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This year the 2021 Montana Young Professionals Summit was held in Sidney June 9-11. This is a statewide event that helps Young Professionals in Montana expand their professional networks and personal development. It provides them with the opportunity to explore the different aspects that make up the United States. This year the theme was “Where Energy Meets Sustainability; the Land of Oil and Ag”. This was the first time that the event was held in eastern Montana. Past host cities include Great Falls, Billings, Butte, and Kalispell. “Our commi...
Sidney Hosts Big Sky State Games 3 on 3 Hockey Tournament March 19-21 The Richland Rangers Arena will hosted the Big Sky State Games 3 on 3 tournament March 19-21 in Sidney. The Big Sky State Games is open to amateur athletes in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. The ice hockey portion includes all age groups. Mites, termites, bantam, peewee squirts and jr. gold divisions will participate. There is a limit of eight teams per age group. The games will consist of two teams of...
The Allcheck Medical Clinic held its grand opening July 14 at 223 N. Central Ave., Sidney (located at the east end of the Checkers building). The Allcheck Medical Clinic offers patient health care for every stage of life. Its goal is to provide a medical facility where patients can be comfortable, listened to, and understood. They focus on prevention and staying well - they will be available when something comes up, whether that means caring for you in the clinic or helping coordinate the care y...
Since 1921 Niehenke Welding has been providing quality service to the community - with its top priority being area farmers and ranchers. The company specializes in general welding, agricultural repairs, heavy equipment welding, fabrication and machining. Joseph John Niehenke started the company in 1921. After serving in World War I, he bought a shop in Sidney, and started providing blacksmith services to the area. The shop was originally located near 120 2nd St NW. In 1936, J.B. Dawe Jr....
After more than 40 years of dedicated service to the community and Stockman Bank, Garth Kallevig retired March 31. Kallevig began working for Stockman Bank in 1981. His early years at the bank included capacities in customer service, real estate, and commercial lending. Kallevig then began his role as Sidney Market President in 2006. A native of Sidney and long-time resident, Kallevig studied at the University of North Dakota-Williston and Montana State University. He has been active in many community organizations over the years including the...
The Richland County Fair & Rodeo will feature some new construction for this year's event. The new 4-H complex and buildings were built with B&B Builders as the general contractors for the project. The new complex consists of a horse barn and stalls; a sheep, swine and goat barn and a cattle barn. Along with these three separate barns, there is also a new show area with expanded grandstands. B&B is also constructing a new fence around the north parameter of the fairgrounds. The buildings are rep...
Sidney's new Butler Ag Equipment shop has been up and running as of Nov. 1. The facility is located at the former B&B Rentals location, 34940 MT-23, near the intersection of MT-16 and MT-23. It is the company's first store in Montana and 20th location throughout the Midwest. The company offers a full line of AGCO equipment brands, select CLAAS equipment and other smaller ag-focused lines, as well as ag technology, parts and service. They represent many manufacturers including Caterpillar, AGCO,...
Sidney, MT - Richland Federal Credit Union (Richland FCU) is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Fine as an Agricultural Loan Officer, effective Nov. 1, 2021. Tim is joining the credit union’s experienced agricultural team alongside fellow loan officers Nancy Verschoot and Chris Gartner. As an agricultural loan officer, Fine will work on developing and analyzing the financial needs of the credit union’s agriculture members including operating loans, term loans for equipment and livestock, and real estate loans. “We are excited to add Tim t...
Sidney, MT - In 2021, Sidney Health Center accomplished great things as it adjusted to a "new" normal with record-high patient volumes in the clinic, ER and hospital. Despite many challenges, there were several reasons to celebrate throughout the year. The organization kicked off 2021 celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the Cancer Care radiation therapy services. In 2011, Sidney Health Center expanded its outpatient cancer services to include radiation therapy when it opened Phase I of the...
A brand new garden center opened up on S. Central Ave., next to The Depot, Sidney, called Lucy's Bloomers. They will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. MST during the summer months. The garden center carries a large variety of items such as Black Gold and Miracle Gro Soils, fertilizers, peat moss, stone décor, yard spinners and more. The garden center also offers a wide variety of succulents, annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs. Their garden store will be filled with yard décor, a v...
MedStart is a summer program aimed at developing the next generation of health care providers. It is hosted by the Montana AHEC (Area Health Education Center) and the Montana Hospital Association. MedStart provides opportunities for students to explore a variety of health care careers through simulation activities, which includes dissections, nursing simulation lab, dental assisting, health information technology demonstrations, mock disaster training/EMS, Cadaver lab and X-Ray activities. The...
After a devastating fire in October 2019 that burnt down most of Mimi's Kitchen, Sidney, the business has made a full recovery. Mimi's Kitchen is a family-owned business that makes customers their number one priority. They specialize in quality cutlery, cookware, bakeware, dinnerware, gourmet foods, coffee and other special gifts. They also offer cooking classes, shopping and lunches. Mimi's Kitchen is excited to have bounced back from the fire and is happy to have their business up and...
