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On the evening of Aug. 13, 2023 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a resident reported to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office that they had been engaging in recreational activities on the Yellowstone River south of Sidney during which time they came upon possible human skeletal bones. They recovered bones from the site and turned them over to the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Richland County Coroner and the Montana Fish and Game are following up with an on-site investigation. The bones recovered will be submi...
This year's annual E-rase your E-waste event is set for Sept. 8 and 9, so clear out those closets and storage sheds and recycle all of those damaged and obsolete electronics for free. "We've had a number of questions from people asking about our fall event, so we are excited to let everyone know that the dates have been set," event coordinator Heather Luinstra said early this month. "Once again we have partnered with Yellowstone E-Waste Solutions, Billings, and we will host a joint event with th...
Williston, ND - The public is invited to these upcoming events at Fort Buford and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. Aug. 20: “Plein Air on the Prairie,” Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, 12-2 p.m. Bring your art supplies and join members of the Williston Area Visual Artists for Plein Air painting. Aug. 27: History and Nature Lecture Series, Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center, 2 p.m. Join artist and...
On the evening of Aug. 13, 2023 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a resident reported to the Sheriff’s Office that they had been engaging in recreational activities on the Yellowstone River south of Sidney during which time they came upon possible human skeletal bones. They recovered bones from the site and turned them over to the Sheriff’s Office. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Richland County Coroner and the Montana Fish and Game are following up with an on-site investigation. The bones recovered will be submi...
Lane Papka, Savage, has really enjoyed his time in 4-H and how much it has helped him grow as a person. Over the past five years with the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers, Papka has raised pigs and steers along with completing photography and woodworking projects. His favorite is the steers which he purchases from and keeps at Morgan Ernster’s farm. His pigs have been housed at the Peter’s farm. He has earned a Perfect Quality award for his pig and blue ribbons for the majority of his entries. He also served as vice president of his club for...
The 2022-2023 4-H year, thus far, has been a large success for the 235 4-H members and 92 adult volunteers in the ten active 4-H clubs in Richland County. 4-H focuses on growing confident, capable, and caring youth through science, citizenship and healthy living projects that provide hands on learning and engagement in their home and community. 4-H has come a long way since its beginning in 1902. 4-H now offers a wide variety of projects including animal science, aerospace, robotics, woodworking, entomology, shooting sports, sport fishing, baby...
Lane Papka, Savage, has really enjoyed his time in 4-H and how much it has helped him grow as a person. Over the past five years with the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers, Papka has raised pigs and steers along with completing photography and woodworking projects. His favorite is the steers which he purchases from and keeps at Morgan Ernster's farm. His pigs have been housed at the Peter's farm. He has earned a Perfect Quality award for his pig and blue ribbons for the majority of his entries....
Searches are ongoing for 36-year-old Renee Arcand who went missing from Intake Fishing Access Site at the Intake Diversion Dam, 15 miles north of Glendive, MT, along the Yellowstone River. Arcand is a Wisconsin native who was traveling from her home state to Oregon, with plans to camp in Montana for five days. She was last seen the night of Monday, June 26 and was reported missing the morning of Friday, June 30 by her companion. She has been officially missing since June 27. Arcand is 5'5" tall...
Right before the fair on Aug. 2 a team of wrestlers composed of student wrestlers and alumni from Sidney, Poplar, and Circle will be able to compete in a wrestling duel against the German Exchange wrestling team. This friendly competition has been going on since 1991. It started with a friendship between a wrestling coach in Billings and a wrestling coach in Germany, a 14-day tour of Montana and eight duels, which lead to a yearly competition. Because of 911 and COVID they lost a few years in...
Homeowners across Montana received a nasty shock in the mail last month, coming in the form of state property reappraisal notices that generally indicated the 2023 valuations used to calculate property taxes have spiked over the two-year reappraisal cycle. It’s unlikely those valuation increases, 46% on median statewide, will translate into equivalent increases when country treasurers mail out actual property tax bills this fall. That’s because the tax estimates included on the reappraisal notices don’t account for how across-the-board value...
Miles City - The 2023 paddlefish season on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers is now over, with a total estimated harvest of 776 paddlefish. After monitoring two paddlefish seasons (2022 and 2023) with open river passage at Intake Dam, the new normal appears to be a dispersed fishery between the state line to Tongue River confluence at Miles City, MT, and a full season length (May 15-June 30) without a need for an early in-season closure if anglers near the 1,000-fish harvest target. With a general perspective of how the fish and anglers...
A total of 37 teams participated in the Monster Cat Roundup, July 15, on the Yellowstone River outside of Sidney. Some of the fishing teams included six husband and wife combos, eight father and son or daughter combos, three grandfather and grandkid combos. The tournament was run by the Montana Catfish Association and Steve and Ashley Harris. Its total weight of five fish. The top ten teams and their hometowns are listed below. 1st Place Team 9: Todd Lindsay, and JJ Lindsay, both of Laurel, MT,...
