
The Big Horn County Ambulance Service was awarded $50,000 in grant funding from the state Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant Public and Community Facilities Program to start working on the new ambulance facility. Daniele O’Banion, Emergency Medical Service Director poses by an automatic chest compressor, which provides CPR chest compressions. The station purchased the devices with funds they received when they were awarded a grant from the CARES Act, which provided about $250,000 for new equipment. Photo by Nacoma Jefferson
Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:00am
Twelve communities across the state were awarded over $5.2 million in federal funds through the Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant Public and Community Facilities Program, including $450,...

Veronica Teirza Dust Photo courtesy of YCDC
Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:00am
Two Billings women appeared in Crow Tribal Court on Tuesday to face misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child charges.
The two women, Veronica Teirza Dust, 34, and her wife Roseen Lincoln-Old...

Indian Health Service and Big Horn County public health teams joined National Guard teams at a surveillance testing in Crow Agency in June 2020. Surveillance or sentinel testing was the most effective way to track COVID-19 cases early in the pandemic. Now that vaccines are available, Montana health officials have deviated from national guidelines to include Native Americans, other people of color and residents of congregate care and corrections facilities in the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, which begins next month. BHCN file photo by Nacoma Jefferson
Thu, 01/07/2021 - 12:00am
HELENA (AP) — Montana health officials deviated from national guidelines by including Native Americans, other people of color and residents of congregate care and corrections facilities in the second...
Thu, 01/07/2021 - 12:00am
The town of Lodge Grass partnered with Baachachik Fireworks to provide a New Year’s Eve fireworks display that lasted just over an hour and a half. The show alternated with traditional singing...
Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:00am
Big Horn County reported four virus deaths this week, Rhonda Johnson, Big Horn County Public Information Officer said in several media releases this week.
A woman in her 90s was reported dead to...