Morales not to return to HP as Head Coach
Huntley Project School District (HPSD) has decided to not renew Mandy Morales’ contract for the Girls’ Basketball Head Coach position, citing contract. Morales was high school assistant coach for the high school girls’ basketball for two years and then head coach for three years. According to Morales she has worked with and coached the current […]
Breaking: Huntley Project and Mandy Morales part ways in direction of basketball program
Huntley Project School District (HPSD) has decided to not renew Mandy Morales’ contract for the Girls Basketball Head Coach position, citing contract differences. Morales was high school assistant coach for the high school girls’ basketball for two years and then head coach for three years. Superintendent Mark Wandle stated,
Election Department Asks for federal funds for More Workers
Because they are having trouble filling the positions needed on Election Day to monitor and process the voting process, Ginger Aldrich, who heads the Yellowstone County’s Election Department, has received approval of Yellowstone County Commissioners to request funding from the federal government. The county department is requesting $28,310 from Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which […]
Yellowstone County News Endorses Tim Sheehy for U.S. Senate
Given the gravity of the Montana’s U.S. Senate race this election cycle, the YCN editorial board has decided to endorse a candidate for the first time in its history. The YCN editorial board endorses Tim Sheehy for U.S. Senate over the current Senator, Jon Tester, and other third-party candidates. We believe Sheehy outperforms Tester in […]
MontanaFair Sets Records
MontanaFair set new records on many fronts this year, according to MetraPark Manager Stoney Field. Total paid gate numbers set a new record, as did concession sales commissions, carnival rides and sponsorships. The benchmark they were comparing to was 2022 and “We beat all those numbers,” said Field. Field went on to report that they […]
High School Baseball Comes to Huntley Project
Huntley Project School District has joined a regional trend by approving a proposal for a high school baseball program for the 2024-2025 school year. Billings School District 2 has also announced a baseball program in the last year. Huntley Project Activities Director Tim Kaczmarek informed the board that after surveying students at Huntley, he was […]
New Emergency Alert System Available – YCI
To better warn citizens about emergency situations, Yellowstone County Disaster and Emergency Services is implementing a new emergency system called Yellowstone County Informed (YCI). Citizens are encouraged to sign up to receive emergency notifications via texts, emails, cell phones, etc. at https:// member. everbridge.net/ 305943405396532/ new. The new notification system serves all residents of Yellowstone County […]
Farewell to a Billings Institution, Billings Times Prints Final Newspaper
by Ed Kemmick, (republished with permission) As of today, you can add one more name to the list of roughly 2,500 American newspapers that have folded in the past 20 years. As Publisher Scott Turner announced today on Page 1 of The Billings Times, this is the final issue of a weekly newspaper that has […]
Dollar General Coming to Shepherd
The well-known discount store chain, Dollar General, currently being built on Highway 312 in Shepherd is scheduled to open mid to late November. Project Manager Bill Bache stated the project is on schedule and the certificate of occupancy should be received
Risks of Fire to be Mitigated by Power Shut-offs Says NWE
As events in states like California and Hawaii have proven, nature often generates conditions that pose high risks of power lines igniting fires. NorthWestern Energy is in the process of developing strategies that will mitigate those risks, and last Monday, Jordan McNaught and Lisa Perry on behalf of NorthWestern Energy, visited with County Commissioners to […]