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Montana 7th Judicial District Judge Katherine Bidegaray held a meet and greet with area residents on Dec. 7 at the Sidney Yellowstone Mercantile in downtown Sidney. Bidegaray is running for the seat of Montana State Supreme Court Associate Justice currently held by Dirk Sandefur. Bidegaray is a native Montanan, born in Sidney and raise on a farm/ranch in rural Richland County. After finishing high school in Culbertson, she attended the University of Montana and received her B.A.s in political...
Drug Free Communities in collaboration with Richland County Housing Authority and the Fairview Police Department will be holding their 2nd annual “Cookies with Cops” event at the Fairview Senior Center on Thursday, Dec. 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. There will also be a “Cookies with Cops” event in Sidney but the date is to be determined and will not be until January. This year there will be a Christmas picture frame ornament craft, cookies as a snack, and pictures with Santa and the police officers. Drug Free Communities volunteers at the Fairview event...
Alexander held their "Christmas Stroll" on Thursday, Dec. 7. The rain caused over 20 vendors to be moved inside the school, but it didn't stop a good time had by all....
(U.S. Senate) – As a direct result from his bipartisan “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)”, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $142,662 in Safe Streets for All funding for Richland County to improve street safety. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote for the bill. “Montanans count on safe streets to stay connected, grow their small businesses, and support their communities,” said Tester. “These targeted resources will help Ric...
Greetings Sidney soccer fans, thank you to all who have volunteered your time in support of the Sidney Soccer Association over the years. The core of our soccer board has been ready to step down for the last three years. During that time we have repeatedly tried, but unsuccessfully found replacements for these positions. Each of us has enjoyed serving the club and giving back to the community with 40+ collective years of service. However, we’ve decided that it is time to put our proverbial foot in the sand and insist on finding replacements f...
Culbertson - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Knife River Construction have substantially completed the U.S. 2 – Culbertson project. The project reconstructed approximately one mile of US Highway 2 (US 2) in Culbertson, beginning west of 3rd Ave. W. and continuing east towards the Culbertson Museum. In addition to rehabilitating the roadway surface, crews installed new curb, gutter, storm drainage, sidewalks, and signage throughout the project area. “We thank the public for their patience and support throughout this pro...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Education Technology Grants. Grants are awarded to educational and non-profit entities with an educational mission to benefit members and customers in the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education, funded with unclaimed capital credit dollars, be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 12 applicants totaling $80,000. • $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Richland County for virtual reality equipment and wor...
Sidney – Sidney Health Center is pleased to partner with VirtuCare, a leading provider of urologic services, to improve access to premier urologic care for residents living in the MonDak region through the use of telemedicine. VirtuCare, a leading teleurology consultative service headquartered in Nashville, TN, specializes in connecting board-certified urologists with rural communities. Through a collaborative approach, Sidney Health Center's clinic will work closely with VirtuCare's a...
Chet Bouchard, age 2, recently completed a huge milestone by reading 1,000 books within one year! He accomplished this feat by reading 3-5 books before bed each night. He loves construction books, including "Diggersaurs" and "Demolition", and he also has a soft spot for "Nibbles" and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". His days are filled with snuggling his bears, riding his strider bike, playing with tractors, helping mom cook, and helping dad take care of the cows. When he grows up, Chet wants to be a...
Sidney High School Speech Drama and Debate Teams competed in Laurel against 18 schools with over 200 competitors. The Drama Team placed 3rd with Junior Cedar Hovde leading the team with 1st place in Humorous Solo. Dramatic Theatre: 4th - Luca Verville and Alyssa Batchelor, 5th - Raine Bones & Sam Pacarro. Classic Theatre: 7th - Brooke Watson & Sophie Pust. The Speech and Debate Team took 5th. Informative Speaking: 3rd - Kyle Pust; 4th - Mason Quick. Original Oratory: 4th - Tytus Carter, 7th -...
Reece Gairrett became the newest member of the Sidney Kiwanis Club on Thursday, Nov. 30. Gairrett is the general manager of Ace Hardware in Sidney....
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center Prevention Services and Richland County Drug Free Communities is having their first ever Christmas movie and Sock Donation event in the Richland County Event Center Friday, Dec. 22. They will be showing “Elf” and attendees will be treated to hot cocoa during the movie. Those who come are expected to wear Christmas pajamas, bring socks, and their own blankets. The staff of Drug Free Communities provide chairs for those who do not have blankets to sit on. During the movie the audience will be ask...
