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Submitted by Stephanie Ler, RS, MPH Environmental Health Director Richland County Health Department The Richland County Health Department is suspending local COVID-19 case reporting due to the low level of local transmission. The Department may provide case reports should a spike or increase in case numbers occur. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will continue to provide weekly case numbers, including hospitalizations, deaths, and vaccine doses administered, on their dashboard at https://montana.map...
MSU Richland County Extension will be hosting an organization meeting for this year’s Richland County Farmer’s Market at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the MSU Richland County Extension Office, 1499 N Central Ave. If you are a past vendor or are interested in becoming a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Market vendors can sell a variety of products; ranging from handmade items to produce, baked goods, and more. The organization details and safety regulations of food sales at the Richland County Farmer’s Market will be discu...
Richland County will be conducting a Poll Election for the 2022 Primary Election on June 7, 2022. Please note the change of polling locations for Sidney and Fairview. Sidney Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 22 & 23 have been permanently moved to the Event Center at Richland County Fairgrounds from the previous polling location of the Sidney Assembly of God Church. The Event Center address is 2118 W. Holly St., Sidney, MT. Precincts will remain as individual precincts. Fairview Precinct 12 has permanently moved to the new Senior Center in Fairview,...
May Is Older American’s Month and the Richland County Commission on Aging is celebrating our seniors. On May 20, the COA will host an event intended to keep seniors focused on staying healthy and active which will promote and ability to continue aging independently for as long as possible. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Aging Services and Transit Building, 2190 W. Holly St., Sidney. Seniors and their guests will be provided lunch along with the number of activities for all activity levels. From simple health s...
A free spring Bowhunter Education in-person course will be offered in Sidney on June 10, and June 16-18. Students can register for the course online at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/1. Occupancy is 35 seats. There will be an orientation/walk in registration for the class on June 10 at 6 p.m. at the Richland County Extension Office, 1500 N. Central Ave., Sidney. Students should print all required files on the website and bring them to registration. Workbooks will be handed out then. All chapter quizzes must be done before the first...
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the second payment of 2021 Real Property taxes and first payment of 2022 Mobile Home taxes are due by 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 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 Courthouse. Any payments postmarked, dropped in the drop boxes or brought to the Treasurer’s o...
In three weeks Richland County voters will be able to vote for a District 2 Commissioner. The term of the current commissioner, Shane Gorder, expires on Dec. 31 of this year. Two men are running for the position. Shane Gorder is running for another term, while Brian Holst is seeking his first. Richland County is divided into three districts. Voters from each district can vote one commissioner into office. The three commissioners combined form Richland County’s Board of County Commissioners. According to the Montana State Legislature on their w...
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...
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...
MSU Richland County Extension will be hosting an organization meeting for this year’s Richland County Farmer’s Market at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the MSU Richland County Extension Office, 1499 N Central Ave. If you are a past vendor or are interested in becoming a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Market vendors can sell a variety of products; ranging from handmade items to produce, baked goods, and more. The organization details and safety regulations of food sales at the Richland County Farmer’s Market will be discu...
My name is Alyssa Kuylen and I'm the new nurse manager at Sunrise Women's Clinic, as of March 28. I'm a Sidney native and married my high school sweetheart, Jeff. My husband is an active member of our local fire department and I've been a registered nurse since 2015. We moved back to Sidney after college in North Dakota as we wanted to start a family. We now have been blessed with our greatest joy, our son, Brooks. Brooks is 10 months old and growing so fast! Since becoming a mom, I looked for...
In this primary election season, critics say we need to stop local government representatives such as the mayor of Sidney and the county commissioners from “running to Helena.” Would this serve the people or neglect our interests? Let’s consider a handful of examples from the last few years. In 2001, several revenues were diverted from local governments to the state. To make up for that, state budgeting has an item for a local government share. This compensation is threatened every session. In the 2019 Legislature, an illegal, secret meeti...
The year of 2022 marks the return of American Legion Baseball to Sidney. They had been without a team for four long years while the rest of the nation played on. Richland County had a Legion baseball team years ago but 2018 was the last time they played. According to the American Legion Baseball website, www.legion.org/baseball, as of the beginning of this year Montana had 49 different teams but teams can still join until June 1. Each team must have at least 12 players between the ages of 13...
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the second payment of 2021 Real Property taxes and first payment of 2022 Mobile Home taxes are due by 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 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 Courthouse. Any payments postmarked, dropped in the drop boxes or brought to the Treasurer’s o...
