Battle for the Bridge becomes huge cancer fundraiser
Originally published in the 4/20/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY PROJECT — You may recall the epic battles of history: The Thrilla in Manilla. The Rumble in the Jungle. Coke vs. Pepsi. Fasten your seatbelts for the Battle for the Bridge. It’s Shepherd Public Schools (the challenger) vs. Huntley Project Schools and it all […]
Bucky Beaver Ground Grippers headline community cleanup
Originally published in the 4/20/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — Volunteers who join the Huntley community cleanup on Saturday, April 28 will be given lunch in Barkemeyer Park and enjoy a free concert by the Bucky Beaver Ground Grippers. Ryan Roen, who is organizing the grassroots effort, was happy to report this […]
Billings Mayor breaks tie vote, City Council supports One Big Sky study
Originally published in the 4/13/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County news. BILLINGS — A supportive vote from Billings Mayor Bill Cole was necessary to break a council deadlock about whether the City of Billings would contribute a total of $500,000 to help finance a study for the future development of One Big Sky District, which […]
One Big Sky proposal heads to Billings City Council
Originally published in the 4/6/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News BILLINGS — Stating that the only reason the One Big Sky Center project has stalled “is because of what people don’t know about the project,” Kris Carpenter, Chairwoman of the Billings Chamber of Commerce Board, was joined by a host of others to persuade […]
Billings Bypass construction to begin as soon as 2019
Originally published in the 3/16/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — How truck traffic will be handled through the Johnson Lane Interchange in Lockwood has been resolved in the latest updates from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), regarding the construction of the Billings Bypass. Engineers and MDT officials expressed confidence in an […]
Open house celebrates new LDS building and growth in Billings
Originally published in the 3/9/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Growing membership has led to the creation of a third Billings stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With bigger congregations came the need for a new church building, which has been constructed on 54th Street West […]
Civic leaders hustling money to fund One Big Sky master plan
Originally published in the 3/9/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The future for One Big Sky Center (OBSC), which has morphed from a proposed multi-faceted complex into broader development for all of the downtown Billings area, hinges right now on the ability of civic leaders to raise funding for a master […]
Friday open house celebrates new LDS church on West End
BILLINGS — Growing membership has led to the creation of a third Billings stake for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With bigger congregations came the need for a new church building, which has been constructed on 54th Street West south of Rimrock Road on the west side of Billings. The new church […]
High school plan may shrink to suit Lockwood taxpayers
LOCKWOOD — Between dreams and reality there is usually a dousing of cold water, and that was what Lockwood School Board members met in the first round of numbers, dollars and cents, given to them by the architects of Collaborative Design on Friday. In presenting preliminary plans that would include “everything you wanted,” and “everything […]
Huntley Project High School drama team wins first state championship!
Worden — Talk about a home court advantage. The Huntley Project High School drama team members used their school over the weekend to take them to their first State Class B championship. Huntley Project Schools hosted the Class B-C state tournaments for speech and drama on Friday and Saturday. The event drew 337 competitors from […]