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Multiple agencies and fire response units from across the region have been battling a wildfire in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park's North Unit since Saturday. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park Facebook page posted the following statement on April 5: On Saturday April 3, a fire ignited just outside the north boundary of the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Sunday, April 4, fire crews completed a successful back burn along US 85 and the park road in an attempt to contain...
Looking for something fun to do this weekend, then the fourth annual Out of the Gate Kentucky Derby Gala might be what you’re looking for at Richland County Event Center, Saturday, April 10, 6-10 p.m. This year will be a tad different because of COVID-19, including social distancing, pre-assigned seating, dinner served instead of a buffet, masks are recommended but not required. Electronic bidding will be featured once again this year, the VIP Sponsorship Pre-event table will be featuring horse races, a wine/Crown Royal pull, as well as h...
Bismarck - Gov. Doug Burgum visited Billings County to survey areas damaged by a wildfire that broke out Thursday, April 1 thanking the firefighters and emergency services personnel from more than 20 agencies who fought the blaze and successfully kept it from reaching the city of Medora, which had been evacuated as a precaution. “We are deeply grateful to the Billings County and Medora fire departments, the North Dakota National Guard, the U.S. Forest Service, North Dakota Forest Service, North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, N...
Sidney - Sidney Lions Club will celebrate its 50th year anniversary on Saturday, May 15 at Sidney Elks Lodge. Since the club's chartering in 1971, its members have worked on a variety of projects in the local community, such as Adopt-a-highway, Christmas Wreath, Flags for First Graders, Lions Trap Shoot fundraiser for Scholarships, Meals-on-wheels, Mint Sales, Peace Poster, People Movers the Richland County Fair & Rodeo, Pie Social at Crestwood & the Lodge, Youth Track Meet, Sight Screenings - j...
On Saturday, May 8 from 7-11 p.m. the St. Matthew’s Spring Fling will take place for Grades 6-8. This year the Semi Formal Dance will take place at Central School’s Gymnasium. The admission is $10 per person and the boys are asked not wear blue jeans, shorts or T-shirts and the girls should not wear shorts or pants but modest dresses are encouraged. There will be DJ music by Midnight Express. Masks will be required. For more information contact Colleen Haralson, 482-2680....
Williston - In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 and in preparation for Band Day on May 8, the City of Williston’s Spring Clean Williston event is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, Clean Williston will be held on Saturday, May 1, and this change will be announced on City of Williston social media and www.cityofwilliston.com. Canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, Clean Williston is a tradition going back over 20 years and is held biannually in the spring and fall. “Clean Williston is one way to gi...
With spring and the summer months rapidly approaching, sometimes spending a lot of time in the kitchen making dinner and cleaning up the mess is the last thing we want to do. However, one-pot, skillet, or sheet pan meals might make this task fast, easy, and clean up a breeze. Many meals that we eat might already fit within the category of one-dish meals from soups and stews, one-pot casserole, crockpot or Insta pot dinners, skillet meals, and any dish that is made using only one-pot, pan, skillet, you get the picture. Have you been thinking...
A workshop designed to help youth develop basic skills for babysitting will be held on Saturday, April 10 at the NDSU Extension Office, 205 6th St NW, Watford City. The course will start with 8:30 a.m. CT registration and will conclude by 4 p.m. CT. Anyone ages 11-15 interested in babysitting is encouraged to attend. Topics to be included in the training are: leadership and learning to be a safe and responsible babysitter, basic care, safety and safe play and first aid. Pre-registration is...
The Montana Oilseed Advisory Committee is proposing a 0.5% checkoff for canola, camelina, flaxseed, mustard, safflower, soybeans, and sunflower crops. This checkoff means that growers can voluntarily have 0.5% taken off their sale price when they sell their crop and that half a percent will be used to benefit the overall production of oilseed crops and growers. If this checkoff is passed, then the Montana Oilseed Advisory Committee will help advise the Montana Department of Agriculture on how to invest those funds for market development,...
Today, 22,000 Montanans are among more than 6 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, if no cure is found, that nationwide total will approach 13 million. Caring for those loved ones day-to-day is one challenge. Preparing for the potentially staggering costs is yet another. Financial planners estimate that the average cost of a single year in a nursing home ranges from $70,000 - $100,000. Stays can range from several months up to 10 years or more. Unfortunately, the average working-age American’s retirement...
Williston - On Saturday, April 3 the Williston Rural Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire north of Williston. Following initial efforts to contain this fire, the Williston Rural Fire Department requested mutual aid from the Williston Fire Department (WFD). WFD responded with three brush trucks and two tender trucks, an apparatus that specializes in the transport of water from a water source to a fire. While WFD was working one of the fire's flanks, the wind shifted, and the fire rapidl...
