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Mass of the Christian Burial for Francis "Frank" Reed, 90, Savage, MT are at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, April 20, 2023, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Jim O'Neil as presider. A luncheon will follow the services at Ned Shinnick Hall. Wake Services are at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Sidney, MT. Visitation is on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church....
Williston, ND - The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. Events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. April 15: 19th-Century Sewing, Textile Arts, and Projects, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bring your lunch. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center April 16: History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. Ben Gjorven will present “Fort Buford and the Weather Telegraph.” Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. For mor...
"Our community is amazing," said Bobbi Jo Lonski, after-prom party committee chair. "All of these wonderful prizes for our juniors and seniors were either donated or funded by businesses and families in our community," continued Lonski. "I want the kids to be aware that prizes didn't just come out of thin air. The community came together to sponsor this event. They donated thousands of dollars to this event, and on every prize we put a sign that said sponsored by (that means they donated money)...
Dorothy Ann (Schlenz) Mitchell, 95, went to the loving arms of Jesus Christ on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. She was a resident of the Glendive Medical Center Extended Care at the time of her passing. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Glendive Alliance Church, Glendive, MT. Interment will follow in Dawson Memorial Cemetery, Glendive, MT. Silha Funeral Home, Glendive, MT, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Dorothy was born on Aug. 11, 1927; daughter of Andy &...
After eight years of planning, the Fairview-West project is set to break ground this week. According to the Montana Department of Transportation's website, www.mdt.mt.gov, the Fairview West project is a locally driven effort to reduce crashes by improving a segment of Highway 201 (MT 201) west of Fairview. The project will cost just over $34 million. It will reconstruct six miles of roadway, including two miles of new alignment north of the Fairview Airport, to improve safety while alleviating...
The 2023 Montana Economic Outlook Seminar was held in Sidney at the Richland County MSU Extension Office on Tuesday, March 14. It was presented by Patrick Barkey, University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research director. The theme was about the recent in-migration of citizens moving into Montana. "Demand for Montana has surged since the pandemic (and since the TV show "Yellowstone"). At historical prices, more people want to live/spend time in Montana, partly because of the...
“Invest in the community.” Those words of family advice are what keeps Serena Kringen fighting the good fight to bring the Yellowstone Mercantile building back to Sidney. The Yellowstone Mercantile building project has been awarded a $50,000 grant through the Montana Main Street Program which was established in 2005 and currently serves 35 communities in Montana. It is a collaborative effort between the Community Development Division and the Montana Office of Tourism at the Montana Department of Commerce. The program provides services and ass...
Williston, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. March 16: History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs to vote on book choices for upcoming months. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center March 18: 19th-Century Sewing, Textile Arts, and Projects, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bring your lunch. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center For more i...
Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce a grant received from the USAging/ Administration for Community Living (ACL), to help facilitate LIFTT’s participation in a new multi-organization collaborative to provide greater person-centered access to vaccines such as COVID-19 and flu to the aging and disabled community. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the fact that people with disabilities face a myriad of barriers in accessing the health care resources they desire to utilize including vaccines. We hope thr...
Helena - During its meeting on Feb. 22, the Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a new regulation that prohibits snagging of paddlefish within the intake fish bypass channel on the Yellowstone River. The intake fish bypass channel is part of a Yellowstone River intake diversion dam project. The project’s objectives are to improve upstream and downstream fish passage for pallid sturgeon and other native species, including paddlefish, while maintaining water diversions into the lower Yellowstone project main canal. Snagging for paddlefish is v...
WILLISTON, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. March 5 History and Nature Lecture Series, 2-3 p.m. Rod Lassey will present "Forgotten Forts and Military Camps of the Confluence." Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center March 16 History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs to vote on book choices for upcoming months. Missouri-Yellowstone C...
Helena, Mont. - The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) has announced 10 meetings across Montana to introduce Montana’s cattle producers to the biosecurity principles of Secure Beef Supply (SBS) Plans. SBS plans are a vital tool to help producers re-enter commerce following a severe disease outbreak such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). SBS Plans outline specific measures that ranches can employ to minimize the risk of either contracting or spreading infectious disease. In the past decade, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, Porcine E...
6 was a relatively good year for the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project with regular maintenance taking place including replacing collapsing culverts under roads and water delivery canals, and repairing a concrete spillway. The LYIP applied for, and received, grants to begin replacing some failing concrete storm water underpasses under the main canal, and replacing a couple of worn-out pumps in the Savage irrigation district. However, storm clouds remain on the horizon. After years spent...
