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The 37th annual GATE, the Glendive Agri-Trade Expo, is heading our way February 13th and 14th, 2015. Vendors displaying at this Glendive tradeshow are from across Montana and many states including North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho and even Canada. The tradeshow will again be hosted at the EPEC building located at 313 S Merrill Street, Glendive, MT. GATE provides an excellent venue to escape the tedium of winter doldrums and cabin fever with the opportunity to enjoy the company of our great folks in agricultural...
RICHEY – Jim Trotter has recently been promoted to branch manager for Stockman Bank in Richey. His responsibilities include overseeing bank operations and expanding all lending activities for the branch. Trotter grew up in Richey on the family farm and ranch and was the Richey High School valedictorian for the class of 2005. He then went on to graduate with highest honors from Montana State University with a master of professional accountancy degree in 2010, and a bachelor of science degree i...
The SHS Speech and Drama Team travelled to Huntley Project for their last meet before divisionals in Glendive on January 24th. Competing against 29 schools the Drama Team placed 1st in Class A Sweeps and the Speech team took 3rd in Class A Sweeps. The Drama Team was led by Tess Ler & Tessa Hill who went up against 34 different competitors and placed 2nd in Humorous Duo. Also competing in Humorous Duo were Sarah Turek and Camden Berka who placed 7th and Ben Broadhead & Luke Turek competed. Serious Duo Laura Elmore and Jaz Hodge placed 4th....
For Don and Doreen Snideman who were named Top Grower with 50-282 acres, farming is a family tradition that they are proud to continue. The farm located west of Glendive along the Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project has been in Doreen Snideman's family since the late 1920s-early 1930s. Doreen Snideman's grandfather came to the area from Nebraska when the beet factory opened; the factory went to Nebraska looking for farmers who were willing to relocate and grow sugar beets. Since then, her father...
Oil spill response workers recovered approximately 240 barrels of crude oil from the Poplar Pipeline Tuesday. Workers recovered the oil from the south side of the Yellowstone River where the pipeline crosses about six miles upstream from Glendive, MT. Responders earlier had calculated the pipeline breach to have a worst-case discharge of up to 1200 barrels (50,000 gallons) of crude oil. Today’s recovery reduces the total that could have escaped into the river to about 960 barrels (or 40,000 gallons.) Drinking water is still being made a...
The Eagles beat Plentywood 80-52, beat Glendive last Friday 49-29 and will be headed to Billings this Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Laurel Saturday at 4 p.m. The Lady Eagles went to Plentywood last Tuesday and lost 43-37. The lady Eagles will host Billings Central on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Laurel on Saturday at 4 p.m. Photos by Kathy Johnson....
The Eagles hosted Glasgow last Friday night. The Lady Eagles won 73-47 and will host Billings Central on Friday, Jan. 16 and Laurel Saturday, Jan. 17....
The incredible public support for Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) during hearings on the proposed fish bypass and concrete weir placed the project much higher on the priority list for the government entities involved. Those agencies came to realize that the irrigation project is critical to virtually every segment of the population in the Lower Yellowstone Valley, not just the 400 plus farmers who irrigate. Immediately after the story broke in The Roundup on April 16, 2014 Richland Economic Development sprang into action, setting...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 4.7 miles of MT Highway 23, east of Sidney, MT in Richland County. The project begins east of the intersection with Secondary 261, at reference post (RP) 2.8 and extends east for 4.7 miles ending on the Montana / North Dakota border at reference post 7.5. Proposed work includes fixing dips in the pavement, applying a new overlay, installing rumble strips, and finishing with a seal & cover (chip seal), upgraded...
Roosevelt County, Froid - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to overlay about 7.5 miles of Highway 16, north and south of Froid, MT., in Roosevelt County. The project begins south of Froid and just north of county road 2044, at reference post (RP) 81.4 and extends north for 7.5 miles ending near county road 2051, reference post 73.8. Proposed work includes applying a new overlay, and finishing with a seal & cover (chip seal), upgraded pavement marking, and signage. The...
On Saturday, October 25 the North Dakota Motocross Association held its 39th Annual Awards Banquet in Mandan, ND. Several area athletes raced throughout the summer competing for the year-end-points and were awarded trophies. Among these riders were William and Wes VanHook of Sidney, MT. Wes, who is 10 years old, finished 1st in the 65 (10-11yrs) class, 1st in the 85 (9-11yrs) class and 3rd in the Supermini class. Wes had a stellar year racing the NDMA, Big Sky MX Challenge Series, the Donny Schm...
Senior Night for the volleyball, cross country, golf, and cheerleader/dance members was held Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the volleyball game against Glendive. (Photos by Erin Graves)...
