Articles from the February 23, 2022 edition


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  • Sidney's MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show, March 3-4

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    This year, Mondak Ag Days is back to an all in-person format, to be held at the Richland County Event Center on March 3-4. "The 2022 MonDak Ag Days will follow its traditional footprint and we are adding some pretty sweet door prizes to the banquet," Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Executive Director Kali Godfrey said. The event features a trade show with several vendors showcasing the latest in agriculture related equipment and technology and provides educational opportunities...

  • The Chipper Experience Comes To Watford City, Feb. 26

    Feb 23, 2022

    This concert is part of the Watford City Area Concert Series. A $50 individual membership to the Concert Association will grant you access to three additional concerts throughout the season, the Veritas Ensemble on April 3, The Chipper Experience Comedy Show on Feb. 26, and Crocodile Rockin', An Elton John Tribute on April 23. Visit longxarts.com to learn more about the concert series. Memberships will also be available at the Ball in the House Concert. Tickets for non-concert series members...

  • Garrett Basta, 23, Sidney, MT

    Feb 23, 2022

    Funeral services for Garrett Basta, 23, Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Richland County Event Center, Sidney, MT with Pastor Paul Turek officiating. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com....

  • Glendive Man Killed In Crash Near Sidney, Feb. 13

    Feb 23, 2022

    A Glendive man was killed in an early morning crash after crossing over into oncoming traffic on MT-16 near Sidney. Montana Highway Patrol reports that at 4:59 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, a 2012 Dodge pickup was northbound on MT-16 when it crossed over into the southbound lane and was struck by a 2022 Freightliner Cascadia with a trailer head-on. The driver of the Dodge, a 20-year-old man from Glendive was deceased upon arrival. It is currently unknown if he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The 23-year-old man and 22-year-old man...

  • Elks Lodges Celebrate 154 Years

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Elks Lodges are known for improving their communities with volunteer work and charitable giving. This month, lodges across the world are celebrating 154 years of community service. The Sidney Elks Lodge No. 1782, located on 123 3rd St SW, Sidney, is no stranger to community service. This year, the Elks members of Lodge No. 1782 donated 2,100 hours of volunteer time, which works out to be almost $60,000 of charitable money. Since the local lodge’s inception in 1949, it has raised over $1.2 million in charitable giving. Elks volunteers will v...

  • Montana FWP Announces Open Fields Enrollment Period

    Feb 23, 2022

    Helena – It’s time for landowners with land enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program to send in applications for enrollment in the state-sponsored Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters, a voluntary incentive program designed to benefit landowners while also providing habitat for upland game birds and giving bird hunters more places to hunt. Open Fields is offered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program and is available to private landowners with existing CRP with at least two years remaining on th...

  • New Tools, Resources Now Available On ParentingMontana.org

    Montana DPHHS|Feb 23, 2022

    Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Adam Meier announced today that new online resources have been added to ParentingMontana.org for parents or those in a parenting role. The new resources include podcasts featuring parenting experts, guidance and information about teens and marijuana and other drug misuse, and more tools and resources covering vital topics such as stress and childhood trauma. “Parents and those in a parenting role are the most important influence in a child’s life, and we know, for example, tha...

  • Hard Spring Wheat Show

    Feb 23, 2022

    The National Hard Spring Wheat Show was Feb. 9 at the ARC in Williston. Banquet speaker Jolene Brown shared hilarious anecdotes in educating the attendees about the complexities of working with family and passing property to next generation....

  • Basketball Action

    Feb 23, 2022

    The Eagles were in Glendive last Friday. The Sidney Lady Eagles defeated Glendive 51-36 and the boys were defeated 38-66. The Eagles go to divisionals this week and play on Wednesday. The Lady Eagles play Park at noon and the boys play at 10:30 a.m....

  • Montana U.S. House Candidate Penny Ronning Visits Sidney

    Feb 23, 2022

    Penny Ronning, Democratic primary candidate for Montana's 2nd U.S. Congressional District, visited with local Democrats on Feb. 8. Ronning is running for the seat currently occupied by Republican Matt Rosendale. Ronning currently serves on the Billings City Council. A post she has held for the past four years. During her time there she has prided herself on being able to cross the aisle to get things done. She has worked with staff members from Senator Tester's office as well as Senator Daines'...

  • Commission Accreditation For Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)

    Wade Kadrmas|Feb 23, 2022

    Colonel Brandon Solberg would like to announce a team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) will be conducting an assessment of the North Dakota Highway Patrol from Feb. 28-March 2, to examine the department’s policies, procedures, management, operations, and support services. Due to precautions surrounding COVID-19, this site-based assessment will be conducted virtually. Verification by the assessment team means the North Dakota Highway Patrol meets the CALEA commission’s standards of pro...

  • USDA To Invest $1 Billion In Climate Smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America

    Tasha Gibby|Feb 23, 2022

    Bozeman, MT - Feb. 16 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is delivering on its promise to expand markets by investing $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will finance pilot projects that create market opportunities for U.S. agricultural and forestry products that use climate-smart practices and include innovative, cost-effective ways to measure and verify greenhouse gas benefits. USDA is now accepting project a...

