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Construction for the Bakken Area Skills Center kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony July 18. This is a big step for the center as it has been in the works since 2016. Construction is anticipated to be finished by late 2023. The center will be located near Watford City High School, across from the Rough Rider Center's baseball field. Once the project is completed, this one-of-a-kind facility will "up-skill" area employers' current workforce, create more opportunities for students, and...
McKenzie County participated in the State 4-H Consumer Decision Making Contest held on July 26 at the ND State Fair, Minot, and came home with top honors. The Junior Team of Kyle Best, son of Vawnita and Pete Best, Watford City; Jaden Murphy, son of Kim and Lee Murphy, Fairview, MT; Gracyn Darrington, daughter of Nikki and Partrick Darrington, Arnegard; and Gwen Signalness, daughter of Wade and Katie Signalness, Watford City; captured 1st place. Individually, Gracyn was honored with 9th...
The 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series will be in Williston at Ardean Aafedt Stadium Aug. 12-20. Starting out on Aug. 12 there will be a manager and coach breakfast, a walk-through of Aafedt Stadium, and an icebreaker picnic at the ARC. A skills competition at the stadium wll be held At 2 p.m., and Kirk Harold Gibson, former professional baseball player for the Dodgers, will speak at the Banquet of Champions at 6 p.m. in the Williston State College Gym. The opening ceremony with Lee Greenwood...
Bismarck, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford applauded the start of carbon storage operations at the Red Trail Energy LLC ethanol facility near Richardton, made possible by North Dakota being the first state in the nation to obtain regulatory authority from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over Class VI underground storage wells in 2018. “By capturing and storing the carbon from ethanol production, Red Trail Energy is helping to pave the way for the long-term viability of current energy sources in North Dakota with i...
Three McKenzie County 4-H preteens participated in the North Dakota 4-H State Engineering and Design Competition held on July 23 at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. Eleven-year old Dillon Morris, 14-year-old Ethan Morris and 12-year-old Nicholas Ellis designed a machine that watered a plant in 7 steps. The team prepared a recordkeeping journal, posters and presentation of their experiences and chain reaction steps to complete the task, which was shared with two judges and the public. The...
A Lower Yellowstone Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held July 26 at Joe’s Island on the south side of Yellowstone River, across from the Intake Fish Screens. Approximately 100 dignitaries and local residents from Montana and North Dakota attended plus proclamations were read from others. The ceremony was lead by Kayla Eckert Uptmor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, followed by Tanya Trujillo, Asst. Secretary of Water and Science, Dept. of the Interior; Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation commissioner; Col. Geoff Van Epps, U.S. Amy Corps o...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is not too far away. All the rip-roaring fun that Richland County has been waiting for all year long will be Aug. 3–6 and it is right around the bend. Chase Rice is doing the Saturday night concert with special guest, Casey Donahew. According to www.iheart.com, Chase Rice grew up in North Carolina listening to Garth Brooks and other singers who reshuffled and updated country music into something more in line with pop in the 1990s. Rice first came into the public’s eye in 2010, when he was a contestant on the...
Charlemagne Lim recently joined the NDSU Williston Research Extension Center as their new Extension weed specialist. With this role, Lim plans to develop Extension programs to help producers identify, assess, and control weeds. He said, "I am looking forward to the creative part of working with our clients and stakeholders for ideas and solutions relevant to North Dakota agriculture and its people." Lim obtained his bachelor's degree in agriculture and master's degree in Agronomy from the...
The Williston Research Extension Center added a new staff member to their team, Dr. Edson Ncube. "This is an exciting position offered by Dr. Audrey Kalil in which I am looking forward to conducting applied research targeting the management of crop diseases which cause economic losses to farms in the MonDak Region," said Ncube. Dr. Ncube will be working on plant disease research that increases climate resiliency of durum wheat, chickpea, lentil, and pea production. He hopes to address the...
The MSU/EARC Field Day was held July 12 in Sidney....
Three McKenzie County 4-H preteens participated in the North Dakota 4-H State Engineering and Design Competition held on July 23 at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. Eleven-year old Dillon Morris, 14-year-old Ethan Morris and 12-year-old Nicholas Ellis designed a machine that watered a plant in 7 steps. The team prepared a recordkeeping journal, posters and presentation of their experiences and chain reaction steps to complete the task, which was shared with two judges and the public. The...
McKenzie County participated in the State 4-H Consumer Decision Making Contest held on July 26 at the ND State Fair, Minot, and came home with top honors. The Junior Team of Kyle Best, son of Vawnita and Pete Best, Watford City; Jaden Murphy, son of Kim and Lee Murphy, Fairview, MT; Gracyn Darrington, daughter of Nikki and Partrick Darrington, Arnegard and Gwen Signalness, daughter of Wade and Katie Signalness, Watford City; captured 1st place. Individually, Gracyn was honored with 9th placing,...
