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Altogether, more than 10 Tons of electronic waste was recycled at the Spring 2013 “E-rase your E-waste” event held in Sidney and Fairview May 10 and 11. In their first year hosting an event, 30 Fairview residents and businesses brought in more than 3,000 lbs. of that total during that community’s annual city-wide cleanup event held Saturday morning, May 11. According to organizers, 118 area residents, businesses, schools and government agencies recycled 20,778 pounds of e-waste at this year’s Sp...
Montana State University researchers have produced a new line of hard white winter wheat that shows potential to produce as well as one of the most popular red winter wheat varieties currently grown in Montana. The new hard white winter wheat variety, a line currently identified as MTW08168, is similar to the widely popular Montana variety of Yellowstone red winter wheat in yield, agronomic characteristics and resistance to prevalent races of stripe rust. The new variety stands out from Yellowstone as having a hard white kernel versus the hard...
The Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Association Inc., 75th Annual Meeting will be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center in Sidney, Montana, with registration beginning at 5:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Due to paving work that is in progress at the Event Center, parking will be different from previous years. There will be handicapped parking available by entering the West gate of the Event Center. If you need to drop someone off close to the entrance of the Event Center, you may also enter through the West gate. The parking lot...
Alexis Erickson, a 4th grader at Westside Elementary School, Sidney, was the happy winner of a girl’s bicycle presented by Mike Janeway, Senior Warden, left, and Bob Frank, Past Master of the local Masonic Lodge (Lower Yellowstone #90). Alexis is the daughter of Shawna Watley and Ardel Erickson. Not pictured is Braden Kindopp, winner of the boy’s bike, also a 4th grader. Braden is the son of Bodrey and Debbra Kindopp. The kids were given certificates to Johnson Hardware to choose their bik...
During 2013 the Richland County Injury Prevention Team will recognize a local business each month that promotes responsible, safe and positive practices with their employees. The team believes that safety polices implemented in the workplace not only creates a safe work environment but also helps keep our community safe. Employees not only use these practices at work but take them home, which make them great role models in our community. Lower Yellowstone Electric values their employees and memb...
As a sign of large bi-partisan support between Democrats and Republicans, the Montana legislature has endorsed Senate Bill 252, sponsored by Senator Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive. Montana Governor Steve Bullock has now added his support for the bill by allowing the bill to become law this week. Earlier in the session the State Senate approved the bill 45 to 2 and a few weeks later the house added their approval with a final vote tally of 74 to 21. The Rosendale bill addressed three main points important to irrigation election law. First, the new...
Ready to get started on your spring cleaning? Let us help! Area residents are invited to participate in our 9th annual “E-rase your E-waste” Spring Collection event May 10-11 where you can recycle your outdated electronic waste for FREE! This year’s event features two locations. First up, on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, Sidney will host regular its e-waste collection at the Richland County Shop, 2140 W. Holly, across from the fairgrounds. Times for the Sidney event are 3 pm to 7 pm on Friday and 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday. On Saturday morni...
North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Legal snagging hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. One tag per snagger will be issued. Snagging is legal in all areas of the Yellowstone River in North Dakota, and in the area of the Missouri River lying west of the U.S. Highway 85 bridge to the Montana border, excluding that p...
Join in on the fun and support your local ranchers and farmers by sponsoring the 12th Annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament which will be held on July 8th. The event is organized by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, which is in the process of getting sponsors lined up for the event. Sponsorships are available at three different levels: $50 golf cart sponsorship, $150 hole sponsorship or $200 team sponsorship. The $50 sponsorship includes signage to promote business, while...
The Fairview Chamber is adding e-cycling to its annual spring cleanup day activities this year, in cooperation with Richland County’s E-rase your E-waste program. Saturday, May 11 has been designated as City Wide Cleanup Day in Fairview, according to Chamber organizers, with bins for regular trash available at the fire hall from 8 a.m. until noon. During that same time period, residents and businesses are encouraged to bring their electronic recyclables to the fire hall as well. Seniors or others requiring assistance in Fairview may call C...
By the day of the walk, the event had raised $13,151.25, by the end of the fundraising campaign it is projected that the event will bring in approx. $24,000.00! It was estimated that there were about 75 walkers, including children. Top Teams were: Sidney Health Center - Platinum Sponsor - $6317.50 Andrew’s Angels 10 - $3493 M&M’s Mighty Miracles - $1540.00 Sidney High School Key Club - $750 Team Angel Clay - $227.24 Silver Sponsors of the event were: Glendive Medical Center – Glendive, MT Krutz...
It's spring cleaning time again…even if it doesn't feel OR look much like it…which means the Richland County "E-rase your E-waste" committee is gearing up for its annual collection events. There are, however, a few changes in this year's program. First and foremost is the addition of a new e-cycler, Yellowstone E-waste Solutions, out of Billings, MT, according to organizers. "We've opted to go with a new e-cycler this year, not because of any issues with our previous provider, but because we want to support development of a home-grown MT e-c...