Cape Air presented their new Tecnam P2012 Traveller planes to the public at the Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport on April 7. The new planes will replace the airline's current fleet of Cessna 402s. The first commercial flight from the Sidney Airport took place April 9. The company currently has three of the new planes in service in Montana with two more entering service. Eventually all eight planes in the Montana fleet will be replaced with the new Tecnam P2012 Traveller. The older Cessna 402s...
Sidney's first original soup and sandwich shop, Gulliver's Restaurant continues to provide delicious meals to the community, despite change in ownership. The restaurant has been in business for 40 years, with 27 of those years being under the ownership of Joan Nelson. She has been looking to sell the business and retire but continued to operate it because she did not want to see it close its doors. As of Nov. 1, Katie Tringali, a Gulliver's employee, took ownership of the restaurant. Tringali...
Matt Stedman, Stedman Inc., has been heavily involved in the sugar beet industry since he was a kid. From the age of 8, he started farming with Rocky Norby and is now running his own operation, Stedman Inc. "I used to run around with Rocky Norby as a kid. I started riding around in the pickup with him and he got me running the tractor at about 8 years old and it has been history ever since," said Stedman. Since 2011, he has been farming his own acres of sugar beets and some small grains near...
Agriculture is the backbone of the MonDak region and it’s time to celebrate this year’s harvest with The Roundup’s 18th annual Harvest Festival 2021. Make It With Sugar Contest Whip up your tastiest creations Friday, Nov. 5 and bring them to Reynolds Market, 404 N. Central Ave., Sidney, between 9-10 a.m. for a chance to win a $50 prize from area merchants. Cooks also receive a 5 lb. bag of sugar for each entry. The Peoples Choice winner will win a $100 gift card. Enter in cakes, cookies, pies, candy, breads and rolls, and other. The exper...
Due to increasing natural gas prices, nitrogen fertilizer prices are relatively high compared to recent years and are expected to remain high and possibly increase through next spring, says Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension soil science specialist. "China has supplied about a third of the world's phosphate, and it has essentially banned exports through 2022," Franzen continues. "That puts the burden of supply on other countries, including the United States." According to Franzen, the U.S. is not in...
Larry Signalness, Watford City, has been in the customs spraying service since his senior year in high school in 1975 when he started Larry's Spraying Service, He began spraying Fargo, Treflan and 2-4-D in the early days adding Roundup and many different chemicals for the next 25 years. In the late '90s wanting to go a different route in the Ag field he subcontracted the spraying part of the business out and added fertile, certified and registered seed and changed the business name to Larry's...
Sugar beet receiving stations around the area have been receiving truckloads of sugar beets since the end of September; most stations are soon to be finished with pre-pile. Culbertson is already finished with pre-pile and the Sugar Valley site and Sidney factory yard are around 50% complete followed by the Savage site. Pleasant View's receiving station is roughly around 11-12% complete, because weather has been holding them up. "The weather really hit those guys up there; first it was too hot...
Family and Community Wellness. The Adult Mental Health First Aid program assists participants to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health concerns, such as depression, and connect others with available resources. Addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of those working in agriculture or other areas will be focused on in several upcoming seminars sponsored by NDSU Extension and FirstLink. Registration is now open for three scheduled seminars in western North Dakota...
Park County, MT - Montana Non-Profit, the Producer Partnership, calls on the help of farmers and ranchers who want to work together in ending hunger in Montana. Since foundation in 2019, the Producer Partnership has donated nearly 80,000 pounds of beef to Montana Food Bank Networks (MFBN). “We are local producers, local meat processors, and local food centers working in partnership to provide Montana meat to those individuals and families with food insecurity. This is the spirit of Montana neighbors helping one another in times of t...
The McKenzie County 4-H range judging team placed first in the senior division of the North Dakota 4-H and FFA range judging contest at Reeder. Team members are Paige Delaney and Sylvia Boekelman, Alexander; Ryan Pingel, Watford City and Luke Smith, Arnegard. coaches are Morgan Wisness and Devan Leo. The team will represent North Dakota at National Invitational 4-H Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma in the spring of 2022. The Foster County team placed second in the senior division. Team members...
This year in McKenzie County harvest was “a little tough” for producers. One of the driest years to date in 127 years with soil moisture low and poor crop conditions. “Several crops were turned into forage for livestock because there was not enough of the crop to make any kind of desirable yield. Seed heads only filled part way before curing off and most small grain crops – aside from corn- had very low yields. Wheat was around the 5-to-15-bushel rate. That’s highly variable, but that’s the truth,” said Devan Leo, McKenzie County Agricultural...
