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On Sunday, Aug. 21, phones started ringing. David Haverkamp placed a call to Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) stating that they had noticed water bubbling out of the ground partway down the 45’ – 50’ embankment that served as the main irrigation canal’s outside wall. A ditch rider was sent out, who first called Project Manager James Brower, and when he didn’t answer, called the watermaster, Pat Micheletto. Micheletto then called Brower to tell him that the canal had breached....
Jim Hagenbarth of Hagenbarth Livestock in Dillon has been named the 2016 Outstanding Agricultural Leader on behalf of Montana State University's College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. The public is invited to congratulate Hagenbarth at a Montana-made breakfast to be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in MSU's South Gym of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center during the college's annual Celebrate Agriculture event scheduled for Nov. 11-12 at MSU. MSU Vice President of...
Can We Talk? This October Richland County Family Planning sponsors ‘Let’s Talk Month’ to encourage Parent/Child communication about sexual health and other topics that are important to both groups. Parents are the first and most important educators in their children’s lives. However, not all parents are comfortable with or have the resources to discuss difficult topics with their children. Often, parents want to talk to their son or daughter about different issues, but are afraid that they will not have the right answers and do not know wh...
Logan Peterson kills the ball to aid in beating the Miles City Cowgirls in four games on October 4. (Photo by Kathy Johnson)...
Fisheries crews began collecting adult Chinook salmon starting last week in hopes of collecting a large number of eggs, which will be raised to juveniles and released back into the reservoir in 2017. Crews are using electrofishing boats and targeting areas near the dam throughout October. Salmon do not naturally reproduce in Fort Peck Reservoir, making these efforts critical to the continuation of this fishery. “Even though salmon have been observed in relatively shallow areas during the past few weeks, ideal spawning activity has yet to t...
Come down to the river, Saturday, Oct. 15th for the Yellowstone River Rats Jig-N-Crank Fest Walleye Tournament at the Richland Park Boat Ramp, north of Sidney on County Road 128, 2 miles east of MT State Highway 200. There’s room for 25 two-person teams total, with eleven registered already. Registration is $100 per team, and on Friday, Oct. 14th there will be a Richland Park Social at 5:45, registration closes at 6:00pm, and one member from each team must attend the Rules Meeting at 6:15pm. T...
The E-rase your E-waste committee would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2016 E-rase your E-waste events in Sidney and Fairview this past spring and fall. The official results are now in for our fall event held Sept. 9-10 in Sidney where MonDak businesses and residents recycled another 22,471 pounds of electronic waste. That brings the total for both our 2016 spring and fall events to 45,754 pounds - the 7th time in 12 years we’ve collected more than 44,000 pounds of e-waste in a single year! It also brings our grand total to m...
Election to the State Auditor’s Office means the individual will serve as Insurance Commissioner for Montana. This person will play a critical role in setting policy which will effect nearly every man, woman, and child in our state. Whether through health, life, homeowners, automobile, workers’ compensation insurance, or the myriad investment products available, everyone in our state is impacted by this office. The Auditor’s Office provides for the licensing and oversight of the firms selling insurance and investment products and deter...
Senator Steve Daines was in Sidney Oct. 5th; he met with local beet growers at Sidney Sugars, toured the Intake Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Diversion Dam, and held a roundtable discussion focused on the needs of law enforcement, specifically the continuing drug issues in the Bakken region, as well as the need for the temporary Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent presence in Sidney to be made permanent. Federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies were in...
Montana’s annual youth-only deer hunt set for Oct. 20-21 will come a week earlier this year. The two-day youth hunt is open to: legally licensed 12-15 year olds who have completed hunter education and who are accompanied by a non-hunting adult at least 18 years of age and properly certified and legally licensed apprentice hunters 10-15 years of age who are accompanied by a non-hunting adult “mentor” at least 21 years of age. This hunt is for deer only. All regulations apply. Elk hunting is prohibited. Young hunters must wear hunter orang...
