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  • Niehenke Welding Honors Rocky Norby's Memory With A Touching Tribute

    Anna Dragseth|Oct 21, 2020

    For over 40 years, Norby, Inc. has been a loyal customer of Niehenke Welding, Sidney. The welding company has always done special projects for Norby but more recently Stan and Ross Rosaaen of Niehenke Welding created a particularly special piece for Norby. Amidst beet harvest, Stan and Ross welded a small John Deere green-colored box, which was welded on to a Norby beet digger. This box was used to store the ashes of Rocky Norby, an area farmer who passed away in a tragic accident in May 2020....

  • McKenzie County 4-H'ers Participate In ND 4-H Air Rifle Championships

    Marcia Hellandsaas|Oct 21, 2020

    Five McKenzie County 4-H'ers participated in the first State 4-H Air Rifle Match conducted in their home counties. Gwen and John Signalness, children of Katie and Wade Signalness, Watford City, participated as juniors and beginners. In addition, the following 4-H'ers entered the beginner division: • Beau Hovland, son of Jennifer and Blaine Hovland, Arnegard • Will Forbes, son of Cari and Justin Forbes, Watford City • Coty Schoenwald, son of Ross and Michelle Schoenwald, Keene To parti...

  • Enrollment Begins For Agriculture Risk Coverage & Price Loss Coverage Programs For 2021

    Lindsey Abentroth|Oct 21, 2020

    Washington, Oct. 14 - Agricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops, and more than $5 billion in payments are in the process of going out to producers who signed up for the 2019 crop year. “Although commodity prices are starting to show a g...

  • Janice Ann Norby, 76 Fairview, MT

    Oct 21, 2020

    Janice Ann Norby, 76, Fairview, MT passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Billings, MT. Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Sidney, MT with Father Jim O’Neil officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with a wake service at 6 p.m. at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www...

  • Bobby Harris Sr., 69 Sidney, MT

    Oct 21, 2020

    Bobby Harris Sr., Sidney, MT, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at Sidney Health Center, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be from 11-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 at Heaven and Earth Church, Sidney, MT, Louie Reyna officiating. Interment will be at Brorson Cemetery, in the Brorson Community. Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home is caring for the family. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at w...

  • Patricia (Patti) Ann Browne, 69, Fairview, MT

    Oct 21, 2020

    Patricia (Patti) Ann Browne, 69, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 9, 1951 to Beverly (Schanning) and John Helm. She was the oldest of five children, and graduated from Bay View High School in 1969. She joined the Women's Army Corp and served as a nurse in the early 1970's. From there, she worked as a kidney dialysis nurse at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee for over 20 years. She married Bruce and had three beautiful children with him. In 1996, she moved with her family to Fairview,...

  • North Dakota Department of Health Takes Action to Prioritize Faster Results on COVID-19 Tests

    Oct 21, 2020

    Gov. Doug Burgum and the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) today announced changes to the state’s contact tracing process to more quickly notify individuals who test positive for COVID-19. North Dakota added 400 contact tracers and case investigators last summer to help quickly trace and quarantine close contacts, allowing contact tracing to continue long after many other states had to suspend their efforts. However, a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks has put increased pressure on contact tracing teams at the state a...