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Williston, ND - The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. May 14: Grand Opening of Writing Rock Playground, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Writing Rock State Historic Site near Grenora. May 19: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion of this month’s book, “Our Southern Highlanders” by Horace Kephart. May 21: Historical Sewing, Textiles, and Projects, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m....
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...
Badlands Edge Gymnastics is proud to have six gymnasts that have qualified to compete in the 2022 Region 4 Championships. The Region 4 Competition will consist of gymnasts from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, plus Wisconsin. Badlands Gymnastics Watford City has sent off two Level 7's athletes to compete in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center April 22-24 - Caroline Dreffs and Sasha Stieg. Caroline Dreffs placed seventh on vault and tenth on beam at the St...
North Dakota’s paddlefish season opens May 1, and tags are only available for purchase online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, and during normal business hours at Game and Fish offices in Bismarck, Dickinson and Williston. Snaggers buying tags online should plan accordingly and allow for a few days delivery through the mail. The season is scheduled to continue through May 21. However, depending on overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 24-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Dep...
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...
The Williston Basin Speedway is ready to start off the 2022 racing season. There will be several events going on throughout May and all the way through September. For the 2022 season, the Speedway is hosting 14 events. They are planning for several big nights this summer. Starting in May there will be a car show May 6, Band Day/Season Opener May 7, and races on May 14 and 28. The Speedway will have its Tougher Than Dirt Tour on June 10, followed by the Upper Missouri Valley Fair Races June 24...
WILLISTON, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. May 1 Confluence History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. "So, Who Is Hugh Glass?: Working on the Movie "The Revenant"" presented by Loren Yellow Bird, National Park Service park ranger and language consultant for "The Revenant." May 14 Grand Opening of Writing Rock Playground, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Writing Rock State Historic Site near G...
Badlands Edge Gymnastics is proud to have six gymnasts that have qualified to compete in the 2022 Region 4 Championships. The Region 4 Competition will consist of gymnasts from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, plus Wisconsin. Badlands Gymnastics from Watford City is sending off two Level 7's athletes to compete in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center April 22-24 - Caroline Dreffs and Sasha Stieg. Caroline Dreffs placed seventh on vault & tenth on beam at...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that based on current runoff conditions in the Missouri River Basin, including the lack of plains snowpack, below-average mountain snowpack, and dry upper basin conditions, it has moved forward with plans to facilitate access to Lake Sakakawea. District personnel began working last year to address the anticipated impacts to recreation around the lake. Measures taken include issuance of a Regional General Regulatory Permit to help...
Watford City - The McKenzie Electric Cooperative Board of Directors has announced that Matt Hanson has been appointed the new CEO of the Cooperative. Serving as McKenzie Electric’s Chief Operating Officer for the past 22 months, Hanson will assume responsibilities as CEO on April 11, 2022. Hanson, an Iowa native and second-generation utility employee, graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Continuing his education, he received his Master of Arts in Business Leadership from William Penn U...
Omaha, NE - Spring public meetings to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans are scheduled for April 11-15. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System. The meeting dates are as follows: April 11: Fort Peck, MT; Bismarck, ND April 12: Fort Pierre, SD; Sioux City, IA April 13: Smithville, Mo.; Nebraska City, NE April 15: St. Louis, MO For those unable to...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. April 16: Historical Sewing, Textiles and Projects, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All ages and experience levels are welcome to learn historical sewing techniques from Yvette Bachmeier. Personal projects are welcome, and participants should bring their own supplies if possible. A limited number of ongoing projects for the facility are available as l...
Omaha, NE - Spring public meetings to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans are scheduled for April 11-15. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System. The meeting dates are as follows: April 11: Fort Peck, MT; Bismarck, ND April 12: Fort Pierre, SD; Sioux City, IA April 13: Smithville, Mo.; Nebraska City, NE April 15: St. Louis, MO For those unable to...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold its annual update meeting on the Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan on Wednesday, April 20. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Montana WILD Education Center in Helena and will update anglers and the public on population trends of principle game fish in the plan area. The Upper Missouri River Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan guides fisheries management for Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs and the Missouri River from Toston to Canyon Ferry and...
WILLISTON, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. April 3 Confluence History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. "Frontier Army Logistics" presented by Brandon Delvo. April 21 Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion of this month's book, "Sea of Glory" by Nathaniel Philbrick. April 16 Historical Sewing, Textiles, and Projects, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. A...
March 18 - A federal judge in Missoula blocked a portion of Montana's vaccination non-discrimination law March 18, stating in a court order that the law's prohibition on workplace vaccination requirements for COVID-19 was likely to cause "irreparable harm" to private physicians' offices and certain health care facilities in the state. The case, as laid out before U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy earlier this month, revolves around what the plaintiffs characterize as a conflict between...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central times. March 6: Confluence History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. The Smoke and Mirrors: Why Fort Union Really is Nationally Significant, presented by Fred MacVaugh, curator, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. March 17: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion of this month’s book, “The Ghos...
Dr. Adnan Akyuz is the North Dakota State Climatologist and professor of climatological practice at North Dakota State University. He also oversees the activities of the ND State Climate Office. Akyuz served as the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) president, a professional, scientific organization between 2018 and 2020. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Climate Services Expert Teams with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Jason Cook is an Assistant...
Washington - Dec. 20 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to bring in new types of partners and ultimately expand opportunities in voluntary conservation for the Nation’s agricultural producers and private landowners. In direct response to feedback from state agencies, Tribes, non-profits and other groups, USDA has updated CREP’s rule regarding matching fund requirements, and invested in additional staff to work directly with partners for str...
North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension again will host the Field to Fork "Wednesday Webinar" series starting in February 2022. Experts from across the region will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely in this seventh annual webinar series that has reached thousands of people The "Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars" will begin Feb. 16. The webinars will be held online from 2-3 p.m. Central time through April 20. They a...
Williston, ND - The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central times. Jan. 15: Confluence Historic Sewing, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All ages and experience levels are welcome to learn historical sewing techniques from Yvette Bachmeier. Personal projects are welcome, and participants should bring their own supplies if possible. A limited number of ongoing projects for the facility are available as learning...
Washington - Dec. 20 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to bring in new types of partners and ultimately expand opportunities in voluntary conservation for the Nation’s agricultural producers and private landowners. In direct response to feedback from state agencies, Tribes, non-profits and other groups, USDA has updated CREP’s rule regarding matching fund requirements, and invested in additional staff to work directly with partners for str...
On Nov. 30 a Louisiana district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction on the Biden Administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for nearly all healthcare workers employed at facilities receiving funding from Medicare and Medicaid. This ruling was preceded by a preliminary injunction granted by a district court judge in Missouri involving ten states, including North Dakota. The court battles ensued after the Nov. 5 CMS Interim Final Rule (IFR) was issued setting a vaccine deadline of Dec. 6 for t...
After a federal judge ordered a nationwide pause on CMS' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, area hospitals have followed suit. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) lifted the mandate for its workers. They hope that this will help retain current staff. “With the Missouri Federal Court halting the vaccination mandate the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc. is doing nothing different than was being done prior to the mandate. While the administration and the medical providers believe in the benefits of vaccination, we also r...
Private funeral services were held for Floyde E. Syverson, 86, Watford City, ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND, is caring for the family. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Watford City Eagles Aerie #3543 Youth Scholarship Fund, Attn: Bill Rafferty, PO Box 784, Watford City, ND, 58854. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. On Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, Floyde Syverson joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a...
