by Michael J. Marino NorthWestern Energy (NWE) is requesting to raise their electricity rates by as much as 25.6%, according to an August 12, 2022 application filed with the Public Service Commission (PSC). “A residential electric customer using 750 kilowatt-hours…
Category: Worden
Liability Debate Ruffles Feathers at Huntley Irrigation District Meeting
by Michael J. Marino Three guest speakers attended the August 10, 2022 meeting of the Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID): Nemont representative Sean McDuffee, 811 Call Center director Clint Kalfell, and Jim Tuell, a right-of-way specialist from Nemont. They were…
Wells, Wells, Wells! WBYC Water & Sewer Project Enters Final Phase
by Michael J. Marino Following a sewer leak on North 15th Road in Worden, members of the Worden-Ballantine Yellowstone County Water & Sewer District (WBYCWS) board of directors wanted to remind residents to not flush disposable wet wipes, baby wipes,…
Motel 6 Shooting Suspect Felt it Would be Easier to ‘Just Go Back to Prison’
by Michael J. Marino After reportedly shooting a male victim at the Motel 6 off Midland Rd. in Billings, 39-year-old Candace April Roberts told officers she was considering “suicide by cop”, but decided it “would just be easier to go…
HPID Board Members, Feds Meet at River to Discuss Future Plans
by Michael J. Marino Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID) board members met with officials from the federal Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) at the head of the district’s diversion dam on the Yellowstone River on July 25. HPID manager Willy Lookhart…
Huntley Project Irrigation District Hears Horton Out
by Michael J. Marino One thing was clear after the July 13, 2022 meeting of Huntley Project Irrigation District (HPID): Rick Horton categorically denies any and all accusations brought against him at the previous meeting on June 8, for which…
