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Funeral services for Alton Vernald Hillesland, 95, Sidney, MT, will be Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. A luncheon will follow the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT and from 5-7 p.m. at Pella Lutheran Church with a Celebration of Life service to follow, open to the public....
Irma "Betty" Zoanni, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, at the Sidney Health Center with family by her side. Betty was born March 11, 1930, to Ingvald and Ethel Iverson on their homestead near Comertown, MT. She attended school in Comertown before transferring to Culbertson High School for her senior year. She attended Eastern Montana College and the University of Montana, earning a teaching certificate. Betty married John "Jack" Zoanni on June 4, 1952. They raised five...
A celebration of life service was held on Saturday Feb. 3, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Community Church, Culbertson, MT, with Pastor Brandon Marschner officiating. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, assisted the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures were shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Joan Gouldstone, 87, peacefully passed away on Sunday Jan. 28, 2024 at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, with family by her side....
Funeral Services will be Friday, February 16, 2024, at 11:00 am at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, Montana with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. A luncheon will follow the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Visitation will be Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, Montana and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Pella Lutheran Church with a Celebration of Life service to follow, open to the public. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral...
SHS vs Glasgow The Sidney boy's basketball team beat the Glasgow Scotties 53-48 at home on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The girls lost 53-62. SHS vs Fergus The Sidney basketball teams traveled to Lewistown on Friday, Jan. 26. The boys fell 46-28. The girls fell 29-44. SHS vs Lockwood The Sidney Eagles played Lockwood on Saturday, Jan. 27. The boys lost with a score of 54-37. The girls came up short 58-24....
Irma "Betty" Zoanni, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the Sidney Health Center with family by her side. Betty was born March 11, 1930, to Ingvald and Ethel Iverson on their homestead near Comertown, Montana. She attended school in Comertown before transferring to Culbertson High School for her senior year. She attended Eastern Montana College and the University of Montana, earning a teaching certificate. Betty married John "Jack" Zoanni on June 4, 1952. They raised 5...
Roseina Janice Kirby was born on Feb. 6, 1961 in Sidney, MT, to Shannon Clay and Juanita (Cooper) Olson. In the words of her son, "Don't know what to say. My momma, my wonderful momma. Oh how I will miss you." Roseina always lit up any room she entered with her cheerfulness and happiness, even when she felt bad. She was always ready to help people who were in need. She took care of her grandma, Louise Cooper, for many years and was always helping her mom with meals and housekeeping. Roseina love...
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...
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...
The MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association held their annual meeting last week at the Elks Lodge. The meeting included industry updates from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association and the Montana Stockgrowers Association. The annual Steer Scholarship recipient was also announced at the meeting. Annually, the MonDak Area Stockgrowers Association offers a Steer Scholarship to a 4-H member who is interested in participating in their first market beef project. This year the recipient was Jodi Albus....
Following the resignation of Austin Knudsen, who was elected Montana’s new attorney general in November 2021, Roosevelt County Commissioners appointed then deputy county attorney Frank A. Piocos as the new county attorney on Monday, Feb. 1, 2022, to finish out the term. Darla Downs, owner and publisher of the Northern Plains Independent, a community newspaper located in Wolf Point, was ready to turn her attention to other news, but a few of the other county residents had other ideas. Not long after Piocos began his new office, numerous c...
The Fairview Warriors celebrated senior night on Saturday by defeating Culbertson 46-20. The win clinched the conference championship for the Warriors and eliminated Culbertson's playoff hopes. Culbertson struck first with a touchdown run and successful 2-pt conversion, making the score 8-0. Fairview finally found paydirt in the second quarter with a 64-yard pass from Jeff Tjelde to Jaxon Vitt. They followed that up with a Tyler Loan 1-yard run and a 33-yard field goal by Loan making the halftim...
