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The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently announced the names of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in America for 2016 and among the list was Sidney Health Center. “I was thrilled to get the news and share the information with our staff. It is quite an honor when their commitment to providing exceptional care at all levels in the organization is recognized nationally,” Rick Haraldson, Sidney Health Center CEO, said. Currently, there are nearly 1,300 Critical Access Hospitals across the nation. Six Montana facilities made...
Sidney-Action for Eastern Montana, Richland County Commission on Aging, Crestwood, the Montana Area Agencies on Aging Association (M4A) and Montana SMP are spearheading a campaign to educate the public and talk about the growing problem of senior financial fraud. Lisa Sheppard, current president of the M4A, said, the goal of “Face it-Senior Financial Fraud Happens!” is to help prevent financial exploitation of more Montana seniors. In Sidney, older adults, their families and caregivers are invited to view a free documentary film titled “Fleeced...
Area producers have two opportunities to learn more about dryland agricultural research underway in this area as well as demonstrations of a cross-slot drill and a new subsurface irrigation system at two annual dryland field days to be held on June 23 and 24. The Froid Research Farm Field Day is on June 23 and the joint Sidney ARS/MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center dryland field day is set for June 24. Details for both events are as follows: Froid Field Day – June 23 The 2016 Froid Research Farm Field Day is June 23, from 1-5 p.m., and i...
The Richland County Health Department is excited to welcome Maci Holst as the county’s new health educator and cancer control coordinator. Holst is currently a senior student in Community Health and Gerontology at Montana State University - Bozeman. She will spend her summer working at the Richland County Health Department, graduate after her last semester at MSU in the fall and then return to Sidney to start her full-time position. When the graduate of Sidney High School returns in January, she will work on a health promotion campaign f...
Sidney natives Gresh Jones, left, and Brandon Eggum help out young wrestlers during the camp at Sidney High School last week. Jones is a wrestler at the University of Minnesota. Eggum is the head assistant wrestling coach for the Gophers....
McKenzie County commissioners heard about proposed design plans on June 7 for when the current sheriff department is vacated. Heidi Brenna of ICON Architectural Group said plans are for the area to have holding cells, moving court room two and for more storage space.Because construction of the new law enforcement center is scheduled to be completed next spring, commissioners needed to put in their budget now costs for design fees. Commissioner Douglas Nordby explained that positives are having...
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a former Sidney High School custodian must have a new trial. Jeffrey Thomas Weber was found guilty of stealing a plasma cutter from the Sidney High School industrial arts area in 2014. The felony theft conviction, however, was overturned by the Montana Supreme Court citing that Weber’s attorney failed to prove that the plasma cutter was worth less than its original value of $1,500. Because of the reduced worth of the plasma cutter, the charges should have been a misdemeanor. Weber, 36 at the time of h...
A home run by Max Peters highlighted Richland's efforts as the Patriots swept the Williston Oilers on Tuesday. The Patriots earned a 6-5 victory in the first game of the double-header. The Patriots trailed by a 4-3 margin until Peters' blast over the right-field fence put Richland ahead 6-4 in the fifth inning. Bridger Coffman pitched six innings for the victory. He struck-out five batters and allowed five hits. Parker Dean pitched the final inning for a save. Peters finished the contest with...
Kory Halvorson came through with a single that scored two runners as the Richland County Patriots knocked off Miles City, 6-4, in the first game of a home double-header Sunday. The game was deadlocked at 4-4 entering the bottom of the sixth. The Patriots started the inning with Adam Wentz hitting a single and Cody Voss being hit with a pitch. With two outs, Halvorson singled to bring home Wentz and Voss for a 6-4 advantage. Wentz retired the Mavericks without a run scoring in the seventh to earn the victory. Bridger Coffman pitched the first...
Anna Allen competes during a youth track meet....
Ben Hardy was part of Fairview’s boys 1600-meter relay team that placed third at the Class C state track meet....
Sidney school officials are hoping that students will miss less school in the future because of extra-curricular activities. During a report of his season, high school softball coach Damon McLaughlin noted how impressed he is that 10 of his 16 varsity players earned Academic All-State honors considering how much the softball schedule conflicts with school time. McLaughlin said the squad plays a lot of Tuesday and Thursday games. Sidney Superintendent of Schools Daniel Farr said school officials...
Julie Theis of Sidney was selected third runner-up at the Miss Montana Scholarship Pageant held in Glendive. Theis was named the most photogenic contestant and also won the outstanding interview award and a community service scholarship. Lauren Schofield, Havre, was crowned 2016 Miss Montana. Glendive’s Alysse Charlesworth was first runner-up. Faith Johnson, Helena, was crowned Miss Montana Outstanding Teen....
Attend Public Meeting In Billings Notice of an upcoming meeting to all interested in not removing the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Diversion Dam at Intake. There is another group that wants to remove the Intake structure. We are inviting the public to attend an informational meeting at the Elks Club in Sidney on June 21st at 5:30 p.m. We are also asking people to attend a public meeting in Billings at the Lincoln Center at 6 p.m. on the 30th of June in order to protest this groups’ intentions to have the dam removed. We need a lot of p...
Anna-Marie Balcer rides with the empty saddle horse during opening ceremonies of the Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo on Saturday....
The McKenzie County commissioners approved $29,792 on June 7 for a fencing project at the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Tim Jorgenson, county fair board member, said the chain link fence will be located between the parking lot and the rodeo grounds. Commissioner Kathy Skarda asked, “Have you felt like you have outgrown the area there?” She said she heard some concerns from 4-H members. Jorgenson answered that there is enough room at the current location, “if we get it like we want. We’re working...
