Governor Bullock Appoints Mike Cooney as Lieutenant Governor
Helena, Mont.— Today Governor Steve Bullock appointed former Montana Secretary of State as Montana’s Lieutenant Governor. “Mike has spent the last four decades serving the people of Montana as both a legislator and as a longtime Secretary of State,” Bullock said. “I’m impressed by Mike’s hard work and his commitment to public service. Mike is a […]
Proposed Lockwood roundabouts rile business owners
by Evelyn Pyburn-Originally published in the Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — Proposed designs for roundabouts at the Johnson Lane Interchange and how they could impact Lockwood’s truck traffic was the primary topic of discussion at the Lockwood Business Group (LBG) meeting on Tuesday evening. Concern that roundabouts could negatively impact the lifeblood of about half of […]
Error leaves Pedestrian Safety District off Lockwood tax bills
LOCKWOOD — If Lockwood taxpayers closely examined their tax bills in November, they would have noticed that one tax was not included. Because it was new tax district, a snafu in the bookkeeping process resulted in the 10-mill levy for the Lockwood Pedestrian Safety District not being assessed. It simply wasn’t listed in the taxing […]
Interstate temporarily shuts down due to wreck
Interstate 90/94 was shut down for about 30 minutes at the Yellowstone River bridge connecting Billings to Lockwood Wednesday due to a 3 vehicle wreck that occurred on the Yellowstone River bridge. Danny Kramer (41) of Billings, was in his 1968 F-100 pickup truck traveling eastbound on I-90 when he lost control of his vehicle at the entrance of the […]
FWP looking for information on poached mule deer
BILLINGS — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens and an area landowner are offering a reward for information about three mule deer bucks that was killed and illegally dumped east of Billings late last week. FWP game warden Ben Gleason said someone shot the mule deer bucks, removed two of the heads and dumped […]
Teen dies after two vehicles collide on West I Road
Visitation, Funeral planned for HP Student UPDATE: Visitation will be Thursday September 24 from 6-8pm at Heights Family Funeral Home while the Funeral will be on Friday September 25th at 2pm at Heights Family Funeral home. YCN apologizes for the incorrect dates as printed in this week’s paper. WORDEN — An 18-year old boy died Wednesday […]
Jami Forseth of Huntley crowned new Miss Montana Teen USA
MISSOULA — Meet the new Miss Montana Teen USA for 2015-2016. She’s Jami Forseth of Huntley, who started her freshman year at the University of Montana-Missoula just days before being crowned Miss Montana Teen USA. “It’s crazy,” Jami said on Wednesday, after her winning the competition on Saturday and going to her first professional photo […]
Shepherd-Joliet football game rescheduled after forfeit
SHEPHERD — The Shepherd High School football game against Joliet has been rescheduled. Regardless of who wins when the teams meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in Shepherd, it won’t be a forfeit. “Something positive, for us, happened,” said Jeff Armstrong, activities director at Shepherd High School on Friday. “Better for our kids, better for […]
School District 2 leaves Lockwood off high school redistricting committee
LOCKWOOD — The issue of high school redistricting in Billings School District 2 generated extensive conversation during the meeting of the Lockwood School Board on Tuesday evening. Conrad Stroebe, a Lockwood resident who for many years represented Lockwood on the SD2 board, brought his concerns to the Lockwood Board of trustees. He was accompanied by […]
Shepherd forfeits first football game after missing required practice
SHEPHERD — The Shepherd High School Mustangs football team forfeited their first game of the season to Joliet last Friday, starting their season with a loss. The team didn’t practice enough times between Aug. 14, the first day allowed by the Montana High School Association, and Aug. 28, game day, according to Jeff Armstrong, activities […]