The Fairview Warriors traveled to Wibaux to play the #5 ranked Longhorns on a Saturday afternoon. After an early fumble, the Warriors rebounded by jumping out to a first quarter 14-0 lead on a 20-yard Tyler Loan run and a 33-yard Jeff Tjelde pass to Jaxon Vitt. The second quarter was more of the same as Wyatt McPherson ran in a 27-yard touchdown followed by 3 more touchdown runs by Loan from 9, 45, and 41-yards respectively giving the Warriors a 39-0 lead at the half. A one play 65-yard dash by...
The Fairview Warrior Volleyball team cruised past the Poplar Indians, 3-0, and the Culbertson Cowgirls, 3-0, in last week’s matchups, improving their conference record to 3-1 and overall record to 6-2. The Fairview Warriors hosted the Poplar Indians for a conference match on Friday afternoon for the Warrior Volleyball Homecoming game. Set one versus Poplar started with seven ties before the Warriors built up a five-point lead, 15-10, helped out with two aces from Macy Tjelde and two kills from Kallee Hopes. Even against Poplar’s strong play at...
When a hospital foundation tells you they will keep you in stitches, you might think, no thanks, I’m holding together quite nicely on my own. Don’t worry, those aren’t the kind of stitches they’re referring to. They mean they have comedy talent coming your way that will leave you laughing until you think you might burst. Of course, you won’t actually come apart at the seams, but if you do, the room will be filled with plenty of medical folks who can stitch, in a pinch. Whew! Now that you know...
The Fairview Warriors added three wins to their overall record this week. When asked about their early season success, senior Savannah Manuel said, "Our drive has led us to our successes this season. Coming from Class C and not having a very good season last year made us determined to make a name for ourselves. I think that our grit is going to help us to continue to have a successful season." Fairview Vs. MonDak In a non-conference match-up against the MonDak Thunder on Sept. 12, the Fairview...
Mass of the Christian burial was held Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Charlie Creek, MT, with Father Jim O'Neil officiating. Visitation was on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 from 4-6 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Wake services were held on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 at 6 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be...
Mass of the Christian Burial will be Tuesday Sept 5, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Charlie Creek, MT with Father Jim O'Neil officiating. Visitation will be on Monday Sept 4, 2023 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Wake services will be held on Monday September 4, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family....
When a hospital foundation tells you they will keep you in stitches, you might think, no thanks, I’m holding together quite nicely on my own. Don’t worry, those aren’t the kind of stitches they’re referring to. They mean they have comedy talent coming your way that will leave you laughing until you think you might burst. Of course, you won’t actually come apart at the seams, but if you do, the room will be filled with plenty of medical folks who can stitch, in a pinch. Whew! Now that you know...
Other than football, the Fairview Warriors will be facing new competition this season with a switch to Class B mandated by the Montana High School Athletic Association. Rather than being one of the largest Class C teams, they will now be one of the smallest in Class B. Enrollment at Fairview High School has remained consistently over 100 for many years now, and when the MHSA changed the numbers for classifications from 118 to 100, the school knew they would soon be required to go up to Class B....
Great Falls - The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from falling to shortage levels. Right now, the Red Cross especially needs type O negative, type O positive, type B negative and type A negative blood donors. For those who don’t know their blood type, making a donation is an e...
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Aug. 8, 2023 — The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from falling to shortage levels. Right now, the Red Cross especially needs type O negative, type O positive, type B negative and type A negative blood donors. For those who don’t know their blood type, mak...
MSU-Bozeman student Alex Rasmussen has had a busy summer completing his internship through the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), the Montana Rangeland Resources Committee and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). According to the DNRC, the internship is designed to offer beginning agriculturalists, natural resource and range specialists, biologists, soils majors or any student looking into natural resources the real-world and hands-on experience...
Glasgow – A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows kids and their friends or families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked and maintained over 350 fishing rods in most of the 41 different location sites across Montana's Hi-Line. The "Kids to Fish" program lets anglers check out fishing rods and reels equipped with basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, e...
