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Crow Nation welcomes Navy quartermaster home to Billings
Billings, Mont. — Family, tribal members and community members gathered at the Billings airport as Crow Nation welcomed Navy Quartermaster Jadyss Hugs home after more than 300 days aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.The arrivals terminal turned into a celebration with drumbeat, song and cheers as people welcomed Hugs back to Crow Country.The gathering marked a reunion for her family and a moment of recognition for her military service. It also reflected a tradition in the Crow community of supporting service members during deployment and celebrating their safe return."Throughout our tradition and the culture of the Crow people, when a young individual is deployed on their military adventure, they’re stationed in different areas. Many people throughout the group, people give blessings, wishes and prayers for a safe return," Shawn Real Bird said.For Hugs’ younger siblings, the homecoming also meant getting their sister back after a long time apart."I was happy because she's been gone for a long time," one of Jadyss Hugs’ younger siblings said. Another said she was proud of her military sister.The homecoming gave the wider Crow community a chance to honor Hugs’ service and celebrate her return.
ypradio.org
Billings becomes a multi-sport destination this weekend
Billings will be sports central this weekend as the city hosts major events on Saturday. The state cross country meet, special Olympics regional basketball tournament, youth hockey tournament, a show down on ice between the Bobcats and the Grizzlies, and an inaugural volunteer fair are all happening Saturday at the Amend Recreation Campus, bringing more than 4,000 people to the region.
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Public comment extended for data center water supply near Broadview
CORRECTION ON OCT. 23 AT 4:44 p.m. — The estimated after-construction water consumption number has been updated from 200,000 to 20,000. BROADVIEW, Mont. — The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is extending their request for public comment through Nov. 6 for a proposed well for the Quantica Big Sky Campus data center near Broadview. According to the DEQ website , the well will provide around 150,000 gallons of water per day during construction, and 20,000 gallons per day after construction. In addition to construction and drinking water, the well may also be used to provide water for cooling the high-density servers. The well itself will target the Madison aquifer, which is about 1,000 feet deeper than the Eagle Sandstone aquifer, which provides most of the nearby water supplies. To submit public comments on the proposed well and environmental review, visit the Montana Department of Environmental Quality website . A variety of other regulations may apply to data centers including, but not limited to, additional water quality engineering review, air quality, water rights, and zoning. Additional permit applications would trigger additional opportunities for public comment.
montanarightnow.com
Billings mobile-home owners seek more protections as lot rents continue to rise across Montana
In Billings, residents of Golden Meadows say the increases are leaving them uncertain about their future and worried about what happens if they can no longer afford to stay. They’re looking for ways to protect their homes, explore potential solutions and have a greater say in decisions affecting their lives.
Montana Free Press
Judge gives state green light to start work on Laurel psychiatric facility
Montana can begin construction on a forensic psychiatric facility just west of Laurel, despite pushback from town residents and officials, a District Court judge ruled this week. Yellowstone County District Court Judge Ed Zink issued an order Tuesday dissolving the preliminary injunction that’s been in place since August, which halted...