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The school year was derailed as schools had to cope with the pandemic and its ensuing closures. As the 2019-2020 academic year concludes, schools are trying to find a balance between providing graduates with some sort of normalcy by affording them a ceremony while still keeping people reasonably safe. Some area high schools have already held their graduation ceremonies while others have decided to postpone or modify them in other ways. Sidney High School administration have worked with official guidelines and placed limitations on this class...
Sidney will soon have a store unlike any other. MiMi's Kitchen has its grand opening on Saturday, May 23 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The dream of owning a store like this has been in the works for quite some time for Billie Hillesland, one of MiMi's store owners. MiMi's will be under joint ownership by Chris and Billie Hillesland and Heidy and Curtis MacGrady. MiMi's will be open 7 days a week. The store schedule is Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday's from 1-4 p.m. We wanted to be sure our doors...
Draggin' Main returned to Sidney last Saturday, kicking off at Holly and Central and heading south to the roundabout. Music for the cruise was broadcasted on Eagle 93.1 FM. "Organizers and volunteers were setup at Footers along Central collecting cash and check donations for various organizations. Donations have been made to the Richland Food Bank, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Eastern Montana Out of the Darkness Community Walk. People just pulled up to the sidewalk at...
For awhile now, a local Sidney business has been contributing a percentage of sales revenue back into the community via a local organization. In February it was for the Angel Fund, which helps out local families with children to meet school lunch costs. Hanson Independent chipped in and matched Sidney Mercantile's contribution to the Angel Fund. For the month of March, the Brodie Gorder Memorial Project was the recipient of Sidney Mercantile's community contribution. The Brodie Gorder Memorial...
The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was originally funded by Congress on April 3, 2020 with $348 billion in funds to be distributed to small business owners in crisis across the country via authorized lenders. Stockman Bank’s portion for the SBA PPP Federal Loan Program amounted to 2,177 loans for a total of $262M. The vast majority of these loans have already been closed and advanced into customer accounts. Stockman Bank of Montana is one of the authorized lenders for the program here in Montana. ...
The Sidney Job Service wants to reach out to the community and let area residents know that they are still operating to assist the community throughout the COVID-19 crisis. They have been inundated with unemployment application assistance requests these weeks, but they still can be reached. The Montana Job Service offices throughout the state are available to assist residents in various ways throughout the COVID-19 crisis and its recovery process. These weeks the primary way Job Service offices are helping residents is by providing a link to...
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak's building passes the one year mark and steps in to assist area youth through the Covid-19 pandemic. Sidney's Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak has been contributing to the community for 16 years. It was just one year ago when the new building at 201 3rd Ave. SE opened its doors to area youth, nobody envisioned an impending pandemic, altering its role in the community. On a normal summer, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak steps in to provide children...
Aside from everyone practicing social distancing as much as possible, Sidney Mayor Rick Norby, speaks about the importance of uniting, and going out of one's way to prop up our local businesses and check on neighbors during these trying times. "I understand people would rather stay home, but to order in from these restaurants that are currently shut down, to pickup takeout curbside service, I can't echo the importance of that enough. Right now, to me, shopping locally is the biggest part. Once...
Watford City / McKenzie County COVID-19 response formed an Emergency Operations Center to support the community in observing CDC and North Dakota Department of Health guidelines to slow the spread and flatten the curve of COVID-19 in our community. There is a toll-free hotline for anyone in the community who is in need of the following: • If you are self-quarantining or self-containing, where and how to receive curb-side services of groceries • If you are sick, where and how to receive curb-side pharmaceuticals and related services • If you a...
Marvin & Elaine Stedman didn't require as much room any longer, meanwhile their son and daughter-in law Matt & Teresa Stedman with their three children and pet dog had outgrown their home. They found the right solution together. They bought each others' home. But with that, another concern came about. Teresa was worried about making changes to her mother-in-law's former home, because she didn't want to harm feelings in altering it. Her mother-in-law Elaine told her not to worry and encouraged...
Last Tuesday, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. representatives and municipal officials met at the Richland County Event Center to present their Integrated Resource Plan involving the tentative closure of coal fire power generating units before opening up the floor for the public to weigh in and finally, to present questions. The MDU Integrated Resource Plan is filed bi-annually with the Montana Public Service Commission. "In that study we look at all of our customer needs for demand, how much...
