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This year the Richland County Fair & Rodeo will be celebrating 100 years of operation, Aug. 4-7. There will be tons of entertainment provided throughout the day. This includes the commercial, agriculture, school and 4-H exhibits, food booths and carnival by North Star Amusements. There will also be daily entertainment including a balloon artist, percussive dancers/cloggers/tappers, musicians on the stage, a bubble tower, and a strolling act. Wednesday, Aug. 4, the dueling pianos group, "Duelly...
Come be a part of the taping of the Mad Dog and Merrill Midwest Grillin' Show on the street during Ribfest in Watford City on Aug. 13 at 12:30 p.m. With their wacky blend of barbecuing, satire and wittiness on national and regional television, Mad Dog and Merrill have brought their comedy cooking performance to home and sport shows sprinkled around the nation, and now they'll be on Watford City's Main Street, grilling and entertaining for all! Since 1983, these grilling gurus have...
The Huckleberry Children's Boutique held a ribbon cutting and grand opening on July 31 in Sidney. Huckleberry will fill the need for clothing and accessories for babies and new mothers in the Sidney area. Huckleberry Children's Boutique is located at The Shoppes at Pifers General Store building, 141 7th St. SW. Pictured above is (L-R) Elaine Stedman, Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture President; Jordyn Melby, Huckleberry Children's Boutique owner and Kali Godfrey, Sidney Area Chamber...
Pictured is the Sidney Tiger Sharks swimming team after taking 1st place this weekend at the state tournament in Columbia Falls....
A brand-new facility and the purchase of two others brings Butler to 20 locations, across four states, with desire to grow 841-member team. Fargo, ND - Aug. 2021 - Butler Machinery Company president is excited to announce the company's plans for aggressive growth through spring 2022 with the purchase of existing buildings in both Watertown, SD, and Sidney, MT - a brand new territory for Butler - and a new, state-of-the-art building in Kearney, NE. With these expansion plans come many job...
A memorial service was held on Saturday, July 17 at Lambert Senior Center to celebrate the life of Marilyn Kaye Lake. Marilyn passed away the morning of Jan. 5, 2021 after a decline from dementia and heart ailments. Marilyn was born and raised in Walla Walla, WA and grew up on a dairy farm near the Whitman Mission Massacre National Historic site. She attended Washington State University and graduated with a teaching degree in physical education. Upon graduation, she began her teaching career in Othello, WA and soon pursued a different teaching...
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 12-6 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, 310 7th St. SE, Sidney. Advance appointments are strongly recommended. To make an appointment, call the American Red Cross at 406-868-0911 or 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org....
Sometimes trying to make healthy family meals can seem overbearing or expensive at times. What should I make? What do I have at home? What will my family eat? The list goes on and on. According to Clemson Cooperative Extension in the article Planning Meals for a Family (2020), there are even benefits to eating meals at home. 1. meals usually are healthier and can taste better as the person preparing them has control over the meal being prepared at home, 2. there is more control over the portion sizes being served, 3. it makes for more family...
Medora - Chateau de Morès State Historic Site continues to present its perennially popular History Alive programs. The free programs explore the lives and times of decades gone by, combining theater arts with history. The 30-minute monologues are based on original letters, diaries, and other documents, many from the State Archives of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Presentations are held on the Chateau veranda Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. All times listed are in...
Bozeman - Due to the extended drought in Montana, water availability in many areas has become severely limited. Reservoirs have dried up and are becoming covered in weeds. Montana State University Extension educators are cautioning livestock managers to evaluate weed feed and grazing land for nitrate toxicity during drought. "Due to the severe drought, weeds have become prevalent across pastures and many producers are limited in their cattle movement this year," said Custer County Extension Agen...
Helena - As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that connects those interested in buying, selling, or donating hay or pasture. The Hay Hotline allows producers to enter new listings with descriptions of the forage they have available to sell or donate. It also provides users with an option to search for available hay or pasture. The online tool is maintained by the Montana Department of...
