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 […]
Meanderings: Billings Times Prints Final Newspaper
Well, Folks, as many of you have probably heard, the Billings Times announced last week that they have published their final edition of their newspaper. Yes, we signed an agreement early last week with the Billings Times and part of that agreement was that we would allow the Billings Times to notify and break the […]
Sheehy Wave: Unprecedented Number of Yellowstone County Officials Endorse Sheehy
This past week, a total of 60 local elected officials all from Yellowstone County signed on to a letter endorsing Tim Sheehy for United States Senate over current Senator Jon Tester. The list of names includes current and former state representatives, county commissioners, Billings City Council members, former district judges, party leaders and former Billings […]
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 […]
Rough Bridge Requires Band-Aids Until Scheduled Replacement
Community members lament the aging Huntley/Shepherd bridge repairs, with many wondering if the cracks were better than the repairs. Walt Houghton, Maintenance Chief of DOT Billings Division, has communicated that repair options are limited, and they are attempting stave off the elements until the bridge’s scheduled replacement in the next couple years. The Highway 312 […]
Another County Seizes Stolen Property in Shepherd
Carbon County adds itself to the list of counties seizing stolen items from a property out in Shepherd. On Monday, Carbon County detective Ben Mahoney with the assistance of Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) conducted a search warrant and seized irrigation pivot arm tires among other stolen items. The property, 4939 Shepherd Acton Rd., […]
Yeager Named New County DES Coordinator
Derek Yeager has been named as Yellowstone County’s new Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) Director, following the resignation of “KC” Williams, who served as director for the past five and a half years. KC Williams has taken a position with
MDT Restricts Overweight Permits on Newly Built I-90 Bridge
Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has restricted overweight permits for the newly constructed I-90 bridges over the Yellowstone River in Billings. The new bridges just recently completed in the last year were the subject of MDT routine inspections for newly constructed bridges. The inspections of the I-90 bridges found the bridges to have 24 improperly […]
Get the T-Shirt! Win Cash! #digitdays
Getting a Dig It Days t-shirt has come to be a tradition at MontanaFair. This year’s t-shirt is a bright green, one that you won’t want to miss. Among the many give-aways at Dig It Days are one thousand t-shirts each of the two days – Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17. There was […]
Laurel Generating Gas Station Now Serving NorthWestern Energy Customers
Although NorthWestern Energy’s Yellowstone County Generating Station is going through final performance testing, it is in full operation and serving customers. A group of media folks were given a tour last week, accompanied by several company representatives, including Josh Follman, the generating station’s project manager and Director of Project Development for NorthWestern Energy (NWE). The […]