New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

The Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary is once again offering three Leadership Awards (scholarships) to area college students enrolled in any medical field. Through these leadership awards, it is the hope of the auxiliary to continue the excellence...

The North Dakota Corn Growers Association has hired Lisa Hochhalter as its executive director. Hochhalter has been assigned to the House Industry, Business & Labor and Agriculture Committees for the 2019 North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Prior to...

The Eddy County Commission met on Tuesday, March 19 and spent a fair amount of time in discussions with the New Rockford Airport Authority. Earlier this month, Governor Doug Burgum signed a proclamation declaring March Aviation Month in the State of...

At its March meeting, the Northern Plains Electric Operation Round Up board of directors approved grants totaling $10,400 to help support worthy causes. These charitable grants are made possible through the generosity of Northern Plains Electric...

Members of 66th Legislative Assembly reviewed the latest revenue forecasts this past week. The forecasts provided the members with a solid estimate of the dollars they will have to work with as they finish the session. The House and Senate...

First, Congratulations to the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets for their Consolation Championship at the State B Basketball Tournament. It was exciting to watch the team on TV and listen on the radio when I could not be there. There are also many other...

To be eliglibe for the UND Deans List, students must earn a grade point average in the top 15 percent of the University’s degree-seeking enrollment. Students from this area include: Carrington: Chaz Bauer Sykeston: Jayme Burgard Olivia Smith, of...

Friday night, Tom and Pam Schmid enjoyed the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert at the Spirit Lake Casino. The Schmids attended the surprise birthday party for Mark Kallenbach at Harriman’s in Maddock Saturday evening. Pam helped with the 4-H pancake...

Friday visitors at the Esther Indergaard home were Dennis and Fran Walen. Saturday visitor was Jimmy Indergaard. Brief helpers Thursday afternoon at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Todd and Taylor Koepplin. Saturday evening, Ervin Longnecker was...

Tuesday, visitor and spaghetti supper guest at the Martin and Janelle Koepplin home was Charlotte Koepplin. Calvin Packard drove his mother, Shirley to Devils Lake Wednesday where she had an appointment at the eye clinic. March 14, 2019, Martin and...

Patti Clifton did some shopping and kept an appointment in New Rockford one day last week. Soup and Bible Study was held last Tuesday at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Getting together for a lunch on Saturday in Devils Lake were Shirley Nelson, Kay...

Bribing your way into college. Who would have thought? It would have been a way around my rather pedestrian exam scores. My old man did threaten to put a horse's head in the beds of several admissions officers but, fortunately, the good folks at Vill...