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On January 16, 2014 a Bench Warrant was issued out of Seventh Judicial District Court in Richland County, Montana for Alayna Faith Fox for violating the conditions of her sentence. Crimestoppers would like to remind everyone that it is a crime to knowingly harbor a person that is wanted by a law enforcement agency. Alayna Faith Fox is 32 years of age, Native American Female, 5'0", 130 lbs with brown eyes and black hair. The subject was originally charged with Theft, a felony and received a...
Memorial mass for Viola M. Kelsey, 81, of Miles City, MT formerly of Poplar, MT will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 2, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar, MT. Cremation has taken place under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home in Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Viola died on Monday, October 24, at Friendship Villa Health Care Community, Miles City, MT....
Cody Johnston’s trial is in court this week and into next; it began with jury selection on Monday, Oct. 17th at the Richland County Event Center. Johnston has been charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the disappearance of his estranged girlfriend Nicole Waller. Waller was last seen in Fairview, MT on Feb. 14th, 2013 and her body has not been recovered. Waller’s vehicle was found abandoned off Highway 2 between Poplar and Wolf Point on Feb. 15t...
When time is of the essence, STAT Air is ready to fly patients to the hospitals where they can receive the advance care they need. Roosevelt Medical Center will now be part of the team assisting emergency medical patients from the air, following the RMC Governing Board's recent approval of joining the Northeast Montana STAT Air Ambulance Cooperative. The group, currently made up of hospitals in Wolf Point, Poplar, Glasgow and Malta, recently opened the cooperative up to other facilities in...
The Sing Our Rivers Red exhibit is on display at the MonDak Heritage Center. Made up of earrings of murdered and missing indigenous women, it serves as a beautiful and heartbreaking reminder of the violence and exploitation that occurs each and every year against these women and girls. Each earring belonged to one of the victims or was made by their families. Since 1980, more than 1,181 native women and girls have been reported missing or murdered in Canada. Many were taken along the Highway of...
Join us for the 35th annual Swank Variety Plot Tour on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. Registration will begin at 5:00 pm at the Swank family farm, with the tour starting at 5:15 pm at the test plot. Tatyana Rand, USDA-ARS center in Sidney, will demonstrate techniques for sweeping for insects in wheat and help identify any insects collected. The test plot this year includes 22 varieties of spring wheat and 16 varieties of durum. Following the variety tour, enjoy a steak supper in the farmyard at 6:00 pm. Dinner...
The trial of a former Fairview man facing murder charges has been moved to the fall in Richland County. Cody Johnston is facing the charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Nicole Waller was 32 at the time she went missing in February 2013. Waller was last known to be in Fairview on Feb. 14, 2013. The next day, her maroon colored 1999 Ford Expedition was found abandoned off Highway 2 between Poplar and Wolf Point. At that time, Waller was reported missing with...
Richland County Conservation District is continuing their tradition of recognizing individuals and entities that see the importance of conservation. We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Co-operator of the Year is McGinnis Ranch Inc. Joe and Dan McGinnis have been co-operating with the Conservation District on their natural resources for over 20 years. McGinnis Ranch received their award at the Mon-Dak Ag Days Banquet Thursday, March 3. The two brothers have implemented several conservation practices on their land in the Sioux Pass area of...
Richland County Conservation District is continuing their tradition of recognizing individuals and entities that see the importance of conservation. We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Co-operator of the Year is McGinnis Ranch Inc. Joe and Dan McGinnis have been co-operating with the Conservation District on their natural resources for over 20 years. McGinnis Ranch received their award at the Mon-Dak Ag Days Banquet Thursday, March 3. The two brothers have implemented several conservation practices on their land in the Sioux Pass area of...
Sidney wrestlers participated in the Poplar Tournament on Saturday Feb. 20, 2016 the results are as follows. Tots 41lb- Max Kleinke 2nd place; 44.5lb- Eli Enstrom 1st place, Daniel Carlsen 5th place; 47.5lb- Boston Reed 4th place; 48.8lb- Brenner Mullin 1st place, Rueger Sheehan 2nd place; 51.1lb- Kayson Clifton 1st place, Justin Martinson 3rd Place Bantam 40.7lb- Dawson Baltrusch 1st, Ryan McGahn 2nd, Eli Lonski 3rd place; 43.8lb- Tyson Syth 1st, Kade Kutzler 4th place; 46.5lb- Carson Propp 2nd, Bodee Bright 4th, Ethan Eide 5th place; 48.5lb -...
The Sidney Wrestling Club had a big weekend. Sidney Middle School Coach and Montana Wrestling Committee Chairman, Shane Gorder, coordinated and took two teams, Sidney Eagle Force, and Team Delta Force (an Eastern Montana Team with Sidney, Poplar, Circle, Glendive, Terry and Miles City wrestlers) to Great Falls Friday night for a dual versus the Great Falls Middle School. Sidney's Eagle Force Team was victorious with a 60-48 win. Team Delta Force matched up in a mix and match in Great Falls and...
