Huntley Project Wins Historic 16th State Volleyball Championship
During their 25th straight season attending Montana’s State B Volleyball Tournament, Huntley Project managed to take home their 16th championship title in Head Coach Iona Stookey’s tenure. The team entered the tournament as something of an underdog according to Stookey, with the team placing third at divisionals. According to 2025 All-State Selected Setter Gracie Norman, […]
Woman Found Dead in Shepherd Residence, Likely Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
On November 11, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), Shepherd Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), and American Medical Response (AMR) responded to a sick or injured call at an address on Brookhaven Place in Shepherd where the person who had reported the incident had found a man and a woman unconscious. Upon emergency respondents’ arrival, it was […]
Public Hearing Set for Heights Water District
The County Water District in Billings Heights will hold a public hearing to present the district’s Systemwide Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Review on Wednesday, November 20, at 5 pm. Engineers and board members will be available to take public comment and answer questions. The district board will consider adopting the
Man Found Dead at the Top of Pompey’s Pillar
Jennifer and Randel Bonifay came upon a gruesome sight Monday afternoon when they climbed the steps of Pompey’s Pillar National Monument. The couple, who had never before been to the top of the monument, spotted a man sitting in a camp chair close to the viewing glasses at the precipice of the rock. It did […]
Multipurpose Building Moving Forward and Longtime Huntley Project District Clerk Retires After 45 Years
At Huntley Project School District’s monthly meeting board members discussed the next steps for the proposed multipurpose building to be built on campus. Beforehand, the board accepted District Clerk Rita Huck’s retirement letter. Huck has served the district for the last 45 years and the board was quick to thank her for contributions to the […]
City Hires Firm to Audit Utility Billings System
Having struggled for months to get its new automated billing system to work properly, the City of Billings has engaged SL-serco from Minneapolis to conduct an audit of the system. The process has already begun with consultants visiting Billings homes, selected randomly, to check out meter readings. The readings, transmitted by radio frequency from residential […]
Clerk Resigns at Lockwood to Accept SD2 Position
An award of appreciation was presented to Lockwood School Clerk and Business Manager Laurie Kvamme by board members at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Kvamme has resigned her position, after 17 years, to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer of Billings School District 2. Superintendent Don Christman urged the board to approve a […]
More Enplanements at Billings Airport
Enplanements at Billings Logan International Airport are up 15.36 percent, year–to-date. The Total enplanements increased from 317,734 to 366,542. The month of September was up 18.58 percent over September 2023, increasing from 35,772 to 42,358, according to the Billings Transit Board. Jeff Roach, Director of the Airport, announced that the airport moved up nationally in […]
Worden Community Club to Merge with Community Project Connection
With the president and secretary of the Worden Community Club (WCC) stepping down the WCC has offered to merge with the Community Project Connection (CPC) organization. Both groups have similar goals for the Worden community and are both responsible for events on Main Street. CPC President Nikki Zimmer brought the merger proposal forward at CPC’s […]
Shorter School Weeks May Not be Beneficial
A new report from researchers at the University of Montana shows shorter school weeks may hurt student performance and school budgets, according to a report from Montana Public Radio. While a growing number of schools in Montana have switched to four-day weeks, the researchers say data analysis on four-day school weeks “demonstrates a disturbing trend […]