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After a year hiatus, due to COVD-19, McKenzie County resumed it's annual spelling bee under the direction of Carol Kieson, McKenzie County Supt. of Schools. The competition was held Wednesday, Feb.23 at Alexander Public School, hosted by Superintendent Leslie Bieber and her staff. County schools that participated were Johnson Corners Christian Academy, Mandaree Public School, Alexander Public School, East Fairview Elementary School, Badlands Elementary, Fox Hills Elementary, and Watford City...
Nivon Hayes, Watford City High School, captured the North Dakota High School Wrestling Association's heavyweight title at the Fargodome. This was the first time the Wolves have had a champion since joining Class A. Hayes is a junior at Watford City High School in his second year of wrestling. Last year, he was only able to win two matches, but he stays in shape throwing the discus in track and playing football for the Wolves. He came into the tournament with a 23-12 ranking. He first pinned...
Montana's Big Sky State Ice Hockey Games will take place at Richland Ranger Arena, Sidney from March 18-20. Teams of 4 to 8 players are able to register before March 7, with a registration fee of $400/team. Age groups eligible to play include mites, squirts, peewee, bantam, and high school. Participants must be a resident of Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wyoming. The event guarantees a minimum of 3 Games or Round Robin. Each game is 25 minutes long (running clock) and will be...
Alexander Public School's First Lego League (FLL) and Legendary Legos team are capturing awards as they continue to compete at competitions. Recently, the FLL team won the Core Values award during the Williston FLL Regional competition. "The Core Values Award goes to a team who displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, knows they can accomplish more together than they could as individuals, and shows each other and other teams respect at all times," said Alexandria Rizzo, Alexander FLL Progra...
Funeral services for Albert H. "Bud" Groskinsky, 89, Sidney, MT are at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT with John Carey and Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Masonic Service will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2,...
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...
The MonDak Heritage Center announces "Reflections", an exhibition of Art by Williston, ND artist Onesti Krieger on display through March 26, at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave SE, Sidney. Onesti Krieger is an abstract painter, working mostly in oils and acrylics. Her love for the arts, colors, mediums, textures, culture, all appeared early in her life. The thing she likes best about abstract art is that everyone consumes their experience individually and it gives the viewer their own rel...
Colonel Brandon Solberg would like to announce a team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) will be conducting an assessment of the North Dakota Highway Patrol from Feb. 28-March 2, to examine the department’s policies, procedures, management, operations, and support services. Due to precautions surrounding COVID-19, this site-based assessment will be conducted virtually. Verification by the assessment team means the North Dakota Highway Patrol meets the CALEA commission’s standards of pro...
"Producers have until April 15 to file without penalty if they have paid their estimated tax by Jan. 15," says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension farm economist. Items to note for 2021 income tax preparation: • The standard deduction is $25,100 for those who are married and filing jointly and $12,550 for singles. • The Social Security wage base for 2021 is $142,800. • The standard mileage rate for 2021 is 56¢ per mile. • Producers are allowed to use 200% declinin...
Patrick Gilchrist, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, Glasgow, will be discussing the 2022 weather outlook at 10 a.m. MT, Thursday, March 3 at Richland County Event Center during MonDak Ag Days. He will look into the ongoing drought over the past 12 plus months, the current situation (snowpack, etc) and what the short term, medium term, and long term outlooks tell producers about what the future might bring. This past year has been one of the driest on record; the droug...
Chris Augustin, North Dakota State University's Dickinson Research Extension Center director and soil scientist, will be speaking on remediating soil acidity at 2 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 3 during MonDak Ag Days. Augustin has a lengthy background in agriculture, growing up on his family's farm and earning a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in natural resources management, with an emphasis on soil science, and his doctorate in soil science from North Dakota State University in...
Soil samples in North Dakota indicate lower levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2021 season, says Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension entomologist. A total of 2,070 soil samples were collected from 22 counties in the fall of 2021 to estimate the statewide risk for wheat midge in the 2022 wheat-growing season. The distribution of wheat midge is based on unparasitized cocoons found in the soil samples. "The majority of the soil samples had zero...
Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process especially in times of market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process. To make the planning process easier, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension has released its 2022 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota, says Ron Haugen,...
The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension projected crop budgets for 2022 are available for the state's farmers, says Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. The 2022 projected profits vary by region and crop. "The budgets are guides for large multicounty regions," says Haugen. "Returns and costs can vary considerably between producers within a region. Also, the budgets estimate returns to labor and management with no consideration of price and yield variability or risk....
