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Russel "Russ" E. Wells, 73, Sidney, MT, passed away peacefully from metastatic bladder cancer, surrounded by his family at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, September 29, 2019. Russ was born at home near Grygla, MN, to Joseph Milton Wells and Virginia Marilyn (Wagner) Wells. He was a 1963 graduate of Goodrich, MN, High School and attended Dickinson State College, Dickinson, ND. He married Linda Bolken, Alexander, ND, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND, on February 19, 1966. They...
Aspiring, elected and appointed leaders serving on boards, councils and committees are encouraged to attend “Lead Local” training workshop to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 at the Yellowstone Room in the Courthouse, 201 5th Street NW, in Watford City. Pre-registration is requested prior to attending. Please contact NDSU Extension/McKenzie County at 701-444-3451 by November 5 if you are interested in participating in the Workshop. This one-day workshop will help leaders: • Feel better prepared to serve in their leadership...
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it's time to celebrate this year's harvest with The Roundup's 16th annual Harvest Festival October 23 through November 2. Make It With Sugar Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, October 25 and bring them to Reese & Ray's IGA between 9 and 10 a.m. for a chance to win a $50 prize from Pifer's General Store, Cooks On Main, Johnson Hardware & Furniture, Ranger Lounge, Home Comforts or Barrett Pharmacy. Cooks also receive a bag of sugar for...
The Christmas Cash campaign and Big Bucks promotion will be available again for shoppers in Sidney this holiday season. “We’re excited that we have the opportunity to offer these programs again this holiday season,” Bill Vander Weele, executive director of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, said. “Our local businesses provide many great reasons to do your holiday shopping in Sidney. These two promotions are icing on the cake.” Christmas Cash promotes “Shop Sidney First”, by rewarding local shoppers with one red ticket for ev...
I love my three siblings. After all, we grew up together, we knew what buttons to push if one of us wanted to start an argument, and we also knew the way to soothe those ruffled feelings. We banded together against perceived outside threats, we kept one another’s secrets, we understood and, in most cases, empathized with their problems as we navigated ourselves through childhood. In short, we grew up in a typical fashion and learned to respect and care about one another. Of course, we all matured and flew away with the four winds. All four of u...
The MonDak region has lost a newspaper icon. Russ Wells, born Dec. 5, 1945, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 just a few months shy of his 74th birthday. Wells exhibited a talent for newspaper work from the outset. He participated in the publication of his high school paper and when he attended Dickinson College, he joined the college newspaper staff. He and a friend collaborated on the Me & Mrachek column, a feature that proved so popular everyone on campus knew Wells and his friend Don,...
Bozeman – A pair of new winter wheat varieties soon to be released by Montana State University breeders are designed to help address two issues that plague wheat farmers across the state, sawflies and stripe rust fungus, while improving crop yields. The Bobcat and Flathead varieties will be released this fall from the Montana Foundation Seed Program, according to veteran breeders Phil Bruckner and Jim Berg. The new varieties will be used to produce registered and certified seed through certified growers across Montana and should be available f...
RiverStone Health and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have identified the first confirmed case of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping in connection with the ongoing national investigation. The confirmed case is a Yellowstone County resident in their 30s with a history of vaping nicotine and THC. This individual was hospitalized in August, and is now home recovering. Eight deaths associated with severe pulmonary illness have occurred. As of September 17,...
This Tuesday, September 17, Montana Pizza Hut stores across the state are teaming up to help Feed Montana and support the Montana Food Bank Network. For the third year, all Pizza Hut locations in Montana are donating a portion of proceeds on Tuesday, September 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. Donations from this event will go to Montana Food Bank Network’s Feed Montana fundraising drive that is happening the entire month of September. The goal of Feed Montana is to raise enough to provide over 210,000 meals for the upcoming holiday season. ...
State and local public health officials are reporting the season’s first human West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in Montana. The cases, reported in Custer and Lewis and Clark counties, both occurred in individuals over the age of 60, who are often at greater risk for severe disease. Both required hospitalization and no further information is available at this time. Most people who become infected with WNV experience no symptoms, but 1 in 5 develop a mild illness, with symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or a r...
Concerned about what happens to your hard drive when disposing of your old electronics? Get a little peace of mind by recycling it during the 15th annual “E-rase your E-waste” community collection event, this coming Friday and Saturday in Sidney. “For a minimal fee of $7, your hard drive will be destroyed by our e-cycler, not just wiped and reused,” according to Beth Redlin, one of the event organizers. “Our e-cycler will also provide you with a certificate of destruction noting the serial numbers of the equipment destroyed. It’s a practice co...
Kim and Casey Schlothauer are one of many rural farm families residing east of Fairview, ND affected by the flooding of the Yellowstone River earlier this spring. On their 780 acre farm the couple is raising a young family while supporting the production of wheat and beet crops for the year. "Wheat crop harvest is delayed but only due to recent rains," Kim states. "The farm ground in our area dried quickly after the flood waters receded in the spring not causing much delay in planting for us."...