Helena - Governor Greg Gianforte has issued a directive to reduce barriers to vaccine administration in pharmacies across Montana. “As we expand vaccine eligibility to all Montanans on April 1, we’re focused on reducing barriers Montanans face to get the vaccine and increasing access to it,” Governor Gianforte said. “To that end, the directive I issued will make it easier for pharmacies to efficiently administer doses to more Montanans.” The directive authorizes pharmacists to use any health care provider, who is licensed by Montana or anothe...
April 1 marks the beginning of child abuse awareness month, a month to recognize the importance of families and communities working together to strengthen families to prevent child abuse and neglect. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan formally established April as child abuse prevention month and every year since communities across the US have come together to bring awareness to the child abuse and neglect crisis, and how communities can come together to help families grow their own resiliency....
Bozeman - Montana State University Extension, in partnership with the MSU Alumni Foundation, will offer a five-part webinar series on estate and legacy planning. Thoughtful Thursdays will run from 10-11 a.m. beginning April 15-May 15. In the first session, viewers will learn how to pass property without probate while saving more money for their heirs. The Montana Legislature has provided payable-on-death designations, transfer-on-death registrations and transfer-on-death deeds, and according to Emily Standley, MSU Extension Fergus/Petroleum...
Sidney - The Foundation for Community Care, a non-profit organization focused on ensuring access to excellent, lifelong healthcare services for our community, received a generous gift from the employees at Stockman Bank, Sidney and in turn inspired a matching gift by Stockman Bank. They chose to impact the Sidney Health Center Cancer Care as well as the Bridge Fund, which grants assistance to qualified patients and helps with expenses associated with required travel for specialized care outside...
McKenzie and Richland Counties have experienced a particularly dry year so far, which poses several negative impacts for the 2021-growing season. "2020 leading into 2021 has been extremely dry. Not just in North Dakota but in quite a few states. McKenzie County is the driest it has ever been and there are huge concerns for getting crops into the ground let alone crops planted in the fall expected to germinate this spring," said Devan Leo, McKenzie County Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent....
The Montana Oilseed Advisory Committee is proposing a 0.5% checkoff for canola, camelina, flaxseed, mustard, safflower, soybeans, and sunflower crops. This checkoff means that growers can voluntarily have 0.5% taken off their sale price when they sell their crop and that half a percent will be used to benefit the overall production of oilseed crops and growers. If this checkoff is passed, then the Montana Oilseed Advisory Committee will help advise the Montana Department of Agriculture on how...
Using manure as fertilizer can lead to the spread of noxious and troublesome weeds. "It is a known fact that weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep)," says Mary Keena, livestock environmental management specialist based at North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center. "This means that whatever weed seeds are in the feed or bedding you're using are still viable when they exit the animal as manure. "There is also a line of...
The MonDak Heritage Center has recently added a temporary display of historical photos and artifacts from Sidney Sugars. The photos and artifacts date back to the begining of the company in 1925. There is also a Power Point with approximately 100 photos and descriptions for the public to watch....
Located five miles northwest of Froid sits the Sunwall Farm. This farm has been in operation for well over 100 years. “My grandpa, Anders Sunwall, homesteaded here in 1906, but he finally got the title to the land in 1913,” said Greg Sunwall, the current owner of Sunwall Farm. Last fall, the Montana Historical Society recognized the farm, along with eight other family farms that have been in operation for over 100 years. In the future, the Historical Society will be publishing a book about each of the Montana farms. Greg Sunwall grew up on the...
When you hear the phrase "farms of the future," what do you envision? Drones detecting weeds and delivering the right mix of herbicide? Robots driving tractors in large soybean fields? While precision ag and automation in agronomic fields are one vision of the future, indoor vertical farms growing fresh vegetables in the city are another. Vertical farms produce fresh leafy greens and herbs in indoor environments for sale within a local urban area. The first generation of vertical farms built...
Bozeman - Montana State University Extension, in partnership with the MSU Alumni Foundation, will offer a five-part webinar series on estate and legacy planning. Thoughtful Thursdays will run from 10-11 a.m. beginning April 15-May 15. In the first session, viewers will learn how to pass property without probate while saving more money for their heirs. The Montana Legislature has provided payable-on-death designations, transfer-on-death registrations and transfer-on-death deeds, and according to Emily Standley, MSU Extension Fergus/Petroleum...