The NDSU nitrogen calculators may help sunflower, spring wheat/durum and corn farmers derive the most profitable nitrogen rate for their crops. North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension has nitrogen (N) calculators for sunflower, spring wheat/durum and corn N recommendations. The calculators are available on the web or as a phone app to derive the most profitable N rate for these crops over a range of crop prices and N costs. "At the time they were produced, the price ranges were greater...
Limited forage quality and quantity due to drought has resulted in many North Dakota livestock producers purchasing hay and other feeds from outside their region that would normally be harvested from their own farms/ranches or purchased locally. Although many ranchers purchased hay early, challenging weather has forced some to look for additional supplies to get them through the remainder of the winter feeding period. "When purchasing feedstuffs, it is important to ask a lot of questions to...
“Producers have until April 15 to file without penalty if they have paid their estimated tax by Jan. 15,” says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension farm economist. Items to note for 2021 income tax preparation: • The standard deduction is $25,100 for those who are married and filing jointly and $12,550 for singles. • The Social Security wage base for 2021 is $142,800. • The standard mileage rate for 2021 is 56¢ per mile. • Producers are allowed to use 200% declining balance depreciation for three-year, five-year, s...
The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) released new crop varieties in 2021: ND Stanley durum, ND21008GT20 soybean and ND2108GT73 soybean. The North Dakota County Seed Increase Program distributed ND21008GT20 and ND2108GT73 for the first time in the spring of 2021. ND Stanley durum is scheduled to be available to the County Crop Improvement Associations for distribution in 2023. To ensure genetic purity, all varieties are protected under Plant Variety Protection Title V and must...
Recognizing the educational needs of farming and ranching families, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension will offer Design Your Succession Plan (DYSP) workshops virtually this March. The curriculum includes information developed specifically for those considering transitioning away from full-time farming or ranching as well as information for the next generation of farmers/ranchers. "Preparing the next generation to weather this uncertain environment is an important part of these...
In 2021, North Dakota experienced one of the worst droughts on record. This resulted in significant impacts to forage production on range, pasture land and hay land across the state. As we look forward to 2022, the question is how the 2021 drought will impact the upcoming grazing season. "Thanks to above average rainfall across much of the state this fall there is potential for producers to see average forage production in 2022 if we receive normal rainfall in April through June," says Miranda M...
Funeral services for Albert H. "Bud" Groskinsky, 89 of Sidney are at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with John Carey and Pastor Audrey Rydbom officiating. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Masonic Service will be at 6 PM on Wednesday,...
Donald Dominick Boehm passed away peacefully Friday afternoon Feb. 4, 2022 at McKenzie County Health Center with his loving daughters, Kara and Kami at his side. Donald was born in Killdeer, ND on April 25, 1935 to Rose (Cary) and Christ Boehm. He was raised on the family ranch near Grassy Butte, he attended grade school at the Rhoades School through the 8th grade, he started high school in Killdeer and was needed on the family ranch so he left school in his freshman year. Donald enlisted in...
Saturday, Feb. 12 beginning at 11 a.m. the Pioneer Museum warmly presents a Celebration of Hygge (hoo-gah) taking place at the Pioneer Museum/Long X Visitor Center, 100 2nd Ave SW, Watford City featuring Jessie Veeder, Daphne Johnson-Clark, Nikki Darrington, and Jess Newman. The Pioneer is proud to bring a Celebration of Hygge once again to the Pioneer Museum/Long X Visitor Center for the sixth year and as a family event. Hygge (hoo-gah) - A calm comfortable time with people you love. A complete absence of frustrations or anything emotionally...
Donald Dominick Boehm passed away peacefully Friday afternoon February 4, 2022 at the McKenzie County Health Center with his loving daughters, Kara and Kami at his side. Donald was born in Killdeer, North Dakota on April 25, 1935 to Rose (Cary) and Christ Boehm. He was raised on the family ranch near Grassy Butte, he attended grade school at the Rhoades School through the 8th grade, he started high school in Killdeer and was needed on the family ranch so he left school in his freshman year....
The 69th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Williston Area Recreation Center, 822 18th St. E., Williston. The event includes a vendor show, breakfast, agriculture specialist speakers, an awards lunch, and an evening banquet. At 7:30 a.m. the show will kick off with a free ag appreciation breakfast, followed by words from Williston Mayor Howard Klug, Wheat Show President Dusty Berwick, and Wheat Show Board. Throughout the day, several speakers will be...
