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(Updated) Severson Charged With Deliberate Homicide
On July 3 Kyle Lee Severson, 19, Sidney, was charged with deliberate homicide in the shooting death of Tyler Anthony Hayden, 20, Sidney. Severson made an initial appearance in Sidney City Court before...
Sidney Job Services Awards Employers of Choice
The Sidney Job Service Employer Committee (JSEC) recognized businesses that create great workplaces in our community by presenting them with the Employer of Choice Award on May 6. The Sidney JSEC...
Spring Road Trip: Forida to Montana in Four Days
Searching for fun this spring season? Why not a road trip across the country? Last week I did just that with my father. My dad was in Cape Coral, FL visiting relatives and I flew down to drive him...
Hinds Pleads Not Guilty
Sasha Marie Hinds appeared before Judge Katherine M. Bidegaray in the 7th Judicial District Court in Sidney on April 15. Hinds entered a plea of not guilty to the charges of Deliberate Homicide and...
Richland County Assessing Effects of Area Flooding
Richland County Commissioners held a meeting on March 29 to discuss the current status of flooding in the county. Although there was some subsequent flooding of county roads and five reported homes, Richland Country did not receive as much damage as...
Wild Flour Café & Bakery Opens in Alexander
Alexander resident Donna Sims has opened The Wild Flour Café & Bakery in the former Country Café location at 718 Elk Street, Alexander. Sims is the former owner of Old School Meat Processing...
Sidney Wrestlers Earn Second State Title in a Row
The Eagles earned the top spot at the 2019 MHSA State Championships in Billings on Feb. 9. The team scored a total of 310.5 points beating the second place Havre team that scored 170 and third place...
McKenzie County Healthcare System (MCHS) to Launch New Orthopedic Surgery Department
Ravindra Joshi, MD, will be spearheading an orthopedic surgery department in the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems facility at 709 4th Ave NE in Watford City. Dr. Joshi is an orthopedic surgeon...
Hughes Brothers Bring Home State Track & Field Titles
Sidney High School track athletes Garrison and Carter Hughes brought home three state titles at the MT State Track & Field meet in Laurel on May 25-26. SHS junior Carter Hughes (currently a...
Sidney High School Wrestling Team Places 1st at State with Two Individual Champions
The Sidney High School wrestling team ended their season on top of the podium at the All Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings. The Eagles soared into first place on Friday 16 points ahead of t...
McKenzie County Healthcare System (MCHS) to Launch New Orthopedic Surgery Department
Ravindra Joshi, MD, will be spearheading an orthopedic surgery department in the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems facility at 709 4th Ave NE in Watford City. Dr. Joshi is an orthopedic surgeon...
ONEOK Continues Support for McKenzie County Healthcare Systems
ONEOK has continued providing support for local health services by donating $50,000 for medical equipment to the new McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) facility in Watford City. In 2016, ONEOK...
Eagles Back On Top
The Sidney High School wrestling team ended their season on top of the podium at the All Class State Wrestling Tournament in Billings last weekend. The Eagles soared into first place on Friday 16...
Barley & Beer at Hard Spring Wheat Show Feb. 8
Meadowlark Brewing founder Travis Peterson will speak with Dr. Rich Horsley from NDSU at the 64th National Hard Spring Wheat Show at 4:45 pm on Feb. 8 at the Grand Williston Hotel in Williston. Peters...
Community Bands Together to Benefit Savage Family Feb. 12
Bryan and Michelle Smith, along with their children Raigan and Trael, found out some devastating news the first week in January 2017. It started when 13-year-old Raigan discovered a large amount of...
Conversation With Your Pharmacist January 23
Larsen Drug pharmacists Jenna Wahlstrom and Kelsey Linseth will begin holding monthly educational classes for the community beginning January 23 in the Rough Rider Center Ballroom starting at 6:30...
Hundreds Gather to Support Intake Fish Bypass Alternative
Hundreds of members of the public gathered at meetings in Sidney, Glendive and Billings this week regarding the Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project. Staff from the U.S Department of the...
Hundreds Gather to Support Intake Fish Bypass Alternative
Hundreds of members of the public gathered at meetings in Sidney, Glendive and Billings this week regarding the Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project. Staff from the U.S Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of...
Intake Diversion Project Faces Injunction Hearing
On Thursday, Aug. 27 lawyers from the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Army Corps of Engineers and Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project argued the filed...
Gear Up for the Hunt at Saddle Up on Main
In January of this year Saddle Up, Watford City's premiere western wear and tack store opened the doors to a 2600 sq. ft. building located at 109 6th Ave. SE in Watford City's new South Park...
Mother Daughter Team Creates Inviting Interiors
Gaffield’s Painting was born 1996 when Sidney area native Kathy Gaffield decided it was time to move from painting friends’ & families’ homes and obtain her contractors license. When Gaffield...
Garden Oasis
Three years ago Dale and Holly Washburn inherited and purchased land from relatives near Watford City. Ever since that time they have been planting & tending to amazing gardens in several designated...
Richland County 4-H Raising Money for New Fair Booth
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other...
Renowned Barrel Racing Instructor Holds Clinic in Eastern MT
Barrel racing instructor Judy Myllymaki held a two day clinic at the Rice Ranch arena near Fairview on June 1 & 2. Myllymaki, a former school teacher, has been involved in the sport of barrel racing...
Brunsvold Wins Southeastern Montana Rodeo Queen Title
Sidney native Jade Brunsvold won the title of Miss Southeastern Montana Rodeo Queen at a pageant held during the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City in May. Brunsvold returned to the Miles City pageant...