On July 19 at approximately 5:05 p.m. a 2020 Ford F-350, driven by Randall Moe, Tioga, ND, was traveling east on 60th St. NW. A 2004 Peterbilt, driven by Donnie Wurtz, Choteau, MT, was traveling south on 129th Ave. NW, approximately 4 miles west of Epping, ND. The Peterbilt failed to yield at the intersection and struck the Ford on the driver side area of the vehicle. The Peterbilt came to rest in the east ditch partially blocking 129th Ave. NW. The Ford came to rest in the east field. The driver of the Ford was pronounced deceased at the...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo is not too far away. All the rip-roaring fun that Richland County has been waiting for all year long will be Aug. 3–6 and it is right around the bend. Chase Rice is doing the Saturday night concert with special guest, Casey Donahew. According to www.iheart.com, Chase Rice grew up in North Carolina listening to Garth Brooks and other singers who reshuffled and updated country music into something more in line with pop in the 1990s. Rice first came into the p...
Billings, MT - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will co-host an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project and celebration of Reclamation's 120th Anniversary, July 26, on Joe's Island near Glendive, MT. Reclamation's Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, USACE's Northwestern Division Commander, Colonel Geoff Van Epps, and the USACE Omaha District Commander, Colonel Mark Himes, will...
Williston - Great Plains Women's Health Center (GPWHC) welcomes Karli Olson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, to the team! Karli grew up in Wildrose, ND, and is excited to return closer to home. She received her undergraduate degree from NDSU, a BS in nursing with a minor in human development and family science. Olson then pursued her Doctorate of Nursing practice at the University of Mary. The majority of Olson's career was spent at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, in trauma, general surgery, and cardiovascular...
Graveside services for Barbara Andreasen, 75, Fairview, MT were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, ND under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was from noon-6 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2022, at the funeral home. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Barbara Andreasen was born on April 26, 1947, to Sanford Ervin and Shirley (Ingram) Strickland, Bell, CA. Barbara grew up...
Olivia Schoepp has been selected as the 2022 Svarre Foundation Scholarship winner. The Svarre Foundation was established by Ingvard and Clara Svarre to assist young people serious about earning a higher education after high school. Recipient selection is based on need, scholarship, and future plans. The scholarship is awarded in the amount of $6,000 over a two-year period. Olivia is the daughter of Chris and Tonya Schoepp. She has graduated from Sidney High School with a 3.975 GPA and has been...
Cliff Naylor, famous for his "Off The Beaten Path" stories on KFYR TV, has published his third book featuring rural treasures in North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. "These are 50 new places, all well worth a trip to," Naylor said. Because it is self-published rather than through the North Dakota Tourism, Naylor was able to include eastern Montana places like the unique little town of Westby, the remarkable Fairview Lift Bridge, and the Dirty Shame Show, Scobey. Although...
With gas pushing and even over $5 a gallon more people are having to reconsider their vacation plans for the summer. One of the many considerations is a staycation. According to Webster’s Dictionary, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staycation, a staycation is a vacation spent at home or nearby. When spending a staycation at home a person’s best tool is the local public library. All libraries offer books and movies but some of the libraries have board and card games. The Sidney-Richland County Library also has backpacks with several act...
North Dakota’s first-ever C.A.S.T. for Kids event is taking place at Tobacco Gardens, Saturday, July 23 from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. This event is designed to give children with special needs (ages 6-18), the opportunity to enjoy a day full of fishing. Attendees can expect 2-3 hours of fishing, a lunch, and an awards celebration where participants will receive a personalized plaque. Each child will be provided with a free fishing gear fun-pack which includes a rod and reel, tackle box, event shirt, cap, and photo plaque. “I am excited to provide a day...
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) welcomes Dr. Paul Dearing, general surgeon, to the team! Dr. Dearing specializes in surgical treatment of bowel blockages, hemorrhoids, hernias, gall bladders, foreign body removal, colonoscopies, endoscopies, tumors, initial trauma management, and lumps and bumps. He will be providing services one to two weeks per month for both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Dearing completed his internship and residency at UND. He feels as if he has come full...
Funeral services for Jeffrey Dale "Jeff" Severson, 43, Cartwright, ND were held at 3:30 p.m. MDT, Friday, July 8, 2022, at Squaw Gap Hall, Squaw Gap, ND with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery, Squaw Gap, ND, under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation was 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MDT, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the funeral home and one hour before services at the hall. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Jeff's son's accounts at...
President Biden is pursuing a “Half Earth” policy to permanently lock up half of the earth’s land and water against any human use by 2050. Its name “50 x 50” means 50% by 2050. In 2019 the Center for American Progress published an intermediate goal of 30 x 30 to permanently lock up 30% by 2030. Senator Kamala Harris sponsored 30 x 30 legislation in the Senate. Representative Debra Haaland sponsored it in the House. Candidate Biden named Harris his Vice-Presidential running mate. President Biden appointed Haaland Secretary of the Interior....
