Lockwood Dedicates Q Staton Performng Arts Center
A gathering of students, friends and family renamed and dedicated the auditorium at the new Lockwood High School to “Q Staton Performing Arts Center” last Wednesday in memory of a most beloved teacher, Quentin David Staton, who died last August after a three-year battle with cancer. High School Principal Gwen Poole spoke to those who […]
Clerk Resigns at Lockwood to Accept SD2 Position
An award of appreciation was presented to Lockwood School Clerk and Business Manager Laurie Kvamme by board members at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Kvamme has resigned her position, after 17 years, to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer of Billings School District 2. Superintendent Don Christman urged the board to approve a […]
Risks of Fire to be Mitigated by Power Shut-offs Says NWE
As events in states like California and Hawaii have proven, nature often generates conditions that pose high risks of power lines igniting fires. NorthWestern Energy is in the process of developing strategies that will mitigate those risks, and last Monday, Jordan McNaught and Lisa Perry on behalf of NorthWestern Energy, visited with County Commissioners to […]
Lockwook School District Approves $13 Million Budget
The Lockwood School Board approved its $13,052,562.52 budget, with one dissenting vote, at their meeting last week. The budget falls about $700,000 short of what is needed, according to the School’s Business Manager and Clerk Laurie Kvamme. But trustees have targeted some opportunities to reduce that short fall, she said. “All and all, we still […]
Lockwood Residents Will Get Surveys To Help in Qualifying for CDBG Grant
Lockwood residents living in the Phase 3 sewer district will soon receive a survey which the Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) board is urging they respond to in order to gain a grant which will defray the cost of the new sewer installation. A draft of the survey was approved by the board last […]
Lockwood Board Names Don Christman New Superintendent
At a special meeting of the Lockwood School Board, following a day of tours, social gatherings and interviews, board members unanimously chose Don Christman as the new Superintendent of Lockwood Schools. Contending candidates were Leland Stocky, Ashland, and Don Christman, Lockwood. Board member, Josh Skidmore, made the motion to extend the offer to Christman through […]
Lockwood Business Provides ‘Concrete on Demand’
Lockwood business, Rocky Mountain Compost (RMC), announced recently the purchase of a volumetric concrete mixing truck which they predict will make fresh concrete more available and less expensive in the Billings area. The “CemenTech,” as it’s called, can mix fresh concrete on-the-go and allows an operator to serve multiple customers in one run. Co-owners Bryce […]
Two Candidates Recommended for Lockwood Superintendent Position
The names of four applicants for the position of Superintendent at Lockwood School will be moved forward to the Board of Trustees at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 12. The applicants are among nine applications that the District received in their quest to find a new Superintendent. Serving as Lockwood’s Interim Superintendent, Assistant […]
First-Ever Lockwood High School Graduation Pictures and Ceremony
Band Teacher Jeremy Ruff directs the Lockwood High School band in the graduation ceremony at Lockwood’s new high school with the first-ever graduation class standing in the background. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
Huntley Project Girls Basketball State 2022-2023