The 43rd Annual Custer County Juried Exhibit Traveling Collection will be at the MonDak Heritage Center through May 27. Thanks to the support of Stockman Bank, Miles City and exhibited by arrangement with WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, the 2022 Traveling Collection features 22 pieces represented in the 43rd Annual Juried Exhibit "Color Your Dreams" at WaterWorks Art Museum (WAM). The Juror for this exhibition is Shelley Freese. Shelley has exhibited at WAM and is an accomplished artist and i...
In seven weeks Richland County voters will be able to vote for a new County Attorney. The term of the current County Attorney, Janet Christofferson, expires on Dec. 31 of this year. Two candidates are running for the position. Charity McLarty and Layne Johnson are both seeking their first term. According to the Richland County website, www.richland.org, the County Attorney is to represent Richland County and the State of Montana in criminal, county’s civil cases, and all the rest of the county’s legal business but they do not just serve in the...
Lyndsee Colette Brewer, 51, was arrested on Tuesday, April 26 in Miles City, MT in connection with the homicide of Christopher Arthur Wetzstein. On Jan. 28, 2022, officers with the Sidney Police Department were dispatched to an apartment building on the 900 block of 3rd St. NW after receiving a request for a welfare check for an individual who had failed to show up at work. The responding officers subsequently located a male subject, Christopher A. Wetzstein, 50, deceased in his bed with an...
The Montana Public Service Commission held a public listening session on Montana Dakota Utilities Co.'s 2021 Biennial Electric Integrated Resource Plan in Sidney April 18. Montana Public Service Commissioners Randy Pinocchi and Tony O'Donnell were instrumental in scheduling a session for the public with MDU to get information on the their plans for biennium. Darcy Neigum, MDU Systems Operations and Planning director, opened the session explaining MDU's 2020-2021 Integrated Resource Planning...
Beginning Monday, May 2, COVID vaccines will be available by appointment during regularly scheduled vaccine clinic hours at the Richland County Health Department. Regular clinic hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MST. Routine child and adult vaccines are available at regular clinic hours. COVID vaccine offerings include the 2-dose Pfizer series for those 12 and older, and Moderna series for 18 and older, as well as first and second boosters. Pediatric Pfizer is available for those 5 and older. A limited stock of...
MSU Richland County Extension will be hosting an organization meeting for this year’s Richland County Farmer’s Market at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the MSU Richland County Extension Office, 1499 N Central Ave. If you are a past vendor or are interested in becoming a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Market vendors can sell a variety of products; ranging from handmade items to produce, baked goods, and more. The organization details and safety regulations of food sales at the Richland County Farmer’s Market will be discu...
As grass begins to grow following the much-needed moisture, there is a potential for grass tetany to occur. Grass tetany is a serious metabolic disorder in cattle that is a result of two issues occurring simultaneously: 1) lactating animals have high magnesium requirements, and 2) lush, green grass is low in magnesium and unable to meet such requirements. Grass tetany is caused by low levels of magnesium in the blood and affects lactating cows grazing lush, green grass. Magnesium requirements are high in lactating animals and increase as their...
Come celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with us! Communities in Action and AmeriCorps have been working with the community to put together a fun, Earth and tree focused event to celebrate both Earth and Arbor Day, and honor National Week of Service! They will be gathering in Veterans Memorial Park, Saturday, May 7 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. to plant some trees, talk about the Earth, and enjoy some light fare. They would also like to see just how much garbage can be collected, so they are suggesting that you gather some family and friends and clean up...
When you live in a smaller household or by yourself, it can be challenging to plan healthy meals. How much should I make? How can I make something without eating it for a whole week or throwing away a bunch of food? These could be questions you have asked yourself before when cooking for yourself or a smaller household. Alice Henneman University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension Educator, has created a checklist of some items for “Planning Healthy Meals for One or Two” (2012). One of the general tips mentioned by Henneman is to cook once and eat...
MSU Richland County Extension will be hosting an organization meeting for this year’s Richland County Farmer’s Market at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the MSU Richland County Extension Office, 1499 N Central Ave. If you are a past vendor or are interested in becoming a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Market vendors can sell a varied of products; ranging from handmade items to produce, baked goods, and more. The organization details and safety regulations of food sales at the Richland County Farmer’s Market will be discu...
