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The Run the World Sidney Run Club will be holding a Partner 4 Pain Run/Walk Saturday, October 10th at 9:00 am at Richland Park. Partner 4 Pain is the third run in a series of three, with each four mile run raising money for a different cause in the community. The proceeds from the Partner 4 Pain run will be donated to Jason Jacobson to help with medical expenses after he suffered a spinal cord injury. Jacobson, a Sidney native, was the passenger in a one vehicle car accident on May 10, 2015. He...
Queen Caitlyn Yadon and king Josh Hurley ride in the Fairview homecoming parade Friday afternoon. The Fairview Warriors defeated the Plentywood Wildcats Friday night, 76-32. The Lady Warriors lost their homecoming match-up with MonDak Thunder....
Every federal legislator from 2 separate states, Montana and North Dakota, showed true leadership by working together regardless of state line’s or different political parties to protect their citizens and the endangered Pallid Sturgeon by mutually signing an official letter asking for the protection of the funding of the Fish Bypass and the protection of the Irrigation project. We write about the recent decision of the U.S. District Court of Montana that enjoined construction at the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and directed the U.S. A...
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Eastern Montana Stand Down will be held at the Richland County Event Center, 2118 W Holly St., Sidney and all veterans and their families are invited to attend. Local service providers including representatives from Fort Peck Warrior Center, Montana Legal Services, VA’s Mobile Vet Center, VA Service Offices for Benefits and Homeless assistance, Guardian Foundation assisting homeless veterans, Volunteers of America –assisting homeless Veterans, Red Cross, Richland Cou...
Mary Finnicum Roberts Parkins, 84, of Culbertson, passed away at the Roosevelt Medical Center In Culbertson on Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2015. A memorial service celebrating Mary’s life will be held on Friday morning, Oct. 2, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the Community of Christ Church in Culbertson, MT. Pastor Jack Scotson will officiate and private interment of the cremains will follow in the Crane Cemetery in Crane, MT. Mary Lucille Finnicum (Roberts) Parkins was born Nov. 3, 1930, the tenth and last child to Bernie and May (Holt) Finnicum. She b...
Jason Dean Swanson was born January 5, 1975 in Calgary, Alberta to DeWayne and Dianne Christie Swanson. He and his wife Gina were killed in a tragic accident near Gunnison, Colo. on September 5, 2015. Jason became a Montanan at the age of four months and lived in various cities but the farm in the Girard community was always home. He graduated from Fairview High School in 1993 and attended MSU Northern for two years. Jason took a summer job with Borton Construction building the silos at Holly...
According to the 2013 North Dakota Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 21% of North Dakota’s 9th through 11th graders reported drinking more than 5 drinks in a row within a couple of hours at least once in the previous 30 days. Additionally, from 2010 to 2014 there was a 10.5% increase in DUI arrests in ND, including a 34% increase in juvenile arrests. To combat these issues in the Watford City area, the McKenzie County Extension Office and Watford City Police Department are hosting a free two-hour e...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture and host sponsor Richland County Farm Bureau invite the community of Richland County to hear Representative Rob Cook (R-Conrad) speak regarding the reappraisal notices from the Montana Department of Revenue (DOR). This will be Friday, September 25th, at the Elks Lodge. Coffee and donuts will be provided and the program will begin at 7:00 am. Please RSVP to the Chamber at 406-433-1916....
Boys & Girls Club of Richland County presented Mondak API with a Builder Award at the API monthly meeting September 15th. This award was given to API for donating $100,000 during BGCRC 2015 annual fundraising. Photo submitted by Michele Seadeek....
VFW Auxiliary members Violet Tharp, left, and Louise Troudt display Buddy poppies that are assembled and distributed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. More than 10 million dollars is raised each year, all of which is dedicated entirely to veterans' welfare. The VFW Buddy Poppy annual distribution started Monday, Sept 21st and will continue through Friday, Oct 2nd. Violet and Louise encourage you to make a donation and wear your Buddy poppy proudly. Photo courtesy of Sidney...
Montana’s millions of acres of state trust lands offer prime opportunities for hunters across the state. With the 2015 hunting season now under way, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) asks that hunters and other recreationists get acquainted with the regulations for accessing trust lands before they take to the field. Hunters and anglers 12 years of age and older must possess a valid Montana Conservation License to hunt or fish on trust lands. For other types of non-commercial or non-concentrated uses, a s...
Photos by Kathy Taylor....
Women 4K Run Team Results Watford City Wolves place 3rd with a total time of 1:33:47.62 Individual results for Watford City Wolves: 1st place, Kayla Ogle finished with a time of 16:04.38; 2nd place, Asha Smith, 16:11.31, Hayley Ogle, 18:28.56; Ellie Schmitz, 20:44.98; Gabby Hogue, 22:18.39. Women 3K Run Watford City Wolves place 8th 20th place, Amelia Honson with a time of 23:57.86 Men 5K Run Team Results Watford City Wolves place 3rd with a total time of 1:42:32.12 Individual results for Watford City Wolves 6th place, Raehs Peutz, 18:39.26;...
