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Watford City High School hosted a Career and Technical Education (CTE) eeting Monday, Feb. 24. They celebrated successes of their current CTE program and discussed possible future programs. At the meeting, attendees learned about the current CTE opportunities offered at Watford City High School and Alexander High School, heard from students participating in the CTE program, and learned about a possible future CTE program (including information on the Bismarck Career Academy and how Watford City...
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...
The Montana Department of Revenue warns all residents to be aware of numerous scams and frauds related to their tax information and potential refunds. “Most Montanans are honest and trust others to be honest too, but unfortunately criminals around the world target our taxpayers and their personal information,” said Gene Walborn, director of the Montana Department of Revenue. “A little bit of caution and awareness can go a long way to protecting your information and making sure no one can abuse it.” Here are some common tax season scams. • Payin...
Funeral services for Daniel Rootes, 69, Miles City, MT formerly of Sidney, MT were held Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at 11 a.m., at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. A viewing was held one hour prior to the funeral under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Daniel passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital, Billings, MT....
Funeral services for Mary Jo Packineau, 83, Bismarck/Mandaree, ND were at 10 a.m., CST, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at Living Water Family Worship Church (Black Bear Building), Mandaree, ND with Pastor Woodrow Elmore officiating. Senior pallbearer was Ted Lone Fight, III. The wake was held 5 p.m., CST, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Living Water Family Worship Church (Black Bear Building), Mandaree, ND. Interment was in Congregational Cemetery, Mandaree, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND is caring for the family. The gathering was...
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 12-6 p.m. at St. Matthew's Parish Center, 310 7th St SE, Sidney, MT. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are recommended. To make an appointment, call the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org. Give blood - Help save lives!...
Join MSU/Richland County Extension for a class on how to make tasty foods that won’t knock you off track! Each class will offer different food demonstrations and samplings as you learn about Type II and Pre-Diabetes, carbohydrate, fats, sodium, vitamins, minerals and fiber. This is a free class, but class size may be limited. Classes are on Tuesday, starting March 10-31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at MSU/Richland County Extension Office Meeting Room, 1499 N Central Ave., Sidney. For more information or to register for classes contact MSU/Richland C...
As weeds, disease and pest insects take a bigger bite out of farmer profits, many are looking for new ways to maintain or increase crop production, while reducing input costs for managing those pests. Among the more novel approaches to address pest and productivity issues is the use of intercropping or the planting of two (or sometimes more) crops together in the same field at the same time. Advantages to intercropping can be found in more efficient use of resources (water, nutrients and sunlight) leading to increased net productivity per...
This year the Brodie Gorder Memorial Tournament was held Feb. 28 - 29 at the Sidney High School. The Sidney Wrestling Club has been building an amazing memorial tournament here in eastern Montana. This tournament is in memory of a very special wrestler, Brodie Gorder, son of Lisa and Shane Gorder. He lost his life at only 8 years old in a 4-wheeler accident on their ranch. The tournament is held in his memory in honor of his love for the sport of wrestling. Just the year before the accident he...
Fairview seniors Cody Asbeck (left) & Alex Schriver signed commitments to attend Dickinson State University on Feb. 25 in the Fairview High School gym. Asbeck plans to play football & Schriver plans to play golf. Both students played on the Fairview football state championship team this year....
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, will be hosting an informational meeting at Teddy’s Residential Suites, Watford City. At 3 pm on Thursday, March 12, Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about Purina animal nutrition, Bayer animal health, and agronomy updates. The Purina and animal health update will feature Lance Enget and Ron Bernhardt. Enget will be providing an overview of Purina’s fly control mineral, and he will also be discussing Purina’s new product line called RX3, which deals with starter ratio...
Each month, Montana WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and a community of support from both experts and peers to more than 16,000 moms and children. Nationwide, WIC serves more than 7 million people. In Richland County WIC served an average of 139 participants in the past year and $90,404 of WIC benefits were redeemed at our local grocery stores. Montana WIC participants say they would recommend WIC to their friends, and when asked what they value most about WIC, more than 75% say they value the nutrition...
Rebecca Deming, 17, Fairview, a member of Richland County 4-H and a senior at Fairview High School, started the project "Lettuce Eat", through which she prepared and served free summer meals twice a week for more than 40 children from her community; her efforts included spreading awareness of her cause, soliciting donations and prepping and serving each meal. Rebecca started this program to benefit local children who regularly receive free or reduced lunch during the school year. The Prudential...
