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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Yellowstone County confirms its first two flu deaths of the season

Plus, Billings West hosts Gallatin in the Class AA semifinals Fri., Nov. 13.

The Good Day Billings team1 story10 sources4 min read

HealthTop story

Two Yellowstone County residents have died from the flu, the county's first deaths this season

Flu in Yellowstone County since the season began Oct. 4

119
flu cases reported in the county
15
people hospitalized in the county
2
flu deaths, the county's first this season

Sources: KTVQ, NonStop Local Billings

If you haven't gotten a flu shot this season, we suggest doing it soon. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and confirmed the county's first two flu deaths of the season. A man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s died in October, and neither had a flu shot.

RiverStone Health's chief medical officer, Dr. Megan Littlefield, urged prevention, saying influenza "should never be taken lightly."

  • Flu shot: recommended for everyone 6 months and older
  • Where: RiverStone clinics, pharmacies and medical offices; COVID-19 shots too
  • Symptoms can take one to four days to show up
  • If you get sick, stay home at least 24 hours

Yellowstone County reports 15 flu hospitalizations and 2 deaths; Montana, 76 and 3

15Hospitalizations76
2Deaths3

Sources: KTVQ, NonStop Local Billings

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News Notes

City Hall

The city of Billings has sued the architectural firm that led the rehabilitation of its new City Hall. The city faced more than a million dollars in additional costs with the project. Billings Gazette

Class AA football

Billings West beat Great Falls 44-7 in Friday's quarterfinal. Billings West hosts Gallatin in the semifinals on Fri., Nov. 13. MontanaSports.com

Four teams reached the Class AA semifinals, with two games set for Nov. 13

Quarterfinal winnerFinal scoreSemifinal, Nov. 13
Billings West44-7 over Great FallsGallatin at Billings West
Gallatin24-13 over Missoula SentinelAt Billings West
Kalispell Glacier53-29 over BozemanMissoula Big Sky at Glacier
Missoula Big Sky38-21 over Great Falls CMRAt Kalispell Glacier

Source: MontanaSports.com

Rocky football

Jordan Legg's 47-yard field goal with 4:53 left gave Rocky Mountain College the lead, and Jayden Marquez-Cook's blocked field goal with 12 seconds left sealed a 33-30 win over Dakota State on Saturday at . Rocky is 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the Frontier Conference East. Quarterback Schwahn said a coach told the team at the start of the season it would have "the best field goal block team in the nation." MontanaSports.comBillings Gazette

Cattle Club

Cattle Club opened for its first Saturday night. Owner Sean Michael Graves, who also operates seven other bars in Billings, said a liquor license in Billings costs about a million dollars. KTVQ

Makers market

At Saturday's makers market at the Billings Public Library, for some vendors, holiday markets make up a major share of their work each year. Miles City artist Shelley Freese estimated events like this make up more than half of her Dancing Cow Studio business. NonStop Local Billings

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This situation with the City Counsel and stray animals is totally UNACCEPTABLE.

“Reach a deal with YVAS. Some outfit in Shepatd would be overwhelmed. GIVE the shelter the money they need to operate efficiently. FIND THE MONEY!!! Take it away from bile trail projects. I am homebound, but please, if you can, go to City Council and get them to FIX THIS!!!!!”

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Jessica Hannesson worked at her parents' tire and convenience store in Glendive when she was in high school, and years later she wrote down a goal: a headquarters where Hannesson Home and Made For Home sit side by side. This weekend, her new Billings studio, Made for Home, opened its doors, a place where home design ideas are something you can see and touch.

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Yellowstone County confirms its first two flu deaths of the season

Plus, Billings West hosts Gallatin in the Class AA semifinals Fri., Nov. 13.

The TLDR

  1. Yellowstone County reports its first two flu deaths of the season
  2. The city has sued the architectural firm behind City Hall's rehab
  3. Billings West hosts Gallatin in the Class AA semifinals Nov. 13
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