Articles from the August 30, 2017 edition


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  • Letter to the Editor: Property Tax Appeals

    Aug 30, 2017

    Summer is not the only major event that arrives in June of every year. Another annual occurrence is the appearance in mailboxes all over the State of new property appraisals from the Montana Department of Revenue. The receipt of this document is met with trepidation by taxpayers of all sizes. It is the rare occasion that the value of a taxpayer’s property decreases. The more likely circumstance is that the value has increased, sometimes at an alarming rate. When this happens the taxpayer has several options from doing nothing to paying their t...

  • Spotlight on Economics: Challenges and Opportunities in the World Beef Market

    Tim Petry|Aug 30, 2017

    International beef trade issues continue to be dynamic and are impacting cattle prices short and long term. The U.S. is a major producer of beef, pork, chicken and turkey in the world and also a major exporter of those commodities. The U.S. also is a major importer of beef. International trade is increasing in importance to the U.S. beef sector. As new trade issues surface, cattle and beef prices, as well as the competing meats’ prices, can be volatile. An increasing number of issues, some controversial, seem to be surrounding the global b...

  • MSU Seeks Businesses, Faculty, Individuals To Sponsor Student Engineering Projects

    MSU News Service|Aug 30, 2017

    Calling anyone who needs an engineer: Montana State University engineering students are here to help. Each year, groups of seniors from MSU's College of Engineering work to design, analyze, fabricate and troubleshoot creations that they then display during the college's biannual Engineering Design Fair, which will be held this year in December in the Strand Union Building. The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are...

  • Sidney Tiger Sharks Compete at State Meet In Lewistown

    Marie Holler|Aug 30, 2017

    The Tiger Sharks took a total of 45 competitors to Lewistown to compete for State. Despite many of them swimming their best times not all of them made it to Sunday. As in all individual team sports you can only ask your athletes to give it their best, and personal bests at State are a great way to end the season. The overall team did not place as high as I wanted them to, but we are in a rebuilding year and are looking for more swimmers especially in the older boy age range. We hope to partner with other sports such as Cross Country, Football,...

  • Sidney Football Action

    Aug 30, 2017

    The Sidney Eagles hosted Belgrade this past Friday coming out on top with a win of 31-3....