Funeral services for William “Bill” Dobias, 99, of Cartwright, ND were 11 a.m., CDT, Monday, April 1, 2013, at St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church, Cartwright, ND with Pastor Marianne Ell officiating. Interment was in the Yellowstone Point Cemetery, Cartwright, ND under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Bill died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility....
A weed is defined as any plant that interferes with management objectives for a given area of land at a given point in time. Invasive weeds are one of the greatest threats to Montana’s environment. When these invaders are allowed to spread, they cause a reduction in wildlife forage, degrade fisheries through erosion and sediment buildup and reduce property values. Currently, Montana has approximately 7.6 million precious acres infested with state-listed noxious weeds, and several new and p...
Laura Burkle and her colleagues captured 2,778 bees while retracing the muddy steps of a scientist who studied the interactions between bees and flowering plants more than a century ago. Occasionally stung, but considering herself lucky to have access to the rich historic records that guided her field work, the Montana State University ecologist and her collaborators have now published their results in the prestigious journal, “Science.” “It’s exciting,” Burkle said as the Feb. 28 publicati...
Due to the weather last weekend, the Easter Egg Hunts that were scheduled for Sat. March 23 have been rescheduled. -The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sidney Elks Lodge will now take place at Quillings Park on March 30 starting at 11 am for all children under 12. -The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Center Easter Egg Hunt will also be held on March 30, with 4000 hidden eggs this year. All children ages 0 through 12 are welcome, which will be divided into three groups by age. The egg hunt will begin at 1 pm CDT, but come early to...
The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sidney Elks Lodge will take place at Quillings Park on March 23 starting at 11 am for all children under 12. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Center is also holding an Easter Egg Hunt on March 23, with 4000 hidden eggs this year. All children ages 0 through 12 are welcome, which will be divided into three groups by age. The egg hunt will begin at 1 pm CDT, but come early to register as door prizes will be handed out after the egg hunt. The event is sponsored by the Trenton Fire Department and...
Funeral service for John Walker, 59, of Cartwright, ND was at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor Charlane Lines officiating. Interment was in Yellowstone Point Cemetery, Cartwright, ND under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. John died at his home in Cartwright on Monday, March 4, 2013....
Spring/summer open burning season begins Friday, March 1, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reminds people that only clean, untreated wood and plant material can be burned legally. It is illegal to burn, among other things, food waste, plastics, wood that has been coated, painted stained or treated, dead animals or animal droppings, rubber materials, chemicals, asphalt shingles, tar paper, pathogenic or hazardous wastes, and standing or demolished structures containing prohibited materials. DEQ strongly recommends that p...
A Bozeman biofuels start-up is partnering with Montana State University in an effort to turn a fungus discovered in the highly acidic hot springs of Yellowstone National Park into sustainable energy. The discovery a fungus pulled from a geyser basin in 2009 and now dubbed MK7 came from research allowed under a permit MSU has on file with the National Park Service. MSU filed a patent on MK7. Funded by a Small Business Innovation and Research grant from the National Science Foundation, Mark Kozubal and his start-up company, Sustainable Bioproduct...
DRWA is a rural water project being created to service an 11,000+ square mile project area in Eastern Montana. The project area includes the towns of Circle, Richey, Jordan and Fairview; the unincorporated towns of Lambert, Savage, Bloomfield, Brockway, Brusett, Cohagen, Lindsay, Sand Springs and Vida; the water districts of Highland Park, Forrest Park, Spring Grove and Whispering Trees; and the rural users in the service area. Where not defined by county boundaries, the service area is bound on the North by the Missouri River, on the West by...
A wolf management bill that won swift and overwhelming bipartisan support in the Montana Legislature was signed into law today by the state’s new governor. Gov. Steve Bullock said the new law, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Flynn, will allow hunters to purchase up to three wolf licenses and lowers the price of a nonresident wolf license from $350 to $50. The measure will also fortify state wildlife officials’ science-based efforts to manage Montana’s recovered and growing wolf population, the Governor said. “This legislation leaves management of the...
We are a small rural water district located east of the Yellowstone River SE of Sidney off of MT 23. We are outside of the current boundary for the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority. We must treat our water for floride and the system is aging. Repairs and improvements are very costly. Dry Redwater can ask for an extension of service area. If you live in the vicinity of Highway 23 east of the Yellowstone River across the MDU bridge and would be interested in connecting to the Dry Redwater, please contact Mandie Nay, DRWA Coordinator...
Funeral services for Jessie James “Tuffy” Jimison, 34, Sidney, were at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9th, 2013, at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor Charlane Lines officiating. Interment took place in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of the Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jessie James “Tuffy” was born on May 26, 1978 in Sidney, the son of Sherri Jimison. He grew up and attended schools in Sidney, gradu...
