Ruth Eddy

Montana

Bozeman Reporter at Yellowstone Public Radio (Billings, MT)

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New laws boost conservation funding with marijuana revenue

2 weeks ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy |Ellis Juhlin

Senior Kylie Bute is painting a section of wall on the second floor of Gallatin High School. Spanning a massive painter's tape rectangle is a scene of a highway running through a valley. A sprawling bridge arcs over the road, offering animals safe passage across. "I feel like it's kind of not very known and it's something that definitely needs more attention brought to it," Bute says. The mural is part of Bute's senior project.
Waded Cruzado is leaving Montana but keeping the 406 area code

2 weeks ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

A look back at some of her accomplishments and challenges, and look forward to her new role as President of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. The conversation started with how she was recruited for the role 15 years ago. I don't look like, I don't sound like anyone in Montana. And I remember then lowering my head and say, saying to him, what do you see in me that I'm not seeing? Because inside my head what I was thinking, there was a lot of fear.
Bozeman Commissioners consider budgeting for eviction defense

3 weeks ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

Bozeman City commissioners Tuesday heard the latest in a year-long discussion over how to best help renters facing eviction. The commission is exploring putting money in the budget to hire legal counsel. If Bozeman took this step, it would be the first city in Montana to do so. Bozeman’s Chief Civil Attorney, Anna Saverud told commissioners at the meeting that she’s looked into 19 other cities around the nation who have similar programs in place. “These all have amazing results,” Saverud said.
Judge grants protection for two student visas

3 weeks ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

The ruling allows students to continue their studies without the risk of deportation for the lifetime of the litigation. The two students in the suit and an additional MSU student were notified by the university in mid-April that their visas were revoked and they would be expected to leave the country immediately. MSU leadership said the school did not receive any prior notice from DHS of the sudden visa change.
Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef, expands in Bozeman

1 month ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

“So we’ve got ground elk, onions, delicata squash. We just chopped it up real fine. It's got sumac, cedar and salt in it “Chef Rob Kinneen with the nonprofit Indigenous Food Lab is grilling at the kitchen of Fork and Spoon in Bozeman . The social enterprise restaurant run by the Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) serves pay what you can meals five nights a week but also rents out its commercial kitchen.
Big Sky and Ennis find tax compromise

1 month ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

Senate Bill 260 sponsored by Republican Senator Greg Hertz, allows tax dollars to move more fluidly between hospital and school districts that are within the same county but face geographic obstacles, like a mountain range. Hertz is from Polson, but the bill gets to the heart of a current conflict already playing out in southwestern Montana. Ennis and part of Big Sky are both in Madison County.
Montana senators celebrate new Amazon warehouse in Belgrade

1 month ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

Amazon leadership hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for a $27 million delivery station just south of I-90 in Belgrade. The 52,000 sq foot warehouse has been operational for about a month and receives truckloads of packages , where they are sorted and re-organized and staged to be picked up by delivery drivers before arriving at customers' front doors. Amazon representatives at the event say The facility aims to hire about 100 people, but were not clear on how many people are currently employed.
Yellowstone Gateway Business Coalition re-forms

1 month ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

Local business owner Dale Sexton is making some seasonal shifts at his Livingston business, Dan Bailey’s switching into spring and summer mode. The longtime Livingston business caters to outdoor recreation selling equipment for skiing, biking and fly fishing. He says his and many other businesses in the area rely on public land. “Without these resources our business doesn’t do well” Sexton said.
Federal employee committed to return to work, despite turmoil

1 month ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

After getting fired in February, rehired in March, and offered a buyout in April, Eddie Garcia feels uncertain about his job, but more certain than ever about the work. “Now that it’s under threat, the call to duty is even more heightened” Garcia said. A resident of Bozeman, Garcia works as a ski patroller in the winter, but for the past two decades each summer he trades in ski boots for work boots , as an employee of the Custer Gallatin National Forest.
Big Sky mans dies in skiing accident

2 months ago | ypradio.org | Ruth Eddy

The Gallatin County Coroner’s Office identified the skier as 63-year-old Jon Lamb. According to the Coroner's office on Wednesday afternoon ski patrol found an unresponsive skier at the bottom of a rock field 200 feet below the ridge on Lone Mountain. Ski patrol performed life-saving measures, and transported the skier to the First Aid Room where he was pronounced dead. Messages left on his obituary page say Lamb had lived in Big Sky for many years and was an experienced skier.