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Richland County is now in possession of a Mobile Command Unit, EM-3, that could be worth its weight in gold if a high priority or time extended emergency occurs in the area. "It's something that we have talked about for a long time," Brandon Roth, Richland County's emergency management director, said. "Having this in our own toolbox will benefit the residents of Richland County. It's awesome." A grant from the Department of Homeland Security is paying about 90 % of the purchase. DES...
Area law enforcement along with athletes from Richland Opportunities Inc., were enthused to participate in the Richland County leg of the Special Olympics' Torch Run on Wednesday, May 8. Sidney police officer Brett Norby reports that representatives from the Fairview Police Department, Richland County Sheriff's Office and Sidney Police Department all took part in the annual event. Norby has served as the leg leader since 2020. He explained that the program helps fund a Special Olympics' team in...
Candidate Erin Farris-Olsen wants to take politics out of the Clerk of Montana Supreme Court office. Farris-Olsen, one of two Democrats running for the position currently held by Republican Bowen Greenwood, spent time in Sidney last week to attend the state clerk of district courts convention. She said she is proud of the Democrat party's values of fairness and equality, but she feels the office should leave their politics at the door. "The clerk should serve all people and not be...
Sidney native Mike Albin was recently inducted into the Rapid City, SD, Sports Hall of Fame for his achievements in distance running which includes competing in the world's six major marathons. "I'm very excited and very humbled that I was chosen from the entire Rapid City athletic community," said Albin, who was in Sidney for the Women's Wellness Collective event last week. Albin, a 1996 Sidney High School graduate, has competed in a total of 70 marathons including the six major world events...
Sara McMillen is a new Sidney School Board member after Tuesday’s election. Voters decided on two individuals to serve three-year seats during the election. McMillen received 484 votes as the top vote-getter. Josh McGahan was re-elected with 341 votes. Incumbent Kelly Dey received 330 votes. Trustee Randy Iversen ran unopposed for a two-year position and received 604 votes. Lisa Gorder will be re-appointed by acclamation to the outlying trustee position. Elected in Fairview were Marion K...
Enjoying the first meeting in their brand new City Hall chambers, the Sidney City Council conducted business on Monday, May 6. “It’s kind of a special night for us,” Sidney Mayor Rick Norby said early in the meeting. Clerk/treasurer Jessica Chamberlin said the new chambers feature the technology needed for council and committee meetings to be professionally recorded and then put on the city’s website, cityofsidneymt.com, under the agendas and minutes tab. Montana legislators passed House B...
Test flows from Fort Peck Dam will be at 10,000 cubic feet per second through mid-June, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Test flows reached 18,000 cfs in Wolf Point on Wednesday, May 1, and held for three days. During weekly virtual meeting on May 8, Michael Swenson, Corps of Engineers, said the daily average flow was reduced to 12,000 on May 7, 11,000 on May 8 and 10,000 on May 9. “The plan is to hold the flow to 10,000 daily average through mid-June when we schedule the next h...
Love and caring can be seen in many different forms. One of the ways in Sidney is sharing the joy that Beanie Babies can bring to children all across the world. For many years, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Sidney, has served as the Operation Christmas Child collection point for northeastern Montana and western North Dakota. Operation Christmas Child, through Samaritan's Purse, sends gift shoe boxes to needy children around the world. The boxes contain toys, school supplies and...
Sidney native Iona Hansen can tease that she isn't the oldest person among her friends. Hansen is celebrating her 100th birthday on Thursday, May 9, but her closest friend is Ruth Iversen, who is 103 years young. "She's 103. I call her amazing," Hansen said of Iversen. "She's a very good friend. I've known her since 1946." Reaching the age of 100 is pretty amazing, too. A party is planned at the Lodge on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate Hansen's birthday and will even include music from the...
Representatives of the Sidney Trap Club visited with Richland County commissioners about methods to increase interest in the activity on April 29. Kaden Everett, president, Frank Saalfeld, vice president, and long-time member Bill Nankivel said about only 10 individuals show up when opening shooting takes place on Tuesdays starting at 6 p.m. and Sundays beginning at 3 p.m. The range is located across from Continental Resources at the “old, old, landfill.” Nankivel said the club featured abo...
The Fairview FFA Chapter awarded five area adults with honorary chapter degrees for their contribution to the program during its awards banquet April 29. Honored were Mark and Sheila Neu, Shaun and Michelle Jensen and Vicky Cayko. Officials said that the Neus have been strong supporters of the Fairview FFA chapter for many years. They have provided a lot of behind-the-scenes help because of their love for FFA. Mark was even an FFA officer himself. The Jensens, parents of 2023-2024 Fairview FFA...
The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has reached a milestone with the announcement that Sidney has regained state status as a Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). The news means some additional funding for Sidney to market its large number of events throughout the year. “It helps with our marketing,” Kali Godfrey, executive director of the Sidney Chamber, said. In order to reach CVB status, a community needs to have more than $160,000 in annual gross lodging tax rev...