  • District II C Tournament Action

    Feb 23, 2022

    MHSA District II Class C Basketball Tournament was held in Sidney last week. The top 4 teams will advance to the divisional tournament in Sidney March 2-5. The 5th place teams could advance to divisionals if they beat Dodson Feb. 25. Placing for the boys were Froid/Med. Lake - 1st, Fairview - 2nd, Bainville - 3rd, Richey/Lambert - 4th and Circle will face Plentywood for a challenge game for 5th. Placing for the girls were Plentywood - 1st, MonDak - 2nd, Culbertson - 3rd, Froid/Med. Lake - 4th...

  • Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras Visits Sidney

    Feb 23, 2022

    Montana Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras visited Sidney on Feb. 18. During her visit she sat down for a listening session at Sidney Sugars followed by a tour of the facility. Juras also met with the Richland County Commissioners and visited Sidney High School. This visit is the second time the Gianforte administration has visited the area since taking office. The governor made a personal visit in October 2021. "He (Gianforte) loves traveling around Montana and listening to what is going on on t...

  • Agri Industries, Inc. Helps MonDak Growers Have A Successful Season

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Agri Industries Inc. was built on the idea of expanding irrigation throughout the MonDak region, and it continues to live out that mission today. It has three shops located throughout the MonDak region, including Sidney, Williston, and Miles City. The company was founded by two brothers, Mike and Greg Ames in 1982 as an irrigation store focused on improving agriculture by building irrigation pivots, pipelines, and installing utility lines with its Directional Boring Division. Agri is also a...

  • Mon-Kota Inc. Continues To Fill Needs Of Area Farmers

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Located on 16132 Hwy 200 E., Fairview, sits Mon-Kota Inc., a business dedicated to providing MonDak growers with the necessary equipment, feed, and fertilizer that help make their operations successful. Starting in 2000, Mon-Kota became a certified Reinke Irrigation dealer, providing top of the line pivot irrigation systems and service. They are now a Diamond level Reinke dealer, with Platinum Plus certified technicians, dedicated to providing customers with quality irrigation services and...

  • Western Tire Co. Providing Quality Services To Community For 65 Years

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Western Tire Co, Sidney, has been providing quality service to the MonDak area for almost 65 years. The business was started by Don Baxter Sr. on 1601 S Central Ave. It has been family-operated ever since. Tom and Jerrold work together to carry on the tradition. Western Tire Co. is dedicated to providing great products and services, helping customers with all their tire, brake, suspension, and alignment needs. The company helps area farmers; providing in-the-field farm tire service. They have...

  • LYIP Annual Meeting

    Feb 23, 2022

    The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project held their annual meeting Feb. 18 at the Moose Lodge in Sidney....

  • Chen To Speak On Fertilizer & Irrigation Effects On Sugar Beets

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. "Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley....

  • Income Tax Filing Deadline Is March 1 For Farmers & Ranchers

    Feb 23, 2022

    "Producers have until April 15 to file without penalty if they have paid their estimated tax by Jan. 15," says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension farm economist. Items to note for 2021 income tax preparation: • The standard deduction is $25,100 for those who are married and filing jointly and $12,550 for singles. • The Social Security wage base for 2021 is $142,800. • The standard mileage rate for 2021 is 56¢ per mile. • Producers are allowed to use 200% declinin...

  • Sidney's MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show, March 3-4

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    This year, Mondak Ag Days is back to an all in-person format, held at the Richland County Event Center on March 3-4. “The 2022 MonDak Ag Days will follow its traditional footprint and we are adding some pretty sweet door prizes to the banquet,” Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Executive Director Kali Godfrey said. The event features a trade show with several vendors showcasing the latest in agriculture related equipment and technology and provides educational opportunities for MonDak area farmers and ranchers. The educational ses...

  • Weather Outlook To Be Discussed At MonDak Ag Days

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Patrick Gilchrist, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, Glasgow, will be discussing the 2022 weather outlook at 10 a.m. MT, Thursday, March 3 at Richland County Event Center during MonDak Ag Days. He will look into the ongoing drought over the past 12 plus months, the current situation (snowpack, etc) and what the short term, medium term, and long term outlooks tell producers about what the future might bring. This past year has been one of the driest on record; the droug...

  • Soil Acidity Management

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Chris Augustin, North Dakota State University's Dickinson Research Extension Center director and soil scientist, will be speaking on remediating soil acidity at 2 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 3 during MonDak Ag Days. Augustin has a lengthy background in agriculture, growing up on his family's farm and earning a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in natural resources management, with an emphasis on soil science, and his doctorate in soil science from North Dakota State University in...

  • MonDak Ag Days Entertainment "Laura & the Soo Valley Boys" Announced

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    MonDak Ag Days is bringing together agriculture and entertainment on March 3-4 at the Richland County Event Center. This year’s entertainment features “Laura and the Soo Valley Boys”. “I’m particularly drawn to this band for Ag Days because essentially all of the band members are from within our own agriculture community,” Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Executive Director Kali Godfrey said. Last year, due to COVID-19, the event was held in a hybrid format but this year the Chamber is happy to announce that it will be an all in-pe...

  • Chen To Speak On Fertilizer & Irrigation Effects On Sugarbeets

    Anna Dragseth|Feb 23, 2022

    Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. “Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley. Sugar beet growers got paid not only based on the to...

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