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Smith to challenge Schaefer for seat on school board

For the first time in eight years, there will be a contested election for a seat on the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board.

Zachary Smith, a New Rockford resident and formerly a chiropractor at Nicolai Chiropractic, is running for the seat held by Mike Schaefer, the board's current vice president who has filed for reelection, setting up the first contested school board race since 2015.

Meanwhile,...