Articles from the May 30, 2018 edition
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Fun For The Whole Family in Fairview June 9
Fairview is the place to be for family fun on Saturday, June 9 beginning at 8 a.m., with a full day of activities for all ages. The north end of Sharbono Park is the venue for Hoopfest, plus a...
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Watford City Residents to Vote on Amendment to Home Rule Charter June 12
On June 12, Watford City voters will have an opportunity to remove the current $25 cap on sales tax within the city. A citywide sales tax of one cent was first passed by Watford City in 1998, called...
Missing Person Alert: Update
On May 28, 2018 we received information from Law Enforcement authorities in Oregon that they had been in contact with Debra Ballinger and that she was healthy and okay. Debra has been taken out of...
Zion Lutheran Church Celebrating 100 Years
On July 14, 1918 Reverend Olaf Carlson was installed as the full-time pastor for four different churches. Scandinavian Lutheran was in Four Mile, Montana, St. Peter's Lutheran was in Sioux Pass,...
Rau School Student Of The Quarter
Rau School would like to announce Evie Karren, daughter of Ryan and Carli Karren, as their student of the fourth quarter. She is a hard worker and always completes her work to the best of her...
Sherry And Janae's Softball Tournament June 16
Sherry and Janae’s Annual Softball Tournament is to be held June 16 at the South Meadow Softball Complex in Sidney. The tournament is held to honor the lives of Sherry Whited Arnold and Janae Moore. The tournament is open to teams of all ages and...
NWND Community Foundation Announces 2018 Grant Awards
The Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation has awarded seven grants totaling $10,000 to worthwhile organizations seeking to improve the quality of life in Williams, Divide, and McKenzie counties. With the grants provided since its inception in...
American Red Cross Babysitter's Training Course Offered
A workshop designed to help youth develop basic skills for babysitting will be held on Friday, June 1 at the Yellowstone Room in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City. The course will start...
Sunforce Kids Special Agents June 4-8
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Sunforce Kids Special Agents Vacation Bible School is Monday, June 4-Friday, June 8, 8:30 a.m.-noon, for ages 3 thru 6th grade. Parents can preregister their child at svlcsidney.org until noon Sunday, June 3;...
Week of the Young Child
Last month Richland County Health Department celebrated the Week of the Young Child. We had a baby basket at Sidney Health Center that was given to Nathan, Danielle and Cullen Diede. Cullen was the...
Paddlefish Anglers Reminded Of Requirement To Report Harvest
The 2018 paddlefish season on the Yellowstone River and the Missouri River downstream of Fort Peck Dam (yellow tags) has been under way for over a week, and as of Saturday, 284 paddlefish have been processed at the Intake Fishing Access Site station...
State of the Park
Wendy Hart Ross, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, gave a "State of the Park" presentation on May 23 at the Watford City Civic Center. Ross presented a slide show on the economic...
Summer Hours for Fort Union
Fort Union Trading Post is currently open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm Central Daylight Time. On Sunday, May 27, Fort Union will begin summer hours. Summer hours are 8:00 am – 6:30 pm (Central Time). These hours will be in effect from Memorial Day...
MDHC Announces Into the Sunset: The Forgotten Cowgirl Singers by Almeda Bradshaw
The MonDak Heritage Center announces Into the Sunset: The Forgotten Cowgirl Singers by singer/songwriter Almeda Bradshaw on Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center, 120 3rd Ave...
DPHHS Reminds Montanans to Take Precautions to Avoid Hantavirus
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local public health agencies remind Montanans and visitors to the state to be aware of the risk of hantavirus and to take precautions to avoid exposures to rodents, their droppings and...
FSA County Committee Nominations Launch June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages America’s farmers and ranchers to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their local county committee. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept nominations for...
World No Tobacco Day 2018
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on the 31st of May. It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe. The day is further intended to draw attention to the...
Richland County Taxes Due
The Richland County Treasurer would like to remind taxpayers that the second payment of 2017 Real Property taxes and FIRST payment of 2018 mobile home taxes are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Payments and payment coupons may be mailed or...
Eagles Win First Round at State
The Sidney Eagles softball team was in Frenchtown last week for the state tournament. The Eagles won their first game at state in the history of Sidney softball. They played against Columbia Falls...
Rock Painting Party Planned To Support Local Cancer Patients
Sidney, Montana (May 21, 2018) – The Richland County Cancer Coalition is hosting a Rock Painting Party on Thursday, May 31 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Sidney Elks Lodge to spread kindness and raise fun...
Basketball Camp June 1-3
The Noah Dahlman basketball camp will be held in Fairview, Montana, on June 1st - June 3rd from 1-5 pm at the Fairview High School. It is open to boys and girls entering 6th-12th grade. The cost is...
Deciding on our HD35 Representative
Elections bring out some very interesting advertising by candidates. I’m concerned about a term called, ‘campaign conservative,’ meaning someone is a conservative but only until after the election. As that relates to our area, we have our...
To The Editor
Most voters requesting absentee ballots have noticed that in this primary election the Public Service Commission in District 1 is up for election in June. Travis Kavulla, our current Public Service Commissioner for District 1, is at the end of his...
