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Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) and Billings-based pharmacy Pharm406 are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership to provide vaccine services to people with disabilities and the aging population across LIFTT’s 18-county service area in southcentral and southeastern Montana. The partnership is made possible through a grant LIFTT received from USAging and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to participate in a nationwide effort known as the Aging and Disability Vaccine Collaborative (ADVC). Under the p...
Staying connected to your community can become more challenging as you age but there are still plenty of opportunities; one is joining the Senior Companion Program. "It's one of the best things I've done since I've moved back to the area." That's what Senior Companion, Rita Palmer, says about her involvement in this fun and compassionate program. The name of the program says it all. It engages seniors to become companions for others who might need just a little extra help. "Sometimes I run...
The Richland County Patriots had a rough weekend with two home field losses to the Miles City Mavericks. The scores were 0-13 and 1-14. The next home game for the Patriots will be Saturday the 18th. They will be on the road to Glasgow on Thursday the 22nd. The Patriots will follow that game with a Miles City tournament....
The ROI Foundation has awarded two scholarships to 2023 Fairview High School graduate Gunnar Cayko and 2023 Sidney High School graduate Logan Schumacker. Cayko plans on attending North Dakota State College of Science for plumbing. Schumacker will be attending Missoula College in the fall pursuing an associate of science in business management. In 1992, the seeds for a foundation were planted, and in 1993 the ROI Foundation, Inc. grew into a reality, with a separate board of directors now headed...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture held the Wellness Collective & Healthy Kids Expo June 1 at the Richland County Events Center. The Wellness Collective featured a vendor trade show showcasing the regions wellness industry businesses and afternoon education seminars. The "Healthy Kids Expo" featuring resources and activities for youngsters was also held....
The annual 4-H Communications Day was held on April 18, at Pella Lutheran Church. Speech and Demonstration Day is a local 4-H event, where 4-H members get to practice public speaking skills that build self-confidence and self-esteem in these young people. This year 26 4-H youth competed in this event and were evaluated by 11 community judges. This year, three Cloverbuds, 4-H members aged 6-8, presented a piece of their choice. Oliver Becker presented a poem entitled “Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall”; Claira Coryell presented the 4-H pledge and...
A Celebration of Life for Ella Mae Keller, 92, is being planned for June 17, 2023 at 11:30 AM in the Exhibit Hall at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Montana with Pastors Mike Backhaus and Mike Kauffold officiating. A lunch will be served following the service. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Ella Mae Keller, 92 of Sidney, MT passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 15, 2023 at the Sidney Health Center...
On June 8, 2023 at approx. 8:30 PM, The Richland County Sheriff Office received information that Williams County North Dakota Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high-speed pursuit of vehicle occupied by 2 individuals. They were requesting assistance should the suspect vehicle travel into Richland County Montana. Suspect vehicle was subsequently stopped in Richland County South of Fairview on County Rd. #356. The suspect driver identified as John Lee Tester 50 years of age, a North Dakota Resident was subsequently taken into custody by the R...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is holding it’s first Wellness Collective June 1 at the Richland County Event Center. The Wellness Collective features a vendor trade show showcasing the regions wellness industry businesses and afternoon education seminars. There is a children’s section of the Wellness Collective. The “Healthy Kids Expo” features resources and activities for youngsters. The Kids Expo will include the Sidney Assembly of God youth group activities and bouncy houses. Cutting Edge Dance Studio will provide a mini da...
On June 10 from 5-6:30 p.m., the Sidney-Richland County Library will be having its Kickoff Concert for the Summer Reading Program, Veteran's Memorial Park. The concert will feature Watford City musician and children's book author, Jessie Veeder. The concert will also have food and free activities for the kids. Veeder is a favorite among the patrons of the Sidney-Richland County Library and was requested to come. The Watford City area musician is also a children's book author and has performed at...
Montana Cares, an app developed to provide simple and fast access to school and community resources, is now live. With the app, asking for help for one’s self or others is just a tap away. According to an email sent out by Richland County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Timothy W. Tharp, the free app provides help for many things that people sometimes are too afraid to ask for help with such as food, housing, crisis counseling, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression, abuse, and violence intervention. Once downloaded you click on the “Search For...
As your crops and gardens begin to grow, please keep in mind that the MSU Richland County Extension Office is here to assist you with plant and weed identification, insect identification, and plant disease diagnostics. If we are unable to identify or diagnosis your sample in house, we seek the help of the MSU Schutter Diagnostic Lab. This lab processes plant diseases, insects, weeds and plants, and herbicide injury, all free of charge. If you have any samples that need identified or a plant disease that needs diagnosed, please contact the MSU...
You won’t want to miss Jazz Age Jeopardy: A Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre & Scavenger Hunt in Two Acts taking place on Saturday, June 3 at the Richland County Event Center from 7-10 p.m. Guests at the murder mystery party will be at a private party held at a jazz club in 1920s New York City. It is the height of the Jazz Age, and the social revolution is afoot. Furthermore, this is the age of Prohibition - and of bootleggers and gangsters. Club owner, Felix Fontano, the son of a successful bootlegger and crime boss -- and a successful b...
