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The senior class of Alexander, ND, led by Amber Severson, Alexander Public School social sciences teacher, want their classmates and community to understand not only how important voting is, but every factor in the process. Working in 5 separate teams, they put together slideshows to show their classmates, which varied depending on grade level, as well as arranged for the Alexander school bus to take them and any interested community members to the Cartwright, ND, voting station this coming Nov....
The 31st Annual Wine & Food Festival will be happening on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 5-9 p.m. at the Richland County Event Center. There will be wine tasting, local food vendors will be serving up a taste of home-cooked inspired meals, and a live entertainment provided by stunt comedian Matt Baker will make you laugh out loud. Works of amazing local artists will also be on display to browse and bid on through the online auction. This year's theme is "Home is Where Your Healthcare is". You know that w...
BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and McKenzie County celebrated the completion of the U.S. Highway 85 four-lane project, from Watford City to the Long X Bridge, and adjacent shared-use path Friday, Oct. 25. Chad Orn, NDDOT deputy director for planning, State Senator Brad Bekkedahl, and other state and local officials were in attendance to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony. "The successful completion of this Highway 85 four-lane project is a major win f...
The Sidney Kiwanis Club has had a fun month celebrating its 100th Anniversary thanks to a great committee that created programs each week to engage the membership and remind them of the long and productive history of the club. Awards were given out on Thursday, Oct. 24. The "Most likely to" awards were voted on by the members and the winners were: Rick Norby, take a pie to the face; Breeann Shanks, read the invocation wrong; Alan Seigfreid, get seconds on dessert; Phil Johnson, forget they...
Ryan Busse, Democrat candidate for governor of Montana, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he moved from his farm/ranch community in Kansas to Kalispell 30 years ago and had a career as the vice president of sales for Kimber, one of the largest gun manufacturers in the United States. "This place made me a better person," he said. His running mate Raph Graybill is a 5th generation Montanan who has a long history in Montana politics and whose grandfather, Leo, chaired the 1972 Constitutional...
8 Real Property Tax Statements have been mailed and notice is hereby given that the first half of all taxes levied and assessed with be due and payable on or before 5 p.m. on Dec. 2, 2024, and that unless paid prior to that time the amount then due will be delinquent and will draw interest at the rate of 5/6 of 1% per month from and after such delinquency until paid, and 2% will be added to the delinquent taxes as a penalty. And then the second half of all taxes levied and assessed with be due and payable on or before 5 p.m. on June 2,...
The Richland County Health Department is offering clients a customer satisfaction survey in an effort to improve the delivery of services. The survey is available in hard copy, as a QR code, or a link, and will be offered between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20. If you have received services at the Health Department in the past 12 months, whether that was in-person, on the phone, or via email, you are encouraged to complete the survey. Survey results will be used to develop quality improvement efforts to better meet the needs of the community. To access...
Every two years, November is a flurry of action with Election Day. This year, there are several new measures proposed in North Dakota as amendments to the state constitution. While each of these measures has its own set of benefits and challenges, measure #4 stands out as the one that will affect schools the most. Measure #4 directly states: “This initiated measure would amend sections 1, 14, 15, and 16 and repeal sections 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 of Article X of the North Dakota Constitution. It would prohibit political subdivisions from beyond t...
Wolf Point, MT – Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund as part of the CDFI Financial Assistance (FA) program. This grant will bolster GNDC’s efforts to provide critical lending services to small businesses across Northeastern Montana.www.gndc.org ical assistance to ensure that businesses in the region have the tools they need to succeed. Tori Matejovsky, GNDC executive director, expressed her e...
The Northeastern Arts Network presents "The Jazz Legacy Project" as part of their 2024-25 Big Sky Concert Series on Thursday, Nov. 7 at the MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney. Created in 2015 after an epiphany, Justin Varnes had while teaching Jazz History at Georgia State University, the Jazz Legacy Project has an ongoing residency at the Velvet Note jazz club in Atlanta, GA, where they have been selling out their performances for six years and counting. Ditching a traditional textbook in favor of...
Mark your calendars because Temple Tattoo Gallery is doing Tattoos for Rescues Tuesday, Oct. 29-Saturday, Nov. 2. During this week, 20- 50% of all proceeds on pet flash, Halloween flash, pet portraits and monster tattoos will be donated to the Annie Oakley Animal Rescue. Piercing will be available the 29th and 30th, with $20 from each piercing being donated; walk-ins are welcome for both tattoos and piercings. Temple Tattoo will also be taking pet supply donations which can be dropped off at...
Members of the Watford City Area Concert Association can look forward to the season opening concert for the 2024-25 Concert Series on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Watford City High School Performing Arts Center. Prepared to energized and wowed by the 13-piece big band, Rhapsody and the Blues, featuring Canadian trumpeter Jens Lindemann. This is the first NEW arrangement of Gershwin’s iconic work since the original dance band version of 1924 and the ensuing orchestral arrangement of 1942. Masterfully arranged by Matt Catingub, this rendition will f...
Montana Farmers Union member Sarah Degn, Sidney, attended National Farmers Union's Legislative Fly-In earlier in September. There, she advocated for family farms and ranches, heard from departments and experts, and met with Congressional members. Legislators in D.C. have a clearer understanding of agriculture in Montana, thanks to the Montana farmers and ranchers who spoke with leaders and Congressional members during the National Farmers Union Legislative Fly-In held earlier in September....
