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A Memorial Service was held Monday March 18, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. A luncheon followed the service for a time of fellowship and sharing. Steve's ashes will be scattered on the farm in a private family ceremony. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to the Boys and Girls Club or Pella Lutheran Church in Steve's name. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances,...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is hosting a Producer Profitability listening session for all area ranchers on Tuesday, April 2 at 5 p.m. MDT at the Sidney Livestock Center. The local MSGA board, plus staff from the Helena office, invite all Montana and North Dakota livestock producers to attend and provide input and ideas on where the American livestock industry can be strengthened. Membership in MSGA is not required. Local member Kristin Larson said one of the concerns is how to get more cows back into production after having so...
Congratulations to Manager Salina Huggins and the team at Loaf ‘N Jug in Fairview for earning the Montana Lottery 2024 Sales Agent of the Year Award. The award is given to sales agents that meet and exceed the criteria for excellence in sales, engagement, positive promotion and product management. Manager Salina Huggins accredits their success to the stores’ team members, who ensure lottery tickets are always stocked and that every new employee is fully trained on the lottery terminal. Montana’s annual lottery revenue has increased by nearl...
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Family farmers and ranchers from Montana traveled to Scottsdale, AZ., March 10-12 for the 122nd National Farmers Union convention. Delegates and attendees heard from nationally known speakers, administration officials, and each other during policy debate. Over the past year, NFU has increased membership by more than 12,600 members, as well as continued the impactful Fairness for Farmers campaign. This campaign and meetings with administration officials in the Department of Justice, the Federal...
(Updated 4-1-2024): An earlier press release contained incorrect information. The Roundup apologizes for any inconvenience caused. The corrected release is as follows: HELENA, MT- The Governor's Office of Community Service (ServeMontana), Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) are pleased announce 100 Montana high school seniors have been awarded Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. This scholarship is offered in two awards, $1,000 for 50-99 hours of service and $1,500 for 100+...
The J.K. Ralston Preservation Committee is actively working to protect the iconic J.K. Ralston painting "General Sully at the Yellowstone" which is currently in the Nutter Building in downtown Sidney. Formerly the U.S. Post Office, the building is owned by Richland County and has housed multiple county entities over the years. It is now scheduled for some remodeling and potential new tenants. Believing the arts were an important facet of life, the U.S. Department of the Treasury under President...
Kendal Kallevig, 72, Sidney, MT, died peacefully Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Spring Creek Memory Care, Bozeman. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney. Kendal was born in Sidney on May 2, 1951. He lived an outdoor life in the lower Yellowstone Valley. At a young age, he had freedom to roam the creeks and hills, always hunting and fishing. Kendal was a proud University of Montana alum, and played baseball for the Grizzlies in the early '70s....
On behalf of the Richland County Commissioners, REDC Executive Director Leslie Messer applied for, and the county was approved for, a $45,000 grant from the Big Sky Economic Development arm of the Montana Coal Tax Fund. The Big Sky Development Fund was established in 2005 to fund qualified economic development projects. The fund receives 25% (12.5%) total of the remaining coal severance tax revenue after deposits in the coal tax bond fund. It provides grants and loans to local governments for economic development projects and certified regional...
Helena – If you’re interested in providing input on how Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is crafting fishing regulations for the next two years, now is your chance. FWP is taking public comment and asking for ideas on initial proposals for the 2025-2026 Fishing Regulations. The initial 64 proposals are online now and available for review and comment. Just go to fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-opportunities/fishing-regulations. FWP is also looking for ideas for regulation changes that aren’t captured in these initial proposals. To answer quest...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to throw away and not purchase specific ground cinnamon products because samples of these products were found to contain levels of lead that may be unsafe. One of these products, Supreme Tradition ground cinnamon, has been distributed at Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores in Montana. These stores currently operate in the following counties: Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Glacier, Great Falls, Hill,...
Celebration of Life Services will be Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Steve and June will be laid to rest at the Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. There will be a luncheon following services for a time of fellowship and sharing. Military funeral honors will be presented by the VFW Post 4099 and representatives for the U.S. Army Funeral Guard. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. R...
Billings-Girl Scout Cookie season is a highly anticipated time of year for Montana and Wyoming residents. During this annual event, Girl Scouts unbox their future through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. If you missed pre-ordering your favorite Girl Scout cookies, you can still indulge in your favorite treat by supporting girls at Cookie Booths beginning Friday, March 22. When you support Girl Scouts, you help girls flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire important life skills like goal setting, decision making, m...
Richland County taxpayers can expect to receive an amended property tax statement within the next few weeks. The new tax bills are the result of the November 2023 Montana Supreme Court ruling in favor of Governor Gianforte and the Montana Department of Revenue (DOR), and against the 49 of Montana’s 56 counties that revolted against the DOR and refused to collect the full 95 mill state-level school equalization levy. Those counties only billed 77.9 mills. The 1972 Montana Constitution requires the state to provide the public with an education s...
