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Richland County 4-H program held their livestock judging and virtual sale last week at the Richland County Fairgrounds and Sidney Livestock Market....
Fargo, ND – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. To institutionalize support for beginning farmers and ranchers and to build upon prior agency work, the 2018 Farm Bill directed USDA to create a national coordinator position in the agency and state-level coordinators for four of its agencies – Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Rural Development (RD...
The Watford City FFA Chapter held an awards picnic at the Kent Pelton Nature Park on Tuesday, July 28 to recognize member achievements for the past school year. Members were presented with proficiency awards for their Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) projects and leadership awards. The Watford City FFA Chapter continues to develop its members through premier leadership, personal growth and career success. The STAR Discovery Award went to Dominic-Jordan E. Robertson. As a young member,...
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, Aug.18, from 12-6 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, 310 7th St. SE, Sidney. Advance appointments are strongly recommended as walk-in time slots are very limited. To make an appointment, call the American Red Cross at 406-868-0911 or 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org. To minimize time in the waiting area, please do not arrive more than 15 minutes before your appointment. Face masks are required....
Funeral services for Gloria Sifuentes Zadow, 60, Sidney, MT was a private family service with Rev. Tony Sifuentes officiating. Friends were invited to the graveside services held at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at Sidney Cemetery under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the family receiving friends starting at 3 p.m. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gloria was called home on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020...
Funeral services for Roselyn Lueck, 103, Fairview, MT were held 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Rolf Preus officiating. Interment was in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before service at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
A funeral service for Steven Brice Brenno, 25, Watford City, ND will be 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Visitation will be Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 and Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 from 12-7 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. all at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Brice passed away...
A memorial service for Wallace Johnson, 90, Watford City, ND was held 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at First Lutheran Church, Watford City, ND with Pastor Nichole Martin officiating. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 from 1-5 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Wally passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at Eastern Montana Veterans Home, Glendive,...
The Watford City FFA Chapter held an awards picnic on Tuesday, July 28 at the Kent Pelton Nature Park. Every year, the chapter honors local people who support the FFA by presenting Honorary FFA degrees. This year's recipients were Samantha Doneen and Marlai Johnston. Members also decided at a chapter meeting this year to recognize the following two individuals with awards of appreciation. The Chapter decided at a meeting this year to recognize two individuals with an Award of Appreciation....
Senior Richland County 4-Her Becca Deming finished her senior season with multiple top honors at the Richland County Fair 4-H livestock judging last week. Deming won grand champion market goat, reserve champion breeding sheep, grand champion sr. hog showman, grand champion sr. sheep showman, reserve champion breeding swine, reserve champion market lamb, reserve champion market hog and reserve champion sr. dog showman and reserve champion dog agility. (Photo submitted)...
Another Dragging Main event was held in Sidney Aug. 8. The event was in tribute to first responders & law enforcement. Pictured left is Tom & Belinda Pavek riding on their scooters during the event. (Photo submitted)...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central times. Aug.14-15: Confluence Sewing and Quilting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All experience levels invited and instruction provided. Bring your own lunch. Aug. 20: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join history buffs in discussing this month’s book, “Rush” by Stephen Fried. Free refreshments. For more information, contact Debbie Crossland or Joe Garcia...
Montana - Governor Steve Bullock and the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) have announced that over $7.5 million in grant funding has been awarded through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG) programs. The grants are designed to aid small and medium-sized meat processors in responding to the COVID-19 crisis through the adaptation and advancement of meat processing infrastructure and capacity in Montana. “The impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted how fragile the nation’s supply chain can be, especially when it comes to...
Farmers and ranchers feed our state, our nation, and in fact, our world. You work long hours to provide essential resources for us all, and in these challenging times, I want you to know that USDA is here to support you and your operation through our Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. Whether you farm one acre or many more, grow food for local markets or big supply chains, CFAP can help. We’re accepting applications through Aug. 28 and encouraging producers to apply now. In Montana, we have already approved 7,642 applications and d...
Asphalt work should be completed and striping is anticipated to take a couple of days and is expected to start on Monday, Aug. 10. The traffic light at the 6th Street intersection is scheduled to be turned on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Motorists are asked to remember that traffic on MT 200 (Ellery Ave) remains two-lane, two way while traveling on the new asphalt despite not having clearly defined lanes striped. There are no additional traffic impacts planned for motorists traveling through the area and traffic will continue flowing. Traffic will...
