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Income guidelines lowered for families in need of food assistance
There are new income guidelines for families needing food and healthcare assistance for young children. Yellowstone Public Radio’s Orlinda Worthington has details. The U.S. government recently revised the poverty level guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children program to those with a household income 185% below poverty level. That...
New Housing Development Underway Near ZooMontana
A new housing project is underway on Billings' West End. Perhaps you've noticed the heavy equipment moving dirt for infrastructure at the south end of Shiloh Drive, near ZooMontana. I stopped to grab a couple of quick pictures last week, pondering what the development might be. "It's probably another shopping...
Duck Creek Bridge Closures Are Coming. Public Meeting 7/15
Duck Creek bridge over the Yellowstone River west of Billings will be closed intermittently later this summer and perhaps into early fall, according to a 7/12 press release from Yellowstone County. The bridge is due for necessary scour maintenance. Yellowstone County officials said the structural repairs require "periodic, maybe lengthy...
Montana creates emergency ‘drive-thru’ blood pickup service for rural ambulances
Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a transfusion as the blood drained from her body during a stormy, 100-mile ride. Because of the 2019 snowstorm, it took 2.5 hours to drive from her small...
Get Creative: Downtown Billings’ Chalk on the Walk is 8/2
Summertime in Billings is packed with fun events. Strawberry Festival was a (hot) success last weekend; so was Montana Brews and BBQs at MetraPark. Drag racing and dirt track racing are held every weekend north of town, and the Great American Championship Hillclimb is fast approaching. The Downtown Billings Association...
Billings MET Transit receiving $1M in funding for ADA vehicle upgrades
BILLINGS, Mont. - The City of Billings MET Transit will be collecting funding to get eight new ADA-paratransit vehicles, maintenance equipment and maintenance staff training. According to a MET release, the new vehicles will be replacing the Plus's old vehicles in its fleet, and these upgrades will boost reliability, decrease downtime, decrease service interruptions and improve safety.
Midland Empire Moose Legion 38
Midland Empire Moose Legion 38 is composed of Moose Legionnaires from six Moose Lodges, that are in Billings, Colstrip, Glendive, Harlowton, Lewistown and Sidney. The Moose Legion and Women of the Moose Chapter are the Higher Degrees of The Moose. The Moose has three primary missions. They are Mooseheart Child...
'Most areas of the state will be represented' at Big Sky State Games
BILLINGS — The upcoming Big Sky State Games truly do represent the Big Sky Country and indeed do remain a big deal in the Treasure State. In this year’s 39th annual event, approximately 9,000 athletes will compete in the competition with 6,000-7,000 in the summer sports. A majority of the events are Friday through Sunday in the Billings area.
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