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Fun on Wheels!
On Tuesday, Sept. 26, elementary students at New Rockford-Sheyenne got a unique opportunity to experience the challenges faced by those with physical disabilities. Perhaps more importantly, however,...
School board approves purchase of new activity bus
As it carried a full load of students from a career fair in Devils Lake to New Rockford on Thursday, Sept. 14, the school district’s troublesome activity bus stalled on the road several times. On...
Eagles Club under new management
The New Rockford Eagles Club is under new management. Grace Kelley and Brett Ehni have officially taken over at the Eagles Club, and are looking forward to helping further the organization's long...
Re-Imagining Retail
Re-Imagine Boutique, New Rockford's newest downtown destination, is officially open for business. Located across the street from Hanson's Bar on Central Avenue in New Rockford, the boutique held its...
Louters to lead rural education cohort
NR-S Superintendent Jill Louters has been selected to lead a national group focused on rural education. The Advancing Rural Education Cohort – part of the American Association of School...
701 Rundown: October 2, 2023
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Six escape uninjured after fire destroys rural home A fire that had engulfed an attached...
Talk of Town: October 2, 2023
Tuesday Shirley Packard received a phone call from Ione Price from Belgrade, Mont. with the sad news that her husband Perry Price had passed away. Funeral and burial are pending. Ken and Marvis Holte enjoyed phone calls from sons Loren Holte and...
Pleasant Prairie: October 2, 2023
Saturday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a girls’ ball game in Carrington along with Dennis and Fran Walen. A granddaughter of the Walen's played. Charlotte Koepplin drove to Carrington last Tuesday morning where she took care of medical business. Last...
Sheyenne News: October 2, 2023
Jan Loe recently traveled to South Carolina with her niece Pam and Brian Hill of Grand Forks. While there, they visited with Jan's niece and Pam's cousin Shannon Woodrow at her Shamrock Kennels. It was lots of fun visiting and also getting to play...
Fatal plane crash in Eddy County
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, a fatal airplane crash occurred south of New Rockford, N.D. According to Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies, several witnesses traveling on Highway 281 rep...
NRABC awarded for daycare project
The Economic Development Association of North Dakota (EDND) presented annual awards for economic development during its Fall Conference on Sept. 12-13 in Bowman, and the New Rockford Area Betterment...
Cemetery expansion underway
A major expansion project is underway at the St. Johns Cemetery north of New Rockford, and it’s just beginning to take shape. The project has been ongoing for several years now and progress has slow...
DPRCA's 'Deer Camp' opens Thursday, Oct. 5
There's usually one in every hunting party, but this time it's the whole party and nothing but a party. This fall, DPRCA presents "Deer Camp," a hilarious take on hunting. Four buddies are set to...
Small steps pave way for pollinator paradise
North Dakota News Cooperative As a 4th generation beekeeper and honey producer, Zac Browning knows his bees. "Look here, this is a different type of native bee, this little hairy guy here," Browning s...
701 Rundown: Sept. 25, 2023
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Bow hunting within Watford City begins September 1 marked the beginning of hunting season,...
Talk of the Town: Sept. 25, 2023
New Rockford and surrounding communities extend sympathy to the family of Pete Erickson. Christopher and Jaxon Buck visited with Roger Topp Monday and proudly read him their story books from school. Guests at the Todd Harrison home over the weekend...
Pleasant Prairie: Sept. 25, 2023
Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from Eugene Weisenburger on Saturday. It was 101 degrees in Arizona where he lives. Jimmy Indergaard and his sisters Ruth Braaten and Sharon Laxdal drove to Jamestown Thursday where they took care of some...
Sheyenne News: Sept. 25, 2023
Last week, Patti Clifton did errands in Carrington and New Rockford. The Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion tractor trek pulled into Sheyenne about noon hour on Thursday, Sept. 14. Stopping along Main Street, they enjoyed a pulled beef...
Are free refills the arch-nemesis of the Golden Arches?
So, now the fuzzy purple critter isn’t the only “grimace” I’ll associate with the McDonald’s chain. “I’m lovin’ it” was assuredly not my gut-level reaction when I read of a 10-year...
LEC unveils new emergency alert system
Telephone-based mass notification systems are used by thousands of public safety agencies across the US to warn citizens about local emergencies, hazards and other threats. Now Lake Region Law Enforcement Center announces they have selected...
Fatal airplane crash in Eddy County
UPDATED 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, a fatal airplane crash occurred south of New Rockford, N.D. According to Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies, several...
Brandt gets 5 years in prison
Nearly a year after 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson was tragically killed following a street dance in McHenry, Shannon Brandt was at the Foster County Courthouse in Carrington on Friday, Sept. 8, for...
Local Lions Club making an impact
The New Rockford Lions Club has been hard at work recently, and they have a couple big projects coming up for the benefit of their community. This year, the New Rockford Lions Club is operating...
Reptile Rendevous at Eco-Ed Day
Elementary students from New Rockford-Sheyenne recently became a little more familiar with their environment, and got to meet a few friendly reptiles too! On Monday, Sept. 11, the kids took a field...
NR-S School approves budget with slight decrease in taxes
On Monday, Sept. 11, members of the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board discussed levies, money and budgets. Their evening began with a public levy meeting which was open to the public but not...