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On May 13, at approximately 11:05 am (CST), The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office received a call in regards to a welfare check for a male individual located in the black Ford pickup near the intersection of 160th Ave NW and 28th St NW in East Fairview, ND. The individual appeared to be slumped over in the driver seat of the vehicle. A McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office deputy made contact with the individual to conduct a welfare check. During the conversation with the deputy, the male individual drove from the location at a high rate of spe...
Jenee Metrick, 47, Williston, N.D., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at her home in Williston, N.D. Jenee Joyce Metrick was born on Jan. 12, 1977, to parents Beth Huff and Melvin Metrick in Santa Clara, CA. Starting her education in Sidney, the family then moved to Mesquite, TX., returning to Sidney and graduating from Sidney High School with the class of 1996. She graduated from Williston State College with an associate degree in applied science. She was employed by Qua...
The year 2024 marks the 78th Annual Fairview Old Timers' Reunion and Summer Festival. The event is the highlight of the summer and requires a tremendous amount of effort by a relatively small group of dedicated people who do their utmost to make the event the best it can be. The Fairview Chamber of Commerce and Friends of the Fairview Bridge honored that group Wednesday, May 15, with the Above and Beyond For Fairview Award and presented them with a check for $500....
On Sunday, May 19, Fairview High School held its graduation ceremony for the class of 2024. The ceremony began with Grace McPherson singing the "Star Spangled Banner" for the last time as a Fairview Warrior student. Junior Trent Karst then gave the welcome address while expressing congratulations to the graduates. Brailey Anderson gave the salutatorian address, mentioning embarrassing moments and humorous memories that have stuck out for this class. She mentioned how those memories have shaped...
The Fairview Warriors took fourth place in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions during the Northern B divisional track meet held in Glasgow on Friday and Saturday. Fairview’s girls accounted for 50.5 points. The top three teams were Glasgow with 115 points, Fairfield with 76 and Conrad with 64. Fairview’s boys finished with 42 points. Topping the boys’ field were Glasgow with 134, Fairfield with 82 and Wolf Point with 56 points. Both of Fairview’s boys’ relay teams ran to first-place honors. The 400-meter relay team featuring Curt Rice, Jeffrey...
Savage’s girls’ golf team placed sixth at the Class C state meet with a team score of 661. Taylor Conradsen shot a two-day score of 198 for 11th place and All-State honors. Savage’s Aspen Peterson placed 23rd with a 223. Emma McPherson shot a 240 for 32nd place. Fort Benton’s Casha Corder won the state championship with a 156. Plentywood’s Paityn Curtiss took second with a 165. Froid/Lake’s Addison Elvaas tied for 30th place by shooting a 238. Broadus’ girls won the team championship. Scobey’s boys earned the team championship. Manhattan Chris...
Area law enforcement along with athletes from Richland Opportunities Inc., were enthused to participate in the Richland County leg of the Special Olympics' Torch Run on Wednesday, May 8. Sidney police officer Brett Norby reports that representatives from the Fairview Police Department, Richland County Sheriff's Office and Sidney Police Department all took part in the annual event. Norby has served as the leg leader since 2020. He explained that the program helps fund a Special Olympics' team in...
Rick and LuAnn Sharbono were honored at Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday, May 5, for their 35 years volunteering for the Fairview Food Bank. Rick started volunteering in 1989 as a Zion council member, and brought LuAnn and their two children Danny and Marci along for the ride. They have cheerfully served thousands of needy people over the years but the time has come for their retirement from the job. The Fairview Food Bank is now in the capable hands of Jodi McPherson, Zion Lutheran Church...
Sara McMillen is a new Sidney School Board member after Tuesday’s election. Voters decided on two individuals to serve three-year seats during the election. McMillen received 484 votes as the top vote-getter. Josh McGahan was re-elected with 341 votes. Incumbent Kelly Dey received 330 votes. Trustee Randy Iversen ran unopposed for a two-year position and received 604 votes. Lisa Gorder will be re-appointed by acclamation to the outlying trustee position. Elected in Fairview were Marion K...
Savage's girls golf team qualified for the Class C state meet as a team by placing fourth at the Eastern C divisional meet in Sidney on May 6. The Warriors finished with a team score of 331. The top three teams in the girls' division were Broadus at 273, Plentywood at 306 and Absarokee at 318. Golfing for Savage's girls were Taylor Conradsen, Aspen Peterson and Emma McPherson. Conradsen placed eighth by shooting an 101. Peterson tied for 10th place with an 106. McPherson shot an 124 for 24th pla...
The ROI Foundation has awarded two scholarships to Avery Iversen and 2024 Fairview High School graduate Emily Johnson. Iversen is currently attending Minot State University and participate in the ASTEP program. Johnson will atten Williston State College in the fall and participate in the nursing program. In 1992, the seeds for a foundation were planted, and in 1993 the ROI Foundation, Inc. grew into a reality, with a separate board of directors, which is currently headed by Colby Braun. The...