Everyone knows that smoking is one of the single worst things we can do to our bodies. Tobacco addiction is one of the biggest killers in the world today. However, our bodies can recover from the fatal harm tobacco may cause. Our bodies are so incredible, they can start to heal themself from the dangers of smoking in a matter of minutes. When you stop smoking, within 20 minutes your heart rate drops, and your blood pressure returns to normal. After a single day of quitting, the risk of having a heart attack begins to decrease. It becomes...
The Sidney Gymnastics team competed in the Dickinson Dullum Qualifier Saturday, Dec. 2. This is their first meet of the year held in Dickinson. This is the first year the club has competed in the Xcel division and the results are as follows: Gold Team 109.85 1st Adriene Leintz: Vault 7.60, Bars 9.10 (2nd, tie), Beam 8.10, Floor 8.90, All Around 33.70 Brynlee Deming: Vault 8.15, Bars 8.85, Beam 8.85, Floor 9.05 (5th, tie), All Around 34.90 Camryn Frank: Vault 9.25 (1st), Bars 8.15, Beam 9.10 (4th...
After about five weeks of hosting collection sites for "Gifts from the Heart", the financial advisors and employees of Edwards Jones offices across Sidney donated the goods that were donated to the offices on Friday, Dec. 8, the day before the event. All four Edward Jones offices in Sidney offer their offices up as collection sites every year. According to Lana Watson, Jerry Hughes' office, "(They) put reminders in the Thanksgiving cards they send out to clients and the other offices mail out...
Savage School recognizing Doug and Becky Kelly for the generous donation to Savage Schools to resurface the gymnasium floor....
The Fairview Warriors boys & girls basketball teams traveled to Red Lodge, to play in the Class B Woodden Memorial Basketball Tournament on Dec. 8-9. Both boys and girls worked hard but came up short the Red Lodge Rams on Friday and the Columbus Cougars on Saturday. They will travel to Sidney on Thursday, Dec. 14 to play the Sidney Eagles. Friday, Dec. 8: Fairview Girls, Red Lodge 46- Fairview 42; Fairview Boys, Red Lodge 54-Fairview 40 Saturday, Dec. 9: Fairview Boys, Fairview 38, Columbus 49;...
• Enjoy thousands of holiday lights Nov. 25-Dec. 31, in over 75 displays every evening, 5:30-9:30 p.m. from inside your vehicle. • Tune to 107.1 for holiday music! Entry fee is $5 per car. • Check out the lighted photo op spots throughout the park. If in use, be courteous! Wait for the other party to finish before approaching. • Plan to come often? Buy a book of 10 single use passes for $40 (a $10 savings) from the Visitors Center, 212 34th St W. or call us at 701-774-9041. • You can also fill up your Holiday Lights Drive punch card and get a...
Getting swiftly through December and there are still some fun Christmas events coming up in Williston. The Spring Lake Park Drive is continuing from 5:30-9:30 p.m. every day through Dec. 31. There will be take-and-go kids crafts, interactive exibits, an elf on the shelf bingo, photo station, and thousands of twinkling lights. Admission is $5 per car. Dec 16 will be a very busy day. There will by a Santa’s Workshop Craft and Vendor Show at the Raymond Family Community Center from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The first 100 kids get a free Christmas swag b...
Each year, the Williston City Commission and STAR Fund Advisory board allocate up to $50,000 for nonprofit groups and organizations to fund activities and projects that improve the quality of life in and around the Williston area. Grant recipients in the past include: Upper Missouri District Health Unit Safe Seats Program, Maah Daah Hey Trail, Williston Sea Lions, Western North Dakota Honor Flight and many others. The Community Enhancement Grant program is made possible through the Williston STAR Fund which was created to help provide...
Boys & Girls Club of the MonDak will once again be handing out Holiday Food Boxes for families in need this Holiday season. The distribution is set for Dec. 20 at the Boys & Girls Club Clubhouse, 201 3rd Ave. SE, Sidney. While the Richland County Food Bank dedicates their Holiday food box program to elderly and disabled community members, the Boys & Girls Club focuses on families with children in the household. Boys & Girls Club started the Holiday food box program in 2020 after witnessing the...
Bryndi Stedman is the Clubhouse November Youth of the Month. Bryndi is the daughter of Matt and Teresa Stedman and has two siblings. Bryndi enjoys art class while at the club and her favorite subject in school is math. Aubrey is our November Youth of the Month from the Base. She is in Tammy's Yellow group at the Boys & Girls Club and is in 5th grade. She is the daughter of Kelsie Reese and John Dockweiler and she has seven siblings. Aubrey's favorite activities at the Club are going outside and...
