Water donations flow into Worden
During these turbulent times for the Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District (WBYC), they have thankfully been receiving an outpouring of support from across Yellowstone County, including much needed pallets of water for the people of the Worden/Ballantine area. WBYC also encourages anyone with a well in the area to test it, and […]
City’s illegal taxation goes down the drain
A 35,000 member class action lawsuit against the City of Billings for allegedly imposing an illegal sales tax by way of what they have referred to as “franchise fees” on city water and sewer services and solid waste disposal is heating up.
City Council Primary results are in
The primary election results for the Billings City Council are officially in. With 18,148 ballots returned out of 47,062 that were sent out to Billings residents, turnout for this election was at 38%.
Shepherd School Celebrates
The $11.9 million bond to see the Shepherd School reinvigorated officially passed on the night of the 10th, promising the much-needed funding to build on to the current campus and repair existing structures.
Kerns Returns
The readers of the Weekly Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor have made their voices heard through an endless stream of phone calls, emails, and letters to the editor.
Balancing the budget could mean lower county tax levies
Property taxpayers will see lower county tax levies on their property tax bills this year, in Yellowstone County, because the overall amount of taxable value on property in the county has increased by $24.88 million. Over half of that increase is due to new construction – new wealth – in the county.
Code Red insufficiencies revealed by severe weather
The recent severe thunderstorm in Yellowstone County unveiled a number of points of confusion about the new Code Red emergency alert system that Yellowstone County has been trying to adopt over the past few years.
Call for the return of Krayton Kerns
With Krayton Kerns’ decision to retire from his Weekly Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor column here at YCN, he left a hole not easily filled. His views may have been at times controversial, but he developed a loyal reader base not many in the columnist world are fortunate enough to gather.
Officially: don’t drink the water
Nearly one hundred people gathered at Huntley Project High School on the 26thfor an explanation of the state of the water troubles in the Worden area by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water District (WBYC).
Be wary of vultures in the wake of the storm
In the wake of any major storm, like the recent hail storm that crushed the county, there is always bound to be a flood of storm-chasing contractors that come into town to repair hail damage to vehicles and homes. Unfortunately, although many of these businesses are reliable and help provide relief after all local outfits […]