by Evelyn Pyburn The taxable valuation for 2022 for the Lockwood Sewer District Phase 1 is $3,997,411 up about $337,000 over last year’s $3,667,409, reported Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) Manager Mike Ariztia. The increased value allows the district…
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MDU Separates from Knife River
by Evelyn Pyburn MDU Resources Group, Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to separate its wholly owned construction materials business, Knife River Corporation, from the company. A company press release states that the separation will…
Lynard Skynard to Headline Magic City Blues this Weekend
by Elisa Schlosser Magic City Blues, touted as an urban music festival for a rural state, has been lighting up Billings since 2001. This year’s line-up will be no different, except one major change. This weekend, August 5 and 6,…
Two Moon Park Evacuated after Ammonia Leak at Centennial Ice Arena
by Michael J. Marino A HAZMAT team was deployed and Two Moon Park was evacuated after an ammonia leak was discovered at Centennial Ice Arena in the Billings Heights on Thursday, July 21 at around 7:30 p.m. The bike path…
Phase 3 Sewer Project will Proceed
by Evelyn Pyburn The Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) Board voted unanimously to proceed with the process of constructing Phase 3 of the sewer. The next step is to impose special assessments in the Phase 3 sewer sub-district of…
Bypass Construction Continues, While MDT Focuses on Flooded Areas Upstream
Construction of the Billings Bypass is continuing with plans to request bids in September to build the road that will connect the newly constructed Yellowstone River Bridge to where the overpass will be built over the railroad tracks, north of…
Crash on I-90 Backs Up Traffic From Lockwood to DoubleTree
by Michael J. Marino “If you’re going to Huntley,” a perturbed driver shouted from her window, “you’re gonna be waiting two hours!” She was correct. In fact, this was an understatement. This reporter left downtown Billings at around 3:45 pm…