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On May 14, Loren Young, Shane Gorder and Duane Mitchell as individual rate payers and Richland County Commissioners filed public comment with the Public Service Commission opposing the application for a rate increase by MDU. At a recent listening session held in Sidney by PSC Randy Pinocci, MDU stated the increase was for wind farm electric generation in North Dakota. Meanwhile, MDU has announced plans to retire the coal fired units at Lewis and Clark Station in 2020. Although MDU stated that...
Local artists Trish Stevenson and Afton Ray have gathered a treasure trove of local and regional artists to the "Confluence of Creativity" at the MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney. The show, which runs June 4 through July 27, will feature about 14 different artists including painters, a book illustrator, a glass artist and more, plus musical acts. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 7. The Roundup will be regularly featuring artists from the show. Cris Fulton grew up in Bowman,...
Sidney – The Foundation for Community Care is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 scholarship awards. The scholarship program was established to help Richland County residents continued access to quality healthcare professionals. Below is a list of recipients, their field of choice, award amount, and the college or university they attend. In order to qualify for this award, you must have attended at least one year of formal education beyond high school. Grade point averages are also a factor. Brianna Reid: Registered Nurse, $1,000, U...
Funeral services for Shirley A. Boyce, 80, of Sidney were held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, May 25 at Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney with Pastor Dave Meehan officiating. Interment was in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Shirley passed away on Thursday, May 23 at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....
Williston, ND: Park hours at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site will extend to 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) beginning May 26, 2019. These hours will be in effect from Memorial Day through Labor Day. In addition to extended summer hours, the Trade House will also open for the summer. Open from 10:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. (central time), interpretive talks by park living historians will detail the commercial and cultural exchanges between Euro American and American Indian trade partners that made Fort Union the most successful fur...
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the SECOND payment of 2018 REAL PROPERTY taxes and FIRST payment of 2019 MOBILE HOME taxes are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2019. Payments and payment coupons may be mailed or brought to the Richland County Treasurer, 201 West Main, Sidney,MT 59270. Office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. For your convenience, payment drop boxes are located in the Courthouse lobby and in the alley behind the Courthouse. Any payments postmarked, dropped in the drop boxes or brought t...
It’s a garage saler’s heaven! The annual Fairview Community Garage sale will take place on Saturday, June 15. Anyone who is hosting a sale and wishes to be put on the list is asked to contact Fairview City Hall at 742-5616. Garage sale lists will be available at Loaf n’ Jug, Neu’s Super Valu, Merchants Bank and the Fairview Chamber Facebook page....
The Sunrise Festival of the Arts, presented by XTO Energy, is always one of the highlights of the summer season as residents enjoy viewing homemade items from vendors throughout the area, a variety of entertainment and great food from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during a traditionally beautiful day in the city’s downtown park. Cost for vendors is $45 for a 10 by 10 booth. The fee increases to $55 after May 31. In addition, there’s a special low $25 charge for authors taking part in the festival. Food vendors representing non-profit groups are also wan...
Where could you learn about healthy eating and exercise this spring? East Fairview School would have been an excellent location! Recently Britney Barnett with NDSU Extension/McKenzie County completed five weeks of classes with second grade children. On the Move Junior, a program designed to help children learn more about dairy foods, fruits, vegetables, grains and proteins, was shared along with healthy snack samples made from foods in each food group. During the program, participants were...
Trig Star Scholarship $150: Gerit Johnson Math Club Scholarship $300 each: Gerit Johnson; Bryce Neu. Honor Society Scholarship $500: Jaycie Rau; Emily Axtman. Fairview Endowment Scholarship $ 250 each: Emily Axtman; Carson Cayko; Matthew Hurley; Gerit Johnson; Bryce Neu; Jaycie Rau; Bailey Seader; Alex Young. Merchants Bank Scholarship $500 each: Emily Axtman, Bryce Neu, Bailey Seader and Alex Young. Bud and Hennie Starr Foundation Scholarship $1200 each: Emily Axtman, Gerit Johnson, Bryce Neu...
This year will be the first-ever Firefighters Convention hosted by the Watford City Fire Department. The 135th Annual North Dakota State Firefighters Convention will take place at the Rough Rider Center located at 2209 Wolves Den Parkway, Watford City. The convention will start at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 30 and conclude on Saturday, June 1. Attendees will consist of North Dakota Firefighters Association members which comprises primarily of all the fire departments in the state of North Dakota,...
The Arnegard Fire Department recently put their new fire hall into service. The previous fire hall was located behind the city hall for the past 30 years. Over the past six years call volume in the area increased by 1200%. This signaled the need for an expanded facility to handle the needs of the quickly growing community and oilfield activity. The new $1.5 million facility was paid for in large part by private donations. The project took two years to complete and gives the department the...
Sidney Health Center is better able to treat burns after two Sidney nurses recently underwent advanced medical training at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Burn Center in Galveston, TX. Registered Nurses Kay Hatter and Christa Veltman said they look forward to sharing the information that they received during a week of intensive training at the world's premier burn center with other nurses and doctors at SHC. With this region's abundance of agricultural, industrial and oil-related jobs there...
VFW Post 4099 was awarded All American Post in our district. Without any officers this would not be possible. They include: Past Commander, Les Poland; New Commander, Bill Henderson; Senior Vice, Gene Ronningen; Junior Vice, Troy Garza; Quartermaster, Everett Crum; Chaplain, Larry Troudt; Adjutant, Stan Rosaaen. Others include Randy Severson, Dennis Albrecht, Butch Renders, Danny Albrecht, Bill Linder and Dennis Welnel. Our goal is to help our veterans in any way possible. We honor our veterans...
Next weekend at Montana State Junior High Rodeo Finals at the Richland County Fair & Rodeo Arena in Sidney, volunteers are needed for ticket-taking. Six people per shift will be needed. These time slots could also be broken into 2-hour shifts if convenient. The time slots are Friday, May 31, noon-4 pm; Saturday, June 1: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, 8-10 a.m. Please contact the Sidney Chamber at 406-433-1916 if there is a time you could help next weekend....
Rich Treats: Stories Of Food From Eastern Montana, May 30, Sidney Join food historian Dr. Mary Murphy from Montana State University and Molly Kruckenberg from the Montana Historical Society in a discussion on the food history of eastern Montana on Thursday, May 30 at 6 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Presenters will discuss the role of food as a touchstone during times of upheaval and the role of food in bringing people together. They will also compare Montana’s food history generally to the trends and traditions o...
