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  • McKenzie Co. Ag Expo Farm Show Feb. 7-8

    Katelyn Sponheim|Feb 7, 2024

    The McKenzie County Ag Expo will host a Farm and Ranch show, Feb. 7-8 in Watford City, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday will include “Bull Days”, with beef breeders bringing a sampling of their bulls and/or heifers to showcase their herds’ genetics and what will be available at this spring’s sales. Twelve pens have been sold so far, with more available. Gooseneck Implement, Williston; Heggen Equipment, Watford City; 4 Fires Enterprises, Keene; Horizon Resources, Watford City; and Northern Pump & Compression Inc., Watford City; will have some of th...

  • Cowhide Theme For 11th Annual Cattlemen's Ball Feb. 10

    Dianne Swanson|Feb 7, 2024

    The premiere event of the winter, the Cattlemen’s Ball, takes place on Feb. 10, at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. This fun event is for everyone, with a mouth-watering beef dinner and a wide variety of live auction items that anyone would love to own. Music by “Fast Forward” out of Melstone will keep you out on the dance floor all evening. The Cowhide theme will be carried throughout the décor and auction items which include a leather headstall made by Ryan Smith, an iron and wood cross, cowhide mirror and more. The popular Planko...

  • Subzero Temperatures Cause Water Main Break At Richland County Fairgrounds

    Jaymi Mozeak|Feb 7, 2024

    A water service main deep within the Richland County Fairgrounds compound gave in to the extreme cold and ruptured on Monday, Jan. 15.The torrent went undiscovered until the following day. It was a federal holiday so there was no one in the fairgrounds office to notice the drop in water pressure or water gathering on the midway. The fairgrounds were not completely deserted. Staff were in the event center, one of the buildings located on the south side of the property, cleaning up after an event...

  • MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show March 7-8

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Feb 7, 2024

    MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show is scheduled for March 7-8 at the Richland County Event Center Sidney. The trade show will open Thursday at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. and again on Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be vendors onsite with their information, products, and services. Breakfast will be served both days with the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce hosting on Thursday and Richland County Farm Bureau hosting on Friday. Lunch will be available at the Event Center both days, as well. In leu of the traditional banquet, the MonDak Ag Days...

  • Heaven's Gates & Hell's Flames Coming To Watford City: Cast Members Needed

    Dianne Swanson|Feb 7, 2024

    For the first time in Watford City, local churches are partnering with Reality Outreach Ministries to present Heaven’s Gates and Hell’s Flames, an evangelical drama presenting the gospel in a unique way. Organizers are looking for cast members from local churches to fill speaking and non-speaking roles. Rehearsals will take place at 5 p.m. CST on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10. This inspiring event takes place nightly at 7 p.m. CST on Feb. 11-18 at the Roughrider Center. Admittance is free and childcare will be available. The program con...

  • MonDak Cropping Seminar To Be Held Feb. 20

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Feb 7, 2024

    The northeast group of Montana State University (MSU) Extension Agents are planning the MonDak Cropping Seminar, formerly known as MonDak Pulse Day, for Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Wolf Point, MT. This event will feature a wide range of topics and a great lineup of speakers. The event will be held at the Elk’s Lodge at 304 Main Street with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is a $20 registration fee and lunch will be included. There will be a total of four pesticide points available during the MonDak Cropping Seminar, two available in the m...

  • Livestock Reports & Payments Due March 1

    Montana Department of Revenue|Feb 7, 2024

    Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own and to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports and payments are due March 1. Owners can report and pay online through the department’s TransAction Portal at https://MTRevenue.gov/livestock. Livestock owners must report what they owned as of Feb. 1, 2024. If you reported last year but no longer own livestock, you still need to submit a reporting form to let us know your livestock count is zero. Owners p...

  • MonDak Heritage Center's 17th Annual Celebrating Chocolate Event With Exciting Broadway Theme!

    Nikki Bailey-Will|Feb 7, 2024

    “Celebrating Chocolate” returns to the MonDak Heritage Center on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. This year’s Celebrating Chocolate theme will bring attendees to the “Corner of Broadway & MonDak” with Broadway stars NIC + DESI! Throughout the evening, guests will be entertained as NIC + DESI sing famous show tunes while performing dance numbers straight from the Broadway stage! The night will feature delicious chocolate treats and elegant Broadway inspired hors d’oeuvres. In addition to the great music and food, guests will be able to bid on sile...