The Arch Ellwein Memorial Drama camp has been cancelled due to lack of participants. The MonDak Grace Fund would like to thank the MonDak Heritage Center, Yellowstone Bank, Johnson Hardware, and B & B Builders for their offers to assist with donations. “We will try again next year.” said organizer Karen Shaide....
Awakened Wellness LLC will be having its Grand Opening Friday, July 21 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, July 22 from 2-6 p.m. Awakened Wellness LLC is owned by Tanya Candee, who has been a registered nurse for over 20 years. Because of her own declining health and chronic pain, she was looking for solutions. That search led to Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy (PEMF). She could see the healing benefits right away; she invested in the training and equipment. For two years she offered PEMF...
Williston, ND - The public is invited to July programs at Fort Buford State Historic Site and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. All events are free and open to the public. All times are Central time. July 8: Sixth Infantry Encampment, Fort Buford State Historic Site, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The day features demonstrations of military life by living historians, including a rifle and cannon demonstration at 2 p.m. Bring socks or a t-shirt to the laundresses to discover how the solders’ clothing was washed. Learn h...
Sidney, MT - Yellowstone Insurance Exchange, RRG is pleased to announce that Sidney Health Center earned the Jeff Martin Leadership Award for 2022. The award was presented to the hospital at the Yellowstone Annual Meeting and Risk Management Conference held June 19-21, at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, Idaho. This prestigious award recognizes the organization's efforts in improving patient safety and providing quality care in the communities they serve. The dedication and progress made over the past...
Sue Duffey, (left) MonDak Senior Citizens president, accepts a $500 check from Wendy Johnson, LYREC secretary-treasurer. Funds are through the Operation Round up, a charitable program funded by the members of Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Cooperative who voluntarily "round up" their monthly bills to the next dollar. Funds are then donated to non-profit entities, charitable education, scientific, health or safety purposes in the REA area....
The Confluence, which is a Leadership Montana Signature Event, was held in Sidney May 4-5. The Confluence was held at the Pella Lutheran Church and was organized by local leadership graduates Leslie Messer, Cami Skinner, Elaine Stedman, Paula Eberling, Kelly Reisig, Katie Dasinger, Jen Doty, Lorilee Norby and Michelle Frank. There was a total of 30 alumni from across the state in attendance. The first concept was to provide transparency about oil and energy revenue, as well as correct the idea...
Williston, ND – The public is invited to the free History and Nature Lecture Series program “Confluence Trail Walk” Sunday, July 18, 11 a.m. CT at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. The 1/2 mile guided walk is along part of the trail at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. It begins at the Interpretive Center and proceeds westward to the cemetery near Fort Buford State Historic Site. The trail consists of asphalt pavement, grassy areas, and gravel. Participants should bring water. A not...
Williston, ND - The Fort Union Association (FUA) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. FUA was founded in April 1993, by Williston-native Marv Kaiser and Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Superintendent Paul Hedren thanks in part to a generous loan from the Friends of Fort Union & Fort Buford. Kaiser, Hedren and other founding board members sought a way to share the trading post's rich history and support the historical, cultural, scientific, and educational activities of...
Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Bronc Miller Memorial Team Roping, Saturday, June 17 at the Burns Creek Arena located seven miles south of Savage off Highway 16. The first event will be the #11.5 handicap with a pick one/draw one for $200, 1.5 second handicap per number, capped at 7.5 heeler, and four steer progressive. The second event is #8.5 roping, with a pick one/draw one for $100 and three steer progressive. You can enter three times or draw up to six for both events. Enter the day...
Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) and Billings-based pharmacy Pharm406 are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership to provide vaccine services to people with disabilities and the aging population across LIFTT’s 18-county service area in southcentral and southeastern Montana. The partnership is made possible through a grant LIFTT received from USAging and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to participate in a nationwide effort known as the Aging and Disability Vaccine Collaborative (ADVC). Under the p...
Lower Yellowstone Lodge #90 of Masons has awarded six- $500 scholarships in memory of Earl & Clona Hawley. The 2023 scholars recognized are Mikael Savage, Lexi Morlock, Burton Pollari, Avery Iverson and Lily Wick, Sidney High School; and Samara Hofer, Fairview High School. The Earl & Clona Hawley scholarship was created by Richland Chapter #62 of Eastern Star to recognize the devotion of Mr. & Mrs. Hawley to their community. The Masons also awarded three, $1,000 Ben York Memorial scholarships...
Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual Bronc Miller Memorial Team Roping, Saturday, June 17 at the Burns Creek Arena located seven miles south of Savage off Highway 16. The first event will be the #11.5 handicap with a pick one/draw one for $200, 1.5 second handicap per number, capped at 7.5 heeler, and four steer progressive. The second event is #8.5 roping, with a pick one/draw one for $100 and three steer progressive. You can enter three times or draw up to six for both events. Enter the day...
On the morning of May 17, residents of Big Horn, Blaine, Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Gallatin, Garfield, Hill, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Wibaux, and Yellowstone counties woke up to thick and strong-smelling smoke. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality alert for those counties from 9 a.m. May 17-9 a.m. May 18. According to Ted Jamba, National Weather Service, Glasgow, the smoke is coming from...