(Photos by Kathy Johnson)...
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Eastern Montana Stand Down will be held at the Richland County Event Center, 2118 W Holly St., Sidney and all veterans and their families are invited to attend. Local service providers including representatives from Fort Peck Warrior Center, Montana Legal Services, VA’s Mobile Vet Center, VA Service Offices for Benefits and Homeless assistance, Guardian Foundation assisting homeless veterans, Volunteers of America –assisting homeless Veterans, Red Cross, Richland Cou...
On Saturday, Sep. 26, the Eastern Montana Stand Down will be held at the Richland County Event Center, 2118 W Holly St., Sidney and all veterans and their families are invited to attend. Local service providers including representatives from Fort Peck Warrior Center, Montana Legal Services, VA’s Mobile Vet Center, VA Service Offices for Benefits and Homeless assistance, Guardian Foundation assisting homeless veterans, Volunteers of America –assisting homeless Veterans, Red Cross, Richland Cou...
On Saturday, September 26th, the Eastern Montana Stand Down will be held at the Richland County Event Center, 2118 W Holly St., Sidney, MT, and all Veterans and their families are invited to attend. Local service providers including representatives from Fort Peck Warrior Center, Montana Legal Services, VA's Mobile Vet Center, VA Service Offices for Benefits and Homeless assistance, Guardian Foundation assisting homeless veterans, Volunteers of America –assisting homeless Veterans, Red Cross, R...
On Monday, August 24th, Cody Wayne Johnston of Fairview, MT was arrested in Sidney, MT and charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence in regards to the disappearance of Nicole Waller. Johnston is scheduled to appear in Richland County District Court September 9th, 2015; bail has been set at $250,000. Waller was reported missing on February 16, 2013 to the Flathead County Sherriff's Office after failing to return home to Kalispell, MT. Waller had been in Fairview...
“It [is] more a duty [of an Attorney General] to save an innocent than to convict a guilty man.” We know we do not live in a perfect world where only the guilty are convicted and the wrongly accused go free, but prosecutors can sometimes seem more interested in winning convictions than in remembering these words of Thomas Jefferson. Kimberly Nees was 17 years old in 1979 when she was brutally beaten to death near the town of Poplar. Barry Beach, also 17, was one of several classmates who were interviewed in her murder. No charges were bro...
Traditional Native American music, dancing, and culture are part of this year’s 24th annual Indian Arts Showcase at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. This special event will take place the weekend of August 1 & 2, on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm each day. This event is free. “The Indian Arts Showcase is one of our events that highlight the history and culture of the Northern plains tribes. We include presentations, music, traditional crafts to help connect the visitors with this rich culture.” Says Ranger Yellow Bird. Spe...
With the weather becoming nicer, homeowners are starting to work on their lawns and flower beds. With that being said, white grubs are starting to feed on the roots of your lawn as well. Detecting the presence of these insects might not happen until July when you see dead patches of lawn, which is easily pulled out of the ground. According to NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel, the action threshold is three to four larvae per square foot in lawns. To detect the amount of white grubs found,...
Men's teams scores: Garfield County, 1st, 88 pts • Sidney, 2nd, 81 pts • Glasgow, 3rd, 76 pts • Custer County, 4th, 57 pts.Women's teams scores: Baker, 1st, 88 pts • Glasgow, 2nd, 75 pts, Custer County, 3rd, 67 pts • Sidney, 4th, 59 pts. Area Top 10 Individual Placers: Boys 11 Meters: Alec Lovegren, 6th • James Rohner, 7th • Jeff Scholla, 8th • Dawson McGlothlin, 9th. Boys 200 Meters: Alec Lovegren, 5th • Braden Fiesthamel, 7th • Quinn McGlothlin, 9th. Boys 400 Meters: Trace Jones, 4th • Jon Le...
The Sidney Wrestling Club sent wrestlers in two directions this weekend to participate in wrestling competition. Twenty-six wrestlers from Sidney, Circle, Wolf Point, and Poplar traveled to Spearfish, South Dakota to compete in the Black Hills Nationals AAU World Folkstyle Championship on Saturday. Forty-two Sidney wrestlers traveled to Wolf Point on Saturday to participate in the Folkstyle Wrestling Invitational. Black Hills National AAU World Folkstyle Championship Resluts: Tot 40 – Eli Engstrom 8th Place • Tot 40 – Dawsen Baltrusch 2nd P...
The Sidney Wrestling Club had another busy weekend on the mats. The little guy wrestlers went to Glendive. The middle school wrestlers got on the bus and traveled west to Belgrade and Billings. Sidney was accompanied by Circle, Poplar and Glendive for a dual tournament in Belgrade on Saturday, taking 3rd out of 16 teams. They then competed in an individual tournament in Billings on Sunday. A few little guy wrestlers also competed in the Sunday event in Billings. Saturday’s score at Belgrade Duals - Sidney 81 vs Gateway (Bozeman) 18 - Sidney 8...
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...
