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The Sidney/Fairview wrestling team has capped off their 2021-22 season with a fifth consecutive state title at the Montana State Wrestling tournament last weekend. The Eagles scored an impressive 201.5 points with Havre in second with 147.5 points. Custer County (Miles City) took third with 142 points and Laurel placed fourth with 141.5 points. Top ranked Frenchtown finished fifth with 140 points. The Sidney/Fairview girls tied Ronan for tenth place. Both Keela Kary (120#) and Amaiya Kirn (126#) made it to the championship. Kary placed second...
The Sidney High School Speech, Drama and Debate Team competed at their state meet in Corvallis on Jan. 28-29. The Drama team placed second and Markalen Watson, Kodi Schultz and Garrett Dodds placed first in classical theatre....
The MonDak Heritage Center welcomed two new employees to their staff on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Nikki Bailey is the new executive director. The position had been vacant for a considerable amount of time. She is a Montana native and grew up in Fort Benton, near Great Falls. She got a Masters degree from Montana State University-Bozeman in agriculture education with a focus on relations. Before coming to Sidney, Nikki worked as an MSU Extension Agent for Carbon County and she did a bit of everything from 4-H to agriculture programming. She always was...
Sidney Strength is the newest addition to the businesses on Central Ave, and was recently welcomed as a new Chamber business. The store offers athletic apparel and supplements including protein powders, mass gainers, on-the-go snacks, drinks, and pre-workout caffeine options for those that don’t drink coffee. Owner Eric Tooker officially opened the store on Oct.17 after two months of preparation. Tooker and his family moved to Sidney from Fargo for his wife’s job and he noticed a need for a sup...
After remaining closed for 2 1/2 years, Sidney’s Bowling Alley is back and busier than ever. ABC Lanes has undergone several changes since it was last open. New owners, Dennis and Robin Trudell, Fairview, have dedicated several hours of their time to get the place back into working order. “There were issues with the building that had to be addressed, so we had a lot of maintenance work done and did some remodeling,” said Dennis Trudell. In addition to this, it took a long time to obtain a liquor license from the state of Montana, due to COVID...
The Richland County Fairgrounds received the award for Most Improved Rodeo Arena by the WPRA, Dec 1....
In response to COVID-19, Great Northern Development Corporation has partnered with Headwaters RC&D, America’s Small Business Development Center of Montana, Big Sky Economic Development, and the MDT Small Business Enterprise Program to present the Rise & Restore Small Business Summit. This event took place on April 12, 2022 at Richland Event Center followed by the Minnow Tank Business Competition. Nikki Edmundson, creator, and owner of Canty Boots®, was featured as keynote speaker. Nikki, of (cantyboots.com), disassembles and redesigns st...
The Richland County Food Bank is quickly settling in to its new home at 517 E. Main, Sidney. In just 1 1/2 days on Sept. 19 & 20, food bank staff, with massive help from the City of Sidney, LDS elders, Boy Scout Troop 141, and employees of EOG transferred freezers, shelving and food items. Even the original door with signage was transferred, making board member Candy Markwald extremely grateful. “They did magic on it and made it fit,” she said with a big smile. The new building has more than double the space with 1,500 square feet compared to 6...
For the past 34 years, the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police has been hosting the Peace Officer Memorial Day. Every year officers from all across Montana and Canada come to the one in Montana to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a joint resolution of Congress making May 15 Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 15, Police Week nationwide. The Association of Chiefs of Police in Montana has been holding the event since 1988. They choose a different city or town every year to host the...
(Sidney) - The Sidney-Richland County Library (SRCL) hosted by an open house on Tuesday, Aug.30, 3-5:30 p.m. SRCL recently received several awards of distinction, including the Library of the Year Award, the Excellence in Library Services and Administration Award, and the Trustee of the Year Award. SRCL was recognized for its outstanding programs and services to the public, its administration of library services, and its recent renovation and expansion project. Without a doubt, the level of community support ultimately resulted in the Library...
Twenty-five years ago, local business owners Arnie and Lola Hansen had a vision for the community by opening a sports bar that emphasized not only professional sports but celebrated the accomplishments of local sports athletes and teams. The Winner’s Pub Sports Bar and Casino is the result of that original idea that has grown into a must-stop place for anyone wanting to immerse themselves in local sports memorabilia and the latest in sporting events. From July 8-10, the owners and staff excitedly to celebrated 25 years of serving the c...
Bob Gannaway, Buckshot Seeds, and Mark Erickson were proud to have their open house for their Gold Standard Seed distributorship’s new warehouse on Friday, Oct. 28. Neither man is new to the area or seed sales. Gannaway and his wife, Teri, have served eastern Montana and western North Dakota through their business, Buckshot Seeds for 23 years with storefronts in Fairview, Glasgow, Wolf Point, and Sidney. He is a retired farmer, yet still keeps a few head of cattle. Erickson is the former REA Hybrids district sales manager for the MonDak a...
