Annual catfish tournament reels in planned date May 12-13
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition. HUNTLEY — An annual catfish tournament next weekend will bring about 60 two-person teams to fish the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone Challenge begins Friday, May 12, with a calcutta and social at 6 p.m. at Cowboys Bar on Nahmis Avenue. The fishing tournament begins at 9 […]
Be counted: Census of Agriculture tallies US farms and ranches
Originally published in the print edition 4/21/17. WASHINGTON – America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census, to be […]
Mark Wandle Announced as New Superintendent of HP School District
Worden, MT-Huntley Project’s High School Principal Mark Wandle has accepted the Superintendent position last night at the Huntley Project School Board meeting. He will be replacing retiring Superintendent Wes Coy, who announced he will be leaving at the end of the fiscal school year June 30, 2017. Mark Wandle has been the High School Principal […]
THE OUTDOORS-by Carl Wolf (NMP)
Magic bullet for the outdoors? The U.S. Army looking for a biodegradable bullet to cut down on current rounds that can corrode and pollute soil and water. Stipulation is new ammo contain seeds that produce food for animals without any ill effects. Army already has embedded seeds into biodegradable material that flowers months later. Some 46.7 million […]
Huntley Project superintendent vacancy draws 9 applicants
WORDEN — Nine people have applied to become the new superintendent of Huntley Project Schools. A superintendent search committee was to meet Wednesday night to begin the screening process and form a timeline to select a replacement for Wes Coy, whose retirement is effective June 30. Committee members are Clint Johannes, school board vice chairman; […]
Out of service: Broken pipe shuts down water depot, again
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition HUNTLEY — The Huntley water depot was out of order again this week, leaving customers without water and Huntley water and sewer district employees frustrated. District manager T.J. Mueller said Wednesday that he thinks the most recent outage at the coin-operated depot on North Canal Drive […]
Wes Coy to retire from Huntley Project Schools
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News WORDEN — Wes Coy is retiring as superintendent at Huntley Project Schools but will remain in education. Coy announced his intent to retire on June 30 at special meeting of the Huntley School Board on Monday morning. He said he announced his plans now rather […]
Countwide ambulance proposal slowly taking shape
Originally published in print edition of Yellowstone County News -by Evelyn Pyburn SHEPHERD — A plan being developed for ambulance service in the county could mean that 70 percent of the rural population of Yellowstone County would be within 10 minutes of an ambulance. To develop some kind of service for the county is being […]
Chief: New fire hall in Huntley could house county ambulance service
by Judy Killen-originally published in the 1/6/17 print edition of YCN. WORDEN — The new fire station planned for Huntley may also house ambulances for the proposed countywide ambulance service. Lance Taylor, chief of the Worden Volunteer Fire Department and president of the Yellowstone County Rural Fire Council, said Monday night that final plans […]
Holiday spirit fills Worden streets for record strollers
WORDEN — An early dose of holiday spirit drew record numbers out on the town Friday night for the Worden Christmas Stroll. Linda Holmes, one of the event organizers, said an estimated 450 people attended the annual event, a number based in part on the 397 passports that people filled out and turned in for […]