Jail addition starts next spring
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Building a new addition to the jail will be a spring project. Bids are expected to be let in March, according to members of the design team with Schutz Foss Architects, who met last week with a group of county […]
Massive canal search continues for missing girl
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the 7-15-16 Print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — More than 100 trained responders turned out Wednesday in Huntley for an organized search of an 11-mile section of the irrigation canal from Huntley to Ballantine, hoping to find a 12-year-old girl missing since Saturday evening. Taeva Hawkins of […]
Search and rescue efforts underway at Huntley Diversion Dam
Breaking now: The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and emergency units from the area have responded to a water search and rescue effort at the Huntley Diversion Dam. The irrigation canal water that feeds the Huntley Project Irrigation District canal has been shut off pending the current search and rescue. The Water rescue team has […]
Huntley Project School Roof reveals construction Flaws
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the Yellowstone County News 6/24/16 print edition WORDEN — Most people associated with Huntley Project School knew there was something wrong with the roof. They just didn’t know how bad it was. Workers from Diamond Construction started removing the old roof to install a new one over the summer. The […]
Donald Trump campaign releases date and time to visit Billings, MT
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump campaign has released the date and time for his visit to Billings, MT on Thursday May 26, 2016. The campaign website released the information that the event will be held at the Rimrock Auto Arena. For tickets, click here. Republican Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican party at […]
Humor lightens funeral for Sen. Conrad Burns
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News print edition on 5/13/16 BILLINGS — Humorous anecdotes balanced poignant moments as a crowd of about 1,000 gathered last week to say goodbye to Sen. Conrad Burns. It was a fitting tribute to the man who “never met a stranger,” said his daughter, Keely Godwin during the funeral […]
County Commissioner Bill Kennedy to step down to run MSUB Foundation
In a press conference today at Montana State University in Billings, Yellowstone County Commissioner Bill Kennedy was named as the new President and CEO of the MSUB Foundation. Kennedy will step down and retire from the Yellowstone County Commissioners position effective Aug. 1 after 24 years. Kennedy’s term was to expire at the end of […]
Burns Family Statement On The Passing Of Senator Conrad Burns
(BILLINGS, MT) April 29, 2016 – Today the family of former Montana U.S. Senator Conrad Burns released the following statement after the Senator passed away yesterday evening. Rep. Zinke’s office is sending the statement at the request of the Burns family. The family said: “Conrad was a loving, dedicated husband and proud father of three […]
Special Primary Election Edition
The 2016 Montana primary election is peaking and all campaigns are or should be in full swing. The absentee ballots in Yellowstone County will be going out in the mail on Friday May 13th. Bret Rutherford, Yellowstone County Election Administrator, stated on Tuesday that they receive back about 1/3 of the absentee ballots within 7-10 […]
Robber shoots gun, leaves without cash
BILLINGS HEIGHTS — The Billings Police Department is investigating an early morning robbery on Monday at the Blue Basket convenience store at 2347 Main St. in the Heights. During the attempted robbery, the suspect fired at a clerk, destroying a cell phone, but the clerk was not injured. According to a press release from the […]