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Signal Peak Energy is getting Shafted!

Well, Folks, I wanted to take this week to talk about Signal Peak’s Mine and the visit of their facilities and property a couple weeks back, AND all the BS that is surrounding the lawsuits and groups that filed them. In addition, due to judges legislating from the bench (as they call it), Signal Peak […]

Anderson McNiven Recognized for Reaching 300 Broadcasts

Anderson McNiven posing for a quick picture along his years worth of pre-game snacks of Cheetos and Rooter.

The look on 16-year-old Anderson McNiven’s face said it all last Thursday, Nov. 2 as he walked out of the Columbus High School gym and into a packed room of family, friends and fans, there to congratulate him on his 300th game broadcast.  “I almost fainted,” he said regarding the moment he realized what was […]

2023 Shepherd High School Graduation Pictures

Here are some imaged taken by the Yellowstone County News at the Shepherd High School Graduation ceremony at Shepherd High School on Sunday May 21, 2023. Feel free to share these images for any personal family use. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]   

What a Hail of a storm!

Hail stones measuring nearly the size of a Tennis ball in Worden. (courtesy photo)

A severe thunderstorm moved through the Yellowstone County area early Tuesday morning with rain and hail covering the surrounding area. At about 2:30 am Tuesday Morning July 5, 2022. A severe

Huntley Project School Running Mill Levy

Huntley Project School Board voted 5-0 this week to put a mill levy increase to the voters for approval on the upcoming election in May. It’s been 16 years since a successful Mill levy increase has been approved by the voters.  In 2015, voters did not support a mill levy increase of $150,000 and also […]

Shepherd School Showcases Recent Renovations & Expansions

Kindergarten Classroom (photo by Julie DelCamp)

Shepherd School District is proud to be showcasing the recent improvements due to renovating, remodeling, restructuring and expanding.  Superintendent Drea O’Donnell gave Yellowstone County News a tour this week showing the improvements room by room which included expansions, and newly closed corridors. 

Madison River Propane Expands With New Lockwood Location

Madison River Propane has entered into an agreement with Red Mountain Truck Lines, Inc. to rent a lot in Lockwood which will house a bulk facility containing two 30,000-gallon tanks for their propane.   This new location will allow their propane trucks to refill locally, rather than having to drive back to Columbus.  As a result, […]

Gravel Pit Families Go to Court

On Thursday, Aug. 6th, a court hearing commenced with the goal of establishing the legality of a drainage trench dug on the Donnes property that left water running across the neighboring Flann property.

Request for Gravel Pit in Shepherd Re-Emerges

As was their option, with the issuance of a decision from Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last July, that their plan had deficiencies, Riverside Contracting has submitted a response to the  DEQ’s Deficiency Notice dated July 25, 2019. The company has proposed the development of a gravel mine near Shepherd, to which there was broad […]