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Huntley Project School Hires Windy Boy as Boys Basketball Coach

Huntley Project (HP) School District voted to hire three individuals for positions for the 2023-24 school year at a special meeting of the school board held Monday, July 31. The board approved Buddy Windy Boy to hire as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, pending a

2023 Huntley Project High School Graduation pictures

Here are some imaged taken by the Yellowstone County News at the Shepherd High School Graduation ceremony at Shepherd High School on Sunday May 21, 2023. Feel free to share these images for any personal family use.   [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”3″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]

Huntley Project Coach Stookey Named Among ‘Most Elite’ Coaches in U.S.

by Michael J. Marino The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) selected Huntley Project Head Volleyball Coach, Iona Stookey, among 22 other coaches across the U.S. for the 2021-22 National Coach of the Year award on Jan. 16. Prior to this, Stookey had been named Volleyball Coach of the Year for the fall […]

Homesteader Days 2022 Pig Wrestling Winners & Video

Homesteader Days 2022 Pig Wrestling Winners & Video

The annual Homesteader Days events would not be complete without all the food, games, parade, entertainment, concert and pig wrestling contest. Not to mention all the friendships the locals and visitors get to reconnect with each year. Friday night always brings a big crowd to the concert to kick off Homesteader Days and then the […]

What a Hail of a storm!

Hail stones measuring nearly the size of a Tennis ball in Worden. (courtesy photo)

A severe thunderstorm moved through the Yellowstone County area early Tuesday morning with rain and hail covering the surrounding area. At about 2:30 am Tuesday Morning July 5, 2022. A severe

Floods Rage at High Elevations; Flood Warning for Lower Yellowstone

The Yellowstone River is running out of its banks in this 6/13/22 drone image near Shepherd at Arrow Island. More Drone images at end of story. (Drone image by Jonathan McNiven)

As of 5 pm on Monday, June 13, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings for the Yellowstone and Stillwater Rivers. The warning follows two days of significant flooding of streams at higher elevations – flooding that is devastating the town of Red Lodge and has closed roads in numerous places including Yellowstone National Park, […]

Governor Gianforte Comes to Town

(Jonathan McNiven Photo)

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte stopped in Billings and Huntley Wednesday to visit with local businesses while also promoting Agriculture week in Montana.  Gov. Gianforte said in a press release before traveling to Yellowstone County, “We’re recognizing the thousands of Montana farms and ranches that drive our state economy and feed our nation and the world.”

Huntley Project School Running Mill Levy

Huntley Project School Board voted 5-0 this week to put a mill levy increase to the voters for approval on the upcoming election in May. It’s been 16 years since a successful Mill levy increase has been approved by the voters.  In 2015, voters did not support a mill levy increase of $150,000 and also […]