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McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum is proud to present their 4th Annual Dino Dig on Saturday, June 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Young paleontologists from birth to 2nd grade are invited for two fascinating hours of educational fun. Attendees arrive to find a trail of footprints left by extinct prehistoric animals. They will have a chance to dig for dinosaur fossils, have a storytime, and do crafts focusing on the ice age. Kids will get to follow the trail of footprints in the pavilion learning about extinct animals. The...
The title of 2022's Kiwanis Athlete of the year will be going to Teigan Taylor, Fairview. Awards Banquet will be held Thurs., June 23, Sidney Elks Lodge. Teigan is a fantastic athlete. She was in volleyball all four years of high school and in track all but her sophomore year. She also played basketball during her freshman and sophomore years. In volleyball, Teigan was nominated for MVP her junior year and won the offensive award her senior year. She won several awards in track including state...
Williston, ND – TrainND Northwest is excited to announce a partnership with genertor and Microsoft Learn to bring a skills accelerator program to the State of North Dakota that is no cost to participants. The first program offered, gener8tor Skills, is focused on skilling unemployed and under-employed individuals with a goal of getting them back into the work force. This free program features a self-paced curriculum, taught by industry experts, focused on several career tracks. “This innovative program is designed to match participants wit...
Williston, ND - Grayson Mill Energy is pleased to announce their investment in the growth of STEM education in classrooms across Williston. Through their annual teacher grant program, Grayson Mill has granted $20,000 to a team of educators in Williston Public Schools with the STEM Education Fellowship, facilitated through the northwest North Dakota Community Foundation. The grant funds will be utilized to gain critical training supplies and curriculum needed to deepen the quality of STEM...
Every growing community is faced with new issues. The expanding industry and population of western North Dakota has brought about awareness of previously un-addressed types of exploitation. While many have heard of human trafficking, they generally associate it with sex trafficking: the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. However, another component of human trafficking...
June 3 - Bismarck – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agricultural Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for three projects. The awards totaling $750,000 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting May 19 in Watford City. The ADD Fund is administered by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture in association with the Bank of North Dakota. The fund was created to support new or expanding value-added-agriculture businesses that demonstrate financial feasibility, enhance profitability for farmers and ranchers, creat...
On May 30 at approximately 10:35 a.m. CST a 2003 Harley-Davidson driven by Brandon Burkemo, Williston was traveling west on Williams County Road 6 towards the Love’s Travel Center. A 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Earl Ray, Stanley, was facing north and turned left (west) onto County Road 6 from the travel center. The Harley-Davidson struck the rear of the Chevrolet Silverado. The driver of the Harley-Davidson was transported to CHI-St. Alexius Hospital, Williston where he was pronounced deceased. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado w...
Bismarck, ND – The State Historical Society of North Dakota and Divide County will join in celebrating the grand opening of Writing Rock State Historic Site playground on Saturday, June 11, at 12 p.m. The event will be outdoors and is free of charge. The event includes opening statements by Director Bill Peterson and Historic Sites Manager Chris Dorfschmidt from the State Historical Society, and comments by Doug Graupe, former Divide County Commissioner and champion of the playground project. Activities include games that have been played t...
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. June 11: Grand Opening of Writing Rock Playground, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Writing Rock State Historic Site. Visitors will enjoy speakers, indigenous and historical games, and free root beer floats. This event is rescheduled from the original May 14 date. June 16: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs for a discussion o...
Physical loss loans can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees and harvested or stored crops and hay. State: Montana Triggering Disaster Event 1: Blizzard, Excessive Snow, and High Winds that occurred during April 11–April 25, 2022. Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2...
The Sidney Lions Club will be holding their 5th Annual Family Fun Trap Shoot Event, Sunday, June 26. Shotgun owners from all over eastern Montana and western North Dakota are welcome to participate. The event will be held at the Sidney Trap Club Range, 12598 HWY. 16 North. Registration is $35 per person, 8–10:30 a.m. Registration for the practice rounds will be $10 per round and is from 9–10:40 a.m. The actual event begins at 11 a.m. and will continue until finished with a two-round guarantee. There will be an adult and youth category for shoot...
McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum is proud to present their 4th Annual Dino Dig on Saturday, June 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Young paleontologists from birth to 2nd grade are invited for two fascinating hours of educational fun. Attendees arrive to find a trail of footprints left by extinct prehistoric animals. They will have a chance to dig for dinosaur fossils, have a storytime, and do crafts focusing on the ice age. Kids will get to follow the trail of footprints in...
The Richland County Farm Bureau held a candidate forum on at the Sidney Elks Lodge May 26. The following candidates were in attendance for sheriff; John Dynneson and Shane Kyhl; both candidates for county commissioner, Shane Gorder and Brian Holst; county attorney candidates, Charity McLarty and Layne Johnson; county treasurer Candidate Amy Metz, Clerk and Recorder Candidate Stephanie Verhasselt, County superintendent of schools candidate Tim Tharp, and District 35 State Representative Brandon...