A fourth grader from Lambert won third place in Energy Share of Montana’s statewide art contest. On Tuesday, March 5, Paityn Huft received a $25 check from Energy Share. Kevin Thompson, Action for Eastern Montana Energy Programs director and Energy Share coordinator for eastern Montana, presented Paityn with her prize. Her teacher, Ms. Frisbie, received a $25 Amazon gift card to use for classroom supplies. Additionally, Energy Share is buying pizza for Ms. Frisbie’s class as a “congratulations” for all their fine artwork. Using the medium...
FAIRVIEW - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Wickens Construction Inc. will resume operations on the Fairview West project in the coming weeks. The Fairview West project is reconstructing six miles of Montana Highway 201 (MT 201), including two miles of new alignment north of Fairview. A new intersection is being constructed as part of the realignment, creating a new junction at MT 201 and Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) north of town. Over the winter, the bridge subcontractor, Sletten Construction, completed the new Yellowstone...
Richland County and the State of Montana have completed the Draft copy of our new 2024 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan looks at Eastern Montana as a whole, as well as each individual County, and helps to identify natural and man-made disasters while assisting in identifying projects that can be done to help mitigate the dangers of those disasters. The plan will be in draft stage for approx 2 weeks, and we invite anyone to review it and encourage public comment on its accuracy and content. Questions and comments can be emailed directly...
Anne Babb, 80, Sidney, MT, passed away on Feb. 26, 2024 at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT, with family by her side. Services are being planned for the spring of 2024. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT, is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....
Rocky Lee Barnhart was born Feb. 12 to Roxey & Laura Barnhart, Alexander. Maternal grandparents are Kathy & Stephen Weidner, Maumee, OH. Paternal grandparents are Roxie & Sandra Barnhart, Montague, MI. Sisters: Bailey & Leia. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. Ishmael Wayne Washington was born Feb. 15 to Timothy Washington, Jr. and Carissa Bronson, Williston. Brothers: Izaac and sister Izabella. He weighed 6 lbs. 3 oz. Wynston Wyatt Slater was born Feb. 20 to Wyatt Slater & Auguste Salyards, Trenton. Maternal grandparents are Terrie Arneson & Scott Salyar...
GLENDIVE - Congressional candidate, Ric Holden, is calling on congress to reinstate country-of-origin-labeling for the livestock industry in the United States. At the present time the U.S. consumer does not know if they are eating an American raised meat product or some product from a foreign country. Large meat packing companies have been flooding the market with imported meat products and denying consumers the right to know the origin of their food purchases. Year after year the large meat...
Continuing a series of campaign reversals, Republican Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale announced last week that he will not seek re-election to the state’s eastern U.S. House district. Rosendale, a hardliner who was elected to the House in 2020 after serving as Montana State Auditor, launched a long-anticipated campaign for the U.S. Senate Feb. 9, only to call it off six days later. Then, at the end of February — by which point several Republicans had already begun campaigns to fill his U.S. House seat — he filed to run for re-election to hi...
HELENA – Republican State Auditor Troy Downing formally has announced his run for U.S. Congress to fill the open seat in Montana’s Second Congressional District. As the America First candidate in this race, Downing has out-raised and out-polled other candidates considering running and will not be outworked in garnering the party’s nomination. He will filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office on last week. Stay tuned for additional media details for the filing event. “I’m in this race to protect and defend the people of Montana’s S...
The 2024 Brodie Gorder Memorial Iron Eagle Wrestling Tournament was held March 9-10 at SHS. Results: Girls Tot 35 1st - Scarlett Kountz Girls Tot 45 5th- Adriana Johnson Girls Tot 45 4th - Wynn Dynneson Tot 35 4th - Kannon Noble Tot 35 5th - James Broadsword Tot 45 2nd - Bryson Rains Tot 45 3rd - Quaid Hill' Tot 45 4th - Aiden Zumpf Tot 45 5th - Baylor Steadman Tot 50 6th - Boje Hoon' Tot 55 2nd - Ronin Johnson Girls Bantam 55 6th - Zuriah Conroy' Girls Bantam 60-65 4th - Lynly Hill Girls...
The MonDak Heritage Center is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and Irish history Saturday, March 16 from 1-4 p.m. with a free event for the entire family. The day will begin at 1 p.m. with a walk-in ceramics workshop. There are numerous ceramics pieces to choose from including many new spring related items. Each ceramics piece will be $15 and available on a first come first serve basis. This is a great opportunity to create a unique work of ceramic art while listening to Irish melodies. At 2 p.m., artist, historian, and musical talent Stephen G...
Celebrate the icons of country and folk music on Friday, March 15h with the “Americana Women” as the Big Sky Concert Series Finale! The performance will be held at the MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney, at 7 p.m. Featuring three multi-instrumentalists from New York City, “Americana Women” is distinguished by their tight harmonies, sizzling solos, and passion for bringing more female artists to the spotlight. This dynamic group is sure to have you toe tapping, clapping, and singing along to the female icons of country, folk and folk rock! From th...