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NorthWestern fires up gas plant near Laurel, fueling neighbors fight for open public process
NorthWestern Energy will fire up its controversial, newly constructed natural gas plant near Laurel this month. Although the electricity it generates is expected to boost Montana’s power grid as demand peaks with rising temperatures this summer, the debate over burning fossil fuels next to the Yellowstone River isn’t cooling down.
Montana counties, municipalities prepare for government review
Municipalities and counties across the state asked voters during the June primary election to decide whether to initiate a study of their local governments. Twelve of Montana’s 56 counties voted to conduct a local government review, as did 43 of the state’s 127 municipalities. Yellowstone County, Billings and Laurel voters rejected the government review in the June election.
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...
Harmon’s Histories: Lunacy commissions once convened to judge mentally ill, addicted Montanans
The year was 1908. There were a couple of troublesome cases that needed to be dealt with. A.J. Thompson had been arrested a few days earlier on suspicion of being insane. According to the Billings Gazette, Thompson’s delusions were “varied and many of them delusional.”. So a “lunacy...
Medicaid expansion benefits Yellowstone County community as a whole, leaders say
Just after Medicaid redetermination has come to a close, Billings institutions in support of renewing Medicaid expansion, which expires in 2025, are gearing up to advocate for its renewal in the state's next legislative session. Local proponents argue that the program benefits the Yellowstone County community as a whole by...
Cutting in-person visits with inmates is big business for jail
Mary Wall’s son, who's now 28-years-old, has been incarcerated off and on since he was 18. She has hardly seen him in the last decade, of which he has only spent one year and five months out of custody. Wall, who lives in Billings, was unable to visit him...
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...
Mailbox Mishap? Avoid Courtroom Chaos
I remember reading advice columns back in the day in our local newspaper. Somebody would write Dear Abby a letter and explain their problems. And Abby would solve them. So, today, your old buddy Mark has some advice on how to avoid meeting sheriffs and judges. I am as bad...
Billings bike and pedestrian masterplan pedals into phase two.
Billings bike and pedestrian masterplan pedals into phase two. The Billings- Yellowstone County Metropolitan Planning Organization's master plan for bicycles and pedestrians in the Magic City is now moving into 'phase two'.
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