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Few things add to the aesthetic of an outdoor environment more than trees. Trees offer numerous benefits to us and to the landscape. Unfortunately, in the climates of the western Dakotas and eastern Montana, we do not receive enough annual rainfall to support tree life natively. The annual rainfall needed to support tree life naturally is around 35 inches of annual precipitation. Here in western North Dakota, we come up short of that number by over half! That coupled with some of our soil...
Miles City - The 2023 paddlefish season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers is now over, with a total estimated harvest of 776 paddlefish. After monitoring two paddlefish seasons (2022 and 2023) with open river passage at Intake Dam, the new normal appears to be a dispersed fishery between the state line to Tongue River confluence at Miles City, MT, and a full season length (May 15-June 30) without a need for an early in-season closure if anglers near the 1,000-fish harvest target. With a general perspective of how the fish and anglers...
The James Memorial Art Center, Williston, ND, is hosting their summer “Out Loud”, an Open Mic Night on Friday, July 21, from 6-8 p.m. on the front lawn. Free Admission! Calling all stage performers!! Bring your musical instruments, poems, magic tricks, songs, stories, jokes or any other talent you would like to share with a welcoming crowd! You don’t need to preregister, just show up! Bring a lawn chair or spread out a blanket and enjoy the great talent that this area has to offer! Check out the other happenings: Sidewalk Chalk Art Conte...
Williston, ND - Get ready to experience a rich variety of Indian Arts and Culture at the much-anticipated Fort Union Indian Arts Festival. The Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is set to come alive with dancing, drumming, singing, music, games, demonstrations, and kids’ activities. On Aug. 5-6, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. CT daily, visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to experience the vibrant culture of the tribes who played an essential role in the history of the Upper Missouri River Region. New special headliners for 2023 i...
A total of 37 teams participated in the Monster Cat Roundup, July 15, on the Yellowstone River outside of Sidney. Some of the fishing teams included six husband and wife combos, eight father and son or daughter combos, three grandfather and grandkid combos. The tournament was run by the Montana Catfish Association and Steve and Ashley Harris. Its total weight of five fish. The top ten teams and their hometowns are listed below. 1st Place Team 9: Todd Lindsay, and JJ Lindsay, both of Laurel, MT,...
Bozeman – For agricultural producers around the state, forage plants are a key element of cattle grazing as well as helping maintain soil nutrition, preventing erosion and providing a food source for wildlife. Now, funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, will let a Montana State University scientist begin exploring how those crops respond to changes in water availability. Andrew Felton, College of Agriculture's Department of Land R...
The MSU-EARC Field Day was held July 11 in Sidney....
The NDSU-WREC Dryland Field Day was held in conjunction with the Horticulture Field Day on July 12 in Williston....
The Sidney Tiger Sharks had another fantastic weekend of competing in Glendive. It was a cloudy slow starting Saturday so not a lot of time was cut, but the Sharks rallied back to win the meet. They had a few pool records broken by Toby Kleinke in the 100 free, Morgan Kindopp broke the pool record in the 50 free and 100 breast, and Ryleigh Kleinke broke the record in the 100 free. The 15-19 girls medley relay got the pool record Sunday morning. The medley was swam by Avé Norby (back), Amara...
The Long X Liquor Store held their final Dogs On The Deck event for the year on July 13 in Watford City. Josey and the Whalers entertained the attendees....
The Arch Ellwein Memorial Drama camp has been cancelled due to lack of participants. The MonDak Grace Fund would like to thank the MonDak Heritage Center, Yellowstone Bank, Johnson Hardware, and B & B Builders for their offers to assist with donations. “We will try again next year.” said organizer Karen Shaide....
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that it plans to purchase about 6 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with receipts scheduled for October and November 2023. This purchase is in continuation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s replenishment plan and is the third solicitation that DOE has issued this year to repurchase oil for the SPR. DOE will pursue additional repurchase opportunities as market conditions allow. The solicitation is for crude oil for d...
Funeral Services will be Thursday July 20, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at the Shepherd of the Valley Church in Sidney, MT with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday July 19, 2023 from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jeanne Mae Johnston was born on February 6th 1953...
Graveside Services will be Thursday July 20, 2023 at the Sidney Cemetery in Sidney, MT at 3:00 P.M. with Al McGahan officiating. Visitation will be Thursday July 20, 2023 from 10:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers please consider making donations in Ed's name to a charity of your choice. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at...
It has come to the attention of the Richland County Sheriff’s Office that the railways in Richland County have seen and will continue to see a higher volume of train traffic than normal. This is due to the rail companies having to divert trains due to a railroad bridge out on a major railway artery in central Montana. Many drivers pay little or no attention at highway and county road rail crossings they drive across day after day because they never see a train there. They don’t realize that freight trains do not run on set schedules and can...
On July 20 at approximately 12:50 p.m. CT a two-vehicle injury crash occurred at the intersection of 11th St. W. and 32nd Ave. W., Williston. A 2023 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Anna Blazicevich, Williston, ND, was traveling northbound on 32nd Ave. W., Williston, ND, near the roundabout with 11th Ave., W. A 2019 Ford Edge, driven by Katelund Cooper, Williston, ND, with three passengers, was going through the roundabout at the time. Blazicevich failed to yield to traffic in the roundabout and struck the Ford Edge. The Ford then spun and rolled...
Edward Barlow Dunbar, 76, passed away Wednesday July 19, 2023 in Wichita Falls. Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Monday July 24, 2023 in the Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Hittson Cemetery in Palo Pinto County. Barlow was born November 23, 1946 in Billings, Montana to the late Agnes Lavern (McCaffrey) Dunbar and Lloyd Marland Dunbar. He married Linda Pennington, February 14, 1992 in Fort Worth. Barlow was a former employee of the Tandy Company where he was a leather...
Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) invites the community to join us on Wednesday, July 26 from Noon to 4 p.m. at the Glendive LIFTT office (120 S. Kendrick Avenue) for a celebration of the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark bipartisan civil rights legislation, which marked the first time in history a nation put into law the concept that people with disabilities are first and foremost citizens entitled to the same rights, protections and access to their communities as non-disabled persons...
Billings, Mont. (MT) – The 11th Annual Montana Conference on Suicide Prevention will be held at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center Billings, Montana on Friday, July 28, 2023. Attendee check-in starts at 7:30 AM and the conference program begins at 8 AM. The Montana Conference on Suicide Prevention is a statewide conference hosted annually by the Montana Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention with financial assistance from multiple community partners and sponsors across the state. This conference brings together citizen a...
An injury crash occurred on July 22 at approximately 8:45 a.m. CT on Hwy. 2 near mile marker 60 approximately four miles east of Ray, ND. A 2023 Hyundai Elantra driven by Jonathan Kamner with two passengers, Olivia Kamner and a 3-year-old male, all from Plentywood, MT, was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 2 in the right lane. A 1999 Freightliner hauling a tanker trailer, driven by Brandon Scott, Winona, TX, was traveling south on an unnamed road. The freightliner failed to yield the right of way, crossed the westbound lanes, entered the median cross...
