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Can this community afford a 1.2 billion dollar loss, every three years? That is the potential impact if the new Intake diversion plan is not approved this year. The Endangered Species Act requires a fish passage on the Yellowstone River. Regional Montana Fish and Wildlife leaders have said they prefer a complete removal of the existing diversion dam and the return of the river to its pre 1907 state. Goodbye Sidney Sugars. Goodbye Busch Ag. Goodbye to many businesses from Glendive to Trenton...
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 19th at 1pm at the Good Shepherd Home’s South lawn in Watford City. The Easter Bunny will be visiting and kids can also enjoy face painting. The event will be for children ages 0-10 with prizes for everyone. The Watford City Lions Club is sponsoring the event....
The annual March for Babies will take place this Saturday, April 12 at Veterans Memorial Park in Sidney. Registration is at 9 with the walk beginning at 10. Family teams, company teams and individuals will be walking to improve the health of babies. Everyone is welcome to come and take part. Following the walk, awards will be presented and lunch will be served by the Sidney Kiwanis Club. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. To learn more, or to...
As a part of its commitment to the Williston Basin, Statoil is pleased to announce a Diamond Level pledge of $150,000 over three years towards the construction of the new TrainND Northwest Center in Williston. TrainND has embarked on an ambitious $7.5 Million capital campaign to build a 19,750 square foot state of the art regional workforce training and education center that will provide Northwest North Dakotans access to the technical skills and training they need to meet the current and future needs of the state’s oil and gas industry, as w...
Richey held their prom last weekend....
Edwin D. Beery 74, of Vida, eldest son of Margaret and Newell Beery passed into Eternity on March 27th, 2014 at the Billings Clinic from complications of a worn out heart. Eddy was born on Aug. 25, 1939 in Wolf Point, Montana. He lived and breathed the family farm and ranch from birth to death. Eddy graduated from Richey High School in 1957 and was always proud of being a Richey Royal. Eddy will be dearly missed by his family and community. Visitation was at the Clayton Stevenson Chapel in Circle on April 1st from 3-6 pm with Masonic Services...
The “Trashy Tuesday” drive will be held this coming Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Richland Opportunities, Inc. located at 1100 Silurian Lane in Sidney. This is the 4th year of quarterly plastic, paper, cardboard and aluminum can drives. The drives are being sponsored by the Recycling Advisory Committee. The committee consists of area citizens who would like to ensure that the community has an opportunity to recycle material that cannot be recycled using the current resources. Their goal is to provide a more comprehensive and...
Friday, April 25th at 7-8pm, the MonDak Heritage Center is proud to host a Youth Music Showcase featuring our community’s young musicians. This event is FREE and open to the public. While at the concert, take the opportunity to vote for your favorite entries in the Youth Art Show. Our Annual Youth Art Show is now open. Come browse entries from area students and vote for your favorite. People’s Choice winners will be selected in each of the three divisions: Grades 7 & 8, Grades 9 & 10, and Grades 11 & 12. Submissions are in Drawing, Color Wor...
Free food assistance for you and your family. All income eligible residents in McKenzie County welcome. Open dates and times are as follows: Thursdays from noon to 2 pm, Cashwise donates food giveaway to the Food Pantry, 1st Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 7 pm and the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 2 pm to 4 pm. The Food Pantry is located in the lower level of First Lutheran Church, 212 2nd Ave. NW, Watford City. For more information or to set up an appointment to visit the pantry call 701-444-3451 or www.mcfoodpantry.com. Pantry includes...
Eide Bailly LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm, will be hosting a free webinar entitled “Is It Time To Sell Your Business?” on Apr. 23, 2014, at 11 a.m. CDT. Presented by Eide Bailly Consulting Services Senior Manager John Waldock, the webinar will focus on an in-depth understanding of the sale process and strategies to maximize the deal outcome along with examination of key economic and market factors that affect the success of transactions. To register for this free webinar, please visit www...
Spring is cleanup time, but cleaning up someone else's trash angered Richland County resident Georgia Peterson. She discovered the spill of rolls and rolls of toilet tissue at the intersection of Hwy 201 and CR 332 Sunday morning and hoped that whoever lost them would be back to clean up the mess. By 5:30 p.m., no one had done so. Richland County is a beautiful place to live. Let's keep it that way....
Seth Ullman The SHS band department is pleased to announce that Seth Ullman is this month's student of the month. Seth is a freshman at Sidney High School and is the son of Tim Ullman. Seth plays the trombone in symphonic band, jazz band, and is a member of the B.A. Brass, a trombone quartet. He is also an active member of the SHS drum line. Seth is a very dedicated student in the music program and is always willing and wanting to help out anyway he can, including helping organize music and...
J'z Fashion Threadz in Sidney has undergone a transformation that shoppers will love. By knocking out a wall, the beautiful spring fashions and footwear for men and women now stretch all the way to the back of the store. With the expanded floor space comes new lines including Yest from Holland, Mi-Smash, Sno Skins, Neon Buddha, Tribal, Adam Jacobs, Pure Knit, Big Star Vintage, Elana Wang, and Element for men and women. The new spring shoes by Dansko and Allegria are here with more coming soon...