The Fairview Chamber of Commerce is delighted to present a new, limited edition Christmas ornament designed by Fairview native Jeremy D. Krieger who is also a chamber member. The inaugural ornament from the Jeremy Dean Collection features the Lighting of the Bridge, an annual event organized by the Fairview Chamber. “With it being a Chamber event and me having ties to the fireworks and the first show, it was just fitting to be the first one,” Krieger explained. The golden collectible ornaments will go on sale for $15 each at the Silver Bel...
The 2022 sugar beet harvest wrapped up last week with both tonnage and sugar content coming in lower than expected. According to Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Duane Peters, the yield was unusually field specific with highs and lows in individual fields rather than in an overall area. "It seems to have a lot to do with weather, but there's not really any rhyme or reason on the sugar," he said. Peters expressed his deepest appreciation for the area growers. "They faced tough issues and made...
It all started this summer. Savage sugar beet producer Del Nollmeyer was experiencing chest discomfort while irrigating. After two weeks of tests, there was finally a diagnosis. “We were told we needed to go to Billings for an angiogram. It was there they found the blockage,” stated Del’s wife Kim. On August 19, he underwent a single bypass open heart surgery. With beet harvest just around the corner Del and Kim were stuck. Del was in no shape to spend hours in the tractor topping and diggi...
Bozeman - Programs promoting precision agriculture, youth development, agriculture scholarships and the state’s farm and ranch heritage will all benefit from a newly announced $10 million gift to Montana State University. The anonymous donation will establish a series of endowments focused on programs based in the MSU College of Agriculture and MSU Extension. The largest portion of the gift, $5 million, will endow a dedicated faculty chair in precision agriculture who will lead development of new technologies and their data-driven a...
The Roundup held their Annual Sugar Beet Decorating Contest Thursday, Oct. 13 at Neu's Super Valu, Fairview. A special thanks to Neu's for sponsoring the contest, Sidney Sugars for the beets and the Powder Keg, Fairview, for the prizes. Thanks also to the kids who entered their decorated beets. (Not pictured 10-12 Years Old: 2nd Place-Taylor Unruh)...
Throughout history honey has been a highly valued commodity, but simply pulling a bottle from a store shelf doesn't always bring to mind the hard work and time that goes into it. Having a partnership with Mother Nature is, after all, not always the easiest thing to do. It all begins in the hives that can be spotted around various fields. For owners and operators of Busy Bee Apiary, Derek Lawrance and his wife Angela, every year begins with the hives in Visalia, CA where the bees are fed to keep...
Missoula - Coming in at a weighty 143 pages, Montana's 2022 book of deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations is an impressive tome listing license costs, permit drawing stats, season start dates, tag requirements and the ominous penalties for breaking any of its stated rules. It's a valuable resource in the management of the state's beloved big game animals and a must read for hunters heading out into the field, but it also can be an intimidating opus for even the most experienced hunter,...
Helena, MT - Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the launch of the inaugural Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest, open to Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10-17. “Hunting is a proud tradition in Montana that will be carried on by the next generation,” Gov. Gianforte said. “To celebrate our hunting heritage, I invite Montana’s youth and apprentice hunters who harvest an animal this year to be a part of the first-ever Youth Hunting Story Contest.” “We’ll read about their adventures, and recognize ten young hunters as the contest...
Kim and Reid South, Sidney had the typical, seldom used basement so they decided to remodel and make better use of the space. They definitely succeeded and turned their typical downstairs into an area that is now well used by lots of family and friends. This now fun and functional area is open-concept, thanks to a support beam and showcases a living area with a custom fireplace and mantel, pool table, poker/pub table that is built from a whiskey barrel and replica guns and a full-service bar...
Plan to attend the fun old-fashioned event at the Dawson County Fairgrounds. On Sunday, Oct. 9, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. the Glendive Junkapalooza Harvestfest will offer food, fun and shopping for all ages as we celebrate the local harvest and artisan's crafts and antiques. It's the last farmers market of the season. Activities include horse drawn hayrides, entertainment, food vendors, unique shopping, salsa contest, cider press, a huge pumpkin patch, butter making and antique grain grinders for the kids...
Richland County Family Planning and Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence are hosting a pumpkin decorating contest for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This contest is open to people of all ages. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is designed to raise awareness about domestic violence and show support for victims and survivors. Prizes for most creative, most impactful message, and people's choice will be awarded on Monday, Oct. 31. Pumpkins with registration forms...