In just a few short weeks, prom will be coming for high schools around the region. Nice dresses can be hard to find but tuxedos can be near impossible in the MonDak. The solution in Sidney and the surrounding area is Party Central and Main Street Popcorn Factory. Dana Moos has been providing Sidney with tuxedos since 2001 when she was in the basement of the Yellowstone Merc building. In 2006, Dana and her late husband, Eldon Moos, bought Party Central and moved it to its current location on...
Jim Greenwood 69, Silver City, NM, joined his much-loved family in heaven when he walked into the arms of his savior on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 after a very short battle with bladder cancer. Jim was born to Dale and Marilyn Greenwood on Sept. 17, 1953 in Chadron, NE. The family moved to Cartwright ND in 1957 and he attended Horse Creek Country School through 8th grade. He graduated from Sidney High in 1971. He worked as a clerk at Yellowstone Mercantile until his graduation. He used his wages to...
This year, during the 2C district basketball tournament in Sidney, fans are seeing something new in banners, posters, and even the backs of fan signs. "The Battle of the Belts". The "Battle of the Belts" is a program that is being implemented in schools throughout Richland County by the Richland County Health Department Injury Prevention & DUI Task Force to increase seat belt use in Richland County. It is a six-week countywide seat belt competition. All of Sidney's public schools, Fairview, Sava...
Helena - The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 22 in person at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks headquarters in Helena, 1420 E. 6th Ave. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will also be streamed live on the FWP website, and the public has the option to participate via Zoom or to attend in person. To make a comment via Zoom, you must register on the FWP website by noon on Feb. 21. The public will also be able to comment in person at any FWP regional office. The commission will make final decisions on the...
Funeral services for Joan Bell, 88, Sidney are at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Assembly of God Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Tom Foisy and Pastor Dustin Morgan officiating. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home are caring for the family. Visitation will be on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at...
Several of the Level 3 and Level 4 gymnasts competed in Billings at the Yellowstone Invitational on Sat. Jan. 28. Scores as follows: Level 3: Hallie Bergstedt: Vault 9.000; Uneven Bars 8.300; Balance Beam 8.500; Floor Exercise 8.950; All Around 34.750 Elle Buske: Vault 8.250; Uneven Bars 5.300; Balance Beam 8.100; Floor Exercise 7.850; All Around 29.500 Zoey Buske: Vault 8.750; Uneven Bars 7.200; Balance Beam 8.350; Floor Exercise 9.000; All Around 33.300 Kenzie Koch: Vault 9.350 (5T); Uneven...
Jim Greenwood 69, of Silver City New Mexico joined his much loved family in heaven when he walked into the arms of his savior on Friday Jan 20th after a very short battle with bladder cancer. Jim was born to Dale and Marilyn Greenwood on September 17, 1953 in Chadron, NE. The family moved to Cartwright ND in 1957 and he attended Horse Creek Country School through 8th grade. He graduated from Sidney High in 1971. He worked as a clerk at Yellowstone Mercantile until his graduation. He used his...
Inflation, recession, strained labor markets and a new wave of in-migration to Montana are the focus of the 2023 Economic Outlook Seminar, which launches next week and continues through mid-March in nine Montana cities. Montana’s economy turned in another blistering growth performance in 2022, but the rapid rise of interest rates, the continued pain of raging inflation and falling global commodity prices are shifting the sands beneath the foundation of that strong growth, according to Patrick Barkey, University of Montana Bureau Business and E...
Williston, ND - The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. Feb. 5: History and Nature Lecture Series, 2 p.m. “Helping Out The Boys,” a brief look at the U.S. Sanitary Commission with hands-on instruction for making a bed tick and/or a pillow tick similar to those from the 1860s. Request a materials list by calling 701-572-9034. Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Cen...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. Jan. 15: Historical Game Day at Fort Buford Barracks, 2-4 p.m. Participate in games that may have been played at the fort long ago such as cribbage, cards, and checkers. Fort Buford State Historic Site Jan. 19: History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join other history buffs to vote on book choices for February-June. M...
Helena - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in February. Comment is open through Feb. 3. After public comment, commissioners can offer amendments to the proposals as they see fit. The proposals and supporting documents, commissioner amendments and collected public comment are available on the FWP website. The commission will make a final decision on these proposals at its meeting on Feb. 22. Fish removal projects for 2023-2026 For 2023‐2026, there are 2...
Prewitt & Company LLC has been the area's cattle marketing headquarters since 1996. The company has been involved in all avenues of the cattle industry including cattle buying, selling, and relocating. "We buy and sell cattle all over. We buy cattle off a lot of ranches in Montana and North Dakota and relocate them to feedlots in the Midwest," said Tim Larson, Prewitt & Company cattle buyer/seller and Sidney Livestock manager. The company also feeds their own cattle at feedlots throughout...