Brooks Ryan Kuylen was born Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to Alyssa and Jeffrey Kuylen, Sidney. He weighed 8 lbs., 11.3 oz. Maternal grandparents are Deann and George Olvera, and Ron and Marj Dahle and paternal grandparents are Phil Kuylen and Kristi Kuylen. Peridot Korena Ann Ecklund was born Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to Jorgeann and Aaron Ecklund, Williston, ND. She weighed 7 lbs, 6.7 oz. Maternal grandparent is Mikeal Curtis and paternal grandparent is Koreana Fullerton. Sohil Nitin Patel was born Monday, June 28, 2021, to Manali and Nitin Patel,...
Parshall, ND - In 1951, Reservation Telephone Cooperative was formed with the goal of providing low-cost, high-quality telephone service to the residents of northwest North Dakota. But much has changed over the past seven decades, from the communities that the cooperative serves to the technology their customers use to communicate. In the 70 years since their founding, Reservation Telephone Cooperative has evolved to meet the needs of their communities. They have expanded their footprint to 20...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an Order designating 988 as the new three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline starting July 16, 2022. The FCC’s Order requires all telecommunications carriers to make any network changes necessary to ensure that users can dial 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022. In Montana’s 406 Area Code, and in 81 other area codes around the nation, the necessary changes include transitioning from seven-digit to 10-...
Steve Harris, Jr., a Montana fisherman, has set a new world record for the largest paddlefish caught with a bow and arrow. The paddlefish, tipping the scale at 92 lbs., was caught on the bank of Yellowstone River, Sidney, on June 8. For the past 10 years he has been bowfishing; his friend, Justin Fisketjon, introduced him to the sport of bowfishing. Harris said, "Justin is a really great bowfisherman; he brought me to a night tournament shooting carp, and we got 2nd place and I kinda got hooked...
Williston Basin Speedway SRD Motorsports Night at the Races & Bras for a Cause Auction, July 31. The next races will be the 10 Minute Bail Bonds and Kids Night on August 14 followed by the Rabe Cote Memorial Race and Coca Cola Championship on August 28. IMCA Modified A Feature 1 1st Place: Travis Hagen, Williston, ND, 14T 2nd Place: Wayne Johnson, Minot, ND, 4J 3rd Place: Donavon Sorenson, Williston, ND, 307 4th Place: Eric Sinness, Williston, ND, 88 5th Place: John Flory, Williston, ND, 19 6th...
A ribbon cutting ceremony, marking the completion of the new state-of-the-art NDSU Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) seed conditioning facility, was held during the 2021 WREC field day in July. WREC staff is pleased with the completed facility. It has seed conditioning equipment designed for simplicity of clean-out and ease of accessibility. The new sorter in the facility delivers seed with the highest genetic purity of new and higher yielding/value-added crop varieties. It cleans 200...
Fargo & Bismarck - North Dakota agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover. As agricultural producers move into recovery mode and assess damages, they should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses and damages....
Helena - With every region of Montana facing severe to extreme drought conditions, Governor Greg Gianforte again urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to allow for emergency haying and grazing on all of Montana’s participating Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage. “Following up on my July 1 letter requesting a federal drought designation for all Montana counties, which I sent immediately after declaring a statewide drought emergency, I write to follow up on my request to allow for emergency haying and grazing on all of Montana’s...
Helena - As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that connects those interested in buying, selling, or donating hay or pasture. The Hay Hotline allows producers to enter new listings with descriptions of the forage they have available to sell or donate. It also provides users with an option to search for available hay or pasture. The online tool is maintained by the Montana Department of...
The drought in North Dakota is impacting the yield of small-grain crops such as barley, oats, rye, triticale and wheat, leading some producers to harvest the small grains as hay. The severe lack of moisture also has impacted this year's hay production and many producers are seeking alternative, possibly nontraditional, sources of forage such as cattails, flax, kochia, millet varieties and soybeans. "With limited forage on the market and high prices, it may be a better option to evaluate local...
Helena - The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is pleased to announce its plans to prioritize mental health through a comprehensive program aimed at alleviating stress for Montana farmers and ranchers. The Montana Department of Agriculture recently secured a $500,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), a program authorized through the Farm Bill to connect individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance p...
