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Partnership for promise strives to promote life-long learning in our community. The philosophy is implemented from birth and the Sidney-Richland County Library encourages this in many of its programs. With the support of the Family Resource Center, the library has been able to offer Early Learning backpacks for area families and childcare providers to check out. The backpacks include fun activities to stimulate children and help them to learn about a variety of subjects in exciting ways. The Family Resource Center purchased seven backpacks and...
The MonDak Ag Research Summit was held Thursday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Richland County Event Center. Researchers from the Eastern Ag Research Center and USDA-ARS in Sidney, as well as the Williston Research Extension Center again came together in a joint event to discuss topics of current interest to growers in the MonDak region. Several researchers from the three research centers each had a poster on display featuring additional research topics. Along with the tables put up by the...
I am a physician who has worked in this region since 1986. I look at the local newspapers, browse the headlines, but admit that I do not read the details of most articles. After I read a prominently featured submission, entitled “Middle-class politeness” in the Sidney Herald newspaper (dated 1/22/23), however, I felt compelled to respond. It irritated me that Jim Elliott (from the far western part of Montana), the author of that article, took former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s words from 1978 completely out of context. The autho...
(Sidney, MT) - Jan. 12 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tammy Lyseng in Richland County reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the t...
Bozeman - Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center and its partners will hold the 2023 MonDak Agriculture Research Summit on Thursday, Jan. 19, in Sidney. At the event, which aims to encourage interaction between farmers and ranchers, scientists from three partner facilities will report on agricultural research underway in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northern Plains Agric...
The MSU Richland County Extension office will be hosting the January Winter Series on Thursday, Jan. 26 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Richland County Extension office meeting room at 1499 N Central Ave., Sidney. Tim Seipel, MSU Extension cropland weed specialist, will be discussing Palmer Amaranth & Waterhemp: Herbicide Resistance Awareness & Prevention. Palmer Amaranth is moving west through North Dakota towards eastern Montana. This presentation will review pigweeds, their biology, and how to identify Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp....
(Sidney, MT) - Jan. 12 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tammy Lyseng in Richland County reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the t...
Funeral Mass for Mary Buske were held at 10 a.m., Friday Jan. 13, 2023, at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Fr. Jim O'Neil as presider. Wake services were at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Sidney, MT. She will be laid to rest in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary Denise (Prevost) Buske was...
(Sidney) - A new year gives us all a fresh chance to reflect on the prior year and create new goals and benchmarks moving forward. The Sidney-Richland County Library is celebrating the library's successful year, generous community support, and wonderful patrons. Although modern-day libraries have evolved to encompass much more than books, our summary will ultimately begin and end at its core...books. This year SRCL truly embraced a variety of platforms to widen its collection beyond the...
Prior to the formation of Communities in Action, the community recognized the need for a youth-oriented coalition and community partners came together to form the Partnership for Promise Coalition. This was modeled after America's Promise, a national group that promised the youth of America, five ways they would help them be successful. Richland County's Partnership for Promise facilitates collaboration with a variety of partners and youth-oriented organizations to provide the youth in our...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Annual Banquet and first ever “New Business Showcase” will be taking place Monday, Jan. 16 at Richland County Event Center. There will be appetizers and a bar available. The “New Business Showcase” will run from 5-6 p.m. The showcase will feature 406 Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Double Dogs, Nationhaul Transport, Healthy is Wellness, Liv Tinted, Wellth Management, The Parlour, Bright Skin & Beauty Bar, B Home Design, Wick Kid Repair, Sidney Strength, PCS Insulation, Lucky Design & E...
A lot of high school students have their eyes set on graduation day. Emerson Giese, a senior at Fort Benton High School, sets her vision on making the world a better place for all young adults. Giese, the granddaughter of Bainville native Billie Giese, has recently released a book, "The Miserable Lives Of The Perfect Ones," at the age of 18. Emerson explained that her parents, Richland County natives Monte and Jeanna Giese, have always encouraged their children to find a passion and produce...
The MSU Richland County Extension office will be hosting the January Winter Series on Thursday, Jan. 26 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Richland County Extension office meeting room at 1499 N Central Ave., Sidney. Tim Seipel, MSU Extension cropland weed specialist will be discussing Palmer Amaranth & Waterhemp: Herbicide Resistance Awareness & Prevention. Palmer Amaranth is moving west through North Dakota towards eastern Montana. This presentation will review pigweeds, their biology, and how to identify Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp....
In the story entitled “Richland County Officials Sworn Into Office Dec. 30” that appeared on page 1A in the Jan. 4 issue, it says Tim Tharp is Deputy Superintendent and Amy Metz is Deputy County Treasurer, Tim Tharp should just be Superintendent and Amy Metz should just be County Treasurer....
Funeral Mass for Mary will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday January 13, 2023, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Sidney, MT with Fr. Jim O'Neil as presider. Wake services are at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, January 12, 2023, at St. Matthews Catholic Church in Sidney, MT. She will be laid to rest in Sidney Cemetery in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Mary Denise...
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotations? What about weed management in row crops and rangeland, and soil health measures? All those topics and more will be featured in the 2023 MonDak Ag Research Summit returning this Jan. 19. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), Mon...
Howard Rambur started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull. “I got a small loan from the local bank and was on my way to having my purebred business. Of course, I’ve been borrowing money ever since,” said Rambur, who raises purebred Charolais cattle near Sidney, MT. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer, young Rambur’s interest in livestock was piqued when he began working with cattle as 4-H projects. He wanted to own somet...
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotations? What about weed management in row crops and rangeland, and soil health measures? All those topics and more will be featured in the 2023 MonDak Ag Research Summit returning this Jan. 19. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State...
The fall of 2022 Sidney Circle Subdivision was finally given some long-needed improvements. The Sidney Subdivision was started in 1978. More people started moving in during the oil boom in 1979 and 1980. In the late 1980s they reached saturation. They put a municipal system in but by 2018 it was reaching capacity. According to Interstate Engineering's website, www.interstateeng.com, "the original drain fields, wells, and adjunct water and sewer mains installed during the subdivisions' inception...
The Richland County Fairgrounds received the award for Most Improved Rodeo Arena by the WPRA, Dec 1....
The Richland County Food Bank is quickly settling in to its new home at 517 E. Main, Sidney. In just 1 1/2 days on Sept. 19 & 20, food bank staff, with massive help from the City of Sidney, LDS elders, Boy Scout Troop 141, and employees of EOG transferred freezers, shelving and food items. Even the original door with signage was transferred, making board member Candy Markwald extremely grateful. “They did magic on it and made it fit,” she said with a big smile. The new building has more than double the space with 1,500 square feet compared to 6...
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...
(Sidney) - The Sidney-Richland County Library (SRCL) hosted by an open house on Tuesday, Aug.30, 3-5:30 p.m. SRCL recently received several awards of distinction, including the Library of the Year Award, the Excellence in Library Services and Administration Award, and the Trustee of the Year Award. SRCL was recognized for its outstanding programs and services to the public, its administration of library services, and its recent renovation and expansion project. Without a doubt, the level of community support ultimately resulted in the Library...
