Iona Stookey Wins National Coach of the Year

The head coach of the Huntley Project Volleyball Team has won the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Coach of the Year award. Stookey has served as the head volleyball coach for Huntley Project for the past 36 years and has racked up an impressive 962/177 varsity win/loss record. To exceed this impressive feat, […]
Man Shot and Killed in Drug Deal Gone Bad
On Sunday at 2:09 a.m., the Billings Police Department (BPD) responded to a call around Country Manor Blvd. for a reported fight at a residence. As officers responded, they received another call out around Shiloh and Central. As officers arrived on the scene, they located a man inside a vehicle with a
Genealogy Group gets the Boot From Billings Parmley Library
The Yellowstone Genealogy Forum (YGF) Group has been told to vacate their room in the Billings Parmley Library by July 15th. YGF is a group that formed in 1977 after a miniseries named Roots aired on television which got people interested in their family history. The group moved to the Billings Public Library and has […]
Group Files Lawsuit Against Shepherd Landfill
A local group entitled Stop The Shepherd Landfill has filed a lawsuit in Yellowstone County District Court challenging a license recently issued by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to Pacific Steel and Recycling that was finalized on
Huntley Project High School Graduation 2024

Here are some pictures that were captured at the Huntley Project High School Graduation ceremony on Sunday May 19 by the Yellowstone County News. Feel free to share the pictures with family and friends that would like to use them for personal use. Congratulations to all the graduating seniors! [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”7″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]
Shepherd High School 2024 Graduation

Here are some pictures that were captured from the Shepherd High School Senior Graduation on Sunday May 19th. Feel free share and use any of these pictures of your kids and friends that were taken by the Yellowstone County News for your personal use. Congratulations to all the Seniors and good luck to you in […]
Dead Calves, Flooded Arena, Encroachment Proposals, & Temporary Shutdown Top HPID’s Monthly Meeting
The Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) faced several issues at their monthly meeting. Kay McCloy, owner of Fly Creek Angus Inc. in Pompey’s Pillar and her son Dillon addressed the Huntley Project Irrigation District Board during Wednesday’s May 7th meeting expressing their discontent and dissatisfaction with how the water in the irrigation canal was dispersed […]
Andersson Named GM for Water District; Board Fires Benefits Vendor
The Heights County Water District Board (CWDB) has offered the position of General Manager to Allan “Bo” Andersson of Cambridge, New York. At their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, the board voted unanimously to offer Andersson a contract. CWDB President Doug Kary said that Andersson received the highest score in the board’s interviews and evaluations […]
Local Librarian Authors First of Series Children’s Books

After 10 years of sitting in rough draft form, “Abby, the Antelope” has come to life and her character is now available for parents, readers and lovers of children’s books. Loosely inspired by her baby sister Abby, Edie Vogel of Worden has published the first of her Montana series of children’s books called “Montana’s Captivating […]
Shepherd AD Retracts her Resignation, Board supports AAU proposal for possible AAU Building Location.
After a more than a month of swirling questions over Athletic Director Tina Downing’s status of her resignation on March 12th (which was published in the March 15th edition of YCN), and Russ Hale pulling his application for High School Head Football Coach, Tina Downing clarified the confusion at the April monthly board meeting. […]