Farm owners have a one-time opportunity to update PLC yields of covered commodities on the farm, regardless of Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program election. The deadline to request a PLC yield update is Sept. 30, 2020. The updated yield will be equal to 90% of the average yield per planted acre in crop years 2013-2017 (excluding any year where the applicable covered commodity was not planted), subject to the ratio obtained by dividing the 2008-2012 average national yield by the 2013-2017 average national yield...
McKenzie County participated in the first-ever virtual State 4-H Consumer Decision Making contest held on July 21. The Junior Team of Kyle Best, son of Vawnita and Pete Best, Watford City, Jaden Murphy, son of Kim and Lee Murphy, Williston and Gracyn Darrington, daughter of Nikki and Patrick Darrington, Arnegard, placed 10th in the contest. 4-H Consumer Decision Making judging activities are designed to help youth develop decision-making skills. Their ability to observe and evaluate written...
1 Minute Bail Bonds, Williston, ND IMCA Hobby Stock A Feature 1 1st Place: Andrew Bertsch, Minot, ND, 146 2nd Place: John Flory Jr, Williston, ND 18 3rd Place: Brad King, Minot, ND, 43 4th Place: Troy Bertsch, Minot, ND, 148 IMCA Modified A Feature 1 1st Place: Wayne Johnson, Minot, ND, 4J 2nd Place: Jeremiah LaDue, Trenton, ND, 1 3rd Place: Justin Medler, Minot, ND, 75M 4th Place: Chris Schroeder, Williston, ND, 6 5th Place: Travis Hagen, Williston, ND, 14T 6th Place: Tommy Lee, Grenora, ND, 17X 7th Place: John Flory, Williston, ND, 19 8th...
(Helena) – At the May meeting of the Montana State Library Commission, funds were allocated to purchase hot spots and cellular service to increase the availability of mobile hot spots that can be loaned to library patrons throughout Montana. Fifty-nine libraries agreed to participate in the pilot. The Sidney-Richland County Library received three fully funded mobile hot spots with a cellular plan. This pilot project has been set up to explore how these devices are used by Montanans to access c...
Has caring for a loved one become stressful for you? Caregiving is rewarding, but let’s face it: caregiving is not easy—physically, emotionally and financially. “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” is a class designed to provide you, the family caregiver, with the skills you need to take care of yourself. Classes will be held online six Thursdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1 and 8 from 2-4 p.m., CDT. To register, go to http://www.tinyurl.com/2020PowerfulTools or contact NDSU Extension in McKenzi...
Louisa Amos, left, was inducted into the Sidney Kiwanis Club, Thursday, Aug. 6. Her sponsors are Ashley Vande Bossche, pictured, and Kali Godfrey, not pictured. (Submitted photo)...
Avynn Carda, age 6, recently completed a huge milestone by reading 1,000 books! Avynn was able to reach her goal by reading lots of books about something near and dear to her heart ~ animals. Avynn is the daughter of Kris and Tara Carda. To encourage a love of reaching in children like Avynn, the Sidney-Richland County Library is promoting "1,000 Books before Kindergarten", a nationwide program that encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their children every day. Research...
Madison County has a regulation that requires a property owner to clearly mark his or her 911 physical address at the entrance to the driveway so emergency services can find the property if called to the site for any sort of emergency. We have lived on our little abode on the side of a hill now for the past three years, and although we have the road name clearly marked, we have never managed to put the actual road number at the entrance to our driveway. We have talked about completing this little task multiple times, but somehow other projects...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) intends to test the flows coming from Fort Peck Dam in hopes it will benefit pallid sturgeon recruitment. The proposal originates from required Endangered Species Act consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who issued a "no jeopardy" biological opinion in April 2018 on the condition that the Corps pursues the test flow. To comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, however, the Corps must draft an En...
McKenzie Electric (Andrew Spratta cc'd) kindly donated 22 iPads to McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Tuesday, July 28. The iPads will be used for long-term care residents and in the clinic for those waiting for appointments. The iPads will be helpful for long term care residents in keeping in touch with family and friends during challenges presented by coronavirus. The McKenzie County Healthcare Systems is very thankful for this generous donation!...
