The Roundup -

The Ribfest 2013 Planning Committee has set Friday, August 9th for this year’s event on Main Street, Watford City. Concessions and the Street Fair will start at 10 a.m. and the rib contest will take place at 5 p.m. A $1,000 prize will be awarded...

Two special workshops are planned as part of the 2013 Sidney ARS Dryland Field Day set for this Friday from 9 am to noon, including a special sprayer calibration workshop, as well as a recap of the March 5th “Pipeline Reclamation Workshop” held...

45 of the top PBR bull riders will be featured each night against some of the greatest bulls the PBR has to offer. Several bulls that have been seen on the weekly televised events such as “Buck Wild”, “Pandemic”, “Pimp Daddy”, “Brush...

Three special presentations, two workshops and a report out of Washington, DC, are planned as part of the 2013 Froid Research Farm Field Day set for this Thursday at 1 pm. First up is a discussion by Outlook area farmer Gordon Stoner, who as past...

Montana state and local public health officials are working with national health agencies to respond to an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to a frozen fruit blend sold by Costco stores, including all of those in Montana. To date, no cases of illness h...

Saturday, June 22, at 2pm, the MonDak Heritage Center will host a reception “I Do: A Cultural History of Montana Weddings” featuring a special presentation by Martha Kohl. Kohl, a historian with the Montana Historical Society, is also the author...

Funeral services for Elsie E. Carstens, 76, of Fairview, MT are at 2 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Fairview Alliance Church with Pastor Kelly Sloan officiating. Burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers,...

Funeral services for Carol O. Shannon, 75, of Fairview, MT are at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview with Pastor Roberta Pierce officiating. Cremation will follow services under the direction of the Fulkerson...

Lone Tree Archers of Sidney will be having their annual “Henry Schwenke 3-D Shoot” on Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, June 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The archery range is located 8 miles east of Sidney (cross Yellowstone River bridge...

ABC Academy in Fairview held its End of the Year Program and Graduation on May 16, 2013. The pre-school is run by Bobbi Cozzens....

Sherry’s 2nd Annual Softball Tournament is approaching fast. It will be held July 13th at South Meadow Softball Complex. This event is open to all ages. Prizes will be given out all day. Concessions will be available. Proceeds will go for continuin...

Area businesses are invited to attend the free Montana Superhost statewide seminar, “Rockin’ to the Rhythm of Service”. Sponsored by the Montana Office of Tourism’s Montana Superhost Program and Flathead Valley Community College, this...

Hans Schneider, currently living in the Netherlands, will join the Montana State University faculty and be both superintendent and associate professor of plant pathology at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, pending approval of the...

As of May 29, there have been six crashes and six fatalities involving motorcycles in Montana this year. These numbers represent 50 percent more deaths than in the same period in 2012. Montana has been experiencing an increase in motorcycle-involved...