Limit the size of your letters, please
Well Folks, it’s come time to limit the length of letters to the editor. I know in the past that we have allowed flexibility for you to develop your opinion or point of view but it has now come to the point that it has gotten out of hand. Some people are sending letters to […]
Can you see the tip of the iceberg?
Well, folks, can you see the tip of the iceberg now? Did you see our big announcement all over the front page of last week’s paper? If you can’t see the tip of the iceberg now and where we, as a newspaper, are going, then you must have read the wrong newspaper.
We have doubled our circulation and it’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Well folks, we have finally gotten to a place that we can announce our 1st big announcement: WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR CIRCULATION! Yes, that’s right. We have double the amount of newspapers that are being circulated in Yellowstone County! Do you remember four years ago in October 2014 when it was announced that the newspaper […]
The tip of the proverbial iceberg
Folks, I know I’m hammering away at the idea of looking at an iceberg. If you can see just the tip of the iceberg in regards to where we are going as a newspaper, imagine what you can’t see? Imagine what is happening in the background in order to get to this point? However, we […]
McNiven’s Meanderings; big news around the corner!
Well, folks, last week was a blur and this week seems to be the same with meetings during the day and additional work at night. However, success does not come overnight as I’ve learned it’s by the small and simple things that are done that contribute to the whole big picture.
Loaded school bus goes off road
by Jonathan McNiven SHEPHERD—A Shepherd school bus left the road early Wednesday morning after being distracted at the wheel due to weather conditions. Scott Carter, Superintendent of Shepherd School District, told the Yellowstone County News early Wednesday morning that “approximately 65 students were on board headed to Red Lodge for a reward ski trip” […]
Fake or not; counterfeit money found locally
by Jonathan McNiven Counterfeit money and concerns are raising eyebrows as more and more Worden businesses and individuals report instances to the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office due to similar-looking $100 bills that are appearing around town, outside of businesses and even on the street. Two weeks ago, Debbie Corman, bartender at Miller’s Dark horse & […]
McNiven’s Meanderings takes flight (with popcorn and flowers)
Well, folks; did you see all the letters to the editor we had this week in the paper? Did you know the number of letters to the editor show the vibrancy of a newspaper? Either we are getting more attention or our reporting is getting worse. I’ll let you be the judge but I thought […]
First drive thru floral shop offers convenience
by Jonathan McNiven Montana’s first drive thru floral shop has made a pit stop look like a victory lap. Heads turn and eyebrows raise while offering a unique service not offered anywhere else in the state. However, customer service, affordability and elegance are still in the details. A quick detour before or after errands “only […]
Frontier Airlines announces low airfare flights from Billings to Denver
by Jonathan McNiven BILLINGS- Frontier Airlines unveiled this week with the announcement that Billings will be a new city in their flight plans starting this May. News of the low airfares and flights would affect travelers’ pocket books to the greater Yellowstone county area as new direct flights from Billings to Denver will be offered […]