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The Western Stock Show, held in Denver for its 111th year, attracted 684,580 visitors from across the country. Beginning on January 7 and ending 16 days later, the agricultural extravaganza displayed a variety of over 15 thousand animals. Numerous awards were given to the best livestock in several categories, and over ten million dollars in livestock dealing transpired. Among the participants drawn to the Western Stock Show was the Olsen family of Williston, North Dakota. The Olson family, led...
Giving many needed resources to Bakken-area charities has heretofore gone unadvertised and unpublished for one oilfield company. It has not been a calculated business decision that has led Loenbro to give so generously to organizations in Richland County, and so there have not been press releases or photo opportunities with giant checks being handed to the happy recipients of their generosity. According to Loenbro’s Business Development Officer, Lee Haven, their considerable giving to f...
The Western Stock Show, held in Denver for its 111th year, attracted 684,580 visitors from across the country. Beginning on January 7 and ending 16 days later, the agricultural extravaganza displayed a variety of over 15 thousand animals. Numerous awards were given to the best livestock in several categories, and over ten million dollars in livestock dealing transpired. Among the participants drawn to the Western Stock Show was the Olsen family of Williston, North Dakota. The Olson family, led...
Nearly forty people gathered at the Richland County Extension Office on Saturday, March 4, to give input on several legislative matters facing the Montana legislature. Led by Scott Staffanson, who serves House District 35, and Steve Hinebauch, who serves Senate District 18, the Town Hall meeting covered topics ranging from an upcoming proposal to increase the statewide fuel tax to legislation proposing easier criteria for the creation of charter schools. Both Staffanson and Hinebauch answered...
Brent Sanford became the mayor of Watford City, just when the oil boom began. After taking his new post as Attorney General of North Dakota, his mayoral position needed to be filled. With Sanford’s term originally not slated to be over until June of 2018, the mayoral office has been empty since he won election to the state-wide office in November. After a city-wide election, Justin Voll was voted as the next mayor of Watford City. Voll, who has served as president of the First International B...
Craig McPherson is an entrepreneur, business owner and farmer. Patriarch to the McPherson family with six children and seven grandchildren, Craig owns and operates the farm that has been operated by his family for four generations. Throughout those generations, the McPherson family has grown the crop crucial to the economy of Richland County, the sugar beet. Graduating high school in 1979, Craig went straight to work on the family farm, and has been doing it since. Now, hiss son, Alex, manages...
Lt. Michael Schmitz was fired on December 30 by the interim sheriff of McKenzie County, Matthew Johansen. The deputy had already been suspended from the department in October. Schmitz, a three year veteran of the department, was scheduled for a hearing with the McKenzie County Commission to address allegations of bullying made by an independent firm that had done a workplace investigation within the department in the summer of 2016. Before the scheduled hearing could commence, however, Schmitz...
Fellowship Church of Sidney has called a new associate pastor. Sean Banks has been added to the church staff to help with pastoral needs. Sean and his wife, Brooke, and son, Isaiah, live in Williston, North Dakota. Banks will be leading Fellowship Church’s new location in Williston, ND....
Dr. Dirt recently reviewed the thoughts of Dr. Hugh Ross in relation to Creationism. Dr. Dirt, a veterinarian by trade, no doubt has a grasp on things of the scientific realm. Dirt’s contention, however, that a 4.5 Billion year-old Earth could in fact stay loyal to the Biblical account is contrary not only to orthodox Christian views, but also to Biblical teaching. I understand Dirt’s point of view. Using Dr. Hugh Ross’ book A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy as a jumping off p...
