by Jeanne Travisono HUNTLEY – Mark Chesnutt is coming to Huntley for Homesteader Days’ Friday night entertainment, July 9. Chesnutt is a platinum selling recording artist famous for “Bubba Shot the Jukebox,” “Too Cold at Home” and “I Don’t Want…
Barley over sugar beets
HUNTLEY – Ron Hein of Worden drills Coors Barley seed into “disced up sugar beets.” Farmers were unable to harvest many acres of sugar beets last fall due to wet fields and cold weather. Hein said, because of the remaining…
Worden father continues battle for seat belts on school buses
by Robert Nolte NIBBE — It’s been slow going, but Randy Fark isn’t giving up on his quest to see new school buses in Montana outfitted with seat belts. Fark was spurred into action two years ago when his 7-year-old…
Recycle bins moved to school in Worden
by Robert Nolte WORDEN — Trying to find the recycle bins in Worden? Look behind Huntley Project Junior High School. The bins that were at Farmer’s Union Co-op were moved there recently by Allied Waste Services. The senior’s sociology class…
Irrigation district re-elects Becker, Kamp
by Sharon Michaels WORDEN – Approximately 35 water users attended the Huntley Project Irrigation meeting and election Thursday, March 18. Because there were only two director positions open and only two people running, Russell Becker retained his position in Division…
Public hearings in April for new flood plain study
by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS — The draft of FEMA’s flood plain map for Yellowstone County is now available and will be available for public comment. Two public hearings have been set to gather public input. One hearing will be held…
No mill levy needed at HP as construction gets under way
by Sharon Michaels WORDEN – In two weeks, we should be pouring concrete, reported Brent Sumner to the Huntley Project school board on Tuesday, March 16. Sumner is the construction manager for Fisher Construction. “The ground is now frost free…
Bilyeu retires from irrigation district; manager Brozek quits
by Sharon Michaels BALLANTINE – The Huntley Project Irrigation District is in good shape financially thanks to the leadership of now-resigning president Dale Bilyeu. This was the general consensus of the board after hearing Secretary Liz Freeman’s budget report. Board…
Free dinners to be available twice a week at 4 churches
by Kelly Addy HUNTLEY – Four churches have joined forces with the local Salvation Army command to provide hot meals in the evening to people in need of them in the Huntley Project and Shepherd area. According to Huntley United…
Deal to buy Dassinger land for school in limbo
by Robert Nolte WORDEN — Though the asking price is high, the Huntley Project school district is not closing the door on possible purchase of the Dassinger property. The family would like $200,000 for the land being eyed for parking…
Garage to be moved from water district’s right of way
By Sharon Michaels WORDEN – The Worden Ballantine Yellowstone County Water and Sewer District should be able to complete the sewer line replacement on Yellowstone Avenue soon, president Gary Foss reported to the board at the meeting on Wednesday, March…
