Billings Bypass Plan to Bridge The Gap
The Montana Department of Transportation announced that Wadsworth Brothers Construction was awarded the contract to build the bridge across the Yellowstone River that will be part of the Billings Bypass project.
Montana Fair will be 17 Days
“We finally have a plan, and we are ready to execute it now,” Metra Park and Montana Fair Manager Bill Dutcher told County Commissioners on Thursday while announcing that there will be 17 days for Montana Fair this summer – 8 more days than the nine usually held every year.
Revised Sex Trafficking Ordinance Doesn’t Fix the Problem
Revisions made to last year’s ordinance for massage businesses in Billings do little to fix its issues in the eyes of many licensed massage therapists. Last year, a city ordinance was introduced with the intention of inhibiting sex trafficking in the form of brothels disguising themselves as massage businesses.
Plan for 12 Days of Montana Fair
Plans are continuing for Montana Fair, despite coronavirus social distancing constraints. But rather than just nine days of fair, from August 7 through 15, there may be twelve days of fair with the addition of pre-fair dates, July 31 to August 2.
Governor Explains Phase 2 Reopening Rules
Beginning June 1, Montana can move into Phase Two of Governor Steve Bullock’s Reopening of businesses and activities after having been shutdown for over ten weeks. Gov. Bullock announced the parameters of the next phase of allowable activity of Montana citizens on Tuesday, which includes lifting the travel ban.
MontanaFair Will Go On!
Montana Fair will go on despite the challenges of social distancing and keeping everything safe and clean as required in mitigating impacts of COVID-19-–that is the commitment of Metra Park and the county commissioners.
Open For Business!
It will be some time before the full consequences of the economic shut down will be known, but for most businesses and their customers, the opening of business on Monday was a welcome relief.
Serve First, Campaign Later Says Billings Dr. from Queens, NY
As political campaigns are starting to peak, one long-time Billings doctor and new political candidate did not get the party memo in making sure his campaign is firing on all cylinders at the time that absentee ballots go out in the mail. Dr. Scott Price told the Yellowstone County News by phone on Monday that […]
Mail in Ballot Voting for Primary Elections in Yellowstone County
The primary election set for June 2, will be a mail ballot election in Yellowstone County, in order to minimize as much social interaction as possible to mitigate contagion of the CORVID-19 virus, announced Elections Officer Brett Rutherford.
“Unprecedented” Comment Period Raises Concerns in Local Judge Case
A misconduct complaint that was filed with the Montana Supreme Court against Yellowstone County District Court Judge Ashley Harada on January 31, 2020, has now reached an “unusual” and “unprecedented” stage where a normal recommendation to Montana’s highest court is being questioned and encouraged to be overturned.