Articles from the January 18, 2021 edition
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Federal charges filed against 26 in opioid ring targeting Spirit Lake and two other reservations
A major federal law enforcement effort dubbed Operation Blue Prairie has led to the indictment of 26 individuals involved in an opioid trafficking ring that supplies narcotics to three North Dakota...
Restoration of Stavanger Church ceiling compete
The Eddy County Museum and Historical Society is happy to announce that the renovations to the Stavanger Church ceiling and walls are complete. This milestone comes after more than two years of...
Interstate Engineering to provide technical assistance for second gym project
On January 11, at a regular school board meeting, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Board of Education made the decision to hire Interstate Engineering to provide assistance in the second gym project. The engineering firm has been utilized before not only...
Up in Smoke
Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert set ablaze the remnants of the historic 2018 wind storm. The huge pile of debris from hundreds of trees toppled in the July 8, 2018 storm went up in smoke...
While COVID-19 cases remain low, vaccines are ready to go
More than 45,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in North Dakota since vaccination rollout began last month. The state receives 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per week and is moving...
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health sign Letter of Intent
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have signed a Letter of Intent for CommonSpirit-owned facilities operating under the CHI brand in North Dakota and Minnesota to join Essentia Health. This includes CHI St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, a...
Second quarter honor roll at NR-S announced
New Rockford-Sheyenne High School Principal Avolt Baumbach recognized the following students for making the Honor Rolls for the second quarter of the 2020-21 school year. High School A Honor Roll 12th grade Lexi Anderson, Danielle Bjerke, John...
Lawmakers aim to reintroduce paid family leave program
Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, D-Fargo, said that she plans to modify and reintroduce a bill for a state-facilitated paid family leave program, a proposal which failed in 2019. The bill would have required b...
N.D. Senate Update: January 18, 2021
I am pleased to be back presenting a weekly legislative report for all of you in D-23 and across the state. I will again be serving as Senate Minority Leader for the biennium. In addition, I will also be serving full time in the Senate Appropriations...
N.D. House Update: January 18, 2021
Members of the upcoming 67th Legislative Assembly officially convened on January 5, 2021 at the state capital in Bismarck for the start of the session. After members of the 67th Legislature heard from Governor Doug Burgum, Tribal Chairman Mark Fox...
Talk of the Town: January 18, 2021
Circle Trail Riders Inc. held their January meeting at Hanson’s Bar Monday evening. Among those attending were Bill and Diana Ziegler, Jay Cudworth and Dianne Goebel. Plans for the June trail ride, family party and annual raffle were discussed....
Oberon Oracles: January 18, 2021
Lester Roberts’ daughter Lezlee Thorson and his brother, Roger visited Lester on Wednesday. Saturday, Lester and Lezlee traveled to Grand Forks to watch Aiden Thorson’s hockey game. Aiden is Lester’s great grandson and the son of Ryan and...
Pleasant Prairie: January 18, 2021
Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a New Year’s call from his sister Sharon Laxdal and he was a New Year’s Eve guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home and returned New Years Day to enjoy supper and a visit with niece Noelle. Margie Anderson enjoyed a...
Opinion: "The media" is not your enemy
Let me get this straight. The news media in America are no better than the “Good Germans”. You know, the ones that remained silent out of fear when the Nazis came for the Jews. Actually,...
Opinion: Capitol riots weren't about race
Why should we be surprised that at a time when everything is supposed to be about race, from the skin color of certain newspaper editors forced to resign to whether we should capitalize the "B" in...
The Political Class: At war with each other and on the rest of us
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible," President John F. Kennedy said in a 1962 speech, "will make violent revolution inevitable." Nearly 60 years later, two warring groups within the American political class seem resolutely determined to...
Obituary: Kevin Bachmeier
Kevin George Bachmeier, 52, of Sheyenne, N.D., passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at St. Aloisius Medical Center in Harvey, N.D. A private family service will be held at a later date. Kevin was born...
Obituary: Gerald Craven
Gerald "Jerry" J. Craven went to be with his Lord on Jan. 8, 2021. Funeral service was held Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at Faith Baptist Church, Carrington, N.D. Burial was held at Heaton Cemetery,...
Sermonette: January 18, 2021
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving might not be a good sport for you. If at first you don't succeed, you are probably headed toward a career as a cable TV news reporter. Silly jokes to be sure, but they do bring up an important point. A new beg...
History of New Rockford: January 18, 2021
The Oct. 16, 1903, “Transcript” contained a lengthy background written by Rev. J.R. Beebe on establishing Phillips Academy in New Rockford. The Academy was named for Charles H. Phillips, who was b...
We the People: What does a coup look like?
To its horror, America witnessed on January 6, 2021, an insurrection. Millions watched, in real-time. Domestic terrorists laid siege to the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to disrupt Congress from performing its constitutional duty to count and...
Savvy Senior: Acupuncture- Does It Work and Is It Covered by Medicare?
Dear Savvy Senior, Is acupuncture a viable treatment for pain and is it covered by Medicare? Since the pandemic hit, I have a lot of lower back and neck pain and am wondering if it’s worth trying....
Archival Anecdotes: Where do the artifacts come from?
In 1966, twelve residents of Eddy County came together with a mission to create and maintain the Eddy County Museum. Pictured above, early board members make the entry into the Dodd's Schoolhouse,...
Rockets split with Rolla
Morgan Leas and Rylee Hanlan combined for 35 of the Rolla Bulldogs' 51 points to help them take a six-point home win over the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets to give the school near the border their...
NR-S Youth NBA season tips off
Regular halftime entertainment at varsity basketball games is back. Below are a few pictures of grades 3 through 6 during the varsity basketball game between the Rockets and the Warwick Warriors on...
