Derek Brouwer
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SD2 online survey: Jeannette Rankin or Rimview for new middle school
The West End middle school name survey that School District 2 school board trustees requested to gather more public input is now online. → Read More
School board delays naming new school
School District 2 Board of Trustees decided to delay the naming West End school naming decision until June 29 meeting. → Read More
8 months after dog disappeared, Shepherd woman holds out hope for 'Jake'
The disappearance of Jake, a 1½-year-old border collie, last October might have been easier for owner Julie White to swallow if it hadn’t been seemingly inexplicable. → Read More
Neighboring counties also feeling strain on Laurel ambulance service
Dial 911 in Laurel, and there’s a chance the medical personnel who respond won’t be the city’s volunteers. Of late, the ambulance sirens might not even originate in Yellowstone County. → Read More
Seeking to pacify, group scrubs a pacifist from list of school names
The names are different, but the battle lines are looking the same. → Read More
Skyview grad wrings motivational messages from past trauma
Chance Housley speaks through his videos. → Read More
'I am leaving for Montana': West student, on his own, earns diploma his mother never did
The boy seemed to come from nowhere. → Read More
Episode in which Kardashians visit Montana airs this week
The Kardashian clan visited Montana in Sunday's episode of their reality television show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." → Read More
Take SD2's online survey for middle school name and mascot
An online survey will give Billings residents their two cents in naming the new middle school on the West End. → Read More
'Determined' 32-year-old earns diploma while raising family
For more than three years, Timber Buckner has juggled a job, raising an infant, a relationship and her studies in pursuit of a high school diploma. → Read More
After new trustees sworn in, SD2 board approves Daylis plan and redistricting contract
After bidding farewell to two of its longest-serving members, the School District 2 Board of Trustees welcomed two new faces Monday and elected its only other veteran member as the → Read More
Daylis wish list starts with new lights
School officials are hoping new stadium lights are the beginning of a bright future for Daylis Stadium. → Read More
Runaway bull shot after 4-mile chase through south Billings
A runaway bull led authorities on a four-mile chase through south Billings on Friday afternoon, escaping from the Public Auction Yards and traveling along city streets and railroad tracks before → Read More
Students, officials tout successes in SD2's fledgling dual enrollment program
When Camille Curran enters college next year, she won’t have to take another math class. → Read More
Montana's testing decision could jeopardize federal funding
The decision this week by the head of Montana schools to allow school districts to opt out of glitch-prone Smarter Balanced exams has thrown Montana into the center of a → Read More
Amid problems, state to let school districts opt out of SBAC testing
As new online tests tied to Common Core standards have been plagued by technical problems, schools in Montana can decide whether or not to continue giving the exams to their → Read More
A blank ballot to be sent for Lockwood seat on SD2 board; 2 write-in candidates file
Ballots will be mailed to Lockwood residents next week so they can select their next representative on the School District 2 Board of Trustees, but there’s a catch: The ballots → Read More
Parents line up to support SD2 teachers whose contracts will not be renewed
Four Billings teachers won't have jobs in School District 2 next year after an emotional meeting Tuesday in which the Board of Trustees approved the administration's request not to renew → Read More
Park City seeks $7 million to get schoolkids under one roof
PARK CITY — In this small town of commuters and farmers, everyone’s children can learn under one roof. → Read More
Spate of fires not necessarily a predictor of summer wildfire threat
Firefighting resources have converged in southcentral Montana after a spate of wildfires last weekend, and as agencies brace for another dry, windy day that could trigger more. → Read More