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In seven weeks Richland County voters will be able to vote for a new County Attorney. The term of the current County Attorney, Janet Christofferson, expires on Dec. 31 of this year. Two candidates are running for the position. Charity McLarty and Layne Johnson are both seeking their first term. According to the Richland County website, www.richland.org, the County Attorney is to represent Richland County and the State of Montana in criminal, county’s civil cases, and all the rest of the county’s legal business but they do not just serve in the...
The Sidney Invitational track meet was last Saturday. Sidney took 3rd for Class A. Class C results: Bainville 1st, Brockton 2nd, Fairview 5th and Froid-Medicine Lake 6th. The Eagles travel to the Miles City Invitational on Tuesday and the Glendive Twilight meet at 4 p.m. on Friday....
The Montana Public Service Commission held a public listening session on Montana Dakota Utilities Co.'s 2021 Biennial Electric Integrated Resource Plan in Sidney April 18. Montana Public Service Commissioners Randy Pinocchi and Tony O'Donnell were instrumental in scheduling a session for the public with MDU to get information on the their plans for biennium. Darcy Neigum, MDU Systems Operations and Planning director, opened the session explaining MDU's 2020-2021 Integrated Resource Planning...
Billings, MT - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the completion of the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel project near Glendive water is flowing and the channel is navigable. The success of this, three-year, $44 million construction project was due in part to the joint coordination efforts and contributions of intergovernmental organization resources to help improve the passage structure for the endangered pallid sturgeon and other native species around this Intake...
Hoping everyone faired the spring storm. As you begin to prepare to turn livestock out on rangelands, it is important to monitor both rangeland conditions and livestock water sources. Monitoring the quantity of water in your reservoirs, stock ponds, and wells is necessary, however, monitoring the quality of that is also imperative. There are two main concerns with livestock water quality: elevated total dissolved solids (TDS) and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can be problematic in stagnant...
Billings, MT - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the completion of the Lower Yellowstone fish bypass channel project near Glendive water is flowing and the channel is navigable. The success of this, three-year, $44 million construction project was due in part to the joint coordination efforts and contributions of intergovernmental organization resources to help improve the passage structure for the endangered pallid...
Hoping everyone faired the spring storm. As you begin to prepare to turn livestock out on rangelands, is it important to monitor both rangeland conditions and livestock water sources. Monitoring the quantity of water in your reservoirs, stock ponds, and wells is necessary, however, monitoring the quality of that is also imperative. There are two main concerns with livestock water quality: elevated total dissolved solids (TDS) and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can be problematic in stagnant...
The Montana Public Service Commission will hold a public listening session on Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.’s 2021 Biennial Electric Integrated Resource Plan in Sidney, on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Richland County Extension office meeting room, 1499 N. Central Ave. “Every two years, the Commission requires regulated electric utilities in Montana to comprehensively analyze their operations to facilitate the most reliable and cost-effect energy resources to meet customer demand. The 2021 IRP was filed with the PSC on Sept. 25, 2021. The IRP...
The MonDak Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited held their annual banquet on April 2 at the Richland County Events Center in Sidney. This year marked the 25th anniversary for the MonDak Chapter. The chapter honored longtime supporter and state Walleyes Unlimited Hall of Fame Inductee Bob Gilbert with a MonDak Chapter embroidered jacket....
Mark Sweeney, Democrat candidate for Montana U.S. House of Representatives District Montana #2 visited Sidney March 31. During his time in town Sweeney spoke at the Sidney Kiwanis Club, visited with chairman of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Jim Steinbeisser, met with Sidney Health Center CEO Jen Doty, met with local business leaders and spoke to area Democrats. Sweeney grew up in Miles City and graduated from Custer County High School. He holds a degree from Western Montana College...
The Montana Public Service Commission will hold a public listening session on Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s 2021 Biennial Electric Integrated Resource Plan in Sidney, on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Richland County Extension office meeting room, 1499 N. Central Ave. "Every two years, the Commission requires regulated electric utilities in Montana to comprehensively analyze their operations to facilitate the most reliable and cost-effect energy resources to meet customer demand. The 2021 IRP...
The Montana Public Service Commission will hold a public listening session on Montana-Dakota utilities Co.'s 2021 Biennial Electric Integrated Resource Plan in Sidney, on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Richland County Extension meeting room. In general MDU's IRP indicates that the least-cost electricity for MDU customers will result from retiring Lewis & Clark 1 on March 31, 2021, Heskett I and 2 by March 31, 2022, relying on energy supply contracts and MISO market...
Lambert - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to update the public and invite questions or comment on the plans to rehabilitate and widen about 11 miles of Highway 200, west of Lambert. The project begins approximately half a mile west of the intersection with County Road 126 and extends east for about 11 miles ending near the intersection with County Road 328, northwest of Lambert. This project includes rehabilitating the existing pavement, widening the roadway to include two-foot shoulders, slope flattening, drainage...
The Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Memorial Wrestling Tournament took place in Sidney on March 12-13. Sidney's Team Brodie took 2nd place during the dual tournament March 12. Dual scores for the Sidney team were Team Champ Gold (Billings) 103-9, Circle 103-13, Glasgow 72-42 and Team Champ Black (Billings) 29-72. Brodie Gorder Memorial Iron Eagle 2022 Team Results 1st Place: Alexander Comets, 6174 2nd Place: Baker Wrestling Club, 6184 3rd Place: Beach Bucs, 6181 4th Place: Billings Wrestling Club,...
The Sidney Wrestling Club will co-host the Montana State AAU Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament with the Huntley Project Wrestling Club. The tournament will take place March 18-20 at Metra Park, Billings. Both boys and girls will be competing in age groups:Tots through Elite. Hosting the state tournament is decided through a bid process. All of the wrestling clubs that participate in the state AAU convention vote on bid packages submitted by the clubs interested in putting on the tournament. The host clubs handle all planning and logistics...
A group of about ten 7th and 8th grade Middle Schoolers competed in the MathCounts online competition for the Eastern Chapter on Feb. 17. The Chapter includes towns such as Glendive, Glasgow, Lustre, Savage, and many others on this side of the State. It is put on by montanamathcounts.org a company that is fostering the love of math through projects and problem-solving. Only the top 25% are eligible to move on to the State competition. Sidney Middle School secured 3 of the 7 spots; a big congratulations go to Avé Norby, Morgan Kindopp, and...
The Sidney Wrestling Club competed at the Glendive Folkstyle Invitational on Saturday. Boys Tots 32-34: Roan Smith's place is 5th and has scored 2.0 team points. Boys Tots 34-38: Maverick Dean's place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points. Boys Tots 39-44: Brawley Eustice's place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points. Boys Tots 47-50: Ivan Lear's place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points. Boys Tots 51-55: Axel Hoye's place is 1st and has scored 10.0 team points. Boys Tots 55-60: Otto...
A group of about 10 7th and 8th-grade Middle schoolers competed in the MathCounts online competition for the Eastern Chapter on February 17, 2022. The Chapter includes towns such as Glendive, Glasgow, Lustre, Savage, and many others on this side of the State. It is put on by montanamathcounts.org a company that is fostering the love of math through projects and problem-solving. Only the top 25% are eligible to move on to the State competition. Sidney Middle School secured 3 of the 7 spots, a...
A Glendive man was killed in an early morning crash after crossing over into oncoming traffic on MT-16 near Sidney. Montana Highway Patrol reports that at 4:59 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, a 2012 Dodge pickup was northbound on MT-16 when it crossed over into the southbound lane and was struck by a 2022 Freightliner Cascadia with a trailer head-on. The driver of the Dodge, a 20-year-old man from Glendive was deceased upon arrival. It is currently unknown if he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The 23-year-old man and 22-year-old man...
The Eagles were in Glendive last Friday. The Sidney Lady Eagles defeated Glendive 51-36 and the boys were defeated 38-66. The Eagles go to divisionals this week and play on Wednesday. The Lady Eagles play Park at noon and the boys play at 10:30 a.m....
The month’s webinar “Understanding Labor Market Information for Employers” features speaker Nick Holom, Economist with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry’s Research and Analysis Bureau. Labor Market Information (LMI) is any information, data or analysis related to the labor force and/or workforce. The goal of LMI is to help employers make informed plans, choices, and decision about their business. During the presentation, Mr. Holom will share resources that are available on the Research and Analysis Bureau website lmi.mt.gov. He will...
4: Gordan Knapp (41-12) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. 113: Reece Graves (46-3) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points. 120: Deegan Carranza (25-24) placed 4th and scored 17.0 team points. 126: Ben Carlsen (35-13) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. 126: Owen Lonski (48-5) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points. 132: Kaden Wise (19-17) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points. 138: Aaron See (26-27) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. 145: Zander Dean (33-6) placed 2nd and...
Gary was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in March 2021, which has spread to his lungs and liver. He immediately began chemotherapy. In November, an MRI revealed brain lesions. He had surgery to remove the lesions they were able to access in his brain, and he now begins radiation therapy on top of the chemo. Gary's family is doing the best they can to help Gary with his fight, while spending as much quality time with him as they are able. On Jan. 22 we are hosting a Medical Benefit for...
On Saturday, Jan. 22 at Richland County Event Center, Sidney, there will be a medical benefit for Gary Buckley. Scheduled for 5 p.m. there will be silent auction. For more information check out the Facebook event. The silent auction will be followed by a free will donation roast beef supper at 6 p.m. catered by LeRoy Strasheim. After that there will be a live auction at 7 p.m. with Auctioneer Dan Goss, Montana Auction Company. A cash bar will also be available provided by the Sidney Elks Lodge. Gary was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer...