On the morning of May 17, residents of Big Horn, Blaine, Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Gallatin, Garfield, Hill, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Wibaux, and Yellowstone counties woke up to thick and strong-smelling smoke. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality alert for those counties from 9 a.m. May 17-9 a.m. May 18. According to Ted Jamba, National Weather Service, Glasgow, the smoke is coming from...
We have seen shortages of things like eggs and baby formula. Imagine the shortage of energy and products that would result from eliminating 40% of the coal mined in the United States. As far-reaching and unimaginable as that might seem, a federal court in Montana appears set to do just that. The same judge who attempted to eliminate irrigation from the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers is now commanding the Bureau of Land Management to consider eliminating coal mining on federal lands in the Power River Basin. The Basin includes Richland County a...
The annual 4-H Communications Day was held on April 18, at Pella Lutheran Church. Speech and Demonstration Day is a local 4-H event, where 4-H members get to practice public speaking skills that build self-confidence and self-esteem in these young people. This year 26 4-H youth competed in this event and were evaluated by 11 community judges. This year three Cloverbuds, 4-H members aged 6-8, presented a piece of their choice. Oliver Becker presented a poem entitled "Winter, Spring, Summer,...
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the second payment of 2022 real property taxes and the first payment of 2023 mobile home taxes are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Payments and payment coupons may be mailed or brought to the Richland County Treasurer, 201 West Main, Sidney, MT 59270. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. For your convenience there is a payment drop box located in the alley behind the Old Courthouse and credit card payments are accepted online at richland.org. Any payments...
As your crops and gardens begin to grow, please keep in mind that the MSU Richland County Extension Office is here to assist you with plant and weed identification, insect identification, and plant disease diagnostics. If we are unable to identify or diagnosis your sample in house, we seek the help of the MSU Schutter Diagnostic Lab. This lab processes plant diseases, insects, weeds and plants, and herbicide injury, all free of charge. If you have any samples that need identified or a plant disease that needs diagnosed, please contact the MSU...
You won’t want to miss Jazz Age Jeopardy: A Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre & Scavenger Hunt in Two Acts taking place on Saturday, June 3 at the Richland County Event Center from 7-10 p.m. Guests at the murder mystery party will be at a private party held at a jazz club in 1920s New York City. It is the height of the Jazz Age, and the social revolution is afoot. Furthermore, this is the age of Prohibition - and of bootleggers and gangsters. Club owner, Felix Fontano, the son of a successful bootlegger and crime boss -- and a successful b...
The 4th Annual Richland County Sportsman's Club Car Show will be Saturday, June 17, this year. Several local enthusiasts are expected to bring their classic cars, current hot rods, and works in progress to show off their rides. The car show was started back in 2019 for the Sportsman's Club to raise money to establish an outdoor public shooting range in Richland County. Larry Christenson said, "We're still looking for land, but that ain't nothing new." There is, currently, one shooting range...
A lot of changes have happened at the Richland County Fairgrounds and a lot of people in the Sidney area have expressed concerns about it. The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture May 2023s Community Power Hour addressed these concerns. Richland County Fair Manager, Pam Shelmidine and County Commissioner, Duane Mitchell were asked by the Chamber to come and answer a series of questions given to and overheard by Chamber staff on this topic. After introductions, the Chamber's Director...
The Richland County Jaycees are once again commandeering the Richland County Fairgrounds to throw a family-friendly celebration of our nation's independence. The 2023 Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks, on July 4. will be free of charge to the public with games, food, car show, music, and fireworks it is sure to be a fun time for people of all ages. With the amazing attendance last year, the Jaycees have decided to change things up a little. From noon-6 p.m., there will be carnival...
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the second payment of 2022 Real Property taxes and the first payment of 2023 mobile home taxes are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Payments and payment coupons may be mailed or brought to the Richland County Treasurer, 201 West Main, Sidney, MT 59270. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. For your convenience there is a payment drop box located in the alley behind the Old Courthouse and credit card payments are accepted online at richland.org. Any payments...
On May 13 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., homesteaders were to come together at the Richland County Fairgrounds to hold the first Homesteader Swap of 2023. In true eastern Montana fashion, however, the weather had other ideas, and after an hour and a half of vendors not showing up because of heavy rain, the event ended early. The Homesteaders’ Swap was the brainchild of Charlie and Jamie Land, Edmonton, KY. They ranch in Kentucky but often frequent Richland County in Montana. Jamie was born and raised in S...
The Richland County Republican Central Committee held its annual Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner on Sunday, May 7 at the Richland County Event Center. A total of 128 people came to hear speakers Representative Matt Rosendale, State Representatives Rhonda Knudsen and Brandon Ler. State Senator Hinebauch spoke as he is finishing his time in the Montana Senate after serving 2 four-year terms. Congressman Louie Gohmert, Texas, also joined the list of speakers. They related their experiences in recent...
