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Disaster & Emergency Services coordinator Butch Renders explained the new tower going up in Sidney. In an effort to improve communications within the City of Sidney and the county, Richland County is erecting a self-supporting communications tower behind the Nutter Building on West Main Street. The original purpose was to improve handheld radio communication for law enforcement in the city. When an officer enters a building, communication with dispatch is compromised. Not only can the officers...
We hope to see you under the Harvest Moon at the Foundation for Community Care’s 2012 Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, November 3rd, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. Tickets go on sale on October 8th and can be purchased at the Foundation for Community Care and Sidney Health Center. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 406-488-CARE. Throughout the evening, attendees have the opportunity to sample an array of different wines and delicious appetizers from local caterers and restaurants. You will also have a c...
The Girard Homemakers are hosting a Candidates Forum Thursday, October 18 at 7 p.m. at Girard Hall 17 miles west of Fairview on Highway 201. Bring your questions and concerns. All area candidates have been invited....
Despite being a teenager from a small town in North Dakota, Luke Oyloe’s name and good deeds live on in perpetuity thanks in part to the efforts of CoyoteHunter.net and its director Jamie P. Olson. Luke Allen Oyloe was born January 10, 1993 and passed away just 16 short years later on April 6, 2009. Later that year, the Luke Oyloe Memorial Coyote Hunt was established to provide a scholarship in Oyloe’s name at the school he attended, Trinity Christian School in Williston. “Luke was a terrific kid who loved all sports including coyote hunti...
Anyone who has ordered Kiwanis apples or pears is asked to pick up their fruit at the Johnson Hardware Warehouse, 3rd Ave. NE, just north of Action Auto, this Saturday, October 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or Sunday, October 14 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m....
Crews work to clean up dirt that spilled out of a semi trailer after an accident at the corner of 14th St.SE and 10th Ave. SE in Sidney. More information was not available at press time....
The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Sidney City Police Department, and the Fairview Police Department would like to thank all establishments that passed the recent alcohol compliance checks. The goal of the checks is to prevent youth access to alcohol and ensure all retailers are following alcohol sales and services laws to prevent illegal sales. Establishments who passed included: Club Royale Casino, Reese & Ray’s IGA, Lucky Lil’s, Miller’s Corner, Montana Lil’s, South 40 and the Winner’s Pub. During compliance checks, undercover...
The E-rase your E-waste committee would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2012 "E-rase your E-waste" e-cycling events. We've had another great year, with a grand total of 57,939 pounds of e-waste collected for recycling! That's nearly 30 TONS of e-waste that DIDN'T go into our local landfill again this year! Our thanks to everyone who made it possible: our participants, our amazing volunteers, our local media, both print and broadcast, our sponsors and our e-cycler, UNICOR, which enables us to provide our e-cycling for free....
Bruce Gjovig, director of the Center for Innovation at the University of North Dakota, will be the keynote speaker for the 24th Annual Governor’s Conference on North Dakota History coming up on October 26-27 at the Bismarck Civic Center. Gjovig’s address will be delivered Friday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The theme of this year’s conference is “Partners on the Prairie: Inventing Solutions for Agriculture.” The conference is sponsored by the state’s history agency, the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND). Governor Jack Dalrymple h...
The McKenzie County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2012 grant cycle. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities within McKenzie County for projects and programs that benefit the community. Grant applications must be submitted on an official form no later than October 31, 2012. The application form and guidelines are available online at www.NDCF.net/McKenzieCounty. Applications will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee, comprised of community volunteers, who will make...
The seasons are changing, and so are things at your library, but we promise it’s for the better. In October, we have several first ever events that we hope will keep you happy, healthy and entertained all the way through Halloween! Keep reading if you want to know how to stay healthy this fall, sign up your (K-5) child to read to a very special canine friend, enter our pumpkin decorating contest or trick us out of some candy! First, you can join us on October 13th at 11am for a special presentation by Dr. Melody Keller of Radiant Natural H...
The independent Farm Credit Services associations headquartered in Fargo, Mandan and Minot, with branch offices in various locations throughout ND and MN, will award 32 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college next fall. Recipients must be from an actively farming and/or ranching family, or be planning to pursue a career in farming or some other aspect of agriculture. Eligible applicants include those who reside in any North Dakota county or in the Minnesota counties of Becker, Beltrami,...
Trashy Tuesday will occur on October 16th from 3:00 p.m. to 700 p.m. at Richland Opportunities, Inc. ROI is located off Highway 16 North at 1100 Silurian Lane, Sidney, MT. Balloons will mark the turn along with signage for the event. Trashy Tuesday is a recycling event free to the public and allows the recycling of corrugated cardboard, newspaper and magazines, office and junk mail paper, # 1 plastic bottles and #2 -#6 plastic bottles. Trashy Tuesday is sponsored by the Recycling Advisory Committee. This committee is composed of volunteers...