McKenzie County Extension will be having an educational and informative in-crop weed forum. We will be working in conjunction with the Williston Research Extension Center as well as many reputable guest speakers. We will cover topics such as biology of a few select weeds affecting producers, non-chemical control and regulation of infestations, identification of upcoming or new weeds; maintenance of a weed problem and control of an infestation. This is a free event with free lunch provided by the McKenzie County Crop Seed Improvement...
E-rase your E-waste organizers have announced the dates for their annual fall collection event: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, but have also noted a time change for Saturday. That collection will now end at noon mountain time, according to event coordinator Beth Redlin. Collection times are now 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event is open to area residents throughout the MonDak. “Our e-cycler, Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings, requested the change and since the bulk of our traffic c...
State and local public health officials are reporting the season’s first West Nile Virus (WNV) detections with three counties reporting positive mosquito samples. Cascade, Sheridan and Yellowstone counties have all had a positive mosquito sample for WNV. To date, no cases of WNV have been identified in a human but the detection of WNV in Montana is a reminder of the importance of avoiding mosquito bites. Most people who become infected with WNV experience no symptoms but 1 in 5 develop a mild illness, with symptoms such as headache, body a...
Cleaning out your closets this fall? Let us help! The annual E-rase your E-waste collection event is coming up on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7 in Sidney and everyone is invited to bring their damaged and outdated electronic equipment for FREE recycling. You need not be from Richland County to participate. Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings is again the e-cycler for this collection, which will be held at the Richland County Shop at 2140 W. Holly in Sidney, next to the Fairgrounds. Currently, organizers are planning a few changes for...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on tentative changes to Montana’s fishing regulations for the 2020 season. The Fish and Wildlife Commission will review the tentative regulations for public comment on August 15. Tentative Changes for Eastern Montana Fishing Regulations include: • Increased Sauger daily & possession limit on the Yellowstone River, upstream of Forsyth, from one daily and two in possession to two daily and four in possession. • Reorganize Paddlefish regulations for simplicity, clarity and compr...
Cleaning out your closets this fall? Let us help! The annual E-rase your E-waste collection event is coming up on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7 in Sidney and everyone is invited to bring their damaged and outdated electronic equipment for FREE recycling. You need not be from Richland County to participate. Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings is again the e-cycler for this collection, which will be held at the Richland County Shop at 2140 W. Holly in Sidney, next to the Fairgrounds. Currently, organizers are planning a few changes for...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that this year’s leadership program will feature 15 participants. The class will include JD Mulkey of Stockman Bank, Jackie Miller of Interstate Engineering, Shay Steinbeisser of Agri-Industries, Nick Kallem of Sidney Schools, Tonya Schoepp of Sidney Health Center, Kaila Dally of Sidney Health Center, Harleigh Manley of Sidney Herald, Janelle Chamberlain of the Boys & Girls Club, Bill Vander Weele of the Sidney Chamber, Heidi Moran of the Richland County Health Department, Amy Bieber o...
A team of German Wrestlers traveled to Montana this summer for exibition duals and a lot of fun. Each year there is a wrestling cultural exchange with Germany and Montana. The wrestling programs alternate years that the teams will travel to the host county. This year Germany traveled to Montana. Next year a Montana team will travel to Germany. The German team is from Baden Württemberg in south west Germany. The wrestlers are from ages 15 to 23 and are coached by Steffen Blocher and team leader...
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University doctoral student has received a $100,000 fellowship from a honey bee-focused nonprofit to advance his work studying antiviral defense mechanisms in bees. Alex McMenamin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Molecular Biosciences Program, partnered with MSU's Microbiology and Immunology Department in the colleges of Agriculture and Letters and Science. McMenamin has been working with adviser Michelle Flenniken, an assistant professor in the Plant Sciences and Plant P...
Glendive, MT - The Rotary Club of Glendive and the Dawson College Foundation recently announced that a $750 scholarship has been awarded to Haley Olson of Richey. Haley Olson is the daughter of Harlyn and Jana Olson. Throughout high school, she participated in leadership roles in student council, FFA, and various athletic teams. Olson plans to attend Dawson Community College where she will play basketball and focus her studies towards a future career in Allied Health and Nursing. "I am grateful...
WILLISTON, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center (MYCIC) near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central Time. August 3: Scrapbooking at the Confluence, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Participants should bring their own materials and lunch. August 15: Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join history buffs in a discussion of this month's selected book. Free refreshments. August 16-17: Confluence Quilters, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Join the Confluence Quilters at t...
The "Confluence of Creativity Art Exhibit" is the brainchild of two local artists, Afton Ray-Rossol of Sidney, and Trish Stevenson of Savage, Montana. Whenever the two of them get together, anything to do with art is naturally the main topic and it was during one of these discussions that they realized there are quite a number of talented creatives in the local region of the MonDak area – both artists and musicians, whose work reflects our unique neck of the woods. The two artists approached t...
