Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. by Judy Killen WORDEN — Teachers in the Huntley Project School District will receive raises and increased health insurance contributions under a one-year contract approved by the school board.…
HP enrollment stable, but funding forecast is cloudy
Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. by Judy Killen. WORDEN — The first student counts of the new school year show Huntley Project High School enrollment at 258 students. That’s down three students from the…
Rick Young Auctioneers Auction Again this week
Rick Young and Sons Auctioneers have another auction this week in the Huntley Project Area. Last week and this week were in Huntley. This auction below is for the auction comment this weekend on September 23, 2017. Feel free to…
County Ok’s 94 Million budget, Pitman refuses to second the motion.
Originally published in the 9/8/17 print edition. This is an early release of the story. BILLINGS — Pointing out that Yellowstone County’s 2017-18 budget is only “sustainable” if the proposed Safety Mill Levy passes, County Commissioner Denis Pitman refused to…
City, county may split ways on zoning regulations
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Yellowstone County Commissioners approved a proposed separation of the zoning regulations that govern the City of Billings and Yellowstone County. Called the Unified Zoning Regulations, the City-County…
Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office moves this week
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office will be in a new home at the end of this week. Sheriff Mike Linder said in a press release that remodeling…
Huntley Project moves Homecoming to October
Originally published in the 9/1/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News UPDATES: from last week WORDEN — Huntley Project High School is lining up a full week of activities to celebrate Homecoming 2017. It’s just occurring slightly later in the season…
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…
Solar eclipse wows crowd at Pompeys Pillar National Monument
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News POMPEYS PILLAR — Monday’s s olar eclipse wowed people who gazed up at the sky, but on the ground at Pompeys Pillar, ham radio operators from the Yellowstone Radio…
National Day of the American Cowboy rides again
MONTANA — The National Day of the American Cowboy has won approval from the U.S. Senate. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, with the support of 14 senators, including six Democrats, from several western states. Approval of…
Homecoming week postponed for Huntley Project,
Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. WORDEN — Huntley Project High School’s Homecoming has been postponed until the week of Oct. 2-7. HP Superintendent Mark Wandle said the original schedule changed because Poplar was unable…