Following the death of owner Paul Tjelde, there have been concerns as to whether the popular tire store would remain open. Fortunately, for all their loyal customers, Lee’s Tire will remain open under the capable management of Paul’s wife Patti and their daughter Sarah Tjelde Netzer. “Nothing has changed,” Netzer said. The store still has the same excellent selection of name brand tires available, including light duty, truck, trailer, tractor and ATV tires. They also offer alignments, oil changes, brake work and more. Netzer started working...
Tickets are now on sale at the MonDak Heritage Center for Pub Night at the MonDak on Friday, Oct. 25! Pub Night will be a fun filled evening of live music, seasonal beer tasting, food, and chances to win beer growlers, art, and gift shop items in our Pub Night games of ax throwing, plinko, ring toss, shuffle board, & more! As always for the non-beer drinkers, there will be wine and punch available. Doors open at 6:30 with the entertainment scheduled to commence at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Pub...
It’s time to get dressed up and have a ball at the second annual Fireman’s Ball Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Richland County Event Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., with a social followed by a fantastic dinner prepared by the firemen, who are great cooks! Then rock the night away to the country and rock sounds of “Plowed Under Band”. The silent auction closes and the live auction begins at 8:30 p.m. Other activities include the floating polaroid cameras for on-the-spot photos, and prizes for such things as best dressed male and female. Dress up in s...
The Sunrise Women’s Clinic will be hosting its 14th annual fundraising gala on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Richland County Event Center. Stacey McNally, Sunrise Women’s Clinic director, said, “After last year’s event, we are more excited than ever!” The theme this year is “Life is the song, everyone should have a chance to sing.” The featured keynote speaker and entertainer will be contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz, a singer and songwriter. He is a platinum selling, award winning artist, whose career includes 13 number one hits, Male Vo...
The Richland County Health Department is offering clients a customer satisfaction survey in an effort to improve the delivery of services. The survey is available in hard copy, as a QR code, or a link, and will be offered between Oct. 21 and Nov. 20. If you have received services at the Health Department in the past 12 months, whether that was in-person, on the phone, or via email, you are encouraged to complete the survey. Survey results will be used to develop quality improvement efforts to better meet the needs of the community. To access...
MEDORA, ND – Step into history and mystery at the Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora, during the Chateau Lantern Tours on Saturday, Oct. 26. Explore the darker side of the Chateau’s past in a thrilling evening of frights, delights, and minimal lights. The one-hour tours start at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. MT at the Interpretive Center. After watching a short film, participants will walk up to the Chateau for a tour through the main level where shadows linger. While venturing through the Chateau, illuminated only by lanterns, hear the eeri...
The 31st Annual Wine & Food Festival will be happening on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 5-9 p.m. at the Richland County Event Center. There will be wine tasting, local food vendors will be serving up a taste of home-cooked inspired meals, and a live entertainment provided by stunt comedian Matt Baker will make you laugh out loud. Works of amazing local artists will also be on display to browse and bid on through the online auction. This year’s theme is “Home is Where Your Healthcare is”. You know that wonderful experience of coming home and being a...
On Saturday, Oct. 12 at approximately 4:31 p.m. CDT, there was a vehicle vs. pedestrian injury crash that occurred at the Walmart parking lot, Williston. A 2019 Ford F350 driven by Ryan Sonn was traveling southbound in the Walmart parking lot when a pedestrian, Coleetta Roth, left the store and began walking to her vehicle. The F350 struck Roth as she was walking across the parking lot. Roth sustained serious injuries from the collision and was transported via ambulance to CHI St. Alexius Hospital, Williston. The agencies who responded to the...
Six civic minded residents of Sidney have put their names forth to serve on the Government Review Study Commission, and submit recommendations for city government. Kathleen Waller, Keri Riordan, Wade Whiteman, Dennis Moore, Janet Sergent, and Jordan Mayer are on the ballot. Voters need to choose three of those candidates. All meetings of the board will be public with the first one held within 10 days after certification of the election results. The agenda and minutes for each meeting will be posted on the city’s website. The group will a...
The City of Watford City Community Development Department has released the final results of a community survey and downtown redevelopment plan of three underutilized development areas within Watford City. In March, 2024 the City of Watford City received a $50,000 Rural Facilities Planning Grant from the North Dakota Department of Commerce. The purpose of the grant, per the ND Department of Commerce website, “...is to provide funding to support the planning and development of empty or soon-to-be-empty facilities or buildings in rural areas (...
East Fairview School was ranked #1 in the State of North Dakota by Niche, a website that ranks schools, colleges and communities across the country. The school was #1 out of 257 elementary schools and #1 out of 97 middle schools. Niche gave East Side an A+ in Academics, with 65% of the students proficient in reading and math. It also awarded the school an A + for teachers due to the student/teacher ratio of 6-1, and the excellence of the staff. Principal Gackle was totally surprised at the news...
Richland County Planner Rachel Laqua met with the Richland County Commissioners last week to discuss applying for a Community Development Block Grant through the Montana Department of Commerce to help offset the costs of updating the Growth Policy which is required by the state to be done every five years. The application will request $50,000 with the county covering the 25% matching funds. The policy will include Richland County and the cities of Sidney and Fairview. Laqua explained that the growth policy was updated in 2015 and renewed in...