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The Rest Of The Story Dear Editor: I am saddened when an elected leader of the majority party in the Montana State Legislature becomes involved in a personal attack on an incumbent Legislator, of their party, in a district 500+ miles away, for putting his constituents ahead of partisanship. This also appears to apply, in the opinion of some, in the local central committee. Sort of like a "purity" requirement based on their views. President Ronald Reagan said, in effect, "do not speak ill of a fellow Republican." HB 658, the Medicaid reform bill...
On April 7, 2020, the Richland County Health Department was notified by the Montana State Public Health Laboratory of a positive case of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in an individual residing in Richland County. The individual is a male in his 40s. The case investigation is ongoing. The Richland County case was tested at Sidney Health Center. In accordance with Federal law, the Department will not release any other identifying information about the positive case to protect the individual’s personal privacy. COVID-19 Update: Richland County...
What once started as a Facebook group designed for members to share their craft and get ideas and inspiration from like-minded craft enthusiasts, turned into a community outreach program that is fulfilling the needs of several McKenzie County businesses. The Watford City Sewing and Crafts Facebook group is comprised of over 300 members. Several members within the group have been busily gathering sewing materials, cutting out patterns, and constructing handmade masks. So far, the group has made...
Williston, ND – Williams County Commission Chairman Steve Kemp signed a public health emergency declaration for Williams County in response to the ongoing local, national, and global COVID-19 situation. The declaration is in effect for 7 days and will be revisited during the April 7, 2020, regular Commission Meeting. By declaring a local state of emergency, additional financial resources can be expended from the County’s emergency reserve fund as needed and the County will have increased flexibility for obtaining and securing resources for the...
Williston, ND - The Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation (NWNDCF) has awarded $14,000 from the newly established NWNDCF Relief Fund to organizations responding to immediate needs in Williams, Divide, McKenzie, and Mountrail Counties as a result of COVID-19 and energy industry pressures. “We established the NWNDCF Relief Fund on Monday, with funds donated by local individuals, companies, and charitable organizations,” remarked Ward Koeser, President of the NWNDCF Board of Directors. “We felt very strongly that we needed to get funds...
Soil samples in North Dakota indicate increasing levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2020 season, says Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension entomologist. A total of 1,900 soil samples were collected from 20 counties in the fall of 2019 to estimate the statewide risk for wheat midge in the 2020 field season. The distribution of wheat midge is based on unparasitized cocoons found in the soil samples. "About 1% of the soil samples had very high population...
On Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7:45 a.m. on Hwy 2, milepost 9, about 7 miles from Williston there was an angle (T-bone) vehicle crash between a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with driver Hallie Finnicum, 24, Culbertson and a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Aaron Tkachyk, 29, Whitefish. This crash occurred on an asphalt roadway with patches of ice and clear weather conditions. The Dodge was traveling westbound on Hwy 2. The Hyundai was traveling eastbound on Hwy 2. The Dodge lost control, rotated counter-clockwise and entered the eastbound lane of Hwy 2...
"Three-peat!" exclaimed Sidney wrestling coach Guy Melby during the team state wrestling after party at the Hampton Inn in Billings on Feb. 15. The Sidney High School wrestling team has once again taken the top Class A spot at the MHSA All-Class State Wrestling tournament in Billings for the third year in a row. The 2019-2020 season has ended in historic fashion once again for the Eagles. The 15 of the 17 Eagle wrestlers in the tournament placed fourth or higher, a record for the Sidney squad....
On Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7:45 a.m. on Hwy 2, milepost 9, about 7 miles from Williston there was an angle (T-bone) vehicle crash between a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with driver Hallie Finnicum, 24 of Culbertson, MT, and a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup with driver Aaron Tkachyk, 29 of Whitefish, MT. This crash occurred on an asphalt roadway with patches of ice and clear weather conditions. The Dodge was traveling westbound on Hwy 2. The Hyundai was traveling eastbound on Hwy 2. The Dodge lost control, rotated counter-clockwise and entered the eastbound...
Four young men were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout Wednesday night, Dec. 18, at the year-end court of honor for Sidney Troop 190, sponsored by the Sidney Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The four young men are Daniel Stevens, Easton Hopes, Gordon Knapp, and James Allen. Daniel Stevens is the fifth child in his family, all of whom achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, as did their father, Bart. For his project, Daniel restored and refreshed the recycle sheds in Sidney. He...
Producers across northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana who are interested in soil health are invited to participate in a workshop on “Changing Dirt in Soil” on December 18, 2019 at the Williston Research Extension Center. The workshop, which will start at 8:30 a.m. Central time, is being sponsored by the Williams County Soil Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service. One of the featured speakers for the workshop will be Jay Fuhrer, Soil Health Specialist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service. On a S...
Williston, ND - The Board of Directors of American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston recently approved an anchor donation of $500,000 to the Williston Public School District #1 Innovation Academy. The anchor donation from ASB, combined with many other community, business and energy industry sponsors and a major grant from Williams County, has made it possible to begin remodeling the former indoor pool facility into a dedicated learning space for approximately 400 fifth through eighth...
