I am Looking Forward to Future Reporting on Possible Waste, Fraud and Corruption
Dear Editor, Just a note of thanks to Jonathan and crew of the Yellowstone County News for providing a conservative voice in our community, especially Andrew and Evelyn for excellent reporting and editorials. Also, the very astute letters to the editor from subscribers. It’s nice to have a news source you can trust as opposed […]
Dennis Adams Resigns, HPID Announces New Interim Board Member
At their monthly regular board meeting on January 8, the Huntley Project Irrigation District announced the resignation of Commissioner Dennis Adams. Adams stated he decided to step down from the position due to personal reasons but plans to continue to help the district with a current audit as well as formalities with the ongoing USDA […]
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 […]
Meanderings: The Importance of this Senate race, Our decision to Endorse Sheehy
Well, Folks, as many of you saw on the front page of our newspaper this week, we have made the choice to endorse Montana U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy over MT Senator Jon Tester. This decision was not taken lightly as we have never publicly endorsed a candidate before in this manner in the 10 […]
Yellowstone County News Endorses Tim Sheehy for U.S. Senate
Given the gravity of the Montana’s U.S. Senate race this election cycle, the YCN editorial board has decided to endorse a candidate for the first time in its history. The YCN editorial board endorses Tim Sheehy for U.S. Senate over the current Senator, Jon Tester, and other third-party candidates. We believe Sheehy outperforms Tester in […]
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 […]
YCN Wins Best Newspaper
1st Time in Newspaper History Yellowstone County News achieved the top spot in recognition last weekend at the Montana Newspaper Association’s Annual Meeting in Kalispell. It was recognized as the #1 Newspaper in Montana (Division 3 with circulations of 2,000 or above). Based in Huntley, the Yellowstone County News has been publishing 47 years, since […]
Floods Rage at High Elevations; Flood Warning for Lower Yellowstone
As of 5 pm on Monday, June 13, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings for the Yellowstone and Stillwater Rivers. The warning follows two days of significant flooding of streams at higher elevations – flooding that is devastating the town of Red Lodge and has closed roads in numerous places including Yellowstone National Park, […]
McNiven Meanderings – Best Breaking News Story Award goes to our staff
Well Folks, last week was the Montana Newspaper Association’s annual convention (In Billings this year). This was the first time I’ve attended the annual convention since purchasing the Yellowstone County News, your hyper-local, weekly newspaper in the Yellowstone County area. I learned so much in mingling with other newspaper owners, publishers and editors throughout the […]
Senate candidates prepare for April 24 debate
The public is invited to meet the primary GOP U.S. Senate candidates at a forum on Tuesday, April 24, at the Elks Lodge in Billings. All of the GOP candidates Russell Fagg, Matt Rosendale, Troy Downing and Albert Olszewski are all vying for the opportunity to challenge the incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jon Tester. The […]