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The 1st annual youth rodeo, Spinnin’ Pole Arena Playday, is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. This event will take place at 12481 21st St. NW, Watford City and will feature barrels, poles, flag race, speed race, and dummy roping. The cost is $5 per event and is open to ages 13 years of age and younger. Awards will be given to the top six contestants in each event and all-around champions (top three in each age group). This event is sponsored by Watford City area businesses and generous donors including Drakin Oilfield Const., D...
Omaha, NE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has scheduled public hearings for the purpose of collecting information or evidence which will be considered in evaluating the proposed USACE permit action for the Keystone XL Pipeline. During the public hearings, interested parties will be afforded the opportunity to present their views, opinions and information on the proposed project. Hearing dates are scheduled for Sept. 28, 2020, MT; Sept. 29, 2020, SD and Oct. 1, 2020, NE. All three hearings will take place from 4-8 p.m. CST....
The Roundup donated a portion of the proceeds from their Discovering the MonDak area guide to help with local contact tracing efforts....
Williston, ND – The Williston Basin International Airport (XWA), in conjunction with the Williston Police Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), will conduct active shooter training on Wednesday, Sept, 2 at 9:30 a.m. The exercise will be held within the commercial terminal and will not cause any disruption to normal operations. The facility will be open during the exercise; however, designated areas will be identified. "This exercise will take place at approximately 9:3...
Chase Raymond Barnedt, 25, Dickinson, ND formerly of Paul, ID, died in a traffic accident, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 near Grassy Butte, ND. A viewing was scheduled 6-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dickinson, ND. Funeral services will be in Paul, ID. 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....
Ernest Stordahl, 76, Sidney, MT, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, MT. A memorial service was held 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
Gordon Berndt, 95, Williston, ND, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 in Billings, MT. Services are pending, Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
Richland County will be conducting a polling place election for the General Election on Nov. 3, 2020. We are fortunate to have enough election judges to make this possible. Change of Polling locations: Sidney Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 22 and 23 will vote at the Event Center at the Richland County Fairgrounds. These precincts previously voted at Sidney Assembly of God. Precinct 12 will vote at the Fairview Senior Center. This precinct previously voted at St Catherine’s Church. All voters on the absentee list will have ballots mailed out on O...
Poplar, MT – This week, the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) launched an online exhibit online open house to provide the community of Poplar more information about the benefits of roundabouts in Poplar and to educate residents about safely driving them. “We launched this website because we realize that roundabouts are new to many Montanans who live in rural parts of our state,” said Shane Mintz, MDT district administrator. “We want to help folks in Poplar understand why we installed the roundabouts and to alleviate any concern...
Cornerstone Bank is excited to announce the availability of Private Wealth Advisors serving Bismarck, Dickinson, Watford City, New Town, Parshall, Plaza and Makoti. Ryan Dressler has joined Cornerstone Financial Group as a private wealth advisor. Dressler earned his degree from the University of North Dakota. He has been working in the financial services industry since 2016 and holds his Series 7, 63, and 66 through LPL Financial and is licensed for Life, Annuity, Health and Long-Term Care Insur...
On behalf of the Office of Sheriff and my staff, I want to express our appreciation for your continued support during these trying times. We are seeing changes across the nation affecting the relationship between law enforcement and the public. Our community continues to show their confidence, providing morale support and funding our work with your tax dollars. The year 2020 has presented Richland County residents with many challenges relating to economics, health, education and public safety. As Sheriff, I recognize these challenges and...
New Kiwanis member Wade Whiteman was inducted into the Sidney Kiwanis Club, Thursday, Aug. 27 and is sponsored by Garth Kallevig. Wade is vice president at Stockman Bank Sidney (Photo submitted)...
Chuck Thiel comes from a long line of hound hunters. His family has been raising and hunting with hound dogs for over 80 years! "My dad was a hound guy, and so was my grandpa and great-grandpa," stated Chuck Thiel. Thiel carried on the hound hunting tradition and still actively hound hunts with his family, but his passion for hunting encouraged him to seek out other hunting avenues at a young age. "I have been hunting my whole life. My dad kind of got me into it, but I took off at a young age...
