American Concrete to install Old Hardin Road sidewalk
Originally published in the 6/8/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — The Lockwood Pedestrian Safety District has awarded the project to build a sidewalk on Old Hardin Road to American Concrete, which had the lowest bid of $288,848.20, of five bids received for the project. The project involves the construction of 4000 lineal feet […]
Huntley community cleanup already a go for next year too
Originally published in the 5/4/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — Saturday’s community cleanup was so successful that Ryan Roen is ready to give it another go. “I just really want to thank the people that came out,” Roen said. In the wake of the “First Annual Enuff is Enuff Let’s Clean It […]
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 […]
High school plan may shrink to suit Lockwood taxpayers
LOCKWOOD — Between dreams and reality there is usually a dousing of cold water, and that was what Lockwood School Board members met in the first round of numbers, dollars and cents, given to them by the architects of Collaborative Design on Friday. In presenting preliminary plans that would include “everything you wanted,” and “everything […]
Community assessment kindles Lockwood’s can-do spirit
Originally published in the 12/8/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — A lot has been happening in Lockwood the past few years. Who and what is behind all these community-transforming events? A “community assessment,” held in 2013, brought about communication and motivation that helped advance a host of projects in Lockwood that had […]
New Lockwood primary care clinic announced and soon
Originally published in the 12/1/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — The Montana Healthcare Foundation has awarded Lockwood School District and St. Vincent Healthcare a $75,000 grant to develop a primary care clinic for the community of Lockwood. The clinic, when complete, will be located on the campus of Lockwood Schools and will […]
Lockwood School Board announces special work session to interview Architectural-Engineering firms
The Lockwood School board of Trustees announced a special work session with interviews of the firms that submitted bids and designs for the upcoming proposed Lockwood high school. Lockwood Voters and residents supported a mill levy request to expand the K-9 school district into a K-12 School District about a month ago. Lockwood school supporters […]
Man critical after shooting at Lockwood house party
Originally published in the early edition of YCN for 11/24/17. LOCKWOOD — A 19-year-old man shot in the upper chest at a house party in Lockwood Sunday remained in critical condition in a Billings hospital at presstime Monday. Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder said in a press release that the man suffered a gunshot wound […]
Lockwood high school planners shooting for May 2018 ballot
Originally published in the early edition of 11/24/17 print edition. LOCKWOOD — Every effort will be made to get a bond proposal to build a new high school for Lockwood on the ballot in May 2018. A special meeting of the Lockwood School Board will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Lockwood […]
Lockwood Fire credits newspaper story for tax revenue increase
Originally published in the 11/10/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. Good news for the Lockwood Fire Department. The department will be getting an additional $54,000 added to their 2016-17 budget as a consequence of efforts of the County Treasurers Department and the Department of Revenue to determine why the district has not been getting […]