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The USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) in Sidney will open its 12th winter Brown Bagger series at noon on Friday, Jan. 17th with a special “science travelogue down under” by NPRAL...

Celebrating Chocolate at the MonDak Heritage Center, Friday, February 7, 2014. We look forward to our Celebrating Chocolate fundraising event every year. Once again, we’ll have amazing live music, and of course lots of chocolate and a fine...

It’s time to celebrate another year of accomplishments for the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Plan to attend their fun and informative Annual Banquet Monday, January 20 at the Sidney Country Club. The no host social begins at 6p.m...

The Chamber Of Commerce/EDC Annual Meeting will be held Wed., Jan. 22, 2014. There will be a no host social starting at 6:00, dinner at 7:00 with a short meeting and guest speaker to follow. The event will feature Mark Haggerty’s “Windfall or...

The North Dakota Industrial Commission today recognized QEP Resources, Inc., for contributing $1 million in December to help the Housing Incentive Fund (HIF) create hundreds of new affordable housing units in western North Dakota. The company was...

Sidney High School students will be conducting the 2014 Annual Sidney Dollars for Scholars Phoneathon. Monday, Jan. 20th and Tuesday, Jan. 21st from 5:30-8:00 pm. Be looking for their phone call. Last year the Sidney Dollars for Scholars...

Many families have been in Richland County for 100 years or more. Is yours one of them? The Richland County Centennial Committee wants to recognize family farms and ranches that will be at least 100 years old in 2014 during the big Centennial...

Funeral service for Gertrude Odegard, 79, of Fairview, MT is at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Interment of cremains will be...

Funeral services for Randall “Randy” Schlenz, 49, of rural Sidney, MT were at 11 am, Friday, January 10, 2014, at Lonsdale United Methodist Church in Sidney with Pastor Vicki Waddington officiating. Cremation followed the services under the...

William (Bill) L. Bonnett, son of Mary Lee Gardner Canter & Leonard Bonnett, grandson of Kenneth & Mildred Gardner, passed away Dec. 22, 2013 in Riverside, Ca. Bill was born March 28, 1951 in Fairview, Montana. Bill graduated from Fairview High...

Are you looking to volunteer in the New Year? Meet fellow community members and get involved with local organizations? The Richland/McCone County RSVP Program is looking for enthusiastic, involved people to become volunteers. Help the Richland...

The “Trashy Tuesday” drive will be held this coming Tuesday, January 21st from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Richland Opportunities, Inc. located at 1100 Silurian Lane in Sidney. This is the 4th year of quarterly plastic, paper, cardboard and aluminum can...

The Sidney Gymnastics Competition Team traveled to Minot, ND over the weekend and competed at the Sadie Warren gymnastics meet. The level 3 team placed 2nd. Individual scores are as follows: Level 3 Taylor McPherson: Vault – 8.8, Bars – 7.00,...

Applications are being accepted for Montana Department of Agriculture grants and loans to provide economic assistance to agricultural producers, businesses, public and private organizations, educational institutions and local governments.   To be...

Cowboys and cowgirls, test your roping skills Saturday, January 18 at the VFW in Sidney during the Dummy Team Roping event. Entries will be taken from 3 to 4 p.m. with the roping to begin at 4:30. Kids will rope first. Pick 1 – Draw 1 will cost...

Influenza activity is widespread in Montana with half of the counties reporting confirmed cases, state public health officials said today.  Influenza-related hospitalizations across the state have also increased. As of January 4, 2014 there have bee...

I attended the predator control meeting in Lambert on Jan. 8th, 2014. After listening to Michael Foster representing Wildlife Services, a federal agency, I have a few thoughts to share with Richland County Livestock Producers. I will not support a ...

The Office of Academic Affairs at Black Hills State University has released the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. A total of 722 students maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or above while taking at least 12 credit hours to be named to...