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A young child was found dead at a residence on the Spirit Lake Reservation, and her foster parents are behind bars. On the morning of May 6, Spirit La...

Local officials are submitting a request to hold a community-wide COVID-19 testing event after six additional Eddy County residents tested positive...

It's Election Season, and this time things are a bit different. Here's our readers' guide to the June 9 election, so brush up and get out the vote!...

This past weekend senior baseball players got a chance to take the field one last time. Organized by Bismarck High senior Skyler Strand and his...

The NR-S Elementary held its annual year-end awards ceremony virtually Wednesday, which was posted to their Facebook page. Here are the highlights:...

On Tuesday afternoon, Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd CEO Kim Jensrud announced that a tenant of Heritage House, the organization's assisted...

For more than 70 years, the New Rockford Eagles Club has been giving back to the community, and it's a role that members take role seriously....

May 17-23 is EMS Week across the country. This week we express our appreciation to the EMS professionals on the frontline of the COVID-19...

This is the time of year when parks and recreation managers throughout the state scurry around planning and preparing for the summer season,...

Public Works Superintendent Hirchert reported that City Clean-Up Week will not take place in May due to the coronavirus outbreak. Electronics...

The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board decided Monday to postpone graduation until June 21 at 2 p.m. Although their formal celebration is on hold for...

Eddy County has one (1) new active case of COVID-19. However, local agencies have not released any further information about the individual. "I do... Full story

Construction will resume along U.S. Hwy. 281 in New Rockford on Monday, May 4. According to Ethan Kitsch with the NDDOT, the goal is to have the...

Gov. Doug Burgum signed an amended executive order Wednesday providing additional guidance for businesses that are resuming or continuing operations...

With all the construction activity around town in recent weeks, we at the "New Rockford Transcript" are enamored with all the machines, people and...

A raft of reckless activity in both New Rockford's public parks and on private property in the city have officials ruffled, and rightfully so. Park Di...

Josh Guler and the loan team at New Rockford's Bank Forward branch brought new meaning to the term "banker's hours" last week. In spite of a short...

The National Weather Service, the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, and other state, county and local agencies have come together to host...

On Saturday, April 18, Carstenson Contracting began locating utilities under the 100 block of Eighth Street near the New Rockford Eagles Club and...

Thursday, April 16 With business restrictions extended to May 1, Governor Burgum put laser focus on testing this week. He said the goal was to double...

Michelle Kommer, N.D. Department of Commerce Commissioner, outlined guidelines Tuesday for the safe reopening of the "high contact" businesses... Full story

BEK Consulting recently settled in for a full season of work replacing the cast iron water mains in New Rockford. Residents should be aware that the...

Archers across the state ended their season a bit differently this year. Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, state tournament organizers opted to hold a...

The North Dakota Department of Health reported 90 new positive cases of COVID-19 Saturday, with three-quarters of the cases in Grand Forks County....

Area families in need got a little relief from one of Eddy County's largest businesses this past weekend. North American Bison, LLC not only made a...