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  • Rockets fall in finale

    Erik Gjovik|Feb 11, 2019

    As postseason tuneups go, it was one that neither team would probably want to use as a springboard. New Rockford-Sheyenne played nondistrict opponent Medina/Pingree-Buchanan close for a majority of the first half, but the bottom fell out for the home team in the third quarter and the Thunder sent the Rockets into the tournament season with a 50-33 defeat last Monday night, Feb. 4. M-P-B, currently the third seed in District 6 with an 11-8 record, was cold from the field in the first quarter,...

  • Girls edged by BCN; win big over Midkota

    Erik Gjovik|Feb 11, 2019

    The line between euphoria and deflation is often a thin one, and those conflicting emotions often play out in the high school sporting scene. New Rockford-Sheyenne played one of their better efforts in weeks in their 67-30 nonconference home win over Midkota on Friday, February 1, but it took heartbreak the night before to get the Rockets some extra motivation. The catalyst ended up being a two-point defeat to the Lady Bison of Barnes County North, 45-43, a game in which NR-S carried a...

  • Rocket boys rout St. John; take care of H-N Thunder

    Erik Gjovik|Feb 11, 2019

    The New Rockford-Sheyenne boys’ basketball team’s winning streak reached seven games, and the Rockets have won 10 of their last 11 with their most two recent victories over St. John and Hatton-Northwood. NR-S scored an 81-35 triumph on Feb. 2 over the Woodchucks, and followed that up three calendar days later with a 78-69 win against the Thunder. Both games were played in the NR-S Gym. At this time last season, the Woodchucks were hitting fifth gear, and their uptempo brand of basketball, hel...

  • Dakota Recreation Report- Feb. 11, 2019

    Patricia Stockdill|Feb 11, 2019

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice. *Remember to keep any fish caught in 20 feet of water and deeper because they don’t survive coming up from those depths. *It is illegal to chase, harasses, or pursue all wildlife – including coyotes – with any motorized vehicle. *Feb. 13: Spring turkey applications due. Applications available online at gf.nd.gov. *Feb. 16: Light goose...

  • UPDATED: New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board Agenda for Feb. 14, 2019

    Feb 11, 2019

    New Rockford-Sheyenne Board of Education Regular Meeting in Cafeteria Thursday, February 14, 2019, 7 a.m. I. REGULAR ITEMS A. Call to order, roll call, establishment of quorum, and approval of agenda. B. Consent agenda. Attachments. Discussion. Motion. 1. Approve minutes of January 14, 2019 regular meeting minutes. 2. Business Manager’s report. a. Balance Sheet. b. General Fund Revenue Report. c. General Fund Expenditure Report. d. Building Fund. e. Food Service Fund f. Activity Fund 3. Presentation of Bills. II. OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS FROM T... Full story

  • The ice is nice, and it's about to get nicer thanks to donation

    Amy Wobbema|Feb 11, 2019

    Thanks to a generous donation from Grand Forks Freezeway, LLC, a Grand Forks Park District partner, the ice rink here in New Rockford will get a nice upgrade. The New Rockford Park District requested a portion of what was available to municipal park systems across the state - approximately 5,000 square feet of boards/barriers, stanchions to hold the boards, and pads - and New Rockford was one of four recipients. The value of the equipment is approximately $6,000, according to Dennis Nybo, New...

  • More repayment options for water infrastructure project considered; Feb. 15 special meeting set

    Amy Wobbema|Feb 11, 2019

    At the regular city commission meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, Auditor George Ritzke presented nine possible options for covering the annual loan payments for the water infrastructure project, each which includes sales tax funds, user fees or a combination of the two. Ritzke reported that the city collected $275,221 in sales tax revenue in 2018, which is interestingly enough just $200 less than the projected annual payments due on the water project. On the user fee side, Ritzke said the number of wat...

  • Lail sentenced to 12 years in prison

    Feb 11, 2019

    Former New Rockford resident Alexander Lail, who was earlier convicted of two attempted murders and other crimes, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. The sentencing hearing was held Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City with Judge Daniel Narum presiding. Lail faced a host of charges and was scheduled for four trials last summer. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, a jury in Valley City deliberated for a little over two hours before returning a guilty verdict in Lail’s attempted murder case. Lail was found guilty of o...

  • Voigt scores first semi-pro win

    Feb 11, 2019

    by Robin Fish Park Rapids Enterprise Editor's note: Ean Voigt is the grandson of Craig and Bonnie Voigt, of New Rockford and former publisher of the Transcript. His father Jeff is a 1990 graduate of New Rockford Central High School. Voigt's parents own and operate multiple aviation businesses at airports in Park Rapids and Brainerd, Minn. Ean Voigt, the a 2018 graduate of Park Rapids Area High School, won the Semi Pro Factory 600 class Jan. 19-20 in the USXC Park Rapids Heartland 200 snowmobile...

  • Carrington's Shopko slated for closure

    Feb 11, 2019

    Shopko filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 16, announcing it would close stores across the country. Among them were four stores in North Dakota: Oakes, Stanley, Lisbon and Mayville.  On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the company added to the closure list, and this time included the Shopko Hometown store in neighboring Carrington. Six other N.D. communities will also lose their Shopko stores this spring, according to the release: Rolla, Bowman, Grafton, Cavalier, Rugby and Beulah.  In all, Shopko ide...

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  • CHI Carrington and JRMC named Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals

    Feb 11, 2019

    CHI St. Alexis Health Carrington Medical Center and Jamestown Regional Medical Center are among the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the country, according to the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The announcement was made at the National Rural Health Associations Rural Health Policy Institute conference on Feb. 6. Among the hospitals recognized this year are 19 first-time Critical Access Hospitals and 24 first-time Rural & Community Hospitals. States with the highest number of critical access top performers are Iowa Nebraska and North...