Graduation for the 15th Sidney Area Leadership Class will be held at noon Wednesday, April 23 at the Sidney Elks Lodge. Businesses, former graduates and the public are encouraged to attend. Tickets are $12 per person and must be purchased by April 18. Call 433-1916 or visit the Sidney Chamber of Commerce office at 909 S. Central Ave. The 2013-14 Leadership class members are: Billie Taylor, 1st Bank; Jan Getchell, Sidney Sugars; Janet Cohenour, Blue Rock Products; Jordan Mayer, Interstate Engineering; Joy Barsotti, USDA/ARS/NPARL; Kelly Reisig,...
A short educational presentation on preventing a million strokes and heart attacks was given during this year's community health fair by staff from the health department. The department is promoting the national Million Hearts initiative. This is a campaign that brings together communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke. The campaign focuses on these areas: 1. Improving access to...
Birth control, sexually transmitted disease testing and comprehensive men & women's health care by appointment – sliding fee based services. HIV screening available. Call for appointments on Mondays & Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 433-2207. Celebrate National Public Health Week, April 7-13. Public Health in action at the community health fair....
A great service for those in need of volunteers and/or would like to provide volunteer services to Richland County and the surrounding areas. Call for more information at 433-2207. Celebrate National Public Health Week April 7-13, 2014!! Public Health in action at the community health fair!...
Richland County and its communities are seeing new construction projects from residential to industrial. Are you thinking about a building a house, a commercial/industrial shop, etc… building on a parcel of land? Or allowing RVs, mobile homes, work units, or other forms of living units to be set up on your property? These may be subject to planning review; you will need to contact the County Planner Office to make that determination with you. I have served as the Planner for Richland County for 13 years. Over the years Montana’s land use law...
The Richland County Board of Health has adopted wastewater treatment system regulations that require septic installers to obtain a certification from the Richland County Health Department. These regulations and study materials may be obtained from the Richland County Sanitarian, located at 1201 West Holly, Suite 1, in Sidney. The certification exam is based on these regulations and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality standards for waste water treatment systems. The applicant must achieve a grade of 85% or better to receive the...
Freshmen: Jordan Baxter, Mateya Coffman, Landen Jones, Autumn Larson, Michael McGinnis, Dawson McGothlin, Logan Peterson, Christine Schabert, Madison Theissen, Laura Elmore, Alexia Berube, Justin Candee, Morgan Barnett, Johren Carpenter, Sabryna Moe, Brett Norby, Chantel Wilcoxon, Laurel Sartin, Kasey Crabtree, Allyson Harris, Trace Jones, Jared Steinbeisser, Sierra Osborne, Amanda Valnes, Nakieta Deitrich, Tessa Hill, Bree Fischer, Jarren Jensen, Kirsten Strickland, Emily Swenson, Tanner Wacha, Jessica Chreiman, Emily Hanson, Garret Leland, Za...
Today, the Northern Plains Resource Council and Carbon County Resource Council, a Northern Plains affiliate group, challenged the way the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation (BOGC) does business regarding hydraulic fracturing, the controversial method of extracting natural gas being questioned nationwide for its impact on water. The two conservation groups amended their January lawsuit claiming the “48-hour fracking warning” is inadequate to enable public participation. The groups also maintain the BOGC’s February approval of an oil w...
Century Companies, Inc., in cooperation with the Montana Department of Transportation, will soon begin construction on the Missouri River – North & South project. Ongoing work will include milling and paving operations, along with guardrail, bridge and shoulder work. The work is slated to begin Monday, April 14 on US 191, with construction delays expected through late May. This MDOT project is an 11 mile stretch located south of the DY Junction, from mile post 83.4 to milepost 94.4. The project runs from several miles north, to several miles s...
Looking out the window, and cautiously waiting for the moment when his father gets home, the fear begins to set in. Many reoccurring questions start to develop in his head; “What will he do this time? Was it my fault? Will it hurt?” Fear and anticipation begin to take over while his dad’s car starts pulling into the driveway. After noticing the angry look on his father’s face, the fear takes over. The boy jolts for the best hiding place before the father gets to the front door. The boy slides under his bed as the door begins to open, and the...
Sixteen members from the Sidney Wrestling Club traveled to Butte to compete in the Montana AAU State Folkstyle Tournament last weekend. AJ Ullmer was the lone state champion winning the School Boy 110 division. Other placers are as follows: Midget 65 - Zander Dean - 4th Midget 90 - Chance Waters - 5th Novice 85 - Logan Ullmer - 5th Novice 100 - Riley Waters - 3rd Novice 105 - Brodey Skogen - 4th School Boy 75 - Christian Dean - 2nd School Boy 105 - Jace Winters - 3rd Elite - 138 - Brady Gorder...
Researchers from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the University of Montana released preliminary results today of a new technique for estimating wolf numbers in Montana. The study was developed to produce a less expensive and more accurate population assessment that accounts for wolves not actually verified in the state’s annual wolf count. Statewide wolf population estimates were derived for the years 2007 through 2012 via a mix of rigorous statistical evaluations; wolf observations reported by recreational hunters during the annual hunter-h...