Fort Union is offering a second professional workshop on the conservation of archeological metals. Artifact conservation is the fine art of helping damaged antiques last for centuries and perhaps regain a more youthful appearance! Are you a hands-on antiques enthusiast? Fort Union Trading Post is looking for trustworthy volunteers with steady hands and an interest in preserving history. The museum collection at Fort Union contains many archeological artifacts in need of basic care and cleaning. The workshop is free of charge. The instructor is...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has confirmed Montana’s first influenza cases of this season. As of October 2, 2012 a total of four cases have been confirmed in Park and Yellowstone counties. The individuals are two teens and two adults. This is earlier than in 2011 and 2010 when the first cases were not confirmed until late November. State and local public health authorities indicate vaccine is widely available and strongly recommend taking advantage of the vaccine. Influenza vaccination is recommended for e...
Montana Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE) met in Great Falls on September 25 from areas around the state for their annual Sate Convention. Reports were given on their projects of calendars, with children’s ideas of farming, and free maps of Montana to be distributed around the state to travelers, hunters, and others who stop and ask directions, along with a grant to help pay expenses. WIFE is a non-partisan organization of farm and ranch women who work on issues affecting agriculture and their production of safe food. Issues discussed w...
Longtime durum growers contemplating adding hard red spring wheat to their crop rotation could be surprised and a little over-whelmed by the long list of varieties to select from. In fact, yield trials of North Dakota State University have included close to 50 varieties. Besides those developed at NDSU and the state universities of Montana, South Dakota, and Minnesota many of the varieties hail from private industry. Many of the varieties have a fit for the drier climate of western North Dakota...
MSU Extension and the Department of Agricultural Economics will offer a conference entitled “Agriculture 2012: A Changing Landscape” from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 in Bozeman. The conference will provide agricultural business leaders, bankers, producers, and others in agriculture with information from experts on agricultural policy, livestock and grain markets, and the Montana economy, addressing current issues facing Montana agricultural producers. The speakers include: George Haynes on the status of Montana and U.S. agriculture; Gary...
The sluggish economy continues to put financial strain on many of us. So it just makes sense to examine our budgets and look for ways to trim the fat from our monthly expenses and put more into savings, if possible. “That’s a great way to help stabilize your finances, but it’s also important that you have a financial safety net in place in case something was to happen to you,” says Harvey Senn, FIC LUTCF with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Sidney, MT. “Life insurance is one of the few guarantees your family could rely on to maintain...
Dear Editor, Everyone has heard the election is only (xx) number of days away, the first week in November, and some find the mere mention of that irritating. But a very important date will arrive much sooner. This Tuesday, October 9, is the last day to register to vote in Richland County. It is quite simple and painless for those who can make/take the time to visit the Courthouse and pick up the form. For the many citizens that have arrived in our area to help, it is easy to be caught up in the busy daily activities and miss this but it is...
The quarterly oil and gas lease sale conducted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is scheduled for December 4, 2012, in Helena. DNRC received 19 nominations for the sale and is requesting written public comment by October 26, 2012, but will consider all comments received up until the December 17, 2012, meeting of the State Land Board in Helena. “The only action proposed at this time is issuing leases for possible future exploration and production,” said Monte Mason, DNRC Minerals Management Bureau Chief. “Be...
Yvonne Volkman is the best qualified candidate for the position of Clerk of District Court. She has been trained and employed four years under our present respected clerk, Arlene Riggs and now serves as chief deputy clerk of court. My experience working with Yvonne has been church related where as a Director of Religious Education and a volunteer, she always has been prepared, efficient, and dedicated to her obligations. I know her to be mature, honest and a very hard worker. At the forum sponsored by Farm Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce...
The Sidney Eagle volleyball team won Thursday’s match against Hardin. Scores were 25-22, 18-25, 25-21,25-23....
Thank you Mitchell’s Oil Field Service Inc. for your generous donation!...
Through an ongoing effort to increase awareness on “responsible drinking”, the Richland County DUI Task Force has been promoting The Domino Strategy. Reasonable drinking guidelines look at the safe & healthy number of drinks for men & women, the standard serving size and alcohol content to support “responsible drinking”. The Domino Strategy encourages people to pay attention to the number, size, and content of alcohol they consume. No alcohol for people who are: Under 21, operating any type of vehicle or machinery, pregnant, trying to become...
