Grass Wildfire Claims One Home on White Buffalo Trail Near Huntley
Amidst wind gusts clocked between 40MPH and 50MPH on Sunday, February 8, 2026, fire department personnel from all around Yellowstone County responded to a grass fire that first started near Yellowstone Trail in Huntley. By the end of the small inferno created by dry conditions and high winds 83-acres and one mobile home had been […]
Worden Water Project Halted by USBR and HPID, Project Cuts Likely
The Worden/Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District’s (WBYC) clean water project to connect new wells and replace aging infrastructure was halted by the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) on February 24, 2026, until WBYC, USBR, and the Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) could reach an agreement regarding liability concerns over HPID and USBR irrigation […]
Billings Reduces Building Permit Fees by 25%
The Billings City Council has approved a 25% reduction in permit fees, referring to the move as “a major step in the City’s commitment to supporting growth and affordability.” According to the City, it has been in extensive talks with local builders and developers over the last 18 months in order to identify opportunities for […]
Community Officials Mull Community Needs, Demands on Property Taxpayers
A meeting of City, County and School District officials, as well as many other community leaders, last Wednesday, was dominated by discussions of the future needs of the community and competing demands upon taxpayers, as the County pursues a levy and bond to expand the jail and School District 7 projects a mill levy request […]
CPC Sets Tentative Dates for Summer Concert Series
The nonprofit community club, Community Project Connection (CPC) based in Worden, MT, has set tentative dates for a monthly summer concert series in Worden. Aiming to bring live music and food trucks to main street Worden, CPC set tentative dates and formed a committee to begin planning the events with the hope of broadening summer […]
Intermountain, Worden Fire Department Sign Agreement for Ambulance Service
Last Friday, a gathering of officials and media gathered to mark the signing of an agreement between the Worden Fire Department and Intermountain Health that promises to improve the ambulance service to areas of eastern Yellowstone County. They hope to be operational by July 1. “We saw a need,” said Tom Matthews, who is Intermountain […]
Heights Water Board Launch Search for New General Manager
The County Water District Board in the Heights is in the process of searching for a new general manager, preparing for 2027 projects and with plans to attend the Montana Rural Water Conference. Board member Frank Ewalt reported on his committee’s research in finding assistance to recruit a new manager, given that Manager Bo Andersson […]
Shepherd Considers Moving Speed Limit Signs After Fatal Accident
At the end of the regular monthly meeting of the Shepherd School District Board of Trustees on February 18, 2026, trustees discussed the location of the newly placed radar enabled speed limit signs. Purchased by Shepherd Schools and installed last year by Yellowstone County Public Works, the radar enabled speed limit signs flank the school […]
Big Sky Speedway Prepares for Season Start, Announces New and Returning Events
High Limit Sprint Car Series, movie nights, and monster trucks will be coming to Big Sky Speedway this summer season, according to Big Sky Speedway Promoter Dru Brown. “We are already hard at work, creating a new schedule, trying to get big events in the (Billings) area and this year we definitely succeeded,” stated Brown. […]
Yellowstone County Spelling Champs Headed to Bozeman for Treasure State Spelling Bee
The top five spelling students from Yellowstone County are headed to the Treasure State Spelling Bee in Bozeman. Debbie Nixon, Shepherd Schools; Avree Bickford, Lewis & Clark Middle School; Jensen Fellman, Grace Montessori Academy; Kristopher Brewer, Shepherd Schools; and Connor Parsons, Lewis & Clark Middle Schools, will compete at the state competition at the Strand […]