Miles City News Network

Return in the fall? We hope!

2011-06-23T07:01:00.000-07:00

Well, we keep trying. The plan is to return to some posted news stories this fall -- 2011.

We posted no stories last year as we took on an ambitious movie project in the fall of 2010.

Miles City Public Library Youth Centers

2009-10-02T10:14:00.000-07:00

The Miles City Public Library is currently (Fall 2009) constructing two large areas -- 1800 sq. ft for children and 1000 sq ft for teens. These spaces are located behind the main building. The work began last June and should be completed and open to the public in January of 2010. The $350,000 construction and $100,000 investment for computers, furniture, and other interior items has been paid for by many local donations.

Presented are three stories. The first and second stories have the same script, but different editors. The third is done by the instructor with slightly more detail.

This MCNN story edited by Jamie, Jessica, and Katlyn.

This story edited by Bailee and Cheyenne.

This version adds a few details and is edited by the instructor.

Note: There is an error in the first two stories where the narrator says $1,000 instead of $100,000 was spent on computers, furniture, etc. The student had actually made three takes and corrected the error in the 2nd and 3rd, but the instructor "messed up" and used the 1st. take.

We hope to be back soon

2009-09-26T21:19:00.000-07:00

The plan is to have MCNN running again. Students interviewed the staff of the Miles City Public Library about the $450K remodeling project on Friday, Sept. 25th. We hope to have story(ies) posted sometime next week -- although since this will be the first for this crew it will take some time.

Summer

2008-07-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

Due to school work, etc., we were unable to continue with our news stories. It was just too hard to get all the regular classwork done in addition to the MCNN items. However, a new crop of students will be walking in the door next fall and I hope that we will be able to post a few stories. Fall is the best time to get things extra done.

We appreciate the very positive feed back over the year, which makes me feel all the worse that we were not able to keep the stories coming.

Thank you

MCNN Not Quite Ready to Ride Again

2008-01-20T08:52:00.001-08:00

Still checking the site? Good for you!

We had hoped to be back in business by mid January. Well, we have been -- just not here. This is the time of the year we publish our annual news magazine the Irish Pride. Efforts have been focused on our print endeavors rather than video. Would you like a copy? Go to the school web site, follow the contact email link and we'll send you one.

Still, don't give up on us. We do plan to get back to MCNN, ah, eventually.

Christmas Preparations Stifle News Productions

2007-11-23T20:42:00.000-08:00

Not that we've been cranking out stories as of late, but the well is going to be even drier until January '08.

We are in full Christmas mode -- program preparation, traveling-singing performances, etc. As a result, the MCNN crew is thinking "Grinch" our main program. Sets, special effects, and rehearsals will be taking up our time.

We look forward to posting stories again about mid January.

Thanks for checking in. We appreciate it.

Cornerstone Open House

2007-11-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

After five years of planning and 3.5(M) dollars of work, the oldest portions of the former Holy Rosary Hospital have been turned into affordable family housing -- The Cornerstone Apartments. On November 5th an open house was held. This was a real celebration giving the community a chance to not only look over the apartments, but to thank the Miles City Housing Authority Board and its director Melissa Hartman for a job well done. Josh, 8th grade, did the main editing and production work with help from instructor Freese. T-J and Freese wrote the item. Freese narrated due to time constraints.

Main Street Bridge Animal Life

2007-11-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

This short video shows some of the animal life that spent time watching the bridge construction. The work done by contractor Sletten Construction didn't seem to particularly bother the area domesticated and wild life.

Main Street Bridge

2007-10-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

On October 24th, the Main Street bridge opened. This was much more that just a bridge project. The roadway leading up to the bridge, on the city side, has a decorative cement rail on both sides of the road. The structure itself is very handsome, including eight old style lamps. MCNN reporters were given a tour of the structure the morning the bridge was open.

Art Center Expansion

2007-10-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

After 30 years, the Custer County Art and Heritage Center -- Water Works Gallery -- continues to grow. This growth also carries out the theme of the entire facility, emphasizing the fact that the area was once a water plant. MCNN students present the first part in a two part series on the expansion. Part one focuses on the portion set to open this winter. The second part will focus on the old mechanical side of the water plant.

Bridge Is Open

2007-10-24T19:19:00.002-07:00

In just a few days short of one year the Main Street bridge project was completed. The barricades were unceremoniously removed early this morning and traffic began to roll. By 7 a.m., the bridge was very busy. Some drivers were just sightseeing, but most were probably appreciating that they no longer had to "take the long route". MCNN students are working on a story to be posted soon. In the meantime, here's some footage for our out of town friends.

Old Water Plant

2007-10-22T19:37:00.000-07:00

We interviewed Mark Browning director of the Custer County Art and Heritage Center (Water Works Gallery) about the expansion project -- see above story. We are going to break the story into two parts: one on the project itself, and one soon to be posted about the history of the old pump house and future plans. Stay tuned. As for this clip, yes, there were no lights in this area and yes it was really creepy!

Main Street Bridge Nears Completion

2007-10-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

The Main Street Bridge is nearing completion. The project should be done by the end of October. This video and still photos were taken October 14th.

Sagebrush Motel Demolition

2007-10-14T12:38:00.000-07:00

The old Sagebrush Motel is no more. The site at the corner of Leighton Blvd. and Valley Drive -- the old Strip -- has been demolished and the clean up of debris is nearly complete. This slide show also includes shots of the nearly complete Cornerstone Apartment -- the renovation project of the oldest sections of the former Holy Rosary Hospital complex. Photos take October 14th, 2007. A closer look at the stills are on our Flickr site.

MCNN Blog Test

2007-10-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

This is a test. The main Miles City News Network site is can be linked from the milescity.com site.