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  • Sidney Cross Country Competes in Billings

    Sep 1, 2021

    The Sidney cross country team was in Billings last Friday. The girls took 11th overall and the boys took 12th overall. Girls individual results are: 1st Ryleigh Kleinke, 39th Olivia Schoepp, 85th Lilli Wick, 92nd Theresa Wick, 104th Clementine Bayless, 110th Daisy Snow and 111th Autumn Edd. Boys individual results are: 42nd Tyler Olson, 44th Aaron Reitz, 75th Mike Tiutiunyk, 96th Kash Stiles and 97th Jace Hansen. The cross country team will head to Hardin this Friday....

  • Bragging On Our Community

    Sep 1, 2021

    Fellowship Food Bank gives away food six days a week. This constitutes thousands of pounds of food to hundreds of hungry Richland County residents. Our greatest need (usually) is frozen beef and non-perishable food items. However, we made the conscious choice in 2008 (when we started) not to fundraise in the community so this can remain our gift to the community and not compete with other charitable organizations. The chief difference between our food bank, and the county food bank, is that (A) we don’t ask for donations, as explained above (...

  • Montana Hemp Growers Awarded $65 Million For 'Deceptive' Deal

    Amanda Eggert|Sep 1, 2021

    The civil judgment, the second-highest ever awarded in Montana, highlights volatility and growing pains in the CBD market. Hemp, a crop that largely flew under the radar in Montana when it was planted under a pilot program three years ago, is now central to one of the largest civil awards in the state's history. A jury in Wolf Point last month awarded 25 eastern Montana farmers $65 million in compensatory and punitive damages, finding that a handful of Canadian and American businessmen had...

  • Watford City Heritage Day Set For Sept. 18

    Anna Dragseth|Sep 1, 2021

    The McKenzie County Watford City Heritage Park, located west of Watford City at 950 2nd Ave. SW, will be celebrating its 21st Annual Heritage Day with a new building and mural. On Saturday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., the Park will be filled with fun family games, food, live music, local artists, and much more. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit the historic buildings, look at antique tractors, and participate in old-time school activities. Sandy Rieker, Pioneer Museum Director of Op...

  • Former Area Student Starts Job As Watford City Middle School Ag Teacher

    Anna Dragseth|Sep 1, 2021

    The Watford City Middle School recruited a new middle school agriculture teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. Grace Dragseth, a 2021 graduate of North Dakota State University, started as the new agricultural teacher and FFA advisor Aug. 25. With this position she teaches grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the various units related to plants/crops, equine science, livestock, wildlife and natural resources, shop and tool safety, woodworking, and horticulture. Her teaching method focuses on hands-on and project-based learning to the student...

  • Coffee With Agriculture

    Devan Leo|Sep 1, 2021

    It is that time of year again! Last year in September, we held a fall weed forum incorporating specialists from NDSU Extension along with a local chemical rep. 2021 presented us with so much uncertainty that folks just don’t know what to do or expect anymore. One thing I do know is Extension will always be there for you and this year is no exception! We will again be hosting an in-person Weed Forum at the Extension Office Shop on Sept. 13, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. CT! I have enlisted three specialists to help deliver informative presentations to you...

  • Tioga Norseman Museum To Hold Grand Opening Sept. 10

    Anna Dragseth|Sep 1, 2021

    The Norseman Museum, previously located at the old First Lutheran Church, Tioga, recently moved to a new location at 108 Welo St. To celebrate this, there will be a grand opening for the building on Friday, Sept. 10 starting at 11:30 a.m. CT, followed by a free barbeque and entertainment and door prizes from 4-6 p.m. The Norseman Museum is a curator and historian of Tioga, ND. It has several artifacts and an oil capital of North Dakota display that keeps growing, with a true-to-scale derrick and pumper. It also has a Sons of Norway (SON)...

  • Alexander's 76th Annual Old Settlers Day Sept. 2-4

    Anna Dragseth|Sep 1, 2021

    Alexander’s 76th Annual Old Settlers Day is set to take place Sept. 2-4. The town of Alexander has a large array of activities for everyone to participate in. Starting on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., there will be a bonfire across from the Alexander park. On Friday, Sept. 3, there will be a chili cook-off on Main Street, 1-7 p.m., soapbox derby (for ages 7-18) is scheduled at 6 p.m. The derby will have prize money/trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For more information on the derby call 701-651-7518. From 9 p.m.-1 a.m. there will be m...

  • McKenzie County 4-H Youth Win Awards In Communication Arts At ND State Fair

    Marcia Hellandsaas|Sep 1, 2021

    4-H youth competed in junior or senior individual or team presentations in the 2021 4-H Communication Arts Contest at the North Dakota State Fair, Minot, Sunday, July 25. 4-H’ers competed on a county and district level to qualify for the State Fair event. The top presenters received Awards of Excellence. McKenzie County 4-H’er Kyle Best Received an Awards of Excellence in the Junior Video Production Category with his “Why Buy Local” presentation. Also receiving an Awards of Excellence from Mc...

  • Evelyn M. "Sara" Engstrom, 94, Sidney, MT

    Sep 1, 2021

    Funeral services for Evelyn M. “Sara” Engstrom, 94, Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at Bible Baptist Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Michael Backhaus officiating. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 and 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at the funeral home, and one hour before services at the church. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www...

  • Theodore "Ted" Dockweiler, 83, Sidney, MT

    Sep 1, 2021

    Funeral services for Theodore “Ted” Dockweiler, 83, Sidney, MT are at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Ted passed away on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT....

  • Gladys O. Wisness, 103, Watford City, ND

    Sep 1, 2021

    Funeral services for Gladys O. Wisness, 103, Watford City, ND, are at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at First Lutheran Church, Keene, ND, with Pastor Robert Schmidt officiating. Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Watford City, ND. Interment will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Keene, ND, under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Gladys passed away on Monday, Aug. 31,...

  • Registration Deadline for the 2021 Soil Health Bus Tour Extended

    Tasha Gibby|Sep 1, 2021

    BOZEMAN, Mont., September 2, 2021 – Register for the 2021 Soil Health Bus Tour by Sept. 10, 2021. Hosted by the Montana Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the tour will showcase farms and ranches in the Dakotas that have moved to the next level of soil health. The Soil Health Bus Tour leaves Billings on Sept. 14 at 7:30 a.m. and returns to Billings on Sept. 16 around 7:00 p.m. An additional pickup and drop off point is also available at the Miles City Walmart. The tour starts out in South Dakota at the Dakota Lakes Research F...

  • Upcoming Programs at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center

    State Historical Society of North Dakota|Sep 1, 2021

    WILLISTON, N.D. – The public is invited to these upcoming events at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. Sept. 6 Flag Lowering Ceremony, 5 p.m. Fort Buford closes for fall/winter. Sept. 7 Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center begins fall/winter hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Monday-Tuesday. Sept. 16 Confluence History Book Club, 7 p.m. Join history buffs to discuss this month's book. F...