On May 7, 2019 a Bench Warrant was issued out of Montana Seventh Judicial District Court, in Richland County for the arrest of Joseph Dayton Cook for Failure to Appear for Adjudicatory Hearing set for May 6, 2019. Crimestoppers would like to remind everyone that it is a crime to knowingly harbor a person that is wanted by a law enforcement agency. In March of 2019 Joseph Dayton Cook had been arrested in Williams County, North Dakota on a warrant of Montana Seventh Judicial District Court for...
According to Detective Caleb Fry of the Williams County Sheriff's office, a search team was dispatched shortly after the call came in on August 17 that a possible jumper had leapt from a bridge in western Williams County on Hwy 58 early that afternoon. McKenzie County Sheriff's Department, Williams County Sheriff's Department, Fairview Police Department, Richland County, MT EMS and Fairview Fire Department personnel were on scene. After initial ground and aerial searches didn't find anyone, a...
Around 4:50 pm on Saturday, August 17, a call came into Richland County dispatch that there was a possible jumper off a bridge located on hwy 58 crossing the Missouri River south of 1804 hwy in Williams County. Fairview PD was dispatched. Williams County deputies, Fairview PD and McKenzie County officers have responded to the call and have begun a coordinated search with local helicopter pilot Brett Berry. Currently Williams County is still on scene with a dive team en route to the river. This...
Williston, ND -- Equinor, an international energy company, donated over $22K to emergency management services in the McKenzie, Mountrail and Williams counties in North Dakota. The donated funds will help first responders meet and enhance the individual needs in each county to protect and support those communities. "Equinor has built its business on a strong foundation of community trust, collaboration and stewardship. This donation signifies both our gratitude for the local first responders'...
A new law has passed the North Dakota legislature that is designed to fund infrastructure projects throughout the state and maintain current funding guidelines that assist the needs in McKenzie County. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, signed the legislation that will help oil-producing regions in the state, from whence comes a great deal of state revenue. House Bill 1066 was called, “Operation Prairie Dog,” and intends to use revenue from oil and gas production to give more than $250 million t...
The Western Area Builders Association will host its 9th annual Home & Garden Show this Friday, April 12 from 2 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Raymond Center in Williston. Vendors from Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail and Williams County will be on hand showcasing the latest trends in home building, renovation, yard ideas and finance....
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:HESM) ("Hess Midstream"), today announced that its subsidiary, Hess North Dakota Pipelines LLC entered into an agreement to purchase the crude oil and gas gathering assets of Summit Midstream Partners' Tioga Gathering System (the "Tioga System") for cash consideration of approximately $60 million gross, or approximately $12 million net to Hess Midstream, with the potential for an additional $7 million of gross contingent payments in...
The 66th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will take place at the Raymond Family Community Center in Williston, March 11th - 13th. The National Hard Spring Wheat Show is a free event, with the purpose to inform local farmers about the latest information on agricultural projects and research. "We strive to bring the newest information to the area, as sometimes learning the latest agricultural information requires many hours of travel. Northwestern North Dakota and Northeastern Montana have...
12 Weather Outlook: Tuesday, March 12 at 8 a.m. Dr. Adnan Akyüz, North Dakota State Climatologist Dr. Akyüz earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Atmospheric Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1988 and 1994 respectively. He also holds a B.S. degree in Meteorological Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. In his former positions, Adnan was the Missouri State Climatologist for eight years in Columbia, Missouri. He is currently active with research topics d...
The 66th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will take place at the Raymond Family Community Center in Williston on, March 11th - 13th. The National Hard Spring Wheat Show is a free event, with the purpose to inform local farmers about the latest information on agricultural projects and research. "We strive to bring the newest information to the area, as sometimes learning the latest agricultural information requires many hours of travel. Northwestern North Dakota and Northeastern Montana...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service in Williams County started the new year with a new Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lucas Holmes. Holmes is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. "I've been a city slicker all my life and had no farming experience growing up," explained Holmes. Although he grew up in a non-agricultural community, he developed a passion and interest for agriculture-related sciences. "I've always been interested in biological sciences and...
The American Petroleum Institution (API) is a national trade association that represents the oil and gas industry, with local chapters in oilfield regions throughout the United States. The organization includes more than 600 companies in an industry that employs more than 10.3 million people nationwide. As the end of 2018 draws nigh, The Roundup reached out to office holders with the MonDak chapter of API and asked for their insights on the petroleum industry in our current local economy. Terry...
More than a hundred people gathered at the Rough Rider Center on Monday, October 22, to hear candidates for State Senate and State House of Representatives, McKenzie County Commissioner, and McKenzie County Sheriff. The Watford City event lasted two hours, as each candidate answered a series of questions designed to flesh out their thoughts and opinions about the issues. Beginning with introductory words from Titus Stenberg, who is the sportscaster for Watford City Wolves athletics, the event wa...
