Community Officials Mull Community Needs, Demands on Property Taxpayers
A meeting of City, County and School District officials, as well as many other community leaders, last Wednesday, was dominated by discussions of the future needs of the community and competing demands upon taxpayers, as the County pursues a levy and bond to expand the jail and School District 7 projects a mill levy request […]
Dig It Days Presents Checks to Local Groups
Each year proceeds from Dig It Days are disbursed to local worthwhile causes in the community – most of all for scholarships for young people planning to enter the building and construction trades. This week some of the proceeds from last year’s event were presented to a number of local organizations. For Yellowstone Family and […]
Assault at Yellowstone County Detention Facility
On Saturday, 6/22/24, deputies and an ambulance were dispatched to the Yellowstone County Detention Facility for a reported assault on detention officers by inmates in the facility. As two officers were working in the facility, inmates suddenly attacked them. “Security video shows that the attacks were unprovoked,” says Sheriff Mike Linder in a released email. […]
Deputy hit by vehicle, pursuit ends in rollover
Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder released the following press release this morning in regards to the shots fired and vehicle pursuit that occurred last night about midnight. In his statement, Linder released the following info.
Massive canal search continues for missing girl
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the 7-15-16 Print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — More than 100 trained responders turned out Wednesday in Huntley for an organized search of an 11-mile section of the irrigation canal from Huntley to Ballantine, hoping to find a 12-year-old girl missing since Saturday evening. Taeva Hawkins of […]
Jail funding may seek voter approval
Oringinally published in the weekly Yellowstone County New print edition. BILLINGS — Yellowstone County may be asking voters on the primary ballot on June 7 permission to borrow the funding needed to build a 148-bed addition to the jail. The request would not be for an increase in taxes, but to borrow the money needed, […]