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Local Man Found Dead In Yellowstone County Jail
The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office reported last week that a 23-year-old man apparently committed suicide at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility on Monday, July 15. An officer discovered Cash Nelson of Wolf Point in his cell and unresponsive with a piece of cloth around his neck. Attempts to revive...
NorthWestern Energy shows off its new natural-gas plant near Laurel
NorthWestern Energy’s natural gas plant, Yellowstone County Generating Station, is still in the performance testing stage and so far the plant near Laurel is functioning as planned. During this phase, NorthWestern Energy staff members are giving tours to selected members of the Yellowstone Valley, including retired NorthWestern Energy employees,...
NorthWestern Energy gears up for performance testing at new Laurel gas plant
NorthWestern Energy has fired up its new natural gas plant near Laurel and operators are getting ready for performance testing next week. The Yellowstone County Generating Station is powered by 18 reciprocating internal combustion engines that were manufactured by Caterpillar in Germany. The 181-ton engines are fueled by methane, which comes to the plant through a pipeline from Colorado.
Motorcyclist killed in Grand Avenue crash was 17 years old
The motorcyclist killed earlier this week after colliding with a bus on Grand Avenue has been identified. Aidan Michael Woolf died of blunt force injuries, Yellowstone County Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman said Friday. He was 17 years old. Aidan and his mother had been living in Billings for roughly six...
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