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  • MSU Ext. Offers Online Courses In Weed Identification & Pesticide Application

    MSU News Service|Feb 20, 2013

    Montana State University Extension and the Schutter Diagnostic Lab are offering new online courses covering plant anatomy and the diagnostic features of 32 state-listed noxious weeds. The free courses are offered to assist early detection of noxious weeds in Montana and provide pesticide applicator credits. The three-course series has been designed to assist with early detection and rapid response (EDRR) across Montana. The goal of EDRR is to recognize high priority plants and take action to manage them while populations are still small. Often...

  • Sidney High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

    Feb 20, 2013

    Freshman:Tenna Cooley, Kelsie Hall, Aubrey Kessel, Skylar Petrik, Shelby Reidle, Sarah Turek, Brianna Reid, Camden Berka, Tel Hermanson, Robert Horton, Chelsey Metcalf, Devon Watkins, LaTasha Wieferich, Katlyn Winter, Marlee Zentner, Megan Deming, Micala Morehouse, Taryn Potts, Shanan Zueger, Luke Beenken, Clay Carpenter, Tayler Fischer, Tess Ler, Marcus Lovegren, Cayla Norby, Cade Strasheim, Austin Watterson, Matthew Dey, Matthew Folstad, Harmonie Hampton, Dylan Johnson, Kyle Mueller, Mattie Steinley, Nang Widiyasa, Lindsey Minow, Trent...

  • Lambert School Honor Roll 2012-2013 2nd Quarter

    Feb 20, 2013

    Lambert School supports two honor roll awards. Students maintaining a 4.0 – 3.5 will earn an “A” honor roll status. Students with a 4.0 are indicated with an “*”. “B” honor roll status is for students earning a 3.0 – 3.49. “A” Honor Roll 3.5 – 4.0Bailee Fink*, Cameron Johnson, Claire Kennedy, Tristan Mullin*, Jared Rosaaen*, Jessica Williams, Cameron Gomke*, Lars Kvaalen, Christian Prevost*, Piyawan Ruengarak, Chris Sommerfeld, Shelby Hier*, Jacob Rosaaen, Autumn Rehbein*, Alyssa Damm*, Quentyn Evenson, Hazen Fink*, Taylor Fink, Brock Frisbie*,...

  • Food Check-Out Week Promotes Stretching Grocery Dollars

    Rebecca Colnar|Feb 20, 2013

    Food Check-Out Week is a time to show consumers how to stretch their food dollars as well as celebrate the productivity of farmers and ranchers. Eating healthy while on a tight budget is within reach for most Americans, provided they’re willing to invest some time in strategic shopping. During Farm Bureau’s upcoming Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 17-23, farmer and rancher members will focus on spreading the word about how consumers can stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food. They will use it as a time to reach out to con...

  • Target Logistics Announces Watford City Lodge Grand Opening

    Randy Pruett|Feb 20, 2013

    Target Logistics, the largest turnkey workforce housing provider in the United States, will hold the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of its Watford City Lodge on Thursday, February 21 at 5:30 PM. The lodge is designed to accommodate the ever-growing workforce in the Bakken and now provides much-needed housing for 334 oil, gas and pipeline workers – with an additional 300 bedrooms planned for this summer. “Keeping workers comfortable, well fed and safe comprise what we describe as ‘The Economics of Comfort™’,” says Target Logistics Founder and...

  • Sign Up for Dry Redwater

    Gayle Nelson|Feb 20, 2013

    We are a small rural water district located east of the Yellowstone River SE of Sidney off of MT 23. We are outside of the current boundary for the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority. We must treat our water for floride and the system is aging. Repairs and improvements are very costly. Dry Redwater can ask for an extension of service area. If you live in the vicinity of Highway 23 east of the Yellowstone River across the MDU bridge and would be interested in connecting to the Dry Redwater, please contact Mandie Nay, DRWA Coordinator...

  • DPHHS Conducting Health Survey of Montana Residents

    Jon Ebelt|Feb 20, 2013

    This is the 30th anniversary of Montanans participation in the BRFSS. According to DPHHS health officials, the survey takes about 20 minutes and topics include safety issues such as seatbelt use, health care access and insurance coverage, and health knowledge and beliefs. According to DPHHS Director Richard Opper, the information collected helps the state set health priorities and develop strategic plans for health improvement and disease prevention for Montana’s citizens. “We really appreciate the public’s participation in the surve...

  • Good Fishing

    Feb 20, 2013

    Adam Taylor, Watford City displays his "whopper" Sauger ( 4.35 lbs) that he caught on Feb. 5 at Tobacco Gardens. (Photo by Kathy Taylor)...

  • First Lutheran Church Williston, ND 80th Annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner

    Feb 20, 2013

    Fellowship Hall, Saturday, February 23, 2013. Serving from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or until out of food.The people in charge of arrangements this year are Bruce Conway, Ken Kjos, Bob Eynon, Darci Kjos and Tina Hanson. The public is invited to attend – tickets are available at the church office, Monday through Friday. Adults – $18.00, Students through Junior High School - $8.00, Preschoolers - $2.00. Six hundred men, women and youth are involved in preparing, planning and serving the family style dinner. There will be delivery service until 3:0...

  • Nonresident Any-Deer Bow Licenses

    Feb 20, 2013

    The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will have 180 any-deer bow licenses available to nonresidents in 2013. Similar to last year and pending the final proclamation, antlerless mule deer may not be legal to harvest within a large area of western North Dakota. The deadline for applying is March 1. A lottery will be held if more applications are received than licenses available. If licenses remain after March 1, they will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants can apply together as a party. A separate check is required for...

  • Spud Date Set

    Jaimee Green|Feb 20, 2013

    With plans for drilling set for May, the city of Sidney will soon have a horizontal well drilling underneath its soil, and residents holding mineral rights leases are anxiously wondering if the well will tap into a reservoir of black gold. The project has been making headway for several years as lease agreements were gathered by Bakken Oil, of Sidney, and others. But, it wasn’t until the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation signed the well application docket number 257-2012 on Dec. 13, 2...