Washington, D.C., Feb. 28 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. Through WHIP+, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping producers recover from losses related to 2018 and 2019 natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup on March 23 for producers to apply for eligible losses of drought (D3 or above) and excess moisture. USDA is also ent...
Large numbers of Richland County people have given public comment about closure of MDU’s Lewis and Clark Station at Sidney. We did this four times to MDU and three times to the Public Service Commission. Richland County Commissioners have filed written public comment. With a few precious exceptions such as PSC Commissioner Randy Pinocci, we have been speaking to people who have plugged their ears. One PSC commissioner has even complained about us being allowed to appear before them. Public comment is good, but we need to take further steps. W...
Livingston, MT – The Montana Preservation Alliance has received a sizable grant from the 1772 Foundation based in Providence, RI, to complete a study of possible business models for the Teslow Grain Elevator. After a windstorm caused severe damage to this local landmark back in 2016, the owner did not have funds to repair the building; they ultimately sold to a contractor who purchased with the intent to raze the structure. Undaunted, the grassroots Teslow Preservation Group (TPG) boldly formed overnight and began the “Save the Teslow” campa...
On the request of tournament coaches, the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture compiled an All-Tournament team from the District 2C basketball tournaments determined by a vote of coaches. For the boys’ tournament, Fairview’s senior Alex Schriver was the top vote-getter. Also voted to the first team were Fairview’s senior Josh Herron, Fairview’s senior Cody Asbeck, Plentywood’s senior Tyson Flickinger and Froid-Lake’s sophomore Javonne Nesbit. Selected to the second team were MonDak...
McKenzie County conducted it annual spelling bee under the direction of Carol Kieson, McKenzie County Supt. of Schools. The competition was held Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Alexander Public School, hosted by Superintendent Leslie Bieber and her staff. The 2020 State Spelling Bee will be held in Bismarck March 23 at the Ramkota Inn. The North Dakota Masonic Foundation, The North Dakota Association of County Superintendents, and North Dakota Newspaper Association co-sponsor the State Spelling Bee. The...
On Thursday, March 12 at 9 a.m., Dr. Chengci Chen, cropping systems agronomist and superintendent at the Sidney Eastern Agricultural Research Center, will be informing MonDak Ag Days attendees on producing hemp. Industrial hemp farming has become increasingly popular in Montana; farmers that are growing hemp are seeing both a demand and profit increase, while farmers who have never grown hemp before are rushing to plant it in their fields. The production of industrial hemp in the United States...
The 2020 National Hard Spring Wheat Show was held Feb. 13 at the Williston ARC. The conference included seminars on weather, wheat production, soil health, weed control and the popular 5th grade bread fair. Jay & Jerry Doan, Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie, ND, spoke at the awards dinner. Their presentation was "Regenerating Soil Health While Improving the Bottom Line" and "Diversifying Ag: Thinking Outside the Fence."...
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, will be hosting an informational meeting at Teddy’s Residential Suites, Watford City. Starting at 3 pm on Thursday, March 12, Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about Purina animal nutrition, Bayer animal health, and agronomy updates. The Purina and animal health update will feature Lance Enget and Ron Bernhardt. Enget will be providing an overview of Purina’s fly control mineral, and he will also be discussing Purina’s new product line called RX3, which deals with start...
The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch will be marketing 35 yearling Red Angus bulls and 30 replacement Red Angus heifer calves Wednesday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at the Sitting Bull Auction, Williston. The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch is located 12 miles south of Tioga. Owner and operator, Carl Frisinger, bought the ranch in 1965; having grown up in a ranching family, Frisinger grew up raising Herefords. However, when they became hard to sell, he bought six Red Angus cows from the Leland Drought Reduction Sale and started marketing Red Angus cattle in...
Starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13 at the Richland County Event Center, Ron Hanson, agribusiness professor emeritus, University of Nebraska, will be speaking about "Farming and Ranching Succession - in the Shark Tank of What If." Hanson has been a college professor for 46 years; throughout his teaching career he has earned 31 university and national award recognitions. These honors include: being the first Nebraska professor to receive the USDA Excellence in University Teaching Award,...
