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Services are pending. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Judith "Judy" Kay McDonald Lester, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and talented artist, passed away Oct. 19, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at the Sidney Health Center, after a courageous, 6-year battle with liver cancer. Judy was born on Sept. 12, 1950, in Billings, MT, to Levi Wayne McDonald...
Dana Moos turned 65 on Thursday, Aug. 8 and she's ready to take life a bit easier. She started working at Party Central in 2000 when it was located in the basement of Yellowstone Merc. On Feb. 5, 2006 she moved the business to its current location on Main Street in Sidney and has been serving up good times ever since. In 2009, The Popcorn Factory was purchased from Dale and Barb Dombrosky and Dana, along with a few other popcorn chefs, filled the store with the tantalizing smells of a huge...
A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday April 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. at the Richland Memorial Park, Sidney, MT, with Father Jim O'Neil officiating. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Dale William Mullin was born in Sidney, MT, on Oct. 16, 1955, the son of William Dale Mullin and Louise (Taylor) Mullin. The second child of four, he grew up in Lambert, MT. Dale was...
(Updated 4-5-24): A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday April 10, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at the Richland Memorial Park in Sidney, MT with Father Jim O'Neil officiating. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Dale William Mullin was born in Sidney, Montana on October 16, 1955, the son of William Dale Mullin and Louise (Taylor) Mullin. The second child of four, he grew up...
Watford City Municipal Airport was recognized as the 2022 General Aviation Airport of the Year by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the North Dakota Aviation Association. The airport attained this award for building a new runway and parallel taxiway, installing new runway lighting and instrument approach procedures. These projects were started in 2020 and completed in 2021. The airport closed for six months in order to tear out the existing runway and install a new...
Tim Ritter, Williston, ND, has truly enjoyed his career as a diamond cutter and jeweler but after 50 years, he has decided it's time to relax at his cabin on Pouch Point, and play music. Fortunately, the business is being passed along to his two sons, Ethan and Evan, who will continue the excellence Ritter Brothers is known for. After pursuing a music career for a few years, Tim and his brother Steve made the decision to become diamond cutters, starting with an apprenticeship in Nevada. While...
Funeral services were Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. A luncheon followed the service at the VFW Post 4099 in Sidney, MT. Visitation was Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, from 10 a.m-5 p.m. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT assisted the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures were shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jacob "Jack" Lorenz, 79, Fairview, MT...
Funeral Services will be Friday November 10, 2023, at 11 A.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. A luncheon will follow the service at the VFW Post 4099 in Sidney, MT. Visitation will be Thursday November 9, 2023, from 10:00 A.M until 5:00 P.M. at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, MT. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Jacob...
Funeral services for Delmer Dschaak, 91, Sidney, MT, were held at 10 a.m., Monday Sept. 11, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor John Baseley officiating. Interment was in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Visitation was Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, from noon-5 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at...
Funeral services for Delmer Dschaak, 91 of Sidney were at 10:00 A.M., Monday September 11, 2023, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney with Pastor John Baseley officiating. Interment is in the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Visitation was Sunday, September 10, 2023, from Noon to 5PM at the funeral home and one hour before services at the church. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at...
Early May of this year, locals noticed that ground had been broken on the land in front of the Candlewood Suites, Sidney, northeast of the Shops at Fox Run. The land has been bought and sold more than once. The land had been owned by Jack Reynolds, the owner of Reynolds and Fox Run. During the most recent oil boom, he sold it to a gas station company which did not seem to do anything with it. Now, it is owned by Les Schwab Tire Center, and on which they plan to put their first tire center in...
Erika Bolstad will be signing her debut novel, “Windfall” The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her, Saturday, May 6 from 1-4 p. m. at Books On Broadway, Williston. Books on Broadway owner Chuck Wilder highly recommends this book as it is a family history and a great example of the oil boom in this area. “Ms. Bolstad has visited this area researching the family history and mineral ownership in Divide County. Her great-grandmother homesteaded in Larson, ND. It’s a very readable and enjoyable book,” he says....
Erika Bolstad will be signing her debut novel, "Windfall" The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her, Saturday, May 6 from 1-4 p. m. at Books On Broadway, Williston. Books on Broadway owner Chuck Wilder highly recommends this book as it is a family history and a great example of the oil boom in this area. "Ms. Bolstad has visited this area researching the family history and mineral ownership in Divide County. Her great-grandmother homesteaded in Larson, ND....
After a 1½ years of extensive repairs, the building that once housed ALCO and Sidney's North Shopko will soon house an Ace Hardware store. In 2015, Skip King, an owner of seven different Ace Hardware stores in the state of Montana, set his eyes on Sidney as a place for another store. He has four stores in Billings, one in Columbus, Laurel, and Lockwood. He has owned Ace Hardware stores for 37 years and they are part of a second-generation family business. According to King, he wanted to b...
