1.6 Million Dollar Mill Levy Proposed in School District 2
You can expect ballots arriving in your mailboxes this Friday and Saturday for a proposed $1.6 million elementary school mill levy for School District 2. If passed, the levy will be directed towards operational costs for the kindergarten through eighth grades, according to Billings School District 2 Superintendent Greg Upham.
Shepherd School Getting Face Lift
Shepherd School is being revamped via a large multiphase construction project that has been long overdue. The project encompasses many renovations; however, one can expect to see some large changes and additions that will help both staff and students once they’re completed.
6th Avenue Underpass Upgrade Planned for 2022
The design for the improvement planned in 2022 for the Underpass Avenue at 6th, Central and State Avenue in Billings, is complete. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) announced that the newly-designed project incorporates new traffic signals, storm drain, lighting, improved pedestrian facilities, and upgraded signing to enhance these intersections, promote accessibility and improve safety.
$80 Million MetraPark plan with No Horse Racing
In presentations this past week to several groups of local officials, the master planner for Metra Park laid forth three different options of how to develop Metra Park in the future.
Homesteader Days Moving Forward!
Homesteader Days is still scheduled for the original dates of July 10-11 despite the concerns related to COVID-19. Homesteader Days Event Coordinator, Bethany Hein, stated, “We are moving forward!
38,000 Bottles of Water Donated to Combat Water Contamination
“We are currently distributing bottled water to over 350 homes,” said Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District board member Joey Oltrogge. Joey, having recently taken over the volunteer distribution of water from board member Gary Fredericks, has been working hard to ensure that the families affected by the increased nitrate concentration in the drinking […]
Search for Clean Water Continues
The Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water & Sewer District met on Monday evening to discuss a solution to the water contamination issue in the area. Back in the summer of 2019, the main source of drinking water was discovered to be contaminated. Unusually high levels of nitrates had rendered the water unsafe to consume, and boiling […]
Company Offers Possible Solution for Colstrip Waste
Could it be that a new technology that utilizes a waste material of Colstrip power plants — coal ash– can build the foundation (perhaps quite literally) of a new economy for Colstrip?
Ballantine Homicide Suspect Booked on $1 Million Bond
Yellowstone County deputies and emergency personnel responded to the Arrow Creek Trailer Court at the Arrow Creek Trailer Court in Ballantine Friday morning to find a deceased female.
Residents Reorganize in Opposition to Gravel Pit
About 40 Shepherd residents gathered Tuesday evening in opposition to a revised gravel permit application that was submitted by Riverside Contracting on the Donnes property in Shepherd.