Belgarde of St. Michael, N.D. convicted of second-degree murder and arson
United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Cody James Belgarde, age 36, from St. Michael, N.D., was found guilty of the charges of second-degree murder and arson. In January of 2021, Belgarde shot and killed a...
Midkota superintendent accused of possessing child pornography
UPDATED November 30, 2023 On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Superintendent of the Midkota Public School District was charged with several felonies for the possession of child pornography. Ryan Baron, also...
Game wardens out in force
Hunting season is officially in full swing, and for the N.D. Game and Fish Department that means a busy schedule of ensuring our lands remain a safe and healthy hunting environment, both now and...
Text scam strikes First Lutheran Church parishioners
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a coordinated scam was launched on parishioners of the First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Unfortunately, at least one of those parishioners fell victim to the scam, losing a...
Otter Tail looking to increase rates
Otter Tail Power Company has announced their intention to increase their electrical rates. On November 2, they submitted an application with the N.D. Public Service Commission (PSC), starting a...
A Penrose Christmas
DPRCA's "The Christmas Show" opened Friday at the Old Church Theatre in New Rockford. Performances run through Sunday, Dec. 17. Transcript publisher Amy Wobbema captured scenes from the show during...
Garrison Diversion matching recreation grant program awarded $692,521 to 21 projects
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) Recreation Committee recently met and awarded matching recreation grants to 21 projects, totaling $692,521. “Garrison Diversion’s Matching Recreation Grant Program is an...
Sheyenne: Dec. 4, 2023
Jeff and Denise Labrensz enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Albert and Denise Pfeiffer farm along with Matt and Allison Pfeiffer and family and 20 others. A lot of visiting and even a game or two of Clue was played by a few. Patti Larson was one of...
Northern Plains Electric announces scholarship
Northern Plains Electric and Basin Electric Power Cooperatives are offering a $1,000 scholarship to a dependent of a member of Northern Plains Electric for the 2024-2025 school year. Basin Electric is a consumer-owned and controlled regional...
New Rockford-Sheyenne alumnus, Kyleigh Hilbert, awarded $2,000 EducateND scholarship
Dollars for Scholars recently awarded a $2,000 EducateND Scholarship to Kyleigh Hilbert of New Rockford-Sheyenne High School. “The North Dakota Dollars for Scholars chapter and the local Dollars for Scholars chapters work together to provide...
Head to head: Cardinal wrestlers in action
A pre-meal appetizer before the turkeys and casserole came out of the oven meant some exciting action from the Cardinal mat crews two days prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. Carrington started the...
Rockets take sixth at second-straight state volleyball run
Proud is an understatement. This team made it to the state tournament for the second year in a row after making it last year for the first time in New Rockford-Sheyenne school history. Overall, the Rockets finished the tournament in sixth place... 
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History of New Rockford: Dec. 4, 2023
On June 30, 1906, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Radtke returned from Fargo, where they had attended the Grand Lodge meetings of the Masons and the Eastern Star. Fred Von Almen went to his old home in Minnesota,...
Archival Anecdotes: New growth ahead
Welcome back for another season of Archival Anecdotes! For those of you who aren't familiar with this column, please allow me to make an introduction. It was late in 2019 that the Eddy County Museum...
Savvy Senior: How to ease the winter blues
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about seasonal affective disorder? I’ve always disliked winter, but since I retired and am home a lot more, the gray, cold winter months make me feel really...
'The Christmas Show' is a labor of love
Last night, I got to see “how the sausage is made.” As a member of the media, I was invited to watch DPRCA’s “The Christmas Show” before anyone else. This time, I was on assignment,...
Neighbors, start your Christmas lights
Each year the weekend after Thanksgiving, I sense an innate urge to risk life, limb and public humiliation by festooning the exterior of our home with several hundred C9 incandescent lights. (I'm...
We the People: Justice Douglas went east, but appointed to Court as a westerner
President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to nominate William O. Douglas to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Louis Brandeis in 1939, but there was a problem: a geographical problem. Douglas, a resident of...
Dakota Recreation Report: Dec. 4, 2023
Outdoor notes: *Current ice conditions on any lakes aren’t conducive for access. Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges and springs. Check...
Sermonette: The Annunciation
Today, I want to delve into the wondrous and awe-inspiring event known as the Annunciation – a moment that forever changed the course of history and brought forth the Savior of the world. The Annunciation is a powerful testament to the mysterious...
Living on Purpose: Loving God is knowing His will and doing it
Most of us have heard the 1969 song, “More Today than Yesterday” by the band Spiral Staircase. The chorus says, “I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.” I had not...
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