This panel was held on Friday, September 26 with Senator Jon Tester at the helm, acting as Chairman. Tester wasn’t the only notable name there, however, with the Lt. Governor Angela Mclean; United States Attorney for the District of Montana, Michael Cotter; Michael Gottlieb the Director of the National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) ; Tim Fox, the Attorney General for the State of Montana and Mike Tooley, the Director of the Montana Department of Transportation . This panel was convened at 9am that Friday morning with little i...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to install a roundabout on MT 16 at its intersection with MT 200 and MT 23 south of Sidney, MT at reference post 50.0. The project limits will be established based on the geometry necessary for the development of the roadway transitions for each approach leg of the roundabout intersection. Proposed work includes reconstructing the intersection to include a concrete roundabout to improve safety and promote positive traffic flow, curb an...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to add a left-turn lane to the intersection of MT 16 and Marshall Street in Crane, MT. at reference post 41.8. The project limits will be established based on the geometry necessary for the development of the left-turn lane. Proposed work includes roadway widening for the left-turn lane, milling the existing surface, applying a new overlay, installing rumble strips and finishing with a seal & cover (chip seal), upgraded pavement markin...
Sidney's 5th and 6th Grade Tackle Football Team traveled to Forsyth this Saturday and Sunday to compete in the 2014 State AAU Tournament. The team went undefeated in the tournament with wins over Colstrip 18-12, Hardin 30-0, Glendive 30-8 and Forsyth 92-0. Members of the team were: Brodey Skogen, Cash Cundiff, Logan Jones, Hudson Severson, Nick Frandsen, Jaxson Franklin, Boston Peters, Riley Waters, Jordan Darby, Tate Wieferich, Matthew Hansen, Ian Jurgens, Kade Graves, Kadin LeFors, Kolby...
On October 21, 2014 US Senate candidates from both major parties will debate at the Richland County Fair Event Center at 7pm. The debate is sponsored by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture in conjunction with the Richland County Farm Bureau. State Representative Amanda Curtis ( D ) and US Congressman Steve Daines ( R ) have both agreed to appear. The public is invited to attend in person or tune in on Marks Group stations KGCX 93.1 in Sidney, KXGN 1400 in Glendive, and KYUS 92.3 in Miles City. To the best recollection of area...
Genetically modified wheat, unapproved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has been found in Huntley, Montana. Just today, the USDA announced it will investigate a occurrence of wheat contamination in Montana. At the same time, USDA will discontinue its investigation into a GM wheat contamination in Oregon, in which USDA could not find a cause or source of the GM seed. The Montana contamination was found at Montana State University’s Southern Agriculture Research Center, in Huntley, formerly a testing location for Monsanto’s GM wheat bet...
Senator calls for investment in Montana’s transportation infrastructure to increase safety, ease congestion Senator John Walsh today released a federal report that chronicles the growth of rail traffic and its impact on local communities. Walsh in March commissioned the report from the Government Accounting Office (GAO). After Walsh called for the report, the GAO sent researchers across the country, including to Billings, Glendive, and Williston, ND, to assess recent rail traffic trends, particularly those patterns associated with the oil b...
Montana State University Extension, in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be visiting 28 Montana communities this fall to conduct a series of informational meetings about important new programs authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The meetings will focus on the price-loss coverage and agricultural-risk coverage that will be administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency and the supplemental-coverage option administered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency through federal crop insurance providers. MSU Extension will exp...
Montana State University Extension, in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be visiting 28 Montana communities this fall to conduct a series of informational meetings about important new programs authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The meetings will focus on the price-loss coverage and agricultural-risk coverage that will be administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency and the supplemental-coverage option administered by USDA’s Risk Management Agency through federal crop insurance providers. MSU Extension will exp...
In advance of the 2015 reappraisal cycle, officials from the Montana Department of Revenue will be traveling to 18 different cities and towns throughout Montana to present informational sessions about how the state determines property values. Presenters for the “2014 Property Reappraisal Roadshow” include Revenue Director Mike Kadas, Property Assessment Division Administrator Cynthia Monteau-Moore, Business and Income Tax Division Administrator Gene Walborn, and Director of Tax Policy and Research Ed Caplis. The sessions will include informatio...
A new project is underway to provide Veterans with much needed toiletry items over the holiday season. Richland and McCone County RSVP, Dawson County RSVP and Action for Eastern Montana are partnering together to give away 100 handmade Christmas stockings filled with select items to approximately 70 residents at the Veteran's Nursing Home in Glendive and the remainder to vets in Richland and Dawson Counties who are living at home. "A ladies group from Billings wanted to make stockings for...
August 20 was another great day focused on the Main Street Montana Project and its pillar focusing on training and educating tomorrow’s workforce today. Lt. Gov. Angela McLean hosted a meeting in Glendive with business and community leaders from across eastern Montana. At the meeting they discussed the unique employment challenges facing many of the oil and gas communities. Unlike in many places in Montana, businesses in these oil and gas communities regularly struggle to find workers with the skills and training to fill the jobs that are o...