  • Industrial Commission Awards $21.8 Million In Grants & $153 Million In Loans In Latest Clean Sustainable Energy Program Grant Round

    Feb 7, 2024

    The North Dakota Industrial Commission, consisting of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved $21.8 million in matching grants and $153 million in loans during the latest grant round for the Clean Sustainable Energy program. The Clean Sustainable Energy Program was established in 2021 to advance the commercialization of low-emissions technologies for North Dakota’s energy industry and is funded by a combination of oil tax revenue and state-owned mineral royalties. The eight a...

  • Including Sulfur In Soil Fertility Programs Can Benefit Crops, According To Montana State Extension Specialist

    MSU News|Feb 7, 2024

    Bozeman — Sulfur’s role as an agricultural nutrient is often overlooked, but including it in soil fertility programs can positively impact crop yield, quality, and economics, according to a Montana State University Extension specialist. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said that modern phosphorus and potassium fertilizers contain less sulfur as a manufacturing byproduct than they historically did. Coupled with higher-yielding varieties and mor...

  • Area Basketball Action

    Feb 7, 2024

    Fairview vs Poplar Fairview Warriors played at home against the Poplar Indians on Feb. 3. Girls: Fairview 45-Poplar 68; Boys: Fairview 55, Poplar 43. Fairview At Harlem On Feb. 2 the Fairview Warriors traveled to play the Harlem Wildcats. Both Fairview girls and boys came out on top at the end of the game. Girls: Harlem 44-Fairview 54; Boys, Harlem 55, Fairview 58. Sidney Eagle Basketball Feb. 2: Girls Varsity vs Glendive won 37-25; Boys Varsity vs Glendive lost in OT 55-61 Feb. 3: Girls...

  • Bantams Continue Their Winning Streak

    Brenda Filler|Feb 7, 2024

    The Richland Ranger Hockey arena kept busy this past weekend hosting seven home games including two games for your Ranger Bantams. Saturday, Feb. 3, the Ranger Bantams faced the Dickinson Outlaws. The Bantams played steady throughout the game scoring two goals each period and ending with a score of 6-1 to secure their first win of the weekend. Sunday, Feb. 4, the Rangers met up with the Bismarck White Capitals for the second game of the weekend. This game gave the Bantams a little competition,...

  • 3 Sidney Eagles Take State Speech, Drama & Debate Competition Championship

    Jaymi Mozeak|Feb 7, 2024

    Fourteen members of the Sidney High School speech, drama, and debate team traveled to Columbia Falls MT Jan. 26-27 to compete in the state meet, a MHSA sanctioned competition, at Columbia Falls High School. They did very well, taking fourth as a team, but a few members excelled beyond the success of their team. Cedar Hovde, a junior, competed and won 1st in humorous solo against 18 other orators. She will be going to the Regionals in Billings on Feb. 8-9. There she will be doing a humorous oral...

  • Boys & Girls Club Youth Of The Month

    Janelle Chamberlain|Feb 7, 2024

    Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak is proud to announce Letty Buxbaum and Karina Espino as our January Youth of the Month. Letty Buxbaum is in Mrs. Rosaaen's 1st grade and is the daughter of Jace Buxbaum and Kali Godfrey. She has two siblings and is in the pink group at the club. Letty likes going ice skating while at the club and her favorite subject in school is math. Letty wants to be a Boys & Girls Club Leader when she grows up. Karina Espino is the Youth of the Month at the base and is in...

  • Irma "Betty" Zoanni, 93, Sidney, MT

    Feb 7, 2024

    Irma "Betty" Zoanni, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at the Sidney Health Center with family by her side. Betty was born March 11, 1930, to Ingvald and Ethel Iverson on their homestead near Comertown, MT. She attended school in Comertown before transferring to Culbertson High School for her senior year. She attended Eastern Montana College and the University of Montana, earning a teaching certificate. Betty married John "Jack" Zoanni on June 4, 1952. They raised five...