In 1964, 25-year-old Wyoming native Larry Garman rolled into Sidney with his wife, Rita, and their young family. Larry was born in the country and grew up outside Casper, WY. He met Rita when he was a kid and they grew up together. They had married and moved to Denver, CO to start their family but the company Larry worked for, F.W. Woolworth, needed him to relocate to manage their store in Sidney. Being in the mountains, Denver can be cold and the Wyoming winds can make Casper's winters brutal,...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phoenix Capital Group Holdings, LLC, doing business as Phoenix Capital Group, is excited to announce it has acquired more than 560 net mineral acres for a purchase price that exceeds $6 million. The mineral interests are all located in Williams County, ND, and more specifically in township 158N range 96W. This most recent acquisition helps to expand Phoenix Capital Group’s geographic reach across the state of North Dakota while also further diversifying its expansive mineral portfolio. Williams County is a highly d...
Watford City Municipal Airport was recognized as the 2022 General Aviation Airport of the Year by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the North Dakota Aviation Association. The airport attained this award for building a new runway and parallel taxiway, installing new runway lighting and instrument approach procedures. These projects were started in 2020 and completed in 2021. The airport closed for six months in order to tear out the existing runway and install a new...
US Highway 85 will soon be under construction as the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) approved a $77,229,503.51 bid from Minnesota-based business, Central Specialties, to expand the two-lane highway into four lanes from 23rd St NW (CR30) to Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit Entrance. “A connected four-lane system has been discussed by leadership in the state for many years with the main remaining link between I-94 and US 2 along the US Highway 85 corridor. Dur...
According to a press release sent out by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, there was an explosion and fire at the Elk Salt Water Disposal on Feb. 10 at 10:26 p.m. The disposal is located north of Alexander near the intersection of Hwy 85 and 35th St. NW. Elk Disposal is a place where truckers hauling production water, an ongoing byproduct of oil field activity, can dump their load in an ecologically safe manner. A driver for a local water hauling company was at the disposal, unloading his truck when the explosion occurred. It was r...
According to a press release sent out by the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, there was an explosion and fire at the Elk Salt Water Disposal on Feb. 10 at 10:26 p.m. The disposal is located north of Alexander near the intersection of Hwy 85 and 35th St. NW. Elk Disposal is a place where truckers hauling production water, an ongoing byproduct of oil field activity, can dump their load in an ecologically safe manner. A driver for a local water hauling company was at the disposal, unloading their truck when the explosion occurred. It was reported...
During the Chamber Banquet on Monday, Jan. 16, Sidney Mayor Rick Norby mentioned we need to thank Joel Krautter for helping get oil funds back. Norby was talking about HB 656. The bill was brought to the Montana House in the 2019 session to counteract the part of HB 228 that was passed in the 2017 session to divert oil and gas revenue from taxes in counties with oil and gas production and use it for sage grouse stewardship. Krautter was the Montana House District 35 Representative at the time and he brought the bill before the legislature....
The Inn at Hunters Run in Watford City held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on July 20 to celebrate its newly renovated space. The hotel upgraded its internet services and renovated public spaces, making them more functional for their guests. The renovations took place in February 2021 and wrapped around the end of February 2022. “We needed to upgrade to bring the hotel up to optimal functionality. Reopening the hotel was a vision to bring additional rooms back into Watford City in preparation for the next oil boom. Giving the guest a h...
The year 2022 marked 10 years of successful business for Watford City’s Outsiders Bar & Grill. In 2012, Watford City natives, Cary and Darlene Garmann opened the restaurant in hopes of it serving as a welcoming place for everyone to enjoy a meal. Ten years later, it still serves that same purpose. It took a lot of hard work to get the restaurant off the ground. Outsiders was a year in the making for the Garmanns. “Our town needed another place to sit down and have a good meal,” said Cary. Prior to opening Outsiders, Darlene had several years of...
On Saturday, July 16, community members gathered to see and use the Watford City Municipal Airport’s new extended runway. The event celebrated the two-year project with a ribbon cutting, free airplane rides, BBQ, and aircrafts. The new extended runway measures 6,550-feet long by 75-feet wide and allows the airport the ability to welcome bigger airplanes to the area. The old runway, measuring 4,400-feet long by 60 feet wide, has long awaited renovations. The area has been wanting to extend the runway for the past ten years. “When we started loo...
Otto Sovig, 89, Watford City, ND, formerly of Williston, ND passed away peacefully Dec. 14, 2022 with family by his side. Otto was born Feb. 13, 1933 on the family farm near Arnegard, ND, where he was raised. The youngest of ten children, he made his mark with his winsome mischievous smile and curious nature that captured everyone's heart. He attended school in Arnegard and openly admitted his emphasis was on playing basketball and baseball. He met the love of his life in his first-grade class...
