Top 3 Billings Stories For July 2, 2015
Overcrowded jail in Billings begins a diversion program on July 6th. Billings city officials including Billings Police are preparing to enforce Billings fireworks ban. Hearings are set to discuss a possible raise for Yellowstone County elected officials. News 1: Yellowstone County Judge, David Carter said the overcrowding jail problem diversion program is a step in the right direction to diminish the full detention facility. The first full week of July is when the program begins.
News 2: Billings officials will close Zimmerman Trail and the Rimrocks beginning Friday, July 3rd and re-opening on July 5th. This is a measure taken each Independence Day to keep Billings free of potentially hazardous fireworks.
News 3: Public hearings are set to discuss the possibility of elected county officials getting a pay raise. If you would like to attend, you may do so at 11 a.m. on July 6th and 2 p.m. on July 21st in the boardroom at the Yellowstone County Courthouse.