Tag: Evelyn Pyburn

Strike Averted by Union, County Agreement

by Evelyn Pyburn A contract ratification vote by county employees as members of the Montana Federation of Public Employees will be held this week following a settlement of contract negotiations that has been on-going with their employer, Yellowstone County, for…

Lockwood Fire Continues to Set New Records

by Evelyn Pyburn Although the rate of calls slowed somewhat in December, the Lockwood Fire Department still ended the year with a record number of calls. The year of 2022 ended with a total of 943 calls compared to last…

Lockwood Wins Golden Gavel Again

by Evelyn Pyburn For the 33rd year in a row, the Lockwood School Board has received the Golden Gavel Award from the Montana School Board Association. The award was presented at the MTSBA’s annual Conference of Education Leadership, which was…

ExxonMobil in Lockwood Sells to Par Pacific

by Evelyn Pyburn ExxonMobil has sold its 63,000 bpd Billings Refinery to Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. in a $310 million sale that included associated marketing and logistics assets from ExxonMobil Corporation and two of its subsidiaries. 

What Happens When When No One Comes?

by Evelyn Pyburn  It happened again. Monday evening at about 12:30 am, a patient in Laurel showed symptoms of a stroke and called for an ambulance. Only there was no ambulance available. With dispatch reaching out as far as Joliet,…