Addressing John Kemmick and Capt. Mustang.
Dear Editor, Addressing John Kemmick and Capt. Mustang. Ahhh yes, Cap’n, you knew I’d be here to defend our 1st Amendment and to counter yours and Kemmick’s absurd and even doltish commentary. And with what I’ve got to say will no doubt take two submissions, as 500 words is not enough to expound on such […]
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!
Well Folks, it’s been very busy this last couple months with YCN Sports, kids, work, and everything else that life has thrown at me. However, I’m still standing and we’re making progress with everything we have going on. We’ve got one more week of YCN Sports broadcasts as three of our schools have made it […]
The Difference between David Crisp and the Letters to the Editor are Noteworthy
Dear Editor, The difference between David Crisp’s opinion piece of 2/20/26 and the letters to the editor on the same page is noteworthy. While Crisp delivers his point of view based on facts and intelligent observation with a measured respectful tone, the letter writers stoop to mean spirited language. For example, calling Obama, Obunga, and […]
Meanderings: Basketball, MT Senate Chaos, Wasteful Cleanup are all Underway
Well, Folks, there’s a lot going on, so I’ll write the cliff notes version this week about the Montana Legislature, National DOGE savings and Democrats whining, and we’ll broadcast all the basketball games this week on YCN Sports and Radio.
McNiven Meanderings: The calm before the storm
Folks, this is the calm before the storm for the election season is ending. In fact, it kind of feels eerie to a point as this is our edition before the election. I feel good about Trump winning BUT I felt that way as well when he lost in 2020, so I’m not sure what […]
Vote Absentee Early, Vote Absolutely Republican!
Well, Folks, we are now two weeks into election season and 80% or more of Yellowstone County voters turn in their absentee ballots by now. As I write this column, I’ve still got to turn mine in but it will be turned in before this column is sent to the printer. On a national level, […]
Claim your YCN Sweepstakes Cash Prize
We are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary owning the newspaper so we are giving away $500 worth of YCN Sweepstakes cash prizes at $50 a piece. We randomly chose 50 YCN Sweepstakes numbers and published them in the October 4, 2024 edition of the Yellowstone County News. If your YCN Sweepstakes number was one of […]
10-year Anniversary–We’re celebrating as we give away $500 cash.
Well, Folks, this week marks our 10-year anniversary of owning the Yellowstone County News. Sometimes I wonder where did the time go? Other times, I wonder what in the world did I get myself into? However, I’m amazed looking back how much we’ve been able to do and how far we have come. I remember […]
Let’s Call it for What it is, Straight-Up Propaganda and Fake News
Folks I want to address a supposed “newspaper” and self-described news media entity called the Montana Independent. This “newspaper” is being sent to more than 150,000 Montanans from an out-of-state organization called the American Independent that has ties to a Democrat aligned Super Pac that is focusing on high-profile elections in battleground states, including Montana […]
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 […]