New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

On Monday, July 19, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board of Education met via Zoom. As July is typically the reorganization meeting for the school board, election of officers was held. Mary Kay Price, who has represented the former New Rockford...

Head to Hanson’s Bar on Sunday, Aug. 1 for a fun day of cornhole, free will offering meal, music by Schroeder Entertainment, silent auction and garden art sale. Register by 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 26 for the cornhole tournament by texting...

This report provides a summary of the Council of State Governments Midwest Legislative Conference that I attended in Rapid City, S.D. on July 10-14. This Midwest Conference provides learning opportunities for state legislators from 11 states, and...

Thursday afternoon visitors at the Eloise Lucht home were Alan and Marge Stolz, and their son Mike, who was visiting them from his home in Wyoming. The Stolz are from Bismarck and also visited others in the area. Janet Laube enjoyed a couple phone...

Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe enjoyed "Life Is But A Dream," a DPRCA play at the Old Church Theatre in New Rockford on Friday evening. Sunday afternoon, Jan Loe was in Lakota to visit with Marilyn Stenberg and Jason Stenberg, who was also there visiting...

Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed fireworks on July 3 with family at the Dennis and Fran Walen farm, then visiting and supper at the Mervin Indergaard home on July 4. House guest on July 3 at the Jimmy Indergaard home was his sister Sharon Laxdal of...

Wednesday, Lester Roberts was a guest of Stan and Marilyn Kruger at their home in rural Sheyenne. He enjoyed supper and visiting at their depot, which was once located in Sheyenne. Lester and Lezlee Thorson traveled to Grand Forks on Thursday. They...

The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) will host an empowering self-protection class that teaches practical self-defense methods and personal safety insights to young adults. This four-hour course is taught by a former highway patrol trooper with...

The North Dakota Water Education Foundation’s tour Managing Water Through Garrison Diversion is Tuesday, July 27. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. at Riverdale High Lodge. Registration prior to the tour is required. The Garrison Diversion Unit has...

Ask any grocer, and you will learn competition is at the heart of our business. Consumers cross the street every day to find a lower price, wider selection, or better customer service. Americans will drive an extra mile to save on a gallon of milk...

The same politicians who mostly killed free checking and debit card rewards programs through government price controls are setting their sights on credit cards – and that means miles, cash back, and other rewards are now in jeopardy. That’s a pot...

I’m writing to urge the 2021 North Dakota legislative districting committee to study the possibility of splitting each Senate district into two parts for seats to the state House of Representatives. This is important, because rural areas will...

Now that we’ve dug into what rest is, why we should rest, and how we start to do that—I want to look at the Sabbath. You may have a lot of ideas associated with the word Sabbath, but we are going to look at what the Bible says about the Sabbath,...