New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Brand new to Eddy County 4-H this year was the 4-H Sheep Lease Program. This program offers 4-H members who may not otherwise have an opportunity to participate in a livestock enterprise with a way...

You could say the coronavirus has flatlined. As of Wednesday, July 14, Eddy County had gone 44 days without one single reported case of COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, a total of 470 cases of the...

Students and staff at Oberon Elementary School will come back to school in a new space on Aug. 25. The new 18,000 sq. ft. school under construction on the north end of Oberon will replace the town's...

The North Dakota Lions All-Star Basketball Series, pitting the best graduated senior players from Classes A and B against one another, returned to the floor in 2021, after a year away due to...

He's the only North Dakotan on the DPRCA stage this summer. Grand Forks native Drew Relling is entering his junior year at North Dakota State University, and he's ready to reprise the role of Duke...

Other 4-H Achievement Day exhibits are listed below: Animal Science: Claire Becker, one dozen white chicken eggs, Reserve Champion; Maria Becker, brown chicken eggs, one dozen, Grand Champion; Beth Be...

"If [Donald] Trump and [Bernie] Sanders take the same position on Big Tech censorship," David Catron writes at The American Spectator, "the issue deserves serious attention." He's right, but in...

It’s an old dream of mine and I just may do it: Buy a travel trailer and live on the American road for weeks at a time. Recreational vehicle living is a growing trend, particularly for younger...

Gordon Twedt, 88, of McHenry, N.D. died on July 12, 2021, at Nelson County Health System in McVille, N.D., under the care of hospice. Gordon Knut Twedt was born on September 3, 1932 to Knut and...

Jerry Wolsky, 85, of Carrington, N.D., died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D. Funeral service was held Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D. Burial...

Last fall I wrote about dogs and the role they played in the families of early settlers in Eddy County. After recently writing about friendships, I was reminded that canines (and felines) can offer...

On April 1, 1904, Clayton Hall and George Pincott came down from the Sheyenne Valley on business and to visit. C.C. Lyford, new owner of the C.W. Hall farm in the Sheyenne Valley, came down on...

Nathan Kalisch of New Rockford was stopped on March 7 at the intersection of Second Avenue and Sixth Street in New Rockford. Authorities identified him as an individual with a suspended license. He...

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m 58 years old and working on a plan for my retirement. I’ve read that I need to check my Social Security statement every year to validate its accuracy. How do I go about...

Legion Post #30 finished up district play in New Rockford on July 7 with excitement, winning the game against Kidder County in a walk-off 4-3. With the win, NR-S clinched the #1 seed in the District...