The voters of Yellowstone County have spoken. In Lockwood, all three candidates’ results were fairly close margins; however, voters in that school district were choosing two candidates. Josh Skidmore and Jamie Fandrich earned the victory with 663 and 613 of…
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Huntley Project Only Montana School Awarded NASA Grant
Out of 12,000 applicants, a group of 7th and 8th grade students at Huntley Project School was the only one in Montana awarded the NASA TechRise Grant for scientific research. This $1,500 grant challenges middle and high school students to…
Purple Mustard Invades Area
Yellowstone County is being invaded by a weed called Purple Mustard or more formally known as Chorispora tenella. It was officially declared a weed in Yellowstone County by county commissioners this week at the request of Joe Lockwood, weed coordinator…
County’s taxable value up 4.6 percent
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The total taxable value of property in Yellowstone County increased 4.6 percent in FY 2016-17. About half that increase is due to the construction of new property…
YVEC’s new ‘Operation Round Up’ is “opt-out rather than opt-in”
by Judy Killen-Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News. HUNTLEY — With the “Operation Round Up” program launching this month, YVEC general manager Brandon Wittman would like to remind co-op customers that the program is totally…
Custer School to build $3 Million Gym
Originally published in the 7/28/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. CUSTER — Custer Public Schools is preparing to build a new gym after voters approved a $3 million bond in May. “It will be very functional for a school…