On May 30 at approximately 10:35 a.m. CST a 2003 Harley-Davidson driven by Brandon Burkemo, Williston, ND was traveling west on Williams County Road 6 towards the Love’s Travel Center. A 2018 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Earl Ray, Stanley, ND was facing north and turned left (west) onto County Road 6 from the travel center. The Harley-Davidson struck the rear of the Chevrolet Silverado. The driver of the Harley-Davidson was transported to CHI-St. Alexius Hospital, Williston where he was pronounced deceased. The driver of the Chevrolet S...
The 2022 McKenzie County 4-H Project Expo and 4-H Communication Arts events were held on May 16 at the NDSU Extension/McKenzie County Office. The 4-H Project Expo event provides youth with the opportunity to plan, prepare and display an article, educational or food related project. 4-H members also verbally express themselves to a judge. At the close of the contest, ribbon awards were presented to each participant. Senior (13-18 year olds) Ethan Roffler was awarded a Grand Champion ribbon on...
The MonDak Area Stockgrowers announced their scholarship recipients at their spring meeting May 17. Grady Larson, Sidney, MT, is the son of Tim and Kristin Larson. He is graduating from Ignite Christian Academy. He will be attending Miles Community College, Miles City, in the fall and studying Ag Business. He is hoping to be a cattle buyer, rancher and auctioneer. He is receiving a $1,000 scholarship. Lindsey Vachal, White Earth, ND, is the daughter of Colin and Susan Vachal. She is graduating from Tioga High School. She will be attending North...
(Updated 6-3-22): Casey Rettke was incorrectly spelled as "Cassey Radke" in our print edition for the week of 5-25-22. The original story has been edited below to reflect this change. (Original Story): The MonDak Area Stockgrowers announced their scholarship recipients at their spring meeting May 17. Grady Larson, Sidney, MT, is the son of Tim and Kristin Larson. He is graduating from Ignite Christian Academy. He will be attending Miles Community College, Miles City, in the fall and studying Ag...
Miles City - The 2022 paddlefishing season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers started, Sunday, May 15. Harvest days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri. On Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, anglers are limited to catch and release of paddlefish, and only at Intake Diversion Dam Fishing Access Site. No catch and release is allowed upstream or downstream from Intake. The first harvest day that was open in all the yellow tag fishing area,...
The 2022 McKenzie County 4-H Project Expo and 4-H Communication Arts events were held on May 16 at the NDSU Extension/McKenzie County Office. The 4-H Project Expo event provides youth with the opportunity to plan, prepare and display an article, educational or food related project. 4-H members also verbally express themselves to a judge. At the close of the contest, ribbon awards were presented to each participant. Senior (13-18 year olds) Ethan Roffler was awarded a Grand Champion ribbon on...
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 28 The flag raising of a reproduction 1872 flag marks the beginning of summer hours. Fort Buford will be open daily, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center will be open daily, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The flag raising ceremony will be conducted by the Fort Buford 6th Infantry Regiment Association frontier a...
Saturday, May 14, peace officers came from across Montana, North Dakota, and Canada to participate in the Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony to honor those who gave their life in the line of duty. (Photo by Jaymi Mozeak)...
Bismarck, ND – The State Historical Society of North Dakota and Divide County will join in celebrating the grand opening of Writing Rock State Historic Site playground on Saturday, June 11, at 12 p.m. The event will be outdoors and is free of charge. The event includes opening statements by Director Bill Peterson and Historic Sites Manager Chris Dorfschmidt from the State Historical Society, and comments by Doug Graupe, former Divide County Commissioner and champion of the playground project. Activities include games that have been played t...
For the past 34 years, the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police has been hosting the Peace Officer Memorial Day. Every year officers from all across Montana and Canada come to the one in Montana to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a joint resolution of Congress making May 15 Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 15, Police Week nationwide. The Association of Chiefs of Police in Montana has been holding the event since 1988. They choose a different city or town every year to host the eve...
Please join Divide County and State Historical Society of North Dakota in the grand opening of the Writing Rock playground, Grenora, N.D., that was going to be on Saturday, May 14 is now postponed until June 11 at 12 p.m. Events will include an opening statement from Chris Dorfschmidt, State Historical Society of North Dakota Historic Sites Manager, and Divide County Representative. Activities will include historic games played throughout the history of North Dakota as well as new games and...
Beverly Ann Hildre, 75, Arnegard, ND passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Beverly's funeral service will be Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Living Faith Church, 805 14th St. SW, Watford City, ND. Pastor Roger Olson will be officiating. Beverly will be laid to rest at Spring Creek Cemetery, Watford City, ND. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2022 from 12-6 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel, Watford City, ND. The funeral service will be live...