  • George Edward "Ed" Culler, 80, White Sulphur Springs, MT (formerly of Sidney, MT)

    Feb 7, 2024

    George Edward "Ed" Culler passed away Jan. 22, 2024, of natural causes. Ed was born in White Sulphur Springs, MT on Aug. 14, 1943, to George and Fern Culler. He lived on Birch Creek, and in the White Sulphur Springs Valley. He attended White Sulphur Springs schools but got his real education from his dad on the ranch. He always said, "Why do I have to go to school to become a cowboy." When he was a young boy, he used to ride his stick horse all around Birch Creek hills. As he got older, he...

  • Doris Swenson, 96, Sidney, MT

    Feb 7, 2024

    Per Doris's wishes no visitation will be held and she will be cremated. A celebration of life service will be held for Doris and George at a later date. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Doris Swenson was the fourth child of Beulah and John Obergfell, arriving in Sidney, MT, on Dec. 22, 1927, after her oldest brother, Gussie took her and Beulah, via a horse drawn...

  • Joan Gouldstone, 87, Culbertson, MT

    Feb 7, 2024

    A celebration of life service was held on Saturday Feb. 3, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Community Church, Culbertson, MT, with Pastor Brandon Marschner officiating. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, assisted the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures were shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Joan Gouldstone, 87, peacefully passed away on Sunday Jan. 28, 2024 at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, with family by her side....

  • Sidney/Fairview/Lambert Wrestlers Place 3rd at Divisionals

    Feb 7, 2024

    MHSA A Eastern Divisional Results For Sidney/Fairview 103: Eli Lonski (26-24) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Eli Lonski (Sidney / Fairview) 26-24 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Emerson Nose (Laurel) 30-11 won by fall over Eli Lonski (Sidney / Fairview) 26-24 (Fall 1:09) Cons. Round 2 - Eli Lonski (Sidney / Fairview) 26-24 won by major decision over Brayden Hager (Custer Co. (Miles City)) 6-29 (MD 14-0) Cons. Round 3 - Howie Gayle (Three Forks/Ennis) 24-18 won by...

  • Mayor Norby Makes Proclamation

    Jessica Chamberlin|Feb 7, 2024

    At a City Council Meeting held on Monday, February 5th, Sidney mayor Rick Norby read and signed the following proclamation: WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America has been at the forefront of instilling timeless values in youth since its fouding in 1910; and WHEREAS, the national youth movement has made serving others through its values-based program its mission; and WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America is committed to helping youth succeed by providing the support, friendship, and mentoring...

  • Kurt Anderson, 59, Lambert, MT

    Feb 7, 2024

    Memorial services for Kurt Anderson, 59, of Lambert, MT are at 1:00 P.M., Monday, February 12, 2024, at the New Gymnasium at the Lambert School, Lambert, MT with Dennis Gugger officiating. Inurnment will be in the St. Theresa's Catholic Cemetery, Lambert, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Kurt David Anderson was born August 10, 1964, in New Haven, Connecticut to...

  • Betty Lamphier, 94, Bismarck, ND

    Feb 7, 2024

    Funeral services will be Monday February 19, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. Betty will be laid to rest at the Richland Memorial Park in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Betty Gene Lamphier, 94 peacefully passed away on Wednesday February 7, 2024 at St. Gabriel’s Nursing Home in Bismarck, ND with family by her s...

  • Rau School Audit

    Leigh Merritt|Feb 7, 2024

    An Audit of the affairs of Rau School District No. 21, Richland County, Sidney, Montana 59270, has been conducted by Strom & Associates, PC. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The audit also covered the Extracurricular Fund for pupil functions which is included in the financial statements of the District. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires that this publication concerning the audit report include a statement that such report is on file in its entirety and open to the public inspection at the School Clerk’s office, and that t...

  • Lola Fay Hansen, 79, Sidney, MT

    Feb 7, 2024

    Funeral Services will be Saturday February 17, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. A luncheon will follow the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation will be Friday February 16, 2024 from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at...

  • Alton Vernald Hillesland, 95, Sidney, Montana

    Feb 7, 2024

    Funeral Services will be Friday, February 16, 2024, at 11:00 am at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, Montana with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. A luncheon will follow the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation will be Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, Montana and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Pella Lutheran Church with a Celebration of Life service to follow, open to the public. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral...