Big Sky Speedway Prepares for Season Start, Announces New and Returning Events
High Limit Sprint Car Series, movie nights, and monster trucks will be coming to Big Sky Speedway this summer season, according to Big Sky Speedway Promoter Dru Brown. “We are already hard at work, creating a new schedule, trying to get big events in the (Billings) area and this year we definitely succeeded,” stated Brown. […]
Voices of “Trumptana”: Crowd Interviews at the Bozeman Trump Rally
Last week, I had the opportunity to talk to several people as they waited in line for the Trump Rally in Bozeman. The energy was palpable with music blaring and the crowd packing the parking lot. We talked about their policy issues of concern, what made them fans of President Trump, and what they thought […]
“Can Do Diesel” Repair Shop to Open in Ballantine
A new diesel repair shop has opened in Ballantine. The shop, Can Do Diesel, focuses on everything diesel including but not limited to diesel pickup trucks, semi-trucks, tractors, combines and much more. The shop owner and operator, Jeff Anderson, has worked on diesel engines for twenty years and counting. Starting as a diesel mechanic in […]
Lockwood Business Provides ‘Concrete on Demand’
Lockwood business, Rocky Mountain Compost (RMC), announced recently the purchase of a volumetric concrete mixing truck which they predict will make fresh concrete more available and less expensive in the Billings area. The “CemenTech,” as it’s called, can mix fresh concrete on-the-go and allows an operator to serve multiple customers in one run. Co-owners Bryce […]
Medical School Coming to Billings
In a joint press release with the Big Sky Economic Development (BSED), Rocky Vista University (RVU) announced this week that it had chosen a site in Billings as the proposed location for a four-year medical school.
6th Avenue Underpass Upgrade Planned for 2022
The design for the improvement planned in 2022 for the Underpass Avenue at 6th, Central and State Avenue in Billings, is complete. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) announced that the newly-designed project incorporates new traffic signals, storm drain, lighting, improved pedestrian facilities, and upgraded signing to enhance these intersections, promote accessibility and improve safety.
Local conservative talk radio show now on air
BILLINGS — A veteran broadcaster and political has launched a new Billings-based talk radio show, “Montana Talks.” Aaron Flint hosts the morning talk radio show weekdays from 6 to 10. “I think you can safely say it is a conservative talk show,” he said. It begins at 6 a.m. with commentary and news and weather […]
Giddy about Garth: Five concerts without a hitch
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 6/16/17. BILLINGS — Five Garth Brooks concerts drew massive crowds and generated massive revenues for the city’s motels and restaurants — but few if any problems, according to MetraPark officials. Bill Dutcher, MetraPark’s general manager, told Yellowstone County commissioners on Tuesday that “everything went […]
Garth Brooks Coming to Billings, June 10th, 2017
Garth Brooks announced that he is returning to Billings in the first time in 19 years set for June 10th, 2017 at 7:30pm. His Electrifying return of America’s most powerful concert force will also feature his wife Trisha Yearwood for an evening of entertainment at Rimrock Auto Arena. He was the 2016 CMA Entertainer of […]
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 […]