New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Don't feel like cooking on Christmas Day? Come join the community of Sheyenne at their annual Christmas Day dinner. Volunteers for the annual event will be busy preparing the turkey and all-the-trimmi...

Snow days and online learning were once again on the minds of the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board members at their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 13. The debate centered around the proposed...

Community members were out in force this month making the holidays bright for others....

Local veterans in Eddy County have a new veterans service officer (VSO) fighting on their behalf. Julie Shrock, a native of New Rockford and a wartime veteran herself, is the new VSO for Eddy County,...

On Wednesday, Dec. 8, board members of the Lake Region Special Education Unit (LRSE), voted not to consider adding additional school districts to their unit. The unexpected vote comes after weeks of...

On the evening of Monday, Dec. 13, deputies from the Foster and Eddy County Sheriff's departments and North Dakota Game and Fish game warden, James Myhre, gathered at the New Rockford Fire Hall for...

Daily $25 drawings November 27 Do it Best Hardware Allen Roscoe November 28 CenDak Cooperative Sharon Pierce November 29 Flower Scent-R Donna Gedrose November 30 Transcript Publishing Judy Allmaras...

In November, we brought you the story of the community effort to purchase and install stones for four individuals with unmarked graves, who are buried in the local cemetery. In little more than a...

Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Icy roads make for accidents A single-vehicle accident that sent one man to a Minot...

Christmas card trends are telling — they speak to the mood of the country — and this year’s trend offers some positive news. According to the Washington Post, hand-written “snail-mailed...

Children all over the United States are currently wringing their iPhone-calloused hands over the possibility that Santa Claus might not make it this year because he's trapped in a delayed shipping...

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is my favorite Christmas movie. It takes me back to a simpler time I have never experienced, but love to revel in nonetheless, if even for a couple of hours. There’s so...

Glen Maurer Detroit Lakes, Minn. Glen H. Maurer, 90, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., formerly of West Fargo, N.D., passed away Dec 9, 2021 at The Cottage on the Ecumen campus. Glen Howard Maurer was born in...

Andrew Rieger Esmond, N.D. Andrew Rieger, 32, Esmond, N.D., died on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 at his home in Esmond. Funeral mass was held Tuesday, December 14 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Esmond. Bu...

Richard Harding McHenry, N.D. Richard Harding, 76, of McHenry, N.D., passed away on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in McHenry, N.D. Funeral service was held Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 at Our Saviors Lutheran...

Many times, I have thought about the inner lives of people who settled Eddy County. Did they curse the cold? Did they miss the friends and family they left behind? Did they burn a candle late into...

On Aug. 23, 1904, Lois Fairbanks came in from Valley City to visit her brother Albert Fairbanks; she was accompanied by her friend Annie Darelius of Enderlin. Mrs. Sarah Bacon, Mrs. W.C. Hayes, Mrs....

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide any tips to help seniors reduce their auto insurance premiums? I just got hit with a 15 percent increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save. Fixed...

We are closing in on the end of the year, a year unlike any other – once again. The annual Holiday Season is intended to be a time for giving thanks and spreading cheer. Song lyrics tell us it's...