
YCN Snap Shot runner-up winners
Here are two images that achieved runner up status to the Yellowstone County News “YCN Snap Shot” contest for this year. The first place image won $100 with 2nd place winning $50 and third place getting honorable mention. With about 60 images that were submitted to the Yellowstone County News, we thank all those […]
Weekly Ramblings: Krayton Kerns -Panic Attacks
Several decades back, the trophy wife and I hauled our three little ones to Disneyland. On the second night, we were touring Cinderella’s castle during their end-of-day parade and firework display. We tourists were crammed shoulder to shoulder when the night sky exploded in brilliant pyrotechnics. I was staring up into the darkness when Druann […]
McNiven Meanderings
Well, folks, can you believe that we have surpassed four years in owning and operating this fiscal rag (as Carl claims)? Yep, October 1 was our anniversary of taking over the helm. In fact, I have been so busy trying to set the foundation for even more success that I forgot to even bring it […]
AND the winner is…
Here is the #1 winner of the YCN Snap Shot image that was submitted to the Yellowstone County News contest. Second Place won $50. You can view the 2nd and honorable mention images here. Third place got honorable mention. View the final round images here.