Fire Destroys Newly Remodeled Huntley Home
Emergency services were dispatched to a house fire off Pryor Creek Road early on the morning of July 23rd where a newly-remodeled home was engulfed in flames. Six inhabitants and two dogs were successfully evacuated, but the house was not able to be salvaged.
NOVA Live Parking Lot Performance
The NOVA Center for the Performing Arts will be implementing their second live parking lot performance on August 9th. The Live Drive in Theater event will be held on NOVA’s west side parking lot. The audience members will be able to enjoy the performance form the comfort of their own cars, pickup truck beds, and […]
$3,000 Grant to Preserve Native American History
Yellowstone County Museum was awarded a $3,000 grant for the rehousing of their Native American Collection. “(We) applied for the grant to better understand our Native American collections and ensure they are properly stored to modern museum methods,” stated Yellowstone County Museum Executive Director, Terry Steiner. “The goal of this project is to use modern […]
Body Found in Yellowstone River
HUNTLEY – An adult male body was found trapped in the Yellowstone River near the Huntley Bridge Wednesday morning by some locals who were recreating on the banks. “We are recovering the body from the river,” stated Corporal Adam Lauwers, the incident command. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s, Worden Fire Department, Yellowstone […]
Homesteader Days a Success
The annual Homesteader Days held out near Huntley drew extra attention this year. While many events have been cancelled this year thanks to the Coronavirus, Homesteader Days pushed forward, and it was a success.
$1.6 Million Levy Passes in Billings School District 2
Tuesday, Billings voters passed the elementary general fund levy for School District 2, which will provide support to the district as it wrestles with a structural budget deficit. It will cost $9.79 per $100,000 in assessed property value to fund the requested $1.6 million.
Homesteader Days is a Go!
The coronavirus pandemic has closed hundreds of businesses and events across the country. However, the popular Homesteader Days, hosted by the Huntley Project Lion’s Club, is moving forward, to the delight of the locals. The event coordinator, Bethany Hein commented, “Our goal is to provide another great event with social responsibility and safety for all […]
COVID starts to spike in Yellowstone County
Montana is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases in the recent weeks. Yellowstone County was reported to have the most active cases of COVID-19 in the state with 140 on Monday, and by Tuesday that number had climbed to roughly 199. This comes in at well over two times the second place amount in Gallatin […]
Laurel Rimrock Chevrolet Sold and Here’s Why
Rimrock Auto Group sold their Chevrolet location in Laurel to Don Jones on the tenth of June. All the employees of the location were able to retain their positions in the shift, which helped facilitate a clean transition.
Revised Sex Trafficking Ordinance Doesn’t Fix the Problem
Revisions made to last year’s ordinance for massage businesses in Billings do little to fix its issues in the eyes of many licensed massage therapists. Last year, a city ordinance was introduced with the intention of inhibiting sex trafficking in the form of brothels disguising themselves as massage businesses.