It's cool this morning. There is a different feel to the air. The days are slowly getting shorter, my bird dogs are getting restless and I am listening for that first bugle of a bull elk down in the river bottom. It's that time when I, and all hunters, anxiously prepare for the glorious days we spend pursuing our quarry in the forests and uplands of our Montana. But this year things are different, and as we take to the field we must acknowledge that difference and change our behavior for the...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is offering online hunter and bowhunter education courses this year in response to social distancing requirements and restrictions on group gatherings related to COVID-19. To take the online hunter education courses, Montana students can get the free code by accessing our website at http://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/ and select the course you want to take. The online courses, which are developed and administered by the outdoor education company Kalkomey, include text, videos and interactive scenarios to engage...
As Montana hunters and anglers, we know a lot about restoring wildlife and habitat through solid conservation efforts. We've been doing it for over a century and those decades of conservation work has led to the abundance of wildlife we enjoy today. At the turn of the 20th Century, we had reduced the massive big game herds to a boneyard. There were roughly 5,000 elk in Montana and nearly every other species was faring just as poorly. Montana hunters, working closely with landowners, the...
FWP is accepting comment on proposed fishing regulations for 2021. The department has 20 proposed changes for 2021, with most changes involving minor corrections and clarifications to avoid confusion and inadvertent violations. One larger-scale proposal is requiring mandatory catch, kill, and report of all walleye captured in the Western Fishing District. The intent of this regulation is to prevent additional illegal introductions of walleye in western Montana and to potentially help the department detect illegal introductions and take action...
Bozeman - Montana State University Extension, in conjunction with Oregon State University, will offer a new agriculture business development course on direct marketing meat. The Western Meat School, Montana Edition, is an online or hybrid learning experience for farmers, ranchers, butchers and others. The six-week course will meet on Wednesday evenings beginning Nov. 4. It will cover key topics in production, processing and marketing to produce high-quality meat and then sell it to diverse market channels. It is not a processing or butchering...
Bozeman - Celebrate Agriculture, an annual weekend-long event held each year by Montana State University’s College of Agriculture, has been scheduled to take place virtually Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14. The weekend, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019, will include many of the same elements as an in-person event, as well as some new virtual programming. Scholarship winners and donors will be honored, as will past recipients of the college’s Outstanding Agricultural Leader award, which has recognized more than 80 people sinc...
Savage's setter Taryn Hagler sets the ball in Bainville on Friday. The Warriors defeated Wibaux Thursday and Bainville Friday to start their volleyball season. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)...
Dear neighbors, It’s summer in Richland County. Like you, my days are filled with sunburns, hard work, and spending time outside with loved ones. However, as your local librarian, there is one pressing topic that I would like to visit about with you: the 2020 Census. I know there is a lot going on right now and the census is easy to overlook, but the stakes are too high to do that, and our community has too much to lose if we don’t act quickly. Right now, only 51.9% percent of Richland County residents have responded to the Census – that puts...
Earning a driver's license is an exciting time in any teen's life. Soon, you'll be thinking about graduation, college, and careers. We at the Richland County Health Department Injury Prevention and DUI Task Force, want to help make sure you get through one of the major milestones in your life. We're teaming up with NHTSA, to encourage teen drivers to follow the rules of the road while behind the wheel driving back to school. We know you're excited to have the keys in hand after all these years,...
Williston - The Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation (NWNDCF) has awarded grants from the Relief Fund to organizations supporting human services and access to food in Williams, Divide, McKenzie, and Mountrail counties as a result of COVID-19 and energy industry pressures. This grant allocation brings the total committed from the Relief Fund to $97,000. The most recent grant awards total $12,000 and reflect the priorities of human services support and health and safety: • $2,000 to the Family Crisis Shelter: Funds will be utilized to p...
The 2020 Census closes Sept. 30, 2020. Leading up to that time, the the McKenzie County Complete Count Committee (https://www.countmckenzie2020.com/) has been working to count everyone. The August events the Rapid Response Team was present at, Fun Fest and the first five weeks of the Farmers Market, counted over 80 households. That estimates to over $1.5 million in additional federal program revenue to the community over the next ten years! In addition to the August events, the Rapid Response will be at the final Watford Market, Sept. 3 and at...
Sidney's Serenity Kuntz runs during the Sidney Invitational held on Saturday. Kuntz finished with a time of 28:52.04. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)...
