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  • Culbertson Celebrates 60 Years Of Frontier Days & Rodeo

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jun 7, 2023

    The weekend of June 9-10, Culbertson will be putting on their annual Frontier Days, with their rodeo followed by a street dance both nights. A true community effort, local businesses and Culbertson Saddle Club members spend their time and money to keep the tradition alive, through rodeo association changes, floods, and maintenance challenges. A new attraction this year is the Women's Ranch Bronc Riding, with at least ten women entered in the event. They will perform both nights along with the st...

  • More To Racing Than The Laps To Caruthers

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jun 7, 2023

    Austin Caruthers, Williston Basin Speedway president, has been involved with racing most of his life. This may be his first year as president, but it's his third racing, and he plans on continuing to race full time. He credits his ability to do both to Williston Basin Speedway's dedicated board members, who work together to keep things functioning smoothly. Dirt track racing is incredibly demanding of its drivers and those that support them, and Austin said this about his passion. "It's one of...

  • Culbertson Celebrates 60 Years Of Frontier Days & Rodeo

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jun 7, 2023

    The weekend of June 9-10, Culbertson will be putting on their annual Frontier Days, with their rodeo followed by a street dance both nights. A true community effort, local businesses and Culbertson Saddle Club members spend their time and money to keep the tradition alive, through rodeo association changes, floods, and maintenance challenges. A new attraction this year is the Women’s Ranch Bronc Riding, with at least ten women entered in the event. They will perform both nights along with the standard events of bull riding, bareback, calf ropin...

  • Agricultural Research Centers In Sidney & Williston Preparing For Annual Field Days

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jun 7, 2023

    The 2023 MSU-EARC Field Day, Sidney, 1501 N Central Ave., will start at 9 a.m. on July 11. They have an agenda packed with speakers who will be covering their current research projects, all of which affect our local farmers and crop choices. Marie Dorval, MSU Ph.D. student, will be discussing intercropping chickpea and flax for Ascochyta disease management. Followed by, Dr. Frankie Crutcher, MSU-EARC plant pathologist, will speaking on cover crops affecting pulse crop root diseases. Dr. Chengci Chen, EARC superintendent and agronomist, will...

  • Century Of Rodeo Tradition In Killdeer

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jun 7, 2023

    A hundred years is a long time to keep a great show going, but Killdeer has been doing exactly that as of 2023. Sam Rhoades started the event in 1924 with true wild horses off the Porter and McCloud ranches, but today Sparky at J Bar J Pro Rodeo, Circle, MT, and Pickett Pro Rodeo, Fairfield, TX, supply the roughstock. While the rodeo evolving from a wild show of cowboy ability to a professional rodeo on the PRCA Badlands circuit isn't a new change, there are plenty of new events this year!...

  • Culbertson Celebrates 60 Years Of Frontier Days & Rodeo June 9-10

    Katelyn Sponheim|May 31, 2023

    The weekend of June 9-10, Culbertson will be putting on their annual Frontier Days, with their rodeo followed by a street dance both nights. A true community effort, local businesses and Culbertson Saddle Club members spend their time and money to keep the tradition alive, through rodeo association changes, floods, and maintenance challenges. A new attraction this year is the Women’s Ranch Bronc Riding, with at least ten women entered in the event. They will perform both nights along with the standard events of bull riding, bareback, calf ropin...