The first of three information sessions about the new cottage food program will be held on Friday, October 2nd from noon to 1pm in conference room 101 of the Community Services Building. Beginning October 1st, Montana implemented a Cottage Food Program that allows certain food items to be produced in a home kitchen and sold to the public. The list of products allowable to be sold under this program is limited and specific to foods that have very low risk of causing foodborne illness. The Richland County Environmental Health Office is holding a...
Lillian Salerno, USDA Undersecretary for Policy, will be one of the featured speakers at the 2015 Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in Billings. The conference, the 14th in an annual series that has been held in four states in the Pacific Northwest region, is widely considered a premier meeting of experts and wide-ranging practitioners in the agriculture, forestry and energy industries. Its aim is to help advance rural economic development through clean energy development and to explore ways to maximize profits by practicing good stewardship....
State and local public health officials are seeing an early start to the influenza season. While the season usually doesn’t begin until October, Montana has had early influenza reports from six counties: Yellowstone, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Beaverhead and Broadwater Counties. Most of the early cases can be traced to travelers who have returned to Montana with the illness but some local transmission is now occurring. With local transmission occurring, it is important to get vaccinated against influenza now. Influenza can be s...
It isn’t for a lack of trying. But, it has to be a good fit. Like many critical access hospitals across the nation who are situated in rural areas far removed from urban sprawl, Roosevelt Medical Center is struggling to hire a third provider. Still, they aren’t just going to hire anyone. To date, there have been six interested candidates for the position vacated in June by long-time provider, Jay Lambert, who chose to return to his home state of Utah. Of those, RMC interviewed three app...
North Dakota’s two-day youth pheasant season is Oct. 3-4. Legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger may hunt roosters statewide. Resident youth hunters, regardless of age, must possess a fishing, hunting and furbearer certificate and general game and habitat license. Nonresident youth hunters from states that provide a reciprocal licensing agreement for North Dakota residents qualify for North Dakota resident licenses. Otherwise, nonresident youth hunters must purchase a nonresident small game license. Shooting hours a...
The Sidney Eagles traveled to Havre last Friday where they were defeated 26-21. #30 is Chris Gartner running with the ball. The Eagles will head to Miles City this Friday to play the Cowboys at 7 p.m. Photo by Kathy Johnson....
Fall Weed Control in Lawns Right now is the best time to try to be taking care of the weeds that occur in your yard. Most people believe that spraying in the spring is the best idea so they do not grow all summer, in fact spring and summer are the worst times to spray for weeds. Right now all plants are starting to store sugars in their roots to make it through the long winter, so killing them now before they go dormant is the best option. Next year’s dandelions have already germinated so p...
The 43,275 deer gun licenses that were allocated by proclamation for the 2015 hunting season have all been issued, according to Randy Meissner, licensing manager for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Meissner said according to state law, the number of deer gun licenses issued, including those licenses issued as gratis, cannot exceed the number of licenses authorized by the governor’s proclamation. The deer gun season opens Friday, Nov. 6 at noon central time. Archery licenses can still be purchased through the end of the bow season o...
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), is pleased to announce Williston Parks and Recreation District as a finalist for the 2015 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. This year’s proud sponsor of the Gold Medal Awards program is Musco Lighting LLC. Celebrating its 50th anniversary with NRPA and founded in 1965, the Gold Medal Awards program honors c...
Territorial Landworks, Inc. (TLI) a Montana based engineering firm is growing and expanding coverage in Montana. Over the last two years the company has created more jobs throughout Montana with a staffing increase of 42.8 percent and annual gross revenue growth of 46.4 percent. As the company grows and expands services Jason Rice, CEO announced Kolten Knatterud, the Billings Branch Manager, as a Partner and Chief Marketing Officer for the company. Kolten was instrumental in establishing the branch offices in Sidney in 2011 and Billings in...
Michael and Bambi Stump Life was a little chaotic almost two years ago for Michael and Bambi Stump when they picked up and moved their family to Sidney all the way from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The family was transferred here by Mike's employer, OneOk. He also had to transfer into the National Guard unit out of Great Falls. Moving from Tulsa to Sidney was quite the change for this family of five! Bambi, a veteran of 19 years in the Air Force National Guard, knew she could reside where ever her...
Randy and Kelly Johnson Nestled among many well-established trees and cascading rock gardens, sits a classic tri-level house that Randy and Kelly Johnson and their two sons are proud to call home. The home was originally built in 1981 by Karen Gebhardt and was one of the first in the sub-division. The Johnsons purchased the house in 1992 and since that time they have done two extensive remodels to the property. The first project was done in 2006 and the second in 2011. Family friend and...