Sidney High School's senior Chace Waters is looking to end his high school career with a bang. Waters, who placed third in the discus at last year's Class A state track meet, is off to an even better start this season. Waters earned top honors in the shot put at the Top 10 meet held in Glasgow last week. Waters was seventh in the shot put at last year's state meet. The senior noted it's the best that he has ever done at the Top 10 competition that features the best track athletes in...
Sidney High School choir and band members entertained with musical selections during their spring concert on April 30. Highlighting the night was the annual presentation of honors to top students of the music departments. Award winners for choir were Maude Hammerly with the National Choral Award and Cayla Hanson with the Arion Award. Established in 1948, the Arion Award gives national recognition to junior and senior class members chosen by their schools for outstanding achievement. Xander Schlo...
Area resident Amy Karst has a chance to be awarded for doing one of the most important jobs in the world. Karst, who lives in rural Fairview, is in contention for the Woman's World Magazine's Super Mom award. The mother of two has already advanced through the first round of elimination. Next, voting takes place through May 2, to cut the entries to 15 contestants in each group. You can vote at https://thesupermom.org/2024/amy-karst?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1JTcXxRDTA1Hevr-Mv...
Richland County/MSU Extension agent Josie Evenson was surrounded by some of the youngest individuals interested in 4-H during a day camp at the Extension center on Saturday. In attendance were about 20 Cloverbuds, who are between the ages of 5-8. The youngsters are introduced to 4-H before taking part in competitive projects in future years. Evenson said the day included teaching the children the 4-H pledge through different fun activities. Part of the time featured the kids painting the 4-H...
A new trial for Kyle Lee Severson is being planned. Richland County Attorney Charity McLarty says a scheduling conference is set for 2 p.m. on May 13. McLarty will serve as prosecutor in the case. District Judge Olivia Rieger has set Severson’s bond at $1 million in the case. Severson remains in prison for tampering. He has served about five years after being sentenced for eight years on that charge. A parole hearing is anticipated to occur soon. The new trial for Severson is planned in R...
Blind dates are going on at Sidney High School, but usually no romance is involved. Recently, librarians started the "Try a blind date with a book" promotion with the goal of getting students interested in a wider variety of books. Sidney High School librarian Dan Hart said he has thought about offering the promotion for years. Now was the perfect time because Central librarian Kelsee Campbell needed a project as part of her work to achieve her library endorsement. The promotion has books...
Savage students learned more about the energy field during a career exploration titled, "The Oil Industry and Its Impact," on April 23. The afternoon featured presentations from Cross Petroleum, Continental Resources, Valley Garage Welding and Fabrication along with Skills USA. Information shared from Richland Economic Development included that Richland County is the top oil production county in Montana. The county features 26 oil related companies with a total of 530 employees. Average...
Richland County commissioners discussed the staff situation at the Sidney-Richland County Library during a meeting on April 22. Clerk and Recorder Stephanie Verhasselt, who heads human relations for the county, reported that library staff was hoping a seasonal employee could be hired to assist with the summer reading program. A person worked in that position last summer. Commissioners Duane Mitchell and Loren Young approved the position during the meeting. Commissioner Shane Gorder was absent....
The Richland County Food Bank is enjoying the space of its new home. The non-profit organization made the move from the Nutter Building to 517 East Main during November 2022. "I love the building," Candy Markwald, Richland County Food Bank president, said. "It's awesome. We're very grateful." Markwald explained the purchase of the building was made possible due to a generous donation from a family. Richland County also provided $100,000 for the purchase, "The space we had in the Nutter Building...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water Management Division started its weekly virtual meetings on Wednesday, April 24, to keep residents updated on the status of Fort Peck test flows. The call attracted more than 60 participants. The public can access the meetings, which start at noon (mountain time) on Wednesdays, at https://usace1.webex.com/usace1/j.php?MTID=ma8b176ff7ce553ae5f1f645f3a8629a4 The 2018 Biological Opinion requires the test under the Endangered Species Act for o...
About 300 second and third grade students from throughout Richland County learned valuable information during the Ag in the Classroom program held at Sidney High School on April 18. "It's to teach the kids about agriculture and show them where their food comes from," Extension agent Marley Voll said of the program's goals. Organizers of the program included the Extension office, MonDak Stockgrowers, the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and area FFA advisors. Farm Bureau...
Richland County/MSU Extension agents provided encouraging information to Richland County Commissioners while reviewing programs during a meeting on April 22. Extension Agent Josie Evenson provided preliminary numbers for 4-H projects for this year’s county fair. She noted there are 240 4-H members in Richland County, which is a 23% increase since she started in the position 10 years ago. Preliminary amount of entries for the fair include 100 for market beef, 25 for breeding beef, five in d...
A member of the Three Buttes 4-H Club assisted the Richland County Food Bank by donating a pig to help feed area people in need. Brynn Spinner, an eighth-grade student in Lambert, made the donation of a little over 100 pounds of ground pork last week. Spinner explained that she donated her back-up pig to Lambert School and six more pigs were born. "The whole donation is a lovely donation," Candy Markwald, Richland County Food Bank, said. "It's a huge blessing to use, and the fact that there's...
