City of Billings developing new water source
by Evelyn Pyburn The City of Billings is in the process of developing a secondary source of water to serve the westend of the city with the development of an $84 million reservoir and treatment plant at Shiloh Road and Hesper Road. They will purchase property from Knife River Materials and from Yellowstone County, as […]
Loaded school bus goes off road
by Jonathan McNiven SHEPHERD—A Shepherd school bus left the road early Wednesday morning after being distracted at the wheel due to weather conditions. Scott Carter, Superintendent of Shepherd School District, told the Yellowstone County News early Wednesday morning that “approximately 65 students were on board headed to Red Lodge for a reward ski trip” […]
Countercurrent; keeping critters warm
by Carl Wolf I see the 2” of snow last week turned out to be about 12.” This morning it was minus 12 at our outpost and both Labs loved it! So, how do animals deal with the extreme cold and deep snow? I notice Prairie and Special stop and lick a paw every […]
Frontier Airlines announces low airfare flights from Billings to Denver
by Jonathan McNiven BILLINGS- Frontier Airlines unveiled this week with the announcement that Billings will be a new city in their flight plans starting this May. News of the low airfares and flights would affect travelers’ pocket books to the greater Yellowstone county area as new direct flights from Billings to Denver will be offered […]
New Billings Heights Business Association
by Crystal Murdock BILLINGS –A group of Billings Heights business owners met on January 9 to seek approval of the newly formed “Billings Heights Business Association” or BHBA. The group was formed in response to concerns pertaining to public safety, transportation, development, community facilities and business growth in the Heights area. Ming Cabrera, a business […]
One Big Sky District: our local $2.5 Billion Project
by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS – The boards of Big Sky Economic Development (BSED) approved committing up to $300,000 for the next step of funding needed for One Big Sky District (OBSD), last week. It will be part of $578,000 being requested from the community by Bob Dunn of Landmark, the private company that is spearheading […]
Horse Racing loses traction
by Crystal Murdock A Dec. 14 article titled “Hold Your Horses” ignited community support for horse racing fans, wanting to know answers about the current and future state of Horsing racing in Billings. June Eaton, while walking in the area, noticed guard rail being removed from the MetraPark track area shortly after the article came […]
New Chamber of Commerce formed (based in Billings)
Originally published for the 1/4/19 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. A group of local business owners have announced the formation of the Yellowstone Area Chamber of Commerce. The group was formed in response to a growing belief among business owners that common-sense, pro-business solutions are often secondary policy goals of other business organizations, […]
Huntley Express Way robbed
Originally published in the 12/28/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY – During the early hours on Saturday, Dec. 22 the Huntley Express Way located at 210 Northern Ave. was broken into and robbed. At 4:45 am a large river rock was thrown at the front glass doors, causing a large hole in the […]
Russian collusion aids Pacific disaster relief efforts
Billings – Five Russian flights are halfway through their scheduled plans to help transport humanitarian materials and supplies from Billings Logan International Airport to the Pacific Island of Saipan to rebuild a community that was devastated by a natural disaster. Using one of the largest aircraft in the World (Antonov 124), Shane Ketterling, Assistant Director […]