The Fairview Warriors scored 116 points in each division to place second at the District 2B track meet in Wolf Point on Saturday. Glasgow took first in both the boys' and girls' divisions. Earning first for Fairview's boys were Jaxon Vitt with a time of 11.72 seconds in the 100, Jeff Tjelde with a time of 53.05 seconds in the 400 and Landen Thompson with a best of 44-2 in the shot put. The 400-meter relay team of Curt Rice, Ryan Lustig, Troy Karst and Tyler Loan finished first with a time of 45....
Williston Basin Speedway Opening Night/Band Day Racing Results, May 11 IMCA Hobby Stocks A Feature 1 1st Place: Ethan Neu, Fairview, MT, 51E 2nd Place: Taylor Heaton, Baker, MT, 11H 3rd Place: Kyler Satran, Minot, ND, 22 4th Place: Connor Hansen, Torquay, SK, 15 5th Place: Tim Anderson, Minot, ND, 44 6th Place: Kruz Wilson, Manor, SK, 27JR 7th Place: Aiden Paul, Dickinson, ND, 27A 8th Place: Brennor Grinstead, Stanley, ND, 51X 9th Place: Dawson Reese, Williston, ND, 13R 10th Place: Shawn...
The Fairview FFA Chapter awarded five area adults with honorary chapter degrees for their contribution to the program during its awards banquet April 29. Honored were Mark and Sheila Neu, Shaun and Michelle Jensen and Vicky Cayko. Officials said that the Neus have been strong supporters of the Fairview FFA chapter for many years. They have provided a lot of behind-the-scenes help because of their love for FFA. Mark was even an FFA officer himself. The Jensens, parents of 2023-2024 Fairview FFA...
Celebration of Life for Jake Obergfell was at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Faith Alliance Church, Sidney, with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. A family gathering was held Friday, May 3, 2024, at 6 p.m., at the VFW Post #4099 in Sidney. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, assisted the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jake Obergfell was born on Aug. 3, 1935, to Isadore (Jake) and Jean (Hately) Obergfell. He was th...
Fairview's boys' track team took first place and Fairview's girls placed second at the Fairview Invitational held on Wednesday, May 1. The Warriors accounted for 97 points for top honors in the boys' division. Richardton/Taylor took second with 80 and Savage was third with 69 points. In the girls' division, Richardton/Taylor earned first with 102 points followed by Fairview with 92 and Richey/Lambert with 77 points. Fairview's Deacon Gackle earned first in the discus with a best of 148-4. Both o...
Savage's boys' track team accounted for 69 points to grab third place at the Fairview Invitational on May 1. Savage's girls ran to 71 points at the meet. Zane Pilgeram led the attack for Savage's boys as he earned first place in the triple jump at 39-5, second in the long jump at 19-1 and second in the high jump at 5-10. In the pole vault, Sayer Erickson cleared 11-0 for second place and Adden Erickson cleared 8-0 for third place. S. Erickson had a mark of 139-0 for third place in the javelin....
The Richey/Lambert Fusion earned 77 points in the girls' division for third place at the Fairview Invitational on May 1. Richey/Lambert scored 12 points in the boys' division. Jolee Klempel was a triple-winner for Richey/Lambert's girls. The freshman took first in the 200 at 27.49 seconds, first in the 100-meter hurdles at 16.98 seconds and first in the shot put at 34-0. She cleared 4-10 for third place in the high jump. Brynne Hill, a sophomore, also enjoyed a strong meet. She placed second in...
Sidney came away with three first-place showings during the Top 10 track meet held in Glasgow on April 29. Morgan Kindopp, a junior, cleared 11-0 in the pole vault for top honors in that event. Audree Deming, a junior, earned first in the discus with a mark of 105-7. Chace Waters, a senior, gained top honors for Sidney’s boys with a mark of 52-1 in the shot put. Another highlight for Sidney’s boys was the 400-meter relay team featuring Joseph Yadon, Aren Larson, Kevin Hutzenbiler and Jarret Averett finishing third with a time of 45.56 seconds....
Rosters for the 40th Bob Cleverley eight-man all-star football game include players from the state champion Fairview Warriors. Selected from Fairview were Brock Schlothauer, Jeff Tjelde, Rowan Bushnell, Gavin Serafini and Landen Thompson. Fairview’s Derek Gackle was named the head coach for the Red team. Culbertson’s Carson Solem was also picked for the game. Other Eastern C players selected were Wibaux’s Birch Obrigewitch, Plentywood’s Noah Murray, Ekalaka’s Ethan Frye, Scobey’s Gage Hallock, Circle’s Arley Idland, Circle’s Donovan Gibbs,...
On April 24, the senior class of Fairview High School, led by Abby Berry and Grace McPherson, recreated the story of Narnia for Mrs. Taylor's third-grade class. The Narnia story had not been acted out since these seniors were in the third grade as well, and they wanted to bring that experience back before they graduated. Mrs. Hopes, Fairview's family and consumer science teacher, originally started the production and has recreated the Narnia story in several schools before teaching in Fairview....
Area resident Amy Karst has a chance to be awarded for doing one of the most important jobs in the world. Karst, who lives in rural Fairview, is in contention for the Woman's World Magazine's Super Mom award. The mother of two has already advanced through the first round of elimination. Next, voting takes place through May 2, to cut the entries to 15 contestants in each group. You can vote at https://thesupermom.org/2024/amy-karst?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1JTcXxRDTA1Hevr-Mv...
